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Wilbur Peterson
CRYSTAL LAKE — Wilbur Peterson, 84, of
Crystal Lake, passed away Wednesday
(March 23, 2005) at Hospice of North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services for Wilbur Peterson
will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at
Crystal Lake United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Catherine Luck and the
Rev. Diane Goulson officiating. Burial
will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday in Buffalo
Township Cemetery near Titonka.
Friends may greet the family on Sunday
from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, 178 Center St. W. in Britt and
one hour prior to services at the church
on Monday.
Wilbur W. Peterson, the son of Oley and
Martha Overgaard Peterson, was born on
April 28, 1920, in Elmore, Minn., and
later baptized in Radcliffe, Iowa. At an
early age, Wilbur moved with his parents
to a farm near Crystal Lake. He attended
Bingham Township Country School No. 1
and later graduated from Crystal Lake
High School with the class of 1939.
On Feb. 20, 1946, Wilbur was united in
marriage with Lula Eden at the Methodist
church parsonage in Belmond. The couple
established their home on the same farm
Wilbur was raised on northwest of
Crystal Lake.
While on the farm, Wilbur sold Archer
Oil products for more than 39 years.
Wilbur did custom oat windrowing, raised
seed beans, sold seed corn and fed out
cattle on the farm. In 1984, the couple
moved into Crystal Lake.
Wilbur attended United Methodist Church
in Crystal Lake where he served in
various capacities. In recent years, he
was unable to attend services due to
health reasons. Wilbur enjoyed coffee
time at the Senior Citizens Center,
daily drives in the country to feed the
farm cats and look over the crops. He
especially enjoyed his annual Canadian
fishing trips with family and friends.
Wilbur is survived by his son, Richard,
and wife, Carol, of Garner, their
children, Daniel and Liz Peterson;
and daughter, Hailey Anne of Marion, and
Gina and Danny Cunningham and their
children, Skylar and Eliza of Perry, his
daughter, Janelle Binnebose, and
husband, Craig, of Mason City;
sisters-in-law, Annette Peterson of
Canistota, S.D., Edna Eden of Britt and
Florence Eden of Titonka; and several
nieces, nephews, and other family
members.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
wife, Lula, on June 1, 1991; two
brothers: Ernest and Roy; one sister:
Mildred Eden; and two siblings in
infancy.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Karen K. Peterson
DOWS — Karen K. Peterson, age 64, of
Dows passed away Wednesday (March 23,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services for Karen Peterson will
be held at 10:30 a.m. today at United
Methodist Church in Dows with Pastor
Tony Hershey officiating. Burial will be
at the Fairview Cemetery at Dows.
Visitation for Karen K. Peterson was
held Friday evening at Ewing Dugger
Helgeson, Dows Community Funeral Home,
100 N. Lee St. in Dows and will resume
one hour prior to services at the church
today.
In lieu of flowers memorials gifts may
be made to the family.
Karen Kay Peterson was born Sept. 25,
1940, to Stanley Robert and Lola (Jaques)
Herndon in Clarion where she also was
raised. She graduated from Clarion High
School in 1958.
On July 7, 1962, Karen was united in
marriage to Eugene Arnold Peterson at
the Church of Christ in Clarion. This
marriage was blessed with two children,
Todd and Wade.
The couple made their homes in Boone and
Stratford before settling in Dows in
1975. Karen worked as a nurse's aide,
waitress, clerk and most recently as a
housekeeper for the Dows Care Center and
at Trumps I-35 Truck Stop until her
retirement in 1992.
Karen was a member of Dows Methodist
Church. She enjoyed spending time with
her family and had a great love of
children, especially her grandchildren.
Karen is survived by two sons: Todd
Peterson of Dows, and Wade Peterson and
wife, Yolanda, of Dakota City; two
grandchildren: Nathan Peterson of Okrche,
Okla. and Deadrick Harrington of Gowrie;
a sister, Dixie Gates and husband, Ray,
of Ankeny; and a brother, Larry and
wife, Shirley Herndon of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; and her husband, Eugene, who
passed away on Nov. 9, 1984.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Dows Community
Funeral Home, (515) 852-4134.
Rose A. Geddes
GARNER — Rose A. Geddes, 92, of Garner
died Thursday (March 24, 2005) at
Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church
in Garner with the Rev. Jerry Blake
officiating. Burial will be in St.
Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner with a Rosary Society rosary at
6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the church.
Rose Ann Geddes, the daughter of Michael
Casper and Mayme Helen (Hrubes) Malek,
was born April 23, 1912, at Duncan. She
attended school at Hayfield where she
graduated from high school in 1931. On
April 17, 1933, she was married to
Harold Emmett Geddes at St. Boniface
Catholic Church in Garner. They farmed
in the Hayfield area until 1941. They
then moved to Miller where they
continued farming. In 1968, they retired
and moved into Garner.
She was a member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church and Rosary Society.
Rose is survived by her daughters,
Sharon Kay (Gorden) Anderson of
Scarville, Sally Boomgarden of Britt,
and Kathy (Ellsworth) Hanson of Garner;
eight grandchildren: Diane (Bruce)
Steele, Julie (Kent) Swenson, Gorden Jr.
(Denise) Anderson, Geoffrey (Jodie)
Anderson, Annette (Brian) Larson, Jolene
Kaliff, Sheila Graff and Todd Hanson; 10
great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; a brother, Larry
Malek of Dodgeville, Wis.; a
sister-in-law, Marjorie Malek of Lemont,
Ill.; many nieces, nephews, friends and
GG Club members.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Harold, on Dec. 18, 1978;
daughter, Jane Ann Geddes, 2002; her
parents; a sister, Marie (Joe) Zrostlik;
and three brothers: James (Ella), Rudy
(Marjorie), and Alfred (June) Malek.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Norma M. Bohman
BELMOND — Norma Marie Bohman, 71, of
Belmond died Thursday (March 24,
2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Monday at Trinity Lutheran
Church in Belmond with Pastor Rod Hopp
officiating. Burial will be at 9:30
a.m., prior to the memorial service on
Monday, at Alexander Cemetery near
Alexander.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
on Sunday at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home,
111 Luick's Lane S. in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Caroline Schmidt
BELMOND — Caroline Schmidt, 83, of
Belmond died Friday (March 25, 2005) at
Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m.
on Tuesday at First Reformed Church in
Meservey with Pastor Rodney Meester
officiating. Burial will be at Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on
Monday at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane S. in Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the church on
Tuesday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641)
444-3248.
Norris G. Anderson
LAKE MILLS — Norris G. Anderson, 81, of
Lake Mills, died Thursday (March 24,
2005) at Lake Mills Care Center in Lake
Mills.
A private family memorial service will
be held on Monday with inurnment to
follow at Sunnyside Cemetery in Lake
Mills.
Public visitation will be held from 5 to
7 p.m. on Sunday at Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
Alfred ‘Al' Smith
LUVERNE — Alfred E. "Al" Smith, 82, of
LuVerne died Thursday (March 24,
2005) at Good Samaritan Communities in
Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m.
Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Livermore with Pastor Mark Peterson
officiating. Burial will be at LuVerne
Cemetery in LuVerne with graveside
military honors.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in LuVerne.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 882-3322.
Thomas L. Sawyer
ALGONA — Thomas L. Sawyer, 82, of Algona
died Wednesday (March 23, 2005) at Good
Samaritan Communities in Algona.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Monday at First Lutheran Church in
Algona with the Rev. Dr. Mark E. Holmer
officiating. Burial will be at Indian
Mound Cemetery in Humboldt.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.
on Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Arvil Winter
BLUE EARTH, MINN. — Arvil Winter, 89, of
Blue Earth, died Thursday (March 24,
2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in
Blue Earth with Pastor John Otte
officiating. Burial will be at Riverside
Cemetery in Blue Earth.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on
Monday at Winter Funeral Home, 105 S.
Grove St. in Blue Earth and one hour
prior to the service at the church on
Tuesday.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
(507) 526-2216.
Lillian L. Hass
RICEVILLE — Lillian Lulu Hass, 86, of
Riceville died Wednesday (March 23,
2005).
Visitation was held Friday night at
Lindstrom Funeral Home, 401 E. Main in
Riceville.
A private family service will be held
with the Rev. Michael Carey officiating.
Burial will be Riverside Cemetery in
Riceville.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Ruth L. DeSart
MASON CITY— Ruth L. DeSart, 94, of Mason
City died Friday (March 25, 2005) at
Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Major Erickson Funeral Home and
Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Marcus D. ‘Bud' Doebel
CLEAR LAKE — Marcus Delano "Bud" Doebel,
72, of Clear Lake, died Friday (March
25, 2005) at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Lorraine McOllough
CLARION — Lorraine E. McOllough, 81, of
Clarion died Friday (March 25, 2005) at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602
N. Main Street in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home,
(515) 532-3312.
Published Sunday, March 27,
2005.
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Marcus ‘Bud'
Doebel
CLEAR LAKE — Marcus
Delano "Bud" Doebel, 72,
of Clear Lake, died
Friday (March 25, 2005)
at the Muse- Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North Fourth
Street, Clear Lake, with
the Reverend Mark Doebel
officiating.
Visitation will be from
12:30 p.m. until service
time on Wednesday at the
chapel.
The family of Marcus
Delano "Bud" Doebel has
requested that memorial
contributions be made to
the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City in his memory.
According to his wishes,
his body was cremated.
Bud was born on Feb. 6,
1933, the son of Arthur
and Bernadette (Martin)
Doebel in Manly. He was
the younger brother to
Mary (Hagen) of Manly
and Monica (Hagen) of
Mason City. As the only
boy and the baby, Mary
and Monica say that he
was pretty spoiled, as
their mother and father
would tell them to just
leave Bud alone.
He grew up in Manly and
attended schools in
Manly, and Grafton.
He was united in
marriage to Bonnie
(Cooper) on June 21,
1952, and to this union
Mark, Sue, Mike, and Dan
were born.
Marcus was a member of
the National Guard and
worked at Decker's Meat
Packing Plant and
Thriftway Grocery stores
before he began a
37-year career as a
route salesman with the
Clear Lake Bakery in
1958. He was very proud
of the fact that during
these 37 years he never
missed a day. (Young
people take note.)
When Bud retired in
1995, he enjoyed
tinkering on his and
Bonnie's acreage, mowing
lawn and cutting and
splitting firewood
(probably about 30
years' worth). He
enjoyed his pool games
and pool buddies at the
VFW. He also enjoyed
reading, and was an avid
Clear Lake Lions
wrestling fan. Many a
fan could pick him out
of the stands with his
distinctive handle-bar
mustache.
Left behind to carry on
his memory and legacy
are his wife of 53
years, Bonnie Doebel, of
Clear Lake; his son,
Mark Doebel, and his
wife, Marilyn, of Clear
Lake; grandson, Robert
and Kristie along with
Brennen and Braxton from
Mason City; grandson,
David Doebel, and his
wife, Kirsten, along
with Maxwell and Colby
of Alta, Iowa;
granddaughter, Angie,
and her husband, Mike
Lester, of Emmetsburg;
grandson, Matthew, of
Storm Lake; daughter,
Sue, and her husband,
Kent Ellsworth, of
Humboldt, along with
granddaughters: Brittany
and Calli; son, Mike
Doebel, and his wife,
Marsha, of Clear Lake,
along with grandson,
Derek, of Ames; son, Dan
Doebel, and his wife,
Kim, of Davenport, along
with grandsons: Luke and
Josh, and
granddaughters: Kalynn
and Elizabeth; Marcus's
sisters: Monica and
Mary; and many nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by three nephews; two
nieces; two
brothers-in-law; and his
parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Wilma A.
Griebling
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wilma
Arlene Griebling of
Kansas City, and
formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died peacefully on
Wednesday (March 23,
2005) following a brief
illness. Her family was
at her side.
Wilma was born in Mason
City on July 29, 1913.
The youngest of eight
children born to Sophia
Louise Sjobakken Mellang
and Cornelius Lindor
Mellang. She grew up in
Mason City, graduated
from Mason City High
School, and attended
Mason City Junior
College.
On July 2, 1938, Wilma
married James William
(Jim) Griebling. They
had three children:
James Tomas Griebling,
Jana Louise Griebling
Root, and Tomas Lindor
Griebling. Her family
was always her greatest
joy.
She spent most of her
professional career as a
legal secretary working
with Judges Mason and
Stone, and with Mr. Fred
Ontjes, a prominent
Mason City attorney. She
also worked as executive
assistant to Dean Beam
in the administrative
offices of Mason City
Junior College, and was
office manager with
several Mason City
businesses including the
Chuck Busch Agency,
United Home Bank, and
FibraCo.
For more than 10 years,
she served as director
and curator of the
Kinney Pioneer Museum.
During her tenure, the
museum significantly
increased its
collections and
exhibition space, and
saw large attendance at
special events including
antique auto shows and
ice cream socials.
Wilma was dedicated to
community service. Her
leadership positions
included president of
Friends of the Mason
City Public Library, and
membership chair of the
Mason City Women's Club.
She served on the Board
of Directors for Public
Health Nursing in Cerro
Gordo County and was a
Red Cross volunteer. She
was active in the League
of Women Voters, was a
state delegate of the
Iowa Republican Party,
and frequently assisted
with absentee voting
efforts as a notary
public. She served in
every board of directors
position, including
chairwoman, of the
regional chapter of the
National Association of
Letter Carriers
Auxiliary, and was
chapter delegate to
several of their
national conventions.
She loved music and the
fine arts. As a young
woman, she was involved
in the early development
of Mason City Little
Theatre, and she played
bass saxophone in an
all-girl, all-saxophone
dance band that
performed throughout
North Iowa.
She was a strong
parent-student advocate
and often volunteered in
school activities. An
avid gardener, she took
great pride in the
flower gardens
surrounding her homes.
She enjoyed reading
biographies, traveling
with her family, and
attending theater and
music events. She was
extremely proud of her
Norwegian heritage.
In July 2003, Wilma and
Jim moved to Kansas City
to be closer to their
youngest son, Dr. Tomas
Lindor Griebling,
assistant professor and
vice-chair of urology
and faculty associate in
the Center on Aging at
the University of Kansas
Medical Center.
She enjoyed keeping in
touch with long-time
friends in Mason City,
and getting to know new
friends and neighbors in
the Kansas City area.
Wilma was preceded in
death by her parents,
grandparents, four
brothers, three sisters,
and her cousin, Martha
Steensland, of Lawler.
She is survived by her
husband, Jim Griebling,
Kansas City, Mo.; son,
James Tomas Griebling,
and his wife, Phyllis,
Pequot Lakes, Minn. and
La Feria, Texas;
daughter, Jana Louise
Griebling Root, and her
husband, Dennis, Mason
City; son, Tomas Lindor
Griebling, MD Shawnee,
Kan.; five
grandchildren:
Christopher Griebling,
Hastings, Minn., Bill
Griebling, Red Wing,
Minn., Sarah Guilgot,
Hastings, Minn., Matthew
Root, Huntington Beach,
Calif., and Dagne Root,
Edwards, Colo.; six
great-grandchildren; a
nephew, Claire Mellang,
and his wife, Helen,
Bloomington Minn.; a
cousin, Anna Webster,
and her husband, Bob,
Lawler; and several
other cousins.
Memorial services will
be held in Mason City on
Monday, April 4, 2005,
at 10 a.m. at
Major-Erickson Funeral
Home.
Services in Kansas City
were held on March 26 at
Unity Temple on the
Plaza.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests
donations in Wilma's
honor to Kansas City
Good Samaritan Project,
3030 Walnut, Kansas
City, MO 64108, or
Hospice of North Iowa,
232 Second Street SE,
Mason City, IA 50401.
The Amos Family Funeral
Home, 10901 Johnson
Drive, Shawnee, Kan.
is in charge of
arrangements.
Amos Family Funeral
Home, (913) 631-5566.
Caroline
Schmidt
BELMOND — Caroline
Schmidt, 83, of Belmond
passed away Friday
(March 25, 2005) at
Belmond Health Care
Center.
Funeral services for
Caroline Schmidt will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at First
Reformed Church in
Meservey with Pastor
Rodney Meester
officiating. Burial will
be at Meservey Cemetery.
A visitation will be
held from 5 until 7 p.m.
Monday at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane South in
Belmond and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Tuesday.
Caroline, the daughter
of Bertus and Katie
Meinderts Stadtlander,
was born Sept. 23, 1921,
on a farm near Meservey.
She attended schools in
the area and graduated
from Meservey High
School.
On Nov. 11, 1941,
Caroline was united in
marriage to Leonard
Russell Schmidt at First
Reformed Church in
Meservey. The couple
lived their entire
married life in the
Meservey and Alexander
area where they farmed.
After Leonard lost his
sight, the couple moved
into Meservey in 1974
and then to the Belmond
Community Apartments
Condominiums in 1980.
Caroline had been a
member of the First
Reformed Church in
Meservey since the age
of eighteen. She was
baptized, confirmed, and
graduated from
catechism. An active
member, she served in
many capacities.
Caroline belonged to the
Women's organization for
more than 50 years, sang
in the choir, taught
Sunday School, and was
secretary for every
committee in the church
over the years. She
served on the Meservey
Apartments Board.
Caroline belonged to
several Senior Citizens
Organizations in
Meservey and Belmond and
the Little Red School
House in Belmond. She
enjoyed reading,
especially Bible
studies. Caroline
enjoyed collecting
recipes and trying them
out.
Caroline is survived by
a sister, Fandelene Van
Horn, of Sheffield; and
numerous other loving
relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
Leonard; a sister,
Irene; a brother,
Harvey; a brother and
sister-in-law, Clarence
and Irene; and cousin,
Libby.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444-3248.
Marion E.
Rollins Feldt
OSAGE — Marion Edna
Rollins Feldt, 96, of
Osage died Friday (March
25, 2005) at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Memorial services will
be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Tuesday at Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Osage
with the Rev. Lance
Kittleson of Deer Creek
Lutheran Church and the
Rev. Roy Ott of Our
Savior's Lutheran Church
officiating. Inurnment
will be at the Carpenter
Cemetery.
A gathering of family
and friends will follow
the memorial service
Tuesday at Our Savior's
Lutheran Church.
Marion was born to Fred
and Helen Rollins on
Jan. 31, 1909. She grew
up in Waterloo and
graduated from West
Waterloo High School.
She was united in
marriage to Lawrence
Feldt on Feb.19, 1927,
in Waverly. They lived
in Waterloo until 1935,
when they moved to
Mitchell County and
operated a grocery store
in Carpenter for several
years.
Following her husband's
death in 1960, Marion
was employed at the
Farmer's National Bank
in Lyle, Minn. until her
retirement in 1981. She
later moved to the
Cedars Apartments in
Austin, Minn. for
several years and in
1998 she moved to the
Evergreen Apartments in
Osage. She moved to the
Faith Home following a
short illness in 2003.
Marion is survived by a
daughter, Shirley Funk,
and her husband, Lavern,
of Osage; four
grandsons, Steve
(Elizabeth) Funk of San
Francisco, Calif., Tracy
(Peggy) Funk of Osage,
Todd (Heather) Funk of
Winona, Minn., and
Spencer (Cindy) Funk of
Onalaska, Wis.;
granddaughter-in-law,
Paige Amsler of Wayzata,
Minn.; 11
great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and
nephews; and special
friend, Sara Ritter, of
St. Ansgar.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Lawrence; and a sister,
Maxine Renk.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, 702 State Street
in Osage is in charge of
the arrangements.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641)732-3706.
Norma Bohman
BELMOND — Norma Marie
Bohman, 71, of Belmond,
passed away Thursday
(March 24, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Celebration of life for
Norma Bohman will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Belmond with Pastor Rod
Hopp officiating. Burial
will be at 9:30 a.m. at
Alexander Cemetery near
Alexander on Monday,
prior to the memorial
service.
A visitation will be
held from 4 until 6 p.m.
today at the Dugger
Ewing Funeral Home, 111
Luick's Lane South in
Belmond.
Norma Marie, the
daughter of Wilson and
Grace Olson Stearns was
born Nov. 16, 1933, in
Walnut Grove, Minn. She
grew up in Walnut Grove,
St. Peter and Belmond.
Norma graduated from
Belmond High School.
Norma was united in
marriage with John
Bohman in 1950. The
couple made their home
near Alexander where
John worked on the
family farm. Norma
worked at the
CAL/Latimer Schools as a
librarian. A lover of
education and learning,
Norma, at age 39,
attended and graduated
from North Iowa Area
Community College in
Mason City. She was very
proud of the fact that
she worked for NIACC
after her graduation.
Norma helped with the
GED program. She helped
adults with re-education
and re-training.
Norma is remembered for
her fondness of reading,
politics and computers.
She was a member of the
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Belmond.
Norma is survived by a
daughter, Melinda
Harvison, of Houston,
Texas; a son, Russel, of
Alexander; four
grandchildren: Kristen,
Heather, Sarah, and
Jody; six
great-grandchildren; two
sisters: Muriel Knapp of
Belle Vista, Ark., and
Ardys Lloyd of Long
Beach, Calif.; a
brother, Charles
Stearns, and wife, Jean
of Belle Vista, Ark.;
two sisters-in-law:
Alberta Bohman and Effie
Olson; and numerous
other nieces and
nephews.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; husband,
John; daughter, Kristen
Elizabeth; a son-in-law,
David Harvison; and two
brothers-in-law: Arnie
Olson and Bernard
Bohman.
Dugger Ewing Funeral
Home, (641) 444- 3248.
Harold J.
Wibben
TITONKA — Harold James
Wibben, 65, of 3501
210th Avenue, Titonka,
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at his residence.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the United
Methodist Church,
Titonka, with Pastor
Robin L. Thomas
officiating. Burial will
be in Buffalo Township
Cemetery, Titonka.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Titonka,
and will continue on
Tuesday one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Harold J. Wibben was
born on Jan. 10, 1940,
in Buffalo Center, son
of Harm and Martha
(Stecker) Wibben.
He grew up on a farm
north of Titonka and was
baptized and confirmed
at Good Hope Lutheran
Church in Titonka.
Harold graduated from
Titonka High School in
1957.
Harold married LaVaughn
Akkerman on April 16,
1961, at the Titonka
United Metho-dist
Church. Following
marriage, they lived in
Titonka where he worked
at Farmer's Co-op Oil
Company and also for the
city of Titonka. Harold
then returned to farming
the family farm and also
worked at Snap-On Tools
in Algona for several
years.
Harold loved farming. He
enjoyed reading,
golfing, and bowling. He
was a member of the
Titonka United Methodist
Church.
He is survived by his
wife, LaVaughn of
Titonka; four children:
Marsha Watkins and her
husband, Jeff, Titonka;
Diana Movick and her
husband, Mike, Garner;
Ed Wibben and Doug
Wibben, both of Titonka;
six grandchildren: Donny
and Katie Watkins,
Christopher and Bobbi
Sue Movick, Eric Pelkey,
and Thomas Wibben; one
sister-in-law, Cynthia
Mumford, Sun City,
Ariz.; and many other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and his
brother, Edward D.
Wibben in 1963.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Titonka,
(515) 928-2735.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Norris G.
Anderson
LAKE MILLS — Norris G.
Anderson, 81, of Lake
Mills, passed away on
Thursday (March 24,
2005) at the Lake Mills
Care Center in Lake
Mills, Iowa.
A private family
memorial service will be
held on Monday with
inurnment to follow at
Sunnyside Cemetery in
Lake Mills.
Public visitation will
be held today from 5
until 7 p.m. at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 East Main
Street in Lake Mills.
Norris Glen Anderson was
born March 13, 1924, at
Neils Spur, Iowa, (near
Leland), the son of
Lawrence and Myrtle
(Gullickson) Anderson.
He attended country
school.
Norris was united in
marriage with Ilene
Walkner at Albert Lea,
Minn. and the couple
raised their family and
made their living
farming for many years
prior to moving into
Lake Mills in 1967.
After moving to town,
Norris owned and
operated Anderson
Trucking, drove a gas
delivery truck, and
drove the Senior Citizen
Transit in Lake Mills.
His wife, Ilene, passed
away in December of
1997, and, due to
failing health, Norris
became a resident of the
Lake Mills Care Center
in 1999.
Norris is survived by
three sons: Glenn
Anderson and his wife,
Glenda, of Lake Mills,
Erbin Anderson and Sue
Reyerson of Northwood,
and Robert Anderson and
his wife, Karil, of
Leland; three daughters:
Noreen Heimdal and her
husband, Gary, of Lake
Mills, Diane Smith and
her husband, Paul, of
Crystal Lake, and Sheryl
Bell and her husband,
Dan, of Lake Mills;
numerous grandchildren
and great-grandchildren;
a sister, Una Gasteiger,
of Plymouth; two
sisters-in-law, Gayla
Lien, of Lake Mills, and
Della Olson and her
husband, Hans, of Albert
Lea, Minn.; two
brothers-in-law, Mike
Walkner and his wife,
Betty, of Peoria, Ariz.
and Erbin Walkner of
Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; his
wife, Ilene; a brother;
a grandson; Ilene's
parents; a
sister-in-law; and three
brothers-in-law.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Marie Jessen
HAMPTON — Marie Jessen,
83, of Hampton, died
Friday (March 25, 2005)
at the Hampton Care
Center in Hampton of
natural causes.
Funeral services will be
at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at
St. John's Lutheran
Church in rural Hampton
with the Rev. Mary
Peterson officiating.
Burial will be at St.
John's Lutheran Cemetery
in rural Hampton.
Visitation will be held
from from 4 to 7 p.m.
Monday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, 306 Central Ave.
East in Hampton.
Marie was born July 2,
1921, in Alexander,
Iowa, the daughter of
Christian and Marie E.
(Becker) Yakel. She was
raised and educated in
Alexander. On Sept. 17,
1938 in Fort Dodge,
Marie was married to Leo
Jessen and together they
farmed.
She was a member of St.
John's Lutheran Church
of rural Hampton. Marie
was also a member of the
Women's ELCA. Marie
enjoyed crocheting,
fishing, dancing,
baking, cooking and
making crafts and also
enjoyed walking.
She is survived by many
nieces and nephews.
Marie was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Leo; two
sisters: Katherine and
Amelia; and six
brothers: John, Henry,
Chris, Roland, Kenneth
and Robert.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home of Hampton is in
charge of the
arrangements.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral
Home, (641) 456-3232.
Paul
Retterath
RICEVILLE — Paul W.
Retterath, 83, of rural
Riceville, died Friday
(March 25, 2005).
A Mass of the
Resurrection will be
held at 10:30 a.m. on
Tuesday at the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in
Riceville, with the Rev.
Ray E. Atwood
officiating. Burial will
be in the Calvary
Cemetery in Riceville.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
401 East Main in
Riceville on Monday.
Rosary will be at 4:30
p.m. and a scripture
service at 7 p.m. on
Monday at the funeral
home
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
(641) 985-2242.
Ruth DeSart
MASON CITY — Ruth L.
DeSart, 94, of Mason
City died Friday (March
25, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 North
Pennsylvania Avenue in
Mason City with Rev. Jim
Stiles of the First
United Methodist Church
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood- St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be give to
the Ruth DeSart Memorial
Fund or First United
Methodist Church.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Curtis C.
Greimann
GARNER — Curtis C.
Greimann, 89, of Garner
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Concord
Care Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Peace
Reformed Church, south
of Garner, with the Rev.
Jeff DeBoer officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St., Garner and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Wednesday.
Memorials may be
directed to Peace
Reformed Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Agnes Haack
BURT— Agnes Haack, 87,
of Burt, died Saturday
(March 26, 2005) at the
Titonka Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Elizabeth
Vierkant
MASON CITY — Elizabeth
A. Vierkant, 94, of
Mason City, died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Retz-Grarup
Funeral Home, 107 N. 2nd
St., Thornton.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 998-2311.
Dwight Wirtz
MASON CITY — Dwight
Wirtz, 49, of Mason City
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Arrangements are
incomplete at Major
Erickson Funeral Home
and Crematory, 111 North
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Sally
Matthes
MASON CITY — Sally
Matthes, 61, of Mason
City, died Thursday
(March 24, 2005) at her
home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street
N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Jonas
Ullestad
HANLONTOWN — Jonas
Ullestad, 73, of
Hanlontown, died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral arrrangements
are incomplete at Bride
Colonial Chapel, 110
Spring Street, Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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Wilma
A. Griebling
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wilma
Arlene Griebling of
Kansas City, and
formerly of Mason City,
Iowa, died peacefully on
Wednesday (March 23,
2005) following a brief
illness. Her family was
at her side.
Wilma was born in Mason
City on July 29, 1913.
The youngest of eight
children born to Sophia
Louise Sjobakken Mellang
and Cornelius Lindor
Mellang. She grew up in
Mason City, graduated
from Mason City High
School, and attended
Mason City Junior
College.
On July 2, 1938, Wilma
married James William
(Jim) Griebling. They
had three children:
James Tomas Griebling,
Jana Louise Griebling
Root, and Tomas Lindor
Griebling. Her family
was always her greatest
joy.
She spent most of her
professional career as a
legal secretary working
with Judges Mason and
Stone, and with Mr. Fred
Ontjes, a prominent
Mason City attorney. She
also worked as executive
assistant to Dean Beam
in the administrative
offices of Mason City
Junior College, and was
office manager with
several Mason City
businesses including the
Chuck Busch Agency,
United Home Bank, and
FibraCo.
For more than 10 years,
she served as director
and curator of the
Kinney Pioneer Museum.
During her tenure, the
museum significantly
increased its
collections and
exhibition space, and
saw large attendance at
special events including
antique auto shows and
ice cream socials.
Wilma was dedicated to
community service. Her
leadership positions
included president of
Friends of the Mason
City Public Library, and
membership chair of the
Mason City Women's Club.
She served on the Board
of Directors for Public
Health Nursing in Cerro
Gordo County and was a
Red Cross volunteer. She
was active in the League
of Women Voters, was a
state delegate of the
Iowa Republican Party,
and frequently assisted
with absentee voting
efforts as a notary
public. She served in
every board of directors
position, including
chairwoman, of the
regional chapter of the
National Association of
Letter Carriers
Auxiliary, and was
chapter delegate to
several of their
national conventions.
She loved music and the
fine arts. As a young
woman, she was involved
in the early development
of Mason City Little
Theatre, and she played
bass saxophone in an
all-girl, all-saxophone
dance band that
performed throughout
North Iowa.
She was a strong
parent-student advocate
and often volunteered in
school activities. An
avid gardener, she took
great pride in the
flower gardens
surrounding her homes.
She enjoyed reading
biographies, traveling
with her family, and
attending theater and
music events. She was
extremely proud of her
Norwegian heritage.
In July 2003, Wilma and
Jim moved to Kansas City
to be closer to their
youngest son, Dr. Tomas
Lindor Griebling,
assistant professor and
vice-chair of urology
and faculty associate in
the Center on Aging at
the University of Kansas
Medical Center.
She enjoyed keeping in
touch with long-time
friends in Mason City,
and getting to know new
friends and neighbors in
the Kansas City area.
Wilma was preceded in
death by her parents,
grandparents, four
brothers, three sisters,
and her cousin, Martha
Steensland, of Lawler.
She is survived by her
husband, Jim Griebling,
Kansas City, Mo.; son,
James Tomas Griebling,
and his wife, Phyllis,
Pequot Lakes, Minn. and
La Feria, Texas;
daughter, Jana Louise
Griebling Root, and her
husband, Dennis, Mason
City; son, Tomas Lindor
Griebling, MD Shawnee,
Kan.; five
grandchildren:
Christopher Griebling,
Hastings, Minn., Bill
Griebling, Red Wing,
Minn., Sarah Guilgot,
Hastings, Minn., Matthew
Root, Huntington Beach,
Calif., and Dagne Root,
Edwards, Colo.; six
great-grandchildren; a
nephew, Claire Mellang,
and his wife, Helen,
Bloomington Minn.; a
cousin, Anna Webster,
and her husband, Bob,
Lawler; and several
other cousins.
Memorial services will
be held in Mason City on
Monday, April 4, 2005,
at 10 a.m. at
Major-Erickson Funeral
Home.
Services in Kansas City
were held on Saturday,
March 26, at Unity
Temple on the Plaza.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests
donations in Wilma's
honor to Kansas City
Good Samaritan Project,
3030 Walnut, Kansas
City, MO 64108, or
Hospice of North Iowa,
232 Second Street SE,
Mason City, IA 50401.
The Amos Family Funeral
Home, 10901 Johnson
Drive, Shawnee, Kan. is
in charge of
arrangements.
Amos Family Funeral
Home, (913) 631-5566.
Jean
Elizabeth Nelson
ENCINITAS, Calif. — Jean
Elizabeth Nelson, 71,
died Wednesday (March
23, 2005) of multiple
myeloma.
Jean was born July 23,
1933, in Mason City,
Iowa to Rita and George
Marty.
She lived with Dan, her
husband of forty-seven
years. She and Dan spent
their winters in Lake
San Marcos, Calif., and
their summers at their
cabin on Lake Darling in
Alexandria, Minn.
Jean attended Grinnell
College in Grinnell,
Iowa, and graduated from
the University of
Minnesota in 1955. Jean
earned her master's
degree in marriage and
family counseling from
Fullerton State College
in Fullerton, Calif. Her
professional work
included counseling at
the Family Renewal
Center in Edina, Minn.,
as well as serving many
years on the counseling
staff of Colonial Church
of Edina, Minn.
Jean is survived by her
husband, Dan; by
daughters Marty, Kris,
and Julie; by
grandchildren Taylor,
Ryan, Hunter, Gage,
McKenna, and Alexa; by a
brother, George and his
wife, Cynthia Marty; by
a niece, Sue McDonnell;
and by a nephew, Doug,
and his wife, Laura
Marty.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests
donations be made to the
International Myeloma
Foundation, 12650
Riverside Drive, Suite
206, North Hollywood,
Calif., 91607, or to
Christ Presbyterian
Church, 7807 Centella
St, Carlsbad, Calif.,
92009.
Services for Jean Nelson
will be held Tuesday,
March 29, 2005, at 2
p.m. at Christ
Presbyterian Church in
Carlsbad, Calif.
Arrangements provided by
El Camino Memorial
Encinitas Chapel in
Encinitas, Calif., (760)
753-1143.
Irma B.
Bucknell
MASON CITY — Irma B.
Bucknell, 101, of Mason
City, died Sunday (March
27, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
It was Irma's wish that
her body be donated to
the Mayo Foundation for
Medical Research. A
memorial service will be
held at a later date. In
lieu of flowers,
memorials may be
directed to the First
Presbyterian Church or
the Good Shepherd Health
Center.
Further arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
George Smith
MASON CITY — George
Smith, 66, of 323 1st
St. N.E, died Sunday
(March 27, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton
Family of Funeral Homes
and Cremation Services,
123 2nd St. S.E., Mason
City, 641-423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Curtis G. Greimann
GARNER — Curtis C.
Greimann, 89, of Garner,
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Concord
Care Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Peace
Reformed Church, south
of Garner, with the Rev.
Jeff DeBoer officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Cataldo Funeral
Chapel, 160 E. 4th St.,
Garner, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to Peace
Reformed Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Curtis Calvin Greimann,
the son of the Rev.
Herman and Caroline
(Haberkamp) Greimann,
was born September 17,
1915, in Dale, Wis.
He was baptized at the
Reformed Church in Dale
and confirmed in the
faith at Peace Reformed
Church. Curtis attended
rural schools near
Schaller and Garner. He
graduated from Garner
High School in 1933.
After graduation, he
worked as a hired
farmhand in the Storm
Lake area and then the
Garner area until 1936,
when he started farming
on his father's farm
southeast of Garner.
On February 10, 1938,
Curtis married Ruth Hall
at her parents' farm
near Miller. They farmed
together for 48 years,
retiring in 1983. In
October of 1995, they
moved from the farm into
Garner and in October of
2004 to Cardinal Grove
Assisted Living. Curtis
entered Concord Care
Center on March 7, 2005.
Curtis enjoyed life and
people. He especially
enjoyed times with his
family.
He was a lifetime member
of Peace Reformed Church
and served in many
positions in support of
his church. Curtis loved
his Lord and Savior and
he and Ruth set an
example for their
family. Curtis served on
the Farmers Co-op
Elevator Board in
Garner, Ventura School
Board, Hancock County
Fair Board, North Iowa
Mental Health Center
Board, County
Compensation Board,
Concord Care Committee
and was active in the
Farm Bureau. He was a
4-H leader and a member
of the Garner Rotary
Club.
Curtis is survived by
his wife of 67 years,
Ruth, of Garner; five
children, Delores
(Dennis) Mosher of Clear
Lake, Vernon (Shirley)
Greimann of Eldora,
Calvin (Nadia) Greimann
of Lititz, Pa., Phyllis
(Bill) Byrd of
Newcastle, Wash., and
Barbara (Wayne)
Hassebrock of Kamrar;
seven grandchildren,
Rochelle (Jeff) Kracht
of Clear Lake, Monte
(Dorcey) Mosher of Des
Moines, Dean (Hollie)
Mosher of Clear Lake,
Mark (Lana) Greimann of
Huxley, Kristi (Ben)
Exline of Streamwood,
Ill., Michael Greimann
of Overland Park, Kan.,
and Brandon Greimann of
West Chester, Pa; twelve
great grandchildren; one
great-great grandchild;
five step grandchildren;
nine step great
grandchildren; a
brother, Eugene (Doris)
Greimann of Garner;
sisters, Charlotte
Swanson of Austin,
Minn., and Dorothy
Anderson of Garner;
stepbrother, William
Huenemann of Indiana;
step-sister, Ruth
Huenemann of California;
stepbrother-in-law,
Alvert Streyle of
Minnesota;
stepsisters-in-law, Lois
Huenemann of Garner,
Frances Huenemann of
Virginia and Mary Lou
Huenemann of Wisconsin;
Ruth's sister, Anna Mae
(Curtis) Upmeyer of
Garner; brother, Orville
(Josephine) Hall of
Garner; brothers-in-law,
Clarence Schroeder of
Klemme and Dick Halloway
of California; many
cousins, nieces, nephews
and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Herman,
May 12, 1927; mother,
Caroline, Jan. 30, 1924;
stepmother, Anna
(Maurer) Greimann
Huenemann, April 21,
1971; sister, Adeline
(Charles) Carothers;
brother-in-law, Norman
Anderson; step brothers,
Reuben, Calvin, Karl,
Elmer, Edward and Lorenz
Huenemann; stepsisters,
Miriam Huber, Lois
Streyle, Erma Buehrer
and Dorothea Volkert;
and Ruth's sisters,
Olive Halloway and Alice
Schroeder.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Jonas A.
Ullestad
HANLONTOWN — Jonas A.
Ullestad, 73, of
Hanlontown, died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
A funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at the Bethel
United Methodist Church,
Highway 9, Manly, with
the Rev. Robert Cumings
officiating. Interment
will be at the Manly
Cemetery. Visitation
will be held from 4
until 7 p.m. today at
the Bride Colonial
Chapel, 110 East Spring
Street, Manly.
Jonas Amos Ullestad was
born on May 16, 1931, in
Winnebago County, the
son of John and Sophia
(Ness) Ullestad. Jonas
grew up in the Thompson
area. He was baptized
and confirmed in the
Bethany Lutheran Church,
Thompson. Jonas attended
and received his
education in the
Thompson Schools, and
graduated from Thompson
High School.
Jonas was a farmer for
several years in the
Thompson area and then
later worked for Fleet
Guard in Lake Mills.
In 1956, Jonas was
united in marriage to
Rosella Enderson at the
Lake Mills United
Methodist Church. He was
a member of the Bethel
United Methodist Church,
Manly, and of the Eagles
Lodge in Albert Lea,
Minn.
Jonas enjoyed farming,
fishing, being outdoors,
photography, reading,
drinking Mountain Dew,
eating chips and sweets,
and spending time with
his family. He
especially took pride in
the fact that all four
of his daughters became
nurses.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife,
Rosella Ullestad,
Hanlontown; seven
children; Adrian
Ullestad, Kiester,
Minn., Karen (Richard)
Vroman, Omaha, Neb.,
Kathy (Don) Kammrad,
Garner, Nancy (Kevin)
Pierce, Lake Mills,
Brian (Jennifer)
Ullestad, Manly, Lois
Bondy and her fiancé,
Trace Lechnir, Phoenix,
Ariz., and Lynn (Cathy)
Ullestad, Leland; twelve
grandchildren, Tory
(Jenny) Reimann; CJ,
Dan, and Brandon
Kammrad; Scott and Tony
Flatness; Haley,
Michael, Mathew, and
Amber Ullestad; and
Melissa Dirksen and
Joshua Olson; and one
great-grandchild, Tanner
Reimann.
He will also be missed
by his eight sisters,
Martha Hamre, Erskine,
Minn., Alice Johnson,
Mankato, Minn., Stella
(Tom) Dahl, Elmore,
Minn., Jennie Ullestad,
Mankato, Minn., Judith
(Don) Richards, Mason
City, Clara (Dale)
Gettis, Mason City,
Mavis (the Rev. Dick)
Erickson, Brainard,
Minn, and Amy (Goodwin)
Boyum, Kenyon, Minn.;
and one brother-in-law,
Roger Graber, Forest
City.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; one
brother, two sisters,
two brothers-in-law, and
a nephew.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
(641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Bryce
Sorensen
MASON CITY — Bryce
Sorensen, newborn son of
Conni Sorensen of Mason
City, died Sunday (March
27, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Ruth
Lorrayne DeSart
MASON CITY — Ruth
Lorrayne DeSart, 94, of
Mason City died Friday
(March 25, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services for
Ruth will be held at 11
a.m. Friday, at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 North Pennsylvania
Avenue with the Rev. Jim
Stiles of First United
Methodist Church
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery, Mason
City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given
to the Ruth L. DeSart
Memorial Fund. The
proceeds of this fund
will be used for a
stained glass window at
the First United
Methodist Church.
Ruth was born on January
18, 1911, in Rockford.
She was the daughter of
Hal and Nellie (Blake)
Jones. She attended
school in Rockford and
graduated from Rockford
High School in 1928.
Following graduation,
Ruth moved to Mason City
and graduated from
Hamilton Business
School.
Ruth was united in
marriage to Francis C.
DeSart on September 1,
1933, in Rockford. Ruth
worked as a secretary
for the North Iowa Fair
Association for many
years, retiring in 1972.
Ruth was a sixty-plus-
year member of First
United Methodist Church
and a 58-year member of
the PEO Sisterhood,
Chapter IW, in Mason
City.
Ruth enjoyed many
things, most of all
family. She was
extremely proud of her
grandchildren. She loved
her home and one could
always find her cleaning
or working on her yard.
She had the most
beautiful peonies and
enjoyed sharing them
with her neighbors. She
loved her neighborhood
and loved watching the
children play and grow.
She also enjoyed playing
bridge, gardening and
playing the piano.
"Ruthie's Peanut
Brittle" was well known,
as it was the "best
peanut brittle in Mason
City."
Ruth is survived by her
daughters, Nancy
Delahoussaye of
Kingwood, Texas, Susan
Borcherding and husband,
Glenn, of Mason City;
two brothers, Donald
Jones and wife,
Virginia, of Rockford,
Robert Jones and wife
Lucille of Indiolantic,
Fla.; grandchildren,
Janet Delahoussaye of
Santa Monica, Calif.,
Joey Delahoussaye and
wife, Caron, of
Kingwood, Texas, Scott
Greeves of Tempe, Ariz.,
Leah Greeves of Tucson,
Ariz., and one great
granddaughter, Abbigail
Delahoussaye of
Kingwood, Texas.
Ruth was preceded in
death by her parents,
Hal and Nellie Jones;
her husband, Francis;
one daughter in infancy,
Patricia DeSart; and one
brother, Lloyd Jones.
Ruth was greatly admired
and loved by her family
and friends. She will be
missed but never
forgotten.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Lorraine E.
McOllough
CLARION — Lorraine E.
(Marroni) McOllough, 81,
of Clarion, died Friday
(March 25, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Lorraine McOllough will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday
at the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
602 N. Main Street,
Clarion, Iowa, with the
Rev. David Beckman
presiding. Burial will
be in St. John's
Cemetery in Clarion.
There will be no
visitation. Memorials
may be directed to the
Lorraine E. McOllough
Memorial Fund, in care
of the family.
Lorraine Elizabeth
(Marroni) McOllough was
born on March 8, 1924,
to Antonio and Louise
(Buccella) Marroni in
Mason City, Iowa.
At the time of her
birth, the family lived
at No. 13 Lehigh Row.
Lorraine was blessed
with eight sisters and
two brothers. She
graduated from Mason
City High School in
1944. She was a devoted
daughter, who cared for
her parents until their
deaths in 1959.
On November 28, 1962,
she was united in
marriage to Dean B.
McOllough at Holy Family
Catholic Church in Mason
City. Dean and Lorraine
made their home on their
farm six miles south of
Clarion. She loved
living on the farm and
being a wife and mother
to her two girls, Sandy
and Cathy.
Lorraine enjoyed
spending time with her
girls. Their favorite
pastime was shopping at
any mall they could
find. Lorraine loved to
decorate the house for
all holidays and
birthdays. She was also
an excellent cook, her
specialty being Italian
food,
She was a member of St.
John Catholic Church in
Clarion.
Lorraine is survived by
her husband, Dean; her
two daughters, Sandra K.
Humphrey and her husband
Randy of Mason City,
Cathy K. McOllough of
Mason City; two sisters,
Lucy Bilyeu and Angeline
Melby; a special brother
and sister-in-law
Gabriel and Patricia
Marroni; sisters-in-law,
Verlene McOllough, and
Ruth Marroni;
brother-in-law, Ralph
Johnson; along with many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Tony and Louise; her
twin sister, Rose;
sisters, Jenny Graham,
Nancy Capuzucci, Yolanda
Nashiem, Mary Johnson,
and Marie Kallas; and
her brother Wuttie
Marroni.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 602 N Main
Street, Clarion, (515)
532-2233.
Wayne V.
Feldman
GREENE — Wayne V.
Feldman, 75, of 305
South Main Street,
Greene, died Saturday
(March 26, 2005) at St.
Marys Hospital in
Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at the First
Presbyterian Church in
Greene with Pastor Paul
Uzel officiating.
Burial will be in the
Rose Hill Cemetery,
Greene, with military
rites conducted by Tack
Barnett Post 268
American Legion of
Greene.
Visitation will be from
4 until 8 p.m. Tuesday
at Reid's Funeral
Chapel, 519 North First
Street, Greene, where
there will be a public
scripture service and
time of remembrance at 7
p.m.
Visitation will continue
at the church on
Wednesday one hour
before services.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the family.
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
Greene, is in charge of
arrangements. (641)
823-4457.
Felix
Schultz
DUNCAN — Felix Schultz,
81, of Duncan, died
Sunday (March 27, 2005)
at Hospice of North Iowa
in Mason City.
Arrangements are
incomplete at the Ewing
Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt, (641) 843-3839.
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PUBLISHED Tuesday, March 29,
2005
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Irma Bucknell
MASON CITY — Irma B.
Bucknell, 101, died
early Sunday morning
(March 27, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A memorial service will
be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive, with
the Rev. Donald Simmonds
officiating. A memorial
service will also be
held at First United
Presbyterian Church,
Saturday in Belleville,
Ill.
At Irma's request, there
will be no visitation.
Her body has been
donated to the Mayo
Foundation in Rochester
for medical research.
Irma was born to Curtis
R. and Irma Jane
(Miller) Bosworth on
Nov. 25, 1903, in East
St. Louis, Ill. She was
married to Roger W.
Bucknell Sr., on Aug.
19, 1925. Roger died on
Sept. 16, 1950.
Irma moved to Mason City
in October 1993 and
became a resident of
Good Shepherd Health
Center in January of
1997.
Irma was the retired
owner of Bucknells,
Inc., a Real Estate and
Insurance Agency in East
St. Louis. After her
retirement in 1968, she
was and Avon
representative for
several years. Irma was
a 66- year member of the
First United
Presbyterian Church in
Belleville,
Ill., a 67-year charter
member of Chapter EY
(Illinois) of P.E.O.,
and a member of the
Excelsior Club.
Irma saw beauty in
everyone and everything
around her. She loved
gardening, cooking,
entertaining and
especially her family.
She is survived by her
son, Roger W. (Betty)
Bucknell, Jr.., of
Belleville, Ill.;
daughter, Nancy (Gene)
Kuehn of Mason City;
eight grandchildren:
Allen (Jeanne-Marie)
Bucknell of Phoenix,
Ariz., Douglas
(Jennifer) Bucknell of
Silvis, Ill., Sarah
(James) Ryan of Marissa,
Ill., Mary (Gary Kakazu)
Bucknell of Madison,
Wis., Nancy Bucknell,
Omaha, Neb., Michael
(Karen Chrystal) Kuehn
of Des Moines, Beth
(Steve) Ehlers of Mason
City, David Kuehn of
Lenexa, Kan.; ten-great
grandchildren: Jennifer,
Kristen and Stephanie
Ehlers, Nathan Kakazu,
Christine, Emily and
James H. Ryan, Nicholas
and Alec Kuehn, Sophia
Bucknell and Daisy
Clayre Bucknell. She is
also survived by one
brother, Roger W.
Bosworth of Lexington,
Ky.
Irma was preceded in
death by her husband;
parents; two brothers;
and one sister.
Memorials may be
directed to Good
Shepherd Health Center
or First Presbyterian
Church.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory,111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City is in charge
of the arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Paul James
Donnelly
LAUREL, Md. — Paul James
Donnelly, 67, of Laurel,
Md., formerly of Mason
City, Iowa, died Friday
(March 25, 2005) at the
Veterans Hospital
Hospice in Baltimore,
Md.
Paul was born June 10,
1937, in Dougherty,
Iowa, a son of Raymond
and Marcella (Polansky)
Donnelly.
He grew up in Mason City
and attended St.
Joseph's High School,
graduating in 1955.
Following high school,
he served four years in
the United States Navy.
Paul lived most of his
adult life in Denver,
Colo., and in Phoenix
and Christopher Creek,
Ariz.
Paul is survived by his
wife, Shirley, of
Laurel; his son, Casey
of Lynn Creek, Mo.; two
brothers, James and
John; and five sisters,
Mary Moreland, Ann
McGuire, Ruth Feld,
Sister Martha Donnelly
and Kathryn Rushing and
many other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death
by both his parents.
George W.
‘Oley' Smith
MASON CITY — George W.
"Oley" Smith, 66, of 323
First St. N.E., Mason
City died Sunday (March
27, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second
St. S.E. in Mason City.
Officiating will be the
Rev. Bill Poland of
Wesley United Methodist
Church.
Visitation will be from
3 until 8 p.m. today at
the chapel. Interment
will be at Rock Grove
Cemetery, Nora Springs.
The Mason City Memorial
Association of the VFW
and American Legion will
bestow full military
honors.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be sent
to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com
or entered at the
obituary section of the
Globe Gazette Web site,
www.globegazette.com.
Those wishing to make
memorial contributions
may make them to the
George W. Smith memorial
fund.
He was born George
William Smith, one of
nine children, to George
B. and Clara Mae "Arndt"
Smith in Mason City, on
April 2, 1938. He
attended school in
Swaledale and later Nora
Springs. He was a
longtime roofer, working
for several companies
and then striking out on
his own.
During World War II, he
served in the Navy on an
aircraft carrier doing
signaling.
He was a collector of
all things big and
small, which included
antiques and toys. He
could pass the day by
visiting with friends,
and tinkering with
automobiles.
He was united in
marriage to Helen Jean
McManus on May 24, 1958,
in Mason City. He
enjoyed dancing at local
establishments and at
the Surf Ballroom in
Clear Lake.
Those who are left to
remember his life
include his wife, Helen;
three daughters: Nina
and husband, Lon
Foreman, Pangburn,
Alaska, and their three
children: Jeffrey Smith,
Christopher and Jamie
Foreman; Nancy and
husband, Ramon Alvarez,
Mason City and two
children: Derik and
Maggie Smith; Theresa
and husband, Randy
Stevens, Mason City and
their three children:
Samantha, Elizabeth and
Randy Stevens Jr.; two
other daughters, Susan
and husband, William
Thompson, Thornton; Jodi
Trappe and special
friend Jon McGee, Lena,
Wis., and their five
children: Amber Trappe,
Valarie, Bailey,
Zachrey, and Josua
McGee; four sons: Jack
D. Smith, Mason City and
his four children:
Ashley, BrynAnn,
Courtney, Westin and
Jack Smith Jr.; Robert
and wife, Debra Smith,
Marshall, Minn. and
their five children:
Steven, Brian, Alissa,
Mary, and Emily Smith;
Donald Smith, Mason City
and his three children:
Jennifer, Adam and Sara
Ramon; Larry Smith and
fiancée Victoria Flores,
Mason City and his two
children: Stacey and
Lexxis Smith and four
stepchildren: Steven,
Harley, Rudy and Selenia
Huerta; nine
greatgrandchildren:
Dylan and Matthew Smith,
Ty Moen, Dominick and
Joslyn Beach, Domonic
Squires, Zachery Smith,
Hartley and Nathanial
Contreras; two sisters:
Shirley and husband,
Bill Paulsen, Green
Isles, Minn.; Sandra
Crotty, Mason City;
three brothers: Jerry,
Gary, and Dennis and
wife, Twila, Smith all
of Mason City; and one
sister-in-law, Carolyn
Lane of Castana, Iowa;
many nieces; nephews;
cousins and many
friends.
His grandparents;
parents; twin brother,
Gordon; sister, Dixie;
and other brother,
Donald, his
brother-in-law John
Paulsen; and nephew,
Timothy Smith Sr., all
preceded him in death.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services
(641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Felix
Schultz
DUNCAN — Felix Schultz,
81, of Duncan, passed
away Sunday (March 27,
2005) at Hospice of
North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services for
Felix Schultz will be
held Wednesday at 10:30
a.m. at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in
Duncan with Father Jerry
Blake officiating.
Burial will be in St.
John's Cemetery near
Duncan. There will be a
graveside flag
presentation by the
Britt Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may greet the
family from 5 to 7 today
at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel, 178
Center Street in Britt,
and one hour prior to
services at the church
on Wednesday. A Knights
of Columbus Rosary
service will be held at
7 at the funeral chapel
tonight.
Felix, the son of
Gregory and Anna Kulla
Schultz, was born Oct.
30, 1923, in Wells,
Minn.
He attended country
schools in the Wells
area and helped his dad
on the family farm.
Felix served in the
United States Army with
the 6th Cavalry
Reconnaissance Division
in Germany during Word
War II.
On Feb. 6, 1947, Felix
was united in marriage
with Jane Nowak in
Wells. The couple farmed
in the Wells area until
1967, when they moved to
the Britt area. Felix
was employed at Iowa
Mold Tool in Garner for
20 years, retiring in
1984.
Felix enjoyed spending
time with his family; he
also enjoyed
woodworking, gardening,
and fishing.
He was a member of St.
Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan and the
Knights of Columbus.
Felix is survived by
daughter, Judy Deetz and
husband, Steve, of
Charles City; son,
William Schultz of
Britt; grandchildren:
Rachel and Scott;
sister, Victoria Sonnek
and husband, Donald, of
Wells, Minn.; brothers:
Leo Schultz and wife,
Ardean, David Schultz
and wife, Sharon, Eugene
"Bud" and wife, Bonita,
of Longmont, Colo.,
Donald Schultz and wife,
Laurie, of Colorado,
Roger and wife, Corrine,
of Albert Lea, Minn.,
Lavern Schultz and wife,
Fran, of Loveland,
Colo.; sisters-in-law:
Diane Schultz of
Reinbeck, and Marilyn
Schultz of Wells, Minn.;
several nieces, nephews,
and other family
members.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife,
Jane, in 2002; three
brothers: Fritz,
Quentin, and LeRoy, and
one brother, Robert, in
infancy.
The family request that
memorial contributions
be directed to Hospice
of North Iowa in Mason
City.
Ewing Dugger Funeral
Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Shirley
Clara Squires
RICEVILLE — Shirley
Clara Squires, 87, of
Riceville, died Sunday
(March 27, 2005) at the
Riceville Community Rest
Home in Riceville, Iowa.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m. on
Thursday at the
Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in
Riceville with the Rev.
Ray E. Atwood
officiating. Burial will
be in Lohrville
Cemetery, southwest of
Fort Dodge.
Friends may call at the
Lindstrom Funeral Home
in Riceville from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday with a
rosary being recited at
7 p.m.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, (641)
985-2242.
Wayne V.
Feldman
GREENE — Funeral
services for Wayne V.
Feldman, 75, of 305
South Main, Greene, will
be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday
at the First
Presbyterian Church in
Greene with Pastor Paul
Uzel officiating. Burial
will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery, Greene with
military honors
conducted by Tack
Barnett Post 268
American Legion of
Greene.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Reid's Funeral Chapel,
519 North First Street,
Greene, where there will
be a public scripture
service and Time of
Remembrance at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue
at the church on
Wednesday, one hour
before services.
Wayne Vinton Feldman was
born Sept. 16, 1929, in
rural Allison, a son of
Fred and Marian (Trepp)
Feldman, and died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at St. Marys
Hospital in Rochester,
Minn.
He received his
education in the rural
schools near Allison,
and attended the Greene
Public Schools
graduating in 1948.
Following high school he
drove semi for Diamond
Transport.
He was inducted into the
United States Army on
Oct. 4, 1951 where he
served with the
Headquarter Battery
Second Division
Artillery during the
Korean Conflict.
Following his honorable
discharge on July 16,
1953, he returned to
Greene where he was
employed by Wunsch
Construction for ten
years and later for
Allied Construction for
33 years.
Following his retirement
in 1995, he drove for
Siemons Trucking,
Adelmund Trucking, and
Beek Farms.
On Jan. 17, 1960, he was
united in marriage to
Gladys Mae Cook at the
First Presbyterian
Church in Greene. They
made their home in
Greene, where to this
union two sons were
born.
Wayne's interests
included bowling,
gardening and working
around the house,
playing cards, and
watching sporting
events. He was a
faithful member of the
First Presbyterian
Church where he served
as a trustee and elder
of the church. He was a
member of the Tack
Barnett Post 268
American Legion of
Greene.
Living family members
include his beloved
wife, Gladys Feldman,
Greene; two sons:
Michael (Sherry)
Feldman, Urbandale, and
Douglas (Kristi)
Feldman, Greene; one
granddaughter, Liberty
Rose Feldman, Greene;
one sister, Betty
(Erwin) Oltmann, Cedar
Falls; one brother,
Donald (Virginia)
Feldman, Greene; and a
sister-in-law, Janice
Feldman, Nashua. He is
also survived by many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; one
brother, Kenneth
Feldman; and infant twin
grandsons: Nile and Noah
Feldman.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy
may direct memorials to
the Wayne V.
Feldman Memorial Fund in
care of the family.
Funeral arrangements
have been entrusted to
Reid's Funeral Chapel in
Greene, (641) 823-4457.
Fredrick W.
Bruce
SWALEDALE — Fredrick W.
Bruce, 71, of Swaledale,
died Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 5 p.m.
Saturday at the
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, 107 N. Second St.
in Thornton. Interment
will be at a later date
at Pleasant Valley
Cemetery, Swaledale.
His family will greet
friends beginning at 4
p.m. Saturday at the
funeral home.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 998-2311.
Sally G.
Matthes
MASON CITY — Sally Grace
Matthes, 61, of 532
Fifth Street S.E., Mason
City, died Thursday
(March 24, 2005) at her
home, following a brief
illness.
The family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street
N.E.
Sally's body has been
cremated.
Memorials may be
directed to the Sally
Grace Matthes Memorial
Fund.
Sally Grace Matthes was
born in Mason City on
May 16, 1943, the
daughter of David and
Juanita (Simmons) Sharp.
She graduated from Mason
City High School. She
received her Certified
Nursing Assistant
Certificate from North
Iowa Area Community
College. She spent most
of her professional
career as a C.N.A.
working with Americana
Nursing Home and Good
Shepard Health Center in
Mason City.
Sally was united in
marriage to Carl
Matthes; to this union
two children were born.
Sally loved reading,
spending time with her
two grandchildren,
watching movies, and,
oddly enough, she loved
to watch professional
wrestling.
Sally is survived by her
children: Lori (Ross)
Treloar, of Nora Springs
and Paul Matthes, of
Mason City; two
grandsons: Taylor and
Nick Treloar, of Nora
Springs; sisters, Nancy
Knapp, of Tennessee,
Shirley (Dave) Walswick,
of Mason City, Kathy
(Ralph) Pinneke, of
Forth Worth, Texas; one
brother, Bill Sharp, of
California; along with
many nieces, nephews,
and friends.
Sally is preceded in
death by her
grandparents; parents;
one brother, Davy Sharp;
and one sister, JoAnn
Simmons.
Hogan Bremer Moore
Colonial Chapel
641-423-2372
www.colonialchapels.com.
Agnes A.
Haack
BURT — Agnes A. Haack,
87, of Burt, died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at the Titonka
Care Center.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Lotts Creek
Immanuel Lutheran
Church, rural Lone Rock,
with Pastor David
Bergquist officiating.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona,
and will continue one
hour prior to the
service at the church on
Wednesday.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Elizabeth A.
Vierkant
MASON CITY — Elizabeth
A. Vierkant, 94, of
Mason City, died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Thursday at
First Reformed Church,
Meservey with the Rev.
Rodney Meester
presiding. Interment
will be in Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. Wednesday at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, 107 N. Second St.
in Thornton and continue
one hour prior to the
service at the church on
Thursday.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
(641) 998-2311.
Earl ‘Bud'
Sevley
KIESTER, Minn. — Earl
"Bud" Sevley, 72, of
Kiester, Minn., died
Sunday (March 27, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Thursday at
Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Kiester with
Pastor Dick Steffen
officiating. Burial will
be in our Savior's
Lutheran Cemetery in
Kiester, Minn.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at
Bruss-Heitner Funeral
Home in Bricelyn on
Wednesday and one hour
prior to the service at
the church on Thursday.
Bruss-Heitner Funeral
Homes, Wells, Minn.
(507) 553-3124.
John R.
Abele
GARNER — John R. Abele,
89, of Garner died
Monday (March 28, 2005)
at the Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at the United Methodist
Church in Garner with
the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to
services at the church
on Thursday.
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner is in charge of
arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
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2005
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Homes. Information is
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Elizabeth A.
Vierkant
MASON CITY — Elizabeth
A. Vierkant died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
Her funeral service will
be held 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at First
Reformed Church,
Meservey, with the Rev.
Rodney Meester
presiding. Interment
will be in Meservey
Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. today at
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, 107 N. 2nd Street,
Thornton.
Elizabeth A. Vierkant
was born Oct. 10, 1910,
in Hampton, a daughter
of Alfred R. and
Nicolina (Peterson)
Koch. Elizabeth grew up
on a farm near Hampton.
Elizabeth taught country
school for seven years
in the Hampton area in
the 1930s prior to her
marriage to Henry
Vierkant on April 9,
1941. Elizabeth and
Henry farmed near
Meservey until they
retired and moved to
Mason City in 1962.
Elizabeth enjoyed
traveling, reading and
baking cookies. She was
a member of First
Reformed Church in
Meservey.
She is survived by her
husband, Henry Vierkant;
one daughter, Susanna
Lee (LaVerne), Clear
Lake; son, Jim Vierkant
(Connie), Thornton; six
grandchildren: Theresa
(Danne) Thomas,
Hastings, Minn., Marilyn
(Jeff) Inman, Iowa
Falls, Michelle (Tom)
DelaRiva, Ellsworth,
Barb (Matt) Lenning,
Fort Dodge, Arlene Lee,
Fertile, and James
(Sheri) Vierkant,
Dyersville; two sisters:
Helen Jung, Mason City,
and Dolores Niese,
Osage; a brother, Edward
Koch, New Ulm, Minn.;
and a sister-in-law,
Geri Koch, Otranto.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, Alfred
and Nicolina Koch; four
brothers: Albert, Harry,
Walter and Bill; and
three sisters, Marlene,
Verna and Ruth.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Meservey, (641)
998-2311.
Dwight Wirtz
MASON CITY — Dwight
Wirtz, 49, of Mason City
died Saturday, (March
26, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, 2005,
at Battin Chapel Church,
at the intersection of
County Road J Ave. and
216th Drive in Ogden,
Iowa, with the Rev.
Donald Simmonds
officiating.
A memorial service will
also be held in Mason
City at 2 p.m. Friday,
April 15, 2005, at First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive, with
the Rev. Donald Simmonds
officiating.
A reception will be held
immediately following
the memorial service at
the Mason City Community
Theatre, 215 S. Delaware
Ave. Inurnment will be
in Ogden Cemetery at a
later date.
The family requests no
flowers. In lieu of
flowers memorials may be
directed to the Dwight
Wirtz Scholarship Fund
in care of Clear Lake
School District, 306
First Ave. N., Clear
Lake, IA 50428, or the
Mason City Community
Theatre, 215 S. Delaware
Ave., Mason City, IA
50401.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 423-0924.
Arthur L.
Skram
MASON CITY — Arthur L.
Skram, 80, of Mason City
died Tuesday (March 29,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
Everett
Vikturek
MASON CITY — Everett
Vikturek, 85, of Mason
City died Tuesday (March
29, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
John R.
Abele
GARNER — John R. Abele,
89, of Garner died
Monday (March 28, 2005)
at Concord Care Center,
Garner.
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. Thursday
at United Methodist
Church in Garner with
the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held
from 6 to 7 p.m. today
at Cataldo Funeral
Chapel in Garner and one
hour prior to services
at the church.
John Richard Abele, the
son of Arthur and Ada
(Blank) Abele, was born
April 9, 1915, on his
parents' farm northwest
of Garner. He attended
school at Garner where
he was active in
football and music. He
was proud of the fact
that when he was a
senior the Garner
football team did not
allow any team to cross
their goal line. He
received honorable
mention in football by
the Des Moines Register
and was offered a
scholarship to Drake
University. John was
also a member of the
Garner relay team, which
participated in the
Drake Relays and
represented Garner at
state. He graduated from
Garner High School in
1933.
On March 20, 1943, he
married Ivadell Reemtsma
at Mason City. John
retired from a lifetime
of farming in 1980 and
moved into Garner. He
enjoyed farming and
feeding cattle.
He was a lifetime member
of United Methodist
Church in Garner and was
on the board of
directors at the
Farmer's Co-op Society
in Garner.
John is survived by his
wife of 62 years,
Ivadell; his children,
Marby (Tom) Lange of
Leewood, Kan., Nile
(Ann) Abele of Columbia,
Mo., Adree Abele of St.
Louis, Mo., and Jill
(William, Jr.) Butcher
of Suffield, Conn.;
eight grandchildren:
Shelly Heidenrich,
Kristen (Greg) Trainor,
Ethan, Ellie and Eric
Abele and Aubrey,
William III and Dory
Butcher; a great
grandson, Jack Trainor;
a sister, Marguerite
(Lindley) Wogen of
LeGrande; and a
sister-in-law, Beverly
(Jack) Greiman of Clear
Lake.
He was preceded in death
by two sons, Brent in
1988 and Thad in 2003;
his parents; two
brothers: Oren and
Caryle Abele; and a
sister, Robin
Hartshorne.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Bryce
Matthew Sorensen
MASON CITY — Bryce
Matthew Sorensen,
newborn son of Conni
Sorensen of Mason City,
died Sunday (March 27,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services for
Bryce Matthew Sorensen
will be held at 3 p.m.
Monday, April 4, 2005,
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home and
Crematory with the Rev.
Spencer Thury of
Riverside Church
presiding. Burial will
be at Memorial Park
Cemetery.
A visitation will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday
at Major Erickson
Funeral Home and
Crematory until the time
of the service.
Memorials may be
directed to the family.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home and Crematory is in
charge of the
arrangements, (641)
423-0924.
Ruth R.
Wells
RICEVILLE — Ruth R.
Wells, age 99, of
Riceville passed away at
the Osage Rehabilitation
and Health Care Center
in Osage on Monday
(March 28, 2005).
Funeral services will be
held at Lindstrom
Funeral Home in
Riceville at 10:30 a.m.
Friday with the Rev.
Gary Gilbert
officiating. Burial will
be in the Riverside
Cemetery, Riceville.
Friends may call one
hour before services on
Friday at the funeral
home.
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, (641)
985-2242.
Nettie Alice Delahoyde
MASON CITY — Nettie
Alice Delahoyde, 96,
died early Tuesday
morning (March 29, 2005)
at the IOOF Home.
A funeral service will
be held at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev.
Keith Scott of Wesley
Methodist Church
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph's Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service at the funeral
home.
Memorials may be
directed to the Nettie
Delahoyde fund
Nettie was born to Fred
and Eva (Lange) Chase on
June 22, 1908, in
Goodell, Iowa. She
attended Goodell schools
and graduated from Mason
City High School. She
then attended St.
Joseph's Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing,
graduating in 1929. She
worked as an R.N. doing
private and general duty
at Park and Mercy
hospitals. During a time
in 1934, she was
employed as public
health nurse in Mason
City.
On Dec. 22, 1936, she
was married to Howard
Delahoyde in Canton,
S.D. She continued
working at the hospitals
while her husband was in
the service during World
War II. After his
discharge from the
service, they moved with
their two children to
the IOOF Home in August
1946. Mr. Delahoyde
began his duties as the
superintendent of the
building and grounds
while Nettie worked as a
R.N. at the IOOF Home
and also assisted her
husband with his duties.
After the death of her
husband on June 26,
1966, Nettie moved to
Clear Lake and worked at
Ritters Oakmond Manor
until retiring on Oct.
30, 1980. She was a
member of Wesley
Methodist Church, United
Methodist Women, Mercy
Hospital Nurse's Alumni,
Queen Rebekah Lodge, and
was a former member of
the Mason City Police
Auxiliary. Nettie
enjoyed reading, playing
the piano, working in
the lodge, and watching
"The Grand Ole Opry" on
television.
She is survived by her
two sons: Bruce
Delahoyde and Fredrick
Delahoyde both of Clear
Lake; and brother, Jesse
Chase and wife, Helen,
of Mason City.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Howard; parents; three
brothers; and two
sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Donald Lewis
Simon
FORT WORTH, Texas —
Donald Lewis Simon, 77,
a truck driver, died
Tuesday (March 22, 2005)
in Fort Worth.
His memorial service
will be Saturday at
Boulevard Baptist
Church, 315 N. Burleson,
Blvd., Burleson, Texas.
Memorials may be
directed to the
Christian Children's
Fund, 977 Centerville
Turnpike, Virginia
Beach, VA 23463.
Don was born April 27,
1927, in Clear Lake to
Elza Simon and Alice
(Walkner) Simon. He was
a friend of many and led
a colorful life.
His survivors include
his sons, Donald Simon
of Memphis, Tenn., Bruce
Simon and wife, Chris,
of Joshua, and Joe Simon
and wife, Celeste, of
Lake Worth; daughters,
Marianna Bryant and
husband, Jerry, of
Tracy, Minn., Angela
Turner and husband,
Jeff, of Bedford, and
Mickey Burkholder of
Saginaw; brothers,
Arnold Simon of Clear
Lake and Harland Simon
of Forsythe, Mo.; 10
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, one
brother, and one sister.
Aria Funeral Home, Ft.
Worth, Texas, (817)
574-0071.
Irma B.
Bucknell
MASON CITY — Irma B.
Bucknell, 101, died
early Sunday morning
(March 27, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A memorial service will
be held at 10 a.m. today
at First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook
Drive, with the Rev.
Donald Simmonds
officiating. A memorial
service will also be
held at First United
Presbyterian Church,
Saturday in Belleville,
Ill. At Irma's request
there will be no
visitation. Her body has
been donated to the Mayo
Foundation in Rochester,
Minn., for medical
research.
Memorials may be
directed to Good
Shepherd Health Center
or First Presbyterian
Church.
Irma was born to Curtis
R. and Irma Jane
(Miller) Bosworth on
Nov. 25, 1903, in East
St. Louis, Ill. She was
married to Roger W.
Bucknell Sr., on Aug.
19, 1925. Roger died on
Sept. 16, 1950.
Irma moved to Mason City
in October 1993 and
became a resident of
Good Shepherd Health
Center in January 1997.
Irma was the retired
owner of Bucknells Inc.,
a real estate and
insurance agency in East
St. Louis. After her
retirement in 1968, she
was an Avon
representative for
several years. Irma was
a 66-year member of
First United
Presbyterian Church in
Belleville, Ill., a
67-year charter member
of Chapter EY (Illinois)
of P.E.O., and a member
of the Excelsior Club.
Irma saw beauty in
everyone and everything
around her. She loved
gardening, cooking,
entertaining and
especially her family.
She is survived by her
son, Roger W. (Betty)
Bucknell Jr., of
Belleville, Ill.,
daughter, Nancy (Gene)
Kuehn of Mason City;
eight grandchildren:
Allen (Jeanne-Marie)
Bucknell of Phoenix,
Ariz., Douglas
(Jennifer) Bucknell of
Silvis, Ill., Sarah
(James) Ryan of Marissa,
Ill., Mary (Gary Kakazu)
Bucknell of Madison,
Wis., Nancy Bucknell,
Omaha, Neb., Michael
(Karen Chrystal) Kuehn
of Des Moines, Beth
(Steve) Ehlers of Mason
City, and David Kuehn of
Lenexa, Kansas; 11
great-grandchildren:
Jennifer, Kristen and
Stephanie Ehlers, Nathan
Kakazu, Christine, Emily
and James H. Ryan,
Nicholas and Alec Kuehn,
Sophia Bucknell and
Daisy Clayre Bucknell.
She is also survived by
one brother, Robert W.
Bosworth of Lexington,
Ky.
Irma was preceded in
death by her husband;
parents; two brothers;
and one sister.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
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Published Thursday, March 31,
2005.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
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Globe Online.
Wilma Wegener
MASON CITY — Wilma
Wegener, 88, of 1531
Sixth Place S.E., Mason
City, died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) at her
home.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
Mildred A.
Adams
MASON CITY — Mildred A.
Adams, 93, of Mason
City, died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) at the
IOOF Home in Mason City.
Funeral services for
Mildred Adams will be 10
a.m. Saturday at First
United Methodist Church
Wayside Chapel, 119 S.
Georgia, Mason City,
with the Rev. Jim Stiles
officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the
service at the church on
Saturday.
Memorials may be
directed to the Mildred
A. Adams Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Dorothy
Norson
HAMPTON — Dorothy
Norson, 92, of Hampton
died Tuesday (March 29,
2005) at Franklin
General Hospital in
Hampton.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Hampton with the Rev.
Jon Anderson
officiating. Burial will
be in Hampton Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4
to 7 p.m. on Thursday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home, Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
Tom Kissner
ALGONA — Tom Kissner,
62, of Algona died
Wednesday, (March 30,
2005) at Kossuth
Regional Health Center
in Algona.
Funeral services for Tom
Kissner will be 10 a.m.
Saturday at First United
Methodist Church in
Algona with the Rev.
Mike Orthel officiating.
Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery in
Algona.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. Friday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, Algona,
(515) 295-3731.
Margaret
White
MARSHALLTOWN — Margaret
White, 84, of
Marshalltown, currently
residing in Mason City,
died Tuesday (March 29,
2005).
Her funeral will be at
10 a.m. Saturday at New
Hope Christian Church in
Marshalltown. Burial
will follow services at
Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens, Marshalltown.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday
at Pursel-Davis Funeral
Home & Crematory, where
her family will be
present to greet
friends.
Memorial contributions
may be directed in
Margaret's name to a
charity of the donor's
choice or to her family.
Vogel Family of Funeral
Homes, Marshalltown,
(641) 753-5511.
Gladys B.
Hagen
WEST UNION, Ohio —
Gladys B. Hagen, 88, of
West Union, Ohio,
formerly of Garner, died
Feb. 15, 2005, at Adams
County Hospital in West
Union, Ohio.
Following cremation,
there will be a memorial
service in West Bend,
Wis., at the convenience
of the family.
Beam Funeral Home, West
Union, Ohio, (937)
544-2133.
Beatrice M.
Larson
RUTHVEN — Beatrice M.
Larson, 81, of Ruthven,
formerly of Mason City,
died Tuesday (March 29,
2005) at Spencer
Municipal Hospital in
Spencer.
Funeral services for
Beatrice Larson will be
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Zion Lutheran Church in
Ruthven. Burial will be
3 p.m. Friday at
Memorial Park Cemetery
in Mason City.
Visitation will be after
4 p.m. Thursday at
Martin-Mattice Funeral
Home in Ruthven.
Martin-Mattice Funeral
Home, Ruthven, (712)
852-4823.
Paul
Williams
CHARLES CITY — Paul
Williams, 75, of Charles
City died Wednesday
(March 30, 2005) at
Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services for
Paul Williams will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at Hauser Funeral
Home in Charles City.
Pastor Paul Phillips of
the Gospel Lighthouse
will officiate. Burial
will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Military honors will be
conducted at the
graveside by the Charles
City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at
Hauser Funeral Home from
9 a.m. until service
time.
The Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City, is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Oscar ‘Jim'
Olson
GARNER — Oscar ‘Jim'
Olson, 80, of Garner
died Wednesday (March
30, 2005) at St Marys
Hospital, Rochester,
Minn.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m.,
Saturday at St. Paul's
Lutheran Church in
Garner with the Rev.
Henry Friedrich
officiating. Inurnment
will be in Concord
Township Cemetery,
Garner. Military rites
will be conducted by the
Garner Veterans
Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held
from 12:30 p.m. until
service time at the
church.
Memorials may be
directed to the Oscar
"Jim" Olson Memorial
Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
Garner, (641) 923- 2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
John Oliver
Todd
HANLONTOWN — John Oliver
Todd, 61, of 401 E.
Sixth St., died Tuesday
(March 29, 2005) at his
home.
Memorial service will be
held 2 p.m. Friday at
Grace Lutheran Church,
302 E. Third St.,
Hanlontown, with the
Rev. Kris Snyder
officiating.
Visitation will be held
one hour prior to the
service at the church.
John Oliver Todd, the
son of Ermine and Mary
(Basgall) Todd, was born
Aug. 6, 1943, in Mason
City. John graduated
from Manly High School.
He was drafted into the
United States Army on
Nov. 8, 1966, where he
was an office machine
repairman. John was
honorably discharged as
a disabled veteran.
During his military
career, John received a
Purple Heart, Bronze
Star, National Defense
Service Medal, Vietnam
Service Medal with three
bronze service stars,
Vietnam Campaign Medal,
three bars sharpshooter
badge and a marksman
badge.
John was united in
marriage to Rosetta
(Kassa) Todd on Aug. 18,
1962, in Hanlontown. To
this union a son was
born. John attended
Luther College, North
Iowa Area Community
College, Drake
University, School of
the Ozarks, and SMS in
Springfield. John and
Rosetta lived in
Branson, Mo., from
1980-1989, where he was
a fishing guide, until
they moved to Florida.
They recently moved back
and resided in
Hanlontown.
John enjoyed hunting,
fishing, and golfing.
His greatest love was
spending time with his
family.
John is survived by his
wife, Rosetta Todd, of
Hanlontown, son, John
(Jeanne) Todd Jr., of
Green Cove Springs,
Fla.; siblings, Ermine
(Aldyn) Todd Jr., of
Edwardsville, Ill.,
Jackie Trout, of Osage,
Susan (Marlin) Deets, of
Redfield; along with
nieces and nephews.
John is preceded in
death by his parents.
Memorials may be
directed to the John O.
Todd Memorial Fund.
Bride Colonial Chapel,
Manly, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Elizabeth A.
Vierkant
MASON CITY — Elizabeth
A. Vierkant died
Saturday (March 26,
2005) at Good Shepherd
Health Center in Mason
City.
Her funeral service will
be held 10:30 a.m.
today at First Reformed
Church, Meservey, with
the Rev. Rodney Meester
presiding. Interment
will be in Meservey
Cemetery.
Elizabeth A. Vierkant
was born Oct. 10, 1910,
in Hampton, a daughter
of Alfred R. and
Nicolina (Peterson)
Koch. Elizabeth grew up
on a farm near Hampton.
Elizabeth taught country
school for seven years
in the Hampton area in
the 1930s prior to her
marriage to Henry
Vierkant on April 9,
1941. Elizabeth and
Henry farmed near
Meservey until they
retired and moved to
Mason City in 1962.
Elizabeth enjoyed
traveling, reading and
baking cookies. She was
a member of First
Reformed Church in
Meservey.
She is survived by her
husband, Henry Vierkant;
one daughter, Susanna
Lee (LaVerne) Clear
Lake; son, Jim Vierkant
(Connie), Thornton; six
grandchildren: Theresa
(Danne) Thomas,
Hastings, Minn., Marilyn
(Jeff) Inman, Iowa
Falls, Michelle (Tom)
DelaRiva, Ellsworth,
Barb (Matt) Lenning,
Fort Dodge, Arlene Lee,
Fertile, and James
(Sheri) Vierkant,
Dyersville; five great
granddaughters: Katelynn
Thomas, Rachel Thomas,
Angela DelaRiva, Ashley
DelaRiva and Hayley
Vierkant; two sisters:
Helen Jung, Mason City,
and Dolores Niese,
Osage; brother, Edward
Koch, New Ulm, Minn.;
sister- in-law, Geri
Koch, Otranto.
She is preceded in death
by her parents, Alfred
and Nicolina Koch; four
brothers: Albert, Harry,
Walter and Bill; and
three sisters: Marlene,
Verna and Ruth.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, Thornton, (641)
998-2311.
Everett H.
Vikturek
MASON CITY — Everett H.
Vikturek, 85, of Mason
City died Tuesday (March
29, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
A memorial service for
Everett will be held at
3 p.m. Friday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with
the Rev. James Magelssen
officiating. A private
family graveside service
will be held on Friday
at Grafton Cemetery in
Grafton.
There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be given
to a charity of the
donor's choice.
Everett was born Feb.
28, 1920, the son of
Leonard and Mary (Koba)
Vikturek on a farm near
Plymouth. He graduated
from Nora Springs High
School in 1938, and
served in the United
States Army during World
War II. He was united in
marriage to Shirley
Huebner on Aug. 11,
1942, in Santa Monica,
Calif. They farmed in
the Grafton and St.
Ansgar areas for many
years.
Everett was an active
member of First Lutheran
Church in St. Ansgar and
served on the school
board for the Grafton
Community School.
In 1961, Everett and
Shirley moved to Mason
City and he began
working for Felco-Land
O'Lakes, from which he
re-tired in 1984. He was
an active member of
Trinity Lutheran Church,
where he served on the
board of deacons and as
an usher for more than
20 years
Everett is survived by
his wife, Shirley; son,
David and his wife,
Denise; and
grandchildren, Aubrie
and Lauren, all of Mason
City; brother, Garman
Vikturek and wife,
Francis, of Fort
Madison; sisters,
Delores Buttjer of
Hampton and Betty Salz
of Mason City; and
several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, one
brother, and an infant
sister.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 423-0924.
Gordon W.
Blanchard
SIOUX CITY — Gordon W.
Blanchard, 90, of Sioux
City and formerly of
Mason City, went to be
with the Lord on Tuesday
(March 29, 2005) at
Mercy Hospital in Sioux
City, Iowa.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Friday at Meyer
Brothers Colonial
Chapel, 3220 Stone Park
Blvd. in Sioux City,
with the Rev. Michael
Zabel officiating.
Family and friends are
invited to attend burial
services at 1 p.m.
Saturday in Elmwood
Cemetery in Waterloo.
They may also visit with
the family at the
Lindgren home in
Waterloo after the
burial.
Gordon Blanchard was
born on Sept. 2, 1914,
in Lone Rock, Iowa, the
son of Jesse and Maude
(Whitehill) Blanchard.
He graduated from Lone
Rock High School in
1930. Gordon attended
the Iowa State Teacher's
College in Cedar Falls,
graduating in 1937. He
was a pitcher for the
ISTC baseball team,
attaining the highest
collegiate batting
average and earning the
MVP award for the team
in 1936.
Gordon married Ardys K.
Smith on Jan. 1, 1938,
in Waterloo. He taught
school in Olin and Nora
Springs before coming to
the YMCA in 1946. He
served as physical
director and executive
director at the WMCA in
Mason City, working
there for 20 years.
While at the Y, he
started family parties,
bridge tournaments and
elementary school Gray-Y
sports program. He was
a member of the Lions
Club for 40 years, where
he served as president
and was secretary of the
club for 40 years.
Gordon was an active
member of the
Presbyterian Church in
Little Rock and later in
Mason City, where he
served as an elder and
Sunday school teacher.
His faith was very
important to him and he
lived to the fullest
teachings of Christ.
Gordon looked forward to
the start of the
baseball season every
year and enjoyed the
Cubs, Twins and Braves.
He also enjoyed playing
cribbage and bridge as
well as family trips to
California and Okoboji.
Gordon was preceded in
death by his beloved
wife, Ardys, in October
2003.
Survivors include three
daughters: Barbara
Williams and her
husband, George, of
Huntington Beach,
Calif., Kathie Anderson
and her husband, Tom, of
Sioux City, and Jeanie
Lindgren and her
husband, Tim, of
Waterloo; two brothers:
Gene Blanchard of Omaha,
Neb., and Jesse
Blanchard of Hot
Springs, Ark.; one
sister, Doris Schultz of
Lone Rock; eight
grandchildren and three
great-granddaughters.
Gordon was a kind and
loving father,
grandfather, brother,
husband and friend who
will be dearly missed
by his family and
friends.
Memorials for Hospice
and the Christian
Crusaders, along with
cards, may be sent to
his daughter, Kathie
Anderson, 23 W. 45th
St., Sioux City, IA
51104.
Meyer Brothers Colonial
Chapel, Sioux City,
Iowa, (712) 255-0131.
Janet F.
Zerby
CLEAR LAKE — Janet F.
Zerby, age 86, of Clear
Lake, formerly of
Austin, died Monday
(March 28, 2005) at
Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held 11 a.m. Friday at
Crane Community Chapel
with Pastor David
Wiersbe officiating.
Interment will be in
Oakwood Cemetery in
Austin, Minn.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Thursday at
Clasen-Jordan Mortuary
in Austin and on Friday
at the church for one
hour before the service.
Casket bearers will be
Scott MacDonald, Ross
MacDonald, Tim Zerby,
Tom Zerby, Ben Zerby,
Jeff Zerby, Kyle Smith
and Brian Smith
Janet Zerby was born
Nov. 9, 1918, in Towner,
N.D., to Ben and Lizzie
(Anderson) Nemitz. She
moved to Austin, Minn.,
before she was two years
old and graduated from
Austin High School in
1936.
On July 16, 1949, she
married Louis Zerby and
to this union three
children were born. She
worked at Hormel for
nine years.
Janet was a member of
Crane Community Chapel
for many years and
taught Sunday school and
Bible school for 15
years. She was also
active in the Women's
Missionary Society and
served a term as
president.
She enjoyed traveling,
playing golf, cooking,
crafts and church
activities. Most of all
she enjoyed spending
time with her family.
She was loving and kind
to all who knew her.
In the summer of 2002,
she moved to Clear Lake
and lived with her
daughter and son-in-law,
Nancy and Tim Smith.
After her move to Clear
Lake she became a
member of the Clear
Lake Evangelical Free
Church.
She is survived by
daughter, Nancy (Tim)
Smith of Clear Lake;
son, Joe (B.J.) Zerby of
Hope, Minn.; son, Alan
(Bonnie) Zerby of
Rochester, Minn.;
stepson, David (Joy)
Zerby of Woodbridge,
Va.; and stepdaughter,
Marjorie (Ken) MacDonald
of Virginia Beach, Va.;
21 grandchildren and 36
great-grandchildren;
brother, Nathan (Audrey)
of Austin, Minn.;
sister, Patricia (Allan)
Burke of Albuquerque,
N.M.; sister, Virginia
(Dale) Palmer of
Hayward, Calif.; and
many nieces and nephews.
Janet was preceded in
death by her parents;
son Steven; husband
Louis; brother, Clifford
Nemitz; sister Betty
Wirthlin; and
stepdaughter Evelyn
Sullivan.
She will be greatly
missed by all who knew
her.
Clasen-Jordan Mortuary,
Austin, Minn., (507)433-
5727.
Arthur L.
Skram
MASON CITY — Arthur L.
Skram, 80, of Mason City
died Tuesday (March 29,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center- North Iowa.
Funeral services for
Arthur will be held at
10:30 a.m. Friday at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev.
James Magelssen
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. today at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given
to the Arthur L. Skram
Memorial Fund or to
Trinity Lutheran Church.
Arthur L. Skram was
born May 23, 1924, in
Grafton, the son of
Peder and Emma
(Sorenson) Skram. He
graduated from Kensett
High School in 1941.
Arthur attended Waldorf
College until drafted
into the United States
Army Air Corps, where he
served with the 20th Air
Force in the
China-Burma-India
Theater during World War
II.
Art married Marcile
Mostrom on Aug. 4, 1946,
and they established
their first home in
Kensett. The family
moved to Mason City
after he founded the Art
Skram Music Co. in 1950.
The company was one of
the first in the state
of Iowa to provide
background music, paging
and sound equipment
systems to businesses.
He later opened a real
estate and professional
farm management office,
overseeing Northwestern
States Portland Cement
and Indianhead Farms. He
was widely known as a
farm realtor and
appraiser.
Art was a longtime
member of the Chamber of
Commerce, serving many
years on the agriculture
committee. He was also a
member of both the
National and Iowa Farm
and Land Brokers
Associations. Art was an
active member of Trinity
Lutheran Church where he
served on numerous
church boards. He
belonged to the Mason
City Country Club, the
Eucher and Cycle Club,
and volunteered time to
help youth at the YMCA.
Art was especially
proud of his Norwegian
heritage and enjoyed
many trips to Norway to
visit family and
friends. He would always
have time to tell about
his affection for the
good times he had
vacationing in Norway.
He also enjoyed
collecting model planes
and trains, spending
time at his summer home
on Clear Lake and
working at his farms.
Art was a beloved
husband, father,
grandfather, brother and
friend.
He is survived by his
wife, Marcile; daughter,
Mary Ann (Robert)
Reddall of Cedar Rapids;
son, Paul (Betty) of
Cedar Rapids; four
beloved grandchildren:
Jennifer (James)
Gonsalves, Stephen Skram
and fiancee, Book
Runyan, John Reddall and
special friend,
Elizabeth Whipple, and
Kristin Reddall; one
cherished sister,
Phyllis (Truman)
Knudtson; several
nieces, nephews, cousins
and a host of friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory is in
charge of arrangements,
(641) 423-0924.
Donald Floyd
Coe
VENTURA — Donald Floyd
Coe died Tuesday (March
29, 2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit,
after an eight-year
battle with melanoma.
A memorial service will
be 11 a.m. Saturday at
Ventura United Methodist
Church, Ventura, with
Pastor Audrey Young
officiating. Inurnment
will be 2 p.m. at Mt.
Vernon Township
Cemetery, Burchinal,
with military honors by
the Clear Lake VFW.
Visitation will be
Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.
at Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear
Lake, and again one hour
be-fore the service on
Saturday at the church.
Don was born July 7,
1943, at Mason City,
Iowa, the son of Shirley
A. Coe and Elsie
(Spilman) Coe. He lived
in Lake Township until
the age of three and
then moved to the family
farm at Ventura. He
attended school in
Ventura for 13 years,
graduating in 1961.
On Dec. 22, 1964, he
married his high school
sweetheart, Judy
Kruggel.
Don was a veteran of the
United States Air Force
and Don and Judy were
stationed in Syracuse,
New York, San Angelo,
Texas, and Sacramento,
Calif. He was a Vietnam
veteran and in 1966
served a one-year tour
of duty in Da Nang.
Following his military
service, Don attended
the University of
Northern Iowa,
graduating in 1972. He
then moved back home to
Ventura and worked for
Everett Peterson
Construction for two
years, building the
family's current home on
the shore of the "Little
Lake" in the process.
In 1974, Don started his
teaching and coaching
career in the Mason City
school system as a
biology teacher at Mason
City High School. He
then taught on the
seventh-grade team at
Roosevelt Middle School,
retiring in 2001. Don
enjoyed his position
working for Ken
Mortensen Construction
from 2002 to the
present.
He was a Coach of the
Year for both varsity
boys track and assistant
varsity wrestling in the
Big 8 Conference. He
also served as varsity
boys cross country coach
and assistant sophomore
football coach. He
helped to originate the
annual Mohawk canoe trip
to the Boundary Waters
for many years and was a
leader of Mason City
Mohawk Backpackers on
their mountain treks to
Colorado and Wyoming.
He enjoyed hunting with
his German Shorthairs,
Heidi and Gunner,
fishing, canoeing,
wilderness backpacking,
sailing and golfing. On
Jan. 27, he realized a
lifetime dream of
playing the golf course
at Pebble Beach, Calif.,
with his friends.
In 1973, Don bought his
first Hobie 16 sailboat
and three months later
won the Division 7
Championship and a trip
to the nationals at Key
West, Fla. He would go
on to win the
seven-state three more
times, as well as many
fleet championships in
the Clear Lake Yacht
Club and other Midwest
regattas. For two years
Don was sailing school
instructor for the yacht
club and also nurtured
in his daughters and
son-in-law an enjoyment
for sailing.
He was an avid history
buff and enjoyed reading
about World War II, the
Civil War and Indian
wars. He had a special
interest in the Battle
of the Little Big Horn,
which culminated in a
long-awaited trip to
Custer National
Monument, where he
toured all of the battle
sites with Judy in 2003.
Don's greatest joy was
his family, and he
especially enjoyed
passing on to his
daughters his love of
the great outdoors. He
took Megan and Mindy
canoeing in the Boundary
Waters and backpacking
in the wilderness of the
Rocky Mountains. He had
a great appreciation for
all types of music and
loved to play the
guitar. He was an
accomplished artist
favoring oil paintings,
especially wildlife.
He is a former member of
the Ventura Gun Club,
Ducks Unlimited,
Pheasants Forever, Clear
Lake Hobie Cat Fleet 10,
Clear Lake Yacht Club, a
member of the Ventura
Planning and Zoning
Commission and past
president of the Ventura
Booster Club.
Survivors include his
wife, Judy, of Ventura;
two daughters: Megan Coe
of St. Peter, Minn., and
Mindy Griffin of
Silverdale, Wash., and
her husband, Jeff
Griffin, of Ventura; one
brother, Gary Coe and
wife, Ellen, of Severn,
Md.; three sisters:
Linda Woo and husband,
Grant, of Fair Oaks,
Calif., Diane Elsbury of
Ventura and Elaine Aberg
and husband, Jim, of
Mason City. He is also
survived by his
mother-in-law, Dorothy
Gerdes of Clear Lake;
two brothers-in-law,
Kurt Kruggel and wife,
Kelly, of Burchinal and
Ron Gerdes and wife, Sue
Saunders, of St. Paul,
Minn., as well as many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; and
infant son, Michael D.
Coe.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. 4th St.,
Clear Lake, (641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Posted
by Gene Manning
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