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Lyla P.
VanHorn
SHEFFIELD
— Lyla
P.
VanHorn,
64, of
Sheffield,
Iowa,
went to
be with
her Lord
and
Savior
Monday,
Dec. 18,
2006.
She
passed
away at
the
Mercy
Surgery
Center
in Mason
City,
Iowa.
A
funeral
service
will be
held at
10:30
a.m. on
Friday,
Dec. 22,
2006, at
Zion
Reformed
Church,
rural
Sheffield,
with the
Rev.
Arthur
J.
Zewert
and the
Rev.
Virgil
Dykstra
officiating.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 8
p.m.
today at
the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home,
306
Central
Ave. E,
Hampton,
Iowa.
Memorials
may be
given to
the Lyla
P.
VanHorn
Memorial
Fund.
Lyla was
born
Aug. 4,
1942, in
Rockwell,
Iowa, to
William
Raymond
and
Pearl
Mabel
(Stock)
Donaldson.
She
graduated
from the
Chapin
High
School
in 1960,
and
later
received
her
degree
from
Hamilton
Business
College.
She was
united
in
marriage
to her
grade
school
and high
school
sweetheart,
Myron
VanHorn,
on Sept.
9, 1961,
in
Hampton,
Iowa.
Lyla
worked
as a
secretary
in the
Human
Services
Department
for
Franklin
County.
Her
family
then
became
her
priority,
and she
became a
full-time
homemaker
and
partner
with her
husband
in the
farming
operation.
Lyla was
a member
of the
Zion
Reformed
Church.
She
faithfully
served
for more
than 50
years as
a church
organist.
In
addition,
she
served
as choir
director,
accompanist,
Sunday
school
teacher,
vacation
Bible
school
teacher
and a
church
secretary
for 25
years.
She
willingly
served
in many
leadership
positions
within
the
Reformed
Church
Women’s
Ministries.
In 1993
she was
named an
Honorary
Life
Member
of the
Reformed
Church
Women.
Having
courageously
battled
cancer
since
1993,
Lyla was
an
active
participant
in the
Franklin
County
Relay
for
Life,
and
organized
the
luminaria
display
and
ceremony
for a
number
of
years.
She
enjoyed
sharing
her gift
of music
within
the
community
by
playing
the
organ,
piano
and
accordion.
She
appreciated
the
beauty
in all
of God’s
creation
as she
tended
her
vegetable
and
flower
gardens.
Vacationing
with her
husband
in
Branson
and
Florida
were
also
special
times.
She
lived
each day
with a
thankful
heart.
Lyla had
the gift
of
hospitality
and a
servant’s
heart,
and
treasured
the
times
spent
visiting
her many
dear
friends.
Most of
all,
Lyla
adored
her
husband
and
cherished
moments
spent
with her
family,
especially
her
granddaughter
and
grandson.
Lyla is
survived
by
husband
Myron,
Sheffield;
son,
Bradley
and
wife,
Brenda,
Sheffield;
cherished
grandchildren,
Melanie
and
Jonah;
daughter-in-law,
Elizabeth
Mikesell,
Urbandale;
mother-in-law,
Fandelene
VanHorn,
Sheffield;
very
dear
friend,
Maxine
Kite,
Hampton;
brothers-in-law,
Duane
and
wife,
Dixie,
West Des
Moines,
and
Vernon
and
wife,
Audrey,
Latimer;
nieces
and
nephews;
and many
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents
and
beloved
son,
Brenton
Jay.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home,
(641)456-3232.
svfh@iowaconnect.com
Wilma
Pauline
Fitch
ALLISON
— Wilma
Pauline
Fitch,
84, of
Allison,
died
Monday
(Dec.
18,
2006) at
the
Allen
Memorial
Hospital
in
Waterloo.
Funeral
service
will be
at 11
a.m.
Saturday,
Dec. 23,
at the
St.
James
Lutheran
Church
in
Allison
with the
Rev.
Jeffrey
A. Blank
presiding.
Burial
will be
in the
Lynwood
Cemetery
in
Allison.
Visitation
will be
4-7 p.m.
Friday,
Dec. 22,
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Clarksville.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home,
Allison,
(319)
267-2507.
Allan F.
Bisbey
CLARION
— Allan
F.
Bisbey,
80, of
Clarion,
died
Wednesday
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City,
Iowa.
Services
will be
held at
1 p.m.
Saturday
(Dec.
23,
2006) at
the
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
602
North
Main
Street,
Clarion,
Iowa,
with
Pastor
Tim
Platt
officiating.
Burial
will be
held at
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Clarion,
Iowa.
Visitation
will be
held one
hour
prior to
the
service
at the
funeral
home.
Ewing
Dugger
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
602
North
Main
St.,Clarion,
(515)
532-2233.
Cheryl
L.
Hanson
CLEAR
LAKE —
Cheryl
L.
Hanson,
70, of
1004
Fifth
Ave.
So.,
Clear
Lake,
passed
away
Wednesday
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
the
Oakwood
Care
Center,
Clear
Lake.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.
Wednesday
(Dec.
27,
2006) at
Zion
Lutheran
Church,
112 N.
Fourth
St.,
Clear
Lake,
with the
Rev.
Dean
Hess
officiating.
Private
Inurnment
will be
at the
Clear
Lake
Cemetery.
Visiting
with
family
will be
one hour
prior to
the
service.
Memorials
may be
made to
the
Clear
Lake
Public
Library
Foundation
in
Cheryl’s
name.
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
101 N.
4th St,
Clear
Lake, IA
(641)
357-2193.
Kirk
Kral
MASON
CITY —
Kirk
Kral,
43, of
137 12th
St.,
N.W.,
died
Wednesday
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa,
Mason
City.
Arrangements
are
incomplete
with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Norma
Edgington
MASON
CITY—
Norma E.
Edgington,
72,
formerly
of 1203
S.
Virginia
Ave.,
Mason
City,
died
late
Wednesday
afternoon
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
the
Heritage
Care
Center
with
family
at her
side.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at
Fullerton
Funeral
Home,
123 2nd
St. S.E.
Mason
City,
(641)
423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Maxine
L. Marsh
MARBLE
ROCK —
Maxine
L.
Marsh,
94,
formerly
of
Marble
Rock,
died
Wednesday
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
Arbor
Springs
Care
Facility
in West
Des
Moines.
Funeral
services
will be
at 11
a.m.
Saturday,
Dec. 23,
at
United
Methodist
Church
in
Marble
Rock
with
Pastor
Ashok
Patet
presiding.
Burial
will be
in the
Hillside
Cemetery,
Marble
Rock.
Visitation
will be
5-8 p.m.
Friday,
Dec. 22,
at
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel
in
Greene
and one
our
prior to
the
service
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
family
of
Maxine
Marsh.
Reid’s
Funeral
Chapel,
Greene,
(641)
823-4457.
Mildred
C. ‘Mil’
Vogel
BURT —
Mildred
C. “Mil”
Vogel,
94, of
Burt,
died
Wednesday
(Dec.
20,
2006) at
Heritage
Nursing
Home,
Bancroft.
A
funeral
Mass
will be
held
Saturday
at 10:30
a.m. at
St.
John’s
Catholic
Church,
Bancroft,
with
Father
Paul D.
Bormann
officiating.
Burial
will be
in St.
John’s
Catholic
Cemetery,
Bancroft.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 8
p.m.
Friday
at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
Bancroft,
with a
rosary
beginning
at 4
p.m.
Other
arrangements
are
incomplete
at this
time.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf,
Bancroft,
(515)
885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Elgy
Wegner
OSAGE —
Elgy
Wegner,
age 90,
of
Osage,
died
Tuesday
(Dec.
19,
2006) at
the
Mitchell
County
Regional
Health
Center
Hospice
Unit in
Osage.
Funeral
arrangements
are
pending
at the
Champion—Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage,
(641)732-3706.
Irene
Ellen
Cook
CLEAR
LAKE —
Irene
Ellen
Cook,
96, of
Clear
Lake,
died
Tuesday
(Dec.
19,
2006) at
Oakwood
Care
Center,
Clear
Lake.
A
funeral
service
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Friday,
Dec. 29,
2006, at
the
Forest
City
United
Methodist
Church,
305 S.
Clark,
Forest
City,
Iowa,
with the
Rev.
Jerald
Swanberg
officiating.
Interment
will be
held at
the
Madison
Township
Cemetery,
Forest
City.
Visitation
will be
4-7 p.m.
Thursday,
Dec. 28,
at the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
Clear
Lake,
Iowa,
and then
one hour
before
the
service.
Family
suggests
memorials
to
Forest
United
Methodist
Church
or Irene
Cook
Memorial
Fund.
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
101 N.
4th St.,
Clear
Lake,
(641)
357-2193.
Carl O.
Peters
CLEAR
LAKE —
Carl O.
Peters,
81, of
Clear
Lake,
died
Tuesday
(Dec.
10,
2006) in
Tucson,
Ariz.,
where he
resided
during
the
winter
months.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
a later
date.
Arrangements
are
being
handled
by Adair
Funeral
Home,
Tucson,
Ariz.,
(520)
326-4343.
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Norma ‘Esther’ Edgington
MASON CITY — Norma “Esther” Edgington, 72, formerly of 1203 S. Virginia Ave., Mason City, died Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 20, 2006) at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City with family.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, with Pastor Steve Palo officiating.
Cremation has taken place at Cremation Services of North Iowa in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home. A private inurnment will take place at a later date in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
A memorial visitation is planned from 9:30 a.m. until time of Esther’s services on Saturday.
Those wishing to extend memorials in Esther’s name may wish to direct them to the Salvation Army Adult Day Care Center, 221 19th St. S.W., Mason City, IA 50401.
Norma Esther Edgington was delivered into the world on Feb. 7, 1934, in Mason City. She was the sixth of nine children born to Carl F. and Eva (Dennis) Wolff. Esther was baptized as a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.
Esther was employed in the housekeeping department at Mercy Medical Center-N.I. for 10 years, retiring in 1988. She had also worked at Mode-O-Day for five years. Esther was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Senior Citizen’s Center.
On Aug. 4, 1954, Esther was united in marriage to John Mathias Edgington Sr. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. Due to John’s employment, the couple lived in Sparks, Nev., for a short time, then moved back to Mason City. They became the proud parents of a son, John M. Edgington Jr.
Esther is described as a serious, quiet and private person. Her highest priority was caring for her husband and son and spending time with her siblings and their families. She enjoyed traveling to visit her family in Michigan and California, being outdoors, going to dances, reading romance novels, painting pictures, fishing and baking. Esther was lovingly known for baking the best banana breads. She often stated that she preferred to be busy and rarely had “idle hands.”
Esther is survived by her son, John M. Edgington Jr. of Mason City; her sisters, Dorothy Bohl, Lila Paulsen and Margie Swann, all of Mason City, and LaVonne LeMoines of Napa, Calif. She will also be dearly missed by her sister-in-law, Betty Wolff, of Mason City; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Preceding Esther in death are husband, John M. Edgington Sr., in July of 1972; her parents, Carl and Eva Wolff; her sisters, Gertrude Sandahl and Iline Wold, and her brothers, Warren and Robert Wolff.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services of North Iowa, (641) 423-8676. www.fullertonfh.com
Carl O. Peters
CLEAR LAKE — Carl O. Peters, 81, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday (Dec. 19, 2006) in Tuscon, Ariz., where he resided during the winter months.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by Adair Funeral Home in Tucson, Ariz., (520) 326-4343.
Doris Moore Crider
GRANBURY, Texas — Doris Moore Crider, 83, died Saturday (Dec. 9, 2006) in Granbury, Texas.
Her funeral was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Wiley Funeral Home. Burial was in Holly Hills Memorial park. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Wiley Funeral Home.
Doris Janet Moore was born Oct. 10, 1923, in Rockford, Iowa, to Harry and Tilda Moore. Her entire childhood was spent in Rockford, graduating from high school as well as joining the Methodist Church.
After graduation, she married Clyde Crider from nearby Mason City, and soon joined him in Corpus Christi when he began his naval training. Their son, Calvin, was born in Corpus Christi.
Mr. Crider soon saw duty on an aircraft carrier and during his absence Doris and baby son made their homes in Phoenix, Ariz., Mason City, and Charles City.
After Mr. Crider’s Naval service, they joined friends in Fort Worth and made Texas their home in all ensuing years.
Doris began employment with Western Union in 1946 and worked at the downtown office for 22 years, as well as an additional five years with the company in the main office in Houston.
After her retirement and a move to Granbury in 1978, she worked 10 years in the collection department of the Hood County Appraisal District office in Granbury.
In earlier years, she was active in the PTA, was a longtime member of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and AARP.
She greatly enjoyed her family members in this area, as well as occasional trips to Iowa to visit family and friends.
One of her fondest interests was staying in touch with former co-workers and long-ago friends, some friendships dating back to the 1940s.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Clyde.
Survivors include her son and his wife, Calvin and Janis Crider, of Granbury, Texas; sister and husband, Ruth and Don Freiberg, of Charles City; brother and wife, John and Louise Moore, of Mason City; grandsons, Alan Crider and Andy Crider and wife, Monica; great-grandson, Nathan Crider, all of Fort Worth, Texas; five nephews; and two cousins.
Wiley Funeral Home, (817) 573-3000. View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries
Elgy Wegner
OSAGE — Elgy Wegner, 90, of Osage, died Tuesday (Dec. 19, 2006) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage.
Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Inurnment will be in the Osage Cemetery with military honors at the grave by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920. A time of fellowship will follow memorial services at the church.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Opal Freeman
MASON CITY — Opal Freeman, 81, of Mason City, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.
A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Church of Christ, 710 N. Kentucky Ave., with the Rev. Alan Sheldon officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Church of Christ.
Opal was born Feb. 14, 1925, in Green Castle, Mo., the daughter of John I. and Mary (Norris) Walters. She attended rural schools near Green Castle. Opal was united in marriage to Paul R. Freeman on Jan. 15, 1942, in Eldora. They made their home in Mason City where they raised three children.
She enjoyed cooking for others, church, reading, gardening, crossword puzzles and singing. She greatly enjoyed the companionship of her pets. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was a member of Church of Christ in Mason City and Ladies Church Group. She was on the board of RSVP for four years, cooked and served for the Community Kitchen, was formerly involved in the PTA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and was a den mother for the Cub Scouts.
She is survived by her children, Jerry Freeman and wife, Sandra, of Minneapolis, Minn., Scott Freeman and wife, Janet, of Urbandale, and Paula Harms of Bolingbrook, Ill.; six grandchildren: Rachel, Aaron, Tony, Brian, Jessica and Jacob; three great-grandchildren: Daniel, Elizabeth and Taylor; and one sister, Ruby Green and husband, Wendell “Pat,” of Mason City.
Opal was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul, in 1988; one grandson, Todd Harms; six brothers and four sisters.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory. (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Pastor Arden H. Backman
OSAGE — Pastor Arden H. Backman, 94, of Osage, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospital in Osage.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, (641) 732-3706.
Kirk A. Kral
MASON CITY — Kirk A. Kral, 43, of 138 12th St. N.W., died Wednesday (Dec. 20, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Paul Nelson of St. James Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be given to the Kirk A. Kral Memorial Fund.
Kirk A. Kral was born Aug. 21, 1963, in Mason City, the son of Clarence and Diana (Paulsen) Kral. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1981. After high school, Kirk attended NIACC in Mason City and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Mankato State University in 1986, majoring in political science with a minor in geography. He continued his education at Mankato State University taking graduate courses until 1990. Kirk was employed by Wal-Mart in 1991 and continued working there until the present time.
Kirk married Sara Roe on Aug. 27, 1994, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua; to this union three children were born. He enjoyed photography, traveling, reading, history, and most of all spending time with his children. He was a very proud father and loving husband.
Kirk is survived by his wife, Sara; children, Ty, age 7, Emma Rose, age 4, and Andrew, age 2; grandmother, Mary Kral, of Blair, Wis.; parents, Clarence and Diana Kral, of Mason City; brothers, Kevin Kral and wife, Kym, of Wellman, Chris Kral of Latimer, Kai Kral of Mason City; mother-in-law, Martha Shahan of Clear Lake; father-in-law, Roger Roe and wife, Zsuzsa, of Budapest, Hungary; brother-in-law, Eric Roe, of Clear Lake; sisters-in-law, Angela Gauden and husband, Matt, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., Alison Roe of Mason City; nephews, Kale, Josh, Jeremy, Jacob, and Nathan; and one niece, Paige.
Kirk was preceded in death by his grandparents, William and Rosemond Paulsen and James Kral.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
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Cheryl L. Hanson
CLEAR LAKE — Cheryl L. Hanson, 70, of 1004 Fifth Ave. S. in Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday (Dec. 20, 2006) at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Private Inurnment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visiting with family will be one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the Clear Lake Public Library Foundation in Cheryl’s name.
Cheryl was born March 10, 1936, the daughter of Julius T. “Ted” and Marie (Benz) Willadsen in New Hampton, Iowa. Cheryl graduated from New Hampton High School in 1954. She attended and graduated from A.I.B. Institute in Des Moines. She moved to Mason City and worked where she met her husband, David, and was married. She later worked in the office of a contractor in Clear Lake, the office of Drs. Larson and Powell and later for Mason City Clinic until she retired in 2001. Cheryl also worked part time for the Clear Lake Library after her retirement.
She was a board member of Clear Lake Library and North Central Regional Library.
Cheryl enjoyed knitting, reading, genealogy, playing computer games, World War II and Western movies on DVD.
Cheryl was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.
Cheryl is survived by her three children, Mark and Keith Hanson of Clear Lake and Julie Hanson of Ames; several nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law, Lou Willadsen of Merritt Island, Fla., Betty Blick of Sultan, Wash., Jo Ellen Carpenter of Clear Lake, Joyce Stille of Swaledale, and Bonnie Hanson of Clarksville, Ga.
Cheryl was preceded in death by her parents; husband, David; two brothers, Roger and Lorne Willadsen; and sister-in-law, Joyce Willadsen.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com
Corine Lucille Cowell
OTRANTO — Corine Lucille Cowell, 87, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at The Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Roger Tornes officiating. Burial will be at First Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Anna Marie DeBower
ALLISON — Anna Marie DeBower, 80, of Allison, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison with the Rev. Jeffrey A. Blank officiating. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery in Allison.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the church.
Arrangements are with Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Pastor Arden H. Backman
OSAGE — Pastor Arden H. Backman, 94, of Osage, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Whalan Lutheran Cemetery at Whalan, Minn.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and will continue one hour before services at the church.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
Robert Fink
OSAGE — Robert Fink, 62, of Brainerd, Minn., formerly of Osage, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the First Baptist Church in Osage with Pastor Doug Brown officiating.
Arrangements are with the Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home in Brainerd, Minn. (218) 829-3581.
Carolyn A. Juhl
CLEAR LAKE — Carolyn A. Juhl, 80, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Herbert K. Vick
GREENE — Herbert K. Vick, 88, of Greene, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Liebe Care Center in Greene.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Adrian K. Virnig Jr.
MASON CITY — Adrian K. Virnig Jr., 65, formerly of 208 Eighth Place S.E. and currently of the Good Shepherd Health Center, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at Wednesday at the Fullerton Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend memorials may wish to direct them to the Adrian Kenneth Virnig Jr. Memorial Fund.
Cremation has taken place at Cremation Services of North Iowa in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home, Mason City.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676. www.fullertonfh.com
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Carolyn Ann Juhl
CLEAR LAKE — Carolyn Ann Juhl, 80, of 8161 315th St., Clear Lake, Iowa, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St., Mason City, Iowa, with the Rev. Kris Snyder officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton, Iowa.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa, and then one hour before the service on Wednesday at the church. The family suggests memorials to Carolyn Ann Juhl Memorial Fund.
Carolyn was born on May 21, 1926, in Tampa, Florida, the daughter of William Jefferson and Mattie (Stewart) Maloy. Her parents died at her age of three and she was raised by relatives and friends of the family.
She graduated from Thornton High School in 1945 and attended La’ James School of Cosmetology. She worked in Mason City.
Carolyn married Dallas L. Juhl on April 10, 1949, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Thornton where she operated her beauty shop until 1952, and then they moved to Mason City, where she also operated a beauty shop. They lived in Mason City until 1980. She and her husband then moved to their present home north of Clear Lake.
She enjoyed doing ceramics, gardening, canning, and going for rides, casinos, camping, her animals and especially taking care of her grandchildren.
She was a member of Clear Lake Am Vets and St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa.
Carolyn will be sadly missed by her seven children: Lois Kremer and her husband, Don, Fairfield; Sue Okones and her husband, Steven, Des Moines; Steven Juhl and his wife, Arla, Mason City; Randy Juhl, Clear Lake; James “Duff” Juhl and his wife, Barbara, Mason City; Kent Juhl, Clear Lake, and Dana Hinnenkamp and her husband, Mark, Hanlontown, Iowa; ten grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Clarence Maloy; and husband, Dallas.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 1101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, (641) 357-2193.
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Herbert K. Vick
GREENE — Herbert K. Vick, 88, of Greene, formerly of Mason City, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at the Liebe Care Center, Greene.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City with the Rev. James Magelssen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Full military rites will be conducted by the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 3 until 5 p.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue at the church on Thursday one hour before the service.
Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, Mason City, (641) 423-0924.
Gertrude Peterson
MASON CITY— Gertrude H. Peterson, 91, of Evergreen Estates II, Cedar Rapids, died Friday (Dec. 22, 2006) at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel 126 Third Street N.E. Mason City, Iowa.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel 641-423-2372.
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Pastor Arden H. Backman
OSAGE — Pastor Arden H. Backman, age 94, of Osage, died Thursday (Dec. 21, 2006) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Burial will be in the Whalan Lutheran Cemetery at Whalan, Minn., at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
Visitation is from 4 until 6 p.m. Thursday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and will continue one hour before services at the church.
Arden was born on Sept. 11, 1912, at Whalan, Minn., the only child of Dwight and Isabel (Gullickson) Backman.
He was baptized and confirmed at the Whalan Lutheran Church and graduated in 1929 from high school in Lanesboro, Minn. He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, in 1933, and from the Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., in 1937. On June 20, 1937, he was ordained at Whalan, Minn.
He married Cornelia Reitan on August 9, 1942, at Hoff Lutheran Church, in rural Moorhead, Minn.
Pastor Backman served 17 congregations in seven parishes at Maxbass, N.D., Bainville, Mont., Whitefish, Mont., Circle, Mont., Wykoff, Minn., Lime Springs, Iowa, and Carpenter, Iowa.
Pastor Backman was extremely proud of the fact that seven of his confirmants became ministers or missionaries.
He retired and moved to Osage in September of 1978. He enjoyed making jewelry from agates that he found and was a talented softball pitcher.
Pastor Backman is survived by his wife, Cornelia Backman of Osage; one daughter, Afton (Russell) Duenow of Fredericksburg, Va.; three sons, Dwight Backman of Sparta, Wis., Charles Backman of Osage, Stephen Backman of Clear Lake; five grandchildren, Bradley, Bjorn, and Corbin Backman, Bryan and Victor Duenow; and three great-grandchildren, Gunnar, Kai, and Colton Backman.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641) 732-3706.
Harold Klemensen
CLARION — Harold Klemensen, 80, of Clarion, died Saturday (Dec. 23, 2006) at the Wright Medical Center in Clarion.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, Clarion, with Pastor Gary Boen officiating.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 at the Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home in Clarion from 5 until 7 p.m.
Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral Home, 602 North Main Street, Clarion, (515) 532-2233.
Alice I. Barkema
BELMOND — Alice I. Barkema, 86, of Belmond, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at the Belmond Health Care Center.
Arrangements are pending with the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond, (641) 444-3248.
Dennis Aldrich
ROWAN — Dennis Aldrich, 65, of Rowan died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are pending with the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond, (641) 444-3248.
Helen M. Jensen
TEMPE, Ariz. — Helen M. Jensen, 91, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away Monday (Dec. 18, 2006) in Tempe.
Helen was born on March 18, 1915, in Yankton, S.D., but moved with her family as a young child to Mason City, Iowa.
She and her husband, Henry, lived in Mason City and Hampton for a number of years before moving to California and then to Arizona in 1994.
She was preceded in death by her husband Henry.
Helen is survived by her daughters, Donna Clausen of Tempe, Ariz., and Barbara Peeples of Midland, Texas; a sister, Josephine McCoun, of Mason City; along with seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
A private service was held in Tempe, Ariz. and Helen will be laid to rest next to Henry at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Calif.
Tempe Mortuary handled arrangements; (480) 967-1643.
Corine Lucille Cowell
OTRANTO — Corine Lucille Cowell, 87, died Thursday, (Dec. 21, 2006) at Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar with the Rev. Roger Tornes officiating. Burial will be at First Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006 from 4 until 7 p.m. at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Corine Lucille Cowell was born on July 2, 1919, in Mitchell County, south of St. Ansgar, to Iver and Maria (Halverson) Dahl. She was educated in a one-room school until the eighth grade, and graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1938.
Corine was united in marriage to Derald Raymond Cowell on Nov. 11, 1945, in Nashua. She worked in the grocery business for more than 40 years in St. Ansgar. Her unique charm and clever wit endeared her to grocery store customers for more than 48 years. Corine liked to crochet, garden, and bake. She was best known for cinnamon rolls and waffles. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar. Most of all, Corine adored her husband and cherished moments with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Harley, and her beloved husband, Derald.
Corine is survived by children: Karen (LeRoy) Bolding, Plymouth, Dean (Sue) Cowell, Kensett, Avis Bartz, Northwood, Janet (Jerry) Billick, Mason City, Jim (Laura) Cowell, Stacyville; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements, (641) 713-4920.
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