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November
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Obituaries
are
presented
as a
community
service
of
Fullerton
Funeral
Homes.
Information
is
submitted
by
families
or
provided
by
funeral
homes
for
publication
in the
Globe
Gazette
and
Globe
Online.
Edward
F. Malek
GARNER —
Edward
F. Malek,
91, of
Garner
died
Sunday
(Oct.
30,
2005)
after a
short
illness,
surrounded
by his
family
at his
son’s
home in
Gretna,
Neb.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10 a.m.
Wednesday
at St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church
in
Garner
with
Father
Michael
Schueller
officiating.
Burial
will be
in St.
John’s
Catholic
Cemetery
in
Duncan.
Visitation
will be
held
from 4
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Cataldo
Funeral
Chapel
in
Garner
with a
Catholic
Workman
rosary
at 4
p.m. and
a
Scriptural
wake
service
at 7
p.m.
Visitation
will
continue
one hour
prior to
services
at the
church.
Edward
Frank
Malek
was born
on April
30,
1914, to
Adolph
and
Caroline
(Hoydar)
Malek on
the home
farm
northwest
of
Garner.
He
graduated
from
Hayfield
High
School
as
valedictorian
of his
class of
1932. He
then
attended
Britt
Junior
College
and
graduated
in 1934.
He began
teaching
at
Garfield
School
No. 5
where he
taught
for five
years
before
he
married
Eileen
McCormick
at St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church
on Aug.
23,
1938.
The
service
was
performed
by
Father
Matthias
Manternach.
Ed
farmed
until
1980
when
they
moved
into
Garner.
Eileen
is
currently
residing
with her
son,
Tom, at
17101
S.. Hwy
31,
Gretna,
NE
68028.
Ed was
an
accomplished
musician
and sang
with the
St.
Wenceslaus
choir
for 42
years.
Music
was in
his
heart.
Ed and
his
brother,
Syl,
formed
Malek’s
Accordion
Band in
the
1930s.
They
played
many
wedding
and
anniversary
dances
until
the
1960s.
Then, Ed
and Marv
Lackore
started
the L &
M Band
with
Nancy (Lackore)
Kaduce,
Joe
Buzicky
and Tom
Malek.
They
played
until
the
1980s.
Ed was a
member
of the
Lions
Club for
several
years
and a
highlight
of his
life was
a trip
for the
entire
family
to the
International
Lions
Convention
in New
York
City in
1965. He
played
organ in
the Iowa
Room at
the
Hotel
Continental.
He
enjoyed
making
tapes
and
sharing
these
with
friends
and
relatives
around
the
world.
Ed was a
former
member
of St.
Wenceslaus
Catholic
Church
in
Duncan
and a
present
member
of St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church
in
Garner.
He also
belonged
to the
Catholic
Workman
Lodge
for 76
years.
Ed was
elected
Hancock
County
Democratic
supervisor
in 1960
and
served
in that
position
for 14
years.
Ed is
survived
by his
loving
wife of
67
years,
Eileen;
three
children,
Carolyn
(Dr.
Joseph)
McGuire
of State
Center,
Tom
(Marilyn)
Malek of
Gretna,
Neb. and
Catherine
(Bruce)
Kennedy
of
Harbor,
Ill.;
nine
grandchildren,
Tim
McGuire,
Molly
McGuire
and
Moira
Pyle,
Tiffani
Malek
and
Alissa
Neu,
Shannon
(Jody)
Siver,
Megan
Kennedy,
Matthew
Kennedy
and
Michael
Kennedy;
seven
great-grandchildren,
Maggie
McGuire,
Macey
McGuire
and
Devon
Pyle,
Taylor
Wagner
and Noah
May,
Natalie
Siver
and
Jacklyn
Siver; a
sister-in-law,
Helen
Malek of
Garner;
and a
brother-in-law,
Robert
(Bev)
McCormick
of
Garner.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
brother,
Syl
Malek.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Carl
Irvin
Wandrey
MASON
CITY —
Carl
Irvin
Wandrey,
81, of
302
Second
St. N.E.
died
Thursday
(Oct.
27,
2005) at
the Good
Shepherd
Health
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Wednesday
at St.
James
Lutheran
Church,
1148
Fourth
St. S.E.
with
Pastor
Thomas
Healey
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.
Memorials
may be
given to
St.
James
Lutheran
Church.
Carl was
born on
Nov. 26,
1923, in
Mason
City,
the
second
son of
Henry E.
and
Lillian
(Tobsing)
Wandrey.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
at St.
James
Lutheran
Church.
At age
12, Carl
was
stricken
with
polio
but
would
later
graduate
from
Mason
City
High
School
and
Hamilton
Business
College
with a
degree
in
business.
During
the
World
War II,
Carl
worked
at Mason
City
Tent &
Awning
and then
went on
to work
for
Jacob B.
Decker
and
Sons,
Armour
Company,
where he
worked
in the
office
for 26
years.
When the
plant
closed,
Carl
worked
for six
years at
Currie
Manufacturing
Company.
He
retired
in 1985.
Carl was
a
faithful
member
of St.
James
Lutheran
Church
for more
than 81
years
and
often
served
as an
usher.
He was
also a
member
of the
IOOF
Lodge
for 60
years
and he
held
every
office
in the
lodge.
Carl is
survived
by
brothers,
Ralph H.
Wandrey
of
Cottonwood,
Ariz.,
Robert
Wandrey
of Grand
Junction,
Colo.;
seven
nieces
and
nephews,
several
great-nieces
and
nephews,
cousins
as well
as many
good
friends
and
classmates,
Lloyd
Klein
and
Beryl
Hungerford.
Carl was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
stepmother,
Elise
Doering
Wandrey;
two
stepbrothers,
Donald
Doering,
and
Herbert
Doering.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
Galen
‘Bud’ G.
Shultz
Jr.
GREENE —
Galen G.
Shultz
,78, a
resident
of Liebe
Care
Center,
108
South
High,
Greene,
Iowa,
died
Tuesday
(Oct.
25,
2005)
following
a
lengthy
illness.
A
memorial
service
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Thursday
at St.
Peter’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Greene,
Iowa.
Galen
was born
on
January
30,
1927, in
Greene,
Iowa,
the son
of Galen
and
Eshter
Shultz.
He
attended
school
in
Greene.
He
married
Hazel
LaVonne
Truex on
Aug. 17,
1944.
Galen
farmed
near
Dougherty,
Iowa,
and
worked
at
Echleberger
Implement
of
Greene
where he
retired.
He
enjoyed
visiting
with
family
and
friends.
He was a
member
of St.
Peter’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Greene
and
Dan’s
Coffee
Club.
Galen
was a
veteran
of the
U.S.
Army,
having
proudly
served
from
June
1945 to
October
1946.
Galen is
survived
by two
daughters,
Carolyn
(Dave)
Goodsell
of
Denver,
Iowa,
and
Kathy
(Ron)
Herman
of
Greene,
Iowa.
Also
surviving
are a
brother,
Donald
Shultz
of Mason
City,
Iowa;
and a
sister,
Lois
Adams,
of
Marble
Rock,
Iowa.
Galen
had four
grandchildren:
Jacqueline
and Alan
Goodsell,
of
Denver,
Iowa,
Chad
(Heidi)
Herman,
of
Waverly,
Iowa,
and
Andres
Herman;
and
special
friend,
Nikki;
and one
great-grandson,
Alexandrek,
of The
Colony,
Texas.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Hazel
LaVonne;
his
parents,
Galen
and
Esther(Uker)
Shultz;
a
sister,
Donna
Neal;
and one
grandson,
Derek
Herman.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
family.
Please
leave a
memorial
tribute
or
message
to the
family
online
at
www.iowacremation.com
under
obituaries.
Duane E.
Shanks
NORA
SPRINGS
— Duane
E.
Shanks,
78, of
318 N.
Summit,
Nora
Springs,
died
Friday
(Oct.
28,
2005) at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.
Wednesday.
at the
First
United
Methodist
Church,
202 N.
Hawkeye,
Nora
Springs,
with the
Rev. Jim
Turner
and the
Rev.
Jennifer
Henry
officiating.
Interment
will be
in Park
Cemetery,
Nora
Springs.
Military
honors
will be
by the
American
Legion
Post 449
Nora
Springs.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 7:30
p.m.
today at
the
Sheckler
Colonial
Chapel,
114 N.
Hawkeye
in Nora
Springs,
with a
Masonic
service
at 7
p.m.
There
will be
additional
visitation
one hour
prior to
services
on
Wednesday
at the
church.
The
family
suggests
memorials
to Duane
E.
Shanks
Memorial
Fund.
Duane
was born
on Jan.
19,
1927, in
Nora
Springs,
the son
of
Kenneth
and Vera
(Tatum)
Shanks.
Following
high
school
he
farmed
with his
father
until
entering
the
United
States
Army,
serving
from
1952 to
1954.
Following
induction,
he was
based in
Kaisersalutern,
Germany.
While in
the
service,
he
played
on a
traveling
baseball
team
which
traveled
throughout
Europe,
playing
teams on
other
bases
and he
made
many
lifelong
friends.
He also
played
baseball
for Nora
Springs
Town
Team and
later
played
trombone
for the
Mason
City
Municipal
Band.
He
married
LaBonna
“Bonnie”
Hartwig
on Sept.
21,
1947, at
St. Luke
Lutheran
Church,
Nora
Springs.
In 1954,
they
moved
back to
Nora
Springs
and
resumed
farming
until
her
death in
1985.
He
married
Edna
Mathers
on July
19,
1986, at
First
United
Methodist
Church
in Nora
Springs
and they
farmed
until
retiring
in 1989.
Duane
was an
avid
Hawkeye
fan,
with a
special
interest
in Iowa
football.
He also
enjoyed
fishing,
bowling
and
spending
the
winters
in
Arizona
with
friends.
He was a
member
of Nora
Springs
Cooperative
Board,
Floyd
County
Mutual
Board
from
1966 to
1988,
including
16 years
as
president
of the
board.
He was
the
public
address
announcer
for Nora
Springs
football
games
many
years.
He was
also a
50-year
member
of Nora
Springs
Rock-Sirus
Lodge
No. 294
and
American
Legion
Post No.
449 and
a member
of St.
Luke
Lutheran
Church
and
First
United
Methodist
Church,
Nora
Springs.
Duane is
survived
by a
son,
Gary
Shanks
and his
wife,
Candy,
of
Bettendorf;
and a
daughter,
Rhonda
George
and her
husband,
Scott,
of
Alleman;
four
grandchildren,
Allison
Shanks,
Carolyn
Shanks,
Travis
George
and
Andrew
George;
brother-in-law,
Russ
Ubben
and his
wife,
Lorraine,
of
Dumont,
and two
sisters-in-law,
Marilyn
Cool and
her
husband,
Ken, of
Long
Grove,
and
Beverly
Coffey,
of Nora
Springs,
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
his wife
Bonnie
(in
1985);
and Edna
(in
2005).
Sheckler
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
749-2210.
wwwcolonialchapels.com.
David E.
Soma
BRITT —
David E.
Soma,
68, of
Britt
passed
away
Saturday
(Oct.
29,
2005) at
the
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
for
David E.
Soma
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at St.
Patrick’s
Catholic
Church
in Britt
with
Father
Jerry
Blake
officiating.
Burial
will
take
place at
Belmond
City
Cemetery
in
Belmond.
Visitation
for
David E.
Soma
will be
held
from 6
to 8
p.m.
today at
the
Ewing
Dugger
Funeral
Chapel,
178
Center
St.
West, in
Britt,
and
continue
one hour
prior to
the
services
on
Wednesday
at the
church.
David
Elmer
Soma,
son of
Elmer
Sewart
and
Sylvia
Ellen
(Chapman)
Soma was
born at
their
home in
rural
Belmond,
on Dec.
4, 1936.
He was
raised
in rural
Belmond
and
attended
country
school.
He was
married
to
Janice
Ann
Nelsen
of
Clarion,
Iowa, on
March
15,
1957, in
Belmond,
Iowa.
They
divorced
on June
22,
1987.
David
started
his
working
life on
the farm
with
dairy
cows,
but was
always
more
interested
in
machines
and
equipment.
He went
on to
become a
very
accomplished
welder
and
worked
for two
different
welding
and
fabrication
shops.
He
designed
and
built
his own
boom
truck
for
moving
grain
bins. He
was a
self-taught
electrician
and
wired
many
homes
and
farms in
the
Wright
County
area
through
his own
electrical
business,
making a
lot of
friends
in the
process.
He also
worked
as a
maintenance
man at
three
different
businesses
in Eagle
Grove
during
his
working
years.
He
retired
in 1986.
He
enjoyed
hunting
and
camping
in his
younger
years
and was
an avid
fisherman
his
entire
life. He
also had
a great
love of
woodworking
and
created
many
different
projects
over the
years.
He also
had a
love of
animals
and was
never
without
a good
joke or
story.
On Aug.
28,
1988,
David
was
married
to June
Roberts
in
Britt.
The
couple
has
since
made
their
home in
Britt.
David is
survived
by his
wife,
June, of
Britt;
son,
Daniel
David
Soma and
wife,
Colleen,
and
daughters
Haley
and
Hannah,
of Eagle
Grove,
Iowa;
daughter,
Julia
Anne
(Soma,
Gates)
Torpey
and
husband,
Thomas,
of
Denver,
Colo.;
June’s
children:
Joseph
Roberts
and
wife,
Lory and
children,
Michael
and
Kyle, of
Indianola,
Iowa,
Rose
Reese
and
husband,
Joe, of
McIntosh,
Ill.,
and
children
Tanya
Roth and
husband,
Nick of
St.
Louis,
Mo., and
Tracy,
Joey,
Nikki,
Katie,
Bryan
and
Jamie,
of
McIntosh,
Ill.,
Beverly
Winkels
of
Austin,
Minn.,
and
children,
Regina
McGrew
of St.
Louis,
Mo., and
Matt
Winkels
of
Austin,
Minn.,
Patricia
Roberts
of
Jefferson
City,
Mo.,
Carol
Mehlhorn
and
children,
Amy, Tim
and
Brenda
of
Dubuque,
Iowa,
Dwight
Roberts
and
wife,
Benilda,
and
children,
Kimberly
and
Jeffrey
of
Indianola,
Diane
Buller
and
husband,
Kurt,
and
children,
Alex and
Megan of
Richfield,
Minn.;
six
sisters:
Audrey
Elliott
and
husband,
Richard,
of San
Diego,
Calif.,
Phyllis
Jenison
and
husband,
Rollie,
of Ames,
Eloise
Davis
and
husband,
Robert,
of Mason
City,
Sandra
Losen
and
husband,
Glendon,
of Mason
City,
Kathryn
Schroder
and
husband,
Ronald,
of
Florida,
and
Cheryl
Soma, of
Eagle
Grove;
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Elmer
and
Sylvia
Soma;
and one
grandson,
Jonathan
Lee
Gates.
Ewing
Dugger
Funeral
Chapel,
(641)
843-3839.
Margaret
Jo (Johanns)
Gerdman
OSAGE —
Margaret
Jo
Gerdman,
50, of
Osage,
and
formerly
of
Milwaukee,
Wis.,
passed
away
Sunday
(Oct.
30,
2005) at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Margaret
was born
on June
11,
1955, in
Osage,
Iowa, to
Raymond
and
Shirley
(Adams)
Johanns.
She
graduated
from
Osage
High
School
in 1973,
and was
also a
graduate
of AIB
in Des
Moines,
Iowa.
Margaret
resided
in West
Allis,
Wis.,
with her
two
sons,
Douglas
and
Daniel
Gerdman.
Margaret’s
life was
consumed
with
raising
her two
sons,
and she
was
actively
involved
in the
Grace
Bible
Church
in West
Allis,
Wis.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Thursday
at the
Christian
and
Missionary
Alliance
Church
in
Osage,
with
Pastor
Les
Takkinen
from
Grace
Bible
Church
in West
Allis,
Wis.,
officiating.
Margaret
will be
laid to
rest
beside
her
father
in the
New
Haven
cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
Wednesday
at the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage.
Margaret
is
survived
by her
two
sons,
Doug
Gerdman
and Dan
Gerdman,
both of
Waterloo;
her
mother,
Shirley
Johanns,
of
Osage;
two
brothers,
Keith
Johanns
and his
wife,
Terry,
of
Osage,
and
Bill
Johanns
and his
wife,
Dawn, of
Osage;
three
sisters,
Ann
Musial,
of
Lancaster,
Calif.;
Susan
Blake
and her
husband,
Dan, of
Stacyville,
and
Barbara
Johnson
and her
husband,
Don, of
Osage;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
father,
Raymond
Johanns,
in 1991.
Margaret
will be
missed
by her
many
friends
and
family.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home,
(641)
732-3706.
Sarah R.
Driscoll
OSAGE —
Sarah R.
Driscoll,
95, of
Dunedin,
Fla.,
and
formerly
of
Osage,
Iowa,
died
Thursday
(Oct.
27,
2005) in
Dunedin.
Sarah
was born
on Oct.
11,
1910, in
Bradford,
Ill., to
John and
Mary
(McGuire)
Driscoll.
She
taught
school
in a
one-room
schoolhouse,
worked
in sales
in
Osage,
and was
employed
at the
knitting
mills in
Osage.
For the
past
four
years,
she made
her home
with her
niece in
Florida.
Mass of
Christian
Burial
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Thursday
at
Sacred
Heart
Catholic
Church
in
Osage,
with the
Rev.
John
Moser
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Sacred
Heart
Cemetery.
There
will be
visitation
at the
church
one hour
prior to
the
service
on
Thursday
at the
church.
Sarah is
survived
by her
sister,
Betty
Start,
of
Osage;
as well
as by
eight
nieces
and
nephews
and
their
families.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
brothers,
Jerry
and Bert
Driscoll;
and
sisters,
Frances
Mitchell
and Mary
Weinberger.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home,
(641)
732-3706.
Verna
Mae
Hartwig
MASON
CITY
—Verna
Mae
Hartwig,
86, died
Sunday
(Oct.
30,
2005) at
the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Saturday
at the
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church,
419 N.
Delaware
Ave.,
Mason
City,
with the
Rev.
Mark
Lavrenz
officiating.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
2 p.m.
Saturday
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery
in St.
Ansgar.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
Friday
at
Hogan-Bremer-
Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
126
Third
St. N.E.
in Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
John D.
Laube
BLAIRSBURG
— John
D.
Laube,
46, of
Blairsburg,
died
Thursday
(Oct.
26,
2005) at
his
home.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
1 p.m.
Saturday
at the
Liberty
Cemetery
of rural
Blairsburg.
The
Surls
Funeral
Chapel
in
Williams
is in
charge
of
arrangements.
Surls
Funeral
Home,
(641)
648-9554.
Jean A.
Walker
ALBIA —
Jean
Arlene
Walker,
89, of
Albia,
died
Saturday
(Oct.
29,
2005) at
the
Monroe
Care
Center
in
Albia.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
2 p.m.
Wednesday
at the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
in Mason
City,
with the
Rev.
Mark
Culham,
of the
Hanford
Church
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
the
graveside
services.
No
visitation
is
planned.
In lieu
of
flowers,
memorials
have
been
established
to the
Trinity
United
Methodist
Church
in
Albia.
Funeral
arrangements
are
being
handled
by the
Winfield
Funeral
Home in
Albia.
Winfield
Funeral
Home,
(641)
932-3129.
Michael
Paul
Riley
CLARION
—
Michael
Paul
Riley,
42, of
Clarion,
died
Sunday
(Oct.
30,
2005) at
Wright
Medical
Center
in
Clarion.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at the
First
Lutheran
Church
in
Clarion,
with
Pastor
Gary
Boen,
officiating.
Burial
will be
in
Evergreen
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
602 N.
Main St.
in
Clarion.
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
(515)
532-2233.
Laura
Bentten
MANLY —
Laura
Bentten,
97, of
Manly,
died
Monday
(Oct.
31,
2005) at
Manly
Nursing
and
Rehab
Center
in
Manly.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at Bride
Colonial
Chapel,
110 E.
Spring
St. in
Manly.
Bride
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
454-2242.
wwwcolonialchapels.com.
Alice
Gauger
CHARLES
CITY —
Alice
Gauger,
95, of
Charles
City
died
Monday
(Oct.
31,
2005) at
her
home.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at the
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
1205 S.
Main in
Charles
City.
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
(641)
228-2323.
Olga
Caroline
Gentz
NORTHWOOD
— Olga
Caroline
Gentz,
90, of
Northwood,
died
Monday
(Oct.31,
2005) at
her
daughter’s
home in
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at the
Conner
Colonial
Chapel,
1008
First
Ave. S.
in
Northwood.
Conner
Colonial
Chapel:
(641)
324-1543.
www.colonialchapel.com.
Esther
M.
(Etter)
Wodtke
MASON
CITY —
Esther
M.
(Etter)
Wodtke,
82, of
Mason
City,
died
Monday
(Oct.
31,
2005) at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in
Mason
City.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
Omer B.
Kelley
Jr.
BELMOND
— Omer
B.
Kelley
Jr., 84,
a
longtime
resident
of the
Belmond
area and
the
Belmond
Community
Apartments,
died
Monday
(Oct.
31,
2005) at
the
Belmond
Medical
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday
at a
time to
be
determined
at the
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
516
First
St. S.E.
in
Belmond,
with the
Rev.
Michael
Druhl of
the
Belmond
United
Methodist
Church,
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from
4:30 to
7 p.m.
Wednesday
at the
Andrews
Funeral
Home.
Burial
will be
in the
Belmond
Cemetery.
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
(641)
444-4474.
Bernice
Freiberg
CHARLES
CITY —
Bernice
Freiberg,
86, of
Charles
City,
died
Monday
(Oct.
31,
2005) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at the
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
1205 S.
Main in
Charles
City.
Hauser
Funeral
Home,
(641)
228-2323.
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Omer B. Kelley Jr.
BELMOND — Omer B. Kelley Jr., 84, a resident of Belmond and longtime resident of the Belmond Community Apartments, died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at the Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Belmond United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael Druhl will be officiating. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Belmond Area Military Funeral Unit.
Visitation will be 4:30 to 7 p.m. today at Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E. in Belmond, and continue one hour prior to the services on Thursday. The family suggests memorials to the family or to the donor’s choice.
Omer Burnett Kelley Jr. was born Nov. 2, 1920, at Wellman, the son of Omer B. Kelley Sr. and Josephine Belle (Fuller) Kelley.
He attended Belmond Community Schools. He then went into the military service, serving in the United States Navy during World War II. His military tenure of nearly three and one-half years at sea began in May of 1942, and continued until he was honorably discharged in October 1945.
During his time in the Navy. he spent time on three different destroyers, including the USS Lewis Hancock and USS Upshur. His missions included being a part of escorts for Admiral Halsey’s trek to Hiroshima and General MacArthur’s tour of duty.
Awards he received during his tenure included the Asiatic Pacific, one Silver Star and one Bronze Star, two bronze stars-Philippine Liberation, a Eur-African ribbon and C.O. Commendation. His rank at the time of discharge was a water tender second class.
Throughout most of his working life Omer had worked as a laborer. In earlier years, he was a mechanic at Ed Kennedy’s Garage in Belmond. He later worked for periods of time at Central Soya and Acco Seeds prior to retiring.
Spending time with his family was the number one joy in his life. He loved the outdoors and the family looked forward to going on Sunday afternoon fishing excursions to Clear Lake. Omer also loved to go hunting in earlier years and spending time with his German Shepherd “Bootie.”
Omer always raised a large garden and was an excellent baker and cook. His family will remember the beef jerky, homemade rolls, jellies, carmels and baked bread. Omer always made sure there was plenty to go around for everyone, whether it was his cooking delights, or other creations he made such as hook rugs. He had many favorite past times such as making black powder guns, working puzzles, or following one of his favorite sports teams — the Packers, Hawkeyes and Yankees.
He also had a passion for NASCAR racing and was an avid fan of Richard Petty and more recently Ryan Newman. Family will remember him as a lifelong motor enthusiast, who enjoyed muscle cars and was always tinkering on cars and even recently reading up on new engines that were being manufactured.
They will miss conversing with him about his political views and bantering with him about his staunch Democratic beliefs.Though he was a reserved person, he always wore the pride for his wife, family and his country on his heart.
Omer was a lifetime and charter member of the VFW and also a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.
Those left to cherish the memory of his life include his wife of almost 60 years, Irene, of Belmond; his son, Danny, and wife, Barb Kelley, Somerset, Fla., and their son, Scott; Joe and wife, Marcia Kelley, and their children, John and wife, Sherry Kelley, Norwalk, Lisa and husband, Lance Gibson, Ames, and Tim and wife, Kelle Kelley and their children, Tony Kelley and fiancee, Lacey Hrubes, Nicole, and Cole, Belmond; daughters, Kathy and husband Steve Gardner, Urbandale, and Laurie and husband Dennis Nelson and their children, Jennifer and husband Mark Armour, and Josh Nelson, of Belmond; a sister Doris “Dee Dee” and husband Earl Cronk, Belmond; and seven great-grandchildren, Caleb, Sarah, Maranda, Zach, Lindsay, Cameron, and Amara.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Helen and Violet; and a brother, Lawrence.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
Laura Bentten
MANLY — Laura Bentten, 97, died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at the Manly Care and Rehab Center in Manly.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 428 W. Walnut St., Manly, with the Rev. Randy Nielsen officiating. Interment will be in Manly Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 Spring St. in Manly, and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the organ fund at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly and to Hospice of North Iowa.
Laura Thompson was born on Oct. 16, 1908, in a farm home in Cerro Gordo County, east of Plymouth, the daughter of Ludwig and Inger (Motland) Thompson. Laura grew up on the farm and went to a country school. She attended school until the eighth gradeher last year she excelled in the high jump. After the eighth grade, she worked for different farm families in the neighborhood where she lived.
On April 21, 1932, she was united in marriage to Emil Bentten. To this union three children were born. They lived in the Plymouth area and then moved to Manly in 1941.
Laura loved the outdoors with all the flowers and just working in the yard. She had many windows full of flowers inside and out. Her time was spent baking, especially her sugar cookies, cooking, crocheting, embroidering and doing any kind of fancy work; and she was pleased when she could give it away to her family and friends.
She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed all her neighbors and friends to stop and visit her so they could have a cup of coffee and cookies.
Laura was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly, where she attended faithfully, until she couldn’t go any longer. Church was very important to her.
Laura is survived by her children, Loretta (Gene) Halfman of Manly and Elwood (Marilyn) Bentten of Manly; grandchildren, Linda Halfman, Steven (Deanna) Halfman, Ronald (Julie) Bentten, Julie Valler, Susan (Eric) Porter, Scott (Dawn) Bentten; great-grandchildren, Caelan Halfman, Natalie Halfman, Abigail Morgan, Greyson Porter, Jae Bentten, Hunter Bentten and Isac Bentten; along with many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Laura is preceded in death by her parents, Ludwig and Inger Thompson; husband, Emil Bentten; son, Gordon Bentten; grandson, Robert Bentten; sisters, Tillie Ogaard, Bertha Christiansen, Lena Young and Alice Bentten; and brothers, Theodore and Elmer Thompson.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com
Charles William Newell Jr.
MASON CITY — Charles William Newell Jr., 85, of Mason City died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles of First United Methodist Church officiating. Charles will be interred in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home with Masonic services by the Benevolence Lodge at 5:30 p.m.
Charles was born on March 23, 1920, and raised in Mason City. His parents were Charles and Norma Newell. He attended Mason City Schools.
Charles was united in marriage to Buena Grace Bogardus on Aug. 17, 1941; and two children were born, a daughter, Norma Jean (James) Hallman of Mason City; and a son, Raymond Robert (Joan) Newell of Columbia, Tenn.
He served three years in the U.S. horse cavalry, attaining the rank of corporal. During World War II, he served in the Iowa State Guard as sergeant, then in the 17th Airborne as platoon sergeant. After the war, he served six years as first sergeant of the local National Guard unit.
Upon returning from the service, he worked for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad as a switchman, then transferred to engine service. His father-in-law, Raymond R. Bogardus, brought him into his engineering practice where he studied civil engineering. Then Charles went to work for the City of Mason City reaching the position of assistant city engineer. He worked for the city for more than 35 years, retiring in 1982.
He headed all local Masonic lodges, was a 50-year member of the Benevolence Lodge No. 145, Mason City Council No. 45, Benevolence Lodge No. 46, Order of Eastern Star (unity chapter), White Shrine of Jerusalem No. 6 and Antioch Commandery No. 43.
He was past commander in the Amvets, past president of High Twelve, past master of Benevolence Lodge, past patron of the Eastern Star, past member of Civil Engineers Association, past Rainbow Dad for his granddaughters, past DeMolay Dad for his grandson, past member of the Order of Rainbow Grand Cross, former American Legion Member, past president of the local AARP chapter, and past president of the Manor Association.
He served on many local boards of Masonic activities and was a member of the El Kahir Shrine. Charles was also a member of First United Methodist Church of Mason City.
Charles had many hobbies, but gardening, reading, boating and computer programming were his most favorite.
He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 9, 2003; his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Charles is survived by his children, five grandchildren, Steve (Beverly) Hallman of Atlantic, Dawn (Phil) Warnhoff of Marshalltown, Michelle (Keith) Derryberry of Memphis, Tenn., Joshua Newell of Burbank, Calif., and Nathan (Linda) Newell of Murrieta, Calif.; four stepgrandchildren, eight great- grandchildren; and two great- great-granddaughters.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Charles Newell Memorial fund in care of the family at 4 Third Street N.W. No. 429, Mason City, IA 50401.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Verna Mae Hartwig
Mason City — Verna Mae Hartwig, 86, died Sunday (Oct. 30, 2005) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware, Mason City, with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Verna M. Hartwig Memorial Fund.
Verna Mae Plath was born Feb. 21, 1919, in rural Worth County, the daughter of Herman and Margaret (Casey) Plath. Verna graduated from Grafton High School. She moved to Manly where she worked at the cafe.
She was united in marriage to Harold Hartwig on Aug. 23, 1942, in St. Ansgar; to this union four children were born. Verna and Harold lived in St. Ansgar and farmed on the family farm until 1966, when they moved to Mason City. Verna worked for Tempo for 19 years, and then worked for Sears up until her retirement.
Verna loved camping, fishing, gardening, sewing, baking, and spending time with her family and friends.
She was a past member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, and a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City.
Verna is survived by her children, Gary (Jean) Hartwig of Northwood, Marjory (Delmer) Daniels of Mason City, David (Sue) Hartwig of Northwood, and Duane (Jeanne) Hartwig of Waverly; grandchildren, Scott (Tammy) Hartwig, Todd (special friend Suzie) Hartwig, Tammy (Tim) Charlson, Stacy (Dawayne) Charlson, Wendy (Chris) Rish, Tim (Hope) Hartwig, and Angela (Corey) Rike; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Cecil Plath, of Northwood; along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Verna is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Margaret Plath; husband, Harold Hartwig; and brother, Virgil Plath.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Mary Jane Varnum
CORWITH — Mary Jane Varnum, 73, of Corwith, died on Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Corwith. Pastor Cynthia Morrison will officiate. Burial will be in the Corwith Cemetery in Corwith.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Corwith.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 583-2469.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Leonard Christianson
NORTHWOOD — Leonard Christianson, 63, of Northwood, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) in Northwood.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel: (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapel.com
Esther M. Wodtke
Mason City — Esther M. Wodtke, 82, of 17 N. Willowgreen Court, died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Upon her wishes, her body was cremated and there will be no services.
A gathering of friends and family will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the Esther M. Wodtke Memorial Fund.
Alice Esther Wodtke, known as Etter, was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Harold I. and Esther (Brinkley) Markey. She grew up near Philadelphia with her parents and two older sisters, Jane and Marie. She attended Cedar Crest College and graduated in 1944 with a major in home economics.
She married Sidney R. Bowen Jr. in 1944 and moved to Mason City in 1947. She was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church, homemaker, and bore two children, Sidney and Anne.
She married G. Kelley Wodtke on March 31, 1973, and moved to Cedar Rapids where they lived until 1996, when they moved back to Mason City to be near friends.
Etter was a member of PEO, an avid bridge player, a crossword puzzle worker, and reader. She loved spending her summers at Clear Lake.
She is survived by her loving husband of almost 33 years; sister-in-law, Jean Ferring (Cedar Rapids); her two children, Sidney Bowen (Wayland, Mass.) and Anne Bowen (Laramie, Wyo.); and stepson, Griff Wodtke (Millvalley, Calif.); four grandchildren, Chris Wodtke, Alyssa Wodtke, Gardiner Bowen and Coleman Bowen, and one great-grand child.
Etter was preceded in death by her parents, and sisters, Jane Freeman, and Marie Boyd.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
David E. Soma
BRITT — David E. Soma, 68, of Britt, died Saturday (Oct. 29, 2005) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services for David E. Soma will be held 10:30 a.m. today at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt with Father Jerry Blake officiating. Burial will take place at 1:30 p.m. today at Belmond City Cemetery in Belmond.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2005) at Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W. in Britt, and continue one hour prior to the services today at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Rachelle E. Lundblad
MASON CITY — Rachelle E. Lundblad, 88, of Mason City, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Geraldine Carma Vierkant
Eugene, Ore. — Geraldine Carma Vierkant, 77, of Eugene, Ore., formerly of Nora Springs, died Saturday (Oct. 29, 2005) at the Good Neighbors Home in Eugene, Ore.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Nora Springs United Methodist Church, 202 N. Hawkeye, with the Rev. Jim Turner officiating. Burial will be in the Park Cemetery in Nora Springs.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye in Nora Springs.
Memorials may be directed to the Nora Springs United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Geraldine Carma Vierkant was born on March 17, 1928, in rural Fairbanks, daughter of Roy and Lillian (Bratchart) Neil. She graduated from Waterloo West High School.
Carma moved to Nora Springs in 1948, and worked at Neil Cafe in Nora Springs for several years and later worked at Liberty Square and the Nora Springs Care Center as a cook.
She was united in marriage to Ben Vierkant on Aug. 11, 1953, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.
Carma was a member of the Nora Springs United Methodist Church, where she was active in the United Methodist women’s circles. She was also a longtime member in the local bridge club and volunteered at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Carma had a love for cats, enjoyed cooking and baking, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her three children, Diane Pigg and her husband, David, of Jacksonville, Ill., Deb Vierkant, of Eugene, Ore., and Denise Waggoner and her husband, Roger, of Eugene, Ore.; three grandchildren, Jason Pigg and his wife Aimee, of Ruston, La., Jeff Pigg and his wife, Kristi, of Des Moines, and Megan, of Eugene, Ore.; one great-granddaughter, Elena Pigg, of Ruston, La.; one sister, Carole Murphy, of Hood Rover, Ore.; and one nephew, Rod Murphy and his wife, Kara, of Napa, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Ben, who passed away on Dec. 24, 2000.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Beverly J. Skinner
SERGEANT BLUFF — Beverly J. “Blackie” Skinner, 70, of Sergeant Bluff, passed away after a short illness on Friday (Oct. 28, 2005) at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.
Memorial services were held 1 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sioux City with Pastor Tess Panamarow officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service in Sergeant Bluff.
Olga ‘Caroline’ Gentz
NORTHWOOD — Olga “Caroline” Gentz, 90, died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at her daughter’s home in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Shell Rock Lutheran Church, 1406 Central Ave., Northwood, with the Rev. Karl Hermanson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Friday at the church.
Caroline Gentz was born on June 2, 1915, on a farm near Meltonville, Iowa, the daughter of John and Clara (Stromley) Thompson.
Caroline was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood. She attended school in the Mona and Carpenter areas. After completing her schooling, Caroline cleaned homes for various families in the north Iowa area.
She was united in marriage to Roy Wilmer Gentz on Oct. 4, 1936, in Northwood. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1998. After their marriage together, they farmed for 20 years east of Northwood before moving back to the Meltonville area, where they farmed on the Beulah Saltou farm for 23 years before moving to Northwood.
After moving to Northwood, Caroline cleaned homes and beauty shops until May 1997, when Caroline and Roy moved to the Maple Court Apartments.
She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, reading, cooking, baking, canning fruits and vegetables, gardening, and flowers, but her great love and enjoyment was her family, grandchildren and her church.
She was a member of First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood, where she taught Sunday school and was actively involved in the Ladies Aid.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Junette Burrier and her husband, Richard, of Mason City, Viola Samuelson and her husband, Fred, of Nevada, Violet Baldwin and her husband, Roger, of Albert Lea, Minn., and Roger Gentz and his wife, Eloise, of Northwood; 16 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Low of Northwood; and a brother-in-law, William Gentz of Northwood; as well as other relatives and many friends.
Besides her husband, Roy, Caroline was also preceded in death by her parents, a great-grandson, Joshua Baldwin; a great-great granddaughter, Madyson Hall; and three brothers, Olaf, Gerhard, and Francis Thompson.
Conner Colonial Chapel: (641) 324-1543
www.colonialchapels.com
Alice Gauger
CHARLES CITY — Alice Gauger, 95, of Charles City died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City. Pastor LaVonne Kaasa of West Saint Charles United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hauser Funeral Home and visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Friday.
Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of North Iowa Charles City site or to West Saint Charles United Methodist Church.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com.
Mary P. Hanson
KENSETT — Mary P. Hanson, 102, of Kensett died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at the Manly Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Manly.
In accordance with Mary’s express wishes, no funeral or memorial services will be held.
The Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood, arranged cremation services.
Mary P. Hanson was born in Dumont, the daughter of William and Sophia (Bohn) Kelber.
She was united in marriage to Benjamin A. Nolte in 1920 in Dumont, who preceded her in death in 1957.
She later married Alvin J. Hanson, who died in 1976.
Mary shared her boundless sense of humor with her many friends and enjoyed a full life. No horse, dog, or cat ever went unloved in her presence.
She was an enthusiastic Twins baseball fan and suffered with her Hawkeyes and Cyclones during the rest of the year.
Mary was a member of Elk Creek Lutheran Church in rural Kensett.
Mary P. Hanson is survived by her son, Leroy B. Nolte; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren also survive her.
Besides her two husbands; her parents, and a daughter, Geraldine McCurnin; two brothers also preceded Mary in death.
Conner Colonial Chapel: (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
Bernice Freiberg
CHARLES CITY — Bernice Freiberg, 86, of Charles City died Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles City. Pastor LaVonne Kaasa of Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens in Charles City.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hauser Funeral Home and visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Friday.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323. www.hauserfh.com.
Allen Rust
ST. ANSGAR — Allen Rust, 75, of St. Ansgar, died on Monday (Oct. 31, 2005) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
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Allen Roy Rust
ST. ANSGAR — Allen Roy Rust, 75, of 503 W. Fourth St., St. Ansgar, died Monday, (Oct. 31, 2005) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Care in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, 510 W. Fourth St., St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Burial will be at First Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors by the American Legion Post No. 358, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St.,St. Ansgar. There will be additional visitation one hour prior services on Friday at the church.
Allen was born on Sept. 21, 1930, on the family farm north of St. Ansgar. He was the son of Gilman and Myrtle (Hansen) Rust.
He graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1948. Following graduation, he farmed with his father until entering the United States Army, serving from 1952-1954. Following induction, he was based in New York, Massachusetts and Iceland.
Allen married Marian May Tyler on June 3, 1950, at the Osage Methodist Church. After the wedding, the couple lived with the groom’s family on the farm until they moved into St. Ansgar, where they have resided since 1954.
Allen worked the family farm until 1987, at which time he retired. He was also employed at the Hormel Packing Plant in Austin, Minn., from 1969-1979 in a variety of jobs.
He enjoyed a number of activities including hunting, fishing, bowling, flying and playing cards with friends.
Allen was a 50-year member of American Legion Post No. 358, St. Ansgar, and VFW Post No. 7920 in Osage. He held the positions of post commander and district commander during his time in the American Legion.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, mother and father-in-laws, niece and sister-in-law.
Allen is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marian; four children, David (Amber) Rust of Chesapeake Beach, Md., Todd Rust of Fargo, N.D., Kara (Tony) Adams of Osage, and Gary (Jodie) Rust of Lakeville, Minn.; three grandsons, Jacob Rust, Cameron Rust and Cody Adams; one sister, Katherine and brother-in-law, Vallejo Bullis, of Osage; and several nieces and nephews.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Esther S. Robinson
WATERLOO — Esther S. Robinson, 89, of Apple Valley Assisted Living, Clear Lake, and formerly of Waterloo and Cedar Falls, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, 965 Home Plaza in Waterloo. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Waterloo.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories.
Memorials may be directed to Apple Valley Assisted Living, 405 27th Ave. S. in Clear Lake.
She was born March 6, 1916, in Lebanon, Pa., a daughter of Antonius and Olga (Madsen) Jensen. She was raised in the Lutheran Church, where she met her husband, Keith. They were married June 16, 1934, in Mason City. He preceded her in death on Sept. 19, 1999. Prior to Keith’s death, they were able to enjoy making their home at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.
Mrs. Robinson was employed at Platt’s Nursery and Garden Shop for more than 20 years before she retired. Her overwhelming interest was loving her husband and her children, Jerry Robinson, of the Fiji Islands, Meri Jo (Pete) Earwicker of Bend, Ore., and Travis “Jim” (Gail) Robinson of Clear Lake.
She found great joy in cooking, baking, knitting, needle work, gardening and caring for others; and she also taught her children and grandchildren to enjoy creative activities. Her relationship with Jesus was ever abiding. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Falls for many years.
Mrs. Robinson is survived by, besides her children, her sister, Elizabeth A. (Jensen) Helgren; her brothers-in-law, Jack Helgren and Bud (Joan) Cerney of Mason City; her sisters-in-law, Shirley Flynn of Euclid, Ohio, and Lola Robinson of Omaha, Neb., and many nieces and nephews. She was rewarded with her 10 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Keith Robinson; her mother, Olga (Madsen) Jensen; her father, Antonius Jensen; step-mother, Elenora Jensen; sisters, baby sister Elenora, Marie and Elenor Jensen; brothers, Emanuel and Tage Jensen; two great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Asfahl and Hope Folkama; and brother-in-law Dick Robinson.
Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, (319) 232-3235.
Leonard Keith Christianson
NORTHWOOD — Leonard Keith Christianson, 63, of Northwood, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) in Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, 309 N. Ninth St. in Northwood, with the Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. Burial will be in South Shell Rock Cemetery in rural Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. S. in Northwood, and one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the church.
Leonard Keith Christianson was born on April 21, 1942, in Northwood, Iowa, the son of Klinerd Christianson and Ilah (Lum) Hillman. He graduated from Hartland No.1 rural country grade school near Northwood, and graduated from Northwood-Kensett High School in 1960. Leonard also graduated from Hamilton Business College in Mason City with an accounting degree.
He was united in marriage to Frances Land on June 21, 1963, in Glenville, Minn. Leonard worked as a bookkeeper for Helgeson Motor Co. in Lake Mills and in 1970, he began working as a bookkeeper for Northwood Motors and was working there at the time of his death. Leonard also clerked for Low’s Auction Service in Northwood.
He enjoyed playing Yahtzee, cards, watching tennis and the Game Show Network on TV, baking, fishing, and buying lottery tickets, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and grandchildren.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Linda Ouverson and her husband, Neil, Lorna Christianson, and Lon and his wife, Jody Christianson, all of Northwood; nine grandchildren, Tim Ouverson, Senior Airman Dan Ouverson, and Kaity and Kylie Ouverson, Quincey and Raegen Reyerson, Kail and Emily Christianson and Seth Holstad; three brothers, Gary Christianson and his wife, Mary Ann, of Northwood, Howard Christianson Suzanne of Sunnyvale, Calif., and C.K. Christianson and his wife, Mary, of Northwood; two sisters, Cheryl Henrikson and her husband, Scott, of Gordonsville, Minn., and Cathy Callahan and her husband, Tony, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; an aunt, Harriet Mork of Dresser, Wis., as well as other relatives and many friends.
His parents preceded him in death.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (641) 324-1543.
www.colonialchapels.com
Edward Brass
IOWA FALLS — Edward Brass, 78, of Iowa Falls, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.
Funeral services for Edward Brass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Geneva, with the Rev. Duane K. Rhoadarmer officiating. Burial will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Geneva.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel, with the family present to receive friends between the hours of 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorials may be directed the family c/o 1116 Cadet Road, Iowa Falls, IA 50126.
Rachelle E. Lundblad
MASON CITY — Rachelle E. Lundblad, 88, of Oakdale, Minn., formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at the United Hospital, St. Paul, Minn.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs.
Memorials may be given to the Art and Rachelle Lundblad Memorial Fund, North Iowa Area Community College.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Edwin W. Ficken
MASON CITY — Edwin W. Ficken, 92, of 14137 Spruce Ave., died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 409 N. Delaware Ave. in Mason City, with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Edwin W. Ficken Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
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Charles Richard Ring
MASON CITY — Charles Richard Ring entered the celebration of life on Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City at the age of 78.
Funeral services for Chuck will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, with graveside military rites conducted by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be given to the Charles Ring Memorial Fund.
Chuck was born at Stronghurt, Ill., on July 24,1927, the son of Charles O. Ring and Vera Miller Ring. He was honored by being baptized by his grandfather, Charles Edward Ring, who was a Methodist minister. Chuck moved a lot so he attended many schools in Illinois.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Having a bonfire and visiting with the other campers was a joy to Chuck. Gardening was something he marveled at. He saw what God could make out of those little seeds and plants. What a miracle that was to watch and provide food for the winter.
Charles loved life and admired all of God’s creations. Charles served in the Army in 1945 and then again in 1950 serving in both Germany and Korea. He worked many jobs in his lifetime, but he retired after 30 years from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and various other federal organizations.
Charles was married to Thelma Beck in 1948 and to this union two children were born. He had the great pleasure of taking in three foster children and felt it was a wonderful feeling to help someone in need. He assisted special needs children in bowling in Des Moines and also was a Little League coach when his children were involved.
He was married to Bernice Nelson Ring in 1978. Bernice died in 1991.
On Jan. 25, 1992, he was married to Charlotte Helps. Together they resided in Mason City. He was very active in volunteer work, taking part in the Care Review Board for Good Shepherd Health Center, North Iowa Mercy Medical Center, prepared income taxes for the AARP at the Senior Citizens Center, and he was a trustee and a member of other boards at Wesley United Methodist Church.
Chuck was also president of the East Village Home Owner’s Association and was awarded the Giving Your Best Award for volunteering of his time. Chuck was a champion bowler for many years — even while in a wheelchair.
Those left to cherish his memory and the joy of living life to the fullest every day are his wife, Charlotte Helps Ring of Mason City; son, Terry Ring of Durand; daughter, Pamela Ring Fauble of Delavan, Ill.; sisters, Jo Sutter of Mt. Pleasant and Sue Perry of Burlington; grandchildren, Brandy White, Aaron White and Amanda Ring; great-granddaughter, Laney White; stepchildren, Randy and Barb Helps of Ankeny, Gary and Ronda Killam of Glendale, Ariz., Rick and Julie Helps of Johnston; stepgrandchildren, Christopher Helps, Chris and Cali Jermeir, Eric and Heather Killam, Amy Killam, Ryan Helps and Jessica Helps; step-great grandchildren, Bryce and Ellie Jermier and Ethan Killam. He has many nieces and nephews and a host of good friends.
Chuck was preceded in death by his father, Charles Ring; mother, Vera Tilton; step-father, Wiley Tilton; and two wives, Thelma Beck Ring and Bernice Nelson Ring.
Even though he had cancer, Chuck believed that each day was truly a gift of life to enjoy and each moment a treasure. Chuck knew he was going to a better life of peace. Chuck lived by this motto: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a present; live each day to the fullest.”
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Edwin W. Ficken
MASON CITY — Edwin W. Ficken, 92, of 14137 Spruce Ave., passed away Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave., with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Monday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Edwin W. Ficken Memorial Fund.
Edwin was born on Nov. 13, 1912, in rural Cerro Gordo County, the son of William and Anna M. (Lubben) Ficken. Edwin attended rural school and graduated from Bath No. 6 in Bath Township in Cerro Gordo County.
He married Rosie Heimbuch on June 20, 1943, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mason City. To this marriage two children were born, Linda and Edwin. Edwin was a lifetime farmer, was a seasonal worker at the American Crystal Sugar Beet Factory, and also the Green Coal Company of Mason City.
He was a longtime member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where he served as an usher for many years, was a member of the Fellowship Club, Board of Trustees and was also on the church building committee when the church was constructed. He was a member of Farm Bureau and the National Soybean and Corn Growers associations and a former member of the neighborhood Pleasant Ridge Club.
Edwin enjoyed family and home, traveling, gardening, hunting, fishing, reading, farming and the great outdoors. Edwin was known for his wonderful sense of humor and his ability to always tell a good story.
Edwin is survived by his daughter, Linda Koopman and husband, Garold, of Mason City; son, Edwin L. Ficken of San Dimas, Calif.; grandchildren, Elizabeth Hughes and husband, Stephen, of Roanoke, Va., and Philip Koopman of Cedar Rapids; great-grandchild, Ethan Edwin Hughes; sister, Gertrude Stevens and husband, Edward, of Mason City; brother, Arthur Ficken and wife, Dorothy Jo, of Dallas, Texas; brother-in-law, Gilbert Luker; sisters-in-law, Frieda Udelhofen and Martha Heimbuch; and many nieces and nephews.
Edwin is preceded in death by his wife, Rosie; parents; and sister, Lucy Green.
The family would like to express a special thanks to Hospice for their kindness and care.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Helen S. Huebsch
OSAGE — Helen S. Huebsch, 88, of Osage died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.
Helen Sophia Siebels was born Aug. 23, 1917, in Perham, Minn., to Edward and Kunigunda (Dietlein) Siebels. She was the third oldest of eight siblings.
In 1939, Helen married Edwin Francis Huebsch in Perham. They were parents to five children: William, Carol, Lois, Joseph and Diane. The family moved from Perham to Osage in 1960, where Edwin continued to pursue his turkey service business.
Helen was active in Sacred Heart Church, St. Rose Circle, Our Lady of Good Counsel Study Club and Alpha Writers. She and Ed were founders and leaders for many years of the Gorman Sunshine 4-H club in Perham.
Helen is survived by her husband, Edwin Huebsch of Osage; her children, William Sr. (Colly) Huebsch of Osage,Carol (Ron) Gruber of Rochester, Minn., Joseph (Sandra) Huebsch of Osage, and Diane (Jon) Sparrow of Osage; two sisters, Agnes Schwanz of Perham, Minn., and Pauline (William) Morganroth of St. Cloud, Minn.; one brother, Eugene (Anne) Siebels of Virginia Beach, Va.; 25 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lois Root and son-in law, Darrell Root; her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the Rev. John Moser officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage where there will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a Scripture wake service at 6:30 p.m.
Those wishing to express thoughts, condolences and stories may submit them to Diane Sparrow, 431 Walnut St., Osage, IA 50461, or they may e-mail them to her at dianesparrow@mchsi.com.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Roy Frederick Brockney
RICEVILLE — Roy Brockney, 92, of Riceville passed away on Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Riceville United Methodist Church in Riceville, with Pastor Thelma Colorado Subramanian officiating. Burial will be Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville.
Roy, son of Charles and Amanda Volbreicht Brockney, was born March 1, 1913 in Mitchell County, Iowa. He was a graduate of Riceville High School.
Roy was united in marriage to Annette Van De Weerd on Jan. 9, 1941, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Annette of Riceville; two sons: Duane and his wife, Judy, Brockney of Osage, and Dale and his wife, Margaret, Brockney of Charles City; one daughter, Karen Heskett of Minneapolis, Minn.; seven grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Genevieve Cary; two brothers, Alvin and Leslie; and one sister, Laura Ferguson.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Dr. A. R. Cullen
BRITT — Dr. A. R. Cullen, 78, of Crystal Lake died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services for Dr. Cullen will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Crystal Lake with the Rev.Chuck Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Friends may greet the family from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Britt and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Myrtle Alt
ALGONA — Myrtle Alt, 87, of Algona died Wednesday (Nov. 2, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Communities in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, in Algona, with the Rev. Mike Orthel officiating. Burial will be in the Burt Township Cemetery in Burt.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy- Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
Ilene C. Johnson
MASON CITY — Ilene C. Johnson, 87, of Mason City died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
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Dr. A. R. ‘Doc’ Cullen
CRYSTAL LAKE — Dr. A.R. “Doc” Cullen, 78, of Crystal Lake, passed away Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services for Dr. Cullen will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church in Crystal Lake with the Rev. Charles Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Crystal Lake Cemetery.
Friends greeted the family from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Britt, and will greet friends one hour prior to service today at the church.
Dr. A.R. Cullen was born in Boone County, Iowa, on Feb. 17, 1927, to Walter and Margaret Thomson Cullen, who emigrated from Scotland in the early 1900s. He was the youngest of five children, and he was particularly proud of his Scottish ancestry.
He attended Luther High School in Boone, and after graduation, served in the Navy near the end of World War II. In 1951, he graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State College in Ames.
He remained an avid Cyclone fan for all of his life and enjoyed enlightening his Hawkeye friends on the error of their ways.
While working in the food service at Iowa State, he met his bride, Joan Poland. They were married in July of 1946 at the United Methodist Church in Luther, Iowa. From this marriage came four children, David, Lynn, Dan and Eric, who filled Doc’s life with pleasure and pride.
Doc practiced veterinary medicine in Boone and Forest City before establishing his own practice in Crystal Lake, Iowa, in 1955. In 1978 he retired from veterinary medicine and began his life as a farmer. Both of these professions gave him immense fulfillment and satisfaction.
During his life, Doc was past master of the Masonic Truth Lodge No. 213 in Forest City, president and longtime member of the Woden-Crystal Lake School Board and was actively involved in forming the Crystal Lake Development Corp.
Doc enjoyed his family, coffee with friends, reading, woodworking and carving, fishing and crossword puzzles. He spent hours keeping his shop and tools tidy and in good repair.
He is survived by Jo, his wife, partner and best friend; his brother, Walter Cullen and his wife, Marian, of Alexandria, Va.; four children: David Cullen and his wife, Sue, of Bozeman, Mont.; Lynn Cullen of Atascadero, Calif.; Dan Cullen and his wife, Mary Hardin, of Mason City; and Eric Cullen of Des Moines, Iowa.
Doc is also survived by his beloved grandchildren: Chelsey and Hailey Cullen; Michael Hardin and his wife, Kirsten; Christin Squier and her husband, Justin; Maggie Seaburg; and his new great-granddaughter, Sidney Grace.
He is also survived by his beloved nieces, Teresa Honnold and Margaret Sutherland, and beloved nephew, Steve Cullen.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Margaret Cullen; his brother, Gilbert Cullen; his sisters, Janet Gunton and Mary Honnold, and his nephew, Philip Larson.
Doc leaves behind many dear friends and loving family members who will mourn his passing.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Rachelle E. Lundblad
MASON CITY — Rachelle E. Lundblad, 88, of Oakdale, Minn., and formerly of Mason City, died Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2005) at the United Hospital in St. Paul, Minn.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. There will be no visitation.
Inurnment services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Park Cemetery in Nora Springs.
Memorials may be given to the Art and Rachelle Lundblad Memorial Fund at North Iowa Area Community College.
Rachelle was born Aug. 1, 1917, in Pierson, the daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Stivers) Harvey. She graduated from Pierson High School, attended Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb., and graduated from the University of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Rachelle married Arthur “Art” Lundblad on March 11, 1943, in Sioux City, Iowa. She taught school for many years in a number of communities including Holly Springs, Nora Springs and Mason City. Rachelle retired from teaching in 1979 after teaching 19 years in Mason City. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, I.S.T.A. and Eastern Star.
Rachelle is survived by two sons, Philip Lundblad and wife JoEllen, of St. Paul, Minn., and Kurt Lundblad and wife, Laura, of Woodbury, Minn.; and grandchildren Matthew and Ellie Lundblad and Nils Peter Lundblad.
Rachelle was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Art, in 1993, and nine brothers and two sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Amie Loretta Brown
CLEAR LAKE — Amie Loretta Brown, 95, of Willow Pointe in Mason City, died Friday (Nov. 4, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., with Lay Assistant Richard L. Scott officiating. Interment will be at Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Memorials are suggested to Hospice of North Iowa or Willow Pointe assisted Living.
Amie Loretta Langerud was born on the Langerud family farm north of Forest City on April 26, 1910, daughter of Albert and Tone (Olson) Langerud. She was baptized and confirmed at West Prairie Lutheran Church and graduated from Forest City High School and Waldorf College.
She married James Hauge April 2,1950; he died in February 1983 in Mission, Texas. Marcus L. Hauge was adopted as an infant. After farming and other work in the Forest City area, the family moved to Des Moines, where she was employed as a telephone operator until she retired in 1973. She and James returned to Forest City until she moved to Clear Lake in 1983. She married Bill B. Brown on Feb. 16, 1985, at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. Bill died Aug. 27, 1999.
Amie enjoyed dancing, playing cards and a total of 23 winters as a Winter Texan in Mission, Texas.
She is survived by son, Marcus (Sharon) Hauge of Tulsa, Okla.; two grandchildren and three great-grandsons; sisters, Edith Peterson, Clear Lake, Junice Brown and Marlys Haugen, Leland; and a brother, Albert Langerud, Paris, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Stena, Jeniva, Esther and Doris; two sisters who died in infancy; and two husbands.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
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Velma Cooling
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — Velma Cooling, 78, of Apache Junction, Ariz., and formerly of Mason City and Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Sunday (Oct. 30, 2005) at the Banner Hospice House in Mesa, Ariz.
Velma June Cooling was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Mason City, the daughter of Gil and Beulah (Shreckengost) Beckjorden. Velma attended school in the Mason City area and later was united in marriage to Hugh Cooling on Sept. 11, 1965, in Albert Lea, Minn.
They lived in northern Iowa near Mason City until moving to Red Oak in 1981. Hugh and Velma moved to Rio Rancho, N.M., in 1985 and Apache Junction, Ariz., in 1999.
Velma was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Hugh Cooling of Apache Junction, Ariz.; children, Tony Cooling and wife Ulrike of Olympia, Wash.; Tim Cooling and wife Kim of Thornton; Tami Anderson and husband Jeff of Rio Rancho, N.M.; grandchildren, Daniel and Christina Cooling, both of Olympia, Wash.; Cody and Rebecca Anderson, both of Rio Rancho, N.M.; Dustin Cooling of Fond du Lac, Wis.; and Kalynn Cooling of Thornton; great-grandchildren, Thea and Taylor Cooling, both of Olympia, Wash.; a sister, Ilene King and husband Dennis of Grand Island, Neb.; brothers, Jerry Gilman and wife Marilyn of Everett, Wash., and Rolly Pion of Ohio; and many other relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at the Mason City V.F.W. in Mason City.
Roger F. Boggess
MASON CITY — Roger F. Boggess, 62, of 221 14th St. S.E. in Mason City, died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, with the Rev. Bill Poland officiating. Following the service at the church, cremation will take place at Cremation Services of North Iowa in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Roger F. Boggess Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fulletonfh.com Web site.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676.
Ilene Johnson
MASON CITY — Ilene Johnson, 86, of Mason City, died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at her home.
Memorial sevices will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, with the Rev. Bill Poland of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be given to the Mason City Public Library for use to purchase large-print books and books on tape.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Larry Gansen
MASON CITY — Larry Gansen, 62, of Mason City, died Friday (Nov. 4, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Paul Runde
RICEVILLE — Paul Runde, 97, of Riceville and formerly of the LeRoy, Minn., area, died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the Riceville Community Rest Home.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patricks Catholic Church in LeRoy, Minn.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Hindt Funeral Home, 615 N. Broadway in LeRoy, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Hindt Funeral Homes, (507) 324-5160.
C. S. ‘Mac’ Kaiser
GREENE — C.S. “Mac” Kaiser, 95, of Greene, died Friday (Nov. 4, 2005) at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
Kenneth E. Chapin
NORTHWOOD — Kenneth E. Chapin, 85, of Northwood, died Friday (Nov. 4, 2005) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Kenneth R. Wendt
APLINGTON — Kenneth R. Wendt, 81, of Aplington, died Thursday (Nov. 3, 2005) at the VA Medical Center Hospital, Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church in Aplington with the Rev. Greg Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery in Allison.
There will be no visitation.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements; (641) 456-3232.
Posted by Gene Manning
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