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Obituaries
are
presented
as a
community
service
of
Fullerton
Funeral
Homes.
Information
is
submitted
by
families
or
provided
by
funeral
homes
for
publication
in the
Globe
Gazette
and
Globe
Online.
Albert
‘Al’
Elias
Olson
BELMOND
—
Albert
“Al”
Elias
Olson,
age 82,
of
Belmond,
Iowa, a
longtime
educator,
coach
and
school
administrator,
died
Thursday
(Dec.
29,
2005) at
Belmond
Medical
Center
Hospice
Unit
surrounded
by his
loving
family.
Funeral
services
will be
held
10:30
a.m.
Monday
at
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
304
Third
Ave.
N.E.,
Belmond,
Iowa.
The Rev.
Rod Hopp
will be
officiating.
Burial,
with
full
military
honors
provided
by the
Belmond
Honor
Guard,
will be
in the
Belmond
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from
1:30 to
4 p.m.
today at
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
516
First
Street
S.E.,
Belmond,
and
continue
one hour
prior to
the
services
at
church
on
Monday.
Those
wishing
to
express
their
sympathies
through
memorials
may wish
to
follow
the
family’s
suggestions
of the
Belmond-Klemme
Scholarship
II
Foundation,
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
Sunday
School,
Belmond
Medical
Center,
Talbot
Belmond
Public
Library
or
Hospice
of
Wright
County.
Al Olson
was born
Aug. 25,
1923, in
Jewell,
Iowa,
the son
of
Albert
and
Jennie (Gabrielson)
Olson.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
in
Bethesda
Lutheran
Church
in
Jewell.
Al
attended
Jewell
public
schools
and
graduated
from
Jewell
High
School
in 1941.
He
served
in the
United
States
Navy
during
World
War II,
spending
much of
his
tenure
aboard
the USS
Biloxi
in the
South
Pacific.
Al was
united
in
marriage
to his
wife and
life
partner
of more
than 56
years,
Bette
Ann
Schmedika,
in Des
Moines,
on Aug.
27,
1949.
Following
their
marriage,
Al
continued
his
education
at Drake
University
and
graduated
with a
B.A.
degree
in 1951.
He spent
a period
of time
in
private
business
in
Jewell.
Al
accepted
an offer
to
teach,
coach
and be
principal
at
Alexander
High
School,
Alexander,
Iowa, in
1956.
The
school
eventually
consolidated
to form
CAL
School
District
with Al
remaining
in his
role for
the
first
year of
transition.
A
master’s
degree
in
education
administration
from
Colorado
State
College
followed
in 1963,
after
which Al
took the
position
of
junior
high
principal
in the
Belmond
Community
School
District
for
seven
years.
His
life-long
passion
for
education
and
learning
continued
with the
completion
of a
specialist’s
degree
in
secondary
education
from
Iowa
State
University
in 1972.
Al then
accepted
the
leadership
role of
the
Belmond
Community
School
District,
serving
as
superintendent
of
schools
for the
next 17
years
before
retirement
on June
30,
1987.
Al’s
life at
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in
Belmond
was very
important
to him.
He
fulfilled
many
roles
there,
including
teaching
eighth
grade
Sunday
school
for 15
years,
serving
two
terms as
Church
Council
president,
and
assisting
with
numerous
other
church
activities
and
events.
Al also
gave of
his time
and
talents
to the
community
in many
ways. He
enjoyed
delivering
Meals-on-Wheels
and
driving
the
Belmond
Care
Car,
starting
after
his
retirement
in 1987,
and
continuing
until
this
past
summer.
He was a
member
of the
Belmond
Lions,
the
GridIron
Club and
the Iowa
Association
of
School
Administrators.
Al
served
on the
Belmond
Library
Board
for 17
years.
Though
he was a
man who
never
cared to
spend
much
time in
the
spotlight
or
receive
recognition
for his
efforts
to help
others
in his
professional
and
civic
roles,
this
devotion
did not
go
unnoticed.
Al was
awarded
the
Administrator’s
Award
from the
Iowa
High
School
Athletic
Association
in 1988,
Boss of
the Year
from the
Jaycees
in 1982,
Honorary
B-Club
Award
from the
BHS
athletic
awards
program
for
being an
outstanding
sports
fan and
supporter
during
his
career
at
Belmond
Schools,
and 1987
Friend
of
Education
Award
from the
Belmond
Education
Association.
Children
in
general,
and his
grandchildren
in
particular,
were
very
special
to Al.
If there
was a
baby in
the
crowd,
he or
she
would be
held by
him.
“Papa”
had a
very
special
relationship
with his
grandchildren.
Al and
Bette
celebrated
their
50th
wedding
anniversary
with a
surprise
trip to
Norway,
a
precious
and
memorable
gift
from
their
children.
Al
enjoyed
sports
of all
kinds.
He
participated
in
baseball
and
basketball
throughout
high
school
and
continued
to play
competitive
basketball
until he
was more
than 30.
He was
never on
a losing
team. He
attended
the
Drake
Relays
as a
spectator
for more
than 40
years.
Following
retirement,
Al
continued
as a fan
of
Belmond
High,
Nevada
High,
and
Olympia
High
schools’
athletics.
Al had a
life-long
passion
for
education
and
helping
others
better
themselves.
He
enjoyed
his
educational
career
and many
times
mentioned
the
respect
and
admiration
he had
for the
people
he had
worked
with. A
mutual
admiration
that had
been
mentioned
in
return
by many
people
who knew
him as
not only
their
boss,
but as
their
friend.
Many who
knew him
will
remember
Al, for
his
dedication
to the
Belmond
schools
and
Belmond
community
through
his
passion,
unselfishness,
kindness,
fairness,
patience,
deeds
for the
benefit
of
others,
and
above
all for
his
promotion
of
excellence
in
education.
His
family
will
always
remember
him with
fondness
as a
loving
and
devoted
husband,
father,
“Papa,”
brother,
uncle,
friend,
and
foremost
their
number
one fan
and
supporter
on
life’s
journey.
Those
left to
cherish
the
memory
of his
life and
legacy
include
his wife
of more
than 56
years,
Bette
Olson,
915
Eighth
Ave,
N.E.,
Belmond,
IA,
50421;
his
children;
their
spouses;
and
grandchildren:
Norm and
Carmi
Olson,
(Nevada,
Iowa),
Camron,
Malinda,
and
Kalli;
Annette
and Bob
Pasquariello
(Olympia,
Wash.),
Jason,
Jeffrey
and
Daniel;
Jody and
Todd
Philipp
(Solon,
Iowa),
Payton
and
Presley;
sisters,
Dorothy
(Johnny)
Valen
(Story
City,
Iowa)
and Joan
Hanks
(Buffalo,
N.Y.);
sister-in-law,
Jane
Olson
(Nevada,
Iowa);
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents,
Albert
and
Jennie
Olson;
sisters,
Marguerite
Folkerts,
Delores
Thorson;
and a
brother,
Clifton
Olson.
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
Belmond,
Iowa,
(641)
444-4474.
Marlys
J.
Patterson
CHARLES
CITY —
Marlys
J.
Patterson,
68, of
801
Howard
St. in
Charles
City,
died
early
Friday
morning
(Dec.
30,
2005) at
her home
in
Charles
City
with
family
at her
side.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Tuesday
at St.
John
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church,
200 S.
Main St.
in
Charles
City,
with the
Rev.
David
Werges
officiating.
Interment
will be
at
Sunnyside
Memory
Gardens
in
Charles
City.
The
family
will
greet
relatives
and
friends
from 4
to 8
p.m.
Monday
at
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral
Home,
401
Blunt
St.,
Charles
City.
The
visitation
will
continue
one hour
prior to
services
on
Tuesday
at the
church.
Those
wishing
to
extend
memorials
or
expressions
of
sympathy
may
direct
them to
the
Mercy
Cancer
Foundation,
1000
Fourth
St.
S.W.,
Mason
City, IA
50401,
or
Hospice
of North
Iowa-Charles
City
Satellite,
1003
Gilbert
St.
Charles
City, IA
50616.
Marlys
Joan
Patterson
was born
Oct. 12,
1937, in
Charles
City,
the
daughter
of
Eugene
and Inga
(Queel)
DeWalle.
Marlys
lived
all of
her life
in
Charles
City,
graduating
from
Charles
City
High
School
with the
class of
1955.
On Aug.
24,
1957,
Marlys
was
united
in
marriage
to
Robert
E.
Patterson
in
Charles
City at
St. John
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church.
She was
employed
as a
clerk
with
Spurgeon’s
Clothing
Store
for 22
years in
Charles
City and
later
worked
for
Casey’s
General
Store in
Charles
City for
five
years
until
retiring
in 2001.
Marlys
was
active
in life,
her
interests
and
favorite
passion
included
completing
craftwork
such as
crochet
and
embroidery.
She
enjoyed
gambling,
flower
gardening,
watching
and
feeding
the
birds
and
collecting
cat
figurines.
She will
be
remembered
as being
very
family
oriented
and
being an
extremely
tidy
person.
Marlys’
greatest
priority
was
caring
for her
family.
She was
a loving
wife,
mother,
grandmother
and
great-grandmother.
Marlys
will be
dearly
missed
by her
family
and
friends.
Grateful
for
having
had the
privilege
of
sharing
in her
life are
her two
sons,
Quinn
(Renee)
Patterson
of
Sigourney
and
Kevin
(Tina)
Patterson
of
Charles
City;
four
grandchildren,
Jodee
Patterson
and her
fiance,
Andrew
Vickerman,
Dylan
Patterson,
Megan
Patterson
and
Emily
Patterson;
one
great-granddaughter,
Kirah
Vickerman;
three
sisters,
Genevieve
Herron
of
Charles
City,
Phyllis
(Lester)
Nauman
of Floyd
and
Celaine
(Gilbert)
Gerleman
of
Charles
City;
one
brother,
Eugene
(Betty)
DeWalle
of Green
Bay,
Wis.; as
well as
several
nieces
and
nephews
that
survive
her.
Marlys
is
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Robert
E.
Patterson
on Dec.
29,
2002; a
brother,
Donald
“Popeye”
DeWalle.
Condolences,
stories
or
thoughts
may be
sent to
the
family
in the
care of
Fullerton
Funeral
Home
online
at
www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
(641)
228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com
Agnes
Amosson
CLEAR
LAKE —
Agnes
Amosson,
95, of
Clear
Lake,
died
Friday
(Dec.
30,
2005) at
Oakwood
Care
Center,
Clear
Lake,
Iowa.
Funeral
service
will be
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday
at Zion
Lutheran
Church,
112 N.
Fourth
St.,
Clear
Lake,
with
Richard
Scott,
lay
assistant,
officiating.
Interment
will be
in Clear
Lake
Cemetery,
Clear
Lake.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 7
p.m.
Tuesday
at
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
101 N.
Fourth
St.,
Clear
Lake,
and then
one hour
before
the
service
on
Wednesday
at the
church.
Family
suggests
memorials
to
Opportunity
Village.
Agnes
was born
Sept.
20,
1910, in
Holmes,
Iowa,
the
daughter
of Oscar
and
Julia (Berven)
Ulstad.
She was
baptized
and
confirmed
in
Holmes
Lutheran
Church.
Agnes
graduated
from
Clarion
High
School.
She
married
Glen J.
Amosson
Jan. 14,
1933, in
Sioux
City,
Neb.
Agnes
devoted
her life
to her
family
and
friends.
She
loved to
cook and
bake.
Agnes
was a
member
of Zion
Lutheran
Church.
She was
also in
the Sing
and Sew
Club and
Clear
Lake
Senior
Citizens.
Agnes is
survived
by two
sons,
Roger
Amosson
and his
wife,
Barbara,
Clear
Lake,
and
Robert
Amosson
and his
wife,
Patricia,
Rockwell;
daughter-in-law
Sue
Amosson,
Des
Moines;
three
granddaughters,
Vicky
Ernster
and her
husband,
Les,
Rochester,
Minn.,
Susan
Finnegan
and her
husband,
Mike,
Clear
Lake,
and Amy
Pierce
and her
husband,
Jeff,
Rochester,
Minn.;
three
grandsons,
Scott
Amosson
and his
wife,
Vonnie,
Clear
Lake,
Jeremy
Amosson,
Lake
Geneva,
Wis.,
and
Aaron
Amosson,
New
Haven,
Conn.;
and nine
great-grandchildren.
Agnes
was
preceded
in death
by her
husband
Glen
(June
29,
1998);
one son
Ron; her
parents,
Oscar
and
Julia
Ulstad;
two
brothers
and two
sisters.
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com
Larry O.
Paulsen
GARNER —
Larry O.
Paulsen,
64, of
Garner,
died
Saturday
(Dec.
31,
2005) at
Concord
Care
Center,
Garner.
Funeral
services
will be
held
1:30
p.m.
Monday
at
United
Methodist
Church
in
Garner
with the
Rev.
David
Wagner
officiating.
Burial
will be
in
Concord
Township
Cemetery,
Garner.
Visitation
will be
held one
hour
prior to
services
at the
church
on
Monday.
Online
condolences
may be
directed
to
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Larry
Orlan
Paulsen,
the son
of Orlan
“Bud”
Jerold
and
Mazie
Clarine
(Evanson)
Paulsen,
was born
April
22,
1941, at
Garner.
He
graduated
from
Garner
High
School
in 1959.
On Nov.
18,
1961, he
married
Faith
Ann
Rowan at
United
Methodist
Church
in
Garner.
They
lived in
Garner
where
Larry
worked
at the
post
office
until
retiring
in 1984.
He
became a
resident
of
Concord
Care
Center
in 1989.
Larry
enjoyed
his
family,
grandchildren,
camping,
golfing
and
collecting
stamps.
He was a
member
of
United
Methodist
Church
in
Garner,
Bethel
Masonic
Lodge
No. 319
in
Garner,
and was
active
in Boy
Scouts
as a
scout
master.
Larry is
survived
by his
two
children,
Kevin
(Darcy)
Paulsen
of
Garner
and Lori
(Myron)
Keppy of
Port
Byron,
Ill.;
six
grandchildren,
Cody,
Jordan
and Levi
Paulsen
and
Collin,
Mitchell
and Kara
Keppy;
two
sisters,
Sharon
(Jim)
Jass of
Garner
and
Gloria
Paulsen
of
Garner;
and his
mother-in-law
Doris
Weishaar
of
Garner.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Faith
Ann, on
Nov. 29,
1981;
and his
parents.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home of
Garner
is in
charge
of
arrangements.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Cecil L.
Plath
KENSETT
— Cecil
L.
Plath,
89, of
Kensett,
died
Friday
(Dec.
30,
2005) at
the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1 p.m.
Tuesday
at First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church,
1406
Central
in
Northwood,
with the
Rev.
Karl
Hermanson
officiating.
Interment
will
take
place at
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m.
Monday
at
Schroeder
and
Sites
Funeral
Home,
Highway
65
South,
Northwood,
and will
continue
one hour
prior to
the
service
Tuesday
at the
church.
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home,
(641)
324-1121.
Lois
Menneke
ALGONA —
Lois
Menneke,
81, of
Algona,
died
Saturday
(Dec.
31,
2005) at
Senior
Suites
of
Urbandale
in
Urbandale.
Funeral
services
will be
3 p.m.
Monday
at the
Assembly
of God
Church
in
Algona
with
Rev.
Edwin
Harp
officiating.
Burial
will be
at East
Lawn
Cemetery
of
Algona.
Visitation
will be
5 to 8
p.m.
today at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
218 S.
Moore in
Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-
Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
(515)
295-3731.
Lydia
Schilling
PLAINFIELD
— Lydia
Schilling,
96, of
Clarksville,
formerly
of
Plainfield,
died
Thursday
(Dec.
29,
2005) at
Community
Nursing
Home in
Clarksville.
Funeral
services
will be
10:30
a.m.
Tuesday
at St.
John’s
United
Church
of
Christ-Pleasant
Hill in
rural
Nashua.
Burial
will be
in
Willow
Lawn
Cemetery
at
Plainfield.
Visitation
will be
3 to 6
p.m.
Monday
at
Hugeback
and
Chenoweth
Funeral
Home,
319 Main
Street
in
Nashua,
and one
hour
prior to
services
at the
church
on
Tuesday.
Hugeback
&
Chenoweth
Funeral
Home,
(641)
435-4134.
garyolson@butlerbremer.com
William
H.
Paulus
ROCKFORD
—
William
H.
Paulus,
70, of
Rockford,
died
Friday
(Dec.
30,
2005)
at
University
of
Minnesota
Medical
Center,
Minneapolis,
Minn.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
with
Hogan
Bremer
Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
126
Third
Street
N.E. in
Mason
City.
Hogan
Bremer
Moore
Colonial
Chapel,
(641)
423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Richard
D.
Bergan
MASON
CITY —
Richard
D.
Bergan,
67, of
Mason
City
died
Saturday
(Dec.
31,
2005) at
his
residence.
Arrangements
are
incomplete
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in
Mason
City.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
(641)
423-0924.
Mildred
Gard
MASON
CITY—
Mildred
Gard,
89, of
Mason
City,
died
Saturday
(Dec.
31,
2005) at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave. in
Mason
City.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
(641)
423-0924.
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Obituaries are presented as a community service of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is submitted by families or provided by funeral homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and Globe Online.
William H. Paulus
ROCKFORD — William H. Paulus, 70, died Friday (Dec. 30, 2005) at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W., Rockford, with the Reverend Craig E. Steimel officiating.
Interment will be in the Rockford Riverside Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by members of the Walker-Graper Post No. 338.
Visitation will be held at the Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W., Rockford, from 4 to 7 p.m. today with a Carmelite rosary at 6 p.m.; with a Scriptural wake service at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary.
Memorials may be directed to the William H. Paulus Memorial Fund.
William H. Paulus was born on Oct. 15, 1935, in Rockford, the son of Earl C. and Bernice Ann (Sido) Paulus. Bill graduated from Rockford High School. He farmed with his father until he enlisted in the United States Air Force on Jan. 16, 1957, serving until Oct. 28, 1960, when he was honorably discharged.
He returned to the Rockford area and went to work for White Farm Equipment, in Charles City for 20 years and worked there until his retirement.
He traveled extensively and especially enjoyed the Baltic region of Eastern Europe and Mexico, where he worked with the impoverished of the region.
Bill was an active and cherished member of the Holy Name Catholic Church, Carmelites, and the Knights of Columbus.
He enjoyed fishing, socializing, gardening, cooking, and baking; his greatest love was spending time with friedns and family, especially his nieces and nephews.
William is survived by his siblings: Janice Herman of Rockford, Robert (Mary) Paulus, of Rockford, Sandra Losee, of Rockford, Garry (Jeanie) Paulus, of Rockford, Michael Paulus, of Rockford, Richard Paulus, of Rockford, Cindy (Bernie) Goodale, of Alta Vista, and Rebecca (Terry) Farr, of North Platte, Neb.; along with 40 nieces and nephews; 66 great-nieces and nephews; and one great-great-niece; along with other relatives and friends.
William is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Bernice Paulus; sister, JoAnn Paulus; brother, Dennis Paulus; and brothers-in-law, John Herman and Ray Losee.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel of Mason City is in charge of arrangements.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Richard D. Bergan
MASON CITY — Richard D. Bergan, 67, of Mason City, died Saturday (Dec. 31, 2005) at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Rev. Jon Seda of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside conducted by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial Association.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the Richard D. Bergan Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)423-0924.
Larry W. Garlock
BERWICK — Larry Warren Garlock, 72, passed away on Friday (Dec. 30, 2005) at his home in Berwick, Iowa, surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Following his wish of cremation, family will greet friends by a brief memorial service at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave, Des Moines.
Private family services for burial of his cremated remains will be at Berwick Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be directed to his family.
Larry was born on Sept. 11, 1933, to Ernest and Doris Garlock of Clear Lake, Iowa. He lived most of his life in Clear Lake, and spent his last years in Des Moines.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1952 to 1955.
He was employed part-time at Maplewood Village, in Ankeny, until October.
Larry will be greatly missed by his wife, Elvina (Eden) of 47 years; and daughters: Cherrelyn (Gary) Anson, Kelley (Jim) Muhlenbruch, Joy (Raymond) Stearns, Dora Garlock (fiancé, Chris), Aprile (Charlie) MacDonald; his grandchildren: Melissa, Matthew, Ben and Warren; one brother, Neil (Karen) Garlock; two sisters, Geneva (Merlin) Ulrich, Nancy (Dick) Jenkins; brother-in-law, Marvin Wade; and sister-in-law, Marion (Wilbur) Spear.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Doris Garlock; one brother, Robert; two sisters, Barbara and Elaine; nephew, Ernest (Butch); and son-in-law, Mikes Dickes.
Alan W. Smith
GARNER — Alan W. Smith, 53, of Garner, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Garner with the Rev. David Wagner officiating. Inurnment will be in Concord Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Online condolences may be directed to www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner is in charge of arrangements.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
Mildred Gard
MASON CITY — Mildred Gard, 89, of Mason City, died Saturday (Dec. 31, 2005) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 5, 2006) at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Avenue in Mason City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles of First United Methodist Church officiating.
A visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the funeral home on Thursday.
Major Erickson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924.
Richard Pope
MASON CITY — Richard A. Pope, 73, of Mason City, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2006) at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennslyvania Avenue in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
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Obituaries are presented as a community service of Fullerton Funeral Homes. Information is submitted by families or provided by funeral homes for publication in the Globe Gazette and Globe Online.
Richard D. Bergan
MASON CITY — Richard D. Bergan, 67, of Mason City, died Saturday (Dec. 31, 2005) at his home.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jon Seda of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. Inurnment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with full military rites at the graveside conducted by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial Association.
A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be directed to the Richard D. Bergan Memorial Fund.
Richard D. Bergan was born on June 26, 1938, the son of Lloyd and Lila (Behm) Bergan in Mason City. While still in high school, Richard enlisted in the National Guard, he served in the Guard until he graduated from Mason City High School in 1956, when he enlisted in the United States Navy. Richard served in the Navy from 1956 to 1961 when he was honorably discharged.
Following his service in the Navy he re-enlisted in the National Guard and served until 1998, when he retired, achieving the rank of sergeant first class.
From 1993 until 1998, he was in the Army Retired Reserve until officially retiring from the United States Army.
While serving in the Guard he was activated to Sioux City to assist with the recovery and identification of remains from the Flight 232 crash.
In all, Richard devoted 28 years of his life to the military.
Richard was united in marriage to Janice Christensen on Nov. 11, 1956 in Mason City.
Richard owned his own gas station in Mason City for a time while he was working for Decker’s. He worked at Decker’s from 1968-1975 and 1979-1990. Richard also worked for Winnebago Industries for a short time from 1975-1979 and worked part-time as a roofer.
He was known as an avid fisherman. Richard would fish anywhere, anytime no matter the weather or time of year. He loved to talk to people, anyone, which led him into selling Miracle Maid cookware in people’s home for a time.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Janice Bergan, of Mason City; their children, Deborah Bostrom and husband, Brett, of Rosemont, Minn., Barbara King and special friend, Phil Vanness, of Mason City, Mike Bergan and wife, Laura, of Clear Lake, David Bergan and wife, Jane, of Mason City, Scott Bergan and wife, Lorena, of Mason City and Douglas Bergan, also of Mason City; grandchildren, Jeff, Brent and Travis Robinette, Kirsten and Karna Bostrom, Jacob and Jared (Cinder) King and Jessica King, Sarah, Amanda, Emily and Elizabeth Bergan, Hannah, Aaron and Madeline Bergan, Bradly, Craig and Kaitlin Bergan.
He is also survived by his brothers, Larry Bergan and wife, Sue, and James Bergan both of Mason City as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents Lloyd and Lila Bergan, and one brother in infancy.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
William H. Paulus
ROCKFORD — William H. Paulus, 70, died Friday (Dec. 30, 2005) at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with the Rev. Craig E. Steimel officiating.
Interment will be in the Rockford Riverside Cemetery, with full military honors conducted by members of the Walker-Graper Post No. 338.
Visitation was held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday at the Holy Name Catholic Church, 507 First Ave. N.W. in Rockford, with a Carmelite rosary at 6 p.m. Visitation continued with a Scriptural wake service at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary.
Memorials may be directed to the William H. Paulus Memorial Fund.
William H. Paulus was born on Oct. 15, 1935, in Rockford, the son of Earl C. and Bernice Ann (Sido) Paulus.
Bill graduated from Rockford High School. He farmed with his father until he enlisted into the United States Air Force on Jan. 16, 1957, serving until Oct. 28, 1960, when he was honorably discharged.
He returned to the Rockford area and went to work for White Farm Equipment, in Charles City for 20 years and worked there until his retirement.
He traveled extensively and especially enjoyed the Baltic region of Eastern Europe and Mexico, where he worked with the impoverished of the region.
Bill was an active and cherished member of the Holy Name Catholic Church, Carmelites, and the Knights of Columbus.
He enjoyed fishing, socializing, gardening, cooking, and baking; his greatest love was spending time with family and friends, especially his nieces and nephews.
William is survived by his siblings: Janice Herman of Rockford, Robert (Mary) Paulus, of Rockford, Sandra Losee, of Rockford, Garry (Jeanie) Paulus, of Rockford, Michael Paulus, of Rockford, Richard Paulus, of Rockford, Cindy (Bernie) Goodale, of Alta Vista, and Rebecca (Terry) Farr, of North Platte, Neb.; along with 40 nieces and nephews; 66 great-nieces and nephews; and one great-great-niece; along with other relatives and friends.
William is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Bernice Paulus; sister, JoAnn Paulus; brother, Dennis Paulus; and brothers-in-law, John Herman and Ray Losee.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City is in charge of arrangements.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, (641) 423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com.
A. Arlene Rossum
MASON CITY — A. Arlene Rossum, 79, of Mason City died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Steve Palo officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
There will be no visitation.
Memorials may be directed to the A. Arlene Rossum Memorial Fund.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Elizabeth E. ‘Bettie’ Garthwaite
CHARLES CITY — Elizabeth E. “Bettie” Garthwaite, 91, of 300 Kelly St. in Charles City, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2006) at the Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St. in Greene. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Reid’s Funeral Chapel in Greene.
Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
Guy Charles Luscombe
KLEMME — Guy Charles Luscombe, 63, of Klemme, formerly of Des Moines, died Thursday (Dec. 29, 2005) at the University of Washington Hospitals in Seattle, Wash.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Derik Yarian officiating.
According to his wishes, his body was cremated.
Guy Charles Luscombe was born on Aug. 7, 1942, in Indianola, the son of Glenn and Laura (Spofford) Luscombe. He attended and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1961. He also attended Drake University in Des Moines. Guy worked with his father helping to recruit students for the College of Automation. He also sold cars in Des Moines.
In 1962, he entered the Air National Guard and eventually worked in the Civil Service area for 30 years for the Guard until his retirement as a master sergeant.
After his retirement he worked for Crescent Chevrolet in Des Moines and also painted cars. Guy was currently living his retirement, restoring street rods in his custom-built dream shop.
He was united in marriage to Marlys Joanne Neuberger on July 8, 1966, in Des Moines.
Guy loved cars, especially restoring his 1934 Ford coupe. He also loved people, was very optimistic, and had a great sense of humor. He also enjoyed photography, painting, crafts, fishing, woodworking, and the outdoors, but his great love and enjoyment was his wife, children, and grandchildren.
He was a lifetime member of the Iowa Street Rod Association.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Joanne Luscombe, of Klemme; three children, Brent Luscombe and his wife, Michelle, of Thornton, Lana Luscombe, of Des Moines, and Ryan Luscombe of Minneapolis, Minn.; four grandchildren, Whitney, Brandon, Samantha, and Breanna Luscombe; one sister, Linda Thornton, of Des Moines; many nieces, nephews, as well as other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapels, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake is in charge of arrangements.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Richard A. Pope
MASON CITY — Richard A. Pope, 73, of Mason City, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2006) at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2502 S. Jefferson Ave. with the Rev. Joel Dahlen officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at the gravesite by the Mason City Veteran’s Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Lova Mae Brown
CLEAR LAKE — Lova Mae Brown, 82, of 2601 S. Lakeview Drive in Clear Lake, died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) in Henderson, Nev.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (641) 357-2193.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Alan W. Smith
GARNER — Alan W. Smith, 53, of Garner, died Sunday (Jan. 1, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Garner with the Rev. David Wagner officiating. Inurnment will be in Concord Township Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Cataldo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be directed to www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Alan Wayne Smith, the son of Ronald Everett and Mildred (Thornton) Smith, was born on May 24, 1952, at Mason City.
He graduated from Garner-Hayfield High School in 1970 and then attended Central College in Pella where he received his B.A. degree in secondary education in 1974. While in college, he spent a semester at World Campus Afloat, touring around the world.
Al owned and operated Our Own Hardware in Lake Mills from 1974 until 1987. He moved to Las Vegas in 1988 where he was a sales manager at an appliance warehouse for 13 years.
He returned to Garner in September of 2001 and commented that the best move he ever made was moving back to Garner.
He loved attending sporting events of his nieces and nephews, traveling and dogs.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Garner, Garner Rotary Club, Bethel Masonic Lodge No. 319 in Garner and El Kahir Shrine in Cedar Rapids.
Al is survived by his mother, Mildred Smith, of Garner; sister, Cheryll (Duane) Toppin of Ankeny; brother, Lynn (Kathy) Smith of Garner; nieces and nephews, Heather Toppin, Robin Toppin, Ronald Smith, Taylor Smith, James Aberg, Bethany Aberg and Emberly Aberg; a great-niece, Laura Rose Toppin; and his dog, Maya.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald E. Smith on Oct. 8, 1981; his maternal grandparents, Monte and Lois Creekmore; paternal grandparents, Walter and Mildred Smith; and twin nieces.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Florence Bird
BRITT — Florence Bird, 85, of Britt, died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) at the Westview Care Center in Britt.
Funeral services for Florence Bird will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Britt Zion Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. Ron McKee officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 178 Center St. W. in Britt and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, (641) 843-3839.
Robert Pluff
ROWAN — Robert Pluff, 71, of Rowan died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) at the Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Dale E. Gourley
CHPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Dale E. Gourley, 79, of 4892 110th St., Chippewa Falls, Wis., died Saturday (Dec. 31, 2005) at Luther Hospital in Eau Claire, Wis.
He was born on Feb. 14, 1926, in Corwith, Iowa, the son of Rose L. (Denzel) and Seth D. Gourley.
Dale joined the U. S. Navy in 1944, and he served in China. He retired from the Navy in 1964 after 20 years of service. He then owned and operated the Sunbeam Tavern in Chippewa Falls until retiring in 1983 due to ill health.
Dale married Lorraine Sippel Goercke on March 6, 1972, at Hallie United Methodist Church, Chippewa Falls.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; two stepdaughters, Brenda Goercke, Karen (Dan) Bushland all of Chippewa Falls; one stepson, Kenneth (Cindy) Goercke of Golden Valley, Minn.; one sister, LaVonne (Marvin) Rinnels, of Mason City; a sister-in-law, Jennie Gourley, of Mason City; one brother, James Gourley, of Mason City; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Thomas Gourley; and one sister, Beverly Kalvig.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hallie United Methodist Church, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Spring interment will be in Prairie View Cemetery, Village of Lake Hallie.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls and one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church.
Friends may sign the guest book online at www.pedersonvolker.com.
Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, (715) 723-4649.
Richard R. Hughes
CLEAR LAKE — Richard R. Hughes, 70, of 1315 Seventh Ave. N. died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center in Manly.
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.
Bernice L. ‘Bea’ Luchsinger
LAKE MILLS — Bernice L. “Bea” Luchsinger, 82, of Lake Mills, died Monday (Jan. 2, 2006) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lake Mills. Inurnment will take place at a later date at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in rural Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (641) 592-0221
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