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Elsie Nuehring
OSAGE — Elsie Nuehring, age 76, of
Osage, died Monday, (March 14, 2005), at
Mitchell County Regional Health Center
Hospice Unit in Osage. Elsie was born
July 29, 1928, in Belmond, Iowa, the
daughter of Tim and Meta (Fastenau)
Gerdes. She was baptized Nov. 4, 1928,
at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Belmond.
Elsie graduated from Klemme High School
in 1945.
She was united in marriage to Dean
Nuehring at Emmanuel Reformed Church in
Klemme on Feb. 24, 1948. Prior to her
marriage, Elsie had been employed at a
grocery store in Goodell. She was an
active member of Eden Presbyterian
Church.
Elsie was an avid sports fan, loved to
sew and quilt, played cards, helped with
gardening and enjoyed canning fruits and
vegetables. Elsie was well known for the
pies that she loved to bake.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Thursday at Eden Presbyterian
Church, rural Rudd, with the Rev. John
Bates officiating. Burial will be in
Eden Presbyterian Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
in Osage and will continue one hour
before services on Thursday at the
church.
Elsie is survived by her husband, Dean
Nuehring of Osage; daughters, Avon
(Jerry) Rurup of Titonka and children
Jodi and Jeremy, Donna (Marloe)
Ellingson of Joice and children Karen
(Brian) Ahrens and twins Emily and
Tyler, Jennifer (Randy) Hall and
daughter Kimberly and Dean Ellingson,
Nancy (Neal) Hirota of Osage and
children Nicole, Natalie, Nicholas and
Nolan, Janet (Gerard) May of Osage and
sons Jonathan and Jeffrey, Ronda Olson
of Rose Creek, Minn., and children
Katherine and Derek, Brenda (Randy)
Ricke of Garner and children Amber,
Stephanie and Alexander;
daughter-in-law, Sharon Mihm of Mason
City and children Timothy (Sarah)
Nuehring, Holly (Paul) Manny and Michael
Nuehring; brother, Henry (Dorothy)
Gerdes of Belmond; sisters-in-law, Norma
Gerdes of Belmond and Rosie Gerdes of
Klemme.
Elsie is preceded by her parents; a son,
Dennis Dean Nuehring; and two brothers,
George and Elmer Gerdes.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641)
732-3706.
Jeffrey Lee Cater
MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — Jeffrey Lee Cater,
56, of Myakka City, Fla., died March 7,
2005.
He was born May 6, 1948, in Dixon, Ill.,
and came to Myakka City in 1985 from
Mason City, Iowa. He was a physician
assistant previously in practice with
Surgical Associates of North Iowa. He
was a member of the American Academy of
Physician Assistants and the Sarasota
Racing Pigeon Club.
He received his bachelor's degree in
microbiology from Southern Illinois
University and bachelor's in medicine
(PA) from the University of Iowa. He
served in the Navy in Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne
Marie; a daughter, Shawn M. Witherington
of High Springs, Fla.; a son, Jeffrey M.
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; sisters, Joan
Beerwart of Port Charlotte, Fla.,
Rebecca Morrow and Julia Croy, both of
Englewood, Fla., and Janet Baird of
Rotona, Fla.; brothers, John of Antioch,
Tenn., Robert of Clearwater, Fla.. and
Richard of Dixon, Ill.; and four
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 13, 2005, at the Cater
residence, 5160 Verna Bethany Road,
Myakka City, Fla.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be made to Hospice of Southwestern
Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL
34238, or the American Cancer Society,
600 U.S. 301 Blvd. W., Suite 136,
Bradenton, FL 34205.
Arlene A. (Miller) Goehring
MASON CITY — Arlene A. (Miller) Goehring,
84, of Mason City, died Monday (March
14, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Jo Frahm - Watkins of First United
Methodist Church officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to
service time on Thursday at the funeral
home. Interment will held at 2:30 p.m.
on Thursday in the LuVerne Cemetery in
LuVerne.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Arlene was born on Jan. 16, 1921, the
daughter of Arthur and Thelma (Thompson)
Miller in Renwick, Iowa. She attended
school in LuVerne and graduated from
LuVerne High School.
Arlene attended NIACC and graduated from
the nurses training program. She worked
for many years at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa and retired in 1985.
Those left to cherish her memory are her
daughters, Jan Wilkinson and husband,
Tom, of Dows and Susan Goehring of
Phoenix, Ariz.; granddaughters, Shawna
Pedelty and her children Brandon,
Samantha and Breanna, all of Mason City,
Stacie Till and husband, Greg, and their
children Alyssa, Emily and Kayla, all of
Mason City, and Jeri Ann Foreman and
husband, Scott, and their children,
Ashley, Nate White, Lillian and Chase,
all of Hampton.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; two sons: Craig and
Dennis; a sister, Donna O'Nan; and one
brother, Richard Miller.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Mier ‘Mickey' Kaufman
EDINA, Minn. — Mier "Mickey" Kaufman,
94, of Edina. Born in Minneapolis,
Minn., raised in Mason City, Iowa, he
served in the military during World War
II, obtaining the rank of captain.
Returning to Mason City after his
service in Europe, he owned a
Coast-to-Coast store and in 1967, moved
to Edina.
He enjoyed bowling, golf, tennis,
travel, movies, was an avid reader and
loved to discuss current events and
politics.
He was preceded in death by mother,
Lena, and father, Sam; wives, Maxyne and
Doris; brothers, Louis and David;
sisters, Anne and Dorothy; nephews,
Ralph and Jerry.
He is survived by nieces, Constance,
Louise, Nancy, Susan, Sarah, Joan and
Lorrie; nephews, Lynn and Larry and many
friends.
Graveside service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Thursday at Fort Snelling National
Cemetery.
Memorials preferred to the American
Cancer Society or Hennepin County
Libraries.
Hodroff-Epstein Memorial Chapel, (612)
871-1234.
Sara Youngerman
CHARLES CITY — Sara Youngerman, 52, of
Charles City, died Tuesday (March 15,
2005) at Colonial Manor in Elma.
Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main in
Charles City, is in charge of
arrangements.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
Gary L. Hollatz
GARNER — Gary L. Hollatz, 62, of Garner,
died Tuesday (March 15, 2005) at St.
Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Shelley L. Frenzen
OWATONNA, Minn. — Shelley L. Frenzen,
38, of Owatonna, Minn., died Sunday
(March 13, 2005) at Owatonna Hospital.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday
at Grace Lutheran Church, 302 E. Fourth
St. in Hanlontown, with the Rev. Kris
Snyder officiating. Interment will be in
Brush Point Cemetery, Hanlontown.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110
Spring St. in Manly, and then one hour
before the service on Friday at the
church.
Shelley Lynne (Kraft) Frenzen was born
April 23, 1966, in Rochester, Minn., the
daughter of Ronald Kraft and Linda (Kingland)
Fulton. She graduated from Rochester
Mayo High School in 1984.
She married Phillip Frenzen on June 29,
1985, and they were later divorced.
Shelley worked at Elm Homes in Waseca,
Minn., as an adult care supervisor.
Shelley enjoyed reading books, poetry,
art, singing, and spending time with her
family. She enjoyed being around people
and talking with everyone she met.
Shelley was baptized and confirmed in
the Lutheran faith.
Shelley will be sadly missed by her two
children, Brandon Frenzen, Stewartville,
Minn., and Callie Maxwell, Owatonna,
Minn. She is also survived by her
parents, Ronald Kraft, Houston, Minn.,
and Linda (David) Fulton, Hanlontown; a
sister, Shawn Kraft, Milwaukee, Wis.; a
brother, Shane Fulton, Rochester, Minn.;
grandparents, Helen Balfe, Nevis, Minn.,
Daphine Jorstad, Adams, Minn., and Roger
Kingland, Mason City; and many aunts,
uncles, cousins and special family and
friends.
She is preceded in death by her
grandfather, Lester Jorstad, and an
uncle, Lynn Kingland.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapel.com.
Rosanne M. Kinnetz
WHITTEMORE — Rosanne M. Kinnetz, 70, of
Whittemore, Iowa, died Tuesday (March
15, 2005) at the Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
in Whittemore.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 884-2246.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Richard Lee Hanner
HANLONTOWN —Richard Lee Hanner, 89, of
506 Ford St., Hanlontown, died Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
Published Thursday, March 17,
2005.
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Homes. Information is
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Constance J.
Nickolou
MASON CITY —
Constance J. Nickolou,
86, of 2047 Hunter's
Ridge, fell into the
arms of our Lord shortly
after 8 a.m. on the
morning of March 16,
2005, at a local nursing
home. She was surrounded
by her immediate family
at the time of her
death.
Funeral services will be
held 10 a.m. Friday at
Holy Transfiguration
Greek Orthodox Church,
1311 Second St. S.W. in
Mason City, with the
Rev. Joseph Mirowski,
officiating. Burial will
be in Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., where a
Trisagion prayer service
will be held at 6:30
p.m.
Memorials may be given
to the Constance J.
Nickolou Memorial Fund.
Miss Nickolou was born
in Mason City on Oct. 2,
1918, just before the
end of the First World
War. She was the eldest
daughter in the family
of four children born to
James and Zaharo
Nickolao, who immigrated
to the United States
during the first years
of the 20th century.
Connie attended Mason
City schools, graduating
in 1936. After a short
period of employment in
Mason City, she went to
Washington, D.C., in
1942. She worked for the
U.S. Maritime Commission
for a few years, prior
to be-coming a career
employee of the Central
Intelligence Agency in
1948.
During her CIA career,
Miss Nickolou had tours
of duty overseas,
beginning in 1949 in
Athens, Greece. She
later spent two years in
Nicosia, Cyprus. She was
reassigned to Greece for
a number of years before
spending two years of
duty in Saigon, South
Vietnam, beginning in
1970. She retired from
the Central Intelligence
Agency in 1977 after 29
years of service.
Constance worked another
10 years for Computer
Sciences in Arlington,
Va.
In December 1999, she
and her two sisters
returned to Mason City
and took up residence in
the Hunter's Ridge
condominiums.
Miss Nickolou was
preceded in death by her
parents, James and
Zaharo Nickolao; her
oldest sister, Panyiota
Chimbidis; her nephew,
Michael Chimbidis, who
was killed in Europe
during World War II; her
older brother, Samuel J.
Nickolas of Washington,
D.C.; and recently by
her second nephew,
Leonidas Chimbidis of
Mason City who died Oct.
11, 2004.
She is survived by her
two sisters: Mrs.
Victoria Nickles and
Francis Nickolou, both
Mason City; as well as
her third nephew, James
Chimbidis, of Aurora,
Ill.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Arlene H.
Grove
SWALEDALE — Arlene H.
Grove, 87, died Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at the
Manly Care Center in
Manly.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
Swaledale United
Methodist Church in Main
St., Swaledale, with the
Rev. Bruce Wittern
officiating. Burial will
be in the New Hampton
Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake, and one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to the Arlene
H. Grove Memorial Fund.
Arlene H. Grove was born
March 21,1917, in Bremer
County near Frederika,
the daughter of Francis
and Lydia (Harker)
Costello.
Arlene attended Bremer
and Chickasaw county
schools. She graduated
from Nashua High School
in 1935, then taught
country school for four
years.
Arlene was united in
marriage to Charles W.
Grove on May 21, 1939,
in the Little Brown
Church, Nashua; to this
union three children
were born. Charles and
Arlene lived in Mason
City until they moved in
1952 to his family farm
near New Hampton. They
farmed until 1964, when
they purchased the Grove
Grocery Store in
Swaledale. Upon
Charles's unexpected
death, Arlene took over
operating the grocery
store; she retired in
1982.
Arlene enjoyed reading,
gardening, cooking and
music. Her greatest
enjoyment was spending
time with her family and
friends. Arlene was a
member of Swaledale
United Methodist Church,
Ruth Circle, Swaledale
Library Board, and the
Swaledale Garden Club.
She is survived by her
children, Gaye (Cliff)
Pedersen, of Cresco,
Joye (Duane) Petersen,
of Clear Lake, Charles
D. (Kathy) Grove, of
Clear Lake; five
grandchildren: Julie
(Kevin) Carter, Lisa
(Daryl) Soblik of
Cresco, Dustin (Nicole)
Petersen, of Ankeny,
Kerri (Eric) Gustin, of
Meservey, and Casey
Grove of Clear Lake; 10
great-grandchildren; one
brother, John (Maxine)
Costello, of New
Hampton; one sister,
Bessie Buckel, of
Sumner; along with other
family and friends.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, husband
Charles on Feb. 22,
1965; sisters, Yetta
Edson and Leone Young;
brothers, Lowell and
Derwood Costello
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Phyllis M.
Wenman
GENESEO, Ill. — Phyllis
M. Wenman, 53, of
Geneseo, died Monday
(March 14, 2005) at her
home after a courageous
6-year battle with
ovarian cancer.
A Mass of Christian
burial was held at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday, March
16, at St. Thomas More
Catholic Church, Iowa
City, with the Rev.
Walter Helms
officiating. Burial was
in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Coralville.
Visitation was held on
Tuesday at the Vandemore
Funeral Home LTD,
Geneseo, Ill.
Memorials may be left to
St. Mary of Vernon Hills
Catholic Church, Vernon
Hills High School or St.
Malachy's Catholic
Church, Geneseo.
Phyllis was born Aug. 5,
1951, in Pontiac, Ill.,
the daughter of LeRoy
and Belva (Parsons)
Schulz. She was a
graduate of Corwith High
School and the
University of Iowa,
receiving a BBA in
accounting. She was a
controller for Lake
Forest Academy in Lake
Forest, Ill. from
September 1997 until May
2002. She was formerly a
member of St. Mary of
Vernon Hills Catholic
Church, Lake Forest,
Ill.; the Hawthorne
School District School
Board, Vernon Hills,
Ill.; and currently a
member of St. Malachy's
Catholic Church,
Geneseo.
She enjoyed quilting and
her sons' sporting
events.
Survivors include two
sons: Matthew Wenman,
student at University of
Colorado, and Andrew
Wenman, student of
University of Illinois;
daughter and spouse,
Danielle and Matt
Kalinsky, Dunlap, Ill.;
her father, LeRoy
Schulz, of Iowa; five
brothers: Donald Schulz,
of West Bend, Arthur
Schulz, of Forest City,
Richard Schulz, of East
Grand Forks, Minn.,
Thomas Schulz, of
Council Bluffs, and
Eric Schulz, of
Whittemore; two sisters:
Beth Ann Alexander, of
Patterson, Calif., and
Tammy Isaccson, of
Manly.
She was preceded in
death by her mother and
a brother, Howard.
Online condolences may
be sent to the family at
www.vandemorefuneralhome.com.
Vandemore Funeral Home
Ltd., (309) 944-1415.
Gloria
Dorenkamp
MASON CITY — Gloria
Dorenkamp, 63, of 21185
Vine Ave., died Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
A memorial service will
be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Old Stone
Methodist Church in Rock
Falls with the Rev.
Wendy Johannesen
officiating.
Gathering of family and
friends will be held one
hour prior to the
services on Friday at
the church. Inurnment
will take place at a
later date.
Memorials may be given
to the American Lung
Association.
Gloria was born Feb. 28,
1942, in Mason City, the
daughter of R.E. and
Alice (Guthrie) Luse.
She graduated from Mason
City High School in
1960.
Gloria married Larry
Dorenkamp on Jan. 18,
1980, in Mason City. The
Dorenkamps moved to an
acreage outside of Mason
City in 1980, where they
enjoyed fixing and
making improvements to
their acreage.
Gloria worked for Holcim
Cement Plant as a stock
room supervisor for 28
years until retirement.
She enjoyed collecting
owls, camping, fishing,
gambling and spending
time with family.
She is survived by
husband, Larry, of Mason
City; children, Toni and
husband, Mark Rock, of
St. James, Minn., Dean
and Liz Trebilcock of
Denver, Colo.; Steve
Dorenkamp of Lake Mills,
Matt and wife, Teresa
Dorenkamp, of Mason
City, Larry Michael
Dorenkamp and wife,
Malena, of Cedar Rapids;
grandchildren, Jeff,
Josh, John, Ian, Michael
and very special
granddaughter, Heather;
great-grandchild, Jaris;
parents, R.E. and Alice
Luse, of Mason City;
brothers, Bill Luse of
St. Ansgar, and John and
Carole Luse of Osage;
nieces and nephews,
Raymie and wife,
Christina Luse, and
family, Tara and
husband, Chris, and
family, and Erin and
Brad Feingold.
She was preceded in
death by her paternal
and maternal
grandparents.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, is in charge
of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Scott A.
Fingalsen
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. — Scott
A. Fingalsen, 45, of
10610 Pine Hill Road,
Bainbridge, Ga., died
Tuesday (March 15, 2005)
at Memorial Hospital in
Bainbridge.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Saturday at
the Christian Church,
102 N. Hawkeye in Nora
Springs, with the Rev.
Glen Bandel officiating.
Burial will be at Rock
Grove Cemetery, Nora
Springs.
A visitation will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday at Sheckler
Colonial Chapel, 114 N.
Hawkeye in Nora Springs.
Scott Allan Fingalsen
was born March 31, 1959,
in Mason City. Scott is
the son of Allan and
Elizabeth (Young)
Fingalsen. Scott
graduated from Nora
Springs High School in
1977.
After high school, Scott
enlisted in the Marine
Corps Reserves. Scott
lived in Oklahoma City
and Pryor, Okla. While
he was in Oklahoma, he
was a truck driver and a
painter. Scott then
moved to Bainbridge,
Ga., and was a
self-employed painter.
Scott was baptized and a
member of the Christian
Church in Nora Springs.
He enjoyed golfing and
was a NASCAR fan.
Scott is going to be
sadly missed by his son,
Seth Fingalsen, Adrian,
Mo.; a special friend,
Donna Massey,
Bainbridge, Ga.;
parents, Allan and
Elizabeth "Bette"
Fingalsen, of Nora
Springs; one sister,
Dianne Christiansen and
her husband, Jay, Nora
Springs; two nieces:
Kylee and Bailey
Christiansen, of Nora
Springs; and several
aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Scott was preceded in
death by his
grandparents, Wilmer and
Anna Fingalsen, and
William and Teresa
Young; and two cousins:
Guy Gordon and Larry
Timm.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Mary L.
Merrick
CLINTON — Mary L.
Merrick, 75, died Monday
(March 14, 2005) at
Bickford Cottage.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Lemke Funeral Home
North Chapel, 2304 N.
Second St. in Clinton,
with the Rev. Roland
Schneider officiating.
Visitation will be held
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Friday at the funeral
home.
Mary was born March 19,
1929, in Rockford, Iowa,
to Harry E. and Grace E.
(Malloy) Kreider.
She married Charles E.
Siefken on Sept. 9,
1946, in Rockford. He
preceded her in death in
February 1963.
She then married Merlin
Merrick on Dec. 23,
1966, in Rockford. He
preceded her in death on
Aug. 19, 2002. She was a
homemaker.
Mrs. Merrick is survived
by her children, Robin
Buikema, of Clinton,
Kenneth (Jane) Siefken,
of Littleton, Colo.,
Connie (Harlan) Krieder,
of Plover, Wis.; two
stepchildren: Roger
Merrick and Karen Thal,
of California; six
grandchildren; three
stepgrandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
two husbands, and a
brother.
Memorials may be made to
Mercy Hospice in lieu of
flowers.
Lemke Funeral Home North
Chapel, (563) 242-2626.
Evelyn F.
Stites
CLEAR LAKE — Evelyn F.
Stites, 85, of Clear
Lake, died Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at
Oakwood Care Center in
Clear Lake.
A funeral service will
be held 1:30 p.m. Friday
at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake, with Lay
Assistant Richard Scott
officiating. Interment
will be held at Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. today
at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Memorials may be given
to the Evelyn F. Stites
Memorial Fund.
Evelyn was born Feb. 8,
1920, in rural Klemme,
the daughter of Lee and
Mollie (Heginger) Price.
She attended school in
Klemme and Clear Lake.
Evelyn married Kenneth
Stites on March 7, 1938,
in Davenport and then
moved to Clear Lake.
Evelyn loved flower
gardening, spending time
at the summer cabin in
Richville, Minn., and
shopping. She was a
lifetime and active
member of the VFW Post
Auxiliary in Clear Lake.
Evelyn is survived by
two daughters, Karen
Smith and her husband,
Ron, of Belmond, and
Jodie Huff and her
husband, Mike, of
Algona; brother, Bud
Price, of Mason City;
sister, Leona Torkelson,
of Mason City; seven
grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter.
Evelyn was preceded in
death by her husband,
K.C. Stites; her
parents; daughter, Lois
Draeger; and brother,
Bill Price.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
‘Honey'
Slattum
MASON CITY — Mary G.
"Honey" Slattum, 72, of
3205 19th St. S.W.,
passed away Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at Our Saviour's
Lutheran Church, 2502
S. Jefferson Ave., Mason
City, with the Rev. Joel
Dahlen officiating.
Burial will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph
Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City, and one hour prior
to services on Saturday
at the church.
Honey was born Aug. 31,
1932, at Mason City, a
daughter of Cecil Simms
and Mary (Rush) Dovali.
She attended Mason City
schools.
Honey's life was
centered on her family.
She loved making crafts,
working with ceramics
and floral arranging.
She especially enjoyed
her pets.
She was a member of
Women of the Moose in
Mason City. She will be
sadly missed by all the
lives she touched.
She is survived by her
husband, Darrel Slattum,
of Mason City; two
daughters: Debra Bennett
and her husband, Mark,
of Mason City, and
Brigette Slattum of
Mason City; two
grandsons: Greg Bennett,
Westminster, Colo., and
Jeff Bennett, Del City,
Okla.; two sisters:
Bonnie Snow, Clear Lake,
and Arlene Albrecht,
Parkersburg; a brother,
Sonny Blanchard, Mason
City; and a dear friend,
Richard Herzog.
Her parents preceded her
in death.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
Charles
Oliver Allinson
HAMPTON — Charles Oliver
Allinson, 76, of
Hampton, passed away
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at the Hampton
Health Care Center after
a long struggle with
Parkinson's disease.
Memorial services will
be 10 a.m. Saturday at
Hampton United Methodist
Church in Hampton, Iowa,
with Rev. Jerry R.
Miller officiating.
Inurnment will be at
Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to
7 p.m. Friday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions
may be made to:
Parkinson's Research,
(The Michael J. Fox
Foundation for
Parkinson's Research)
Grand Central Station,
P.O. Box 4777, New York,
N.Y. 10163;
donations@michaeljfox.org;
or the United Methodist
Church of Hampton, Iowa.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Sara
Youngerman
CHARLES CITY — Sara
Youngerman, 52, of
Charles City, died
Tuesday (March 15, 2005)
at Colonial Manor in
Elma.
A memorial service
celebrating the life of
Sara Youngerman will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at Messiah
Lutheran Church with the
Rev. Allan Simms
officiating. Burial will
be at 9:30 a.m. Friday
in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5
to 7 p.m. today at
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main in Charles
City.
Sara Jean Youngerman was
born Oct. 23, 1952, at
Charles City, the
daughter of Wilhelm and
Helen (Leymaster)
Youngerman. She
graduated from the
Charles City High School
and from Iowa State
University in 1975 with
a degree in family
environment.
Sara worked at the
veteran's home in
Marshalltown, was field
director for the North
Iowa Girl Scout Council,
was proprietor of the
Country Mouse Ceramics,
assistant teacher at
Head Start, and after
multiple sclerosis made
it impossible to work
full time, she worked
part time at the Charles
City Library and Kmart.
Sara was a member of
Messiah Lutheran Church
where she taught Sunday
school until her health
made it impossible for
her to continue.
Her interests included
doing handwork and
teaching ceramic
classes. Sara had a
great interest in music.
She played the cello and
bass in high school and
was active in both the
orchestra and jazz band.
A happy moment of her
music career was being
selected for All State.
Living family members
include her mother,
Helen Youngerman of
Charles City; two
sisters: Judith Brooks
of Ames and Susan
(James) Marth of
Rockford; a brother,
David (Karen) Youngerman
of Charles City; eight
nieces and nephews: Kara
Harder, Alys Miller,
Steven Brooks, Alvin
Marth, Billy Marth,
Kathy Marth, Anne
Youngerman and Jennifer
Youngerman.
She was preceded in
death by her father; and
a brother, William
Youngerman.
Memorials may be
directed to the National
Multiple Sclerosis
Society, 1300 50th
Street, Suite 106, West
Des Moines, IA 50266, or
the memorial of choice.
The Hauser Funeral Home,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Gary L.
Hollatz
GARNER — Gary L.
Hollatz, 62, of Garner,
died Tuesday (March 15,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital, Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Henry Friedrich
officiating. Burial will
be in St. John's
Lutheran Cemetery, east
of Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St., Garner and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Madalyn
Clothier
APLINGTON — Madalyn
Clothier, 94, of
Aplington, passed away
Tuesday (March 15, 2005)
at Maple Village
Apartments, Aplington,
Iowa.
Funeral services for
Madalyn Clothier will be
11 a.m. Monday at
Northside Christian
Church, Warrensburg,
Mo., with burial to
follow at Sunset
Cemetery, Warrensburg.
Visitation will be from
1 to 5 p.m Saturday at
Linn's Funeral Homes,
Iowa Falls Chapel, (641)
648-2569.
Rosanne M.
Kinnetz
WHITTEMORE — Rosanne M.
Kinnetz, 70, of
Whittemore, died
Tuesday, (March 15,
2005) at Kossuth
Regional Health Center
in Algona.
Funeral Mass will be 10
a.m. Friday at St.
Michael Catholic Church
in Whittemore with
Father Victor Ramaeker
officiating. Burial will
be in St. Joseph
Catholic Cemetery in St.
Joseph, Iowa.
Visitation will be 4 to
8 p.m. with a rosary at
4:30 p.m. and a prayer
service at 7 p.m. today
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in
Whittemore, (515)
884-2246.
Georgia G.
‘Loudene' Arnold
IOWA FALLS — Georgia G.
"Loudene" Arnold, 66, of
Iowa Falls and formerly
of Webster City, passed
away Tuesday (March 15,
2005) at Southfield Care
Center in Webster City.
Funeral services for
Loudene Arnold will be
1:30 p.m. Friday at
Linn's Funeral Home,
Iowa Falls Chapel, with
burial to follow at
Northlawn Memory Gardens
Cemetery, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m.today at
Linn's Funeral Home,
Iowa Falls Chapel, (641)
648-2569.
Robert W.
Bell
INDEPENDENCE — Robert W.
Bell, 82, of West
Village Care Center in
Independence, formerly
of Coggon, died Monday
(March 14, 2005) at
Buchanan County Health
Center in Independence
after a short illness.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. on Friday
at United Parish in
Coggon. Rev. Keith Scott
of Clear Lake will
officiate. Burial will
be in the Troy Mills
Cemetery in Troy Mills.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to services.
James ‘Jim'
M. Montag
NORA SPRINGS — James
"Jim" M. Montag, 87, of
907 Riverview Drive,
Nora Springs, died
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at his home in
Nora Springs.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Holy Name
Catholic Church, 507
First Ave. N.W. in
Rockford. A committal
service will be 3 p.m.
in the West Bend
Cemetery in West Bend.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Holy Name Catholic
Church in Rockford.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Thelma O.
Carroll
HAMPTON — Thelma O.
Carroll, 96, of Hampton,
died Wednesday (March
16, 2005) at the
Franklin General Nursing
Facility in Hampton.
Services are incomplete
with Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton,
(641) 456-3232.
Marnis V.
Minette
CLEAR LAKE — Marnis V.
Minette, 92, of Clear
Lake, died Wednesday
(March 16, 2005) at the
IOOF Home in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St. in
Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Lucille
Davies
CHARLES CITY — Lucille
Davies, 89, of Charles
City, died Wednesday
(March 16, 2005) at
Salsbury Baptist Home in
Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles
City. (641) 228-2323.
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2005.
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of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
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provided by funeral
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Globe Online.
Geraldine W.
Hyde
MANLY — Geraldine W.
Hyde, 90, of the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center,
died Thursday (March 17,
2005) at the Manly
Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
Rock Falls United
Methodist Church, Rock
Falls, with the Rev. Jim
Turner officiating.
Interment will be in the
Rock Falls Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
6 to 7 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City, and
continues one hour
before the service
Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Geraldine W. Hyde
Memorial Fund.
Geraldine was born April
30, 1914 in Rock Falls,
the daughter of William
and Ethel (Schnartz)
Edgar. She graduated
from Rock Falls High
School in 1931 and Iowa
Teachers College in
1933. Geraldine married
Forrest C. Hyde on Nov.
30, 1934, in
Marshalltown. She would
further her education,
graduating from Mason
City Junior College in
1957, then receiving a
B.A. degree from Drake
University in 1968.
Geraldine taught school
in Rock Falls for 24
years. She moved to
Manly in November 2001.
She was a life member of
Rock Falls United
Methodist Church where
she was church organist
for 30 years. She was
also a member of the
Retired Teachers
Association, NEA-ISEA
and the Rock Falls
Cemetery Association.
Geraldine is survived by
two sons: Robert Hyde
and wife, Marilyn, of
Rock Falls, and James
Hyde and wife, Sandra,
of Northwood; one
daughter, Barbara Eppens
and husband, Duane, of
Mason City; seven
grandchildren: Brenda
Wernet, Angee Marshall,
Randee Hyde, Amy Roen,
Tammy Borchardt, Mark
Eppens and Chris Eppens;
10 great-grandchildren;
one
great-great-grandchild;
a brother, Roland
Eppens, of Manly; a
sister-in-law, Evelyn
Hyde, of Independence;
several nieces and
nephews.
Geraldine was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Forrest;
sister, Levetta
Nicholas; brothers,
David and Russell Edgar.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Marnis
‘Marny' V. Minette
CLEAR LAKE — Marnis
"Marny" V. Minette, 92,
of Clear Lake, died
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at the IOOF Care
Center in Mason City.
A funeral mass will be
held Monday at 10:30
a.m. at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, 1001
Ninth Avenue S. in Clear
Lake. Interment will be
at Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel.
Memorials may be
directed to Opportunity
Village or the charity
of the donor's choice.
Marny was born March 19,
1912, in Washta, Iowa,
the only child of Henry
and Bertha (Conley)
Hatch. She graduated
from Washta High School
in 1930 and attended
Sioux City Commercial
College before moving to
Clear Lake in 1932.
Marnis married Vincent
N. Minette on Nov. 4,
1936, at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Clear
Lake. They lived in
Clear Lake and Fort
Dodge before and during
the early years of World
War II. During Vincent's
service in the Navy, she
and son, Michael, lived
in Clear Lake. After the
war they moved to Omaha,
Neb., before returning
to Clear Lake in 1948.
She worked with her
husband at Witke's
Restaurant, helped start
and run Witke's Gifts in
the early 1950s until
their retirement in
1971.
She and her husband
enjoyed traveling and
entertaining until his
death in 1984. She was
active in the local TTT
chapter and volunteered
at Mercy Hospital in
Mason City. She was an
active member of St.
Patrick's Catholic
Church.
She is survived by two
sons: Michael D. Minette
of Clear Lake and
Richard P. Minette and
his wife, Kathleen, of
Cedar Rapids; six
grandchildren: John
Minette of The Colony,
Texas, Mary Minette of
Portland, Ore., Vincent
(Ted) Minette and his
wife, Kelly, of Liberty,
Mo., Jennifer Fore and
her husband, Chris, of
Concord, N.H., Aimee
Kern and her husband,
Andy, of Clear Lake and
Michael J. Minette of
Chicago, Ill.; also
surviving are eight
great-grandchildren:
Carson Kern, Spencer
Fore, Madeline Fore,
Rosemary Fore, Samuel
Minette, Sarah Minette,
Maxwell Minette and
Katherine Minette.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; her
husband in 1984; and an
infant granddaughter,
Nancy Louise Minette.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
James ‘Jim'
M. Montag
NORA SPRINGS — James
"Jim" M. Montag, 87, of
907 Riverview Drive,
Nora Springs, died
Wednesday, (March 16,
2005) at his home in
Nora Springs.
A funeral mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at Holy Name
Catholic Church, 507
First Avenue N.W. in
Rockford, with Father
Craig E. Steimel and
Monsignor Walter Brunken
officiating. A committal
service will be at 3
p.m. in West Bend
Cemetery in West Bend
with Rev. Ed Tiedeman
officiating.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Holy Name Catholic
Church in Rockford, and
an hour prior to the
service on Saturday. A
scriptural wake service
will be held at 7 p.m.
today at the church.
James "Jim" Marvin
Montag was born Jan. 7,
1918, in West Bend. He
is the son of Joseph and
Francis (Fogarty)
Montag. James graduated
from West Bend High
School. After high
school, James enlisted
in the U.S. Army Air
Corps and served during
World War II.
On Feb. 7, 1948, James
was united in marriage
to Dorothy Reiman at St.
Joseph's Catholic Church
in Milford. They farmed
in the West Bend and
Nora Springs areas.
James was a longtime
member of Holy Name
Parish in Rockford. He
also served on the board
of directors for the
Rudd Co-op, was a 4-H
leader and a member of
the Cedar Valley Engine
Club. James enjoyed
farming, woodworking,
reading, collecting and
traveling.
James is survived by his
wife of 57 years,
Dorothy, Nora Springs;
seven children: Steve
(Leona) Montag, Nora
Springs, Doris Montag,
Iowa City, Celine (Gary)
Horn, Minneapolis,
Minn., Gwen (Keith Less)
Montag, Coralville,
Galen (Laura) Montag,
Nora Springs, Greta
(Brian) Ivanovic, Fort
Wayne, Ind., and Leon
(Pam) Montag, Finley,
N.D. Also left to
cherish his memory are
his fifteen
grandchildren: Calista
(George) Hospodarsky,
Lynn Montag, Michael and
Matthew Haywood, Rachel
and Michelle Horn, Mark
and Eric Less, Shawn and
Kristen Montag, Nicole
and Jason Ivanovic, and
Amber, Clay, and Lucas
Montag; two brothers:
Richard (Patty) Montag
of Colorado, and Jerry
(Alberta) Montag,
Rockford; and one
sister, Anna Zita (Rex)
Brown, West Bend.
He is preceded in death
by an infant son,
Gregory; brothers Tom,
Maurice, Vincent, and
Emmet; and sisters Helen
Ladd and Mary Bea Besch.
Sheckler Colonial
Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Gary L.
Hollatz
GARNER — Gary L.
Hollatz, 62, of Garner,
died Tuesday (March 15,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital, Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Saturday
at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Henry Friedrich
officiating. Burial will
be in St. John's
Lutheran Cemetery, east
of Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St. in Garner, and one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Saturday.
Gary Lee Hollatz, the
son of LeRoy and Agnes
(Pueggel) Hollatz, was
born Jan. 27, 1943, on
the family farm north of
Garner. He was baptized
and confirmed at St.
John's Lutheran Church,
east of Garner. He
attended St. John's
Parochial School and
graduated from
Garner-Hayfield High
School in 1961.
Following high school,
Gary attended Dunwoody
Trade School in Omaha,
Neb., and then worked
for seven years as a
mechanic at Kenworth in
Omaha. In 1970, he
returned to Garner and
became the third
generation to farm the
family farm.
On April 7, 1973, he
married Sharon Doorenbos
at St. John's Lutheran
Church. He continued to
farm until 1996.
Gary served on the board
of the Farmer's Co-op
Society in Garner for
nine years, six years as
president. He also was a
crop insurance agent for
Gatchel Insurance in
Garner. In 1998, Gary
and Sharon moved into
Garner. Gary enjoyed
hunting, fishing,
traveling, visiting with
family and friends and
supporting the Lord's
work.
Gary's faith in the Lord
gave his life meaning
and purpose. He was a
member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Garner where he was
active as chairman of
the congregation, deacon
and was on the
evangelism team and the
assimilation team. He
was a past member of St.
John's Lutheran Church,
where he served as a
trustee.
He is survived by his
wife, Sharon of Garner;
three children: Jonathan
Hollatz of Garner, Brian
Hollatz of Porto Alegre,
Brazil, and Emily (Adam)
Boge of Huxley; a
brother, Stephen
(Sophia) Hollatz of
Naperville, Ill.; a
niece and nephew,
Allison and Timothy
Hollatz; a step-brother,
Vern (Pat) Severson of
Clear Lake; a
step-sister, Sandra
(Roger) Aceto of Des
Moines; three aunts:
Dorothy Hollatz of
Garner, Ann Radloff of
Garner and Laura Boehnke
of Clear Lake; and an
uncle, Arnold (Marlys)
Pueggel of Clear Lake.
Gary was preceded in
death by his parents;
and his step-mother, Ann
Hollatz.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Richard
Hanner
HANLONTOWN — Richard
Hanner, a long-time
resident of Hanlontown,
passed away Tuesday
(March 15, 2005) at his
home at the age of 89
years.
Funeral services are to
be held at 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth Street in Clear
Lake. The Rev. Dennis
Ganz will be
officiating. Interment
will be at Brush Point
Cemetery, Rural
Hanlontown.
Visitation will be at
12:30 p.m. on Monday
preceding the service at
the funeral home.
Richard was born March
27, 1915, in David City,
Butler County, Neb.
The original Hanner
families came from
Mutterstadt, Germany, to
America on a sailing
vessel in 1840. Some of
the family moved from
Ohio to Illinois and
then to Nebraska.
The original name was
Hörner, which changed
several times and
finally became Hanner.
Richard's parents were
Renwix Lee and Winifred
Elsie Hanner and there
were five children born,
four daughters and one
son (Richard).
His parents and three
siblings preceded him in
death.
He has one sister
surviving, Alice
Moeller. Richard never
married, but is survived
by a niece and nephew;
seven great-nieces and
nephews and 13
great-great-nieces and
nephews.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Elaine M.
Keraus
GARNER — Elaine M.
Keraus, 84, of Garner,
died Thursday (March 17,
2005) at Westview Care
Center, Britt.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at United Presbyterian
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Linzy Collins
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday
at United Presbyterian
Church and one hour
prior to services on
Monday.
Memorials may be
directed to United
Presbyterian Church in
Garner or Hospice of
North Iowa.
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner is in charge of
arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Donna Mae
Hutzel
MASON CITY — Donna Mae
Hutzel, 75, of 1944 S.
Taft Ave., died Thursday
(March 17, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Monday at
First United Methodist
Church, 119 South
Georgia, with the Rev.
Jo Watkins officiating.
Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Visitation will be
Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 123
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Allison Rose
Peters
MASON CITY— Allison Rose
Peters, 19, of 307
Lakeview Drive, died
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E. in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Martha Cook
FOREST CITY — Martha
Cook, 82, of Forest
City, died Thursday
(March 17, 2005) at
Forest City Good
Samaritan Center in
Forest City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Rose Rauen
STACYVILLE — Rose Rauen,
86, of Stacyville, died
Thursday (March 17,
2005) at Stacyville
Community Nursing Home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
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of Fullerton Funeral
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Globe Online.
Marvin J. Scholbrock
NEW HAMPTON — Marvin J.
Scholbrock, 75, of New
Hampton, died from
complications of
multiple sclerosis
Thursday (March 17,
2005) at his home in New
Hampton.
A Mass of Christian
burial will be held
10:30 a.m. Monday at
Holy Family Parish- St.
Mary's Center in New
Hampton.
Burial with military
honors will be in St.
Mary's Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2
to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home in New Hampton
where there will be a 4
p.m. rosary and 6 p.m.
scripture service.
Visitation will also be
from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday
at the funeral home.
Marvin Joseph Scholbrock
was born Dec. 22, 1929,
in Fort Atkinson to
Joseph Herman and
Frances (Baumler)
Scholbrock. He was the
eldest of five brothers
and graduated from New
Hampton High School in
1948. Marvin served in
the United States Army
in 1951 in the Korean
conflict. He received
the Korean Service Medal
with the Bronze Star,
Good Conduct Medal,
National Defense Service
Medal, United Nations
Service Medal and the
Combat Infantryman's
Badge. He was a member
of the 9th Regiment of
the 2nd Division while
stationed in Korea.
On Aug. 17, 1954, he wed
Lorraine (Panoch) at
Assumption Church in
Cresco, Iowa. Marvin
later had two children,
Marilee Ione and Joseph
Gregory. Marv worked as
a mechanic for Chevy
agencies in the local
area and went on to run
his own business, Marv's
Auto Clinic, from 1973
to 1979. As a mechanic,
he received several
professional outstanding
awards as an
accomplished mechanic,
which was his passion
along with landscaping,
farming, woodworking and
motorcycling. He had an
excitement for
collecting toy tractors,
antique guns, caps and
tinkering with anything
mechanical. He found
great pleasure in
tearing things apart and
putting them back
together again. In 1979,
he accepted a position
as street superintendent
for the city of New
Hampton and retired in
1992 due to health
problems.
Marv loved his family
and the outdoors and was
very active before
encountering this
disabling disease.
He leaves behind his
wife of 50 years,
Lorraine; two children:
Marilee (Jr.) Mai and
Joseph (Judy)
Scholbrock, both of New
Hampton; seven
grandchildren: Travis
(Kari) Mai, Jason Mai,
Heather Mai, Jayden
Schwickerath, Jina,
Joseph and Jerett
Scholbrock; three
brothers: Rueben (Lana)
and Syl, both of Cedar
Rapids, and Vern
Scholbrock of Palo.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Joseph
and Frances; and one
brother, Daniel Martin
Scholbrock.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home, New Hampton, (641)
394-4331.
Elaine M. Keraus
GARNER — Elaine M.
Keraus, 84, of Garner,
died Thursday (March 17,
2005) at Westview Care
Center, Britt.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Monday
at United Presbyterian
Church in Garner with
the Rev. Linzy Collins
officiating. Burial will
be in Concord Township
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday
at United Presbyterian
Church and one hour
prior to services on
Monday.
Memorials may be
directed to United
Presbyterian Church in
Garner or Hospice of
North Iowa. Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner
is in charge of
arrangements.
Elaine Martha Keraus,
the daughter of Edward
Clyde and Martha Clara
(Rockow) Buntenbach, was
born Jan. 15,1921 at
Klemme. She attended
school in Klemme where
she graduated from high
school.
On May 20, 1941 Elaine
was married to Verle
"Bub" William Keraus at
United Church of Christ
in Klemme. Throughout
their 59 years together
Elaine was a solid
partner and best friend
to Bub. They were
blessed with two sons
and a daughter. Elaine
devoted her full time
and attention to her
husband and entire
family. She was a great
homemaker. Her children
describe her as a kind,
gentle woman with a
wonderful sense of
humor. She was a devoted
wife, nurturing mother,
grandmother and
great-grandmother who
was very accepting of
people and their views.
She truly had a passion
and gift for socializing
with people.
Elaine will be dearly
missed and fondly
remembered by her
family, special friend,
Jim Howie, and others
who have shared her
life.
She was a member of
United Presbyterian
Church in Garner since
1949, where she served
as an elder. She was a
member of the American
Legion Auxiliary in
Garner.
Elaine is survived by
her three children:
Michael (Susie) Keraus
of Boone, Kay (Dale)
Henderson of Plano,
Texas, and Lynn (Gail)
Keraus of Garner; six
grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; a
brother, Edward "Red" D.
(Pat) Buntenbach of
Garner; and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Bub, on Dec. 14, 2000;
her parents; a sister,
Lorraine Rygh; and a
brother-in-law, Earl
Rygh.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Geraldine W. Hyde
MANLY — Geraldine W.
Hyde, 90, of the Manly
Nursing and Rehab
Center, died Thursday
(March 17, 2005) at the
Manly Nursing and Rehab
Center.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Saturday at
Rock Falls United
Methodist Church, Rock
Falls, with Rev. Jim
Turner officiating.
Interment will be in the
Rock Falls Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
10 to 11 a.m. today at
the church.
Memorials may be given
to the Geraldine W.
Hyde Memorial Fund.
Geraldine was born April
30, 1914, in Rock Falls,
the daughter of William
and Ethel (Schnartz)
Edgar. She graduated
from Rock Falls High
School in 1931 and Iowa
State Teachers College
in 1933.
Geraldine married
Forrest C. Hyde on Nov.
30, 1934, in
Marshalltown. She would
further her education,
graduating from Mason
City Junior College in
1957, then receiving a
B.A. degree from Drake
University in 1968.
Geraldine taught school
in Rock Falls for 24
years. She moved to
Manly in November 2001.
She was a life member of
Rock Falls United
Methodist Church, where
she was church organist
for 30 years. She was
also a member of the
Retired Teachers
Association, NEA-ISEA
and the Rock Falls
Cemetery Association.
Geraldine is survived by
two sons, Robert Hyde
and wife, Marilyn, of
Rock Falls, James Hyde
and wife, Sandra, of
Northwood; one daughter,
Barbara Eppens and
husband, Duane, of Mason
City; seven
grandchildren, Brenda
Wernet, Angee Marshall,
Randee Hyde, Amy Roen,
Tammy Borchardt, Mark
Eppens and Chris Eppens;
ten great grandchildren;
one
great-great-grandchild;
brother, Roland Edgar of
Manly; sister-in-law,
Evelyn Hyde of
Independence; several
nieces and nephews.
Geraldine was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Forrest;
sister, Levetta
Nicholas; brothers,
David and Russell Edgar.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, Mason
City, (641) 423-0924.
Donna Mae Hutzel
MASON CITY — Donna Mae
Hutzel, 75, of 1944 S.
Taft Ave., died Thursday
(March 17, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Monday at
First United Methodist
Church, 119 S. Georgia,
with the Rev. Jo Watkins
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be
Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St., N.E., Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Juvenile
Diabetes Foundation.
Donna Mae Hutzel was
born May 7, 1929, the
daughter of John and
Violet (French) Kisner.
Donna graduated from
Iowa Falls High School.
She was united in
marriage to Donald
Hutzel on July 1, 1947.
To this union nine
children were born.
Donna helped start the
KH 8 Ball Women's Pool
League in Mason City.
Donna loved hunting,
fishing, camping,
gardening, canning and
cooking. Her greatest
love was spending time
with family and friends,
especially her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She
was a member of the
Fraternal Order of
Eagles and First United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by her
children, Linda (Rex)
Raine, Donneta (Josh)
Lucas, Sandi (John)
Firsching, Terry (Mike)
Smith, David Hutzel,
Rick (Cherry) Hutzel,
Steve (Sherri) Hutzel,
Donald J. and his
fiancee (Susan) Hutzel
and Mike (Karen) Hutzel;
24 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren;
sisters, Virginia Jones,
Marilyn Werner and Kathy
Kisner; along with many
nieces, nephews and
friends.
She is preceded in death
by parents; husband
Donald; one brother,
Richard; step-mother,
Florence Kisner;
sisters, Betty Ellen,
Rosemarry, Jeannie and
Bonnie.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Rose Rauen
STACYVILLE — Rose Rauen,
86, of Stacyville, died
Thursday (March 17,
2005) at Stacyville
Community Nursing Home.
A Mass of Christian
burial will be 10:30
a.m. Monday at
Visitation Catholic
Church in Stacyville
with Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial will
be in Visitation
Cemetery in Stacyville.
Visitation will be 4 to
7:30 p.m. Sunday at
Visitation Catholic
Church, where there will
be a rosary recited at 5
p.m. Visitation will
continue one hour prior
to services at the
church on Monday.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 732-3706.
Jean
Nordmeyer
GREENE — Jean Nordmeyer,
64, of 408 East Iowa
St., Greene, died Friday
(March 18, 2005).
Memorial services for
Jean Nordmeyer, 64, will
be 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at St. Peter Lutheran
Church, Greene, with
Pastor Gary Hatcher
officiating. Burial will
be in Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene.
Family will receive
friends 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at Reid's
Funeral Chapel, Greene,
where there will be a
public Scripture service
at 7 p.m.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Jean Nordmeyer
Memorial Fund in care of
the family.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Allison R. McAleer
Peters
MASON CITY — Allison
Rose McAleer Peters, 19,
of 307 Lakeview Drive,
died of natural causes
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook
Drive, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St. N.E., Mason City,
where a time of
remembrance and
celebration of Allison's
life will be held at 7
p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be given
to Francis Lauer Youth
Services, Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd
St N.E., Mason City
(641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Betty Lucille Jimenez
MASON CITY — Betty
Lucille Jimenez, 70, of
634 S. Jackson, died
Friday (March 18, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Inurnment will be in
Elmwood St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City, at
a later date.
The family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel
126 3rd Street N.E.,
Mason City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Betty L.
Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
Ervin Kahl
BRITT — Ervin Kahl, 91,
of Spirit Lake, formerly
of Britt, passed away
Thursday, (March 17,
2005) at Lakes Regional
Healthcare in Spirit
Lake.
Funeral services for Mr.
Kahl will be held 10
a.m. Wednesday at Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel,
178 Center Street in
Britt, with the Rev.
Jeff Ungs officiating.
Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in Britt
and one hour prior to
services on Wednesday.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center
Street West, Britt,
(641) 843-3839.
Ella Parker
IOWA FALLS — Ella
Parker, 97, of Iowa
Falls, Iowa, passed away
Friday, (March 18, 2005)
at Ellsworth Municipal
Hospital, Iowa Falls.
Graveside services for
Ella Parker will be 10
a.m. Tuesday at Williams
Cemetery, in Williams,
Iowa.
The Linn's Funeral
Homes, Iowa Falls
Chapel, has been
entrusted with the
arrangements, (641)
648-2569.
Kenneth D. Medin
ALGONA — Kenneth D.
Medin, 91, of Algona,
died Thursday (March 17,
2005) at Kossuth
Regional Health Center
in Algona.
Funeral services for
Kenneth D. Medin will be
11 a.m. Tuesday at First
Baptist Church in Algona
with the Rev. Kevin
Hollinger officiating.
Burial will be at a
later date.
Visitation will be 4 to
6 p.m. Monday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
Reva
Unger
THORNTON — Reva Unger,
82, of Clear Lake,
formerly of Thornton,
died Thursday, (March
17, 2005), at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
pending completion at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 998-2311.
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Published Sunday, March 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.
Allison Rose
McAleer Peters
MASON CITY— Allison Rose
McAleer Peters, 19, of
307 Lakeview Drive, died
of natural causes
Wednesday (March 16,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Monday at
First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook
Drive, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore,
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, where a time of
remembrance and
celebration of Allison's
life will be held at 7
p.m. Further visitation
will be held one hour
prior to services at the
church, Monday.
Memorials may be given
to Francis Lauer Youth
Services, Mason City.
Allison Rose McAleer
Peters came into our
lives on Feb. 17, 1986.
She was born at Mercy
Hospital in Mason City,
and lived in Mason City
her entire life.
Allison received her
education in the Mason
City Public Schools. She
was very actively
involved throughout her
education experience. In
her younger years, she
attended Hoover
Elementary. She loved
participating even at a
young age. Allison began
playing the violin and
piano.
In sports, she was
involved in figure
skating, softball and
swim club. In addition,
her love for dance began
as she both danced and
acted in many
productions by The
Studio for the
Performing Arts.
As Allison entered
Roosevelt Middle School,
she added volleyball and
track to her many
activities.
Allison began Mason City
High School and loved
being a Mohawk. She
continued her
involvement in both
athletics and academics.
She competed in
volleyball and tennis,
lettering both her
junior and senior years.
A great source of pride
for Allison centered on
her involvement with the
Mohawk Danzers. It was
truly one of her
greatest thrills to have
the honor and privilege
of dancing with an
outstanding group of
young women who brought
home the school's
first-ever state
championship her senior
year.
In addition, Allison was
very involved in her
academics. She was on
the A honor roll every
semester of high school.
Other recognitions
included being on the
CIML All Academic Team
throughout her high
school career. She was
also recognized by being
in the National Honor
Society her junior and
senior years.
Allison loved many
activities while in high
school. These included
being the sports editor,
a member of the Student
Senate and on the
committee for the Mason
City Youth Task Force.
She served on various
community service
projects. She was also
chosen Sunrise Rotary
Student of the Month.
Finally, Allison played
the violin for 10 years,
was a member of the MCHS
Orchestra and was voted
president of the
orchestra her senior
year.
After graduating with
the class of 2004,
Allison proudly became
an Iowa Hawkeye,
attending the University
of Iowa. She was
pursuing a career in
international business
and Spanish. In her only
semester, she made the
Dean's List.
Allison will be deeply
missed by her many
friends made throughout
her short life. She was
a dear and precious
daughter, a beloved
sister and a great
friend to all who knew
her.
She is survived by her
parents, Jean McAleer
and David Peters, Mason
City; a brother, Andrew
Peters, Mason City;
paternal grandmother,
Joan Peters, Webster
City; aunts, Jeannie
(Steve) Vande Zande,
Webster City, Mary
(Pete) Frost,
Marshalltown, Barbara
McAleer, Hermosa Beach,
Calif., Beth (Dean)
Hosch, Tega Cay, S.C.;
uncles, Ron (Diane)
Peters, Des Moines,
Patrick (Linda) McAleer,
Burnet, Texas, Timothy
McAleer, Lomita, Calif.,
and many cousins.
Her paternal
grandfather, Ronald
Peters; maternal
grandparents, Guneld and
Lester McAleer; an
uncle, Randy Peters, and
two aunts, Dorothy Rowan
and Sharon McAleer,
preceded her in death.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Martha M.
Cook
FOREST CITY — Martha M.
Cook, 82, of Forest City
and formerly of Mason
City, died Thursday
(March 17, 2005) at the
Good Samaritan Center,
Forest City.
Her funeral service will
be held at 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive, Mason
City, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday
at Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third St. N.E., Mason
City, and for one hour
prior to the service at
the church. Inurnment
will follow at a later
date following
cremation.
Memorials may be
directed to the Good
Samaritan Center in
Forest City or the First
Presbyterian Church,
Mason City.
Martha was born Jan. 26,
1923, in Springfield,
Mo., a daughter of Mamie
DeMaris Cotton and Ray
Elliot Murray. She was
raised in Kansas City,
Mo. Her senior year of
high school was spent in
Des Moines, and she
graduated from Roosevelt
High School.
After graduation, Martha
joined the United States
Navy in Chicago, Ill.,
on May 13, 1943. She
served as an airplane
mechanic until Dec. 7,
1945. After her
honorable discharge,
Martha attended Drake
University in Des Moines
as an art major and was
a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma. There she met
Robert Homer Cook and
they were united in
marriage on May 28,
1947, in Milwaukee, Wis.
To their union, two
daughters were born,
Mary Jo and Sue Ann. The
family left Milwaukee in
1961 when a business
expansion brought them
to Mason City.
Martha was a member of
the First United
Methodist Church in
Mason City for several
years, worked with the
Community Theatre,
volunteered at St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital
and was involved with
the Girl Scouts through
her daughters.
She became a member of
the First Presbyterian
Church in the 1970s, and
in the 1980s worked at
Sperry Univac in Clear
Lake. She also worked at
the Side Door Needle
Arts shop in Mason City.
Martha then worked in
the circulation
department of the Globe
Gazette from the
mid-1980s to the
mid-1990s. She moved to
Forest Plaza Assisted
Living in Forest City in
2003 to be near her
daughter. She later
moved to the Good
Samaritan Center.
Martha enjoyed arts and
crafts and playing cards
with her friends. She
also loved animals,
especially horses and
dogs. She loved the Lord
and made dear friends
each and every place she
went in life. She was
thankful to the Lord for
all of her blessings.
Martha is survived by
two daughters, Mary Jo
Cook and her dear
friend, Carol Mankert,
of Brighton, Colo., and
Sue and Lew Bruns of
Forest City; one sister,
Sally Jennison of Palo
Alto, Calif.; two
grandsons, Bob Kafer of
Nellis Air Force Base,
Nev., and Joe Kafer of
Forest City; and four
granddaughters, Amanda
Kafer, Amy Kafer, Dee
Bruns and Becky Bruns,
all of Forest City.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
two brothers, Ray Elliot
Murray Jr. and Thomas
Cotton Murray, and one
granddaughter, Kristen
Marie Kafer.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Thelma Opal
Carroll
HAMPTON — Thelma Opal
Carroll, 96, of Hampton,
died Wednesday (March
16, 2005) at the
Franklin General
Hospital Nursing
Facility in Hampton.
A private family
memorial service was
held on Saturday, March
19, in West Union, with
the Rev. Paul Fraser
officiating. Inurnment
was in the West Union
Cemetery. Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home, Hampton,
was in charge of
arrangements.
Thelma was born on Oct.
15, 1908, on the family
farm in rural Fayette
County. Her parents were
Lindsay A. and Emma
(Wegmiller) Grimes.
After graduation from
the West Union High
School in 1927, she took
the normal training
course enabling her to
teach rural school.
After teaching rural
school for several
years, she continued her
education at the Iowa
State Teachers College
in Cedar Falls and also
at Coe College in Cedar
Rapids. She then taught
in Stanley, Cresco and
Sumner for several
years.
On Aug. 30, 1947, she
married Ross R. Carroll
at her Aunt Pauline
Bradley's home in
Duluth, Minn. The couple
lived on an acreage
outside of Sumner, where
Thelma devoted herself
to homemaking and
raising the couple's
daughter.
In 1958, Thelma again
attended college, at
Upper Iowa University in
Fayette. She earned her
bachelor of arts degree
in 1960 and began
teaching junior high
English in the Charles
City School District,
where she taught for 14
years until her
retirement in 1974.
In 1995, Thelma moved to
Heritage Place in
Hampton where she lived
until moving to the
Franklin General
Hospital Nursing
Facility in December
2004. She was grateful
for the wonderful care
she received from every
member of the FGH staff.
Thelma was a member of
the First Congregational
United Church of Christ
in Hampton. She was a
50-year member of the
Order of the Eastern
Star and a member of
Madonna White Shrine in
Waterloo.
Thelma enjoyed time
spent with friends at
the Hampton Senior
Center playing cards,
bingo and visiting. She
loved spending time with
her family. She spent
several weeks each year
with her sisters in West
Union, where they would
enjoy days spent
reminiscing, shopping
and playing cards. She
especially loved days
spent traveling to
Ankeny with her daughter
to be with her
granddaughter and
great-granddaughter.
Living family members
include her daughter and
son-in-law, Lynn and
John Byrne, Hampton;
granddaughter and
husband, Amanda and
Joseph Reysack, and
great-granddaughter,
Amber Lauren Reysack,
all of Ankeny; two
sisters, Mary Brandt and
Beverly Gruhn, and a
brother-in-law, C.J.
Brandt, all of West
Union.
Thelma was preceded in
death by her parents,
her husband, Ross, a
brother, Glenn Grimes,
and a sister, Lois
Strohschein.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Betty
Lucille Jimenez
MASON CITY — Betty
Lucille Jimenez 70, of
634 S. Jackson Ave.,
died Friday (March 18,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
The family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday at Hogan Bremer
Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City, where a
scriptural wake service
will be held at 6 p.m.
Inurnment will be in the
Elmwood St. Joseph
Cemetery, Mason City, at
a later date.
Memorials may be
directed to the Betty L.
Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Betty Lucille Jimenez
was born May 20, 1934,
in Rockwell, the
daughter of Elmer and
Velma (Fuller) Pope. She
attended Sheffield High
School.
She was united in
marriage to James
Jimenez on Sept. 20,
1959, in Hampton, and to
this union two children
were born.
Betty had many jobs, but
she enjoyed working for
Deckers, Armour and
ConAgra. She retired in
1997. She always looked
forward to going to work
and doing a good job.
Betty was known for
being the backbone and
the rock for all of her
family.
Betty was known for her
cooking especially
preparing her Sunday
tacos for her family.
Those who knew her will
remember her for her
coffee and the time
spent at her kitchen
table. Betty was also a
lover of the local car
races, where her son,
Daniel, drove a hobby
stock. She took great
pride in his
accomplishments. She
spent the rest of her
time playing bingo,
baking and was always
looking for a good deal
at the Salvation Army,
where her good friend,
Mary, worked.
Betty's greatest love
was spending time with
her family, especially
her grandchildren.
She was member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church.
Betty is survived by her
husband, James Jimenez,
of Mason City; children,
Daniel Jimenez and
friend, Donna, of Mason
City, Paige (Tim)
Merrill, of Mason City;
grandchildren Wesley,
Jay, Gabriel, Jamie,
David and Cooper;
siblings, MaryAnn
Foster, of Mason City,
Beverly (Harry) Gamble,
of Swea City, Georgia
Smit, of Sheffield,
brother Rolland "Shorty"
(Cindy) Pope, of Mason
City, Cynthia "Sue" Pope
of Sheffield, along with
many nieces, nephews and
friends.
She is preceded in death
by her parents and one
brother, Charles "Pete"
Pope.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel (641)
423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com
Reva Unger
THORNTON — Reva Unger of
Clear Lake passed away
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa on
Thursday (March 17,
2005) at the age of 82.
Her funeral will be held
at 1:30 p.m. Monday at
the Thornton United
Methodist Church with
Rev. Rose Calderon-Kahn
presiding. Interment
will be in the Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5-8
p.m. today at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton.
Reva was born Sept. 20,
1922, to Walter and
Letha (Criswell) Estel
in Tingley, Iowa. She
graduated from Fertile
High School.
On Dec. 17, 1941 Reva
married Lawrence Marlow
in Tama, Iowa. To this
union five children were
born: Maureen (Harlan)
Leake, Mason City,
Marjorie (Garry) Benson,
New Hampton, Ann Dirks,
Thornton, James (Connie)
Marlow, Charles City,
and Jeanie (Gary)
Conrad, Clear Lake. Reva
loved her family and was
blessed with 11
grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and
one
great-great-grandchild.
In her zest for life,
she loved to dance and
crochet, and was known
to have a great sense of
humor.
Reva is preceded in
death by her parents and
her brother and his
wife, Ronald and Ida Lou
Estel.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
(641) 998-2311.
Agnes Gruis
CLEAR LAKE — Agnes
Gruis, 89, of Clear
Lake, formerly of the
Meservey and Thornton
areas, died Saturday
(March 19, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday
at Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, 107 N. 2nd St.,
Thornton, with Rev.
Rodney Meester of First
Reformed Church in
Meservey and the Rev.
Jan Burnett, Clear Lake
Methodist Church,
presiding. Interment
will be in Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-7
p.m. Monday at the
funeral home.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton, (641)
998-2311.
Emma McInroy
OSAGE — Emma McInroy,
92, of Osage and
formerly of the
Riceville area, died
Saturday (March 19,
2005) at the Salsbury
Baptist Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in
Riceville with the Rev.
Michael Parris
officiating. Interment
will be in the Riverside
Cemetery in Riceville.
Visitation is from 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Champion- Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage
and will continue one
hour before services at
the church on Wednesday.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage, (641)
732-3706.
Arvid A.
Hansen
BELMOND — Arvid A.
Hansen, 92, of Belmond,
formerly of Rowan, died
Saturday (March 19,
2005) at the Belmond
Health Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in
Belmond, (641) 444-3248.
Esther Sams
CLEAR LAKE — Esther
Sams, 97, of Clear Lake
died Saturday (March 19,
2005) at the Oakwood
Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St., Clear
Lake, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Posted by Gene Manning
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