Velma
Diedrich
GRAFTON
— Velma
Diedrich,
92, of
Grafton,
died on
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday,
April
12,
2006, at
the
Emmanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Grafton,
with the
Rev.
Wayne
Ellingson
and
Irmgard
Ellingson,
AiM,
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Grafton
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home in
St.
Ansgar.
Velma
Helen
Diedrich,
the
daughter
of Carl
and Ella
(Wolff)
Seeger,
was born
on May
11,
1913, in
Freeborn
County,
Minn.
She was
baptized
on June
1, 1913,
at
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church
near
Myrtle,
Minn.,
by the
Rev. J.O.
Staehling.
At the
age of
2, she
moved
with her
parents
and
sister
and
brother
to
Ottertail
County
near
Perham,
Minn.,
where
she
received
her
education
in a
country
school.
Velma
talked
frequently
of her
happy
childhood
days in
northern
Minnesota.
She was
confirmed
at St.
John’s
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Perm, on
May 22,
1927, by
the Rev.
Carl
Mundinger.
After
attending
one year
of high
school,
the
family
moved
back to
the
Myrtle,
Minn.,
area.
Velma
was
united
in
marriage
to Harry
Diedrich
of
Grafton,
at
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church.
She and
her
husband
farmed
in the
Grafton
and
Carpenter
area
with
Velma
also
working
at Carol
George
in
Northwood
for 10
years.
She
especially
enjoyed
her
employment
at
Carroll
George
but
decided
to quit
to
become a
caregiver
for her
mother-in-law.
Following
their
retirement
in 1975,
the
couple
then
moved to
Grafton.
Velma
was a
member
of
Emmanuel
Lutheran
Church
of
Grafton.
She was
a member
in
various
circles,
altar
guild,
maintained
communion
records
for 27
years
and
enjoyed
helping
with
quilting
days.
She
served
on the
Northwood
Retirement
Home
Auxiliary
and was
active
in
Senior
Citizens.
Velma
was a
hard
worker
and
enjoyed
many
hobbies
including
quilting,
needlework,
sewing
flower
and
vegetable
gardening,
visiting
with
relatives
and
friends,
dancing,
fishing
trips to
northern
Minnesota
and
sightseeing
trips to
Western
states.
She was
a good
cook and
especially
enjoyed
baking
and
playing
“500”
with her
Grafton
friends.
In 2005,
Velma
became a
resident
of the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood,
where
she
renewed
friendships
with
co-workers
from
Carroll
George
and made
many new
friends.
Velma is
survived
by her
son,
David
Diedrich
and
wife,
Darlene,
of
Grafton;
daughter,
Janice
Morrison,
of
Albert
Lea,
Minn.;
daughter,
Julie
Braun
and
special
friend,
David
Ward, of
Mason
City;
brother-in-law,
John
Diedrich
of St.
Ansgar;
and
several
special
cousins
and
friends.
Velma
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
her
husband
of 65
years,
Harry,
in 2004;
sister,
Lillian
and her
husband,
Eric
Buntrock;
brother,
Herbert
Seeger
and his
wife,
Nadine.
Velma
will be
dearly
missed
by all
who have
shared
in her
life.
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home,
St.
Ansgar
is in
charge
of
arrangements.
(641)
713-4920.
John
‘Jack’
Kuehn
GRAFTON
— On
Feb. 13,
2006, my
dad,
Jack
Kuehn,
slipped
effortlessly
into the
pages of
his
latest
paperback
novel,
becoming
the main
character
on an
adventure
of
excitement
and
intrigue.
Now his
story is
told by
the
family
narrator,
his
youngest
son,
Daniel.
Dad
cherished
his time
with
family
and
liked
nothing
better
than to
tell
stories,
listen
to the
latest
family
happenings
or wax
philosophic
about
current
events.
Where
possible,
he’d
throw in
a joke,
usually
told as
a barely
believable
story.
Jack
dearly
loved my
mother,
Mary,
and
helped
raise
two
step-sons,
David
Jeffrey
(Jeff)
and
Daniel
Howard
Life.
Mary and
Jack
were
introduced
by
mutual
friends,
Dude and
Marilyn
Cremer,
and were
married
in June
of 1969.
We first
lived in
Ottumwa,
moved
for a
three-
year
assignment
to
Austin,
Minnesota,
and then
returned
to
Ottumwa,
about
six
blocks
from
Mary’s
brother,
John
Frevert.
My
brother
Jeff is
married
and
lives in
Florida
with his
wife,
Lori. I
live in
Saint
Paul,
Minnesota,
with my
wife,
Caroline.
As a
man,
Jack
took the
vows of
the Boy
Scout
Law into
his
daily
life,
adding
to
“trustworthy,
loyal,
helpful
... ’’
his own
values
of
humor,
thoughtfulness,
patience,
generosity
and
unconditional
love.
Though
his
courage
had been
tested
many
times,
including
the
death of
his
parents,
his wife
of 11
years,
Mary Lee
Frevert,
losing
many
precious
friends
and his
own
personal
struggles
with
health,
he
remained
a
positive
spirit
for
those
around
him.
As a son
of
Grafton,
Iowa,
folks
who met
my dad
clearly
felt the
small
town
courtesy
and
grace
that
growing
up in
such a
special
community
imparted.
After
they got
to know
him a
bit,
they’d
sense
his love
for
language,
cars,
gadgets,
appreciation
for art,
culture,
and
interest
in
far-away
places
such as
Japan,
where he
served
in the
Army
during
the
Korean
War. He
was
fascinated
by the
Pacific
Northwest
and
particularly
the
Oregon
coastline.
In the
years
after
Mom
passed
way,
Jack
befriended
Hanna Jo
Kyhl.
Jo’s
family
opened
their
hearts
to share
special
occasions
and
fellowship
while
facing
their
own life
challenges.
Their
warmth
and
closeness
was very
precious
for my
dad and
continues
to be
for me.
Jack
enjoyed
problem
solving
and
working
with
people.
These
two
strengths
served
him well
throughout
his
career.
He
worked
as a
sales
representative
for a
number
of
hardware
and
wholesale
plumbing
and
heating
companies
(Plumb
Supply
in Mason
City,
Austin,
and
Ottumwa)
and as
an
estimator
for
mechanical
contracting
firm,
Winger
Contracting
in
Ottumwa,
as well
as
Paul’s
Plumbing
and
Heating
in
Osage.
His last
days
were
measured
in lots
of
reading,
listening
to
Garrison
Keillor,
Vivaldi,
coffee
spoons
and a
few
scotch
and
waters.
He would
regularly
hold
council
with his
buddies
at the
Gobblers
Roost in
Grafton
and pal
around
with his
cousin,
Gene
Bruesewitz,
at the
Chevy
dealership
their
fathers
founded.
When he
wasn’t
“up
town,”
he’d
often
kept in
touch
with
family,
including
his
younger
sister,
Barbara
Hansen
and her
husband
Jay, who
live in
Seattle
Washington.
Barb and
Jay’s
oldest,
Eric
Hansen
and his
wife,
Angela,
have a
child,
Abigail,
in
Albany,
Oregon.
Barb and
Jay’s
youngest,
Jennifer
Schripsema,
and her
husband,
Mike,
reside
in Korea
(United
States
Air
Force).
Jack’s
younger
brother,
Richard
and his
wife,
Catherine,
have
three
children.
Their
oldest,
Debbie,
lives in
Corvallis,
Oregon,
just
down the
road
from her
sister,
Laura
and Joel
Davis.
The
Davis
family
includes
a
daughter,
Sarah,
and son,
Aaron.
Michael
Kuehn,
Dick and
Kay’s
youngest
son, is
married
to wife
Alaina,
and
reside
in
Glendale,
Calif.
Jack
lost his
mother,
Clara
(White)
Kuehn in
1974 and
his
father,
Alvin
Emil
Kuehn in
1989.
Those
who knew
him
often
remark
on his
sense of
humor,
love of
people
and
generosity.
His
family
is
grateful
to the
town of
Grafton
for
being
the
village
that
raised,
loved
and
cared
for a
wonderful
man
whose
memory
is alive
in their
hearts.
Your
warm
embrace
was
Jack’s
comfort
and
anchor.
Memorials
for Jack
are
suggested
for the
Grafton
Depot
Historical
Association
and the
American
Cancer
Society.
Celebration
of life
services
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Saturday,
April
15,
2006, at
the
Emmanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Grafton,
Iowa,
with the
Rev.
Wayne
Ellingson
and
Irmgard
Ellingson
A.i.M.
officiating.
Military
honors,
conducted
by
Grafton
American
Legion
Post
616,
will be
held at
10 a.m.
at the
Grafton
Cemetery.
Following
the
memorial
service,
there
will be
a
luncheon
and
story-telling
session
at the
church.
Arrangements
for the
service
are
being
managed
by
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage.
(641)
732-3706.
Contact
Jack’s
son,
Daniel
Life, at
(651)
602-0047.
Isabel
Cecelia
Reiter
CHARLES
CITY —
Funeral
services
for
Isabel
Cecelia
Reiter,
88,
formerly
of 124
Railroad
St.,
Marble
Rock,
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Wednesday,
April
12,
2006, at
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel,
519
North
First
St.,Greene,
with
Pastor
Rick
Fessel,
of
Temple
Baptist
Church
in
Charles
City,
will be
officiating.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 8
p.m.
today,
April
11,
2006, at
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel
in
Greene.
Visitation
will
continue
one hour
before
services
on
Wednesday.
Isabel
Cecelia
Reiter
was born
on March
30,
1918, in
rural
Dumont,
a
daughter
of
Andrew
J. and
Ella (Jacobs)Hesse,
and died
Saturday
(April
8, 2006)
at Floyd
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Charles
City.
As a
young
girl,
she
received
her
education
in the
rural
schools
and
later in
the
Shell
Rock
Public
Schools.
She was
united
in
marriage
to Eno
John
Reiter
on Sept.
1, 1936,
in
Waverly,
Iowa. To
this
union
were
born
five
children.
Isabel
loved to
garden
and
shared
strawberries
with
family
and
friends,
grown in
her
large
strawberry
patch.
She
loved to
hang
wash on
the line
and was
especially
proud of
how
white
she
could
keep her
white
clothes.
Isabel
made
many
friends
in her
lifetime
and
enjoyed
going
visiting
and
playing
“500.”
Her
children
will
always
remember
her
strict
admonition
about
doing
everything
correctly
the
first
time or
“do it
over
until
it’s
done
right”.
She is
survived
by two
daughters:
Maxine
(Jerry)
Watkins
of
Charles
City,
and
Marlys
Reiter
of
Hansell;
three
sons:
Melvin
(Ann)
Reiter
of
Charles
City,
Merlyn
(Ramona)
Reiter
of
Rockford,
and
Alvin
Reiter
of
Marble
Rock; 11
grandchildren;
29
great-grandchildren;
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
Isabel
was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Eno
Reiter
on Nov.
26,
2005,
two
grandsons:
Melvin
Reiter
Jr., and
Kevin
Reiter,
her
parents,
nine
brothers:
William
Hesse,
Frank
Hesse,
Andrew
Hesse
Jr.,
Herman
Hesse,
Henry
Hesse,
John
Hesse,
Detlef
Hesse,
Bernard
Hesse,
and
Charles
Hesse;
two
sisters:
Hulda
“Goldie”
Hodges,
and Emma
Tegtmeier;
two
half-sisters:
Olga,
who died
in 1918,
and
Velma
Krull;
and
three
children
in
infancy.
Those
planning
an
expression
of
sympathy
may
direct
memorials
to the
Isabel
Cecelia
Reiter
Memorial
Fund,
201
Patten
Ave,
Charles
City, IA
50616.
Funeral
services
have
been
entrusted
to
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel
641-823-4457.
Mary
Elizabeth
‘Betty’
Cimijotti
MASON
CITY —
Mary
Elizabeth
“Betty”
Cimijotti,
96, of
222 S.
Pierce
Ave.,
died
Saturday
(April
8, 2006)
at USA
Healthcare.
A
funeral
Mass
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at St.
Joseph’s
Catholic
Church,
302
Fifth
St.
S.E.,
with the
Rev.
Harry
Koelker
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Elmwood
St.
Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. A
scriptural
wake
service
will be
held at
6:30
p.m. at
the
funeral
home.
Memorials
may be
given to
Hospice
of North
Iowa or
St.
Joseph’s
Catholic
Church.
Mary
Elizabeth
was born
south of
Mason
City on
the farm
owned by
her
parents,
James
and Ara
(Wass)
Pedelty
on Feb.
14,
1910.
She
attended
country
school
in Bath
Township
then
furthered
her
education
at Mason
City
High
School,
Mason
City
Junior
College
and
Cedar
Falls
Teachers
College
where
her
mother
and
grandmother
had
attended.
Her
parents
farmed
the same
farm
until
1933
when
they
moved to
Mason
City.
Mary
Elizabeth
married
Leo
Cimijotti
in 1929.
She will
be
remembered
in her
neighborhood
as the
little
cowgirl
who
drove
cattle
on a
horse
for
miles
for her
father
as
trucks
were few
in those
days and
her
father
was a
stock
buyer.
She is
survived
by a
daughter-in-law,
Barbara
Cimijotti;
and
step-granddaughter,
Donna,
of
Tallahassee,
Fla.;
two
grandsons,
Mark and
Bruce;
nephew,
Bob
Pedelty
and
wife,
Harriet,
of Mason
City;
niece,
Georgia
Ludeman,
of Mason
City.
Mary
Elizabeth
was the
last
living
member
of her
family
as she
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Leo, in
1997;
son, Lew
Francis,
in 2004;
brothers,
Holmes,
Robert
and
Donald
“Buck”
Pedelty;
sister,
Mrs.
George
(Avis)
Ludeman;
nephews,
Pat
Pedelty,
of
Minnesota,
Jay and
Tom
Pedelty,
of Clear
Lake and
Holmes
Pedelty,
of
Minneapolis.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
641-423-0924.
wwwmajorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Joan
Lola
Coughlin
MASON
CITY —
Joan L.
Coughlin,
75, 818
19th St.
S.E.
died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa
following
a short
illness.
Friends
may call
from 4
to 8
p.m.
Wednesday
at the
Cedar
Memorial
Funeral
Home,
4200
First
Ave.
N.E. in
Cedar
Rapids.
There
will be
no
service.
Survivors
include
two
daughters,
June
Detwiler
(Don) of
Cedar
Rapids
and
Janet
Stowe
(Andrew)
of
Edmond,
Okla.; a
son,
Ransom
Coughlin
(Nancy)
of Cedar
Rapids;
11
grandchildren:
Candi
Cline,
Joni
Hoskins,
Johanna
Stowe,
Sgt.
Michael
Stowe,
Fredrick
Stowe,
Michelle
Martin,
Joel
Coughlin,
Andrea
Coughlin,
Justin
Coughlin,
Joy-Lee
Stowe,
and
Ann-Marie
Stowe;
seven
great-grandchildren,
Colton
Lane,
Gage
Lane,
Bailey
Lane,
Sydney
Lane,
Noah
Hoskins,
Kaleb
Hoskins,
and
Samantha
Hoskins;
two
brothers,
Wayne
Northway
(Lois)
of Manly
and Aven
Northway
(Corky)
of
Denver,
Colo.;
and a
sister,
Grace
Tyner
(Joe) of
Sarasota,
Fla.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
her
husband
Louis;
and a
brother,
Lowell
Northway.
Joan was
born on
Aug. 13,
1930, in
Manly,
the
daughter
of Liam
and
Gertrude
Northway.
She
married
Louis
Coughlin
in
September
of 1953
in Iowa
City.
Joan was
a
community
health
nurse
for the
Veterans
Hospital
in Iowa
City for
42
years,
retiring
in 1997.
Joan
received
her
bachelor’s
degree
from Coe
College
in Cedar
Rapids;
her
master’s
degree
from the
Uni1versity
of Iowa
in Iowa
City,
and her
nursing
degree
from
Rochester,
Minn.
Memorials
may be
made to
the
Alzheimer’s
Association.
Please
leave a
message,
tribute
or
memory
on our
online
guest
book at
www.cedarmemorial.com.
Howard
Duane
Wendel
CLEAR
LAKE —
The
funeral
service
of
Howard
Duane
Wendel,
66, of
the
Oakwood
Care
Center,
was held
at 10
a.m. on
Saturday,
April 8,
2006, at
the
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The Rev.
Jim
Allarel
of the
Church
of
Christ
in Clear
Lake
officiated.
Interment
was in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery.
Visitation
was held
from 5
to 8
p.m.
Friday,
April 7,
2006, at
the
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Howard
D.
Wendel
Memorial
Fund.
Howard,
a twin,
was born
to
Harold
and
Liola (Kilfoil)
Wendel
on Dec.
6, 1939,
in Mason
City. He
attended
Mason
City
schools
and
farmed,
making
his home
on the
family
farm. In
1958, he
married
Linda
Niver.
Howard
loved
farming
and his
family.
All who
knew him
know
that he
had a
quick
smile
for
things
he
loved.
For the
last 10
years,
Howard
had
lived at
Opportunity
Village,
first at
Four
Season
Cottage
for nine
years
and then
at
Pioneer
Cottage.
The
residents
and
staff of
Opportunity
Village
played
an
important
part in
Howard’s
life,
giving
him
friendship,
care,
and a
place he
called
home.
Due to
his
failing
health,
he
recently
moved to
the
Oakwood
Care
Center.
Howard
is
survived
by his
children,
Steven
Wendel,
of Mason
City,
Robin
Wendel,
of Mason
City;
six
grandchildren;
brothers,
Harold
Wendel
and
wife,
Doris,
of Mason
City,
George
Wendel
and
wife,
Jeannine,
of Mason
City,
Jerry
Wendel
and
wife,
Iris, of
Mason
City,
Clifford
Wendel
and
wife,
Della,
of
Charles
City,
and
Thomas
Wendel
and
wife,
Sharon,
of
Waterloo;
sisters,
Lila
Perry of
Scottsdale,
Ariz.,
Mary
Baker
and
Chaplain
Jerry
Baker,
of Mason
City,
Loyola
“Sherry”
Bohnsack,
of Mason
City,
Paula
Chambers
and
husband,
John, of
Waterloo.
Howard
was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
an
infant
brother,
Wilbur,
and
sister,
Juanita
Johnson.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Homer C.
Schoenwetter
GARNER —
Homer C.
Schoenwetter,
88, of
Garner,
died
Saturday
(April
8, 2006)
at Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at Zion
Evangelical
and
Reformed
Church
in
Garner
with the
Rev. Tim
Diehl
officiating.
Burial
will be
in Ell
Township
Cemetery,
Klemme
with
military
rites by
the
Klemme
Veterans
Ceremonial
Unit.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Cataldo
Funeral
Chapel,
160 E.
Fourth
St. in
Garner,
and will
continue
one hour
prior to
services
at the
church.
Homer
Charles
Schoenwetter,
the son
of
George
and Mary
(Ludeke)
Schoenwetter,
was born
on Aug.
12,
1917, on
the
family
farm
west of
Klemme.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
at
Liberty
Methodist
Church.
He
attended
the
rural
schools
of
Liberty
Township
and
graduated
from
Klemme
High
School
in 1935.
After
high
school,
he
helped
his
father
on the
farm.
Homer
served
his
country
in the
U.S.
Army Air
Corps
during
World
War II,
being
stationed
on the
island
of
Saipan
as a
flight
engineer
on B-29
bombers.
He
achieved
the rank
of
master
sergeant
and was
honorably
discharged
in 1945.
He
returned
home and
did
construction
work and
continued
to help
his
father
on the
farm.
On Aug.
28,
1951, he
married
Ada
Blank at
the
Kanawha
Christian
Reformed
Church.
They
lived on
the home
farm
until
1988
when
they
moved
into
Garner.
Homer
continued
to do
some
farming
and
gardening
after
moving
to town.
In 2005,
his farm
was
recognized
as a
Century
Farm.
He
enjoyed
watching
sports,
going to
Army Air
Corps
reunions,
farming,
feeding
cattle,
having
coffee
with his
friends
and
visiting
with his
family
and
grandchildren.
He was a
member
of Zion
E & R
Church
in
Garner
where he
was
active
in the
adult
Bible
study
group.
He also
was a
member
of the
Kanawha
Christian
Reformed
Church
before
moving
into
Garner.
Homer
belonged
to the
Klemme
American
Legion
and was
a
lifetime
member
of the
Hancock
County
Historical
Society.
He is
survived
by his
wife of
nearly
55
years,
Ada, of
Garner;
two
children,
Alan (Marlys)
Schoenwetter,
of
Springfield,
Mo. and
Judy
(Tim)
Griffin
of
Belmond;
seven
grandchildren,
Shayna
Griffin
and
friend,
Daniel
Miller,
Lucretia
Griffin
and
friend,
Ben
Warren,
Logan
Griffin
and
fiancé,
Shy
Lucas,
and
Stephanie,
Kellie,
Joseph
and
Kacie
Schoenwetter;
four
great-grandchildren,
Jaden,
Bryson
and
Brayden
Warren
and
Briley
Griffin;
a
sister,
Mildred
Lenihan,
of
Tucson,
Ariz.;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
brother,
Howard
Schoenwetter.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Joe E.
Lynch
Jr.
ALGONA —
Joe E.
Lynch
Jr. died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
Good
Samaritan
Community
in
Algona.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
April
12,
2006, at
the St.
Cecelia
Catholic
Church
in
Algona,
with
Father
Paul
Eisele
officiating.
Burial
will be
in
Calvary
Cemetery
in
Algona,
with
military
graveside
rites
conducted
by the
V.F.W.
Post No.
2541 of
Algona
and the
American
Legion
Hagg-Turner
Post No.
90 of
Algona.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 8
p.m.
today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy
Schaaf
Funeral
Home in
Algona,
with a
prayer
service
at 7
p.m. and
a
Knights
of
Columbus
Rosary
at 7:30
p.m.
Joe E.
Lynch,
Jr. was
born on
July 28,
1922, in
Herington,
Kan. He
was the
son of
Joseph
E. and
Hilda (Borchardt)
Lynch.
Joe
graduated
from
Algona
High
School
in 1939.
Joe
attended
the
University
of Iowa
from
1939 to
1942,
when he
enlisted
in the
U.S.
Navy. He
served
in the
U.S.
Navy
from
1943 to
1945
during
World
War II.
After
his
discharge
from the
U.S.
Navy, he
returned
to the
University
of Iowa
to
complete
his
undergraduate
degree,
and
then, he
attended
the
University
of Iowa
Law
School
graduating
with a
law
degree
in 1948.
Joe was
admitted
to the
practice
of law
in 1949.
Joe
married
Mary
Adine
Kunz of
Wesley,
Iowa on
Nov. 26,
1949.
They
lived in
Algona,
where he
practiced
law with
his
father
and
later
became
senior
partner
of the
law firm
of Lynch
& Lynch.
He
practiced
law for
54 years
until
his
retirement
in 2003.
He
practiced
law with
his son,
Ryan J.
Lynch.
Joe
enjoyed
playing
golf and
going to
his
coffee
group.
He was a
member
of the
Kossuth
County
Bar
Association,
where he
was
president
from
1979-1980;
a member
of the
Iowa
State
Bar
Association;
president
of the
Judicial
Election
District
3A Bar
Association
from
1979-1980;
and in
1996, a
fellow
of the
Iowa
State
Bar
Foundation.
Joe was
also a
member
of St.
Cecelia
Catholic
Church,
Algona,
and a
member
of
Knights
of
Columbus,
Council
No. 952.
Joe is
survived
by his
wife,
Mary
Adine;
and
their
three
children,
Kevin J.
Lynch of
Algona,
Ryan J.
Lynch of
Algona,
and
Shannon
J. Lynch
and his
wife
Cindy
Sidaris
Lynch,
of Los
Altos,
Calif.
He is
also
survived
by one
sister,
Pat
Beckman
of
Denver,
Colo.;
and six
grandchildren:
Maren
Lynch of
Arlington
Heights,
Ill.;
Joseph
Lynch of
Superior,
Colo.;
Amelia
Lynch of
Urbandale;
Jonathan
Lynch of
Mason
City;
and
Taylor
Lynch
and
Cameron
Lynch,
both of
Los
Altos,
Calif.
He is
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and his
sisters
Clara
(Tommy)
Epperhart
and
Margaret
Mahoney.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
(515)
295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Marcella
S.
Koenigs
STACYVILLE
—
Marcella
S.
Koenigs,
86, of
Stacyville,
died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
Stacyville
Community
Nursing
Home.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at the
Visitation
Catholic
Church
in
Stacyville.
Burial
will be
in the
Visitation
Cemetery
in
Stacyville.
Visitation
will be
held
from 4
to 6
p.m.
today at
the
Vistitation
Catholic
Church
in
Stacyville.
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home,
(641)
713-4920.
Mary
Morey
OSAGE —
Mary
Morey,
86, of
Osage,
died
Friday
(April
7, 2006)
at St.
Mary’s
Hospital
in
Rochester,
Minn.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
1 p.m.
Saturday,
April
15,
2006, at
the
United
Church
of
Christ,
630
State
St. in
Osage,
with
Pastor
Robert
Melhorn
officiating.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Orchard
Cemetery.
A
gathering
of
family
and
friends
will
take
place in
the
church
Fellowship
Hall
following
the
service.
Memorial
contributions
may be
given to
the
American
Legion
Auxillary
Unit 641
in
Orchard,
for the
upkeep
of the
Log
Cabin.
Send to:
Pat
Rogers,
3256
Orchard
Road,
Orchard,
IA
50460.
Mary was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Gene
Morey;
parents,
John and
Marian
Love;
brothers,
James
and
Birch
Love;
sisters,
Imogene
Mallow
and Ruth
Bilharz;
one
niece
and one
nephew.
Left to
cherish
her
memory
are many
dear
friends;
sister
in-law,
Roberta
Love;
brother
in-law,
Howard
Barrett;
19
nieces
and
nephews
and
their
families.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
charge
of
arrangements
(641)
732-3706.
Joyce M.
Putney
ALGONA —
Joyce M.
Putney,
80, of
Algona,
died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
Algona
Manor
Care
Center
in
Algona.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11 a.m.
Wednesday
at the
First
Presbyterian
Church
in
Algona
with the
Rev.
David
Ullom
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Riverview
Cemetery
in
Algona.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 8
p.m.
today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home in
Algona.
(515)
295-3731.
Eva M.
Corsair
CLARION
— Eva M.
Corsair,
98, of
Clarion
died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
USA
Health
Care
Center
in
Clarion.
Funeral
services
for Eva
M.
Corsair
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Clarion
with
Pastor
Don
Morrison
officiating.
Burial
will be
in Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in Eagle
Grove.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m.
today at
the
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
602 N.
Main St.
in
Clarion
and one
hour
prior to
the
service
at the
Church.
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
(515)
532-2233.
Leroie
‘Shorty’
Shoup
GARNER —
Leroie
“Shorty”
Shoup,
82, of
Garner
died
Monday
(April
10,
2006) at
the
Concord
Care
Center
in
Garner.
Private
graveside
services
will be
held at
Concord
Township
Cemetery
in
Garner.
There
will be
no
visitation.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of
arrangements.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.
com.
Clemens
A.
Osterman
ROCKWELL
—
Clemens
A.
Osterman,
79, of
221 4th
St.
North,
Rockwell,
died
Monday
(April
10,
2006) at
the
Rockwell
Community
Nursing
Home,
Rockwell.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
126
Third
Street
N.E. in
Mason
City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Shirley
‘Dean’
Conwell
CLEAR
LAKE —
Shirley
“Dean”
Conwell,
78, of
1200
10th
Ave.
North,
Trailer
46,
Clear
Lake,
died
Monday
(April
10,
2006) at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-
North
Iowa,
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
101 N.
Fouth
St. in
Clear
Lake.
Ward Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel:
(641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
James
William
Spratt
GREENE —
James
William
Spratt,
75, of
210 N.
Third
St. in
Greene,
died
Sunday
(April
9, 2006)
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Thursday,
April
13,
2006, at
St.
Peter
Lutheran
Church
in
Greene
with
Pastor
Gary
Hatcher
officiating.
Military
honors
will be
conducted
by Tack
Barnett
Post No.
268
American
Legion
of
Greene.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 8
p.m.,
Wednesday,
April
12, 2006
at
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel,
519 N.
First
St. in
Greene,
where
there
will be
a public
Scripture
service
at 7:30
p.m.
Visitation
will
continue
at the
church
one hour
before
services
on
Thursday.
Those
planning
an
expression
of
sympathy
may
direct
memorials
to the
James W.
Spratt
Memorial
Fund in
care of
the
family,
P. O.
Box 532,
Greene,
IA
50636-0532.
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel,
(641)
823-4457.
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Shirley Deane Conwell
CLEAR LAKE — Shirley Deane Conwell, 78, 1200 10th Ave N., Clear Lake, died Monday (April 10, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, at the Galilean Lutheran Church, Hwy 18 W., Clear Lake, Iowa, with the Rev. Jeff Ungs officiating. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 122, Mason City. Military honors will be presented by the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Memorials may be given to the Deane Conwell Memorial Fund.
Deane was born July 20, 1927, in Mason City, the son of Fred Henry and Helen Lucy (Rickard) Conwell. Following school he entered the U.S. Air Force for 16½ years. Deane served during World War II and the Korean Wars. On returning home, he attended and graduated from Iowa State College with a B.S. degree. He worked for General Electric in Burlington.
He married Mildred D. Wyatt on Sept. 20, 1974, in Miami, Okla. They moved to Clear Lake in 1979. He worked at Unisys for 7 years in computers, as a computer deck builder, and drove the bus for Opportunity Village for 12 years.
He enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling and chatting with everybody. Deane was a member of Galilean Lutheran Church and the Clear Lake V.F.W. and the American Legion.
Deane is survived by his wife, Mildred Conwell of Clear Lake; daughter, Deanna Bruff of Washington; four sons: Randy Conwell of Arizona, Mike Conwell, Peter Conwell and Scott Conwell, all of Iowa; three step-children: Deloma Wyatt and Tamela McElroy, both of Iowa, and Nelson Wyatt of Pennsylvania; sister, Margie Conwell of Mason City; brother, Dick Conwell and his wife, Barbara, of Humeston; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Deane was preceded in death by his parents, two sons and one daughter.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (6410 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
David O. Twito
LAKE MILLS — David O. Twito, 82, of Lake Mills died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at his home in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with the Rev. Kevin L. Mackey officiating. Burial will take place at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the Otto Chose Post #235 of the American Legion.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St., Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
Phyllis Evelyn Ferrier
CLEAR LAKE — Phyllis Evelyn Ferrier, 81, of Clear Lake died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Howard Duane Wendel
CLEAR LAKE — The funeral service of Howard Duane Wendel, 66, of the Oakwood Care Center was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2006, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
The Rev. Jim Allarel of the Church of Christ in Clear Lake officiated. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2006, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the Howard D. Wendel Memorial Fund.
Howard, a twin, was born to Harold and Liola (Kilfoil) Wendel on Dec. 6, 1939, in Mason City. He attended Mason City schools and farmed, making his home on the family farm. In 1958, he married Linda Niver. Howard loved farming and his family. All who knew him know that he had a quick smile for things he loved.
For the last 10 years, Howard had lived at Opportunity Village, first at Four Season Cottage for nine years and then at Pioneer Cottage. The residents and staff of Opportunity Village played an important part in Howard’s life, giving him friendship, care and a place he called home. Due to his failing health, he recently moved to the Oakwood Care Center.
Howard is survived by his children, Steven Wendel of Mason City, Robin Wendel of Mason City; six grandchildren; brothers, Harold Wendel and wife, Doris, of Mason City, George Wendel and wife, Jeannine, of Mason City, Jerry Wendel and wife, Iris, of Mason City, Clifford Wendel and wife, Della, of Charles City, and Thomas Wendel and wife, Sharon, of Waterloo; sisters, Lila Perry of Scottsdale, Ariz., Mary Baker and Chaplain Jerry Baker of Mason City, Loyola “Sherry” Bohnsack of Mason City, Paula Chambers and husband, John, of Waterloo.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Wilbur, and sister, Juanita Johnson.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Myrna E. Jepson
NASHUA — Myrna E. Jepson, 89, of Galesburg, Ill., formerly of Nashua, died Sunday afternoon (April 9, 2006) at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Ill.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the United Methodist church in Nashua with Pastors Kent Sovine and Karl Schiltz officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Nashua.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to: Galesburg Area Friends of Ukraine Ministry, Box 551, Galesburg, IL 61402. Online condolences may be left for Myrna at www.hugebackfuneralhome.com.
Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home (641) 435-4134.
Irene Louise Reiland
CLARION — Irene Louise Reiland, 91, died Monday (April 10, 2006) at the Wright Medical Center in Clarion.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Irene Reiland will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Clarion with Father Chris Podhajsky officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. John’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the church.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., Clarion, is in charge of arrangements.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, (515) -532-2233.
Clemens ‘Clem’ Osterman
ROCKWELL — Clemens “Clem” Osterman, 79, of Rockwell, died Monday (April 10, 2006) at Rockwell Community Nursing Home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2006, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church,, 316 3rd St. N., Rockwell, with the Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Rockwell, where full military honors will be conducted by members of Gallagher American Legion Post #208, Rockwell.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart Catholic School in Rockwell where a scriptural wake service will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary.
Clem Osterman was born March 4, 1927, at Nashua, Iowa, a son of Clay and Trena (Eckhoff) Osterman. He attended Nashua public school. After his schooling he enlisted in the U.S. Army on Jan. 30, 1951. He served his country for 18 months on the front lines during the Korean Conflict. After his honorable discharge from the Army on Jan. 30, 1954, Clem farmed in the Nashua area for five years.
He was united in marriage to Katherine Schmall on Feb. 22, 1954, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Nashua. In 1959 they moved to the Mason City area and in 1961 they moved to Rockwell where they lived to the present. Clem was employed at Armour Foods for 25 years as a mechanic, retiring in 1983. Clem was a caretaker of the Sacred Heart School.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Gallagher American Legion Post No. 208, Newman School Board, Boy Scouts of America and Sacred Heart Parish Council.
He enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren, playing cards and gardening.
Clem is survived by his wife, Katherine of Rockwell; his children, Doug (Peggy) Osterman and their children Kristin, Cailee and Kiel, of Monument, Colo.; Steve (Bonnie) Osterman and their children, Brad and Amanda, of Mesa, Ariz.; Greg Osterman and his son, Zach, of Apple Valley, Minn.; Teri (Jay) Thesing and their children, Katherine, Sara, Bridget and John, of Berea, Ky.; Dave (Carolyn) Osterman and their children, Brandon and Casie, of Altoona; Mary (Terry) Bohl and their children, Alex, Chris, Jennifer, Michael and Holly, of Mason City; Marty (Carolyn) Osterman and their children, Katie, Brett, and Mollie, of Dows, Kevin (Stephanie) Osterman and their children, Joey and Michaela, of Parker, Colo.; Pat (Susan) Osterman and their children, Andrew and Ryan, of Statesboro, Ga. He is also survived by his loving and caring in-laws, Dorothy Osterman of Minnesota, Sally Osterman of Nashua, James and Burma Schmall of Millington, Tenn., Harlen Perrin of Charles City, Patricia and Ronald Barr of Dubuque, Dorothy Mosher of Dana Point, Calif., Anton L. and Janice Schmall of Ida Grove, Donna and Gary Jarrett of Bettendorf, and Barbara Bean of Charles City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Mark Osterman; two brothers, Bob and Alvin Osterman; one sister, Gertrude Diesburg; and a sister-in-law, Rose Perrin.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
Arlyn Paul Paulus
Arlyn Paul Paulus was born May 19, 1923, and died unexpectedly on Wednesday (Feb. 15, 2006) with pneumonia.
He was the son of Bill and Alma Paulus of Rockwell, Iowa. He was baptized and received his confirmation at the Rockford, Iowa, Catholic Church. In his youth he worked at the church for the residing priests.
In 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army. He served in New Guinea and the Southern Philippines. He was awarded the Bronze Star. He was given an honorable discharge in January of 1946.
After discharge he worked for Interstate Power Gas Company in Mason City for 38 years. He retired on June 1, 1985.
He and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Sedro Woolley, Wash., in September of 1989, where he resided at the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Alma; sisters, Ruth Weaver and Marge Patton; and two brothers, Tom and Bob Paulus, all of Iowa.
He is survived by Dorothy, his wife of 56 years; son, Jim Paulus and his wife, Kathy, of Washington; daughter, Debbie Angner and her husband, Bruce, of Tennessee; eight grandchildren; brothers, Dale and his wife, Maxine; Dan and his wife, Lila; Calvin and his wife, Donna, all of Washington State; sister, Donna Koebrick and her husband, Wes, of Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Lola Paulus and Mary Paulus, both of Iowa. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins, along with two aunts.
A memorial service was held in Sedro Woolley, Wash., on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He was buried at the Tahoma National Cemetery in the state of Washington.
Claude Thayer
NORTHWOOD — Claude Thayer, 65, formerly of Northwood and Webster City, died on Monday (April 10, 2006) in West Plains, Mo.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Hwy 65 S., Northwood, with the Rev. Wendi Gillan officiating. Burial will be in South Shell Rock Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 324-1121.
Dale Emmet Rockafellow
ST. ANSGAR — Memorial services for Dale Emmet Rockafellow, 73, of Arizona City, Ariz., and formerly of Mitchell County, Iowa, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at St. Ansgar United Methodist Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Interment will be at a later date.
Dale passed away Feb. 25, 2006, at the RTA Hospice Inpatient Unit of Casa Grande, Ariz., after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Dale was born Feb. 14, 1933, in rural Mitchell County, Iowa, to Mary Lou (Springer) and Lawrence Irving Rockafellow, the youngest of four children. He was baptized at Union Presbyterian Church in Stacyville. He attended and graduated high school in St. Ansgar.
Dale served in the U.S. Army as a cook and his interest and enjoyment in cooking remained with him his entire life.
Dale was united in marriage to Joan Rohne on Nov. 14, 1954, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Osage. To this union four children were born.
In 1983, Dale and Joan moved from Osage to Arizona City, Ariz.
His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Joan, of 51 years; their four children: Mark and wife, Nina, of Austin, Minn., Annette and husband, Curt Halvorson, of St. Ansgar, Judy and husband, Don Garrison, of Coolidge, Ariz., and Melinda and husband, Jeff Schumacher, of Rosemount, Minn.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Dean and wife, Marilyn, of St. Ansgar and Delos and wife, Rose, of Iowa City; and one sister, Mary Lou Amundson and husband, Leonard, of St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Wilma Leone Larson
MASON CITY — Wilma Leone Larson, 89, of 4 Third St. N.W., died Monday (April 10, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Grant Center Cemetery, rural Fertile.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
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Lottie E. Lewis
OSAGE — Lottie E. Lewis, 101, of Osage, died Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Helen J. Green
OSAGE — Helen J. Green, 68, of Osage, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete Cremation Society of Eastern Iowa, (319) 393-8000.
Blanche Irene Gill
BRITT — Blanche Irene Gill, 82, of Britt, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Graveside service for Blanche Gill will be held at noon Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt with Pastor Ed Bard officiating.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W. in Britt.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, (641) 843-3839.
Donald A. Ausborn
KLEMME — Donald A. Ausborn, 68, formerly of Klemme, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) in Laurens.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in Belmond with the Rev. Lowell Halvorson officiating. Burial will be in Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Andrews Funeral Home in Klemme and one hour prior to services at the church.
Andrews Funeral Home, (641) 587-2510.
Ardell Sullivan
CHARLES CITY — Ardell Sullivan, 82, of Charles City, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Memorial services for Ardell Sullivan will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St in Charles City, with Pastor Paul Wilcox of Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment will be in the Frankville Cemetery at Frankville.
Memorials may be given to: C&W Rustic Hollow Shelter Inc., P.O. Box 67, Nashua, IA 50658, or Hospice of North Iowa Charles City, 1003 Gilbert St., Charles City, IA.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
wwww.hauserfh.com
Ann K. Michels
MASON CITY — Ann K. Michels, 98, of St. Ansgar, formerly of Mason City, died Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Friday at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Ann K. Michels Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Dixie Portwood Dankbar
ROSEVILLE, Calif. —Dixie Ann (Portwood) Dank-bar, 75, of Roseville, Calif., formerly of Mason City, Iowa, died Thursday (April 6, 2006) in Roseville, Calif., surrounded by her husband and family.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 17, at St. Clare Catholic Church, Roseville, Calif.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or directed to the Dankbar family at the following address: 5204 Sugar Pine Loop, Roseville, CA 95747.
Dixie was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Mason City, to Leslie M. Portwood and Ruth Irene (Higgins) Portwood. She was a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph’s High School, Mason City. On June 11, 1949, she married Bernard “Bernie” Dankbar of Garner, Iowa, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mason City.
Dixie is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Bernard, and seven children, Dennis (Gail) Dankbar, Chris (Tom) Massick, Kathy (Jerry) Raia, Don (Karen) Dankbar, Kim (Tom) Rozint, Randy Dankbar and Robert (Therese) Dankbar, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a sister, Marge Hansen, and a sister-in-law, Patsy Portwood, both of Mason City, Iowa, and a brother, Leslie “Bud” (Patricia) Portwood, of Harlan, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her stepfather, Ray Himrod; one sister, Helen Compton, and a brother, Phil Portwood.
Cochrane’s Chapel of the Roses, Roseville, Calif., (916) 783-7171.
David O. Twito
LAKE MILLS — David O. Twito, 82, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at his home in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with the Rev. Kevin L. Mackey officiating. Burial will take place at Salem Lutheran Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Otto Chose Post No. 235 of the American Legion.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
David Oscar Twito was born on Feb. 7, 1924, the second of five children born to Oscar and Anna (Otto) Twito. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church where he remained an active member all his life. He graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1942 and attended Waldorf College in Forest City for one year before his education was interrupted by his military service during World War II.
In 1943, David enlisted for active duty in the Naval Air Corps. He graduated from flight training at Pensacola, Fla., and received his wings in 1945. He served overseas in the Philippines, China, and Japan, and was honorably discharged in March 1946.
While a student at Waldorf, he met Dorothy Anderson. The two were united in marriage on July 14, 1946, in Forest City. David was employed by his father and his uncle in the Twito Chevrolet-Buick dealership in Lake Mills in 1946. In 1952, he became the firm’s dealer and continued in the car business until he retired in 1986. David was active with the Iowa State Auto Dealers Association and held several positions in that organization.
Dave was also active in the church and the community. He taught Sunday school and served as church treasurer. He served on both the local and the county school boards, and was on the board of the Forest Federal Bank.
David is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Lake Mills; and three daughters, Robyn Twito of Albuquerque, N.M., Nancy Morris of Chester, N.J., and Becky Helgeson and her husband, Jon, of Lake Mills. He had four grandsons, Christopher and Daniel Helgeson and Peter and John Morris. He is also survived by a brother, Roger Twito, of Seattle, Wash., and a sister, Ramona Rayle, of McLean, Va.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Daniel; an infant daughter, Cynthia; son-in-law, Rob Morris; and two brothers, Ronald and Lawrence Twito.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221.
Wilma Leone Larson
MASON CITY — Wilma Leone Larson, 89, of 4 Third St. N.W., died Monday (April 10, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Grant Center Cemetery, rural Fertile.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the donor’s choice.
Wilma L. Larson was born July 9, 1916, in rural Fertile, the daughter of Roy V. and Mae (Humphrey) Larson. She attended and graduated from Fertile High School in 1933. She then attended Waldorf College, graduating in 1935 with a two-year degree. In 1938, she moved to Rake, Iowa, where she taught school. In 1944, she moved to Mason City to work for Younker’s department store as an office manager. She worked there until her retirement in 1986.
She enjoyed bowling and was a member of a bowling league for many years. She was an avid card player and especially enjoyed playing pinochle and 500. She also liked to travel, especially to northern Minnesota to go fishing at the many lakes. She was a volunteer at Good Shepherd Health Center for a number of years and was a long-time member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Wilma is survived by her sister, Genevieve Bray, of Osage; nieces and nephews, Myrna Davis and husband, Melvin, of Mason City, Marilyn Halverson and husband, Mickey, of San Benito, Texas, Dennis Bray and wife, Sue, of Austin, Minn., Ray Petersburg and wife, Sharon, of Loveland, Colo., Julie Groepper and husband, Gregg, of McAllen, Texas, Dan Petersburg and wife, Linda, of Cookesville, Tenn., Doug Petersburg and wife, Lorna, of Joice, and Kathy Petersburg, of Clear Lake; and many great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Eunice Petersburg.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Adeline A. Jurgens
HAMPTON — Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Zion Reformed Church, rural Sheffield, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton with the Rev. Arthur J. Zewert officiating.
Adeline A. Jurgens, 86, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton. She was born Nov. 7, 1919, rural Dell Rapids, S.D., to John and Mattie (Leuning) Rave. She attended Heart School in Dell Rapids, S.D.
Adeline married Jerry Toby Jurgens on Feb. 1, 1940, in Ellsworth, Minn. She was a homemaker. Adeline was a member of Zion Reformed Church, rural Sheffield. She was a member of “Women of Zion.” She taught Sunday school for several years.
Adeline enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking, especially when she could share it with others. She enjoyed having family and friends over for a meal. Also enjoyed making many beautiful quilts, she loved her family and was happiest when she could have a child on her lap. Adeline was a very caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Adeline and Jerry moved to Hampton on Aug. 19, 1997, where they enjoyed their retirement.
She is survived by her son, Ronald, and wife, Marjorie Jurgens, of Belmond; daughter, Mariann, and husband, Doug Munk, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; son, Harlin, and wife, Mardie Jurgens, of Latimer; brother, Art, and wife, Ordia Rave, of Dell Rapids, S.D.; sister, Louise Sorenson, of Dell Rapids, S.D.; sister, Dorothy Jurgens, of Thornton; brother-in-law, Paul, and wife, Marie Jurgens, of Latimer; brother-in-law, David, and wife, Dixie Jurgens, of Marion; sister-in-law, Freida Jurgens, of Belmond; brother-in-law, Otto Dannen, of Latimer; grandchildren, Jeff and wife, Jeanie Jurgens, of Clear Lake, Darrin and wife, Kim Johnson, of Polk City, Jeff and wife, Michelle Gilbert, of Urbandale, Steve and wife, Dawn Jurgens, of Des Moines, Robert and wife, Diana Harkin, of Bloomington, Minn.; and great-grandchildren, Taylor and Justin Jurgens, Natasha and Jake Johnson, and Nick and Sam Jurgens.
Adeline was preceded by her parents, husband; one brother, Alfred; and one sister, Esther Haak.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Phyllis Evelyn Ferrier
CLEAR LAKE — Phyllis Evelyn Ferrier, 81, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, at the United Methodist Church, 508 Second Ave N. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Keith L. Scott officiating. Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be given to the Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
Phyllis was born March 17, 1925, in West Bend, at the home of her grandparents, the daughter of Harold and Rosetta (Williams) Anderegg. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1942, then attended Mason City Junior College.
She married Melvin Ferrier on March 5, 1944, in Melvin’s parents rural Mason City home. She worked at Montgomery Wards in Mason City, the ASC office and Pritchard Motor Co. in Mason City.
She then served as the secretary at Monroe Junior High School for 17 years until she retired.
Phyllis loved traveling, reading and especially spending time with her kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was on the Cerro Gordo Board of Adjustment for 13 years, the Clear Lake City Board of Adjustment for 13 years, the Mercy Hospital Auxiliary for 27 years and volunteered at Opportunity Village since 2000.
She was a member of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church. She served on many committees of the church. She was also a member of TTT, Chapter AQ, and held local offices and was on the state TTT board.
Phyllis is survived by two children, Arlene Willsher and her husband, Bob, of Nora Springs, and Don Ferrier and his wife, Cathy, of Huron, S.D.; five grandchildren, Larry Willsher and his wife, Michelle, of Nora Springs, Angela Williams and her husband, Michael, of Clear Lake, Adam Ferrier and David Ferrier, of Huron, S.D., and Laura Ward of Watertown, S.D.; eight great-grandchildren, Michael, Danielle, Savannah, Sydney, Luke, Lynzy, Joshua and Ashley; two sisters, Joyce Marzen and her husband, Charles, of Marble Rock, and Mary Peter of Sheffield; sisters-in-law, Lillian Anderegg of Mason City, Virginia Anderegg of Charles City, Patricia Anderegg of Yuma, Ariz.; two brothers-in-law, Bob Butler of Kansas City and Calvin Schneck of Sheffield; and many nieces and nephews; and many, many friends.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant son, Larry; three brothers, Russell, Darvin and Raymond Anderegg; and two sisters, Ardys Butler and Ramona Schneck.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
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Blanche Irene Gill
BRITT — Blanche Irene Gill (known as “Dutch” by her family), 82, of Britt passed away Tuesday (April 11, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Graveside service for Blanche Gill will be held at noon at the Evergreen Cemetery in Britt with Pastor Ed Bard officiating.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W., Britt. Military graveside services will be provided by the Britt Ceremonial Unit.
Blanche, the daughter of Frank and Anna Marie (Ruscher) Gayken, was born March 16, 1924, in Britt, Iowa. She grew up in the Britt area and graduated from Britt High School.
Blanche was united in marriage with Cecil Gill Jr. on Sept. 3, 1946, in Vancouver, Wash. The couple made their home in Eugene, Ore., until 1990 when they moved to their new home in Britt.
Blanche served proudly with the United States Navy during World War II.
Blanche is survived by her daughter, Juliann Greene of Molalla, Oregon; three grandchildren: Jennifer Smith and her husband, Travis, Gill Lancaster, and Jed Lancaster, all of Molalla, Ore.; three great-grandchildren: Kara Lee Smith, Miranda Ann Smith and Reid James Lancaster; brother, Bud Gayken of Britt; two sisters: Verna Brown of Britt and Viola “Blondie” Peterson of Goodell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Michael Lee Gill; her husband, Cecil Lee Gill; and her brother, Lester W. Gayken.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W., Britt, (641) 843-3839.
Genevieve H. Zenor
AMES — Genevieve H. Zenor, 88, Ames, died on April 11, 2006, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2006, at the St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames. Cremation will be after the service.
Genevieve was born to Frank and Laura Glynn on Aug. 27, 1917, in Cumming, Iowa. She graduated from North High School in Des Moines.
She married Jack M. Zenor on Feb. 5, 1942. They owned and operated Zenor Motor Company in Mason City for more than 30 years. She moved to Ames in 1978.
She is survived by her sons, James (Sharon) Zenor of Ames and Timothy (Fran) Zenor of Des Moines; grandchildren, Michael Zenor of Moberly, Mo., and Jacqueline (Brian) Lund of Broken Arrow, Okla.; great-granddaughter, Alexis Lund; brother, Fred (Dottie) Glynn of Des Moines; and sister, Dorothy Owens of Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Thomas; three brothers and one sister.
A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 2006, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames.
Stevens Memorial Chapel, (515) 232-5473.
Lottie E. Lewis
OSAGE — Lottie E. Lewis, 101, of Osage died Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage.
She was born June 14, 1904, on the family farm near Little Cedar, the daughter of August and Augusta (Hensel) Schmarzo Sr. She worked as a local telephone operator. Lottie married Earl Lewis in 1921.
They owned and operated the Midway Café in Osage. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Osage. Lottie enjoyed card games, sports and playing the piano.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Osage Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 830 S. Fifth St., Osage, with the Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the Nursing Home.
Lottie is survived by two nephews, Kenneth Schmarzo of Charles City and Gordon (Donna) Schmarzo of Manning; and several great nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl; six sisters and four brothers.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage (641)732-3706.
Helen J. Green
OSAGE — Helen J. Green, 68, of Osage passed away Tuesday evening (April 11, 2006) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center following a brave battle with cancer.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with Father John Moser officiating. Inurnment will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
There will be a memorial visitation at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 17, at the Sacred Heart Church Hall with rosary at 7 p.m., followed by a Scripture service and a time for sharing.
Helen is survived by four daughters, Marsha (Mike) Stricker of Orchard, Mary Jo (Steve) Ruehlow of Osage, Marlys (Jim) Wells of Boone, and Jackie McManus of Urbandale; and one son, Jim Green of Philadelphia, Pa. Also surviving are five brothers: Bernard (Dorothy) Walter, William (Carolyn) Walter, Jerome (Mary) Walter, Doug (Sue) Walter, and Dan (Kathy) Walter, two sisters: Pat Walter and Mary Jane (Richard) Diggins; mother-in law, Marge Green; her 10 dear grandchildren: Jerad, Shannon, Amber, Ashlyn, Alex, Chloe, Sam, Alyssa, Derek and Marshal; and her one new great-grandchild, Austin.
Helen was born Wednesday June 16, 1937, in Austin, Minn., to Russell and Rose Walter. She graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1955. She married Marshal Green on April 4, 1959, in Austin, Minn. He passed away in 2004.
Helen worked for many years and retired from Home Trust Bank in Osage.
She enjoyed cooking for her children and grandchildren, and working in her yard and decorating for the holidays. She was active in Relay-for-Life, the American Cancer Society and Sacred Heart Church.
Please leave a message, memory or tribute to Helen’s family on the Web page, www.iowacremation.com, under Obituaries.
Memorials have been established for the Hospice of Northern Iowa and the American Cancer Society.
The Cremation Society of Eastern/Central/Western Iowa is assisting with the arrangements, (319) 393-8000.
Pauline Hackbart
CHARLES CITY — Pauline Hackbart, 86, of Charles City died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services for Pauline Hackbart will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, with Pastor Paul Wilcox of the Trinity United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Hauser Funeral Home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com
Leo Schroeder
SHEFFIELD — Leo Schroeder, 87, of Sheffield died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at the Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Sheffield, with the Rev. Kent Mechler presiding. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 203 Maple St., Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
Dale Emmet Rockafellow
ST. ANSGAR — Memorial services for Dale Emmet Rockafellow, 73, of Arizona City, Ariz., and formerly of Mitchell County, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2006, at St. Ansgar United Methodist Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Interment will be at a later date.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. today at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, (641) 713-4920.
Verlyn Ellefson
IOWA FALLS — Verlyn Ellefson, 69, of McAllister, Okl., and formerly of Iowa Falls, died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at his home.
Local funeral services for Verlyn Ellefson will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2006, at the First Christian Church in Iowa Falls, with Pastor T. J. Norman officiating. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls.
The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel is handling local arrangements.
Donald Swedberg
RUDD — Donald Swedberg, 66, of 1750 150th St., Rudd, died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com
Ann K. Michels
MASON CITY — Ann K. Michels, 98, of St. Ansgar formerly of Mason City died Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia, with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church one hour before the service today.
Memorials may be given to the Ann K. Michels Memorial Fund.
Ann was born Jan. 8, 1908, in Olesna, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of Jim and Josephine (Hrachova) Kasik. Her family came to Mason City from Czechoslovakia at the age of 4. She attended schools in Mason City.
Ann married Harold F. Michels Nov.12,1925, in Garner. She worked as a sales clerk for Sears and Younkers for many years. Ann was a member of the First United Methodist Church, KB’s church circle and the Bohemian Lodge. She enjoyed music and dancing.
Ann is survived by a daughter, Donna Daleske and husband, Lorenz, of Mason City; son, Harold F. Michels and wife, Mary Lou, of Waterloo; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Helen Kasik, of Mason City.
Ann was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harold, in 1977; and brothers, Joe, James and Frank Kasik.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Jean Fellows DeBartolo
Jean Fellows DeBartolo, 87, a resident of La Pasada, Green Valley, Ariz., and summer resident of Clear Lake, died suddenly March 27, 2006.
She was born Jan. 5, 1919, in Webster City, Iowa, to the late L.E. Fellows, M.D., and Pearl Minerva Neel. She graduated from Newton High School in 1937 and attended Grinnell College, graduating with a B.S. in chemistry in 1941. She then obtained her nursing degree (RN) at Case Western Reserve University and served in the Navy Nurse Corps during World War II.
She married Fred DeBartolo on June 30, 1946, and lived in Manitoba, Canada; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Lafayette, Ind.; and Philadelphia, Penn., before retiring with her husband to Green Valley, Ariz., in 1986.
Jean was a faculty member at the College of Nursing, Villanova University, from 1968 to 1984, teaching clinical practice.
Jean was a member of Green Valley Presbyterian Church and a lifelong member of P.E.O. She was a devoted alumnus of Grinnell College and was the honorary grand marshal during the 1991 commencement, and the recipient of the Grinnell College Alumni Award in 1981.
Jean and her husband loved to travel, cheer the Villanova Wildcats on to victory, and were competitive duplicate bridge players, and she achieved the rank of Life Master. Also, she was an active volunteer in her community, especially concerning health care issues.
Jean is survived by her sister, Beth Green of St. Louis, Mo.; her son, Thomas F. DeBartolo M.D. and his wife, Christy, of St. Louis, Mo., and their children, Mary Clare, Lucy Christine, Gilbert Fred and Ann Jean; her daughter-in-law, Shirley M. DeBartolo of Bedford, Mass., and her children, David and Michael and her husband, R. Sridharan; and sons, Vilas and Vikram.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; and two sons, Gilbert Fellows and David Neel.
A memorial service will be held at Union Cemetery, Newton, Iowa, in the future, and a memorial fund has been established in her memory at Grinnell College.
Adeline A. Jurgens
HAMPTON — Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Zion Reformed Church in rural Sheffield, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton with the Rev. Arthur J. Zewert officiating.
Adeline A. Jurgens, 86, of Hampton passed away Wednesday (April 12, 2006) at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton. She was born Nov. 7, 1919, in rural Dell Rapids, S.D., to John and Mattie (Leuning) Rave. She attended Heart School in Dell Rapids, S.D.
Adeline married Jerry Toby Jurgens on Feb. 1, 1940, in Ellsworth, Minn. She was a homemaker. Adeline was a member of Zion Reformed Church in rural Sheffield. She was a member of “Women of Zion.” She taught Sunday school for several years.
Adeline enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking, especially when she could share it with others. She enjoyed having family and friends over for a meal. She also enjoyed making many beautiful quilts.
She loved her family and was happiest when she could have a child on her lap. Adeline was a very caring wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Adeline and Jerry moved to Hampton on Aug. 19, 1997, where they enjoyed their retirement.
She is survived by her son, Ronald and wife, Marjorie, Jurgens of Belmond; daughter, Mariann and husband, Doug, Munk, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; son, Harlin and wife, Mardie, Jurgens of Latimer; brother Art and wife, Ordia, Rave of Dell Rapids, S.D.; sister, Louise Sorenson of Dell Rapids, S.D.; sister Dorothy Jurgens of Thornton; brother-in-law, Paul and wife, Marie, Jurgens of Latimer; brother-in-law, David and wife, Dixie, Jurgens of Marion; sister-in-law, Freida Jurgens of Belmond; brother-in-law, Otto Dannen of Latimer; grandchildren: Jeff and wife, Jeanie, Jurgens of Clear Lake, Darrin and wife, Kim, Johnson of Polk City, Jeff and wife, Michelle, Gilbert of Urbandale, Steve and wife, Dawn, Jurgens of Des Moines, Robert and wife, Diana, Harkin of Bloomington, Minn.; and great-grandchildren Taylor and Justin Jurgens, Natasha and Jake Johnson, Nick and Sam Jurgens.
Adeline was preceded by her parents; husband; one brother, Alfred; and one sister, Esther Haak.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Donald A. Ausborn
KLEMME — Donald A. Ausborn, 68, most recently of Duncombe, formerly of Klemme, died Tuesday (April 11, 2006) in Laurens, Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in Belmond, with the Rev. Lowell Halvorson officiating. Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Andrews Funeral Home, 528 E. Main St., Klemme, and continue one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the family in Don’s name, or to the donor’s choice.
Donald Ausborn, the son of Albert and Anna (Groh) Ausborn, was born Jan. 15, 1938, in Fort Dodge. He was baptized in the St. John Lutheran Church in Belmond. He attended Klemme Schools and graduated with the Class of 1956.
Don was united in marriage to Corrine Noble on Feb. 1, 1957, at the Garner Methodist Church. Their union was blessed with six children: Cindy Jo, James, John, Gary, David, and a son Lee who died in infancy.
In earlier years, Donald worked for various farmers in the Klemme area as well as working at the Klemme Elevator.
As the years passed his yearning for making a living on the road became a passion. Don delivered Lifetime Motor Homes for many years and looked forward to gatherings with other Lifetime drivers. He had driven trucks and worked in Corwith, with Shrock’s Fertilizer Co.
Don and Corrine owned and operated the Alibi Bar in Britt for a time. Eventually, Don’s ambition of making a career as a semi-tractor driver became his life. He had driven trucks for nearly 46 years. He owned and operated his own semi for many years and had been a driver for Ace, Commercial and numerous other transport companies. He was most recently employed with Royster Trucking out of Duncombe.
Donald, or “Fireball,” as many truckers knew him, was the consumate trucker through and through. For many years his truck was his home.
During his life, Don enjoyed many pasttimes including hunting and fishing. His family will remember many times taking the long way on the country roads looking for pheasants. One might find him making a visit to Prairie Meadows. He also enjoyed gardening, garage sales, attending auctions and bowling in earlier years.
He liked tinkering on lawn mowers, tractors and small engines. He kept everything as he believed there was always a use for these items. Don enjoyed spending precious times with his grandchildren and liked to tease them. He loved animals and especially the companionship over the years of his Pomeranian dog.
Though life on the road kept him away from his family quite a bit, they stated that he was always there for them and others if they needed him.
Don is survived by his wife, Corrine, of 850 Fourth Ave. S.W., Britt, IA 50423; daughter, Cindy Jo (Merlyn) Brown, of Kanawha; sons, James (Patty) Ausborn of Webster City, John Ausborn of Trimont, Minn., Gary (Angie) Ausborn of Britt, David (Pam) Ausborn of Duncombe; brothers, Ervin (Nellie) Ausborn, Leonard (Lenny) Ausborn of Belmond, and Robert (Mary) Ausborn of Ames; 15 grandchildren, Michael (special friend Michelle) Brown, Brian (Crystal) Brown, Stacey (Donny) King, Jeremy (Amy) Brown, Jeffrey Brown, Kyle (Lacy) Ausborn, Melissa “Missy” Ausborn, Adam Ausborn, Amy Ausborn, Christopher “Chris” Ausborn, Neil Ausborn, Holly Ausborn, Justin Ausborn, Courtney Ausborn and Nicole Ausborn; stepgrandsons, Jeff Garcia and John Kauffman; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son Lee, brother Harvey and sister-in-law Mildred Ausborn.
Andrews Funeral Home (641) 587-2510.
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A. Luella Miller
HAMPTON — A. Luella Miller, 83, passed away Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Franklin General Nursing Facility in Hampton.
She was born May 19, 1922, in Stratford, Iowa, to Joseph and Sophia Larson. The family moved to Buffalo Center, where she and her 12 brothers and sisters helped on the family farm. Luella graduated from Buffalo Center High School. She then moved to Cedar Falls to attend Iowa Teachers College. She taught elementary and Title I.
Luella married Elmer Miller on Dec. 18, 1949. They farmed in Franklin County their whole lives together. After moving to Hampton, they became “Snow Birds” and made their winter home in Mission, Texas, until 2000.
Luella joyously served her Lord and Savior. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She taught Sunday school and VBS for many years. She sang in the choir and was active in LWML and Ladies Aid. Luella was a founding member and first President of Franklin General Hospital Auxiliary.
Her hobbies were sewing, quilting, baking, gardening and playing cards. She had a huge heart and loved to socialize with all.
She is survived by her five children, Arlyn (Vicki) Miller and Jerry Miller of Hampton, Colleen (Randy) Huisinga of Davenport, Janice (Tom) Vogel of Marion and Carma (Mark) DeVries of Sheffield. She was a loving grandmother to Jodi Miller, Robyn (Jim) Proctor, Todd Miller, Jay and Zeb Reisinger, Anna and Sam Miller, Jessie, Lee and Abby Huisinga, Simon, Seth, Caleb and Noah Vogel, Joe DeVries; and great-granddaughters, Nakayla Miller and Katelyn Proctor. She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Dorothy Fink, Marilyn Miller, and Ann Larson; and brothers-in-law, LeRoy Janssen and Ray (Shirley) Miller. She will be missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer, in 2000; parents, Joseph and Sophia Larson; brothers, Swen, John, Harold, Bill, Lloyd, Floyd, Clinton; and sisters, Swea, Ruth, Mae, Viola, and an infant sister, Margit.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton with burial in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton, with the Rev. Karl Bollhagen officiating.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Opal Marie (Tibbits) Squier
GAYLORD, Minn. — Opal Marie (Tibbits) Squier was born on April 17, 1908, in Floyd County, Iowa, the eighth of 11 children. She was the daughter of William and Ida (Skelton) Tibbits.
Opal was united in marriage to George Henry Squier, a widower with seven children, on Aug. 20, 1930, in Austin, Minn. She helped him raise 15 children, six boys and nine girls. Opal and George farmed by Nora Springs, until the early 1940s, and when George developed problems with his health they moved to Osakis, Minn., and later to Nelson, Minn. They farmed until 1957. When they moved to Gaylord, Minn., Opal and George shared 28 years of marriage before George passed away on June 16, 1959.
Opal is survived by her children, Roger Squier and his wife, Margaret, of Mason City, Burr Squier and his wife, Marvelle, of Rudd, Wendell Singer and his wife, Betty, of Nora Springs, Gary Squier and his wife, LaVonne, of New Ulm, Minn., Duane Squier and his wife, Kim, of Hutchinson, Minn., Inez Bendickson of Mason City, Shirley Sell and her husband, Rod, of Nucla, Colo., Bonnie Bitzan and her husband, Bernie, of Alexandria, Minn., Donna Gnasdoskey, of Isanti, Minn., Phyllis Brundell, of Aberdeen, S.D., and Sandy Schulte and her husband, Don, of Gaylord, Minn.; 51 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Crystal Squier; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ida Tibbits; husband, George Squier; daughters, Irene Medlin, Delores Baker and Marlene Strumm; son, Truman Squier; several grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Greta Squier; sons-in-law, LeRoy Medlin, Larry Baker, Richard Stumm; and Les Brundell; and all of her siblings.
Opal died on Monday (April 10, 2006) at the Gaylord Lakeview Nursing Home in Gaylord, Minn., at the age of 97. Her mortal remains were given Christian burial on Thursday, April 13, 2006, and laid to rest in the Immanual Lutheran Church Cemetery to await the resurrection of all flesh.
Phyllis Giesking
TITONKA — Phyllis Giesking, 82, of Titonka, died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Titonka with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Titonka is in charge of arrangements.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 928-2735.
Donald Tosevigen
PLYMOUTH — Donald Tosevigen, 78, of 900 Broad St., Plymouth, died Friday (April 14, 2006) from a fire at his residence.
Memorial 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.
Maurice Bilsborough
TITONKA — Maurice Bilsborough, 95, died Friday (April 14, 2006) at his residence near Titonka.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Titonka.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 928-2735.
Vera L. Schmitt
HAMPTON — Vera L. Schmitt, 102, of Hampton, died Thursday (April 13, 2006) at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hampton with the Rev. Karl Bollhagen officiating.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Viola E. Fisher
CLARION — Viola E. Fisher, 92, died Friday (April 14, 2006) at the USA Health Care in Clarion.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St. in Clarion.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, (515) 532-2233.
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