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Barbara E. Formanek
CLEAR LAKE — Barbara E. Formanek, 65, of
Clear Lake died Tuesday (June 14, 2005)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City after a five-year
struggle with multiple myeloma.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
in Duncan with Father Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be in St.
John's Catholic Cemetery in Duncan.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E.
Fourth St. in Garner, with a combined
Catholic Workman and Rosary Society
rosary at 7 p.m. and will also continue
one hour prior to services at the
church.
Barbara Ellen Formanek, the daughter of
George and Dorothy (Greiman) Wilson, was
born Jan. 31, 1940, in Mason City. She
attended school at Ventura and graduated
from Swaledale High School in 1958.
On Sept. 11, 1958, she was married to
Allan Dwayne Formanek at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan. They farmed
south of Hayfield for 10 years and then
owned and operated Al's Grocery in
Duncan for five years. In 1974, they
purchased the A&W in Britt, which they
operated for 17 years. They also owned
and operated an A&W in Clarion. They
have lived in Clear Lake since 1989.
Her first job experience was with
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. in
Garner.
After retirement, she enjoyed managing
Kasey Kathleens Boutique and then worked
at the Red Geranium, both in Clear Lake.
She cherished spending time with her
family, decorating her home and
wintering in Arizona.
She was a member of St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church, Rosary Society,
Catholic Workman Branch No. 51 and TTT.
Barb is survived by her husband, Allan,
of Clear Lake; two daughters: Lori Foy
and husband, Shawn, of Elko, Minn., and
Kathi Morris and husband, Kenneth, of
Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren:
Amanda Barbara Elliott and husband,
Eric, and Seth Foy and Kenneth Joseph
Morris III (Trey); three sisters: Nancy
Ward and husband, Dennis, of Rockwell,
Linda Lapierre and husband, Mike, of
Universal City, Texas, and Beth
Milbrandt and husband, Dennis, of
Rockwell; a brother-in-law, Robert Arndt
of Rockwell; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents
and a sister, Janet Arndt.
Barbara will always be remembered for
her zest for life and bringing a smile
to many a face with her sharp wit.
Memorials may be directed to the Barbara
Formanek Memorial Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Marjorie L. Quam
MASON CITY — Marjorie L. Quam, 83, of
Mason City died Tuesday (June 14, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m.
Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City. The
Rev. Donald Simmonds will be
officiating. Interment will be held at
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason
City.
Visitation will be held one hour prior
to the service at the church on Friday.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa, Trinity Lutheran Church and
World Mission Prayer League.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City is in
charge of the arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641)
423-0924.
Verner ‘Pete' H. Peterson
CHARLES CITY — Verner ‘Pete' H.
Peterson, 90, of 210 Eighth St. S.E.,
Mason City, died Wednesday (June 15,
2005) at Good Shepherd Health Center,
Mason City.
A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with
Father Harry H. Koelker officiating.
Inurement will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery with full military honors
conducted by members of Mason City
Veteran's Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7:30
p.m. today at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, with a scripture wake
service at 7:30 p.m.
Verner Herbert Peterson was born on Dec.
10, 1914, in Garner, the son of John and
Theresa (Blaschke) Peterson. He was
baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner. Verner attended Garner Public
School.
He was inducted in the United States
Navy and proudly served his country
during World War II in the South
Pacific. Verner saw action in the South
Pacific in the battles of Leyete Gulf,
Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, Saipan, and the
Marianas until his honorable discharge.
After his time in the military, he
worked for Goodrich-Bethke in Garner and
Borden's in Mason City. He also worked
at the Mason City Public Schools, until
his retirement, as a bus driver,
carpenter, and a glazer.
Verner married Gertrude Hansen on Sept.
25, 1954, at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Mason City. They had just celebrated
their golden anniversary last year.
He enjoyed watching sports, dancing and
fishing. Verner was a member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church and was also a
lifetime member of the VFW.
He will be greatly missed by his wife,
Gertrude Peterson, Mason City; two sons:
Douglas (Rowena) Peterson, Pensacola,
Fla., and Dick (Barb) Peterson, Cedar
Rapids; five grandchildren: Romilly
(Andrew) Bethart, Lansing, Mich., Justin
(Jackie) Peterson, Pensacola, Fla., and
Brandon, Lauren, and Maggie Peterson,
Cedar Rapids, and one great-grandson,
Brayden Bethart. Verner will also be
missed by several nieces, nephews, and
special friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents,
five brothers and sisters, Arthur,
Lewis, Benjamin, Dorothy and Vivian.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel,
(641) 423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
Mildred Marie Ressler
DUMONT — Mildred Marie Ressler, 90, of
Dumont died Tuesday (June 14, 2005) at
the Dumont Wellness Center in Dumont of
natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Monday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Dumont with the Rev. Terra
Amundson officiating. Burial will be
held at Dumont Cemetery in Dumont.
Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m.
until the time of the service at
Sietsema- Vogel Funeral Home.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641)
857-3303.
Darryl R. Roggeman
TEMPE, Ariz. — Darryl R. Roggeman, 62,
of Tempe, Ariz., formerly of Mason City,
died Thursday (June 9, 2005).
Memorial services were held Sunday (June
12, 2005) at Meldrum Mortuary in Mesa,
Ariz.
Darryl was born July 11, 1942, to
Raymond Roggeman and Phyllis
Christiansen in Mason City. He attended
schools in Mason City and Clear Lake. He
enlisted in the Air Force and served two
years.
He met and married Sherry Tucker of
Mason City in Phoenix, Ariz. To this
union four children were born.
He worked at Garrett AirResearch in
Phoenix until his retirement.
He married Cynthia Daver of Tempe,
Ariz., on Aug. 16, 1988.
He is survived by his wife Cynthia;
children, Todd (Kim) Roggeman, Darren (Mishawn)
Roggeman, Matthew Roggeman and Robyn
(Craig) Skipper; step-son, Kieran Daver
and 11 grandchildren. He is also
survived by his step-mother, Naomi
Roggeman; brothers, Jeff (Heidi)
Roggeman and Gregory (Sandy) Roggeman;
sisters, Dawn Branstad, Stephanie
(Richard) Hodge, Renee (Rick) Wasinger,
Lisa Roggeman and fiance Russ Smith; and
nine nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother
and father.
Meldrum Mortuary and Crematory, 52 N.
Macdonald, Mesa, Ariz., (480) 834-9255.
Tim Alfred Gilmore
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Tim A. Gilmore, 59,
of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Mason
City, died Dec. 28, 2004 in Vero Beach,
Fla., after a brave fight with cancer.
Memorial services will be held 10 a.m.
Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery,
Memorial II Section, in Mason City with
the Veterans Memorial Association
presenting full military rites.
Cox-Gifford Funeral Home, 1950 20th St.,
Vero Beach, Fla., is in charge of the
arrangements.
Cox-Gifford Funeral Home, (772)
562-2365.
Diane K. Oldfather
LAKE MILLS — Diane K. Oldfather, 60, of
Lake Mills died Tuesday evening (June
14, 2005) at her home.
Memorial services will be held 1 p.m.
Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church
in Lake Mills with Pastor Audrey Young
officiating. Internment will take place
at a later date at Hillcrest Cemetery in
Albert Lea, Minn.
The family will meet and greet friends
one hour prior to services at the church
on Friday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
PUBLISHED Friday, June 17, 2005
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Lanora M. Shultz
MARBLE ROCK — Funeral
services for Lanora
Marie Shultz, 92, of 151
Roadrunner Parkway, Las
Cruces, N.M., formerly
of Marble Rock, will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at the United Methodist
Church, Marble Rock,
with Pastor Jim Turner
officiating. Burial will
be in the Hillside
Cemetery, Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
423 Bradford Street,
Marble Rock, and will
continue at the church
one hour before services
on Saturday.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Marble Rock
Methodist Church or to
the hospice of the
donor's choice.
Lanora Marie Shultz was
born Aug. 30, 1912, in
Marble Rock, Floyd
County, a daughter of
Alton Martin and Maude
Beatrice (Davis)
Preston, and died Monday
(June 13, 2005) at the
Village at North Rise,
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
She received her
education in the Marble
Rock Public Schools,
graduating in 1930.
Later she attended St.
Paul Bible College in
St. Paul, Minn.
Lanora was united in
marriage to Earl Raymond
Shultz on Aug. 12, 1938,
in the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. To
this union were born
four children.
Lanora was a homemaker
on the family farm and
provided loving care for
her husband and
children. She was a
member of the Home and
Garden Club and the
United Methodist Women.
Lanora also enjoyed
bowling, traveling and
being outdoors.
Living family members
include her two
daughters: Edith
(Robert) Norris of
Shenandoah, Iowa, and
Margaret (Reldon)Beck of
Las Cruces, N.M.; a son,
Paul Gene Shultz of
Fairbanks, Alaska; three
grandsons: Michael
(Debra) Norris of Omaha,
Neb., Joseph Beck of Las
Cruces, N.M., and Loren
(Sharon) Beck of McGehee,
Ark.; five
great-grandchildren: Ian
Norris and Sydney Norris
of Omaha, Neb., Bryan
Beck, Jeffery Beck and
Nathan Beck all of
McGehee, Alaska; two
brothers-in-law: Rodney
Benner, Clear Lake, and
Lowell Shultz, Charles
City; four
sisters-in-law: Pauline
Shultz and Shirley
Shultz of Charles City,
Margaret Shultz of
Greene, and Hattie
Harvig, of Osage.
Lanora was preceded in
death by her husband,
Earl Raymond Shultz (May
2, 1993); her son, Earl
Raymond Shultz (Jan 13,
1969); her parents; two
sisters: Audrey Billett
and Margery Benner; and
a brother, Ralph
Preston.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
641-823-4457.
Tim Alfred
Gilmore
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Tim
A. Gilmore, 59, of Vero
Beach, Fla., formerly of
Mason City, died Tuesday
(December 28, 2004) in
Vero Beach, Fla., of
cancer.
Memorial services will
be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Memorial
II Section, Mason City,
with the Veterans
Memorial Association
presenting full military
rites.
Cox-Gifford Funeral
Home, 1950 Twentieth
St., Vero Beach, Fla.,
is in charge of the
arrangements.
Cox-Gifford Funeral
Home, (772) 562-2365.
Verner
‘Pete' Peterson
MASON CITY — Verner
‘Pete' H. Peterson, 90,
of 210 Eighth St. SE,
Mason City, died
Wednesday (June 15,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center, Mason
City.
A memorial Mass will be
held at 10 a.m. today at
St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 302 Fifth St.
SE, Mason City, with
Father Harry H. Koelker
officiating. Inurement
will be at the
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery, with full
military honors
conducted by members of
Mason City Veteran's
Memorial Association.
Visitation was held
Thursday at Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third Street NE,
Mason City, with a
Scripture wake service.
Verner Herbert Peterson
was born on Dec. 10,
1914, in Garner, the son
of John and Theresa (Blaschke)
Peterson. He was
baptized at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in
Garner. Verner attended
Garner Public School.
He was inducted into the
U.S. Navy and proudly
served his country
during World War II in
the South Pacific.
Verner saw action in the
South Pacific in the
battles of Leyete Gulf,
Iwo Jima, and
Guadalcanal, Saipan, and
the Marianas, until his
honorable discharge.
After his time in the
military, he worked for
Goodrich-Bethke in
Garner and Borden's in
Mason City. He also
worked at the Mason City
Public Schools until his
retirement, as a bus
driver, carpenter and a
glazer.
Verner married Gertrude
Hansen on Sept. 25,
1954, at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, Mason
City. They had just
celebrated their golden
anniversary last year.
He enjoyed watching
sports, dancing and
fishing. Verner was a
member of the St. Joseph
Catholic Church and was
also a Lifetime Member
of the VFW.
He will be greatly
missed by his wife,
Gertrude Peterson, Mason
City; two sons: Douglas
(Rowena) Peterson,
Pensacola, Fla., and
Dick (Barb) Peterson,
Cedar Rapids; five
grandchildren: Romilly
(Andrew) Bethart,
Lansing, Mich., Justin
(Jackie) Peterson,
Pensacola, Fla.,
Brandon, Lauren and
Maggie Peterson, Cedar
Rapids, and one
great-grandson, Brayden
Bethart. Verner will
also be missed by
several nieces, nephews
and special friends.
He is preceded in death
by his parents and five
brothers and sisters,
Arthur, Lewis, Benjamin,
Dorothy and Vivian.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
Robert D.
DeWaard
WODEN — Robert D.
DeWaard, 61, of Woden
died Thursday (June 16,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at the Woden Christian
Reformed Church south of
Woden with the Rev.
Kevin Jordan
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Woden and one
hour prior to services
at the church on Monday.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 926-5756.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Marjorie L.
Quam
MASON CITY — Marjorie L.
Quam, 83, of Mason City
died Tuesday (June 14,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. today at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 North Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev.
Donald Simmonds
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service
time at the church
today.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of
North Iowa, Trinity
Lutheran Church or World
Mission Prayer League.
Marjorie was born March
13, 1922, the daughter
of Harold and Lena
(Sorenson) Kleven in
Minneapolis, Minn. She
attended Augsburg
College and the Lutheran
Bible Institute.
Marjorie was united in
marriage to the Rev.
John L. Quam on Dec. 8,
1945, in Minneapolis,
Minn. She participated
and helped with the
ministry of her husband.
They served many
communities including:
Vienna, S.D., Newman
Grove, Neb., Tanga,
Tanzania, rural Osage,
Muscatine, Brandon and
Morgan, Minn. While in
Morgan, Minn., Marjorie
took a position as the
librarian at the Morgan
Public Library for five
years. Following their
retirement they moved to
Mason City.
Marjorie was an active
member of Trinity
Lutheran Church.
Marjorie is survived by
her son, Steven Quam,
and wife, Lois, of
Richfield, Minn.;
daughters, Virginia
Zimmerman of Mason City
and Susan Purnell of
Honolulu, Hawaii;
granddaughter, Hadley
Quam; grandsons, David
Quam, Aaron Anderson and
wife, Paula, and
Jonathan Anderson;
great-granddaughter,
Penelope Anderson; and a
brother, John Kleven, of
Willow River, Minn.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Rev. John L.
Quam; and brothers,
Harold Kleven and Edward
Kleven.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, 111
North Pennsylvania Ave.,
Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory,
(641)423-0924.
Allan A.
Wike
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Allan
A. "Al" Wike, 69, of
Rochester, formerly of
Lafayette, Minn., died
Wednesday (June 15,
2005) at Seasons Hospice
in Rochester.
The funeral for Mr. Wike
will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Bethany
United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Wesley
Gabel officiating. His
body will be donated to
the Mayo Foundation
following the service.
Friends may call from 5
to 7 p.m. today at the
Mahn Family Funeral
Home-Rochester Chapel,
1624 37th Street N.W.,
Rochester, Minn., and
one hour before the
service Saturday at the
church.
Memorials are suggested
to the Bethany United
Methodist Church,
Seasons Hospice or
Wegeners Granulomatosis
Association.
Born Nov. 15, 1935, in
rural Rockford to Edwin
and Gertrude (Eklund)
Wike, he attended
various country schools
in the Sheffield area
and graduated from
Rockwell High School in
1954. He then attended
Mason City Junior
College for two years
and went to work for the
Chicago Northwestern
Railroad. He served in
the U.S. Navy from 1958
to 1962. After his
discharge from the Navy,
he returned to work for
the Chicago Northwestern
Railroad.
On Nov. 14, 1964, he
married Joanne M.
Webster in Rockwell; she
survives. The couple
moved to Lafayette,
Minn., in 1965 and he
continued his employment
with the railroad until
1974 when he started
Al's Repair Service. In
1984 he went to work for
the city of Lafayette in
the maintenance
department, retiring in
1997. He had continued
to operate his repair
service until 2002, when
he moved to Rochester.
He was a member of
Oakwood United Methodist
Church in New Ulm and
was very active in the
Lafayette community,
serving for 20 years as
a volunteer fireman. He
was a member of Bethany
United Methodist Church
in Rochester.
Survivors include his
wife; a daughter, Janice
E. (Christopher) Napier
of Crystal, Minn.; a
son, Nolan E. (Laura) of
Blaine, Minn.; a
granddaughter; a
grandson; and his
sister, Marsha K. Wike
of Rochester.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; two
brothers, James W. and
Roland L.; and two
sisters, Marilyn A.
Vegas, and Delores A.
Wike.
Mahn Family Funeral
Home-Rochester Chapel,
(507) 280-0311.
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Published Saturday, June 18,
2005.
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Carl F. Hertz
AMES — Carl F. Hertz,
92, of Ames passed away
on Wednesday (June 15,
2005) at his home, the
Green Hills Retirement
Community, in Ames.
A memorial service will
be held on Wednesday
(July 6, 2005) at 10:30
a.m. at Collegiate
United Methodist Church,
2622 W. Lincoln Way,
Ames.
Visitation will be on
Tuesday (July 5, 2005)
from 5 to 8 p.m. at the
Chet Ryan Mortuary, 708
Fifth St., Nevada, Iowa.
Carl F. Hertz, son of
Martin and Ella Boyer
Hertz, was born July 1,
1912, at Laurens, Iowa.
He is survived by his
wife, Marjory Vaughn
Hertz. They met in 4-H
in Pocahontas County,
Iowa, and were national
4-H demonstration
contest champions at the
National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago in
1929. They were married
in Columbia, Mo., on
March 28, 1936.
He attended Iowa State
University during the
Depression majoring in
animal husbandry. He
worked in the meat lab
for 35 cents an hour,
was on the championship
national Iowa State
University livestock
judging team and was a
member of Farm House
Fraternity, which offers
an annual scholarship in
his name.
After graduating in
1933, he began his farm
management career with
Doane Agricultural
Service in St. Louis,
Mo. His first assignment
was in Kirksville, Mo.
He was one of the first
accredited farm managers
(AFM) and accredited
rural appraisers (ARA)
in the United States. He
opened Doane's first
farm management and
rural appraisal office
in Iowa in 1937. During
his time with Doane, he
was also an assistant
editor of the Doane
Agricultural Digest.
Some of the challenges
in his farm management
career included
convincing farmers to
use hybrid seed corn in
the 1930s and
coordinating the
planting of waxy corn
for the war effort
during World War II.
In 1946, Carl and
Marjory decided to farm
the family farm
southeast of Nevada full
time, and Carl would do
agricultural consulting
on the side. This led to
founding his own farm
management company when
a client asked him to
manage several farms.
They lived on their
Nevada farm for 65 years
and enjoyed raising
Angus cattle.
Hertz Farm Management
has grown over the past
59 years to be one of
the largest farm
management, real estate
and rural appraisal
firms in the United
States. Conservation was
a priority for Carl, and
he was a leader in land
drainage, no-till,
minimum till, terracing
and other conservation
practices.
Hertz Farm Management
has grown to 14 offices
managing more than
425,000 acres in nine
Midwestern states and
Brazil. Carl's success
can be attributed to his
ability to attract
colleagues who were
ethical, hardworking and
talented.
During his life he was
active in his community.
He was a member of
Rotary for 64 years,
served on the school
board of Nevada Township
during the 1940s and was
an original trustee of
the Gates Hall
Foundation that
established Gates Hall
in Nevada. He was active
in the United Methodist
Church in Nevada as
chairman of the trustees
and many other
positions. He served as
a director of Living
History Farms and was a
member of the Nevada
Historical Society.
Professionally, he was a
charter member of the
Iowa Society of Farm
Managers and Rural
Appraisers, serving as
state and national
president of the
National ASFMRA. In real
estate, he had the
title of accredited
land consultant (ALC)
and was state and
national president of
the Farm and Land
Brokers, serving as
national president of
the Realtors Land
Institute of the
National Association of
Realtors.
He has been actively
involved with Iowa State
University. He served on
the ISU Agriculture
Foundation for many
years, taught rural
appraisal classes in the
College of Agriculture,
and assisted the
university in exchanging
land for research and
expansion. Carl's
favorite past times
included Cyclone
athletics, traveling,
fishing and family.
Carl is survived by his
wife Marjory, whom he
married 69 years ago;
five of his six
children; 12
grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren who
include son, Joel (Ann)
Hertz of Monticello,
Ill., and their three
children, Chad (Heidi)
Hertz of Cedar Falls and
their children Ben,
Anna, Grace and Ella,
Nancy (Glen) Just of
Indianapolis, Ind., and
son, Tobin, and Karen
Hertz of Toulouse,
France; daughter, Mina
Hertz (Rollie) Jacobs
of Fort Dodge and their
two children, Steven
(Linda) Jacobs of San
Mateo, Calif., and
Janelle (Randy) Siders
of Urbandale and their
children, Grant, Haley,
and Tate; son, Tom
(Joyce) of Ames and
their two children, Jana
(Pieter) Ferdinandus of
Jakarta, Indonesia, and
Alan Hertz, DVM, of
Nevada; grandson, Paul
and his mother Carole,
Laramie, Wyo.; son,
Randy (Liz) of Nevada
and their three
children, Gina of
Jakarta, Indonesia,
Betsy, and Sally;
daughter, Cathy Hertz
(Steve) Eldredge of
Fullerton, Calif., and
their daughter,
Stephanie; two American
Field Service students,
Piet Heida (Dr. Adriaan)
Verbeek of the
Netherlands and Nina
Baeta (Kamme) Addo of
Ghana who are considered
members of the Hertz
Family. Carl is also
survived by his brother,
Raymond (Beth) of Yellow
Springs, Ohio.
He was preceded in death
by his son C. Douglas
Hertz, who was killed
May 16, 1997, and his
brothers Paul and Amos
Hertz.
Memorials may be
directed to the Hertz
Timber Ridge Memorial
Nature Preserve, which
will be established in
Story County Iowa, in
care of the mortuary.
Those wishing to send an
online greeting,
condolence, or memory
may do so by visiting:
http://www.hfmgt.com/carl
Chet Ryan Mortuary, 708
Fifth St., Nevada, Iowa,
(515) 382-3547.
Robert D.
DeWaard
WODEN — Robert D.
DeWaard, 61, of Woden
died Thursday (June 16,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
held 1:30 p.m. Monday at
Woden Christian Reformed
Church, south of Woden,
with the Rev. Kevin
Jordan officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Woden and one
hour prior to services
at the church on Monday.
Robert Dean DeWaard, the
son of Adrian and Ruth
(Meyer) DeWaard, was
born Jan. 13, 1944, at
Wesley. He was baptized
and confirmed at Woden
Christian Reformed
Church. He attended the
rural schools of Bingham
and Grant Township in
Hancock County and
graduated from
Woden-Crystal Lake High
School in 1962. He
continued his education
at Dordt College.
He then taught school at
Colton Christian School
in Colton, S.D., and
also did some painting
and janitorial work. He
enjoyed fishing and
playing basketball and
baseball.
Bob is survived by his
mother, Ruth DeWaard of
Woden; two sons: Dale
DeWaard and wife, Kelly,
of Lincoln, Neb., and
Jon DeWaard of Sioux
Falls, S.D.; three
grandchildren: Amber and
Grant Whiteley and
Peyton DeWaard; a
great-granddaughter,
Adrianna Kersey; two
sisters: Lois Mouw and
husband, Roger, of
Colton, S.D., and Carol
Regnerus and husband,
Gary, of Orange City; a
brother, Don DeWaard and
wife, Jean, of Pella;
and many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Adrian,
in 1979.
Memorials may be
directed to the American
Cancer Society.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Gladys M.
Swedberg
NORA SPRINGS — Gladys M.
Swedberg, 93, of Nora
Springs, formerly of
Charles City and Rudd,
died Friday (June 17,
2005) at the Nora
Springs Care Center,
Nora Springs.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Rudd United
Methodist Church, 611
Sixth St., Rudd, with
the Rev. Jim Turner
officiating. Burial will
be at the Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye,
Nora Springs.
Gladys Marie (Allen)
Swedberg was born Oct.
28, 1911, to Wilbur and
Mary (Christiansen)
Allen in Dixon, Ill. At
the age of four, the
family moved to a farm
in Nebraska where she
received her elementary
and high school
education. She attended
the University of
Nebraska where she
received her teaching
certificate and taught
in the rural schools.
On June 28, 1933, she
was married to Lyle
Swedberg and settled on
a farm. In 1935, they
moved to Red Oak, Iowa,
and in 1943 they moved
Rudd. To this union two
sons, Deryl and Donald,
were born.
Gladys was baptized and
received her Christian
education at the
Christian Church in
Aurora, Neb. She was a
member of Rudd United
Methodist Church and the
Christian Church in
Charles City. She was a
Sunday school teacher
for many years and was
active in church
organizations as long as
her health permitted.
Following the death of
her husband in February
1961, she moved to
Charles City. She worked
at the Floyd County
Treasurer's office for
17 years. For the last
six years she was a
resident of the Nora
Springs Care Center.
She enjoyed crocheting,
playing cards and
traveling with her many
friends. She enjoyed
life to the fullest and
loved being with her
family, grandchildren,
and friends.
Left to cherish her
memory are her two sons:
Deryl (Pat) Swedberg of
Lancaster, Mo., and Don
(Marge) Swedberg of
Rudd; eight
grandchildren: Dean
Swedberg, Terri (Steve)
Nelson, Lisa (John)
Dooley, Karmen (Tim)
Buckallew, Diana (Rob)
Nelson, Kris (Joe)
Beeler, Pam Engles and
Jan (Lloyd) Trask; 24
great-grandchildren;
four
great-great-grandchildren;
and one brother,
Clifford Allen, Yucca
Valley, Calif.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
husband, Lyle, one
sister, Lucille
McBride, one brother,
William Allen, and a
great-grandson, Dakota
Swedberg.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel: (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ileene Agnes
Ptacek
BRITT — Ileene Agnes
Ptacek, 84, of Britt
passed away Thursday
(June 16, 2005) at
Hospice of North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral Mass for Ileene
Ptacek will be held
10:30 a.m. Monday at St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt with
Father Jerry Blake
officiating. Interment
will be in St. John
Cemetery in Duncan.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday
at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center St.
W. in Britt, where a
rosary service will be
held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will also
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
V. Esther
Barrick
MASON CITY — V. Esther
Barrick, 87, of Mason
City died Friday (June
17, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held 11 a.m. Tuesday
at First United
Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev. Jo
Frahm Watkins
officiating. A private
interment service will
take place at
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery.
Memorials may be
directed to First United
Methodist Church in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Darrell A.
Davis
GREENE — Darrell A.
Davis, 97, of 108 S.
High St., Greene, died
Friday (June 17, 2005)
at Liebe Care Center in
Greene.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Greene with Pastor Ashok
Patet officiating.
Burial will be in Rose
Hill Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene, and will
continue at the church
one hour before
services.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the family
at 706 Second Ave.,
Charles City, IA 50616,
to establish a
scholarship fund in his
memory.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 N. First St.,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Pearl Plath
BOLAN — Pearl Plath, 81,
of Bolan died Friday
(June 17, 2005) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home in
Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
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V. Esther
Barrick
MASON CITY — V. Esther
Barrick, 87, of Mason
City died Friday (June
17, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at First United
Methodist Church, 119 S.
Georgia Ave., with the
Rev. Jo Frahm Watkins
officiating. A private
interment service will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be
directed to First United
Methodist Church.
Esther was born April
26, 1918, in Terre
Haute, Ind., the
daughter of Harry S. and
Ethel N. (Rood) Call.
She attended school in
Terre Haute and
graduated from Garfield
High School. She
attended Baptist
Missionary Training
School for Christian
Education.
She was united in
marriage to Fred W.
Barrick on April 26,
1947, in St. Louis, Mo.
Esther and Fred moved to
Spencer, Iowa, in 1947,
where they owned and
operated Barrick Jewelry
until 1968. In 1968,
they came to Mason City
when Fred became the lay
minister for First
United Methodist Church.
Esther was an active
member of First United
Methodist Church and
Ruth Circle. She was
also actively involved
in PEO Chapter KX, HEO
Club, Veleda Club,
Friday Morning Bible
Study, the Prayer Chain
and Mended Hearts.
Survivors include her
daughter, Nancy
Kloberdanz and husband,
Ron, of Mason City; son,
Dennis Barrick, and
wife, Carol, of Nevada,
Iowa; and son, the Rev.
Robert Barrick and wife,
Susan, of Winterset,
Iowa. Esther is also
survived by her eight
grandchildren: Amanda
Mack and husband, Mike,
of Colo, Iowa, Beth
Barrick of Ames,
Christopher Kloberdanz
of Urbandale, Elizabeth
Kloberdanz of Mason
City, and Scott, Lisa,
Matthew and Alexa
Barrick, all of
Winterset.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Fred; one
sister; one brother; and
one half-brother.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania in Mason
City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Frances
‘Peg' Vermedal
MASON CITY — Frances
"Peg" Vermedal, 78, of
Mason City died Saturday
(June 18, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church, 2502 S.
Jefferson Ave., with the
Rev. Joel Dahlen
officiating. Interment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
3 to 6 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Frances
B. Vermedal Memorial
Fund.
Peg was born Aug. 28,
1926, in Mason City, the
daughter of Walter H.
and Nellie (Morris)
Billings. She attended
school in Mason City.
Peg worked for Como
Photo in Mason City for
several years. She was
united in marriage to
Paul F. Vermedal on June
15, 1947, in Mason City.
Peg was a lifelong
resident of Mason City
and a lifelong member of
Our Saviour's Lutheran
Church.
She was a loving and
devoted mother,
grandmother and
great-grandmother;
family was always put
first in her life.
She is survived by her
mother, Nellie G.
Billings, of Mason City;
children, Terry Vermedal
and wife, Karen, of
Naperville, Ill., Becky
Hall and husband, Tom,
of Mason City, and Ric
Vermedal and wife, Jean,
of Mason City;
grandchildren, Jenni
Anderson and husband,
Mark, of Nora Springs,
Bob Hall and wife,
Angie, of Mason City,
Randy Hall and wife,
Julie, of Ankeny, and
Aaron Vermedal of
Naperville, Ill.;
great-grandchildren,
Christopher and Ryan
Hall; a sister, Norma
Jean Dye, of Clear Lake;
two sisters-in-law:
Joanna Johnson and
husband, Marlin, of
Clear Lake, and Bonna
Billings of Mobridge,
S.D.
She was preceded in
death by her father;
husband, Paul; and two
brothers: Ken and
Morris.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Forrest
‘Frosty' W. Coe
VENTURA — Forrest
"Frosty" Wilbur Coe, 77,
of Ventura died Saturday
(June 18, 2005) at
Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Wednesday
at United Methodist
Church in Ventura, with
the Rev. Audrey
Westendorf Young
officiating. Burial will
be in the Ventura
Cemetery with military
honors conducted by
members of the Clear
Lake Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St., Clear Lake, and one
hour prior to service
time on Wednesday at the
church.
Forrest "Frosty" Coe was
born on June 16, 1928,
in Mason City, the son
of Wilbur and Blanche
(Porter) Coe. He
attended and received
his education in the
Ventura school system.
He was inducted into the
U.S. Navy and served
aboard the U.S.S.
Roosevelt during World
War II. He was united in
marriage to Virginia
"Ginny" Lee Stepleton on
May 1, 1953, in Mason
City. She preceded him
in death on May 15,
2005.
Forrest worked as a
finish carpenter and
foreman for 25 years for
Beck and Fisher
Construction Co. in
Clear Lake, building
many homes around the
lake. He later worked as
a finish carpenter and
foreman for 10 years for
Nonnweiler and Reichardt
Construction Co. in
Garner until his
retirement.
Forrest loved and
enjoyed building
woodworking projects for
his family and helping
other people. He loved
the outdoors, hunting,
reading, was a sports
enthusiast, and riding
around the lake, but his
great love and enjoyment
were his family and
grandchildren.
He was a Methodist by
faith, charter member
and past president of
the Ventura Gun Club and
won the Class C
Championship; he also
loved bowling and was
the 1969 all events
bowler and was bowler of
the year. While in the
Navy, Forrest played AAA
baseball.
Left to cherish his
memory are his children,
Matthew M. Coe of
Ventura, Teresa Patton
and her husband,
Charles, of Montevideo,
Joni Chase and special
friend, Clint Kaune, of
Oelwein, Jeff Coe and
his wife, Debora, of
Rochester, Minn., and
Amy Reiter and her
husband, Brad, of
Clarion; 14
grandchildren: Nick,
Taylor, and Sydney
Patton, Sandy Coe, Sarah
(Coe) Myers, Michael and
Matthew Chase, Julie
(Chase) Love, Joshua and
Ashley Coe, Amanda (Coe)
Johnson, and Tyler,
Michellynn and Payton
Reiter; 11
great-grandchildren; a
sister, Cleo Overgaard,
of Ventura; a brother,
Larry Coe and his wife,
Jane, of Ventura; two
sisters-in-law: Carol
Mahrenholz and her
husband, Jerry, of
Tifton, Ga., and Irene
Coe of North Branch,
Minn.; a brother-in-law,
Charles Stepleton, of
Clear Lake; as well as
many nieces and nephews
and other relatives and
friends.
Besides his wife,
Forrest was also
preceded in death by his
parents; an infant son,
Forrest W. Coe Jr; three
brothers: Ted, Kenneth,
and Cecil Coe; and a
sister, Joy Currier.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Robert J.
Hegenbarth
MISSOULA, MONT. — Robert
J. Hegenbarth, 46, of
Missoula passed away on
Tuesday (June 14, 2005).
There was a memorial
service at Garden City
Funeral Home and
Crematory, 1705 W.
Broadway, Missoula, at
11:30 a.m. on Friday,
June 17, followed by
a reception at 5900
Lariat Loop in
Missoula. A family
member, Monty Peabody,
officiated at the
service.
Bob was born on May 23,
1959, to Albert and Pati
(Mills) Hegenbarth in
Mason City, Iowa. He
eventually graduated
from high school and
joined the Marine Corps
and served honorably. He
attended Shiloh Bible
Training Institute for
two years, where he met
and fell in love with
his beloved bride,
Carrie. He went on to
graduate from the
University of Montana
and was pursuing a
career in social
work/counseling.
Bob will be remembered
for the love of his
family, especially his
wife, Carrie, and two
children: Carlyn, and
Nick. He often referred
to his children as the
apple of his eye and
that his wife was his
great joy.
Survivors include his
loving wife, Carrie; and
his daughter, Carlyn;
and son, Nick. He is
also survived by his
mother and step-father,
Pati and Dick Holler;
and his father and
step-mother, Albert and
Jan Hegenbarth. He is
further survived by his
sister, Hava; brother
and sister-in-law, Jim
and Molly; his sister
and brother-in-law,
Heidi and Scott; his
brother and
sister-in-law, John and
Bonni; sister and
brother-in-law, Heather
and Jim; sister and
brother-in-law, Hailey
and Monty; brother and
sister-in-law, Tom and
Jody; brother and
sister-in-law, Ben and
Renee; and his brother
Bill. He is also
survived by many nieces
and nephews.
Arrangements were under
the direction of Garden
City Funeral Home and
Crematory.
Marvin
Ziesmer
GARNER — Marvin W.
Ziesmer, 90, of Garner
died Tuesday (June 7,
2005) at Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Graveside services will
be held 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Concord
Township Cemetery,
Garner, with the Rev.
Dale Glawatz of St. Paul
Lutheran Church
officiating.
Military rites will be
conducted by the Garner
Veterans Ceremonial
Unit.
There will be no
visitation.
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner is in charge of
arrangements.
Marvin William Ziesmer,
the son of William and
Magdalena "Lena" (Haes)
Ziesmer, was born Sept.
13, 1914, at Garner. He
was baptized and
confirmed at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Garner. He graduated
from Garner High School
in 1932 and Drake
University in Des
Moines in 1936. While in
college, he lettered in
football and in track as
a pole vaulter.
On Aug. 3, 1940, he
married Ellamae Goodell
in Clear Lake. He
started his teaching
career in the Battle
Creek school system. On
June 1, 1943, he
enlisted in the U.S.
Navy. He was
commissioned as an
officer and served his
country in the Pacific
Theatre until 1945.
Following his honorable
discharge, he attended
the University of
Minnesota where he
received his master's
degree. The next eight
years he spent as
superintendent of
schools at Galva. He
then accepted the
position of assistant
superintendent and
director of education at
Cedar Falls Schools.
After 21 years at Cedar
Falls, he retired and
moved to Mesa, Ariz.
Marvin is survived by
three sisters: Robertine
Gatchel of Garner,
Jeanne (Clinton) Stille
of Emmetsburg, and Doris
(Dean) Goll of Garner;
and a sister-in-law,
Virginia Ziesmer of
Bend, Ore.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Ellamae, on
Oct. 20, 2001; his
parents; two sisters,
Lucille Yohn and Ruth
Solschied; and a
brother, Leland Ziesmer.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Ileene A.
Ptacek
BRITT — Ileene Agnes
Ptacek, 84, of Britt
passed away Thursday
(June 16, 2005) at
Hospice of North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral Mass for Ileene
Ptacek will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt with
Father Jerry Blake
officiating. Interment
will be in St. John
Cemetery in Duncan.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center St.
W. in Britt. Rosary
service is 7 p.m. at
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel in Britt.
Ileene, the daughter of
Bernard and Caroline
Lang Kunkel, was born
June 7, 1921, in St.
Benedict, Iowa. Ileene
was raised on the family
farm along with her 13
siblings. As a young
child, Ileene attended
parochial school at St.
Benedict Catholic
School.
Ileene was united in
marriage with Anton
Ptacek on Jan. 6, 1942,
in St. Benedict. The
couple made their home
on a farm near Corwith
where Ileene was a
fulltime wife and
homemaker. The family
left the Corwith area in
1954, and moved to the
Ptacek family farm south
of Duncan. They resided
there until 1959, when
they moved into Britt.
Ileene was employed with
Nebraska Milk Packaging
Co. in Britt until it
was closed; she then
went to work at
Winnebago Industries in
Forest City until 1986
when she retired.
Following her
retirement, Ileene
enjoyed playing cards,
knitting, reading and
making crafts. She also
enjoyed playing bingo
and volunteering for the
residents at the local
care center.
She was a member of St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church in Britt and the
Rosary Society. Ileene
was also a member of a
birthday club and
knitting group.
Ileene is survived by
three daughters: Sondra
Schleuger and her
husband, Darold, of
Forest City, Jan
Farquhar and her
husband, John, of
Klemme, and Sharon Holck
and her husband, Tom, of
Quincy, Ill.; 11
grandchildren: Cheryl
Goll and her husband,
Brian, Carol Kirschbaum
and her husband, Mike,
Carla Campbell, Curt
Schleuger and his wife,
Gina, Tracy Potbury and
her husband, Philip,
Tony Raw and his wife,
Jennifer, Tammy Bigwood
and her husband, Steve,
Ryan Holck, Steve Holck,
Kevin Holck and Ian
Holck; 14
great-grandchildren;
three
step-great-grandchildren;
nine brothers and
sisters: George Kunkel
and his wife, Evelyn,
Kathleen Becker, Rita
Frankl and her husband,
Gerald, Bernard Kunkel
and his wife, Elsie,
Virgil Kunkel, Omer
Kunkel and his wife,
Margaret, Conrad Kunkel
and his wife, Rosella,
Edna Ziemet, and Rose
Marie Schiltz and her
husband, Ed; numerous
nieces, nephews, and
other family members.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Anton, in 1991;
two sisters: Veronica
Spangler and Jean Marie
Kunkel; three brothers:
James, Robert and
Clarence Dean; and
son-in-law, Bill Raw.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Wanita
Paulson
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. —
Wanita L. Paulson, 76,
of Leavenworth, Kan.,
passed away Thursday
(June 16, 2005) at St.
John Hospital in
Leavenworth.
A service will be held
10 a.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home. Burial
will follow at Sunset
Memory Cemetery.
A visitation will be
held Monday from 6 to 8
p.m. at
Belden-Sexton-Sumpter
Funeral Chapel, 500 Oak
St. in Leavenworth.
She was born the
daughter of Oscar T. and
Mamie M. (Anderson)
Nestvedt on May 22,
1929, in Mason City.
She married Wayne
Clifford Eugene Paulson
on Sept. 14, 1951, in
Pipestone, Minn. He
passed away July 2,
1983.
Wanita had worked in the
billing department for
the Lansing Water
Department and then was
a retired lady of
leisure!
She was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church,
wife's Auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the Eagles
Auxiliary, where she was
the past president.
She loved spending time
with her family and will
be deeply missed.
She is survived by two
sons: Merritt Eugene
Paulson and wife,
Lyubov, of Leavenworth,
and John Wayne Paulson
and wife, Shirley, of
Parkville, Mo.; five
grandchildren: Kelli Ann
McRoberts, Emilee Wanita
Janice Paulson, Nikki
Lee Elaine Paulson,
Viktoriya L. Virstyuk,
and Ivan Tupychka; two
great-grandchildren:
Justin and Lauryn
McRoberts; brother,
Daryl Nestvedt of Des
Moines; and sister, Mary
Pedelty of Mason City;
and close friends Martha
Medsker, Doris Collins,
Jean Eberth, and Karen
Paulson.
Her parents, husband,
and sister, Norma Hill,
all preceded her in
death.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggest memorials
be made to the church in
care of the funeral
home.
Belden- Sexton- Sumpter
Funeral Chapels,
Leavenworth, Kan., (913)
682-1614.
Betty Lou
Fisher
ALGONA — Betty Lou
Fisher, 76, of Algona
died Saturday (June 18,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Good Hope
United Methodist Church,
rural Lone Rock, with
the Rev. Richard Iles
officiating.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, 218 S.
Moore St., Algona, and
will continue on Tuesday
one hour prior to the
service at the church.
Other arrangements are
incomplete at the
funeral home.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Joanne E.
Appel
CHARLES CITY — Joanne E.
Appel, 66, of Charles
City died Friday (June
17, 2005) at Floyd
County Memorial
Hospital, Charles City.
A funeral Mass will be
held 1 p.m. Wednesday at
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, Charles
City. The Rev. Carl
Ries, pastor, will
celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City, where the
rosary will be recited
at 4:30 p.m. and a vigil
Scriptural wake service
will be held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
an hour before the Mass
Tuesday at the church .
Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
Pearl Plath
BOLAN — Pearl Plath, 81,
of Bolan died Friday
(June 17, 2005) at the
Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood.
Funeral service will be
1 p.m. Monday at First
Shell Rock Lutheran
Church, 1406 Central
Ave., Northwood, with
the Rev. Karl Hermanson
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. today at
Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, (641)
324-1121.
Leo W.
Barkema
BELMOND — Leo W.
Barkema, 83, of Belmond
died Saturday (June 18,
2005) at Belmond Care
Center in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Elsie
Peterson
SCARVILLE — Elsie
Peterson, 91, of
Scarville died Saturday
(June 18, 2005) at her
home in Scarville.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main St. in
Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
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PUBLISHED Monday, June 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.
James C. Milota
RUDD — James Clement
Milota, 75, of Rudd,
died Friday (June 17,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m. on
Thursday at Saint
Joseph's Catholic
Church, located at 302
Fifth Street S.E. in
Mason City, with Father
Harry Koelker
officiating and Father
Thomas Milota
concelebrating.
Inurnment will be held
at a later date.
James Clement Milota was
born on Sept. 14, 1929,
to James and Marie
(Burian) Milota in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. He married
Kathryn Ann Burke on
July 11, 1980, in Mason
City, Iowa.
James graduated from
Loras College in
Dubuque, Iowa, with a
bachelor's degree in
education and from Saint
Thomas Seminary in
Denver, Colo. James was
a priest for twenty-four
years and a high school
teacher for thirty years
before his retirement.
He was a member of the
Saint Joseph's Catholic
Parish of Mason City.
James enjoyed traveling,
writing, political
involvement for social
justice, and birding in
Washington, Texas,
California, and Iowa.
Survivors include his
wife, Kathryn Milota of
Rudd; five stepchildren:
Michael (Sharon) Burke
of Mason City, Dan
(Carla) Burke of Mason
City, Julie (Leroy)
Jansen of Rudd, James
(Ruby) Burke of
Atascadero, Calif., and
David (Amy) Burke of
Minneapolis, Minn.; plus
one brother Leo (Betty)
Milota of Bensenville,
Ill.
Survivors also include
step-grandchildren:
Joshua and Andrew Burke,
Kathryn and Joseph
Burke, Tyler, Anthony
and Sara Jansen, Jessica
Burke, Heather, Kate,
Jessica and Jon
Wintermeyer, and Maya
and Noah Burke.
His parents and one
step-granddaughter,
Kelli Burke, preceded
him in death.
Friends may leave a
message, tribute or
memorial to the Milota
family on the Internet
Web page:
www.iowacremation.com
under "obituaries."
Arrangements have been
made by the Cremation
Society of Eastern Iowa.
Ellen A.
Ludwig
ST. BENEDICT — Ellen A.
Ludwig, 94, of St.
Benedict, Iowa, died
Saturday (June 18, 2005)
at the Algona Manor Care
Center.
A funeral Mass will be
celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
on Tuesday at St.
Benedict Catholic Church
in St. Benedict, with
Father Dan Greving
officiating. Burial will
be in the St. Benedict
Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be today
from 4 until 8 p.m. with
a Catholic Daughters of
the Americas rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a prayer
service at 7 p.m. at the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Wesley.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home n Wesley,
(515) 679-4453.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Elsie L.
Peterson
SCARVILLE — Elsie L.
(Carlson) Peterson, 91,
of Scarville, died
Saturday (June 18, 2005)
at her home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on
Tuesday at Bethel
Lutheran Church in
Vinje, Iowa, with the
Rev. Chris Fiske
officiating. Burial will
be at Bethel Lutheran
Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 East Main
Street in Lake Mills,
and will continue one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Tuesday.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
PUBLISHED
Tuesday, July
19, 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.
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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