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Friday,
November
11, 2005. |
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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.
Ruth J.
Waller
ROCKFORD
— Ruth
J.
Waller,
89,
formerly
of
Rockford
and a
resident
of The
Haven in
the
Texas
Hill
Country
located
in
Kerrville,
Texas,
died
Wednesday
(Nov. 9,
2005) at
her home
in
Texas.
Funeral
Mass and
celebration
of her
life
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Monday
at the
Holy
Name
Catholic
Church,
507
First
Ave N.W.
in
Rockford,
with the
Rev.
Craig E.
Steimel
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Riverside
Cemetery
in
Charles
City.
The
family
will
greet
relatives
and
friends
one hour
prior to
services
on
Monday
at the
church.
Those
wishing
to
extend
memorials
or
expressions
of
sympathy
may
direct
them to
the Ruth
J.
Waller
Memorial
Fund.
Thoughts,
condolences
and
stories
may be
e-mailed
to the
family
on the
www.fullertonfh.com
Web
site.
Fullerton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
302 W.
Main
Ave. in
Rockford
is in
charge
of
arrangements.
Fullerton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
(641)
756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
Darrel
D. Smith
KESLEY —
Darrel
D.
Smith,
77, of
Kesley,
died
Wednesday
(Nov. 9,
2005) at
the
Grundy
Center
Nursing
Home in
Grundy
Center.
Funeral
service
will be
held at
11 a.m.
today at
the
Kesley
Presbyterian
Church
in
Kesley
with
Pastor
Scott
Summers
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Bethel
Reformed
Church
Cemetery
in rural
Aplington.
Visitation
will be
held one
hour
prior to
services
today at
the
church.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home,
(641)
456-3232.
Howard
John
Linskey
OSAGE —
Howard
John
Linskey,
57, of
Osage
died
Wednesday
(Nov. 9,
2005) at
St.
Marys
Hospital
in
Rochester,
Minn.
Mass of
Christian
Burial
will be
held at
5 p.m.
Sunday
at
Sacred
Heart
Catholic
Church
in
Osage,
with the
Rev.
John
Moser
officiating.
Burial
will be
in St.
Francis
Cemetery
in
Washington
Township,
Wis.
Visitation
will be
from 1
to 3
p.m.
Sunday
at the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage,
where
there
will be
a rosary
at 1:30
p.m.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home,
(641)
732-3706.
Marie
Hazel
Harrison
MASON
CITY —
Marie
Hazel
Harrison,
85, 804
S.
Kentucky
Ave.,
died
Thursday
(Nov.
10,
2005) at
Heritage
Care
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
service
will be
held
10:30
a.m.
Monday
at the
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church,
419 N.
Delaware
Ave.,
with the
Rev.
Mark
Lavrenz
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
Visitation
will be
held
from 3
to 5
p.m.
Sunday
at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
126
Third
St.
N.E.,
Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Darwin
Lee
Struecker
ALGONA —
Darwin
Lee
Struecker,
49, of
517 W.
State
St. in
Algona,
died
Wednesday
(Nov. 9,
2005) at
his
home.
A
funeral
service
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Saturday
at
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
Algona,
with the
Rev.
Steven
Turner
officiating.
Burial
will be
in West
Bend
Township
Cemetery
in West
Bend.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 8
p.m.
today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home in
Algona,
and will
continue
one hour
prior to
the
service
on
Saturday
at the
church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
(515)
295-3731
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
James W.
Ridder
GARNER —
James W.
Ridder,
82, of
Garner
died
Thursday
(Nov.
10,
2005) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10 a.m.
Monday
at St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church
in
Garner,
with
Father
Jerry
Blake
officiating.
Burial
will be
in St.
Boniface
Catholic
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
Sunday
at the
Cataldo
Funeral
Chapel,
160 E.
Fourth
St. in
Garner,
with a
Scriptural
wake
service
at 6:30
p.m.
There
will be
additional
visitation
one hour
prior to
services
on
Monday
at the
church.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Ramona
Jean
Peller
Ramona
Jean
Peller,
47, of
Mesa,
Ariz.,
died
following
a long
battle
with
cancer
on Nov.
2, 2005,
at the
Hospice
of the
Valley,
Arbor
Home,
Mesa,
Ariz.
Mona was
born
Feb. 6,
1958, in
Belmond,
Iowa, to
Richard
and
Florence
(Norby)
Thompson.
She was
confirmed
in the
Lutheran
faith at
Kanawha
Lutheran
Church
and
graduated
from
Kanawha
High
School,
Kanawha,
Iowa, in
1976.
Mona
attended
the
University
of Iowa,
graduating
from the
Allen
School
of
Nursing
in 1981.
Following
graduation
she
worked
as a
registered
nurse at
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo,
until
moving
to Mesa,
Ariz.,
in the
fall of
1982.
Upon
arriving
in
Arizona,
Mona
worked
for Mesa
Lutheran
Hospital
and
later
was
employed
by
Maricopa
County
as a
maternity
case
manager
for
high-risk
patients.
In
August
of 1991,
Mona was
united
in
marriage
to Mark
Peller.
To that
marriage
two
daughters,
Danielle
and
Rachel,
were
born.
The 14
years of
Mona’s
role as
a wife
and
mother
were so
precious
to her.
Her days
and
months
were
busied
with
home
schooling
Danielle
and
Rachel
and
supporting
Mark
with his
work.
Mona was
also
very
devoted
to the
family
of Grace
Community
Church.
Mona
will be
remembered
by many
for her
quick
smile,
her
gracious
personality,
or
perhaps
her
constant
poise.
Some of
you will
remember
her
untiring
commitment
to her
husband
and
their
daughters.
Most
importantly,
it is
such a
comfort
to know
her God
will
remember
her
because
of her
unshakable
belief
that
Jesus
Christ
is her
Lord and
Savior
who will
take her
from
darkness
into the
light.
Mona is
survived
by her
husband,
Mark
Peller,
and
daughters,
Danielle
and
Rachel
Peller,
of Mesa,
Ariz.;
her
brother,
Doug and
his
wife,
Barb
Thompson,
of
Kanawha;
two
sisters,
Connie
and her
husband,
Craig
Watne,
of
Belmond,
and Kris
and her
husband,
Dave
Mehmen,
of West
Des
Moines;
her
father
and
mother-in-law,
Sandy
and
Sandra
Peller,
of
Wilmette,
Ill.,
and her
sister-in-law,
Lori and
her
husband,
Jim
Stoll,
of
Tempe,
Ariz.
Her 14
nieces
and
nephews
also
survive
her.
Visitation
for
Ramona
was held
from 4
to 6
p.m. on
Sunday,
Nov. 6,
2005, at
Mariposa
Gardens
Cemetery
Chapel,
6747 E.
Broadway
Road,
Mesa,
Ariz.
Funeral
services
were
held at
10 a.m.
Monday,
Nov. 7,
2005, at
Grace
Community
Church,
1200 E.
Southern
Ave.
Tempe,
Ariz.,
with
Pastor
Scott
Jones
officiating.
Interment
was at
Mariposa
Gardens
Cemetery
in Mesa,
Ariz.
Ella B.
Turk
MASON
CITY —
Ella B.
Turk,
97, of
Mason
City
died
Tuesday
(Nov. 8,
2005) at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
In-patient
Unit.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Saturday
at the
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church,
419 N.
Delaware
Ave.,
with the
Rev Mark
Lavrenz
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
and
continue
one hour
before
services
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
given to
the Ella
B. Turk
Memorial
Fund.
Ella was
born
Sept.
24,
1908, in
Ringsted,
the
daughter
of
Robert
and
Clara (Munsen)
Kyhl.
She
graduated
from
Ringsted
High
School
in 1926,
and was
salutatorian
of her
class.
Ella
married
Robert
C. Turk
on June
24,
1943, in
Albert
Lea,
Minn.
She
worked
as a
beautician
for a
number
of
beauty
shops in
the
Mason
City
area,
retiring
from
Damon’s.
Ella was
an
active
member
of
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church
for 60
years.
She was
a member
of
church
circle
and a
charter
member
of
Lutheran
Women
Missionary
League.
She
enjoyed
canning
and
cooking.
Her
Lord,
church,
family
and
friends
were the
most
important
parts of
her
life.
Ella is
survived
by a
son,
John D.
Turk and
wife,
Dorothy
J., of
Mason
City;
daughter,
Mary M.
Hanson
and
husband,
Gary L.,
of Mason
City;
grandchildren,
John C.
Turk and
wife,
Karen,
of Mason
City,
David S.
Turk and
wife,
Cassie,
of Mason
City,
Robert
C.
Hanson
of Las
Vegas,
Nev.,
Erin E.
Hanson
of Mason
City;
great-grandchildren,
David
and
Carri
Turk,
Kaitlyn
Turk and
Ella
Turk.
Ella was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
husband,
Robert
C. Turk;
son,
Robert
P. Turk;
brothers
and
sisters,
Berniece
Kyhl,
Edna
Furtney,
Opal
Holldorf,
Raymond
Kyhl and
Ruth
Bunyon.
We would
like to
send a
special
thank-you
to all
the
caring
people
at
Hospice
for
insuring
her
comfort
in her
final
months.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Marilyn
Benedict
MASON
CITY —
Marilyn
Benedict,
61, of
22 11th
St.
S.W.,
died
Monday
(Nov. 7,
2005) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa.
A
memorial
service
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Saturday
at the
Garner
Evangelical
Free
Church,
580 Hwy
18 East,
Garner,
with the
Rev.
Terry
Baxter
officiating.
Inurnment
will be
held at
a later
date at
Cedar
Memorial
in Cedar
Rapids.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Marilyn
Benedict
Memorial
Fund.
Marilyn
Joyce
Benedict
was born
Jan. 23,
1944, in
Charles
City,
the
daughter
of
Walter
and Lila
Cline.
She
graduated
from
Charles
City
high
school
in 1962.
She
married
James
Martin
Benedict
on Oct.
27,
1963.
They
resided
in Cedar
Rapids,
Chicago,
Ill.,
and
Nashville,
Tenn.,
before
moving
back to
Charles
City,
Iowa, in
1977.
They
then
moved to
Garner
in 1984
before
moving
to Mason
City in
2002.
Marilyn
worked
at David
Manufacturing
in Mason
City for
17
years.
For the
past
three
years
she had
been a
nurse’s
aide at
Good
Shepherd
Health
Center.
She
enjoyed
watching
football
on
Sundays
and was
an avid
Green
Bay
Packer
fan. She
also
enjoyed
motorcycle
trips
and
attending
motorcycle
and car
shows
with her
late
husband,
James.
She was
a
collector
of
carousel
horses
and
coffee
cups
from
across
the
United
States.
She also
enjoyed
being
with her
dog,
Honda,
and her
cat,
Faith.
She was
a
devoted
and
loving
wife,
mother
and
grandmother
who was
a hard
worker
and
always
enjoyed
life to
the
fullest.
She
enjoyed
spending
time
with her
family
and
friends
and will
be truly
missed
by all
the
lives
she has
touched.
Marilyn
is
survived
by her
children,
Robert
and
wife,
Kristine
Benedict,
of Mason
City,
Erik
Benedict
of Mason
City,
Staci
Benedict
and
friend,
Rick
Paulson,
of Mason
City,
Hope
Starry
and
husband,
Shawn,
of
Garner;
grandchildren,
Amber,
Angie
and
Ashley
Benedict
of Idaho
Springs,
Colo.,
Ethan
and
Francesca
Benedict
of
Rochester,
N.Y.,
Kathryn,
Joseph
and
Brooke
Starry
of
Garner;
brothers,
Gary
Cline
and
wife,
Margaret,
of
Charles
City,
Dale
Cline
and
wife,
Cheryl,
of
Charles
City;
sister,
Carol
Stayner
of
Mitchell;
brother-in-law,
Miles
Benedict
and
wife,
Lynn, of
Sioux
Falls,
S.D.;
sister-in-law,
Beth
Wood and
husband,
Gary, of
Ohio;
best
friend,
James
Buckley
of North
Carolina;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
Marilyn
is
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Walter
and Lila
Cline;
husband,
James M.
Benedict;
two
brothers
and one
sister.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
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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.
Ruth J. Waller
ROCKFORD — Ruth J. Waller, 89, formerly of Rockford and a resident of The Haven in the Texas Hill Country, located in Kerrville, Texas, died early Wednesday morning (Nov. 9, 2005) at her home in Texas.
Ruth’s funeral Mass and celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the church one hour prior to Ruth’s funeral service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Ruth J. Waller Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Ruth Josephine Waller was born on Nov. 6, 1916, in Deerfield, Iowa, the daughter of Ed and Ruth (Schrieber) Welch. She was united in marriage to Robert Waller Sr. and the couple became the proud parents of a son, Robert Waller Jr.
Ruth was a devoted wife, homemaker and loving mother.
Ruth was a resident of the Rockford area for approximately 65 years and was an active member of Holy Name Catholic Church and the Holy Name Women’s Group.
She treasured spending time with her family and found great joy in visiting elderly folks who lived near her, assisting them in any way she could.
Ruth was fond of being outdoors and appreciated nature. She enjoyed watching the birds, squirrels and rabbits outside her home, taking walks by the river and picking wild flowers. One of the highlights of Ruth’s day was walking to the downtown restaurant in Rockford to visit with all the local residents.
Ruth will dearly be missed by all who have shared in her life.
She is survived by her son, Robert Waller Jr. and his wife, Linda Bow, of Harper, Texas; her granddaughter, Rachael Waller and her husband, Rod Rondeaux, and her great-granddaughter, Cheyenne. She will also be sadly missed by numerous other relatives and friends.
Preceding Ruth in death are her husband, Robert Waller Sr. in 1979; her parents, Ed and Ruth Welch; four sisters and one brother.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 302 W. Main Ave. in Rockford, is in charge of arrangements.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com
Marilyn Elaine Paulsen-Aldrich
MASON CITY — Marilyn Elaine Paulsen-Aldrich, 71, of 719 N. Kentucky Ave., died Wednesday (Nov. 9, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. today at Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 Illinois Ave. N., with the Rev. Jeffrey A. Dahlin of Praise Community Church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Marilyn Elaine Eveland was born March 4, 1934, in Mason City, the daughter of Ghlee “Bill” Rolph and Bessie Olive (Martin) Eveland.
Marilyn attended Mason City Public Schools. She was married and to that union nine children were born. After raising the children, Marilyn went to work at Mach III for several years.
She was united in marriage to Floyd R. Aldrich on June 25, 1973, in Plymouth. Marilyn worked at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, West Campus, as a cook up until her retirement.
Marilyn enjoyed baking and cooking — especially for her family gatherings — listening to country music, playing cards, cribbage, and her greatest love was spending time with family, friends and dog Prince. Marilyn was very dedicated to her husband, children, and grandchildren.
She was a member of bowling leagues in Mason City, Praise Community Church, and past member of Temple Baptist Church.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Floyd Aldrich, of Mason City; children, Mark (Alana) Paulsen of Lewisville, Texas, Cathy (Don) Ferrier of Huron, S.D., Greg (Mary) Paulsen of Mesa, Ariz., Joe (Nancy) Paulsen of Mason City, Cristy (Steve) Tass of Mason City, Jeff Paulsen and fiancee, Sherie Hunziker, of Ames, Larry Paulsen of Mason City, Matt (Shelly) Paulsen of Mason City, Lisa (Bill) Lane of Mason City; step-children, Bill Aldrich of Wisconsin and Brenda Aldrich of Sioux City; 27 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Don (Judy) Eveland of Mesa, Ariz.; sister, Marlys (Jack) Thompson of Osage; uncle, Clyde Martin and special friend, Mabel, of Osage; along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Marilyn is preceded in death by her parents, Ghlee “Bill” and Bessie Eveland; ex-husband and father of the children, Howard A. Paulsen; grandson, Dustin; and granddaughter, Chassidy.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
James W. Ridder
GARNER — James W. Ridder, 82, of Garner died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Father Jerry Blake officiating. Burial will be in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Cataldo Funeral Chapel with a Scriptural wake service at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
James William Ridder, the son of William Adolf and Sylvia (Baumgartner) Ridder, was born April 9, 1923, at Waterloo. After graduating from Waterloo East High School in 1941, he worked as an auto mechanic. Jim served his country in the U.S. Army in the Combat Engineers “C” in the European Theater with the rank of sergeant. After his discharge in 1946, he attended the University of North Dakota.
On Feb. 3, 1953, he married Ella Marie Buckley at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They farmed southwest of Garner until retiring in 1979. In 2003 they moved into Garner. Jim enjoyed woodworking, mechanics, fishing and going to Texas in the winter for 21 years.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, the Garner VFW and American Legion and had served on the Hancock County Co-op Oil Board.
He is survived by his wife, Ella Marie of Garner; two daughters, Rose Marie Kastner (Steve) of Yale, and Diane Clemmer (Monty) of Stanchfield, Minn.; granddaughter, Stacey Kastner Simmons (Brian) and their two children, Molly and Keira; grandson, James F. Kastner; two brothers, Ralph Ridder (Beverly) of Waterloo and Paul Ridder of Cedar Rapids; a sister, Alice Crossley of Solon; a brother-in-law, Elmer Buckley (Marion) of Garner; two sisters-in-law, Donna Buckley of Clear Lake and Margaret McLaughlin (Loren) of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers-in-law, Leonard Buckley and Maurice Buckley.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Marie Hazel Harrison
MASON CITY — Marie Hazel Harrison, 85, of 804 S. Kentucky Ave., died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at Heritage Care Center in Mason City
Funeral service will be held 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 in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Marie Hazel Torkelson was born June 23, 1920, in Dawson, Minn. She was united in marriage to Everett Harrison on Nov. 19, 1937, in Mason City; to this union four children were born. Marie and Everett were blessed with 67 years of marriage.
Marie was a homemaker for most of her life and was a dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking and baking.
Marie was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church; her faith was very important to her.
Marie is survived by her husband, Everett Harrison of Mason City; children, Joann (Robert) Bowers of Washington, Ill., and Janice Rogers of Mason City; brother, Richard (Leona) Torkelson of Mason City; grandchildren, Lisa (Mike) Beving of Ankeny, Kimberly Roberts of Creve Coeur, Ill., Darren (Tammy) Bowers of Creve Coeur, Ill, Brian (Melissi) Bowers of Marquette Heights, Ill., Renee (Jim) Boehnke of Clear Lake, Christine Dusold of Waterloo, and Dawn (Jon) Ericson of Cedar Falls; 16 great-grandchildren, along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Marie is preceded in death by her parents, sons, Jerry and Ronald Dean Harrison; brother, Melford “Bud” Torkelson; sisters, Evelyn Monahan and Betty Stenerson; and son-in-law, Bill Rogers.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Loyd E. Handeland
FOREST CITY — Loyd E. Handeland, 90, of Forest City, died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Pilot Knob Lutheran Church in rural Forest City with Pastor Robert Snitzer officiating.
There will be funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville. Burial will be at Estherville Lutheran Cemetery in Estherville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, and an hour prior to service at the church.
Visitation will begin a 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville until time of services.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
www.petersenlundfh.com
Ellen Elizabeth Skeries
HAMPTON — Ellen Elizabeth Skeries, 82, of Hampton, died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Faith Baptist Church in Hampton with the Rev. Brian Haynes officiating. Burial will be held in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Kathleen Alice Goodwin
HAMPTON — Kathleen Alice Goodwin, 71, of Hampton, died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at the Hampton Health Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Clarion with Father Chris Podhajsky officiating.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until time of services on Monday at Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
Ruby M. Petersen
HAMPTON — Ruby M. Petersen, 80, of Hampton, died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
Private funeral service will be held Monday at the Hampton Cemetery with the Rev. Duane Rhoadarmer officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
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Merlin James Ackerson
KEOKUK — Merlin James Ackerson, 73, died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at his home in Keokuk.
He was born in Fairmont, Minn., on May 18, 1932, to Albin C. and Edith McCabe Ackerson.
The family lived on a farm in Martin County near East China, Minn., until 1939, when they moved to Humboldt. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1950, Cornell College in Mt. Vernon in 1954, and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill., in 1958.
Ackerson married Helen Irish on Aug. 10, 1957, in Madison, Wis.
He is survived by his wife; a son and two daughters, James Ackerson (Mary Boyd), Katherine (Steve) Gabel and Rebecca (James) Bowden, all of Keokuk; and three grandchildren, Jessica (Adam) Hoffman, Erica Bowden and Nathan Bowden; as well as a sister, Betty (William) Burkhart of Humboldt.
Ackerson was ordained a pastor in the Methodist Church in 1958 and served churches in the Iowa Conference, including Lime Springs, Chester, Rowan, Alexander, Farnhamville, Somers, Lake Mills, Thompson, Keokuk Trinity, Washington and First UMC in Mason City. He was a District Superintendent of the Spencer District in Northwest Iowa for six years.
Ackerson had been a member of the General Board of Church & Society of the United Methodist Church, and the chair of the Iowa United Methodist Conference Relations Committee of the Board of Ordained Ministry. He was also a life trustee of Cornell College and a four-time clergy delegate to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences of the United Methodist Church. Social issues were a great concern of his and he was a frequent contributor of Letters to the Editor in the Des Moines Register.
The family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at DeJong’s Funeral Home in Keokuk.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church in Keokuk. Ackerson’s body has been given to the University of Iowa School of Medicine.
Memorials may be made to Merlin and Helen Ackerson Endowed Scholarship funds at Cornell College or Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary.
Online condolences may be left at www.dejongsfuneralhome.com
DeJong’s Funeral Homes, Inc. (319) 524-2340.
Helen Blum
Mason City — Helen Blum, 104, of Mason City, formerly of Charles City, died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at USA Healthcare in Mason City.
Funeral services for Helen Blum will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Bill Poland of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Rockford.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m at Hauser Funeral Home on Wednesday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service.
Helen Hesley Blum was born on Aug. 4, 1901, in Clear Lake, the daughter of Henry and Bertha (Cook) Hesley. She received her education from the Clear Lake Community Schools.
Helen worked for a time in foodservice at Cedar Valley Hospital in Charles City. On May 14, 1939, she was united in marriage to Edgar “Posy” Blum at Charles City.
She was a member of the Methodist Church. Helen’s interests included fishing, cooking, canning, gardening, doing yard work, crafts and going on picnics. Her family was always very important to Helen. She looked forward to spending time with them as they included her in their various activities.
In later years, Helen resided with her nephew, Lester (Sue) Hesley of Mason City and Beth Weber. Other survivors include several nieces and nephews; and great nieces and great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband on Oct. 5, 1985; four brothers and a sister.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Jack E. Young
MASON CITY — Jack E. Young, 81, of 1111 First St. S.W. in Mason City, died Wednesday at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the memorial service for Jack.
Cremation has taken place at Cremation Services of North Iowa in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may send them to the family at 1111 First St. S.W. in Mason City, or direct them to the Jack E. Young Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Dorothy I. Larson
MASON CITY — Dorothy I. Larson, 83, of 4 Third St. N.W., died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. James Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Concordia Cemetery in Joice.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue one hour before the service Tuesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church, Opportunity Village or Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Kathleen Goodwin
HAMPTON — Kathleen Alice Goodwin, 71, of Hampton died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at the Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Fairview Cemetery in Dows, with the Rev. Chris Podhajsky officiating.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
Bridget A. McCarron
MASON CITY — Bridget A. McCarron, 80, of Mason City, died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at home.
Arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924.
Leona Day
CLEAR LAKE — Leona Day, 88, of Clear Lake, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
Arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel (641) 357-2193.
Harold Anderson
RICEVILLE — Harold Anderson, 84, of Riceville, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, (641) 985-2242.
Cally J. Eckhardt
MASON CITY — Cally J. Eckhardt, 42, of Mason City, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
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Myrtle Christine Hagen
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — A memorial service for Myrtle Christine Hagen will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Chapel in Albert Lea, Minn.
Tim Hellie from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness will officiate. Burial will be in Bricelyn Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before the service at the chapel.
Myrtle died on Saturday, (Nov. 12, 2005) at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea, Minn. She was 92 years old.
The family would like to thank the staff of St. John’s First Floor North for the special care given to their mother.
Myrtle was born in Bricelyn, Minn., on April 7, 1913, the daughter of T. Oscar and Emma (Voldahl) Erickson.
Myrtle was united in marriage with Helmer Hagen in 1937.
They owned and operated The Silver Lake Store in Silver Lake.
They had lived in the areas of Nora Springs, Iowa; Mason City, Iowa; Wells, Minn., and Glenville, Minn., and for the past six years, Myrtle had lived in Albert Lea, Minn.
Myrtle was one of Jehovah’s Witness for the past 30 years. She enjoyed crocheting, gardening, flowers, old-time music, and playing the piano, French horn, and accordion.
She was a great cook and time spent with her family and friends was special for her.
Myrtle is survived by four children: Arlowe Hagen, of Gillette, Wyo., Brian (Dawn) Hagen, of Albert Lea, Minn., Vicki (Monte) Swanson, of Nora Springs, Bradley (Vicki) Hagen, of Courtland, Minn.; eleven grandchildren: Danny (Wendy) Hagen, Jeremy (Tawny) Hagen, Keith Rathai, Kellie White, Lance Handy, Jill (Neil) Adams, Bret Swanson, Angela (Shawn) Holt, Jessica Swanson, Lacey Hagen, Cassidy Hagen; 17 great grandchildren; one sister, Florence Miller, of Wells, Minn.; son-in-law, Jack McFarland, of Carson City, Nev.; nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Helmer in 1963; daughter, Naomi McFarland; grandchild, Shawn; two brothers: Floyd Erickson, and Donald Erickson.
Bonnerup Funeral Service, 525 W. Clark St., Albert Lea, Minn.
Bonnerup Funeral Service, 1-(800) 204-2461.
Bridget A. McCarron
MASON CITY — Bridget A. McCarron, 80, of 9 Willowbrook Drive, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at her residence.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 302 Fifth Street S.E., with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating. Inurnment will be in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date.
A gathering of friends and family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, with a Scriptural prayer service being held at 6 p.m.
Memorials may be directed to the Bridget A. McCarron Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Dorothy Pedersen
CLEAR LAKE — Dorothy Pedersen, 90, of 213 Sixth Ave. S. in Clear Lake, died Sunday (Nov. 13, 2005) at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
Arrangements are incomplete at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Dorothy I. Larson
MASON CITY — Dorothy I. Larson, 83, of 4 Third St. N.W., died Friday (Nov. 11, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City with the Rev. James Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Concordia Cemetery in Joice.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. and continue one hour before the service Tuesday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church, Opportunity Village or Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank.
Dorothy was born on June 30, 1922, in Joice, the daughter of Wilhelm and Tressa (Ulstad) Otto. She graduated from Joice High School in 1940.
Dorothy lived and worked in West Bend and Thompson for a short time. She was united in marriage to Royden Larson on May 26, 1946, in Joice. They moved to Woden in 1963 where Dorothy would later serve as mayor.
Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper for the Farmers Cooperative Elevator in Woden. She retired in 1987. Dorothy moved to Mason City in 2002.
She had served on the Hancock County Hospital Board of Directors, was an active member of her church while living in Woden and was currently a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Dorothy is survived by two sons, Lon Larson, and wife, Linda Krypel, of Des Moines, Ronald Larson, and friend, Penny Nelson, of Mason City; grandchildren: Christopher Larson, Brett Larson, Kristina Selander, Eric Selander, Sara Larson, Mark Larson, and wife, Jennifer, and David Larson; sisters: Delores Muller, of Mason City, Helen Groe, of Lake Mills; brothers: Dale Otto, and wife, Marilyn, of Central, Texas, Harold Otto, and wife, Jo, of Lake Mills; sister-in-laws: Maynis Aamodt, and husband, Carroll, of Northwood, Marilyn Larson, of Clear Lake, and Beverly Larson, of Forest City.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Royden; brother, Carl; and sister, Florence.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Donovan Peil
BELMOND — Donovan Louis Peil, 67, of Belmond, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at the Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond with the Rev. Ray Salemink officiating. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery near Alexander.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Delores LaChance
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Delores LaChance, 73 of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died Oct. 6, 2005 at Mille Lacs Health Care Center in Onamia, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
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Alida Motland
OSAGE — Alida Nina Motland, 99, of Osage, died Sunday (Nov. 13, 2005) at Faith Home in Osage.
Alida Nina Motland was born on Feb. 25, 1906, on the family farm in West Cedar Township, Mitchell County, the daughter of Peder Andreas Ingemundsen and Martha (Maakestad) Motland.
Alida and her stillborn twin sister were the youngest of nine children. The oldest were twin boys who died in infancy. Alida was baptized on March 12, 1906, and confirmed on June 27, 1920, by the Rev. J.A. Urness at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church. She attended Cedar No. 5 country school, one mile from home, where she also taught one year following graduation from Osage High School in 1924. From 1925-27, she attended St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., and in 1929, she graduated from Iowa State College at Ames. Alida taught music and home economics for 13 years in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.
She was also home management supervisor with the Farm Security Administration in Minnesota and home agent with the University of Minnesota Extension Service for six and one half years. She retired in 1960, when she and her brother Ingolf moved from the farm to Osage.
Interspersed throughout these and following years, she was a caregiver for her elderly parents, who died in 1937 and 1949, and for her brother Ingolf, who contracted polio in 1937 and died in 1976.
Music was central to Alida’s life. She shared her musical talents with the entire North Iowa community, and she inspired many in the next generations with their musical study. She achieved recognition already during her high school years in Osage, when she was remembered by one classmate as “the most piano-playingist girl he ever knew.”
At Iowa State College, she was a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota music sorority. Alida served Rock Creek Lutheran Church for over 40 years as organist, pianist, and director of the Senior Choir and Ladies’ Chorus. Upon her retirement in 1987, she received a plaque that read as follows: “To Alida Motland, whose life of excellence in music has allowed us, the members of Rock Creek Lutheran Church, to share in the joy that is music.” Alida was also a member of the Morning Musicale and played for Sons of Norway and the community “Messiah”.
She played violin in orchestras at St. Olaf College, Ames, North Iowa and Austin. She played as both pianist and violinist (often with her brother, Ingolf) at nursing homes in Osage, Mason City, St. Ansgar, Nora Springs, Manly and Charles City. In recent years, she also played at the Osage Senior Center. Alida never gave up playing. In her early 80s, she made a 90-minute recording of pieces that she had memorized.
Although music was Alida’s first love, she had many other interests and hobbies: generous philanthropy, Norwegian dialect readings, travel talks, scrapbooks, photo albums, needlework, art work, sewing and baking.
She also was an avid traveler. She made seven trips to Norway, where she established a strong contact with many Norwegian relatives. She also visited other countries in Europe, southeast Asia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Nassau, Hawaii and throughout the United States.
In later years, her activities were curtailed by eye problems, which eventually necessitated her entering a nursing home. Alida greatly blessed the lives of her family, her community and her world. She will be missed by everyone. We are thankful for the many years that she shared her talents and resources with us. Blessed be her memory!
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage, Iowa. Officiating pastors will be Alida’s nephews, Philip Luttio, Stephen Luttio, Mark Luttio, Paul Anderson, Paul Birkedal, John Bates, Andrew Anderson, and Nate Johnstone, and local pastor, the Rev. R. Dawson Tornes.
Burial will be in the Rock Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Visitation at the church will be one hour before the service.
Alida was preceded in death by her parents and eight siblings: twin brothers, Ingvald and Osvald Motland, Sara Birkedal, Ingolf Motland, Milton Palmer Motland, Milton Andreas Motland, Clara Bratrud, Alida’s twin sister, and her nephew, Palmer Birkedal.
Alida is survived by one sister-in-law, Margery (Milton Andreas) Motland of Palm Beach, Fla.; seven nieces and nephews: Marie Field of Osage, and San Gabriel, Calif.; Margaret Luttio (Philip) of San Pedro, Calif.; Randall Motland (Sandra) of Greenwich, Conn..; Grace Peleaux of Laporte, Minn.; Sylvia Bratrud of Richfield, Minn.; Lowell Bratrud of Hopkins, Minn.; and Lois Duna (Tom Olson) of La Crescent, Minn.; 23 great-nieces and nephews, 45 great-great nieces and nephews; and three great-great-great nieces and nephews.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Bridget A. McCarron
MASON CITY— Bridget A. McCarron, 80, of 9 Willowbrook Drive died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at her residence.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 302 5th St. S.E., with the Rev. Joseph Slepicka officiating. Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the Bridget A. McCarron Memorial Fund.
Bridget was born on May 31, 1925, in Mason City, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Mogan) McCarron. She was a graduate of Holy Family High School. After graduation she entered the Dominican Order of Sinsinawa, Wis., to become a nun. She attended the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) graduating with a bachelor of arts degree and also a master’s degree. She then attended Fordham University in New York City attaining her doctorate degree.
She worked as a textbook editor for the Scott Foresman Company in Chicago. She returned to Mason City in 1974. Bridget was a longtime member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She enjoyed reading and writing poetry.
She is survived by her siblings: brothers, Paul McCarron of New York City, Thomas J. McCarron and wife, Patricia, of Winchester, Va., Peter A. McCarron and wife, Margaret, of St. Paul; and sister, Camilla Weber and husband, Bill, of Grand Lake, Colo.
She is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Patricia McGinn; brother, Ralph McCarron; and sisters, Roberta McCarron, Mary M. McCarron, and Sara (Sally) Jean (McCarron) Muller.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Donovan Louis Peil
BELMOND — Donovan Louis Peil, 67, of Belmond passed away Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at the Belmond Medical Center.
Funeral services for Donovan Peil will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond, with the Rev. Ray Salemink officiating. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery near Alexander. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Belmond Honor Guard.
Visitation for Donovan Peil will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond.
Donovan Louis Peil, the son of Ben and Alice Peters Peil, was born on July 20, 1938, on a farm in rural Alexander. As a teenager, he moved to the family farm where he helped his father and mother. Don was educated in Alexander, graduating form Alexander High School in 1956. He then attended Ellsworth College, graduating in 1958.
After college, Don joined the National Guard and worked in the Latimer Bank for one year before enlisting in the Army. While in the Army, he was stationed in Chicago where he met his first wife, Nancy. Don and Nancy were united in marriage on December 30, 1960, in LaPorte County, Ind. This union was blessed with three children.
The couple lived in Indiana for a few years until moving back to the family farm in 1966, after Don’s father passed away. The couple farmed the family farm, raising their family until Nancy’s death on July 24, 1984.
Don later married Judy Stromley. Don remained on the farm until moving to Belmond in 1997. He remained in Belmond until his recent passing.
Don enjoyed working on computers and gardening with his children. Don felt that farming was a very noble and important job in his life. The most important aspect of Don’s life was his family. He loved his children and adored his grandchildren. Don thoroughly enjoyed his family coming to visit.
Don is survived by his daughter, Julie George and her husband, Bo McBride of Athens, Ala.; twin sons: Scot Peil and his wife, Jennifer of Ankeny, and Darren Peil and his wife, Ciana of Alexander; four grandchildren: James, Delany, Robert and Grace; and by his close family friend, Judy Peil, of Alexander.
He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Nancy in 1984.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Harm Uken
KANAWHA — Harm Uken, 90, of Kanawha, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005), at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services for Harm Uken will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Kanawha Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Steve Schulz officiating. Burial will be in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery near Kanawha.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 118 E. Second St. in Kanawha and one hour prior to services at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641) 762-3211.
Leona Matilda Day
CLEAR LAKE — Leona Matilda Day, 88, of Rudd, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ, 2010 14th Ave N., Clear Lake, with Pastor Jim Allard officiating. Inurnment will be at Northlawn Cemetery, Iowa Falls. According to Loena’s wishes, her body has been cremated.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake is in charge of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Dorothy J. Pedersen
CLEAR LAKE — Dorothy J. Pedersen, 90, 213 Sixth Ave N., Clear Lake, died Sunday (Nov. 13, 2005) at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, 508 Second Ave N., with the Rev. Jan Burnett officiating.
According to Dorothy’s wishes, her body has been cremated. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 104 N. Fourth St. is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the Clear Lake United Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Dorothy was born April 19, 1915, in Rockville, Neb., the daughter of Soren E. and Marie C. (Hehnke) Sorensen. She graduated from Rockville High School in 1932 and attended Kearney State Teachers College, where she obtained her teacher’s certificate.
She married Howard Pedersen on June 6, 1933, in Rockville,Neb. After her kids were grown up, she worked for Welcome Wagon in Mason City and later worked at Bergner’s Department Store in Peoria, Ill. She moved to Clear Lake in July 1990 following her husband’s death Nov. 8, 1989.
She loved needlework, crossword puzzles, gardening, reading and church activities. Dorothy is a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
Dorothy is survived by three children, Jeanette Trohkimoinen and her husband, John, of Sheridan, Wyo., Lois Ann Kelly, of Pensacola, Fla. and Gordon Pedersen and his wife, Pam, of Grand Island, Neb.; five grandchildren, John G. Trohkimoinen and his wife, Karen, Casper, Wyo., Judy Trohkimoinen and her husband, Vern Trowbridge, of Baker City, Ore., Erin Day and her husband, Tim, of Pensacola, Fla., Jennifer Pedersen, of Minneapolis, Minn. and Matthew Pedersen, of Columbia, South America; five great-grandchildren, Kristen and Lauren Trohkimoinen, Logan and Lacie Day and Mica Pedersen.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Delores LaChance
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Delores LaChance, 73, of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died on Oct. 6, 2005, at Mille Lacs Health Care Center in Onamia, Minn.
Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City with the Rev. Bill Poland of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Florence I. Carlson Hope
FOREST CITY — Florence I. Carlson Hope, 91, of Forest City, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Leland, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, and an hour prior to service at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685.
www.petersenlundfh.com.
Cally Jo Eckhardt
MASON CITY — Cally Jo Eckhardt, 42, of 222 S. Pierce Avenue, Mason City, died Saturday (Nov. 12, 2005) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Thomas Healey, St. James Lutheran Church, officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Zion-St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Sheffield.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel.
Cally Jo Eckhardt was born on June 10, 1963, in Mason City, daughter of Ronald and LaDonna (Kirchner) Eckhardt. She grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School in 1982. The following year, she gave birth to her pride and joy, Debra R. Eckhardt.
In following years she joined the TOPS club with her mother, and enjoyed collecting Cola-Cola items.
She is survived by her daughter, Debra Eckhardt, of Mason City; father, Ronald Eckhardt, of Mason City; two brothers, Marty (Jodi) Eckhardt, of Mason City; Larry Eckhardt, of Hiawatha, Iowa; three nephews, David, Nate and Nick Eckhardt; one very special niece and god-daughter, Jessica Eckhardt; and special friend. Shawn Luna and her family.
She was preceded in death by her mother, LaDonna Eckhardt; grandfathers, Charles Kirchner, Klass Pruisman and Lawrence Eckhardt; grandmother, Vera Eckhardt; two aunts, Rhonda Kirchner and Betty Hacker; and great-aunt, Martha Eckhardt.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
David W. Steltzner
ALBERT LEA, Minn. — David W. Steltzner, 58, of Albert Lea, Minn. died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) in the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Albert Lea, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bayview-Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea, Minn.
Bayview-Freeborn Funeral Home, (507) 373-4330.
Joseph Hoven
STACYVILLE — Joseph Hoven, 65, of rural Stacyville, died Thursday (Nov. 10, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Alvina M. Scheckel
HAMPTON — Alvina M. Scheckel, 97, of Hampton, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) at the Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, with Father Bernard Grady officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Thursday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Patricia Ann Bram
HUMBOLDT — Patricia Ann Bram, of Humbodt, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Arrangements are incomplete at Wilson’s of Algona, 403 E. McGregor in Algona.
Wilson’s of Algona, (515) 295-2622.
Avis L. Knudtson
LAKE MILLS — Avis L. Knudtson, 90, of Lake Mills, died Monday (Nov. 14, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursdy at Winnebago Lutheran Church in rural Lake Mills, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial will be at Winnebago Lutheran Cemetery in rural Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
Posted by Gene Manning
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