Published Sunday, September 11, 2005.
Obituaries are presented as a community
service of Fullerton Funeral Homes.
Information is submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette and
Globe Online.
Buena G. Gould
MASON CITY — Buena G. Gould, 83, of
Mason City died Friday (Sept. 9, 2005)
at the Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services for Buena will be held
at 10 a.m. on Monday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
with the Rev. Nick Knoth, chaplain, Good
Shepherd Health Center, officiating.
Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery,
Plymouth.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Memorials may
be directed to the Buena Gould Memorial
Fund.
Buena G. Gould was born July 25, 1922 in
Plymouth, Iowa. She was the daughter of
Clarence A. and Tillie (Rossum) Helm.
Buena attended school in Plymouth and
graduated from Plymouth High School in
1940. She was united in marriage to
Burnes S. Gould on March 31, 1943, in
Albert Lea, Minn.
Buena worked for the Plymouth school
system and managed the Muskie Lounge in
Ventura for many years. One of Buena’s
greatest joys was her grandchildren.
They will cherish the memory that Buena
was an excellent cook and baker. She
would always have warm chocolate chip
cookies ready for the grandchildren
whenever they came to visit. They will
also miss her candy drawer and the
special fudge, which only she could
make. After the passing of her husband,
angels became an important part of
Buena’s life. This was evident by the
decor of her room. Angels of all shapes
and sizes adorned Buena’s walls and any
available surface area. On equal footing
was her love for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Whether it be football, basketball or
any event the Hawks were involved in,
Buena was one of their biggest fans. She
also loved to play cards with her family
and root for the Cubbies.
The family would like to offer sincere
thanks for the many years of special
care and loving attention provided for
her by the nursing staff and aides at
Good Shepherd Health Center. The family
also would like to offer their thanks to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Those left to cherish her memory are her
children, Judy Bartlett of Decorah,
Karen Petznick and husband, Robert, of
Lee’s Summit, Mo., Donna Petersen and
husband, Dennis, of Clear Lake, and
Steve Gould and wife, Dora, also of
Clear Lake; her 10 grandchildren: Julie
Anderson of Decorah, Jodie Dickey and
husband, Bill, of Winterset, Jennifer
McManaman and husband, Eric, of
Maryville, Mo., Teresa Somogye and
husband, Paul, of Lee’s Summit, Mo.,
Matthew Heinselman and wife, Stacy, of
Mason City, Todd Sparks and wife, Stacy,
of Maple Grove, Minn., Daphne Ber-nard
and husband, Matt, of Winterset,
Danielle Hall and husband, Jeff, of
Killen, Texas, Joel Gould and Toni Gould
both of Clear Lake; 20
great-grandchildren; brother, Ellsworth
Helm of Popejoy; and her many special
friends at Good Shepherd Health Center.
Buena was preceded in death by her
parents, husband, Burnes Gould, in 1995;
her two brothers, Dale and Laurel Helm;
and a son-in-law, Wayne Bartlett.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
Mason City, (641) 423-0924.
Robert E. Ambroson
LELAND — Robert E. Ambroson, 80, of
Leland died Thursday (Sept. 8, 2005) at
the Good Samaritan Center in Forest
City.
His funeral service will be 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
in Leland with Pastor Randy Baldwin
officiating. Burial will be at Forest
Home Cemetery in Leland.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m.
today at Peterson Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St., Forest City, and one hour
prior to the service at the church.
Robert Edward Ambroson was born March
19, 1925, on the family farm west of
Leland, Iowa, the only son of Eddie and
Alma (Holland) Ambroson. He was baptized
and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Leland where he was a lifelong
member. He attended Leland School,
graduating in 1942. Bob played
basketball and baseball throughout high
school and enjoyed telling stories about
the area teams and gymnasiums in which
they played. Besides his involvement in
high school sports, Bob followed local
and national teams throughout his
lifetime and was an avid Green Bay
Packers fan.
Bob and Dorothy Tinderholt were married
on Sept. 10, 1950. They celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary several years
ago and enjoyed an open house with many
relatives and friends. They were to have
celebrated their 55th anniversary this
past Saturday.
Bob was born, raised and lived his
entire life on the Ambroson family farm.
He very much appreciated his rural
upbringing, working the land and took
great pride in caring for the livestock
and farm very well. He was also a rural
mail carrier for a number of years in
the Leland area.
Bob had a strong belief in right and
wrong. A very ethical man, he believe in
honesty and telling the truth. He had a
quick wit and a dry sense of humor. He
was always the first to try out a new
practical joke on someone, and expected
one in return. He was always interested,
and attended as many of the
grandchildren’s functions as he possibly
could, and was always very proud of all
his grandchildren.
Bob died at the Good Samaritan Center in
Forest City on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005,
at the age of 80 years.
Bob is survived by his wife, Dorothy
Ambroson, of Forest City; and two
children, James Ambroson and wife,
Melanie, of Leland and Janet Haugen and
husband, Dennis, of Forest City. Also
surviving are four grandchildren:
Christopher Ambroson and wife, Shannon,
of Ames, Jamie Licko and husband, Jim,
of Cedar Rapids, Michael Haugen at
Minnesota State University in Mankato,
Minn., and Justin Haugen of Eagen,
Minn.; and an aunt, Frances Holland of
Leland.
Bob was preceded in death by his
parents; grandparents; and several aunts
and uncles.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City,
(641) 585-2685.
Margaret ‘Margie’ D. Klink
MASON CITY — Margaret “Margie” D.
Klink, 63, of Mason City died Wednesday
(Sept. 7, 2005) at Good Shepherd Health
Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Richard
L. Scott Sr., lay assistant of Zion
Lutheran Church, Clear Lake,
officiating. Interment will be in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to
service time at the funeral home on
Monday.
Margaret D. Klink was born Oct. 10,
1941, in Vineland, N.J., the daughter of
Pastor John L. and Margaret (Allen)
Herr. She graduated from Atlantic City
High School in Atlantic City, N.J.
Margie worked as a nurse’s aid at both
Good Shepherd Health Center and the IOOF
Home. She was also a house mother at
Opportunity Village in Clear Lake.
Margie also worked in maintenance at
Qwest Communications and in housekeeping
at the Sheraton and Holiday Inn in Mason
City. She enjoyed being with her
friends, family and especially her
grandson. Margie also enjoyed bingo and
spending time with her pets, a dog,
Tippy, and a cat, Amy Lou. She was
always visiting on the phone keeping in
contact with her family and liked to be
out and about around town. Margie loved
the holidays and spending them with her
family. She was active in the
Neighborhood Watch program and was
politically active in the Democratic
Party.
Those left to cherish her memory are her
sons, Richard Scott Jr. and Stephen
Scott and special friend, Tina, all of
Mason City; grandson, Justin Scott also
of Mason City; a brother, John Herr and
wife, Susan, of New Jersey; and a
nephew, Johnny; niece, Debbie and
great-nephew, Benjamin.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
Mason City, (641) 423-0924.
Duane W. ‘Will’ Ballhagen
SHEFFIELD — Duane W. “Will” Ballhagen,
44, of 431 N. Second St. in Sheffield,
died Friday afternoon (Sept. 9, 2005) at
the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City due to complications of an
inoperable brain tumor.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the United Methodist
Church, 303 E. Monroe St. in Rockwell
with the Rev. Bruce E. Wittern
officiating. Interment will be in
Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
The family will greet relatives and
friends from 2 to 6 p.m. today at
Fullerton Funeral Home, 120 S. Third St.
in Rockwell. The visitation will
continue at the church on Monday, one
hour prior to the service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to Hospice of North Iowa or the Duane W.
“Will” Memorial Fund.
Duane William Ballhagen was born Oct.
17, 1960, in Mason City to Duane T. and
Shirley D. (Arndt) Ballhagen. He was the
only son and third of four children born
to his parents. “Will,” as he was
affectionately known by his family and
friends, was baptized and confirmed at
St. Peter Lutheran Church in Rockwell
and attended Rockwell-Swaledale
Community Schools.
As a youngster, Will was very
inquisitive and seemed to delight in
taking things apart to see how they
work. He was a competitor and usually
placed in the local punt, pass and kick
competitions, as well as, hit, pitch and
throw contests. He was often seen riding
his mini bike or bicycle. While in
junior high, Will played football and
worked for Clifford Henniger, who kept
him busy with a variety of odd jobs on
his farm.
During Will’s high school years, he was
known to be adventurous, a bit of a
thrill seeker and fond of a variety of
activities such as tinkering on cars and
“wrenching” in his Dad’s shop, cruising
to Clear Lake or East Park, fishing and
camping.
Will met and was united in marriage to
Dawn Heitland in Mason City on Feb. 5,
1983. The couple became the proud
parents of a son, Jess and daughter,
Jenna. Will and Dawn eventually
divorced. However, they remained friends
in regards to their children’s
interests.
Throughout Will’s life, he enjoyed
caring for pets, most currently, his two
dogs, Jack and Shianne, collecting
unicorns and following his interests of
car races and motorcycle rallies.
Will was employed as a construction
truck driver for Earl Cannon in Hanford
and most recently worked at Fermented
Products in Mason City, until he was
diagnosed with his first brain tumor in
1991. Once in remission, Will returned
to his employment and continued to work
until additional brain tumors developed.
He formally retired in 1998 due to ill
health.
Will has shared the past several years
of his life with his companion, Laura
Hogan, and her son, Jared. Together,
they enjoyed attending Jared’s
activities, going to hockey games and
listening to music. Will loved life and
spending time with his family. Parents
recall that Will looked forward to
eating his mom’s lasagna and German
chocolate cake and sharing a close bond
with her. He treasured Sunday morning
breakfasts prepared by his dad.
Those who have shared in Will’s life
will dearly miss him.
He is survived by his son, Jess
Ballhagen of Yankton, S.D., and his
daughter, Jenna Ballhagen of Hanford;
his parents, Duane T. and Shirley
Ballhagen of Rockwell; his three
sisters: Terri Ballhagen (Jim Hathaway)
of Sheffield, Connie Strong (Donnie
Malone) of Perdido Key, Fla., and Peggi
and David Meyer of Latimer; his
companion, Laura Hogan and her son,
Jared, of Sheffield; his grandparents,
Delbert and Hazel Arndt of Mason City;
his special friend, Russell Nielsen of
Missouri; and numerous other relatives
and friends.
Preceding Will in death are his
grandparents, Lawrence and Irene
Ballhagen.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Service, Rockwell, (641) 822-3191.
www.fullertonfh.com
Helen Timmerman
LEROY, Minn. — Helen Timmerman, 80, of
LeRoy, Minn., passed away on Friday
(Sept. 9, 2005) at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
on Monday at Lindstrom Funeral Home in
Riceville, Iowa, with Pastor Thelma
Colorado Subramanian officiating. Burial
will be at a later date.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. today
at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville.
Helen was born Oct. 21, 1924, the
daughter of Harvey and Althea Bonwell
Van De Walker, in McIntire, Iowa. She
graduated from McIntire High School in
1942. Helen married Robert Timmerman on
Aug. 2, 1944 in LeRoy, Minn. She worked
35 years for LeRoy Products, mostly as
plant manager. Helen loved golf, fishing
and dancing.
Survivors include her husband, Bob, of
LeRoy, Minn.; one son, Gene Timmerman
and his wife, Darlene, of Mason City;
one daughter, Janet and her husband,
Greg Holmes, of Detroit Lakes, Minn.;
three grandchildren: Troy, Scott and
Jennifer; five great-grandchildren; a
sister, Shirley Grimley and her husband,
Glenn, of Oelwein, Iowa; and a brother,
Keith Van De Walker, and his wife,
Dorothy, of Oelwein, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; one sister, Arla Richardson;
and two brothers, Earl and Bud; and one
infant grandson, Todd.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, Riceville, (641)
985-2242.
Ione McPhillips
BRITT — Ione McPhillips, 92, of Britt
died Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday
at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Britt with the Rev. Michael Schueller
officiating. Burial will be in St.
Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt
with a Catholic Daughters of the
Americas rosary at 4 p.m. Visitation
will continue one hour prior to services
at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Ione McPhillips, the daughter of Charles
A. and Sadie Ellen (Woody) Mills, was
born Feb. 9, 1913, near Effingham, Ill.
At an early age, she moved with her
family to the Corwith area. She
graduated from Corwith High School.
On Sept. 25, 1937, she was married to
Thomas McPhillips at Webster City. They
lived on a farm south of Britt until
1947, when they moved into Britt. Ione
worked as a florist in Britt for many
years with her sister, Vesta Pearce. She
enjoyed gardening, bird watching and
reading.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, Rosary Society and
Catholic Daughters of the Americas-Court
of St. Catherine of Siena No. 284.
She is survived by her five daughters:
Beth (John) McConnell of Grand Island,
Neb., Mary Lynne (Douglas) Petersen of
Swaledale, Joanne (Terry) Nelson of
Madison N.C., Jane McPhillips (Paul
Sweet) of Urbandale and Raye (Ron)
Eyrich of Minneapolis, Minn.; six
grandchildren: Laurie Vulich, Kevin
McConnell, Amy Marmion, Thomas Nelson,
Susan Dauk and Daniel Nelson.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Tom, on Dec. 27, 1980; her
parents; her sister, Vesta Pearce; and
brother in-law Lyle Pearce.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 843-3811.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Bertha Newbrough
LONE ROCK — Bertha Newbrough, 93, of
Lone Rock died Friday (Sept. 9, 2005) at
the Heritage Nursing Home in Bancroft.
Her funeral service will be 2 p.m.
Monday at the United Presbyterian Church
in Lone Rock with Pastor Donna Steven
presiding. Burial will be in East Lawn
Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. today at the
United Presbyterian Church in Lone Rock.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, Bancroft, (515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
David Brue
BUFFALO CENTER — David Brue, 46, of
Buffalo Center died Friday (Sept. 9,
2005) at his home near Buffalo Center.
Funeral services for David Brue will be
1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church
in Forest City with Pastor Larry Kidwell
presiding.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo
Center where other arrangements are
pending.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
Buffalo Center, (641) 562-2858.
Hazel Endriss
SHEFFIELD — Hazel Endriss, 85, of
Sheffield died Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005)
at Trinity Regional Hospital, Fort
Dodge.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel 126
Third St. N.E. Mason City, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Francis Vavrik
FORT DODGE — Francis Vavrik, 58, of Fort
Dodge died Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) at
Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort
Dodge.
Services are pending at the Cataldo
Funeral Home in Garner, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Nan Elizabeth Garnas
KENSETT — Nan Elizabeth Garnas, 84, of
Kensett died Friday (Sept. 9, 2005) at
Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.
Her funeral service will be 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Highway 65 South, Northwood, with
the Rev. Wayne Hagen officiating. Burial
will be in the Kensett Cemetery,
Kensett.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood, (641) 324-1121.
Joyce Bielenberg
CLEAR LAKE — Joyce Bielenberg, 61, died
Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake, (641) 357-2193.
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PUBLISHED Monday, September 12, 2005
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
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provided by funeral homes for
publication in the Globe Gazette
and Globe Online.
Nan Elizabeth Garnas
KENSETT — Nan Elizabeth Garnas,
84, formerly of Kensett, died
Friday (Sept. 9, 2005) at the
Good Shepherd Health Center in
Mason City after a long battle
with Alzheimer’s disease.
Funeral services will be 10:30
a.m. Tuesday at the Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65
South, Northwood, with the Rev.
Wayne Hagen from the First
Lutheran Church officiating.
Burial will take place at the
the Kensett Cemetery, Kensett.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to the service Tuesday at
the funeral home.
Nan was born on May 22, l921, in
Northwood, to Dr. Leland and
Emma (Quandahl) Hewitt. She
lived and went to school in
Northwood. She graduated from
high school in l939. She then
went to college to obtain a
teaching degree. Nan taught
school in rural schools and at
Fenton, Iowa, for several years.
She met Leonard Garnas and they
married on Oct. 28, 1946. One
child was born to this union.
Nan helped her husband farm for
several years. In 1980 they
retired, bought a house and
moved to Kensett.
Nan served on many comittees in
her lifetime. She loved being
with people and helping in any
capacity she could. Her favorite
job was serving on the City
Council in Kensett. Nan also
loved spending time with her
granddaughters. She was very
special to them.
Nan was preceded in death by her
husband, Leonard, in 1992; her
parents; Leonard’s parents; two
brothers, Leland and Kent
Hewitt; three brothers-in-law;
two sisters- in-law; and many
dear friends.
Survivors include her daughter,
Nancy Miller and her husband,
Dale, of Thornton; two
granddaughters, Melaine
Engebretson of Thornton and
Mindy Arndt of Manly; six
great-grandchildren; two
sisters-in-law, Margaret Cosner
of California and Evelyn Garnas
of Clear Lake; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
Northwood, (641) 324-1121.
Francis “Sonny”
Vavrik
FORT DODGE — Francis (Sonny)
Vavrik, 58, of Fort Dodge,
formerly of Hayfield, died
Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) at
Trinity Regional Medical Center,
Fort Dodge.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner with the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial
will be in St. John’s Catholic
Cemetery, Duncan.
Visitation will be held from 6
to 8 p.m. today at the Cataldo
Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth
St., Garner, with a Catholic
Workman rosary at 6 p.m.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church.
Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner,
(641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Bud Schleusner
GARNER — Bud Schleusner, 83, of
Garner, died Sunday (Sept. 11,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held
at10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner with the Rev. Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial
will be in St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at St.
Boniface Catholic Church, where
a Knights of Columbus rosary
will be said at 4:15 p.m.
followed by a scriptural wake
serice. Visitation will continue
one hour prior to services at
the church on Wednesday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be directed to St. Boniface
Catholic Church or Hospice of
North Iowa.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Kenneth ‘Ken’ A.
Stalheim
NORA SPRINGS — Kenneth “Ken” A.
Stalheim 85, died peacefully on
Saturday (Sept. 10, 2005) at the
Nora Springs Care Center, Nora
Springs.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, 833
Ash St., Osage, with the Rev.
Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy
Ott officiating. Burial will be
in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens
Cemetery, Highway 218 S.,
Charles City, with full military
honors. Visitation will be from
4:30 until 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at
the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E.,
Mason City. Visitation will also
be one hour prior to service
time on Wednesday at the church.
Kenneth (Ken) A. Stalheim was
born on March 1, 1920, near
Scarville, Iowa, the son of Ed
and Minnie (Olson) Stalheim. He
attended Scarville Country
School and the Lutheran School
in Scarville. He was confirmed
in the Lutheran Church in
Scarville. He was most recently
a member of Our Saviors Lutheran
Church in Osage.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in
194, and was honorably
discharged in 1946. He served as
an Aviation Machinist Mate Third
Class aboard the aircraft
carrier U.S.S. Kwajalein in the
Hawaiian Islands, Guam and the
Philippines during World War II.
On Dec. 13, 1947, he married
Freda L. Oleson from Nashua,
Iowa. They were married at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason
City. Ken worked as a hired
farmhand during much of his
early life prior to going to war
in 1944. He later worked at
Jacob E. Decker & Sons (Armour)
for 33 years until it closed. He
took early retirement and then
worked at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa for five
years.
In retirement, he helped do
field work for a friend in the
spring and fall. He also liked
to sell cars on occasion in his
front yard on the highway for a
friend. Ken and his wife, Freda,
volunteered for many years for
the State of Iowa and received
the Governor’s Award for their
service in 1996. Ken’s wife,
Freda, died on Nov. 10, 1999,
after 52 years of marriage.
Since then, he has had a special
friend, Melba Kuper, who has
joined him in many activities
and helped him enjoy these past
few years.
He, his wife and family camped
throughout the United States
during the 1960s and ’70s
visiting nearly every state.
They belonged to several camping
clubs like Wigwam-N-Wagon
Campers and Good Sam’s
throughout their lifetime. Ken
had been a member of the Loyal
Order of Moose and a member of
the Eagles and Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Ken loved tinkering in his
garage, building things, going
to USS Kwajalien reunions,
traveling and visiting with
people. He also loved finding a
fellow Norwegian so he could
have a conversation in Norwegian
with them.
Left to cherish his memory are
his sons, Marlen Stalheim of
Ames, Lyle and his wife, Connie
Stalheim, of Muscatine, Roger
and his wife, Karen Stalheim, of
Winterset; two daughters, Darlys
and her husband, Nick Vlantes,
of Mason City, and Connie and
her husband, Mitch Morrison, of
Nora Springs; several
grandchildren: Jennifer and her
husband, Steve Steenbeke, of Des
Moines, Terri and her husband,
Mike Brydges, of Manhattan,
Kan., Phillip and Nathan
Stalheim of Muscatine, Conrad
Stalheim of Ames, Amy Stalheim
of Des Moines, Eric Stalheim of
Winterset, Nicole, Christina and
Travis Vlantes of Mason City,
Melissa Burmester of Nora
Springs, and Lindsay Burmester
of Ames; step-grandchildren:
Johnathan, Todd and his wife,
Elizabeth Morrison, of Walker,
Minn.; one great-granddaughter,
Jaydon Nicole Vlantes; one
great-grandson, Austin James
Steenbeke; and one step-great
granddaughter, Malayna Noelle
Morrison.
Ken was preceded in death by his
parents; one brother; four
sisters; his wife, Freda; and
his eldest son, Terry.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Virgil Brockmeyer
COLESBURG — Virgil Brockmeyer,
78, of Colesburg, Iowa, passed
away on Sunday (Sept. 11, 2005)
at the Edgewood Convalescent
Home, Edgewood, Iowa, following
a short illness.
Virgil was born on Nov. 27,
1926, near Colesburg to Milton
and Amber (Hansel) Brockmeyer.
He lived his entire life in the
Colesburg community, graduating
from Colesburg High School in
1944. Virgil served as a rural
letter carrier on the Colesburg
postal route for 30 years. He
was very active in the Methodist
Church and numerous other
organizations in the Colesburg
community.
Thankful and blessed to have
shared in his life are his wife
of 56 years, Janet Colesburg;
and their two children, Jan
Brockmeyer and his wife, Terry,
Cedar Rapids, and Gina Hanna and
her husband, Bryan, Mason City.
Proud to have called him grandpa
are his four grandchildren, Joel
and Kyle Brockmeyer, Cedar
Rapids, and Lauren and Alex
Hanna and friend, Amy Schrader,
Mason City; and one brother,
Myron Brockmeyer and his wife,
Delpha, Waterloo, and their two
children.
Virgil was preceded in death by
his parents, Milton and Amber
Brockmeyer.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at the
Colesburg United Methodist
Church, Colesburg, Iowa. The
Rev. Missy Brown will officiate.
Burial will follow with military
rites in Zion Cemetery, rural
Colesburg.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Leonard
Funeral Home, Edgewood, with a
Masonic service at 7:45 p.m.
Visitation will also be held
from 10 a.m. until service time
at the church on Wednesday.
Condolences may be left with
www.leonardfuneralhomes.com.
Leonard Funeral Home, (888)
898-3419.
David Brue
BUFFALO CENTER — David Brue, 46,
of Buffalo Center, died Friday
(Sept. 9, 2005) at his home near
Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m.
Tuesday at the First Baptist
Church in Forest City with
Pastor Larry Kidwell
officiating. Burial will be at
Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo
Center.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8
p.m. today at Winter Funeral
Home in Buffalo Center. There
will be no visitation before the
service at the church.
He is survived by his wife,
Barbara, and their children:
Jeremy and Jonathon of Buffalo
Center; his father, LaVerne Brue
of Buffalo Center; his sisters:
Carolyn and her husband, Brian
Legried, of Plymouth, Minn.,
Mary Beth and her husband, Joe
McEuen, of Chesterfield, Mo.;
and Diane and her husband, Brent
Matson, of Buffalo Center; his
father and mother-in-law; many
nieces and nephews; cousin and
several dear friends.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
Opal Steenblock
FORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Opal
Steenblock, 86, of Fort
Charlotte, Fla., and formerly of
Buffalo Center, died Friday
(Sept. 9, 2005) in Florida.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Winter Funeral
Home in Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
Hazel Marie Endriss
SHEFFIELD — Hazel Marie Endriss,
85, died Saturday (Sept. 10,
2005) at Trinity Regional
Hospital, Fort Dodge.
Graveside service will be held
at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the
Hampton Cemetery with the Rev.
Karl R. Watkins officiating.
Inurnment will be in the Hampton
Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the
Hazel Marie Endriss Memorial
Fund.
Hazel Marie Carlsen was born
Aug. 3, 1920, in Franklin
County, the daughter of Albert
R. and Anna S. (Simmonsen)
Carlsen.
Hazel attended the Hampton
Schools. She worked part-time
outside the home; the rest of
the time she loved being a
homemaker. She was united in
marriage to George Endriss on
May 13, 1939, in Sheffield. In
1954, George and Hazel adopted a
daughter, Judi. Hazel worked at
the Sahara Supper Club for 14
years retiring in 1986. She then
worked at the Sheffield Care
Center in Environmental
Services. Hazel lived most of
her life in the Sheffield and
Hampton areas.
Hazel loved canasta, dancing,
working in the yard and drinking
Mountain Dew, and her greatest
love was spending time with
family and friends.
Hazel is survived by her
daughter, Judi Steffenson, of
Clarion, grandchildren, Andrea
Bartel (Chad Sharkey) of
Tombstone, Ariz., Scott Endriss
(Holly Anderson) of Goldfield,
Joshua Tolbert of Clarinda,
Justin Steelman of Clarion and
Jordan Steelman of Clarion;
great-grandchildren, Keiley-Shay
Endriss, Orion Endriss, Seth
Endriss, Regina Endriss, Lauren
Sharkey and Nathan Anderson; and
one sister, Karen Crandall, of
Eldora.
Hazel is preceded in death by
her parents, Albert and Anna
Carlsen; husband, George H.
Endriss; two brothers, Roy and
Albert Carlsen, and son-in-law,
John Steffenson.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, Mason City, (641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Aileen Dorenbush
LAKOTA — Aileen Dorenbush, 85,
of Lakota died Sunday (Sept. 11,
2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m.
Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Lakota with Pastor
Marino Melstad officiating.
Burial will be at St. Paul
Lutheran Cemetery in Lakota.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Lakota and one hour
before the service.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, Buffalo Center, (641)
562-2858.
Joyce Bielenberg
CLEAR LAKE — Joyce Bielenberg,
61, died Saturday (Sept. 10,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N.
Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ward Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
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and Globe Online.
Iona ‘Iny’ Mae Thomas
MASON CITY — Iona Mae “Iny”
Thomas, 76, of 216 N. Taft Ave.,
died Monday (Sept. 12, 2005) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Wednesday at the First
Christian Church, 318 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. Carla Nelson
and the Rev. Charles Aurand
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m. today at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and continue
one hour before services
Wednesday at the church.
Memorials may be given to the
First Christian Church,
Salvation Army or Hospice of
North Iowa.
Iona was born Dec. 2, 1928, in
Mason City, the daughter of
Melvin and Hazel (Harris)
Bailey. She graduated from Mason
City High School in 1946. On
Oct. 16, 1949, Iona married
Ralph R. Thomas at the First
Christian Church. Four children
were born to this loving couple,
Leon, Barbara, Mark and Robert.
Iona started her business,
Thomas Rentals, in 1953. She was
a tireless and hard worker. She
owned and managed the business
until the time of her death. She
was known as a landlady with a
heart. Iona’s husband, Ralph,
owned and operated Thomas
Machine Co.
Iona was a gentle, kind and
optimistic person. She helped
others whenever she could and
always looked on the bright
side. She was devoted to her
family and would do anything for
them. She was not only a mother,
but a friend to each of her
children. She was a wonderful
grandmother and mother-in-law.
Iona was a gracious hostess and
always made people welcome in
her home. Iona was an active and
lifelong member of the First
Christian Church.
She was also a member of Church
Women United, Beta Sigma Phi,
Rake and Hoe, North Iowa Vintage
Auto Club, Antique Automobile
Club of America, Metropolitan
Owners Club of North America and
the Plymouth Club.
Iona enjoyed geneology, antique
car tours, reading mystery
books, watching mystery movies
and loved doing yard work,
especially mowing her lawn.
Iona is survived by her son,
Leon Thomas and wife, Mary, of
Mason City and their children,
Dylan and Alyssa of Iowa City
and Derek of Mason City;
daughter, Barbara Colvin, of
Hawkeye; son, Mark Thomas and
wife, Tralee, and their sons,
Eric and Jason of Mason City;
son, Robert Thomas, of Mason
City; sister, Leila Young and
husband, LeRoy, of Nora Springs
and their children, Dana, Brad
and Brenda; sister-in-law, Hazel
Mae McGowan, of Bettendorf, and
her children, Alys Jo and Tom;
sister-in-law, Leona Cooperman
and husband Dr. Martin, of
Stockbridge, Mass., and their
children, Barbara, Sue and Alan.
Iona was preceded in death by
her parents; husband, Ralph;
brother, Marlin; son-in-law,
Steve Colvin; and
brother-in-law, Merlin “Mac”
McGowan.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 421-0524.
Byron Wille
WILLIAMS — Byron Wille, 89, of
Williams, died Monday (Sept. 12,
2005) at the Hamilton County
Hospital in Webster City.
Memorial services will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday at the
United Methodist Church in
Williams. Burial will be in the
Williams Cemetery at a later
date.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Surls
Funeral Chapel in Williams.
Surls Funeral Home, (641)
648-9554.
Bud Schleusner
GARNER — Bud Schleusner, 83, of
Garner died Sunday (Sept. 11,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church in
Garner with Father Michael
Schueller officiating. Burial
will be in St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church with a
Knights of Columbus rosary at
4:15 p.m. followed by a
Scriptural wake service.
Visitation will continue one
hour prior to services at the
church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa or St. Boniface
Catholic Church.
Louis “Bud” Eugene Schleusner,
the son of Louis C. and Lucy
(Studer) Schleusner, was born
Sept. 24, 1921, on the family
farm north of Garner. He
graduated from Garner High
School in 1940 and farmed with
his father.
On Feb. 9, 1948, he married
Marge Ptacek at St. Wenceslaus
Catholic Church in Duncan. They
lived on the home place north of
Garner until 1972, when they
moved to their current home west
of Garner. Besides farming, Bud
also was a crop adjuster for
Federal Crop and owned and
operated a feed supply business
on the farm for 15 years.
He enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends, fishing,
dancing and playing cards.
He was a member of St. Boniface
Catholic Church, Knights of
Columbus, had served on the
church board and was a trustee
on the rural fire board.
Bud is survived by his wife,
Marge, of Garner; six children
and their families, daughter,
Mary K. (Duane) Hess of Dows and
their four children, Kendra
(Rich) Knowles and their twins,
Camren and Kayla, Karla (Brian)
Schuknecht and their two
children, McKenna and Kaden,
Brian Hess and David Hess; son,
Randy (Cindy) Schleusner of
Garner and their three children,
Travis Schleusner, Rachel
(Jesse) Stensrud and Todd
Schleusner; son, Gary (Connie)
Schleusner of Garner, and their
four children, Bridget (Greg)
Prehm and their two sons, Tyler
and Carson, Christopher
Schleusner, Casey Schleusner and
Brittany Schleusner; daughter,
Linda (Dale) Upmeyer of Garner
and their four children, Kristi
(Derrick) Meyer, Nicholas
Upmeyer, Bradley Upmeyer and
Lori (Nick) Schmitt; daughter,
Connie (Dwight) Dornbier of
Wesley and their four children,
Angie (Andy) Kudej and their
daughter, Emma, Matthew
Dornbier, Alison (Steve)
Rosenmeyer and Cody Dornbier;
and son, Donny (Kay) Schleusner
of Garner and their three
daughters, Brooke, Keri and Ami
Schleusner; and special friends
of Bud’s grandchildren; a
brother, Dennis (Myrtle)
Schleusner of Austin, Minn.; two
sisters-in-law, Jane Schleusner
of North Branch, Minn., and
Margaret Schleusner of
Watertown, S.D.; and many
nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his
parents; six brothers, Ray,
Vince, Don, Paul, Bernie, and
Alfred; and three sisters, Ruth,
Blanche and Rosemary
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Frances Marie
Magrabi
WELLMAN — Frances Marie Magrabi,
77, of Wellman died Friday (Aug.
19, 2005) at Mercy Hospital in
Iowa City.
Graveside services will be held
at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lincoln
Cemetery near Fertile with
Pastor Marcia Kissner
officiating. A luncheon will be
held after services at Perkins
in Clear Lake.
Joyce Ann Bielenberg
CLEAR LAKE — Joyce Ann
Bielenberg, 61, died on Saturday
(Sept. 10, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapels,
101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Visitation will befrom 5 to 7
p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapels.
Memorials may be directed to the
Clear Lake Public Library.
Joyce Ann Anderson was born Aug.
13, 1944, in Sioux City, Iowa,
the daughter of John and Lucille
Anderson.
Joyce grew up on the Anderson
family farm in Waterbury, Neb.,
moving to South Sioux City,
Neb., with her parents in 1957.
She graduated from South Sioux
City High School in 1962. She
was united in marriage to Walter
A. Bielenberg on Nov. 8, 1962,
in South Sioux City, and in
September of 1963, Joyce and
Walt gave birth to their loving
daughter Cathy Lynn.
The Bielenbergs lived in South
Sioux City until 1978. During
this time they spent two years
in Amarillo, Texas — a special
time for Joyce. In 1978, Joyce
and her family moved from
Nebraska and joined the
community of Clear Lake, Iowa,
where she lived until her
passing.
Joyce owned and operated Wally’s
Iron Works, which started in
Britt, Iowa, in 1984 and moved
to Clear Lake in 1985, where it
remained in operation until
1992.
Throughout her adult life, Joyce
was an active member of the
community, participating in
PTAs, volunteering at the public
library, teaching Sunday school
and working in various positions
where her warmth and care for
others was felt and enjoyed by
many.
Joyce is survived by her
husband, Walter A. Bielenberg of
Clear Lake; her daughter, Cathy,
and her husband, Edward Mills,
of Omaha, Neb.; her
grandchildren, Ashley N. and
Alexis V. Jaton of Omaha, Neb.,
and Edward N. and Ella R. Mills
of Austin, Texas; her sister,
Carol and her husband, Robert
Welcher, of Reno, Nev.; her
brothers, Bill and his wife,
Donna Anderson, of Sioux City,
Iowa, and Bob and his wife, Jean
Anderson of South Sioux City,
Neb. Her family loved her dearly
and will miss her.
Joyce is preceded in death by
her parents, John and Lucille,
and her brother, John Anderson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193
www.colonialchapels.com
Arthur M. Merkel
MASON CITY — Arthur M. Merkel,
94, of Mason City. died Sunday
(Sept. 11, 2005) at Manly
Nursing and Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Thursday at the St. James
Lutheran Church, 1148 Fourth St.
S.E. in Mason City, with the
Rev. Paul C. Nelson officiating.
Burial will be at 3:15 p.m.
Thursday in the Grafton Cemetery
in Grafton.
Visitation will be held from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in
Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to St.
James Lutheran Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Dennis H. Hogan
NIANGUA, Mo. — Dennis H. Hogan,
62, formerly of Charles City,
died Friday (Sept. 9, 2005) at
his home.
Private funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Plum
City, Wis.
Days Funeral Home in Marshfield,
Mo., is in charge of
arrangements.
Days Funeral Home, (417)
859-6330.
Margaret J. Hale
MASON CITY — Margaret J. Hale,
85, of Naples, Fla., died
Thursday (Sept. 8, 2005) in
Naples.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday at the
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, the family
asks donations be sent to
Hospice of Naples, 1095
Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, Fla.
34105.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111
N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason
City is in charge of
arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Jesse R. ‘Jay’ Angel
MASON CITY — Jesse R. “Jay”
Angel, 81, of 522 10th St. N.E.
in Mason City, died early Monday
(Sept. 12, 2005) at his home.
Funeral Mass will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy
Family Catholic Church, 714 N.
Adams Ave. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Jon M. Seda
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
The family will greet relatives
and friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E. in Mason City, with a vigil
service scheduled to begin at
6:30 p.m. The visitation will
continue on Thursday at the
church one hour prior to the
service.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Jesse R. “Jay” Angel Memorial
Fund. Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be e-mailed to the
family on the
www.fullertonfh.com website
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Imogene F. Zrostlik
BRITT — Imogene Frances
Zrostlik, 81, of Britt died
Sunday (Sept. 11, 2005) at the
Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral services will be held
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Britt with the Rev. Jerry Blake
officiating. Burial will take
place at St. John’s Catholic
Cemetery in Duncan.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in Britt and one
hour prior to the services
Wednesday at the church. A
parish rosary will be held at 7
p.m. today at the Ewing Dugger
Funeral Chapel in Britt.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel,
(641) 843-3839.
Gordon W. Konig
ALLISON — Gordon W. Konig, 58,
of Allison, died Monday (Sept.
12, 2005) at his home in
Allison.
Funeral service will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. James
Lutheran Church in Allison with
the Rev. Jeffrey A. Blank
officiating. Burial will be in
Allison Cemetery in Allison.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Allison.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
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Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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and Globe Online.
Richard S. Battleson
GREELEY, Colo. — Richard S.
Battleson, 69, of Greeley,
Colo., died Saturday (Sept. 10,
2005) at the North Colorado
Medical Center.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 10 a.m. today at the
St. Peter’s Historic Catholic
Church in Greeley, Colo. Burial
will be in Linn Grove Cemetery
in Greeley.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at
Allnutt Funeral Services Macy
Chapel with a 7 p.m. rosary.
Memorials may be made to the
American Red Cross-Hurricane
Relief in care of Allnutt
Funeral Service, 702 13th St.,
Greeley, CO 80631. Friends may
view the online obit and sign
the guest book at
www.allnutt.com.
Richard was born June 19, 1936,
in Forest City, Iowa, to Omer S.
and Mae (Kirschbaum) Battleson.
Richard was raised in Mason
City, Iowa, and graduated from
Mason City High School in 1956.
He did his apprenticeship for
plumbing prior to graduating and
at the age of 17 was a member of
the plumbers union Local 405 in
Mason City.
In 1979, he and his family moved
to Greeley, Colo., where he was
a member of the Pipefitters
Union Local 208. He retired in
2001.
He is survived by his wife, Joan
Battleson, of Greeley, Colo.;
son, Dan (Kathleen) Battleson,
of Greeley, Colo.; daughter,
Pamela Joan (Leonard) Babbitt,
of Windsor, Colo.; daughter,
Patti Jean (Michael) Southwell,
of Greeley, Colo., daughter,
Mary Jane (Jim) Williams,
Cheyenne, Wyo.; brother, Lyle
(Patty) Battleson, of Cummings,
Iowa; brother, Henry (Connie)
Battleson, of Gaffney, S.C.;
sister, Donna (Don) Olsen, of
Mason City; sister, Lois
(Richard) Alitz, of Norwalk,
Iowa; and grandchildren, Len
III, Jessica, Steven, Julie,
Chris, Jordan, Mariah, Alex and
Megan.
Preceded by parents and brother,
Leon “Tubby” Battleson
Allnut Funeral Service, (970)
352-3366.
Opal Steenblock
BUFFALO CENTER —Opal Steenblock,
86, of Fort Charlotte, Fla., and
formerly of Buffalo Center, died
Friday (Sept. 9, 2005) in
Florida.
Graveside services will be 1:30
p.m. Thursday at the Graceland
Cemetery in Buffalo Center with
Pastor Bill Peake of the First
Reformed Church officiating.
Visitation will be from noon
until 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Winter Funeral Home, 414 First
St. N.W. in Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, (641) 562-2858.
Margaret J. Hale
NAPLES, Fla. — Margaret J. Hale,
85 of Naples, Fla., died
Thursday (Sept. 8, 2005) in
Naples.
Graveside services will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday at the
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with
the Rev. Samuel Hamilton-Poore
officiating. There will be no
visitation.
In lieu of flowers, the family
asks donations be sent to
Hospice of Naples, 1095
Whippoorwill Lane, Naples, FL
34105.
Margaret was born Dec. 15, 1919,
in Mason City, the daughter of
Bert and Ruth Currier.
She graduated from Mason City
High School and married her high
school sweetheart, Dean G. Hale,
Sept. 19, 1941. After their
retirement to Naples, Fla., in
1976, she and Dean became
actively involved in feeding and
clothing the underprivileged in
Immokalee. Margaret was a kind,
gentle, caring woman who is
survived by her three children:
Marcia Entner and husband,
David, of Naples, Fla., Jim Hale
and wife, Susannah, of Victoria,
British Columbia, Canada, and
Carolyn Hewett and husband Brent
of Scottsdale, Ariz.; four
grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren and her
“other family” at Terracina
Grand, a senior living community
in Naples.
Margaret was preceded in death
by her parents and loving
husband, Dean G. Hale, on Jan.
22, 1997.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Iona ‘Iny’ Mae
Thomas
MASON CITY — Iona “Iny” Mae
Thomas, 76, of 216 N. Taft Ave.,
died Monday (Sept. 12, 2005) at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. today at the First
Christian Church, 318 N. Adams
Ave., with the Rev. Carla Nelson
and the Rev. Charles Aurand
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 4 to 7
p.m. Tuesday at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and will
continue one hour before
services today at the church.
Memorials may be given to the
First Christian Church,
Salvation Army or Hospice of
North Iowa.
Iona was born Dec. 2, 1928, in
Mason City, the daughter of
Melvin and Hazel (Harris)
Bailey. She graduated from Mason
City High School in 1946. On
Oct. 16, 1949, Iona married
Ralph R. Thomas at the First
Christian Church. Four children
where born to this loving
couple, Leon, Barbara, Mark and
Robert.
Iona started her business,
Thomas Rentals, in 1953. She was
a tireless and hard worker. She
owned and managed the business
until the time of her death. She
was known as a landlady with a
heart. Iona’s husband, Ralph,
owned and operated Thomas
Machine Co.
Iona was a gentle, kind and
optimistic person. She helped
others whenever she could and
always looked on the bright
side. She was devoted to her
family and would do anything for
them. She was not only a mother,
but a friend to each of her
children. She was a wonderful
grandmother and mother-in-law.
Iona was a gracious hostess and
always made people welcome in
her home. Iona was an active and
lifelong member of the First
Christian Church.
She was also a member of Church
Women United, Beta Sigma Phi,
Rake and Hoe Garden Club, North
Iowa Vintage Auto, Antique
Automobile Club of America,
Metropolitan Owners Club of
North America and the Plymouth
Club.
Iona enjoyed genealogy, antique
car tours, reading mystery
books, watching mystery movies
and loved doing yard work,
especially mowing her lawn.
Iona is survived by her son,
Leon Thomas and wife, Mary, of
Mason City and their children,
Dylan and Alyssa of Iowa City
and Derek of Mason City;
daughter, Barbara Colvin, of
Hawkeye; son, Mark Thomas and
wife, Tralee, and their sons,
Eric and Jason of Mason City;
son, Robert Thomas, of Mason
City; sister, Leila Young and
husband, LeRoy, of Nora Springs
and their children, Dana, Brad
and Brenda; sister-in-law, Hazel
Mae McGowan, of Bettendorf and
her children, Alys Jo and Tom;
sister-in-law, Leona Cooperman
and husband, Dr. Martin, of
Stockbridge, Mass., and their
children, Barbara, Sue and Alan.
Iona was preceded in death by
her parents, husband, Ralph;
brother, Marlin; son-in-law,
Steve Colvin; brother-in-law,
Merlin “Mac” McGowan.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 421-0524.
Laurence R. Popp Dorothy A. Popp
MASON CITY — Laurence R. Popp
died Feb. 25, 2003, and Dorothy
A. Popp died Jan. 4, 2005.
A graveside inurnment service
will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday
at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery,
Thornton, with Chaplain Nick
Knoth officiating. Full military
honors will be conducted by
members of the Mason City
Veterans Memorial Association.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372;
www.colonialchapels.com.
Larry Charlson
THOMPSON — Larry Charlson, 63,
of Thompson died Monday (Sept.
12, 2005) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at West
Prairie Lutheran Church, rural
Leland, with the Rev. Randy
Baldwin officiating. Burial will
take place at West Prairie
Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. today at the Winter Funeral
Home, 245 Harrison St. in
Thompson, and will continue one
hour prior to services Friday at
the church.
Christian Larry Charlson was
born Dec. 28, 1941, in Forest
City, Iowa, the son of Christian
Benjamin and Pearl Evelyn
(Anderson) Charlson. He was
baptized and confirmed at West
Prairie Lutheran Church, rural
Leland. Larry attended grade
school in Leland and graduated
from Forest City High School
with the class of 1960.
Following graduation, Larry
started driving truck with Bob
Ambroson and Jerry Severson. A
short time later, Larry
purchased his own root picking
machine and moved to Georgia,
where he stayed for a couple of
years. From 1977 until 1980,
Larry worked for Wayne Ambroson.
On June 30, 1978, Larry was
united in marriage with Janice
Elaine Clark at Ridgeway. The
couple made their home in
Thompson.
Larry was active at West Prairie
Lutheran Church, where he was a
lifelong member. He worked with
the youth group for some time,
taking the kids on camping trips
and teaching them how to cook
outdoors. Larry also enjoyed
cooking meals for different
charitable organizations through
the church. In addition, Larry
served as president of the
Thompson Community Development
Group. As a hobby, he spent time
fishing and hunting.
Larry was a kind and giving man
who continually thought of
others instead of himself. He
always stated that his most
important job in life was to be
a good father and grandfather.
Survivors include his wife,
Janice, of Thompson; children,
Laurie Swearingen, of Britt,
Lisha Pogliano and her husband,
Jeff, of Aspen, Colo., Jeff
Miller and his wife, Jayne, of
Derby, Benjamin Charlson, of
Thompson, Jayme Charlson, in the
U.S. Navy stationed at Whibly
Island Naval Base in Washington,
and Joey Charlson of Thompson;
grandchildren, Joshua Paulson,
of Thompson, Jolene Paulson, of
Emmons, Minn., Miranda, Torren
and Tristen Miller, all of
Derby, and Sienna Pogliano of
Aspen, Colo.; a sister, Lois
Anderson and her husband, Lon,
of Minneapolis, Minn.; two
brothers, Dale Charlson and his
wife, Barb, of Clear Lake, and
Paul Charlson and his wife, Pat,
of Leland; and many nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his
parents.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, (641) 584-2250.
Ruth C. Deverell Horkman
MASON CITY — Ruth C. Deverell
Horkman, 81, a resident of the
Good Shepherd Health Center and
formerly of 2060 S. Kentucky
Ave. in Mason City and 19 First
St. S. in Rockford, died Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676;
www.fullertonfh.com.
Jesse R. ‘Jay’ Angel
MASON CITY — Jesse R. “Jay”
Angel, 81, of 522 10th St. N.E.
in Mason City, died early Monday
morning (Sept. 12, 2005) at his
residence with several of his
family members at his side.
Jesse’s funeral Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Holy Family Catholic Church, 714
N. Adams Ave. in Mason City,
with the Rev. Jon M. Seda
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason
City.
The family will greet relatives
and friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
today at the Fullerton Funeral
Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in
Mason City, with a vigil service
scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Visitation will continue on
Thursday at the church one hour
prior to the service.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Jesse R. “Jay” Angel Memorial
Fund. Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be e-mailed to the
family on the
www.fullertonfh.com Web
site.
Jesse Ronald Angel was born on
June 25, 1924, in Halisco,
Mexico to his parents, Joe and
Lupe (Herrea) Angel. He was the
first-born of seven children,
and at an early age, he moved to
Iowa with his family. Jesse
attended Mason City Community
Schools and has remained a
resident of Mason City since.
“Jay,” as he was fondly known by
his family and friends, was a
member of the Holy Family
Catholic Church, the V.F.W. Post
733 and the Spanish-American
Club, all in Mason City.
On Feb. 18, 1943, Jesse was
inducted into the United States
Army from Camp Dodge, Iowa, and
served his country during World
War II with the 149th Combat
Engineer Battalion. Jesse’s
battalion was physically
involved in the D-Day invasion
of Normandy on June 6, 1944,
landing on Omaha Beach.
Jesse’s military honors include
four Battle Stars earned in
France, Belgium, Holland and
Germany, the Presidential Unit
Citation, the Bronze Service
Arrowhead Award, Purple Heart
and numerous other medals,
certificates, bars and awards.
After honorably and faithfully
completing his designated time
in the service, Jesse was
formally discharged from his
military duties on Nov. 27,
1945, from Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Jesse was united in marriage to
the love of his life, Verna
Lucille Lowe, in Mason City on
March 22, 1947. Jesse and Verna
shared 58 years of marriage and
became the proud parents of two
daughters and three sons. They
treasured dancing together,
especially jitterbugging, family
meals, gardening, camping and
the busy life of raising their
family, which was of greatest
priority. Jesse’s and Verna’s
children were always included in
their daily lives and Jesse was
known to sacrifice much in
regards to the welfare of his
family.
Jesse was employed as a laborer
(crusher man) with Lehigh Cement
Co. in Mason City for 31 years,
retiring in 1978.
Some of Jesse’s favorite leisure
activities and interests
included hunting and fishing,
big band music, especially music
by Glenn Miller, and cheering
for his favorite football teams,
the Raiders, the Vikings and the
Iowa Hawkeyes. He was an avid
#24 Jeff Gordon NASCAR race fan
and loved going to parades. His
wife and children describe Jesse
as a handsome man with a
natural, beautiful tan, and a
wonderful father. He was
considerate, caring,
well-organized and was
particularly fond of eating
mild, homemade Mexican foods.
Jesse will be cherished in the
hearts of all his family and
friends.
He is survived by his wife,
Verna Angel, of Mason City; his
children, Ronald (Vicki) Angel
of Traer; Patricia (Bruce)
Smith; Roger Angel; Rick
(Sheila) Angel; and Jayna
(Kenneth) True, all of Mason
City; his two sisters, Lilly
(Phil) Morgan of Kingsland,
Fla., and Josephine Angel of
Mason City; his three brothers,
Esquiel Angel of Council Bluffs;
Joe Angel Jr. of Cherokee and
David Angel of Sebring, Fla.
Jesse will also be sadly missed
by his 12 grandchildren, 3
great-grandchildren and numerous
other relatives and friends.
Preceding Jesse in death are his
two daughters, Jody and Valerina
Angel; his son, Kenneth Angel;
his parents, Joe and Lupe Angel;
and his brother, Frank Angel.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Katina J. Bizios
MASON CITY — Katina J. Bizios,
93, of 1904 S. Monroe Ave.,
Mason City, died Tuesday (Oct.
13, 2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday at the Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church, 1311 Second St. S.W. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Joseph
Mirowski officiating the
celebration of Katina’s life.
Interment will take place in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in
Mason City.
The family will greet friends
from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the
church. The Trisagion prayer
service will begin at 6 p.m.
following the formal visitation.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox Church in Mason City.
Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be sent to the
family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
Merle Aldinger
IOWA FALLS — Merle Aldinger, 78,
of Iowa Falls, died Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at the Heritage
Care Center in Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa
Falls. Burial will be in the
Union Cemetery with military
rites conducted by the
Hyman-Peavy American Legion Post
188 of Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 8 p.m. Friday at the Surls
Funeral Home in Iowa Falls with
the family present from 6 to 8
p.m.
Surls Funeral Home, (641)
648-9554.
Mildred May
MASON CITY — Former Mason City
resident and nurse Mildred May
died Aug. 28 in Denver, Colo.
She was the widow of Harold May,
also of Mason City.
She is survived by her sons,
Lowell of Denver, Colo., and
Stephen of Lincoln, Neb.; two
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
1 p.m. Saturday at the Messiah
Lutheran Church, 2620 Highway
122 E. in Mason City, followed
by a reception at the church.
Burial will be at Sunset Memory
Gardens, Madison, Wis., on
Monday, Sept. 19.
Imogene Frances
Zrostlik
BRITT — Imogene Frances
Zrostlik, 81, of Britt passed
away Sunday (Sept. 11, 2005) at
the Westview Care Center in
Britt.
Funeral services for Imogene
Zrostlik will be held at 10:30
a.m. today at the St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Britt with
Father Jerry Blake officiating.
Burial will take place at St.
John’s Catholic Cemetery in
Duncan.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel in
Britt and one hour prior to the
services today at the church. A
parish rosary was held on
Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. at
the funeral chapel.
Imogene, the daughter of John
and Emma Hauptly Steenlage, was
born July 25, 1924, in Britt.
She grew up in the Britt area,
where she attended country
school and helped on the family
farm.
On Feb. 15, 1944, Imogene was
united in marriage with Peter
Zrostlik in Duncan. Only days
after their marriage, Pete was
called into active duty with the
United States Army. Following
Pete’s discharge from the Army,
the couple farmed for a time.
Imogene babysat for many years
for various families in the
Britt area. She was also
employed at the Britt Country
Club. Imogene enjoyed spending
time with her family and
friends; she also enjoyed
flowers and playing cards and
bingo.
She was a member of St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Britt and the Britt VFW
Auxiliary.
Imogene is survived by four
children: Judy Aitchison and
special friend, Dale Armstrong,
of Britt, David and Lorna
Zrostlik of Forest City, Deb and
Bob Carmody of Britt and Ron
Zrostlik of Lake Mills; nine
grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Viola Holck and Phyllis
Peck; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Peter in
December of 2004; one son, Gary
“Smokey”; one grandchild; one
great-grandchild; and one
brother, John Steenlage.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel,
(641) 843-3839.
Arthur W. Merkel
MASON CITY — Arthur W. Merkel,
94, of Mason City died Sunday
(Sept. 11, 2005) at the Manly
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center in Manly.
Funeral services for Art will be
held at 1 p.m. Thursday at St.
James Lutheran Church, 1148
Fourth St. S.E., with Pastor
Paul C. Nelson officiating.
Interment will be at 3:15 p.m.
Thursday in the Grafton
Cemetery, Grafton.
Visitation will be from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. today at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., and continue
one hour prior to service time
on Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to St.
James Lutheran Church.
Arthur W. Merkel was born on
June 3, 1911, in rural St.
Ansgar, the son of Henry E. and
Mary C. (Hansen) Merkel. Art
resided in the St. Ansgar area
and attended school at
Carpenter. He was confirmed on
April 1, 1928.
Art was united in marriage to
Gertrude S. Braun on Feb. 11,
1934, in Grafton. Following
their marriage, they moved to
Grafton, where they farmed until
1945. In 1940, Art received a
trophy from Dekalb Seed Co. for
raising over 100 bushels per
acre.
In 1945, they moved to Mason
City and Art founded Northco
Insulating and Ventilation for
hog and poultry operations, one
of the first of its kind. He was
awarded the “E’ award by the
National Manufacturing Group. In
1950, Art sold the manufacturing
rights for the ventilation
system to A & R Wood
Manufacturing in Luverne, Minn.
He then worked as a
manufacturing representative for
A & R Wood Manufacturing for 28
years. He specialized in the
design of ventilation systems
for poultry and later hog
operations. In 1967, Art was
awarded A & R Wood’s National
Salesman of the Year award. He
also specialized in the training
of territory reps for A & R Wood
Manufacturing. Art’s job allowed
him to travel all over the
United States and into Canada.
In 1978, Art retired from A & R
Wood Mfg. following 28 years of
service.
He was an active member of St.
James Lutheran Church, AARP and
the Elks Lodge.
Those left to cherish his memory
are his daughters, Shirley
Reiman and husband Don of
Clarion, and Larisa Walk and
husband, Robert Dahse of Winona,
Minn.; son, Russell J. Merkel
and wife Denyce of Rogers, Ark.;
three granddaughters, Paige
Blair and husband Mark of Des
Moines, Dawn Barragy and husband
Dan of Clear Lake and Andrea
Sheldon and husband Thad of
Coralville; one great-grandson,
Niko Barragy; and two
great-granddaughters, Larissa
Barragy and Madelyn Blair.
Art was preceded in death by his
parents; an infant son; wife
Gertrude in 2003; son, Eugene A.
Merkel; and six brothers and
five sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Georgetta V. Farrer
MASON CITY — Georgetta V. Farrer,
88, of Mason City, died Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at the Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A prayer service will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Nick Knoth, chaplain of Good
Shepherd Health Center,
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery
The family will greet friends
one hour before the service at
Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Dixie Shunkwiler
MASON CITY — Dixie Shunkwiler,
69, of 138 15th St. N.W., died
Tuesday (Sept. 13, 2005) at
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
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Dixie J. Shunkwiler
MASON CITY — Dixie J. Shunkwiler,
69, of 138 15th St. N.W., Mason
City, went to be home with her
Heavenly Father on Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.
A funeral service will be held
at 10 a.m. Friday at the Wesley
United Methodist Church, 1405 S.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City,
with the Rev. Keith L. Scott
officiating. Interment will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 7 p.m. today at
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in
Mason City, and one hour prior
to services on Friday at the
church.
Dixie J. Shunkwiler was born on
Sept. 25, 1935, in Iowa City,
Iowa, daughter of Howard and
Vivian (Cawley) Query. Dixie
lived short periods of her youth
in California and Missouri but
spent the majority of her life
in Mason City, attending Mason
City public schools. Before the
birth of her children, she
worked in Mason City at SS
Kresge Co., Bandbox Theater and
Damon’s.
Dixie was married to the love of
her life, Dean Shunkwiler, on
Jan. 24, 1953, at the Wesley
United Methodist Church in Mason
City, where they are members.
They would have soon celebrated
their 53rd wedding anniversary.
Dixie devoted her life to her
husband and their five children,
getting involved with the PTA
and becoming a Cub Scout leader,
as well as finding time to reach
out to the neighborhood
children.
Dixie enjoyed listening to
music, playing card games and
watching her favorite TV shows.
Above all, Dixie cherished her
family and loved participating
in family activities with her
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Countless
hours were spent traveling,
camping and fishing with them.
It was important to her that
they knew how much she loved and
supported them. They returned
this admiration, affectionately
calling her “momma, nana and
great-nana.” She is greatly
missed by those that loved her.
Dixie is survived by her
husband, Dean Shunkwiler of
Mason City; five children: Jimmy
Shunkwiler and special friend,
Cheri Blakely, of Mason City,
Vicki (Mark) Eldridge of Clear
Lake, David (Virginia)
Shunkwiler of Brooklyn Center,
Minn., Lori Bryant of Mason
City, and Larry (Ramona)
Shunkwiler of Forest City; 14
grandchildren: Alison (Ryan)
Dannen of Mason City, Aaron
Shunk-wiler of Mason City, Keri
(Paul) Mixdorf of Clear Lake,
Ryan (Stacy) Eldridge of Sioux
City, Staci Eldridge of Cedar
Falls, Jason Calhoun of Brooklyn
Park, Minn., Crystal, Tiffany
and Miranda Shunkwiler of
Brooklyn Center, Minn., Kelsey
Bryant of Mason City, Nathan and
Chelsea To and Dalton and Megan
Shunkwiler of Forest City; four
great-grandchildren: Madison
Mixdorf, Nyah Eldridge, Aiden
Dannen and Carter Dean Eldridge;
one sister, Gwen (Francis)
Miller of Mason City;
mother-in-law, Elsie Shunkwiler
of Mason City; sister-in-law,
Lillian Query, of Mason City;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Howard “Gene” and
Vivian Query; and three
brothers: Gene and Bill Query
and Terry Cahalan.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Weston Ray Smith
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Weston Ray
Smith, 53, of Pleasanton,
Calif., passed away on March 23,
2005, at the intensive care unit
of Kaiser-Permanente Hospital in
Walnut Creek, Calif.
The family asks that any
memorials be made as donations
to the Mason City Public
Library, which Weston loved, or
to Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org).
Weston was born on Oct. 18,
1951, to Elizabeth Ann Smith
(nee Sawatzky) and Raymond
Wallace Smith, in Minneapolis,
Minn. Weston moved to Clear
Lake, Iowa, in 1957, when his
father became director of the
Mason City Public Library and
his mother became a consultant
to the Iowa State Library
System. The family moved to
Mason City in 1958, where they
stay-ed until 1966.
Weston spent his formative years
in northern Iowa, and recalled
with pleasure events with family
and friends from that period of
his life. He graduated with a
bachelor of arts degree in
anthropology and archeology from
UCLA and engaged in a number of
excavations of Chumash Indian
sites in Southern California.
He spent many years in Santa Fe,
New Mexico, a land he grew to
love from his childhood trips
taken while he lived in Iowa. He
spent the rest of his life in
the San Francisco Bay area,
pursuing his interests as an
independent writer and thinker.
Weston is survived by his
mother, Elizabeth Ann Sawatzky
(Smith); his wife, Sharon Smith;
two sisters: Marina Willa
Kavanagh and Lisa Ann Smith; a
brother, Rowan William Smith;
his three half-sisters: Rayna
Holtz, Shelley Calabrese and
Iris Halvorsen; and his nieces
and nephews, Bianca Elizabeth
Meunier, Mira Ardelle Meunier,
Joel Lamont Lofton, and Andriu
Orion Kavanagh.
He was preceded in death by his
father, Ray Smith, former
director of the Mason City
Library, who passed away in
1994.
Ruth C. Deverell
Horkman
ROCKFORD — Ruth C. Deverell
Horkman, 81, a resident of Good
Shepherd Health Center and
formerly of Charles City and 211
Sixth St. N.W. in Rockford, died
Tuesday (Sept. 13, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center in Mason
City.
Prior to her death, Ruth chose
to donate her body to the Des
Moines College of Osteopathic
Medicine as a final token of her
giving nature.
A memorial service will be held
at 1 p.m. Friday at Zion
Lutheran Church, 805 E. Main
Ave. in Rockford, with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw officiating.
The family will greet relatives
and friends during a time of
fellowship at the church
following Ruth’s service.
Inurnment will be at a later
date in Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to
Bremwood Lutheran Children’s
Home in Waverly.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123
Second St. S.E. in Mason City,
is in charge of arrangements.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Georgetta V. Farrer
MASON CITY — Georgetta V.
Farrer, 88, of Mason City died
Tuesday (Sept. 13, 2005) at Good
Shepherd Health Center.
A prayer service will be held 11
a.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Nick Knoth, chaplain of Good
Shepherd Health Center,
officiating. Interment will
follow in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
The family will greet friends
one hour before the service
today at Major Erickson Funeral
Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the
Hospice of North Iowa.
Georgetta was born on Oct. 7,
1917, in Kanawha, the daughter
of Clyde and Margaret Davison.
She was the youngest of nine
children. She attended school in
Sheffield and graduated from
Mason City High School.
She was united in marriage to
Lloyd J. Farrer on Aug. 3, 1941.
She and her husband were owners
of J & L Tire Co. for many
years.
She is survived by a
sister-in-law, Jane Davison of
Boone; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Lloyd, in
1991; brothers, Bill Davison and
wife, Flora, Joe Davison and
wife, Lavone, and Bob Davison;
sisters, Vera Roderick and
husband, Lester, Marguerite
Wirth and husband, Burl, Gladys
Dransfeldt and husband, Robert,
Charlotte Freudenberg and
husband, Carl, and Roberta
Gilchriest and husband, Earl.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Katina (Douros)
Bizios
MASON CITY — Katina (Douros)
Bizios, 93, of 1904 S. Monroe
Ave., Mason City, died early
Tuesday morning (Sept. 13, 2005)
at Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m. Friday at Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church, 1311 Second St. S.W. in
Mason City, with the Rev. Joseph
Mirowski officiating the
celebration of Katina’s life.
Interment will take place in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in
Mason City.
The family will greet friends
from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the
church. The Trisagion prayer
service will begin at 6 p.m.
following the formal visitation.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Holy Transfiguration Greek
Orthodox Church, 1311 Second St.
S.W., Mason City, IA 50401.
Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be sent to the
family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Katina (Douros) Bizios was born
to Dimitris and Kaliope
(Karamitsanis) Douros on June
10, 1912, in Asprokabos, Greece.
Katina was educated in Greece.
On Sept. 19, 1937, Katina was
united in marriage to John S.
Bizios in Asprokabos, Greece.
The couple has resided in the
Mason City area since 1958.
Katina was employed with the
Park Hospital in Mason City as a
kitchen aide for several years.
She was a member of Holy
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox
Church in Mason City and the
Daughters of Penelope.
Katina will be dearly missed by
all who have shared in her life.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Katina’s
life are her loving and devoted
husband of nearly 68 years, John
S. Bizios of Mason City; her two
sons, Spiro Bizios of
Marshalltown and Harry Bizios of
Flower Mound, Texas; six
grandchildren: Tina Bizios,
Tiffany Bizios, Traci Bizios,
Katina Bizios, John Bizios and
Jonathan Bizios.
Preceding Katina in death are
her parents, Dimitris and
Kaliope Douros; a daughter and
two sons in infancy; four
sisters and three brothers.
Fullerton Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, (641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Marjorie M. Zeimet
BODE — Marjorie M. Zeimet, 82,
of rural Bode, died Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) at the Kossuth
Regional Health Center in
Algona.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church, rural
Bode, with Father Paul Eisele
officiating. Burial will be in
St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in
rural Bode.
Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. Friday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a
prayer service at 7 p.m. and a
Catholic Daughters of the
Americas rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
Lorraine Friedrich
CHARLES CITY — Lorraine
Friedrich, 83, of Charles City
died Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2005)
at Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Charles City with Pastor Dennis
Niezwaag officiating. Burial
will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3
to 6 p.m. Sunday at Hauser
Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St.
in Charles City, and one hour
prior to services on Monday at
the church.
The family will also be
receiving friends at the Chris
Friedrich residence, 901 20th
Ave. in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Hugh O. Roberts
MASON CITY — Hugh O. Roberts,
90, of 1000 N. Eisenhower Ave.
in Mason City, died Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Lewis Bleich
ALGONA — Lewis Bleich, 78, of
Algona died Wednesday (Sept. 14,
2005) at Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Wilson’s of
Algona, 403 E. McGregor in
Algona.
Wilson’s of Algona, (515)
295-2622.
Laurence R. Popp and
Dorothy A. Popp
MASON CITY — Laurence R. Popp
died Feb. 25, 2003, and Dorothy
A. Popp died Jan. 4, 2005.
A graveside inurnment will be
held 10 a.m. Saturday at
Pleasant Valley Cemetery in
Thornton with Chaplin Nick Knoth
officiating. Military honors
will be conducted by members of
the Mason City Veterans Memorial
Association.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Edna F. Uker
MASON CITY — Edna F. Uker, 98,
of Mason City died Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) at the Heritage
Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Posted by Gene
Manning
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