Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
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Lloyd H. Pringnitz
GARNER — Lloyd H. Pringnitz, 86, of
Garner, died Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason
City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner with the Rev. Linzy
Collins officiating. Burial will be in
Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in
Garner and one hour prior to services at
the church.
Lloyd Harvey Pringnitz, the son of Franz
and Minnie M. (Heinz) Pringnitz, was
born Sept. 22, 1918, on the family farm
in Twin Lakes Township, Hancock County.
He attended Twin Lakes #5 country school
and briefly attended Kanawha High
School.
On Jan. 1, 1940, he married Mildred
Dortha Hammon at the United Presbyterian
Church in Garner. The first year of
marriage they lived in the Garner area
before moving to the Goodell area, where
they farmed and raised Shorthorn cattle.
They returned to Garner in 1954, where
they farmed, custom-sprayed and raised
three sons on property located one mile
west of Garner. They retired from
farming in 1980 and moved into Garner in
December of 1983.
Following his retirement, Lloyd enjoyed
many hobbies, including fishing,
photography, woodworking, traveling and
welding, where he patented an attachment
for New Holland balers. Adventures took
them to Acapulco, Hawaii, Las Vegas and
an extensive tour of Europe. Lloyd and
Mildred also hosted “Grandkids weekends”
in the summertime. Special woodworking
projects would be created and bike
repairs and modifications would be
completed in time for bike races around
the yard. There seemed to be an endless
supply of Pepsi, frozen Snicker bars and
Ding Dongs which Grandpa Lloyd liked to
share with all of his grandkids.
He was a member of the United
Presbyterian Church in Garner and served
as a trustee, elder and was on the
Building Finance Committee for a new
church. He was active as a 4-H leader
for the Liberty Go-Getters and served on
the Hancock County Co-Op Oil board for
many years.
He is survived by three sons, Roger
Pringnitz and special friend, Erma Hill,
of Garner, Gordon and wife, Marilyn, of
Garner, and Dale Pringnitz of Garner;
five grandchildren, Jim (Rachel)
Pringnitz, and their son, Ean, of
Rochester, Minn., Brent Pringnitz of
Ames, Jesse (Angie) Pringnitz and their
two children, Kelsi and Jake of Garner,
Chris (Eric) Jackson and their two
children, Lucas and Miranda of Garner
and Jerry (Karrie) Pringnitz and their
three sons, Jade, Jace and Joseph of
Garner; a brother, Stanley (Eunice)
Pringnitz, of Osage; a sister-in-law,
Mary Pringnitz, of Belmond; and a large
extended family which includes many
family friends.
Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife,
Mildred, Nov. 9, 1992; his parents; an
infant sister; brothers, Arthur and
Harley Pringnitz; a sister, Evelyn Mehus;
and a sister-in-law, Marva Pringnitz.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
J.P. Goods
IOWA FALLS — J. P. Goods, 40, of Iowa
Falls, died Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005) due
to injuries received in an automobile
accident in Steamboat Rock, Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
the E. S. Eley and Sons Funeral Chapel,
2315 E. Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City,
Mo. 64109.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls
Chapel handled the local arrangements.
Carl ‘Gus’ Nolte
MASON CITY — Carl “Gus” Nolte, 81, of
1516 S. Carolina Ave., died Tuesday
(Aug. 30, 2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church,
329 E. State St., with Pastor Paul C.
Nelson officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one
hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa, St. James Lutheran Church or
St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Carl was born June 23, 1924, in Westboro,
Mo., the son of Dr. F.W. and Meta (Stuehmer)
Nolte. He attended school in Tarkio,
Mo., and graduated from Tarkio High
School in 1942. He then attended Tarkio
College, receiving his bachelor of arts
degree in 1946.
On June 11, 1950, he was united in
marriage to Dorothy Mae Harris in Mason
City. Carl was employed as a plant
engineer at State Brand Creamery/AMPI
and retired in 1985 after 35 years of
employment. After retirement, he then
owned and operated Nolte Limosine
Service for five years.
He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran
Church. He enjoyed spending time with
his family and especially his
grandchildren.
Carl is survived by his wife, Dorothy,
of Mason City; sons, David C. and wife,
Linda Nolte, of Mason City, Frederick J.
and wife, Linda Nolte, of Mason City,
Bruce A. and wife, Shari Nolte, of Mason
City; six grandchildren, Brian Nolte and
wife Diann, Stacy Gibbs, Kevin and Curt
Nolte, Joe and Jackie Nolte; two
great-grandchildren, Joshua and Matthew
Gibbs; sisters, Trudy Reeves and
husband, Lloyd, of Crete, Neb., Meta
Hull and husband, Phillip, of Tarkio,
Mo.; sister-in-law, Marge Nolte, of
Lincoln, Neb.; and many nieces and
nephews.
Carl was preceded in death by his
parents; brother, the Rev. Frederick
Nolte; and sister, Maggie Kemper.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Lena Marie Hausauer
DENVER, Colo. — Lena Marie (Rickoff)
Hausauer, 91, died Sunday (Aug. 28,
2005) in Denver, Colo.
No services will be held. Inurnment will
be in Fairmont Cemetery in Denver, Colo.
Lena Marie Rickoff was born April 20,
1914, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter
of John and Rose Rickoff.
Lena graduated from Mason City High
School in 1932.
She enjoyed traveling and had a love of
sewing and teaching her nieces how to
sew.
Lena is survived by a sister, Ann Bodgan
(Ed), of Denver, Colo.; brother, Bill
Rickoff (Stella), of Winona Minn.;
nieces, Paula Gahn of Mason City and
Kristy McCready of Carmel, Ind.; three
nephews, John, of Carmel, Ind., and Jim
and Billy Rickoff, both of Winona Minn.;
and 11 great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; two brothers, George and Peter;
and sister-in-law, June Rickoff.
Harriett M. Eng
MASON CITY — Harriett M. Eng, 82, of 300
Second St. N.E., died Wednesday (Aug.
31, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
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 A. Schaer
MASON CITY — John A. Schaer, 58, of
17698 Vine Ave., died Tuesday (Aug. 30,
2005) from injuries sustained when the
semitrailer he was driving was struck by
a train in Clyman, Wis.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Friday at St. James Lutheran Church,
1148 Fourth St. S.E., with Pastor Paul
C. Nelson officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military
rites will be conducted by the Mason
City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at the Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a
Moose Lodge service at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the John A.
Schaer Memorial Fund.
John was born June 11, 1947, in Mason
City, the son of Harold and Bertha
(Cory) Schaer. John was baptized and
confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church.
He graduated from Mason City High School
in 1966.
John married Carren Gotfried on Aug. 5,
1973, at St. James Lutheran Church.
He served in the U.S. Army during the
Vietnam War and was discharged in 1970.
John returned to Mason City and in
September of 1973 went to work for the
Chicago and North Western Railroad. He
was currently employed by the Union
Pacific Railroad as a long-haul driver.
John was a member of St. James Lutheran
Church, the Moose Lodge and the VFW.
He enjoyed stock car racing, camping and
spending time with his grandson, JJ.
John is survived by his wife, Carren, of
Mason City; daughter, Robin Hughes and
husband, David, of Clear Lake; grandson,
Jason “JJ” Hughes, of Clear Lake;
brothers, Don Schaer and wife, Sharon,
of Branson, Mo., Harold “Butch” Schaer
and special friend, Kay Marie Stanich,
of Rochester; sisters, Leota Sears and
husband, John, of Mason City, Betty
Hoffman of Mason City, and Vivian Hogan
of Osage; many nieces, nephews, aunts
and uncles.
John was preceded in death by his
grandparents, parents,and nephew, Scott
Olson.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Charles D. Stein Sr.
WEBSTER CITY —Charles Dean Stein Sr.,
71, of Webster City, died Wednesday
(Aug. 31, 2005) at the U. S. A.
Healthcare Center in Clarion.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.
Friday at the Linn’s Funeral Home in
Iowa Falls with the Rev. Ray Altrip
officiating. Burial will be at Graceland
Cemetery in Webster City.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until
time of services on Friday at the Linn’s
Funeral Home in Iowa Falls.
Memorials may be directed to the
Veterans Home, c/o John DeVold, 1515 W.
Pleasant, Knoxville, IA 50138.
Blanche B. Bardwell
CLARION — Blanche B. Bardwell, 95, of
Clarion, died Wednesday (Aug. 31, 2005)
at the Wright Medical Center in Clarion.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 N. Main in
Clarion. Inurnment will be in the
Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home,
(515) 532-2233.
Esther M. Wickre
LIVERMORE — Esther M. Wickre, 89, of
Livermore, died Wednesday (Aug. 31,
2005) at the Kossuth Regional Health
Center in Algona.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Wilson Funeral Home in Livermore.
Wilson’s of Livermore, (515) 295-2622.
Stacey S. Bradbury
ANNANDALE, Minn. — Stacey S. Bradbury,
35, of 231 Harrison St. W., Annandale
died Monday (Aug. 29, 2005) at the St.
Cloud Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday at the Rejoice Lutheran Church,
Clearwater, with the Rev. Scott Gjevre
officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today
at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel in
Annandale and one hour prior to services
at the church, with a prayer service at
4:30 p.m.
Stacey Sloane Bradbury was born Oct. 17,
1969, in Litchfield to Theodore L. Weber
and the late Cheryl R. (Schulte)
Ellefson.
She married Gregory S. Bradbury on July
12, 1991, in St. Cloud and since then
they have lived in Annandale. Stacey was
a homemaker and for the past 14 years
was a chef employed by Nelson Brothers
Restaurant, Clearwater.
She enjoyed shopping, flowers,
gardening, antiquing with Greg and
Terra, friends and family, and adoring
her children.
She is survived by her husband, Gregory,
of Annandale; sons, Justin, of Mason
City, Teddy and Dylan, of Annandale;
parents, Ted and Judy Weber of French
Lake; grandmother, Laura Benoit, of Sauk
Rapids; brothers, Blaine (Rosie) Weber,
of Clear Lake, Cory Weber, of St. Cloud,
Minn., Casey Weber and fiancée, Terra
Larson, of Dassel; mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Kathy and William
Jackson, of Mason City; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Tim and Bonnie Bradbury,
Julie and Gary Fricke, Jamie and Rachel
Jackson, Jodie and Jim Fink, Lynette and
Jim Martindale; also many aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Her grandparents; mother, Cheryl; and
niece, Cassie preceded her in death.
Obituary, Guestbook & Video Tribute
online at dingmannfuneral.com.
Dingmann Funeral Home, (320) 274-8811.
Published Saturday, September 3,
2005.
Obituaries are presented
as a community service
of Fullerton Funeral
Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral
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Globe Online.
Valois M.
Koester
ROCKWELL — Valois M.
Koester died Thursday
(Sept. 1, 2005) at the
Rockwell Community
Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday
at the First Grace
Baptist Church, Park
Street Campus in
Sheffield, with the Rev.
Bruce Rulapaugh and the
Rev. Ken Livingston
officiating. Interment
will be at the Rockwell
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
in Sheffield.
Valois Mildred Ingraham
was born Oct. 22, 1915,
on the family farm near
Rowan, Iowa, a daughter
of Archie and Mildred (Mendell)
Ingraham. At a young
age, her family moved to
Swaledale. She began
school in Swaledale.
Later they moved to a
farm near Sheffield,
where she attended
country school through
eighth grade and then
graduated with honors
from Sheffield High
School.
Valois taught in country
school for a year in
Cerro Gordo County
before her marriage.
On May 10, 1935, Valois
and Walter Koester were
united in marriage at
the parsonage of Grace
Baptist Church in
Sheffield. To this
marriage, one son,
Larry, was born.
Valois and Walter farmed
for a number of years
northwest of Rockwell,
moving to town in 1980.
Valois was a member of
First United Methodist
Church in Sheffield. She
and Walter were members
of the Grace Baptist
Church in Sheffield for
all their lives.
They enjoyed a very
active life, including
such activities as
fishing, golf and games
with their friends.
Escaping North Iowa
winters found them in
warmer climates, such as
Florida, Texas,
California and Arizona.
She served many years on
the Rockwell Cemetery
Society and was a member
of the Rockwell Senior
Citizens.
Valois is survived by
her daughter-in-law,
Naomi Koester, of
Cathedral City, Calif.;
a sister, Velma (Lyle)
Severe, of Rockwell; two
nieces, Linda (Jim) Hage,
of Escanaba, Mich., and
Jane (Sam) Lou and their
children, Michele and
David, of Libertyville,
Ill.
Preceding her in death
were her parents; her
husband of 60 years,
Walter, who died in
1995; their son, Larry,
who died in 1990; and a
brother and his wife,
Ronald and Maurine
Ingraham.
Retz-Grarup Funeral
Home, (641) 892-4241.
Theresa L.
‘Teri’ Maulsby Gabriel
OELWEIN — Theresa L.
“Teri” Maulsby Gabriel,
45, of Oelwein, died
suddenly on Thursday
(Sept. 1, 2005) at the
Buchanan County Health
Center in Independence.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the Jamison-Schmitz
Funeral Home, Oelwein,
with the Rev. Frederick
Fangmann officiating.
Interment will be in
Woodlawn Cemetery in
Oelwein.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home and one
hour prior to services
on Tuesday.
A memorial fund has been
established.
Survivors include her
husband, Steve Gabriel,
Oelwein; mother-in-law,
Marcia Gabriel and
friend, Dwight, Madrid;
seven children, Jennifer
Hall, and fiance, Trent
Lamphier, Oelwein;
Dustin Hall, Cedar
Rapids, Dannielle
Hoffman, Oelwein, Ben
Gabriel, Madrid, Joe
Gabriel, Manchester,
Nick Gabriel and his
fiance, Kelli Boyle,
Cedar Rapids, and
Elizabeth Gabriel,
Oelwein; three
grandchildren, Skylar
Hall, Andrew Hall and
Grace Gabriel; five
brothers and sisters,
Michael (Janice) Maulsby,
Ventura; Patricia
(James) Stephenson,
Ames; Thomas (Linda)
Maulsby, Clear Lake;
Tammy (Mark) Mowrer,
Robins and Thomas
(Kristin) Maulsby,
Romeoville, Ill.; and
many nieces, nephews,
aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
grandparents.
Theresa Louise “Teri”
Maulsby was born on Dec.
6, 1959, at Osage, the
daughter of Clifford
Francis and Sharon Kay (Mooberry)
Maulsby. She graduated
from Charles City High
School in 1978 and
received her A.A. degree
in criminal justice from
Kirkwood Community
College in Cedar Rapids.
Teri was united in
marriage to Steven Karl
Gabriel on June 12,
2003, at Independence.
Teri loved to play golf,
bowl and hang out with
her family and friends.
She enjoyed landscaping
and working in her yard.
Jamison-Schmitz Funeral
Home, (319) 283-4922.
Darvin E.
Bowers
TITONKA — Darvin E.
Bowers, 70, of Titonka,
died Friday (Sept. 2,
2005) at Hancock County
Memorial Hospital in
Britt.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Monday at the Ramsey
Reformed Church in rural
Titonka with the Rev.
Dennis Redeker
officiating. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery with a flag
folding presentation by
the Titonka VFW Post
4071.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Titonka,
and will continue one
hour prior to the
service on Monday at the
church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Titonka,
(515) 928-2735;
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Margaret
Plagge
LATIMER — Margaret
Plagge, 76, of Latimer,
died Thursday (Sept. 1,
2005) at the Hampton
Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the Immanuel United
Church of Christ in
Latimer with the Pastor
Gene Bryant officiating.
Burial will be in the
Marion Center Cemetery
in Latimer.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday
at the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
320 East St. in Latimer.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
Dorothy Mae
Fessler
SWALEDALE — Dorothy Mae
Fessler, 84, of 7668
160th St., Swaledale,
died Friday (Sept. 2,
2005) at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at the Swaledale United
Methodist Church in
Swaledale with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
officiating. Interment
will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery in Clear
Lake.
Visitation will be held
from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday
at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St. in Clear
Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Jameson
DeWayne Kelly Bridges
FOREST CITY — Jameson
DeWayne Kelly Bridges
was born Tuesday (Aug.
30, 2005) in Rochester,
Minn.
A private family service
will be held with burial
at Madison Township
Cemetery in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City, is in
charge of arrangements.
Jameson DeWayne Kelly
Bridges, the son of Ryan
and Jamie (Smith)
Bridges, was born at
Methodist Hospital in
Rochester, Minn., on
Aug. 30, 2005. He spent
an hour in the loving
arms of his mom and dad
before slipping away.
He is survived by his
parents, Ryan and Jamie
Bridges, two brothers,
Maisen and Avery Ochoa,
and two sisters, Daly
and Cheyenne Ochoa, all
of Forest City;
grandparents, James
Smith, of Des Moines,
and Mike and Ruth
Bridges of Garner;
great-grandparents,
Ronald and Darlene
Bridges, of Garner;
great-grandmother,
Florence Gilbert, of
Loveland, Colo.;
great-great-grandmother,
Lavon Bridges, of Dows;
and several aunts,
uncles and cousins.
Jameson was preceded in
death by his
grandmother, Joanna
Daly-Smith;
great-grandfather,
Warren K. Gilbert; and
two uncles, Joe Fisher
and Sean Smith.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Mae Betty
Cota
MASON CITY — Mae Betty
Cota, 90, of 320
Willowbrook Drive, died
Thursday (Sept. 1, 2005)
at the USA Healthcare.
A funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Holy
Family Catholic Church,
714 N. Adams Ave. in
Mason City, with the
Rev. Jon Seda
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood-St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with
a Scriptural wake
service at 6:30 p.m.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
J. P. Goods
IOWA FALLS — J.P. Goods,
40, of Iowa Falls, died
Tuesday (Aug. 30, 2005)
due to injuries received
in an automobile
accident in Steamboat
Rock.
Funeral services will be
held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 10, at
the E.S. Eley and Sons
Funeral Chapel, 2315 E.
Linwood Blvd., Kansas
City, MO 64109. Burial
will be in the Blue
Ridge Lawn Cemetery in
Kansas City, Mo.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes
Iowa Falls Chapel
handled the local
arrangements.
Orville L.
Borg
FOREST CITY — Orville L.
Borg, 84, of Forest
City, died Thursday
(Sept. 1, 2005) at the
Good Samaritan Center in
Forest City.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
the First Baptist Church
in Forest City with
Pastor Larry Kidwell
officiating. Burial will
be at Madison Township
Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home, 505 N.
Clark St. in Forest
City, and one hour prior
to services on Wednesday
at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
C.E. ‘Jess’
Jespersen
NASHUA — C. E. “Jess”
Jespersen, of Nashua,
died Friday (Sept. 2,
2005) at the Ninth
Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home in Nashua.
Hugeback & Chenoweth
Funeral Home, (641)
435-4134.
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Published Sunday, September 4,
2005.
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Orville L. Borg
FOREST CITY — Orville L.
Borg, age 84, of Forest
City died Thursday
(Sept. 1, 2005) at the
Good Samaritan Center in
Forest City.
Funeral service will be
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at
First Baptist Church in
Forest City with Pastor
Larry Kidwell
officiating. Burial will
be at Madison Township
Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, 505 N. Clark St.
in Forest City, and an
hour prior to service at
the church on Wednesday.
Orville Lyle Borg was
born on Aug. 14, 1921,
the sixth child in a
family of nine, to
Martin and Emma
(Isaacson) Borg on a
farm southeast of Forest
City, Iowa. He attended
a country school near
his home in Ellington
Township, Hancock
County, and graduated
from Forest City High
School in 1939.
He helped his father
farm until moving to
Palo Alto, Calif., where
he worked for Western
Pipe and Steel. In 1943,
he was called into the
U.S. Army. He trained at
Fort Leonard Wood and
soon ship-ped out with
the 592 Co. E Amphibious
Engineer Battalion,
serving in the Pacific
Theater.
He met his future wife
during the war and upon
his return home they
became engaged, marrying
on Sept. 22, 1946, at
the Methodist Church in
Hayfield, Iowa.
Orville farmed until
2002 when he retired and
moved to 1856 340th St.
in Forest City. The
couple spent many
winters in Florida.
Orville enjoyed his
extended family and
treasured time spent
with his grandchildren.
He died at the Good
Samaritan Center in
Forest City on Sept. 1,
2005, at the age of 84
years.
He is survived by his
wife, Goldie Borg, of
Forest City; a daughter
and her husband, Sue and
Scott Bjelland; and two
grandchildren, Ethan and
Erica Bjelland, all of
Decorah, Iowa. Also
surviving are his
sisters, Mildred
Ostrander of Forest
City, Gloria Chodur and
her husband, Don, of
Kensett, and Arlys
Hendrickson and her
husband, Nelson, of
Humboldt; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; three
brothers: Lennea, Albert
and Kenyon Borg; and two
sisters, Ruth Borg and
Verlene Chodur.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Mae Betty
Cota
MASON CITY — Mae Betty
Cota, 90, of 320
Willowbrook Drive, died
Thursday (Sept. 1, 2005)
at USA Healthcare.
A funeral mass will be
held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
at Holy Family Catholic
Church, 714 N. Adams,
with the Rev. Jon Seda
officiating. Interment
will be in Elmwood- St.
Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City. A scriptural
wake service will be
held at 6:30 p.m. at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be given
to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Mae was born Oct. 18,
1913, in Fort Dodge,
Iowa, the daughter of
Alvin and Myrel (Wyatt)
Kellum. Her family moved
to Mason City was she
was 12 years old. Mae
graduated from Mason
City High School in
1932.
She married Paul Francis
Cota on Oct. 17, 1932,
in Elks Point, S.D. Mae
served as office manager
at Kellum Interiors for
35 years. She was a
member of Holy Family
Catholic Church, Mason
City, Women’s Club, and
past secretary of the
American Legion. Mae
enjoyed fishing in
Canada, golfing,
flowers, and gardening.
Mae is survived by her
husband, Paul Cota, of
Mason City; daughter,
Joanne Austin of
California; sons, Fred
Cota and wife, Nancy, of
Elizabethtown, Ill., and
John Cota and wife,
Marcia, of Sioux City;
13 grandchildren; many
great grandchildren.
Mae was preceded in
death by her parents;
sister, Esther Pringle;
brothers, Cecil and
Alfred Kellum.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Margaret
Plagge
LATIMER — Margaret
Plagge, 76, of Latimer
passed away Thursday
(Sept. 1, 2005) at the
Hampton Health Care
Center.
Funeral services for
Margaret Plagge will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday
at Immanuel United
Church of Christ in
Latimer with the Pastor
Gene Bryant officiating.
Burial will be in the
Marion Center Cemetery
in Latimer.
Visitation for Margaret
Plagge will be held from
4 to 6 p.m. Monday at
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, 320 East
St. in Latimer.
Margaret, the daughter
of Phillip and Lillian
(Weidler) Myli, was born
on Dec. 19, 1928, in
Northwood. She grew up
and attended school in
Northwood, graduating in
1946.
Margaret and Herbert
were united in marriage
on Aug. 20, 1948, at
Northwood Lutheran
Church. Following their
marriage, they farmed in
the Latimer area where
Margaret worked on the
farm and in the home.
She was an active
gardener and enjoyed
canning and cooking for
the family.
Margaret was active in
her church, planning
programs for church as
well as being a member
of the Women’s
Fellowship. She also
enjoyed playing cards
with the Marathon Card
Club.
Survivors include her
husband, Herbert; as
well as two sons, Curtis
(Beverly) and Gary
Plagge of Latimer. She
is also survived by
three grandchildren:
Maegan (Boston, Mass.),
Landon (Latimer), and
Larissa (Los Angeles,
Calif.) Plagge. Margaret
is also survived by
brothers, Harvey Myli
(Shirley) of Waterloo,
and Ron (Diane) Myli of
Northwood.
Margaret was preceded in
death by a son, Darrell,
in 1950; her parents,
Phillip and Lillian
Myli; and a sister,
Phyllis Spell.
The family suggests
memorials be made
payable to the American
Diabetes Association.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (641)
579-6278.
Dorothy M.
Fessler
SWALEDALE — Dorothy Mae
Fessler, 84, of 7668
160th St., Swaledale,
Iowa, died Friday (Sept.
2, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City,
Iowa.
Services will be at 11
a.m. on Tuesday at
Swaledale United
Methodist Church in
Swaledale with the Rev.
Bruce Wittern
officiating. Interment
will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
3 to 7 p.m. Monday at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth
St. in Clear Lake, and
then one hour before the
service on Tuesday at
the church.
Family suggests
memorials to Dorothy Mae
Fessler memorial fund.
Dorothy was born Sept.
29, 1920, in rural Clear
Lake, Iowa, the daughter
of Samuel and Irene
(Bower) Farrow. She grew
up and attended school
in rural Clear Lake and
then helped at home
until her marriage.
She married Lloyd
Fessler in Clear Lake,
Iowa. They moved to the
Fessler farm northwest
of Swaledale, where they
farmed together until
Lloyd passed away in
1970. She continued to
live on the farm until
her death.
Dorothy enjoyed playing
cards, loving her
kitties, playing
Yahtzee, fishing,
watching sports, both
football and basketball
and especially the Iowa
Hawkeyes, and most of
all, she loved to spend
time and play with her
grandkids and
great-grandkids.
Dorothy was a member of
the Swaledale Methodist
Church, UMW, Sarah
Circle, and the
Swaledale Senior
Citizens.
Dorothy is survived by
two sons, David Fessler
and his wife, Fran, Des
Moines, and Richard
Fessler and his wife,
Judy, Swaledale; five
grandchildren: Troy
Fessler, Garner, Jodi
McClung and her husband,
Scott, Council Bluffs,
Cory Fessler and his
wife, Nikki, Swaledale,
Chad Fessler and his
wife, Tonya, Clear Lake,
and Brian Fessler and
his wife, Amy, Nora
Springs; nine
great-grandchildren:
Collin and Alexis
McClung, Noah Sparks and
Makenzie Fessler, Sierra
Craighton, Alex Fessler,
Keagan Fessler, and
Makia Fessler and Kaylea
Fessler; two sisters,
Louise Jones, Clear
Lake, and Helen Peterson
and her husband, Wilbur,
Garner; three brothers:
Robert Farrow and his
wife Beverly, Norwalk,
Jay Farrow and his wife
Darlene, Adel, and
Donald Farrow, Akron,
Ohio; sister-in-law,
Ruth Farrow, Perham,
Minn.; and several
nieces and nephews; and
a very special friend,
Fred Banks, Clear Lake.
Dorothy was preceded in
death by her parents;
husband, Lloyd, on Nov.
27, 1970; brother, Lynn
Farrow; sister, Leona
Rutludge; and infant
sister, Maxine.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
C.E. ‘Jess’
Jespersen
NASHUA — C.E. “Jess”
Jespersen of Nashua
passed away Friday
(Sept. 2, 2005) at the
Ninth Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the United Methodist
Church in Nashua. Burial
will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens near
Charles City with
military rites by Nashua
VFW Post No. 6792.
Visitation will be from
2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and
from 9 a.m. to noon on
Wednesday at Hugeback
and Chenoweth Funeral
Home, 319 Main St. in
Nashua, and one hour
prior to services at the
church.
Clarence Edward “Jess”
Jespersen was born in
Litchfield, Mich., on
June 12, 1917, the son
of
Dr. Edward and Martha
(Jorgensen) Jespersen.
He moved to Wisconsin
with his family and
graduated from high
school in Waukesha, Wis.
Jess enlisted in the
U.S. Army Air Corps in
December 1941, right
after Pearl Habor, and
served his country for
seven years, being
honorably discharged as
a staff sergeant with
numerous medals and
commendations.
He was united in
marriage to Ruth Elaine
Pyle on March 2, 1947,
in Carson City, Nev. To
this union one son,
David, was born.
Following his discharge,
they moved to Nashua.
Jess started a portable
milling business and
ground feed for area
farmers for the next 20
years. In 1968, he
became the products and
distribution manager for
Farm Service Co-op in
Charles City, retiring
in 1988.
Jess was a member of
Nashua United Methodist
Church and the Nashua
VFW He enjoyed taking
trips in his RV,
woodworking and the
outdoors.
He is survived by his
wife, Ruth Elaine
Jespersen, of Nashua;
one son, David
Jespersen, of Rockford
and special friend, Pam
Litzle, of Clear Lake;
three grandchildren:
Sean (Jen) Jespersen of
Ontario, Ore., Scott
(Jill) Jespersen, of
Coralville and Megan
Jespersen of Charles
City; four
great-grandchildren:
Sloane and Jakob
Jespersen, and Christian
and Norah Jespersen; one
sister, Ruth Ella Reck
of Muskegon, Mich.
Jess was preceded in
death by his parents,
Dr. Edward and Martha
Jespersen.
Hugeback and Chenoweth
Funeral Home, (641)
435-4134.
C. Dean
Schrodt
CHARITON — Chester Dean
Schrodt, 62, of Chariton
passed away on Friday
(Sept. 2, 2005) at his
home.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Chariton.
Burial will be in the
Holy Rosary Catholic
Cemetery in Monroe City,
Mo.
Family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the
Pierschbacher Funeral
Home in Chariton.
Those left to cherish
his memory are his wife,
Sally; daughter, Stacey;
grandchildren, Kevin,
Kenny and Kaleb;
brothers, Tom and
Charles, both of
Dubuque, and Floyd
(Scooter) of Wilton;
sisters, Liz, of
Manning, La., Mary of
Osceola, Dee of Belmond,
Phyllis of Creston,
JoAnn of Washington, and
Charlotte of Lindsey,
Ontario; an aunt, Alma
Hennigar; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Pierschbacher Funeral
Home, (641) 774-2918.
Steven D.
Eivins
CLARION — Steven Douglas
Eivins, 40, of Clarion,
died Wednesday (Aug. 31,
2005).
Funeral services will be
held 10:30 a.m. on
Tuesday at the United
Church of Christ
Congregational in
Clarion with Pastor Curt
Miner officiating.
Burial will be at the
Evergreen Cemetery in
Clarion.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. with a scripture
service at 7 p.m. on
Monday at Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home,
602 N. Main St. in
Clarion, and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Tuesday.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Mollie Jo
Vega
FOREST CITY — Mollie Jo
Vega, 15, of Forest
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in
Forest City with Pastor
Barb Spaulding and
Pastor Lee Laaveg
officiating. Inurnment
will be at 10 a.m.
Friday at the Clear Lake
Cemetery in Clear Lake.
Visitation for Mollie
will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St. in Forest
City.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Charles W.
Cunningham Jr.
LECANTO, FLA. — Charles
W. Cunningham Jr, 95, of
Lecanto, Fla., formerly
of Mason City, died
March 9, 2005.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 7,
2005, at Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church in Mason
City with the Rev. Joel
Dahlen presiding.
Inurnment will be at
Memorial Park Cemetery
with military honors by
the Mason City Memorial
Association.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home
of Thornton, (641)
998-2311.
Janice
Hennick
MASON CITY — Janice
Hennick, 65, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Pearl Callow
May
MASON CITY — Pearl
Callow May, 88, of Mason
City died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Gene
Callaway
CLEAR LAKE — Gene
Callaway, 64, of Clear
Lake died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. Fourth St., in
Clear Lake.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
Reba Turner
GARNER — Reba Turner,
99, of Garner died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
at the Concord Care
Center in Garner.
Services are pending at
Cataldo Funeral Home in
Garner.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Frances V.
Smith
ALGONA — Frances V.
Smith, 99, formerly of
Burt, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Good
Samaritan Care Center of
Algona.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Wilson
Funeral Home, 403 E.
McGregor in Algona.
Wilson Funeral Home,
(515) 295-2622.
Lowell H.
Smestad
NORTHFIELD, MINN. —
Lowell H. Smestad, 84,
of Northfield, Minn.,
died Thursday (Sept. 1,
2005) at Abbott
Northwestern Hospital in
Minneapolis of
complications following
surgery.
Services will be held at
2 p.m. on Wednesday at
St. John’s Lutheran
Church, 500 W. Third St.
in Northfield.
Visitation will be 6 to
8 p.m. Tuesday at Benson
Langehough Funeral Home,
201 Fourth St. in
Northfield, and one hour
prior to the service at
the church on Wednesday.
A Lutheran pastor who
lived in Northfield for
his 18-year retirement,
the Rev. Smestad served
parishes in Pelican
Rapids, New Richland,
Mapleton, and Kenyon,
Minn.; and Orofino,
Idaho. He served on the
board of St. John’s
Lutheran Home in Albert
Lea for several years
and was a member of the
Northfield Retired
Pastors’ Association,
the Sons of Norway, the
Northfield VFW post and
the 459th Bomber Group
Association. Beginning
in the 1980s, he
attended several
reunions of the latter
organization, often
delivering the
meditation at memorial
services. He began his
ministry on Sept. 1,
1952, when he began
serving Medo Lutheran
Church in rural
Mapleton, and ended his
ministry exactly 53
years later. He set a
good example for a
lifetime of service to
family, congregation,
and community.
The Rev. Smestad
graduated from Westbrook
(Minnesota) High School,
St. Olaf College in
Northfield, and Luther
Seminary in St Paul.
Prior to his career in
the parish ministry, he
worked as a farm laborer
and later moved to
California to work in
the aircraft industry.
He was employed with
Douglas Aircraft in
Santa Monica in the
early 1940s. In 1942, he
enlisted in the Army Air
Corps, serving as a
radioman on a B-24 heavy
bomber stationed in
Italy. Lowell earned an
honorable discharge in
October 1945, with a
good conduct medal,
Purple Heart, five
battle stars, and an Air
Medal with two oak leaf
clusters.
Lowell Harding Smestad
was born Dec. 11, 1920,
in Dovray, Minn., to
Helge and Mathilda
(Hojem) Smestad. He was
baptized and confirmed
at Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Dovray. He
married Helen Eulalie
Fagerholt on Aug. 10,
1952, in Hoople, N.D.
Lowell was a loving
husband, brother,
father, father-in-law,
grandfather and uncle.
Hearing his chuckle and
seeing the accompanying
twinkle in his eyes when
sharing a joke was a
delight. While not
admitting to being a
feminist, he was quietly
but thoroughly proud of
the accomplishments of
his wife and daughters.
His family and
congregation members
will long remember his
powerful singing and
speaking voice, his
eloquent sermons, and
his ability to comfort
those who sought his
guidance during
difficult times. His
favorite pastoral duty
was baptizing infants,
and he was pleased to
baptize his four
daughters, four
grandchildren and a
son-in-law.
He followed the
Minnesota Twins almost
religiously, and enjoyed
spending winters in
Arizona, where he could
play golf while
Minnesotans back home
experienced snow and
cold.
Memorials preferred to
Lutheran Social Service,
Luther Seminary,
Lutheran World Relief,
Red Cross Disaster Fund,
St. John’s Stewards of
Grace fund, or donor’s
choice.
In addition to his wife,
Helen, he is survived by
a sister, Grace (Ev)
Tande of Missoula,
Mont.; four daughters
and sons-in-law: Ruth
and Ronnie Anglin of
West Bay, Grand Cayman,
Gloria Smestad and John
Maher of Chula Vista,
Calif., Joanne and Kurt
Claussen of Apple
Valley, Minn., and Carol
and Gary Anderson of
Mason City, Iowa; four
grandchildren: Lucas
Anglin, Helene Anglin,
Justine Maher, and
Philip Claussen; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; brother,
Halge; sister, Ruth; and
infant sister, Julia.
Halge’s death on the USS
Arizona in Pearl Harbor
on Dec. 7, 1941, was a
loss from which Lowell
never really recovered.
Benson Langehough
Funeral Home, (507)
645-5123.
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Reba L. Turner
GARNER — Reba L. Turner,
99, of Garner, died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
at the Concord Care
Center, Garner.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at the United Methodist
Church in Garner with
the Rev. David Wagner
officiating. Burial will
be at a later date in
Evergreen Cemetery in
Clarion.
Visitation will be held
from 5 to 8 p.m. today
at the Cataldo Funeral
Home in Garner and one
hour prior to services
at the church on
Tuesday.
Reba Louise Turner, the
daughter of Andrew
Jackson and Lucy Ann
(Cherry) Nelson was born
Aug. 16, 1906, on a farm
near Drake, N.D. When
she was six months old,
she moved with her
family to Dubuque and
later to Walker, Iowa,
where she graduated from
Walker High School in
1924. Reba received her
normal teaching
certificate at Iowa
State Teacher’s College
in Cedar Falls and
taught in the rural
schools near Walker for
two years. She then
continued her education
at Iowa State University
at Ames for two years.
On May 17, 1929, she was
married to J. Eric
Turner at Cedar Rapids.
They farmed near Adair
and later at Lineville.
In 1938, they moved to
Cedar Rapids and in 1964
to Ely, where they
operated a hatchery and
convenience store. In
1968, they moved to the
Cottage Reserve Area
near Solon. In 1978,
they moved to Galt, and
in 1981 to Garner.
Reba and Eric enjoyed
spending their winters
in Mission, Texas, which
Reba continued doing for
11 years after John
passed away.
She was a member of the
United Methodist Church
in Garner, UMW and the
Charity Rebekah Lodge in
Britt.
Reba is survived by her
children: Harold
(Loraine) Turner of
Spring Valley, Wis.,
John (Irma) Turner of
Rogers, Ark., Ann (Kent)
Rudesill of Baldwin,
Wis., Nelson (Joan)
Turner of Wesley, Jean
(John) Tessman of
Garner, Bill (Lois)
Turner of Charleston,
S.C., and Jim (Pat)
Turner of Marion; 39
grandchildren; 66
great-grandchildren; and
5
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Eric, Oct. 21, 1980; a
daughter, Ruth Turner,
in 1940; two brothers,
Vernon and Howard
Nelson; and four
grandchildren, Terri
Tessman Duncan, Rollie
Roquette, Joshua Turner
and Justin Turner.
Cataldo Funeral Home,
(641) 923-2841;
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Andy J.
Lester
CLARION — Andy Jack
Lester, 74, of Clarion,
died Saturday (Sept. 3,
2005) at Muse Norris
Hospice in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the United
Methodist Church in
Clarion with the Rev.
Audrey Young and the
Rev. Don Morrison
officiating, with burial
at the Evergreen
Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be 5 to
7 p.m. Tuesday at Ewing
Dugger Helgeson Funeral
Home, 602 N. Main St. in
Clarion, and one hour
prior to services at the
church on Wednesday.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson
Funeral Home, (515)
532-2233.
Frances V.
Smith
ALGONA — Frances V.
Smith, 99, of Algona and
formerly of Burt, died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
at the Good Samaritan
Care Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Wilson
Funeral Home, 403 E.
McGregor in Algona, with
Ward Bishop James Dich
of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day
Saints of Fort Dodge
presiding. Burial will
be in Burt Township
Cemetery, Burt.
Visitation will be held
from 4 to 8:30 p.m.
today at Wilson Funeral
Home.
Wilson Funeral Home,
(515) 295-2622.
Mollie Jo
Vega
FOREST CITY — Mollie Jo
Vega, age 15, of Forest
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center–North
Iowa in Mason City.
A memorial service will
be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in
Forest City with Pastor
Barb Spaulding and
Pastor Lee Laaveg
officiating. Inurnment
will be at 10 a.m.
Friday (Sept. 9) at the
Clear Lake Cemetery in
Clear Lake.
Visitation for Mollie
will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St. in Forest
City.
Mollie Jo Vega was born
in Mason City on June
29, 1990, the daughter
of Jerry Vega and Amy
Everett. She attended
elementary school in
Forest City and this
year was a freshman at
Forest City High School.
She was a very active
teenager who loved
photography, riding
bikes, walking, golfing
and swimming. She was
involved in youth
bowling, school choir,
the Special Olympics,
basketball, and track
and field, and enjoyed
playing horseshoes.
A real jokester, Mollie
always had a smile. She
loved her dogs,
treasured her niece and
was a friend to
everyone. She was a
member of Immanuel
Lutheran Church.
Mollie is survived by
her mother, Amy Everett,
and John Treloar, of
Clear Lake; her father,
Jerry Vega, and Starla
Parker, of Forest City;
her sister, Megan Vega,
and Gilbert Sambalyegula
of Mason City; her
brother, Chad Vega, and
friend, Lorie Eveland,
of Boise, Idaho. Also,
step-sister, Alohna
Ammons, of Forest City;
step-brother, Brock
Kielty, of Forest City;
and niece, Danessa
Sambalyegula. She is
also survived by her
grandparents, Carl and
Pauline Krukow, of Clear
Lake, and Byron Everett
of Latimer; two aunts,
Polly Krikorian of
Boise, Idaho, and Sue
Roben of Bellevue, Iowa;
two uncles, Todd
Everett, of Chicago,
Ill., and Chuck Vega, of
Gillette, Wyo.; and
other relatives and a
host of friends.
Mollie was preceded in
death by her paternal
grandparents; cousin,
Curtis Vega; and her
step-grandmother, Arlene
Everett.
Petersen Lund Funeral
Home, (641) 585-2685.
Mabel I.
Spilde
BURLINGTON — Mabel Irene
Spilde, 100, of
Burlington, died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
the Burlington Care
Center.
Memorial services will
be held at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Burlington with the Rev.
Erick Swanson
officiating. Burial will
be at 1 p.m. Saturday
(Sept. 10) in Sunset
Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Friends may call from
noon until 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Lunning
Chapel, 2620 Mount
Pleasant St. in
Burlington, and from 1
p.m. until the time of
the service at the
church on Wednesday.
Mabel was born on May
27, 1905, in rural
Paton, Iowa, the
daughter of Fred R. and
Anna Marie (Thielen)
Hall. She graduated from
Northwood High School in
1922, and on Sept. 24,
1925, she was united in
marriage to Leonard
Edwin Spilde in Mason
City.
She spent her life with
Leonard as a homemaker.
She enjoyed embroidery
and knitting for her
grandchildren as well as
wintering in Texas and
Arizona with Leonard.
Leonard preceded her in
death in 1987.
She was a former member
of the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood and
currently a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Burlington.
Mabel is survived by her
daughters: Doris Johnson
of Gratiot, Wis., Evelyn
Chevalier of Burlington,
Patricia (David) Fritz
of Burlington, and Vicki
(Steve) Witherspoon of
Oregon, Wis.; sons: Paul
Johnson of Gratiot,
Wis., and Dale (Dennis)
King of Milan, Ill.;
four grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and
one
great-great-grandchild.
She is preceded in death
by her parents; husband;
and two sons-in-law.
The family suggests
memorials to the First
Lutheran Church in
Northwood or Trinity
Lutheran Church in
Burlington.
Lunning Chapel, (319)
752-2771.
Eugene
‘Gene’ D. Callaway
CLEAR LAKE — Eugene
“Gene” Dean Callaway,
64, of 716 N. 13th St.,
Clear Lake, died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be
at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
at the Evangelical Free
Church, 1310 Highway 18
West, Clear Lake, with
Pastor Steven Cox of the
Clear Lake Regular
Baptist Church
officiating. Interment
will be in the Clear
Lake Cemetery, Clear
Lake, with military
honors.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake,
and then one hour before
the service on Wednesday
at the church.
The family suggests
memorials to Clear Lake
Regular Baptist Church
or Hospice of North
Iowa.
Gene was born Oct. 28,
1940, in Eldora, Iowa,
the son of Glen and Lola
Mae (Heltibridle)
Callaway. He graduated
from Steamboat Rock High
School in 1958. He
served in the United
States Marine Corps from
July 4, 1958, to July 4,
1961, as a corporal E-4.
Gene married Judith
Carole Gast on Feb. 11,
1961, in Steamboat Rock,
Iowa.
He was a law enforcement
officer for a total of
40 years, serving first
in Evansdale and Benton
County. Gene served on
the Clear Lake Police
Department for the last
27 years, retiring in
2002 as a lieutenant.
He loved spending time
with his family and his
German shorthair
pointers. He enjoyed
hunting, sporting clays,
skeet shooting, five
stand and fishing.
Gene said, “Life was
good, but heaven will be
better.”
He was a member of the
Clear Lake Regular
Baptist Church in Clear
Lake, Iowa.
He will be sadly missed
by his wife Judy, Clear
Lake; son, Chris
Callaway, and his wife,
Alyssa, and their son,
Lewis, Clear Lake;
parents, Glen and Lola
Callaway, Steamboat
Rock; brother, Robert
Callaway, and his wife,
Nancy, Eldora; uncle,
Dale Callaway, and his
wife, Dorothy, Conrad;
and his two aunts, Irene
Naumann, and Thelma
McCall, both of Eldora.
He was preceded in death
by his grandparents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, (641) 357-2193;
wwwcolonialchapels.com
Emma Lukes
MASON CITY — Emma Lukes,
stillborn daughter of
Angela and Eric Lukes of
Mason City, died
Saturday (Sept. 3, 2005)
at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, 126
Third Street N.E. in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial Chapel, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Donald E.
Schoenborn
OSAGE — Donald E.
Schoenborn, 83, of
Osage, died Sunday
(Sept. 4, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services are
pending at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, (641) 732-3706.
Pearl Callow
May
MASON CITY — Pearl
Callow May, 88, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at the
Good Shepherd Health
Center.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania
Ave., with the Rev. Jim
Stiles of First United
Methodist Church
officiating. Inurnment
will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Memorials may be given
to the Pearl Callow May
Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, (641) 423-0924.
Helen Wright
CHARLES CITY — Helen
Wright, 88, of Charles
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at the Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City. Pastor
Gayle Wilcox of the
Trinity United Methodist
Church will officiate.
Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Hauser Funeral Home.
Visitation will continue
Wednesday at the funeral
home an hour prior to
the service.
Hauser Funeral Home,
Inc., (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Dorothy
Smith
CHARLES CITY — Dorothy
Smith, 83, of Rudd, died
Saturday (Sept 3 2005)
at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at the Nora
Springs Christian Church
with Pastor Glen Bandel
officiating. Burial will
be in Sunnyside Memory
Gardens, rural Charles
City.
Friends may call from 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
Hauser Funeral Home,
1205 S. Main St. in
Charles City. Visitation
will continue Wednesday
at the church an hour
prior to the service.
Hauser Funeral Home,
Inc., (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Else Oelmann
IOWA FALLS — Else
Oelmann, 82, of Iowa
Falls, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the First United
Methodist Church in Iowa
Falls. Burial will be at
Union Cemetery, Iowa
Falls, with military
rites conducted by
Hyman-Peavey American
Legion Post 188 of Iowa
Falls.
Visitation will be from
5 to 8 p.m. today at the
Surls Funeral Home, 505
Stevens St. in Iowa
Falls.
Surls Funeral Home,
(641) 648-9554.
Ray Poulin
LAKE MILLS — Ray Poulin,
57, of Lake Mills, died
Sunday (Sept. 4, 2005)
at his home in Lake
Mills.
Services are pending at
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, 902 E. Main in
Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral
Home, (641) 592-0221.
Janice A.
Hennick
MASON CITY — Janice A.
Hennick, 65, of Mason
City, died Saturday
(Sept. 3, 2005) at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, 815 N.
Kentucky Ave. in Mason
City, with Rev. Mark
Luckiesh officiating.
Interment will be in
Nora Springs.
Visitation will be from
5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at
Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason
City.
Memorials may be
directed to the Janice
A. Hennick Memorial
Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home & Crematory, (641)
423-0924.
Neil K.
Griffin
CHARLES CITY — Neil K.
Griffin, 65, of 2623
Wandering Acres Drive,
Charles City, died
Saturday afternoon
(Sept. 3, 2005) at his
home in Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at St. John’s
Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 200 S. Main St.
in Charles City, with
the Rev. Dennis Niezwaag
and the Rev. David
Werges officiating.
Interment will take
place in the Riverside
Cemetery in Charles
City.
The family will greet
relatives and friends
from 4 to 7 p.m. today
at Fullerton-Hage
Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St. in Charles City.
Visitation will continue
Tuesday one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions
of sympathy may direct
them to the family, in
care of Neil’s wife,
Marianne P. Griffin,
2623 Wandering Acres
Drive, Charles City, IA
50616.
Neil Kelsey Griffin was
born Dec. 21, 1939, in
Holland, Ohio, to George
and Leone (Albon)
Griffin Sr. He attended
school in Ohio and
graduated from high
school in 1957. He
furthered his education
as an instructor at the
Police Academy in Des
Moines, Iowa.
On Dec. 31, 1983, Neil
was united in marriage
to Marianne P. Geremia
in Grace Episcopal
Church at Charles City.
Neil had made his home
in Charles City for the
last 35 years. Neil had
been employed as a
trooper with the Iowa
State Patrol in law
enforcement, retiring in
1986 with 26 years of
service.
Neil took great pleasure
and pride in providing
for his family. He will
be best remembered by
his family as being a
kind and gentle man, a
loving husband, father,
and grandfather, and
having a wonderful and
unique sense of humor.
Some of Neil’s
interests, passions and
leisure activities
included his love for
flying ultra-light
airplanes, racing
motorcycles, fishing,
camping and being
afforded the opportunity
of extensive travel to
such places as Nova
Scotia, Cape Cod and all
across the United
States. Neil will be
dearly missed by all who
knew and loved him.
Grateful for having had
the privilege of sharing
in Neil’s life are his
loving and devoted wife,
Marianne Griffin, of
Charles City; his
father, George Griffin
Sr. of Maquoketa, Iowa;
his children: Brad
Riedemann of Charleston,
Ill., Andrea Brown of
Burnsville, Minn.,
Robbin Schmitt of
Farmington, Minn., Amy
Lines of Marble Rock,
and Matt Griffin of
Charles City; his 11
grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; and
four sisters, Mara,
Lisa, Dawn and Jan.
Neil was preceded in
death by his mother,
Leone, and one brother,
George Griffin Jr.
Thoughts, condolences
and stories may be sent
to the family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation
Services, (641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
C.E.
Jespersen
NASHUA — C. E. “Jess”
Jespersen, 88, of
Nashua, died Friday
(Sept. 2, 2005) at the
Ninth Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles
City.
Funeral services will be
1:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the United Methodist
Church in Nashua. Burial
will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens near
Charles City with
military rites by Nashua
V.F.W. Post 6792.
Visitation will be from
4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and
from 9 a.m. to noon
Wednesday at the
Hugeback and Chenoweth
Funeral Home, 319 Main
St. in Nashua, and one
hour prior to services
at the church.
Hugeback and Chenoweth
Funeral Home, (641)
435-4134.
Posted
by Gene Manning
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