Published Friday, September 16, 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.
Ruth C. Deverell Horkman
ROCKFORD — Ruth C. Deverell Horkman, 81,
a resident of the Good Shepherd Health
Center and formerly of Charles City and
211 Sixth St. N.W. in Rockford, died
Tuesday afternoon (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. today at Zion Lutheran Church, 805
E. Main Ave. in Rockford with the Rev.
Patricia Shaw officiating. Inurnment
will be at a later date in Riverside
Cemetery in Rockford.
The family will greet relatives and
friends for a time of remembrance and
fellowship in the Zion Lutheran
Fellowship Hall following Ruth’s
service.
Those wishing to extend memorials or
expressions of sympathy may direct them
to the Bremwood Lutheran Children’s Home
in Waverly.
Ruth Clara Deverell Horkman was born on
July 26, 1924, in Charles City to Emil
and Clara (Heitz) Ziebell. She was the
only daughter and second child born to
her parents and spent her entire life in
Floyd and Cerro Gordo counties.
Ruth attended school in Rockford and
graduated among her senior class in
1942. While in high school, she earned a
teaching certificate and taught school
the next few years at the rural Rockford
country school. Several of her former
students had remained life-long friends.
On March 25, 1945, Ruth was united in
marriage to Ralph K. Deverell at the
Zion Lutheran Church in Rockford. The
couple became the busy parents of five
children. Ralph died in March of 1984.
Ruth was employed at several area
businesses in accounting, as a
bookkeeper or clerk positions. Many in
the area will well remember her when she
was working at KGLO, the Rockford State
Bank or the city of Rockford as the city
clerk.
In December of 1990, Ruth married Dennis
Horkman and the couple lived in
Concordia, Kan. Dennis died in 1995 and
Ruth made the decision to move back to
Iowa.
Ruth spent countless hours fabric
shopping for just the right quilting
material. She made quilts for many of
her family members and friends, but was
especially proud to have made a quilt a
month and donated it to the Bremwood
Lutheran Children’s Home in Waverly.
She was known to keep her family
literally on “pins and needles” in her
home as they would entangle in her
carpet and furniture when she was
working on the latest quilt.
Ruth collected memorabilia of
butterflies, Coca-Cola and angels. She
also found her thimble collection to be
fascinating. Ruth was an avid reader,
liked playing “500” and rummy and
watching movies and spending time with
her grandchildren.
Ruth’s children recall that Mom was a
wonderful baker, specializing in pecan
rolls, pies and cookies. She admired
yellow roses and had a great sense of
humor.
The neighborhood kids loved coming to
Ruth’s home, especially on Sunday
nights, to eat huge bowls of popcorn and
of course, drink Coca-Cola.
Those left to cherish the memory of
Ruth’s life include her children, David
Deverell of Waynesboro, Pa.; Cliff
Deverell of Vermillion, S.D.; Ann (Mike)
Boltz of Circleville, Kan.; Paul
Deverell, of Mason City and Alan (Becky
Tousend) Deverell of Salina, Kan. Ruth
will also be sadly missed by her 13
grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren
and many other relatives and friends.
Preceding Ruth in death are her two
husbands, Ralph Deverell and Dennis
Horkman; her parents, Emil and Clara
Ziebell; and her brother, Clarence
Ziebell.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason
City, (641) 423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Hugh O. Roberts
MASON CITY — Hugh O. Roberts, 90, of
1000 N. Eisenhower Ave. died Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Private memorial services will be held
at a later date. Inurnment will take
place in Memorial Park Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of
North Iowa or the Humane Society of
North Iowa.
Hugh was born Aug. 16, 1915, in Valley
Junction, Iowa, the son of J.E. and Faye
(Osborn) Roberts. He graduated from
Valley Junction High School then Iowa
State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
Hugh served in the U.S. Army as a first
lieutenant in the tank division during
World War II. He fought in the Battle of
the Bulge. Following his discharge, Hugh
lived and coached in Buffalo Center and
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Hugh married Helen Levsen May 5, 1943,
in Wyoming, Iowa. They moved to Mason
City in 1955, where Hugh worked in the
Insurance business for many years.
He was a member of the Million Dollar
Roundtable in the insurance industry. He
retired in 1980.
Hugh was a member of the Masonic Lodge,
past president of noon Lions, past
president of the Board of Directors at
North Iowa Medical Center and past
president of the Life Underwriters in
Des Moines and Mason City. Hugh served
from 1966-1972 on the Mason City Park
Commission and was a former member of
the American Legion.
Hugh is survived by his wife, Helen L.
Roberts of Mason City; daughter, Kristin
Jones and husband, Arthur, of Denver,
Colo.; son, Paul Roberts and wife,
Vicki, of Eagan, Minn.; grandchildren,
Evan Abbott, Logan Abbott, Brian Roberts
and Katie Roberts; brother, John Roberts
and wife, Janet, of Stevens Point, Wis.;
sister, Naomi Engler of Seattle, Wash.;
Hugh’s border collie, Maggie.
Hugh was preceded in death by his
parents, son, Jack in 1963; and brother,
Dean Roberts.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Eugene ‘Gene’ Arthur Tesch
ALTOONA — Eugene “Gene” Arthur Tesch,
63, of Altoona passed away Tuesday
(Sept. 13, 2005) at Taylor House in Des
Moines with his wife and son at his
side.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.
Saturday at the Altoona Funeral Home.
Gene was a sales representative for Napa
Distribution Center for 10 years, and
spent many more years involved in the
Iowa Racing Program, owning, training
and raising race horses. He also boarded
horses until his illness forced his move
from the farm.
He is survived by his wife, Jan; two
sons: Kevin Tesch of Des Moines and
Robert Holveck of Clearwater, Fla.;
daughters: Laurie Tesch of Ft. Collins,
Colo., Lisa Zarfas of San Antonio,
Texas, and Tammy Holveck of Clearwater,
Fla.; six grandchildren: Nicole Tesch,
Jon Hart, Tiffany Zarfas, Laura Holveck,
Jordan Zarfas and Bobby Holveck; a
brother, Dennis (Karen) of Osage; and
his dearest close friend, Melissa
Freeman of Indianola, whom he loved
dearly.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Arthur and Wilma Tesch; and an infant
sister, all of Osage.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at
the Altoona Funeral Home.
Hamilton’s Funeral Home, (515) 243-5221.
Floyd T. Bode
ALGONA — Floyd T. Bode, 88, of Algona
died Monday (Sept. 12, 2005) at the Good
Samaritan Communities in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. today at St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona, with Father Paul
Eisele officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m.
Thursday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a 7 p.m.
prayer service and a 7:30 p.m. Knights
of Columbus rosary.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
Duane H. Hanson
FOREST CITY — Duane H. Hanson, 83, of
Forest City died Thursday (Sept. 15,
2005) at his home in Forest City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark
St. in Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641)
585-2685.
Joel C. Hanes
MASON CITY — Joel C. Hanes, 76, of 15936
310th St. died Wednesday (Sept. 14,
2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Ruth Kent
ALGONA — Ruth Kent, 98, of Algona died
Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2005) at the Good
Samaritan Communities in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Saturday at St. Cecelia Catholic
Church in Algona, with the Rev. Paul
Eisele officiating. Burial will be in
Calvary Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home in Algona, with a parish
prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, (515) 295-3731.
Lewis Bleich
ALGONA — Lewis Bleich, 78, of Algona
died Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Algona, with the Rev. Steve
Turner and the Rev. Jon Dunbar
officiating. Burial will be in the East
Lawn Cemetery in Algona, with military
rites by the American Legion and V.F.W.
Visitation will be held from 3:30 to
8:30 p.m. today at Wilson’s of Algona.
Wilson’s of Algona, (515) 295-2622.
Edna F. Uker
MASON CITY — Edna F. Uker, 98, of Mason
City died Wednesday (Sept. 14, 2005) at
the Heritage Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30
a.m. Monday at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
in Mason City, with the Rev. Tom Healey
of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating.
Interment will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to St. Paul
Lutheran Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory,
(641) 423-0924.
Patricia G. Ramus
LUVERNE — Patricia G. Ramus, 63, of West
Bend died Thursday (Sept. 15, 2005) at
the West Bend Care Center in West Bend.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at
Wilson’s of Algona, 403 E. McGregor in
Algona.
Wilson’s of Algona, (515) 295-3731.
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Published Saturday, September 17, 2005.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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and Globe Online.
Edna F. Uker
MASON CITY — Edna F. Uker, 98,
of Mason City, died Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) at Heritage
Care Center.
A funeral service will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev.
Tom Healey of St. James Lutheran
Church officiating. Interment
will follow in Memorial Park
Cemetery. There will be no
visitation.
Memorials may be directed to the
Edna F. Uker Memorial Fund and
St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Edna was born on March 29, 1907,
in Franklin County, Iowa, the
daughter of James and Lillian
(Woodley) VanRiper. She attended
schools in Hanlontown and Lake
Mills. She married Clifford
Mostrom in 1925, and was married
to him until his death in 1953.
She then married William Uker on
March 29, 1955. Edna lived in
Rockford until moving to Mason
City in 1992.
She enjoyed cooking, baking
pies, entertaining and be-ing
around friends and family.
She is survived by
grandchildren, Mark Mostrom and
wife, Cindy, of Mason City, Lisa
VoPava and husband, James,
of Freeland, Pa., Cindy Lang and
husband, Richard, of Des Moines;
stepdaughters, Mary Reed of
Marble Rock and families, Grace
Oghum and husband, William, of
Rock Island, Ill., and families;
eight great-grandchildren; and a
daughter-in-law, Emma Mostrom of
Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; first husband, Clifford
Mostrom; second husband, William
Uker; son, Richard Mostrom;
daughter, Lillian Napatalino;
two brothers and five sisters.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Joel C. Hanes
MASON CITY — Joel C. Hanes, 76,
of Mason City, died Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City after a long struggle
with cancer.
Memorial services will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1,
2005, at the First Presbyterian
Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive,
with the Rev. Terry
Hamilton-Poore officiating.
Private family inurnment will be
in Elmwood- St. Joseph Cemetery.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at
the Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with
Masonic services held at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be given to any
one of the many organizations
that forward the interests of
Joel’s life. They may also be
made to Hospice of North Iowa,
whose loving care supported Joel
and his family in his last
months.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Howard S. Adams
TOPEKA, Kan. — Howard S. Adams,
63, of Topeka, Kan., died Sept.
8, 2005, in Topeka, Kan.
A memorial service was held on
Sept. 12, 2005, at Crestview
United Methodist Church in
Topeka, Kan.
He was a retired special agent
for the Santa Fe Railroad.
He is survived by his wife,
Diane J. Bendickson-Adams, of
Topeka, Kan., formerly of Mason
City, Iowa.
Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in
Topeka, Kan. was in charge of
arrangements, (785) 354-8558.
Duane H. Hanson
FOREST CITY — Duane H. Hanson,
83, of Forest City died Thursday
(Sept. 15, 2005) at his home in
Forest City.
Funeral service will be 1:30
p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City with the
Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating.
Burial will be at Madison
Township Cemetery in Forest
City.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to service on Monday at
the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St. in Forest City, is
in charge of arrangements.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
Patricia G. Ramus
LUVERNE — Patricia G. Ramus, 63,
of LuVerne died Thursday (Sept.
15, 2005) at the West Bend Care
Center in West Bend.
Memorial services will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the
United Methodist Church in
LuVerne with the Rev. Robert
Connor officiating. Burial will
be in the LuVerne Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 9
a.m. until time of services on
Monday at the church.
Wilson’s of Algona is in charge
of arrangements.
Wilson Funeral Homes, (515)
295-2622.
James E. Conger
DUMONT — James E. Conger, 77, of
Dumont died Friday (Sept. 16,
2005) at the Dumont Wellness
Center in Dumont.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at Dumont
Reformed Church in Dumont with
the Rev. Terra Amundson
officiating. Burial will be held
in the Dumont Cemetery in
Dumont.
Visitation will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. Sunday at
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in
Dumont.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
(641) 456-3232.
Bruce Fisher
CHARLES CITY — Bruce Fisher, 59,
of Charles City, died Friday
(Sept. 16, 2005) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in Charles
City after a courageous battle
with cancer.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Hauser Funeral
Home, 1205 S. Main in Charles
City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
Glen Weinberger
COULTER — Glen Weinberger, 79,
of Coulter, died Friday (Sept.
16, 2005) at Franklin General
Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Sietsema Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton, (641)
456-3232.
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Published Sunday, September 18, 2005.
Obituaries are presented as a
community service of Fullerton
Funeral Homes. Information is
submitted by families or
provided by funeral homes for
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and Globe Online.
Duane Herbert Hanson
FOREST CITY — Duane H. Hanson,
83, of Forest City died Thursday
(Sept. 15, 2005) at his home in
Forest City.
His funeral service will be 1:30
p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City with the
Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating.
Burial will be at Madison
Township Cemetery in Forest
City.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to service at the church.
Duane Herbert Hanson, the son of
Lewis Hansen and Hannah (Hanson)
Hansen was born on April 18,
1922, on a farm near Miller,
Iowa.
Duane attended elementary school
in rural Ellington Township. He
farmed with his father and on
July 8, 1942, was united in
marriage to Mildred Thelma
Charlson. To this union a son,
Lowell, was born.
Duane was inducted into the U.S.
Army in 1943, and served in the
South Pacific Theater. Following
his honorable discharge in 1945,
he returned home and continued
farming. In 1956, he began
working with Hallet Construction
of Boone, Iowa. He continued to
work with that company until
1961, when he joined Gjellefald
Associates where he worked until
1966. He took a job with
Winnebago industries in 1970,
where he worked until retiring
in 1985 due to ill health.
Duane was a member of Immanuel
Lutheran Church, the American
Legion and the Kum Along Club.
He enjoyed the out of doors and
spent time camping. He treasured
time spent with family and
especially his grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Duane passed away at his home in
Forest City on Thursday, Sept.
15, 2005, at the age of 83
years.
He is survived by his wife,
Mildred Thelma Hanson, of Forest
City, and his grandchildren,
Elke Hanson and Case Hanson,
both of Chardon, Ohio, and Dane
Hanson and wife, Heidi, and
their children, Luke and Dru
Hanson, all of Williamsburg, Va.
Also surviving are three
brothers: Ernest Hanson of
Garner, Milton Hanson of Forest
City, and Earl Hanson of San
Clemente, Calif.; three sisters:
Dorothy Wilson and Lula
Schroeder, both of Garner, and
Vivian Rasmussen of Clear Lake;
and many nieces and nephews.
Duane was preceded in death by
his parents; a son, Lowell; two
sisters, Mary Stewart and Pearl
Pinkerton; and a brother,
Raymond Hanson.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
Forest City, (641) 585-2685.
Bruce Fisher
CHARLES CITY — Bruce Fisher, 59,
of Charles City, died Friday
(Sept. 16, 2005) at Floyd County
Memorial Hospital in Charles
City following a courageous
battle with cancer.
A funeral Mass for Bruce Fisher
will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. The Rev. Carl
Ries will celebrate the Mass.
Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery. Military honors will
be conducted by the Charles City
Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City
from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, where
there will be a vigil scriptural
wake service at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue Tuesday
at the church one hour prior to
the Mass.
Bruce Curtis Fisher was born May
21, 1946, at Charles City, the
son of Gerald and Leona
(Rademacher) Fisher. He
graduated from the Immaculate
Conception School in 1964. Bruce
proudly served in the United
States Navy from 1966-1969. He
had two cruises on the USS
Klondike, serving part of that
time in Vietnam, and he also
served at the naval air station,
Alameda, Calif. On June 7, 1974,
he was united in marriage to
Marta Notheisen at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in
Charles City. Bruce’s working
career included employment with
Oliver/White Farm Equipment
Company, managing the V.F.W.,
Featherlite and Moore-Wallace.
Bruce was an avid outdoorsman
and enjoyed fishing and
trapping. He also enjoyed being
around and visiting with people.
Living family members include
his wife, Marta, of Charles
City; a son, Christopher (Katie)
Fisher of New Hampton; his
step-mother, Frances Jean Fisher
of Charles City; a sister,
Constance (Jerry) Wilson of
Antioch, Ill.; a brother, Craig
(Jeanne) Fisher of Charles City
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and an infant brother,
Brian Fisher.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Iva M. Bruesewitz
ST. ANSGAR — Iva M. Bruesewitz,
82, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, died
Friday (Sept. 16, 2005) at
Methodist Hospital, Rochester,
Minn.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar, with the
Rev. Byron Northwick
officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Ansgar Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, Iowa.
Iva M. Cowell was born on Feb.
21, 1923, to Vern and Pernnie
(Jones) Cowell, in Rock
Township, Mitchell County, Iowa,
the oldest of nine children. She
graduated from St. Ansgar High
School.
On Aug. 31, 1941, she married
Elmer Bruesewitz. They lived in
St. Ansgar and owned various
automotive businesses there. In
their free time they spent many
hours boating, fishing and
bowling. After selling Bree’s
Motor Service, she went to work
at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan
Center for many years. After
retirement, she continued to
bowl in several leagues and
traveled the country while
visiting members of her family.
Those left to cherish her memory
are three sons: Robert (Janet)
Bruesewitz of Rochester, Minn.,
Bill (Ann) Bruesewitz of
Wadsworth, Ill., and Lyle
(Claudia) Bruesewitz of Bristol,
R.I.; one daughter, Jean
Bruesewitz of Mason City; 10
grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren; two brothers, Lee
(Margaret) Cowell of St. Ansgar
and Donald (Mickie) Cowell of
Hawaii; two sisters, Betty
(Dale) VanHorn of Fort Collins,
Colo., and Karan (Larry) Crilly
of St. Ansgar; and many nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband Elmer in 1980;
and four brothers: Lloyd, Allen,
Larry and Russell Cowell.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar, (641) 713-4920.
Meta Louise Schermer
HAMPTON — Meta Louise Schermer,
87, of Hampton died Friday
(Sept. 16, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, East
Campus, in Mason City.
Funeral services for Meta
Schermer will be 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Immanuel United
Church of Christ in Latimer with
the Rev. Gene Bryant
officiating. Burial will be in
the Marion Center Cemetery,
rural Latimer.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m.
Monday at Immanuel United Church
of Christ, Latimer.
Meta was born July 16, 1918, in
Latimer, the daughter of Fred
and Freida (Dohrman) Imerman.
She graduated from Latimer High
School. She married Raymond
Schermer on April 3, 1941, in
Latimer. Meta retired from
farming with her husband in 1970
and went into business operating
Iowa Parcel Delivery Service.
She was a member of Immanuel
United Church of Christ in
Latimer, where she was active in
several activities. She was also
a member of the Hampton Mother’s
Club. Meta enjoyed telling
stories, playing cards in the
Marathon Bridge Club and Card
Club.
She is survived by her sons, Ron
(Dee) Schermer, Hampton, Charles
Schermer, Bradenton, Fla., and
Kirk Schermer, Luck, Wis.; her
daughter, Jean Schermer of Luck,
Wis.; sisters, Edna Oltman,
Latimer, Lydia Muhlenbruch,
Latimer, Leona Troester,
Clarinda; grandchildren, William
(Gabrielle), Kara and Mary
Schermer; and a great
grandchild, Beck Schermer.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; and one
brother, Victor Imerman.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home,
Hampton, (641) 456-3232.
Joel C. Hanes
MASON CITY— Joel C. Hanes, 76,
Mason City, died in the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Center
in Mason City on Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) after a long
struggle with cancer.
Memorial services will be held
10 a.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, 201
Willowbrook Drive, with the Rev.
Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. A private family
inurnment will be held in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Masonic services will be held 7
p.m. at Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Joel Charles Hanes was born Aug.
22, 1929, in Mason City, Iowa,
the son of Joel Fairman and
Helen Atwood (Wells) Hanes. He
was raised and educated in Mason
City, graduating from Mason City
High School in the class of 1947
and was a steadfast participant
in the activities of that class.
He graduated from Mason City
Junior College in 1949 and
continued his education at Iowa
State College in Ames,
graduating with a degree in
business in 1951. A life-long
resident of North Iowa, Joel
made his home in Mason City for
most of his life, moving to live
lakeside at Clear Lake from
1975-1993.
Joel’s greatest happiness was
his marriage to Joyce Laurene
Reinke, daughter of Otto and
Lizzie (Aders) Reinke of Benton
County, Iowa. They were wed
Sept. 8, 1951, in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Partners and friends,
their relationship was founded
on love, admiration, respect and
everlasting devotion. He loved
her, and the children they had
together, and all their family,
with all his heart until the day
he died.
As a student, Joel worked with
his grandfather from 1944-47 and
with his father from 1947-61 in
the family business, Yelland and
Hanes. From 1961-69, he traveled
across Iowa, South Dakota and
Nebraska as a salesman for
Boorum and Pease, a manufacturer
of office supplies. In 1969,
Joel and Edward, his brother,
bought Yelland and Hanes from
their mother and aunt. In 1970,
Joel, Joyce, Edward and Billie
Hanes founded Midwest Wholesale
Inc., an office supply
wholesaler, selling Yelland and
Hanes in 1978 to managers of the
business. Joel remained active
in Midwest Wholesale until his
retirement in 1998.
Recognized as a national leader
in his industry, Joel served as
president of Wholesale
Stationers Association, vice
president of National Office
Products Association, and was a
delegate to President Carter’s
White House Conference on Small
Business in 1979. Locally, Joel
was a member of the board of
directors of Mutual Federal
Saving and Loan.
Joel was a Mason. Raised in
1951, he maintained a membership
in Benevolence Lodge No. 145
Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons until his death, serving
as Worshipful Master in 1961.
Other Masonic affiliations
include treasurer of the Masonic
Temple Association and president
and treasurer of High Twelve
Club.
Active in his community, Joel
was a member of the Noon Lions
Club, serving as President from
1984-1985. In 1993, he was
awarded the Lions International
Warren Coleman Award. He also
received the Lions International
Melvin Jones Fellowship and the
Rotary International Paul Harris
Fellowship in 1995. Joel was
extremely honored to have been
selected for the Mason City High
School Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1998, the NIACC
Distinguished Alumnus Award in
2001, the Mason City Chamber of
Commerce Distinguished Citizen’s
Award with Joyce in 2002, and
the naming of the Hanes
Wildflower Garden in Central
Gardens of North Iowa with Joyce
in 2005.
Always having a supportive
interest in the arts and
education, Joel helped to ensure
that the works of nationally
recognized local artists were
represented in Mason City. He
was delighted that he could play
his bass clarinet in the New
Horizons Band the last year of
his life. He also found great
satisfaction in being a youth
mentor for many years. As an
appreciative alum, Joel also
served on the NIACC Alumni
Advisory Board.
In recent years, Joel’s business
acumen, his care for and
commitment to his community, and
his great love and concern for
the natural world came together
in his work as a naturalist. He
bought land in Lucas, Floyd, and
Winnebago counties and restored
prairies and wetlands. He and
Joyce were recognized by Floyd
County as Conservationists of
the Year in 1999. As a board
member of Iowa Nature
Conservancy, he played a part in
the purchase and preservation of
the Hoffman Prairie near Clear
Lake. He was the first chairman
of the Cerro Gordo County
Resource, Enhancement and
Protection Committee and a
delegate to the first REAP
Congress. Appointed by Governor
Branstad in 1990, he served six
years on the Iowa Preserves
Advisory Board. Joel was a
founding board member of the
Iowa Prairie Network and North
Iowa Prairie Club. He was a part
of a 1996 International Crane
Foundation work/study group that
studied black-necked cranes in
China. Joel was a past president
of the North Iowa Nature Club.
Joel Hanes’ life was a life
well-lived. The memory of that
life will be cherished and
celebrated by his wife, Joyce
Hanes of Mason City; children:
Joel J. Hanes of Santa Clara,
Calif., Susan Helle and husband,
Steven, of Fisher, Ill., Ann
Hanes and Carol Kelly of Mason
City, Kay Ehlers and husband,
Steven, of Cedar Park, Texas,
and Linda Hanes of Mason City;
grandchildren: Aimee Ehlers,
Samantha Helle, Lynn Ehlers,
John Ehlers, Stephanie Helle and
Samuel Hanes; brother, Edward
Hanes of Clear Lake; sisters,
Dorothy Stone of Nekoosa, Wis.,
and Barbara Roberts of Nauvoo,
Ill.; sister-in-law, Ruby Reed
of Reno, Nev.; many nieces and
nephews; and special family
friend, Chris Meckler of Mason
City. Joel was preceded in death
by his parents and a sister,
Elizabeth Dunn.
Memorials may be given to any
one of the many organizations
that forward the interests of
Joel’s life. They may also be
made to the Hospice of North
Iowa, whose loving care
supported Joel and his family in
his last months.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Glen Irwin
Weinberger
COULTER — Glen Irwin Weinberger,
79, of Coulter died Friday
(Sept. 16, 2005) at Franklin
General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral service for Glen
Weinberger will be 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral
Home in Hampton with the Rev.
Randy Crane presiding. Burial
will be in the Coulter Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3
p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Hampton and one
hour prior to the service on
Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to
Hospice of North Iowa.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home,
Hampton, (641) 456-3232.
Evelyn J. Spivey
NORA SPRINGS — Evelyn J. Spivey,
80, of Nora Springs died Friday
(Sept. 16, 2005) at the Nora
Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Fullerton
Funeral Home, 123 Second St.
S.E., Mason City, (641)
423-8676.
Durwood D. Baker
MASON CITY — Durwood D. Baker,
84, of 1017 Manor Drive, died
Saturday (Sept. 17, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City,
(641) 423-0924.
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Evelyn J. Spivey
NORA SPRINGS — Evelyn J. Spivey,
80, a resident of the Nora
Springs Care Center for the past
five and one half years in Nora
Springs, and formerly of 27
Fourth St. SW in Rockford, died
Friday evening, (Sept. 16, 2005)
at the Nora Springs Care Center
in Nora Springs.
In respect of Evelyn’s wishes,
cremation has taken place with
Cremation Services of North Iowa
in Mason City. Private inurnment
will be held at the Riverside
Cemetery in Rockford, Iowa.
Those wishing to extend
memorials or expressions of
sympathy may direct them to the
Evelyn J. Spivey Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and
stories may be sent to the
family at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Evelyn Jean Spivey was born to
Thomas H. and Clara E. (Gibbs)
Willsher on Oct. 17, 1924, in
Mason City.
Evelyn grew up in and attended
school in Rockford, graduating
from Rockford High School, Class
of 1941.
Evelyn was united in marriage to
Clifford N. Spivey in Greene.
Evelyn has been a life-long
resident of the Rockford area.
Evelyn was employed with the
U.S. Postal Service in Rockford
as a clerk for several years.
Evelyn’s interests and leisure
activities included collecting
antique clocks and lamps,
spending time with her family,
especially her grandchildren,
drinking coffee and the
companionship of her cocker
spaniel dog, named “Buster.”
Evelyn will be dearly missed by
all who have shared in her life.
Grateful for having had the
privilege of sharing in Evelyn’s
life are her daughter, Patricia
E. “Pat” Hesseltine of Spirit
Lake; two grandchildren, Scott
Santee of Rockford and Stacey
Rosenberg of St. Ansgar; three
great-grandchildren, Chandler
Santee, Remy Rosenberg and Raina
Rosenberg; one sister, Gladys
Leider of Rockford. She is also
survived by several nieces and
nephews.
Preceding Evelyn in death are
her parents; her husband,
Clifford N. Spivey on March 16,
1976; six brothers; a sister in
infancy and a great
granddaughter, Bree Rosenberg.
Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home
and Cremation Services,
Rockford, (641) 756-3311.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Joel C. Hanes
MASON CITY — Joel C. Hanes, 76,
Mason City, died in the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Center
in Mason City on Wednesday
(Sept. 14, 2005) after a long
struggle with cancer.
Memorial services will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at
the First Presbyterian Church,
201 Willowbrook Drive with the
Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore
officiating. A private family
inurnment will be held in
Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held from 5 to 7
p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Masonic services will be held 7
p.m. at Major Erickson Funeral
Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Durwood D. Baker
MASON CITY — Durwood D. Baker,
84, of 1017 Manor Drive, died
Saturday (Sept. 17, 2005) at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 213 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue with the
Rev. Kenneth Hatland
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Military rites will be conducted
by the Mason City Veterans
Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8
p.m. today at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue.
Memorials may be given to the
Durwood D. Baker Memorial Fund.
Durwood was born on August 4,
1921, in Swaledale, the son of
Arnold and Mary (Schulz) Baker.
He graduated from Swaledale High
School in 1938 and moved to
Mason City in 1941. Durwood
served in the US Army during
World War II. He was honorably
discharged in 1945.
Durwood married LaVonne C.
Lunning on March 17, 1943, in
Neosha, Missouri. He worked for
International Harvester from
1946 to 1952. In the late 1950s,
the Bakers lived in Decorah
where they owned and operated a
Creamy Freeze. While in Decorah,
Durwood served on the city
council.
They returned to Mason City in
1960 where Durwood worked as a
Realtor with Oleson Realty and
later with Baker Homes Realty.
Durwood was a member of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Lions Club, VFW
and was past president of the
Sertoma Club and the Mason City
Board of Realtors.
Durwood is survived by his wife,
LaVonne C. Baker of Mason City;
son, Dennis Baker and wife,
Judy, of Apple Valley, Minn.;
daughter, Cheryl Kettner and
husband, Bruce, of Irvine,
Calif.; grandchildren:
Christopher, Suzanne, Christa,
Jennifer and Stephanie; great
grandchildren: Brittany, Sydney,
Arianna, Brittney and Brennan;
brother, Carold Baker of
Waterloo.
Durwood was preceded in death by
his parents and one sister,
Marvyl “Sue” Tanner.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Dorothy H. Ealy
BELLE PLAINE— Dorothy H. Ealy,
84, of Belle Plaine, died
Saturday, (Sept. 17, 2005) at
Northbrook Care Center in Cedar
Rapids following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church in
Belle Plaine with Deacon Joe
Behounek officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 7
p.m. today at the Hrabak Funeral
Home, where there will be a
vigil service at 6:30 p.m.
Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Belle Plaine.
Dorothy is survived by two
brothers: Rolland (Arlene)
Keeling of Mason City, and
Richard (Sylvia) Keeling of
Cedar Rapids; one sister,
Barbara (Lloyd) O’Connor of
Clear Lake, and a sister-in-law,
Shirley Keeling of Phoenix,
Ariz.
Online condolences may be sent
to the family at
www.hrabakfuneralhome.com
under “obituaries.”
Hrabek Funeral Home, Belle
Plaine, (319) 444-2240.
Maurine Lown
INDIANOLA — Maurine Lown, 92, of
Indianola and formerly of Iowa
Falls, died Saturday (Sept. 17,
2005) at the Windsor Manor,
Indianola, Iowa.
Memorial graveside services for
Maurine Lown will be held at 11
a.m. Friday at the Union
Cemetery, Iowa Falls. A time of
visitation will follow the
graveside service at the United
Methodist Church, Iowa Falls.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa
Falls Chapel is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 648-2569.
Garland J. Strike
NASHUA — Garland J. Strike, 86,
of Nashua, died Saturday
afternoon (Sept. 17, 2005) at
Allen Memorial Hospital in
Waterloo.
Memorial services and interment
of ashes will be at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Greenwood Cemetery in
Nashua.
There will be no visitation.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements, (641) 435-4134.
Henry D. Dau
ST. ANSGAR — Henry D. Dau, 78,
of St. Ansgar, died on Sunday
(Sept. 18, 2005) at Mitchell
County Regional Health Center in
Osage.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, (641)
713-4920.
Raymond Charles
Percy
MASON CITY — Raymond Charles
Percy, 74, 1727 South Carolina,
died Sunday, (Sept. 18, 2005) at
the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third Street N.E.,
Mason City, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Leona Susan Brandau
MASON CITY — Leona Susan
Brandau, 79, of Mason City, died
Sunday (Sept. 18, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason
City.
A memorial Mass will be held for
Leona Brandau at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
with the Rev. Kenneth Gehling
presiding. Interment will be in
Calvary Cemetery, rural Osage.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held one hour
prior to the service at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to the
Leona S. Brandau Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, Mason City, (641)
423-0924.
Helen Webster
CHARLES CITY — Funeral
arrangements are incomplete at
the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City for Helen Webster,
88, of Charles City who died
Sunday (Sept. 18, 2005) at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City, (641) 228-2323.
Loretta Kramer
ALGONA — Loretta Kramer, 89, of
Algona died Saturday (Sept. 17,
2005) at Villa Care Center in
Fort Dodge.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete with Wilson Funeral
Home, Algona, (515) 295-2622.
Irene Miller
FOREST CITY — Irene Miller, 84,
of Forest City, died Sunday
(Sept. 18, 2005) at the Good
Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at Petersen Lund
Funeral Home 505 N Clark St.
Forest City, (641) 585-2685.
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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.
Helen
Webster
CHARLES CITY — Helen Webster,
88, of Charles City, died Sunday
(Sept. 18, 2005) at the Floyd
County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
Memorial services for Helen
Webster will be held at 1 p.m.
Thursday at the First
Congregational Church. Pastor
Phil Corr will officiate.
Inurnment will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
The family will greet friends at
the church an hour prior to the
service.
Helen Berdene Webster was born
Oct. 26, 1916, in Mitchell
County, the daughter of Fred and
Harriet (Reynolds) Titus. She
graduated from the Osage High
School in 1935 and then from
Hamilton Business College.
On Dec. 4, 1939, she was united
in marriage to Keith Webster.
Helen worked for the Mitchell
County Farm Bureau and Extension
Service, Floyd County Farm
Bureau and Extension Service and
as the city clerk for the City
of Charles City. She was a
member of the First
Congregational Church, Floyd
County Museum, Charles City
Women’s Club, Daughters of the
American Revolution and the
V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Helen’s interests included
working crossword puzzles,
collecting cardinal figurines,
politics with special interest
in Charles City politics. She
was also involved with the
Dollars for Scholars program.
Friends were always a very
important part of her life and
she always looked forward to
those times together.
Living family members include
five nieces: Beverly (Marvin)
Brandt of Stewartville, Minn.,
Clarice (“Mike”) Milligan of
Charles City, Carol (Don)
Ulwelling of Rose Creek, Minn.,
Mary Jane (Doug) Madsen of South
Lyon, Mich., and Barbara
(Robert) Sterling, Sr., of
Boise, Idaho; two nephews,
Edward (Marilyn) Schmidt of
Stevensville, Mont., and Jason
(Andrea) Webster of Charles
City; a brother-in-law, Ray
(Lois) Webster of Charles City;
and numerous great nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband in 1992; a
sister, Allene Schmidt; a
nephew, David Webster; two
brothers-in-law, Lawrence
Schmidt and Donald Webster.
The Hauser Funeral Home, in
Charles City, is in charge of
arrangements.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641)
228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Cletus C. Hepp
MASON CITY — Cletus C. Hepp, 85,
Mason City, died Sunday (Sept.
18, 2005) at the IOOF Home.
A funeral Mass will be held at
10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth
Street S.E. in Mason City, with
the Rev. Harry Koelker
officiating. Interment will be
in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Full military rites will be
conducted by the Mason City
Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7
p.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson
Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Avenue in Mason
City.
A Knights of Columbus rosary
will be recited at 6:30 p.m.
Memorials may be given to the
Cletus C. Hepp Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home,
(641) 423-0924.
Connie Y. Ho
LAKE MILLS — Connie Y. Ho, 61,
of Lake Mills, died Monday
(Sept. 19, 2005) at her home in
Lake Mills.
There will be a visitation from
4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake
Mills.
After that, her body will be
cremated and inurned in a temple
family niche in los Angeles,
Calif., at a later date.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641)
592-0221.
Donna Louise Butler
THORNTON — Donna Louise Butler,
78, died Monday (Sept. 19, 2005)
at the Sheffield Care Center in
Sheffield.
A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First
United Methodist Church, Fourth
Street and Maple in Thornton,
with the Rev. Rose Marie
Calderon-Khan officiating.
Private family inurnment will be
in the Pleasant View Cemetery,
Thornton. Visitation will be one
hour prior to the service at the
church.
Memorials may be directed to the
Donna Louise Butler Memorial
Fund.
Donna Louise Neal was born on
July 13, 1927, in Clear Lake,
the daughter of Everett and
Manila (Fromm) Neal.
Donna graduated from Clear Lake
High School. Donna was united in
marriage to Donald Butler on
Aug. 11, 1946, in Clear Lake. To
this union six children were
born.
She was a homemaker for most of
her life. She worked for the
North Iowa Fair during the fair.
She was a 4-H leader in
Thornton.
Donna loved reading, cooking,
and sewing; her greatest love
was spending time with her
family.
Donna is survived by her
children, Roger (Gloria) Butler,
of Ankeny, Pat (Glenn) Landers,
of Greene, Kathy (Jim) Hickey,
of Mason City, Jay (Pam) Butler,
of Nevada, Paul (Connie) Butler,
of Thornton, and Marcia (Rod)
Rozevink, of Clear Lake; 16
grandchildren; 10 great-
grandchildren; sisters-in-law,
Bernice Neal, of Clear Lake,
Eleanor (John) Zeman, of Mission
Viejo, Calif., and Margaret
Stuart, of Alburn, Neb., along
with nieces, nephews, and
friends.
Donna is preceded in death by
her parents, Everett and Manila
Neal; husband, Donald Butler;
grandson, Tom Butler; brother,
Keith Neal; and son-in-law,
Robert Faktor.
Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
(641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Irene Miller
FOREST CITY — Irene Miller, 84
of Forest City, died Sunday
(Sept. 18, 2005), at the Good
Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City with the Rev. Lee
Laaveg officiating. Burial will
be at Madison Township Cemetery
in Forest City.
Visitation will be an hour prior
to service on Wednesday at the
church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505
N. Clark St. in Forest City is
in charge of arrangements.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
(641) 585-2685.
Loretta M. Kramer
ALGONA — Loretta M. Kramer, 89,
of Fort Dodge, died Saturday
(Sept. 17, 2005) at the Villa
Care Center in Fort Dodge.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Cecelia’s Catholic Church in
Algona with the Rev. Paul Eisele
and the Rev. Mr. Bob Larsen
officiating.
Burial will be in Calvary
Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be from 2 to
8:30 p.m. today at Wilson
Funeral Home, 403 East McGregor
in Algona, with a guild rosary
at 4:30 p.m. and scripture
reading at 7 p.m.
Wilson Funeral Home, (515)
295-2622.
Harold Dean Coombs
DOWS — Harold Dean Coombs, 81,
of Ames, formerly of Dows, died
Monday (Sept. 19, 2005) at the
Green Hills Healthcare Center in
Ames.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Ewing Dugger
Helgeson Funeral Home in Dows.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral
Home, (515) 852-4134.
Eugene M. Hofland
ST. ANSGAR — Eugene M. Hofland,
93, of St. Ansgar died on Monday
(Sept. 19, 2005) at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
207 S. School St. in St. Ansgar,
with the Rev. Lance Kittleson
officiating. Burial will be in
the family lot in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in Mona, Iowa.
Visitation will be one hour
prior to services at the funeral
home.
Eugene Marvin Hofland was born
Jan. 28, 1912, in Union
Township, Mitchell County, Iowa,
the son of Elling and Gretrude
(Engeseter) Hofland. He was
baptized and confirmed in the
Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church.
Eugene lived with his widowed
brother, Alfred, on the home
farm until 1964, they then moved
to their present home north of
Toeterville.
Mr. Hofland was inducted into
the U.S. Army in World War II on
March 22, 1941. He received the
Bronze Star and Purple Heart for
wounds received in Casino,
Italy, and the Middle East. He
was a heavy mortar crewman,
serving in Company D of the 29th
Army Infantry Battalion. Eugene
was discharged on Dec. 5, 1944.
Eugene was employed by Geo. A.
Hormel & Co. for 40 years, from
September of 1934 to September
of 1974. He was also known for
his beautiful garden and apples,
and was known for sharing with
others.
Mr. Hofland was preceded in
death by his parents, three
brothers, Alfred, Sidney and
Oscar; and two sisters, Martha
(Mrs. Ervin Schultze) and Ella
(Mrs. Ervin Dieterich); one
nephew, and one niece.
Survivors include two neices,
Arlene Anderson of St. Ansgar,
and Erma Hanson of Northwood;
and one nephew, Allen Hofland of
St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
Leona Susan Brandau
MASON CITY — Leona Susan
Brandau, 79, of Mason City died
Sunday (Sept. 18, 2005) at Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa.
A memorial Mass will be held at
2 p.m. today at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St.
S.E. with the Rev. Kenneth
Gehling officiating.
A gathering of family and
friends will be one hour prior
to the time of the service at
the church.
A private family inurnment will
be in Calvary Cemetery in rural
Osage.
Memorials may be directed to
Leona S. Brandau Fund.
Leona was born on Jan. 8, 1926,
on a farm near Williams, Iowa,
the daughter of Frank and
Elizabeth (Fluech) Kemmerick.
She was baptized on Jan. 26,
1926, at St. Mary’s Catholic
Church in Williams.
Leona enjoyed volunteering her
time for various charitable
organizations in Mason City. She
also enjoyed playing cards,
traveling to the state of
Washington, gardening, and
attending the local farmers
market. She treasured time spent
with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren and enjoyed
attending their sporting events.
She was a member of the Ladies’
Auxiliary VFW Post No. 733 and
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
She is survived by sons, Gordon
Squier and wife, Marion, of
Poulsbo, Wash., Allen Squier and
wife, Marie, of Rochester,
Minn., and Wayne Squier of
Thornton; grandchildren, Michele
Smuck and husband, Matt, of
Mason City, and Larry Squier and
Marsha Squier,
great-grandchildren, Derek,
Andrew, Ryan, and Noah Smuck and
Daniel, Joe and Nicholas Craig;
sisters, Pauline Hofmeister of
Osage, Florence Gerk of Charles
City, Dorothy Chizek of Britt,
and Lucille Tanner of Mason
City; brother, Joseph (Joe)
Kemmerick of Austin, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband, William
Brandau; sister, Marcella Adams;
brother, Bernard Kemmerick, and
a brother and sister in infancy.
Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Thelma Hofacre
NORA SPRINGS — Thelma Hofacre,
91, of Nora Springs, died Monday
(Sept. 19, 2005) at the Nora
Springs Care Center, Nora
Springs.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. Friday at the St. Luke
Lutheran Church, 101 North
Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with the
Rev. Kenneth Hatland
officiating. Burial will be at
the Park Cemetery, Nora Springs.
Visitation will be held one hour
prior to the service at the
church on Friday.
The family requests memorials
are made to St. Luke Lutheran
Church.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641)
749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Raymond ‘Ray’ C.
Percy
SHEFFIELD — Raymond “Ray” C.
Percy, 74 of 100 Bennett Drive
in Sheffield, formerly of Mason
City, died Sunday (Sept. 18,
2005) at the Sheffield Care
Center in Sheffield.
An inurnment will be at a later
date in the Rockwell City
Cemetery, Rockwell.
Friends may greet the family
from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 Third S. N.E. in
Mason City.
Raymond “Ray” C. Percy was born
on March 12, 1931, in Mason
City, the son of Frank and
Florence (Freese) Percy. Ray
attended the Nora Springs public
schools.
He was united in marriage to
Margaret “Maggie” Hoffman in
1983. She passed away in 1992.
Ray worked at Decker’s
meatpacking plant, Mason City,
for 31 years. After his
retirement from Decker’s, Ray
and Maggie owned and operated
Pete’s Place, Mason City, for
eight years.
He was a member of the Moose
Lodge in Mason City.
Ray enjoyed watching Western
movies, especially John Wayne
movies, collecting model toy
tractors, and spending time with
his family and his cockapoo dog,
Whitney.
Ray is survived by his son
Charles “Chuck” Percy and his
wife, Linda, Sheffield; four
grandchildren, Gabriel Percy,
Sheffield; Kattie Percy and her
fiancé, Troy Havig, Mason City;
Daniel Percy, Mason City; and
Benjamin Percy and his wife,
Mindy, Rudd; six
great-grandchildren, Makayla,
Zachary, Colby, Dakota, Sabrina,
and Jamie; one sister, Lorraine
Coen and her husband, Dale, Nora
Springs, his dog, Whitney, and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Frank and Florence
Percy; brother, Allen Percy; and
wife, Maggie.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Henry D. Dau
ST. ANSGAR — Henry D. Dau, 78,
of St. Ansgar, died Sunday
(Sept. 18, 2005) at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center in
Osage.
Funeral services will be held at
3 p.m. Wednesday at the Faith
Lutheran Church, Mitchell, with
the Rev. Wayne Ellingson and
Irmgard Ellingson, Associate in
Ministry officiating. Burial
will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday
at Greenview Memorial Garden,
East Molines, Ill.
Visitation will from 4 to 6 p.m.
today at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Henry Didrek Dau, eldest son of
William and Olga (Lind) Dau was
born at Little Cedar, Iowa on
April 14, 1927. He attended
rural schools and graduated from
Mitchell High school in 1944.
He was married to Barbara
Hertenstein of Rock Island, Ill.
on July 18, 1968. Barbara died
May 12, 1973. He married JoAnn
Pettit of Moline, Ill. on April
19, 1974 and JoAnn passed away
April 12, 1993.
Henry worked for Mitchell county
farmers until in the early 1960s
when he started working at the
Farmal plant in Rock Island,
Ill. until the plant closed. In
1985, he and his wife moved to
Tuscon, Ariz. where Henry was a
security guard at a bank. After
JoAnn died, he moved back to
Iowa and resided at his sister’s
home in St. Ansgar, Iowa until
his health declined in 2004, and
he relocated to the Worth Living
Center.
He was a faithful member of
Faith Lutheran Church of
Mitchell and served in many
capacities. Henry was baptized
on March 18, 1928. He enjoyed
going to Senior Saints daily and
served as President of the
board. There he helped keep the
cribbage board busy and also
played 500. Henry was a
volunteer at Good Samaritan
center as long as he was able.
Henry never missed a family
gathering as his family were
very important to him.
Henry was preceded in death by
his parents, and infant brother
and his wives.
Surviving is a sister, Sylvia
(Robert) Wilson, St. Ansgar;
brother Lindon (Bonnie) Dau,
Mitchell; niece Suzette (Donald)
Hansen, Albert Lea, Minn.; two
nephews, David (Nancy) Valasek,
Marathon, Fla. and Eric (Norma)
Wilson, Carpenter; a grand
niece; and four grand nephews; a
feline friend, “Dufus”.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
(641) 713-4920.
Dorothy J. Gibson
GREENE — Dorothy J., Gibson, 82,
of 3 High School Blvd., Greene,
died Monday (Sept. 19, 2005) at
her home.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Thursday at Reid’s
Funeral Chapel, 519 North First
St., Greene, with Pastor Loren
Stoneberg officiating.
Burial will be in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Greene.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral chapel.
Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to
the Dorothy Gibson Memorial Fund
in care of the family.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641)
823-4457.
Posted by Gene
Manning
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