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Tuesday,
June 26,
2007 |
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Eilef J.
Erickson
MASON
CITY —
Eilef J.
Erickson,
92, of
Mason
City
died
Saturday
(June
23,
2007) at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.,
Wednesday,
June 27,
at Our
Saviour’s
Lutheran
Church,
2502
South
Jefferson
Avenue
with the
Rev.
Jack
Gannett
and the
Rev. Tom
Healey,
Hospice
chaplain,
officiating.
Visitation
will be
from 5
p.m.
until 7
p.m.
today at
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111
North
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
and also
one hour
prior to
the
service
at the
church.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery
with
veterans
honors
performed
by the
Mason
City
Memorial
Association.
Memorials
may be
directed
to Our
Saviour’s
Lutheran
Church
or
Hospice
of North
Iowa.
Eilef
was born
on April
19,
1915, to
Norwegian
immigrants
Peder
and
Sigrid
(Anderson)
Erickson.
They
returned
to
Norway
in 1921,
and then
returned
back to
Mason
City in
1925.
Eilef
was very
proud of
his
Norwegian
heritage,
and
maintained
contact
with his
Norwegian
cousins
after a
trip to
Norway
in
1991.
Eilef
was a
master
carpenter
and
worked
as a
foreman
for
Davey &
Moen
Construction
Company.
He
taught
carpentry
at the
junior
college
after
World
War II.
Before
retiring,
he
worked
as a
carpenter
for the
Mason
City
School
District.
During
World
War II,
he
served
in the
Army
Corps of
Engineers
in
Europe.
Eilef
was a
charter
member
of Our
Saviour’s
Lutheran
Church
and used
his
carpentry
skills
during
the
building
of the
church.
Besides
woodworking,
he was
passionate
about
fishing,
usually
with
special
friend,
Beulah
Quisling.
A
highlight
of each
day was
his
visit
with
special
neighbors,
Jim and
Sharon
Leppert
and
Connie
and Mark
Dempsy.
Eilef is
survived
by his
daughters,
Judy
(Ron)
Davisson,
of
Minneapolis,
Mary
Alice
(Mike)
Lindquist,
of
Rochester,
Linda
(Walter)
Enders,
of
Tuscaloosa,
Ala.,
and
special
niece
Sharon
(Lee)
Phearman,
of
Charles
City.
Grandchildren
are:
Jeff
Sawyer,
Peder
(Michelle)
Davisson,
Steve
(Tricia)
Sawyer,
Lisa
Davisson,
and
Marsha
(Rory)
Evans.
Great-grandchildren
are:
Graham
and
Collin
Sawyer,
Sydnee
Lindquist,
Gretchen
and
Jonathan
Davisson.
A
brother,
Arthur,
of
Loveland,
Colo.,
also
survives
him.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
infant
brother;
Ingolf,
sister;
Valborg
Tiedeman,
and
beloved
wife,
Bertha (Hert).
Arrangements
are with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,111
N.
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
Mason
City,
641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Sharon
Jane
Meyer
MASON
CITY —
Sharon
Jane
Meyer,
68, of
Mason
City,
passed
away
peacefully
Sunday
(June
24,
2007) at
her
home.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Thursday,
June 28,
at St.
James
Lutheran
Church,
1148
Fourth
St.
S.E.,
with
Pastor
Paul
Nelson
officiating.
Interment
will be
in the
Rockwell
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 4
p.m.
until 6
p.m.
Wednesday,
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
and
continue
one hour
before
the
service
Thursday
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Sharon
J. Meyer
memorial
fund,
Hospice
of North
Iowa or
the St.
James
Lutheran
Church.
Sharon
J. Meyer
was born
December
27,
1938, in
Rockwell,
the
daughter
of, Vern
and Eva
(Awe)
Hathaway.
She
attended
Rockwell
Schools
and
graduated
in 1957.
She
married
David P.
Meyer,
on May
10,
1959, at
St.
Peter’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Rockwell,
from
this
union
three
children
were
born.
She
worked
at
McKellins
50 cent
store,
the
County
Market
in the
Pharmacy,
Globe
Gazette
as a
paper
stuffer,
cleaned
houses,
and was
a
homemaker,
and
raised
her
family.
Sharon
and her
family
enjoyed
camping
around
the
Midwest
and
Decorah.
She
enjoyed
trout
fishing
and
golfing.
She also
enjoyed
the time
she
spent in
Texas
and
Florida,
and
their
second
home, in
Arizona
during
her
retirement.
Sharon’s
family
was
important
to her,
especially
her
grandchildren,
who she
loved to
spoil.
Sharon
will be
deeply
missed
by all
who knew
and
loved
her.
Sharon
is
survived
by her
husband
of 48
years;
David
Meyer,
Mason
City;
daughters:
Kim
Platts
and
fiancé
Jim
Whitney,
of
Hoffman
Estates,
Ill.,
Susan
Meyer,
of Clear
Lake;
grandchildren:
Kari
Hammes,
and
husband,
Brad, of
Florence,
S.C.,
Michael
Piper,
and
fiancée,
Jolene
Paulson,
of
Emmons,
Minn.,
and
Melissa
Piper,
of Clear
Lake;
sisters:
Delores
Vierkant,
of
Waterloo,
Dorothy
Taylor,
and
husband,
Don of
Pueblo,
Colo.;
brothers:
Charles
Hathaway,
and
wife,
Marliese,
of
Rockwell,
Clifford
Dale
Hathaway,
and
wife,
Linda,
of
Rockwell,
and Mike
Hathaway
of
Colo.;
brothers-in-law:
Kenneth
Meyer,
and
wife,
Linda,
of
Rockwell,
Donald
Meyer,
and
wife,
Sandi,
of
Omaha,
Neb.;
aunt and
uncles:
Clara
Wilson,
and
husband,
Jim, of
Mason
City,
Lola
Truax,
and
husband,
Russell,
of
Osage;
and many
aunts,
uncles,
nieces,
nephews,
cousins,
and many
special
friends.
Sharon
is
preceded
in death
by her
son;
Phillip
Meyer,
in 2006;
her
parents;
brother;
James,
and
in-laws;
Paul and
Marie
Meyer.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,111
N.
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
Mason
City,
641-423-0924.
Leone M.
Evans
OSAGE —
Leone M.
Evans,
84, of
Iowa
City,
and
formerly
of
Little
Cedar,
died
Thursday
(June
21,
2007) at
the
University
of Iowa
Hospitals
and
Clinics,
due to
an
extended
illness.
A
gathering
of
family
and
friends
will be
held
from 2
p.m. to
4 p.m.,
Thursday,
June 28,
at the
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Little
Cedar
Cemetery.
Memorials
may be
given to
the
American
Cancer
Society.
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral
Home in
Osage,
641-732-3706.
Howard
M. Long
MASON
CITY —
Howard
M. Long,
88, of
Willow
Pointe
Assisted
Living
in Mason
City,
formerly
of
Thornton,
died
Sunday
(June
24,2007)
at Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday,
at Saint
Paul
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
in
Thornton,
with
Pastor
Milton
D.
Johnson
presiding.
Interment
will be
at
Pleasant
View
Cemetery,
with
veterans
honors
by Anton
Juhl,
Post No.
440
American
Legion,
in
Thornton.
Visitation
will be
from 5
p.m.
until 7
p.m.
today,
at Retz-Grarup
Funeral
Home,
107 N.
Second
Street,
Thornton.
Howard
Mark
Long was
born on
March
10,
1919, at
Thornton,
a son of
Lorenzo
N. and
Anna
Bertha
Wilhemina
Marz
(Schulz)
Long. He
was
baptized
and
confirmed
at St.
Paul
American
Lutheran
Church
in
Thornton.
He
attended
country
school
and
graduated
from
Thornton
High
School
in 1938.
Howard
worked
at the
Lehigh
cement
plant
and the
Armour
Company.
He
enlisted
in the
U.S.
Army
during
World
War II
and was
stationed
in
Alaska.
When he
returned
home he
took
over the
family
dairy
farm
near
Thornton.
He
retired
in 1972.
He also
worked
for
Cerro
Gordo
County
driving
a
snowplow.
On Aug.
30,
1945,
Howard
was
united
in
marriage
to Cecil
M.
Hubbard,
at her
parents’
home in
Mason
City.
They
were
married
more
than 57
years
before
she
passed
away in
June
2003.
Howard
was a
member
of St.
Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Thornton,
and had
served
on the
church
council.
He was
also a
member
of the
Thornton
Lions
Club.
He
enjoyed
woodworking,
and
gardening,
and
spending
time
with his
children
and
grandchildren.
He and
Cecil
traveled
to 49
different
states.
Left to
cherish
his
memory
are
three
sons:
Terry
(Lois),
Thornton;
Alan
(Luann),
Waterloo;
Keith
(Christie),
Waverly;
eight
grandchildren:
Angela
(Danny)
Stickrod,
Monica
(Jim)
Nadeau,
Heather
(Nate)
Beam,
Holly,
Shane
(Anna),
Gabriel,
Luke and
Mariah
Long; 12
great-
grandchildren;
sister:
Mildred
Renner,
Thornton;
sister-in-law:
Eva
Long,
Clear
Lake;
sisters-in-law:
Lois
Hubbard,
Mason
City,
and Lois
(Russell)
Fulghum,
Clear
Lake,
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
Howard
is
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
his
wife,
Cecil;
and
three
brothers:
Harold,
Shorty
and
Stanley.
Retz-Grarup
Funeral
Home,
Thornton,
641-998-2311.
Bethel
I. Gould
MASON
CITY —
Bethel
I. Gould
90, of
Mason
City,
died
Friday
(June
22,
2007) at
Heritage
Care
Center,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Wednesday,
June 27,
at First
Covenant
Church,
Highway
122 and
S. Ohio
Ave.,
Mason
City,
with the
Rev.
Tammy
Swanson-Draheim
officiating.
Interment
will be
in the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Plymouth.
Visitation
will be
held one
hour
prior to
the
service
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Bethel
I. Gould
Memorial
Fund.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory
is in
charge
of
arrangements;
641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Warren
Bales
ALEXANDER
— Warren
Bales,
69, of
Alexander,
died,
Monday
(June
25,
2007) at
his
home, in
Alexander,
following
a
courageous
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
arrangements
are
being
completed
with the
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
Belmond,
641-444-4474.
Kurt V.
Ahlstrom
BELMOND
— Kurt
V.
Ahlstrom,
80, of
Belmond,
died
Monday
(June
25,
2007) at
his home
in
Belmond,
following
a
courageous
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.
Thursday,
June 28,
at the
Belmond
United
Methodist
Church.
The
Reverend
Michael
Druhl
will be
officiating.
Visitation
will
take
place
from 5
p.m.
until 7
p.m.,
Wednesday,
at the
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
516
First
Street
S.E.,
Belmond,
and
continue
one hour
prior to
the
services
Thursday
at the
church.
Andrews
Funeral
Home,
Belmond,
641-444-4474.
Betty
Jane
Borchardt
ROCHESTER,
Minn. —
Betty
Jane
Borchardt,
74,
formerly
of
Plymouth,
Iowa,
died on
June 16,
2007, in
Seasons
Hospice,
Rochester,
Minn.,
after a
courageous
battle
with Lou
Gehrig’s
disease.
Memorial
services
will be
held at
10 a.m.
Saturday,
June 30,
at the
Emmanual
Lutheran
Church,
in
Grafton.
Inurnment
will
immediately
follow
at the
Grafton
Cemetary,
in
Grafton.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Betty
Borchardt
Memorial
Fund or
the ALS
Association
of
Minnesota.
Betty
was born
on Nov.
21,
1932, in
Osage,
to
Leanord
and
Evelyn
Roehr.
She
attended
and
graduated
from
Osage
schools.
On Nov.
20,
1955,
she
married
Donald
“Bud”
Borchardt,
and they
had two
children,
Todd and
Wendy.
They
resided
in
Plymouth,
where
they
farmed
for 50
years.
Betty
enjoyed
farm
life,
gardening,
baking,
canning,
and most
of all
she
enjoyed
spending
time
with her
children
and
granchildren.
She was
a member
of
Emmanual
Lutheran
Church
in
Grafton.
Betty
was
involved
with
church
circle
and was
also a
member
of the
Farmers
Wives
and
Daughters.
Betty is
survived
by her
husband,
Donald
“Bud”
Borchardt;
son,
Todd
(Michele)
of
Byron,
Minn.;
daughter,
Wendy,
of
Goldfield;
brother,
Vaughn
Roehr,
of
Longview,
Texas;
and
grandchildren:
Danielle,
Dillon,
and
Holly.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
and
favorite
aunt,
Myrtle,
and
other
aunts
and
uncles.
Tjada
Sweers
IOWA
FALLS —
Tjada
Sweers,
97, of
Iowa
Falls,
died on
Sunday
(June
24,
2007) at
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital,
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
at 10:30
a.m.
Wednesday,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Alden,
with
burial
in the
Alden
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
two
hours
prior to
services
at the
church
on
Wednesday,
with
family
receiving
friends
one hour
prior to
services.
The
Surls
Funeral
Home, in
Alden is
in
charge
of
arrangements.
Surls
Funeral
Home,
Alden,
641-648-9554.
www.surls.com.
Robert
Penning
ALGONA —
Robert
L.
Penning,
82, of
Algona,
and
formerly
of
Corwith,
died
Saturday
(June
23,
2007) at
his
residence
in
Algona.
Funeral
services
will be
at 2
p.m.
Wednesday,
June 27,
at the
Woden
Christian
Reformed
Church,
in rural
Woden,
with the
Rev.
Joel
DeBoer
and the
Rev. Dr.
David
Ullom
officiating.
Burial
will be
at the
Woden
Christian
Reformed
Church
Cemetery
in Woden.
Visitation
will be
from 5
p.m.
until 8
p.m.
today at
the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home,
Algona,
515-295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
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Kurt V. Ahlstrom
BELMOND — Kurt V. Ahlstrom, age 80, of Belmond, Iowa, died, Monday (June 25, 2007) at his home in Belmond, surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 28, at the Belmond United Methodist Church. The Rev. Michael Druhl will be officiating.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E., Belmond, and continue Thursday one hour prior to the services at the church. Military honors will be provided by the Belmond Military Unit. Burial will be in the Egg Harbor Cemetery, Egg Harbor, N.J.
Those wishing to express their sympathies to the family through a memorial in Kurt’s honor may wish to consider Hospice of Wright County, or to a charity of their choice.
Kurt Vincent Ahlstrom, the son of Herman and Blenda (Ljunberg) Ahlstrom, was born July 12, 1926, in Vexjo, Sweden. As a young child he immigrated with his family to the Belmond/Goodell areas where he received his primary education through the Goodell country schools.
Kurt later continued his secondary education in the electronics field at tech. school in Des Moines and Rockford, Ill.
He was employed for a time as a tool and die maker at Rockford prior to being drafted on Oct. 18, 1950, into the United States Army during the time of the Korean Conflict. Kurt served two years on active duty before being transferred to the Army Reserve in October 1952. His service tenure concluded in February 1957, at which time he was honorably discharged as a PFC.
Kurt lived for six years in Alaska where he attended flight school. He received hundreds of hours of FAA training at the Federal Aviation Academy in Oklahoma City, Okla., where he completed the requirements to become a professional flight inspection technician. Kurt’s career as a flight inspector took him to many places throughout the world including many third world countries. Much of his focus was on the certification of airports for use. He retired from flight inspection after 22 years in 1974. Kurt worked for a time in real estate and in electronics, sharing his engineering mind and entrepreneurial ambitions in the development of whatever the project was at hand.
Kurt was united in marriage to Joan B. Naugle in January 1968 on a beach in Atlantic City, N.J. Their union was blessed with two children, Kurt II and Karen. During their time together in raising their son and daughter, the couple enjoyed taking family trips to Alaska, New Jersey, and various western tours of the United States. Joan passed away in 1982.
Kurt continued to reside in New Jersey until 1995, when he began returning to Iowa to spend time with his brothers, taking fishing excursions to Minnesota and treks to the west.
In June 1999, Kurt was united in marriage to Betty R. (Green) Barkema at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The couple recently celebrated their eighth anniversary. Their years together included travels to Florida for the winter, to Sweden to visit family, and other journeys to Alaska and Hawaii.
Kurt was a man who enjoyed exploring and experiencing all that life had to offer, whether it be on one of his trips to 26 different countries, or visiting six of the seven continents. He loved to take the road less traveled in life whether it was on one of his many trips along the eastern seaboard, a trek to Paris, New Mexico, Florida, Hawaii, Florida, Texas, or one of his excursions to Luxor, the Tomb of King Tut, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Stations of the Cross in the Holy Land, or his time in Lebanon. He relished the freedom of a hot air ballon flight and the excitement of touch and go landings during a float plane trip to the Alaskan backwaters.
He appreciated the friendship and camaraderie of his coffee buddies in New Jersey. He also enjoyed good conversation and sharing stories, flavored with his wit, with family and friends.
Kurt liked the simple things in life such as birdwatching and raising flowers. He was a longtime member of the D.A.V., the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and a veteran member of an Alaskan flight club he helped charter back in the 1950s.
Kurt’s life will be remembered by his wife, Betty R. Barkema, Belmond; his son, Kurt Ahlstrom II and wife, Denise, and their sons, Jacob and Alexander, Dallas, Texas; his daughter, Karen Rodriquez, and husband, Edward, and their daughters: Kayla and Marissa, Westmont, N.J.; a brother, Roy Ahlstrom and wife, Mildred, Belmond; two nieces, Barbara Watne and husband, Ted, and Sonja Lobdell and husband, Brett, all of Belmond; two nephews, Randy White and wife, Gail, Richmond, Va., and Bob White and wife, Ginger, Pancea, Fla.; and other extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Joan; his brothers, Stanley Ahlstrom and wife, Beulah, and Carl Ahlstrom and wife, Carolyn; a sister, Pearl White and her husband, Wilbur “Bill.”
Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, 641-444-4474.
Bethel I. Gould
MASON CITY — Bethel I. Gould, 90, of Mason City, passed away peacefully, Friday (June 22, 2007) at Heritage Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. today, June 27, at First Covenant Church, Highway 122 East at South Ohio, with the Rev. Tammy Swanson-Draheim officiating. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Plymouth.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the First Covenant Church in Bethel I. Gould’s name.
Bethel, the youngest of nine children, was born Aug. 10, 1916, on a farm in Mitchell County to Edwin John and Isabel (Schulze) Hodson. At the age of four, she moved with her family to a farm near Plymouth. After graduating from Plymouth High School in 1934, she attended and graduated from Hamilton Business College.
Before her marriage to Rolland Gould in 1937, she worked as a secretary for Wagner Motor Co. and Pritchard Motor Co.
Rolland and Bethel first lived in Manly where their son, James, was born. In 1940, they moved to a farm near Plymouth which they later bought. In 1970, they sold the farm and bought a home in Mason City. She continued living there after Rolland’s death until 1999 when she moved to Homestead Assisted Living and then to Heritage Care Center in 2004.
She was an active member of the United Methodist Church in Plymouth, where she was in the choir and taught Sunday school for 13 years.
Bethel belonged to the Farmers Wives and Daughters Club and was a charter member of the Plymouth Mothers Club. She became a member of the First Covenant Church and helped with the children’s church Bible school and the Ladies Morning Out Bible Study Group.
Bethel is survived by her two sisters, Hazel Galbreth of Des Moines and Una Johnson of Kansas City, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, Rolland in 1986; a son, James in 1967; and a baby, Billy, in 1957; two brothers, Elwin and Boyd; four sisters, Vera Harman, Amy Stevens, Ruth Molsberry and Faye Heiner.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, Mason City, is in charge of arrangements, 641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Robert Leroy Penning
ALGONA — Robert L. Penning, 82, died Saturday (June 23, 2007) at his home in Algona following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today, June 27, at Woden Christian Reformed Church in Woden with the Rev. Joel DeBoer and the Rev. Dr. Dave Ullom officiating. Burial will be in the Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Elmer Wilson American Legion Post No. 229 of Corwith.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.
Robert Leroy Penning was born on April 18, 1925, at Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Bielto and Rally Redenius Penning. He received his early education in the rural school near Buffalo Center and graduated from the Buffalo Center High School. Bob served his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps. After his service, Bob was married to Magdalene Harringa on March 26, 1946, at the Woden Christian Reformed Church. The couple lived in Britt, Iowa, where Bob was employed at the Woodford-Wheeler Lumber Co. for four years.
Bob and Magdalene started farming northeast of Wesley in 1951. In 1965, they moved to a farm east of Corwith and farmed until Bob retired. In 1999, the couple moved to Algona, Iowa.
Bob was an active member of the Woden Christian Reformed Church, where he served as an elder, deacon, usher and Sunday school treasurer. In 1984, Bob was co-chair of the Church Building Committee.
Bob also belonged to the Elmer Wilson American Legion Post No. 229 at Corwith, had served on the soil conservation board and was a former telephone board member.
Bob enjoyed farming, not only as an occupation but as a hobby. Bob and Magdalene enjoyed traveling and spent many winters in Arizona.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Magdalene of Algona, Iowa; his children, B.J. Penning, Corwith, Peggy Bierma and husband, Michael, Blaine, Minn., Patricia Droge and husband, Vernon, Manhattan, Mont., Pamela Krebs and husband, Martin, Wildwood, Mo.; and a daughter-in-law, Karen Penning of Corwith. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Clarence, Marvin, and John; an infant brother; and one sister, Thelma Beenken.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, 515-295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Warren D. Bales
ALEXANDER — Warren D. Bales, age 69, of Alexander, Iowa, died Monday (June 25, 2007) at his home in Alexander.
Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E., Belmond.
There will be a 7:30 p.m service to celebrate his life with the Rev. Lowell H. Halvorson officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Belmond Ceremonial Unit.
Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, 641-444-4474.
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Karen M. Way
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Karen M. Way, 62, was taken home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 15, 2007. She was 62 years old.
A celebration of her life will be held at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., at 2 p.m. on July 13.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Kansas School for the Deaf Endowment Fund (designate for literacy) 450 E. Park, Olathe, KS 66061, or the Brain Research Fund, 1501 N.W. Ninth Ave., Room 4013, Miami, FL 33136.
Karen was born on Sept. 16, 1944, in Mason City, a daughter of Lynn and Elsie (Boyer) Fisher. She was a graduate of Mason City High School, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Kansas. Karen was united in marriage to Bryan G. Way on Feb. 9, 1963, at First Baptist Church, Mason City. She resided in the Kansas City, Mo., area most of her life before moving to Los Angeles, Calif., in 1999 and then to Las Vegas in 2002.
Even though Karen lost most of her hearing as a teenager, she was driven to excel at everything she set out to do. In mid-life, Karen felt a call to become a teacher and mentor to deaf and hearing impaired children. With the aid of sign language interpreters and notetakers, Karen attained both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, graduating near the top of her class. She taught at Governor Livingston High School, Berkeley Heights, N.J., in the 1980s, the Kansas School for the Deaf, Olathe, Kan., in the 1990s, and in both middle and elementary schools in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nev., from 2002-2004.
Karen reluctantly ended her teaching career in 2004 due to a progressive neurodegenerative disease, which ultimately contributed to her early death. Karen’s desire to help others continues, even after her passing. She was an organ donor to the University of Miami/National Parkinson Foundation Brain Endowment Bank, with the hope that a cure might eventually be found for the disease which cut her life too short.
In addition to her beloved husband of 44 years, Bryan, survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Linda Way of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; a daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Christopher Pettit of Bethlehem Township, N.J.; five grandchildren, Jessica and Shannon Way and Stephen, Courtney and Amanda Pettit; a sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Larry Hoffman of Flagstaff, Ariz.; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Clarence Ermer of Rockwell, Iowa; four nephews; three great-nephews; five great-nieces; seven cousins; and many life-long friends.
Karen was preceded in death by her parents and all of her aunts and uncles.
Noreen Groe
LAKE MILLS — Noreen L. Groe, age 82, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice, Iowa, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial will take place at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, rural Joice, with military honors conducted by the Otto Chose Post No. 235.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation, Lake Mills, 641-592-0221.
www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com
Warren D. Bales
ALEXANDER — Warren D. Bales, age 69, of Alexander, Iowa, died, Tuesday (June 26, 2007), at his home in Alexander surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with cancer.
A celebration of his life will be held at 7:30 p.m. following visitation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First St. S.E. in Belmond. Full military honors provided by the Belmond Military Unit will follow.
Memorials are suggested to the family or the donor’s choice.
Warren Duane Bales was born Dec. 1, 1937, in Arkansas. In early adulthood he served his country in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged following his military tenure.
Upon returning to civilian life he was employed for much of his life in the heat treating manufacturing process and also worked in the security profession.
Warren was united in marriage to Dawn Marie Rivard on April 29, 1960, in Southgate, Calif.
Throughout his life he enjoyed times spent in the presence of family and friends and looked forward to a good conversation.
In earlier years he enjoyed a competitive game of pool or darts. Warren also looked forward to playing poker with friends and family and the challenge of various electronic games. Other pastimes included old cars and of course his companions, Taco and Jackson, his buddy Chihuahuas.
Warren is survived by his wife, Dawn Bales, 303 Brown St., Alexander; son, Warren Bales II, Erie, Pa., daughter, Pattie Sue Gordon and husband, Donald, California, son, Raymond Bales and companion, Sarah Mulford, Hampton, and a daughter, Dee Barr, and husband, Marshall, and their children, Alexander; his brothers, Ronnie and wife, Francis, Steve and wife, Jane, and his brothers, Kelly and Kevin. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Andrews Funeral Homes, Belmond, 641-444-4474.
Grace Johnson
MESERVEY — Grace Johnson, age 97, of Meservey, passed away Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at the First Reformed Church in Meservey, with Pastor Rodney Meester officiating. Interment will take place in the Meservey Cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S., Belmond, IA 50421, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Blemond, 641-444-3248.
Dennis J. Haverly
WESLEY — Dennis J. Haverly, 80, of Wesley, died Tuesday (June 26, 2007) at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services for Mr. Haverly will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wesley with Father Randy Schon and the Rev. Mr. Robert Larsen officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday with the rosary recited at 4:30 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7:15 p.m.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Wesley is in charge of arrangements, 515-679-4453.
Evelyn Fern White
HAMPTON — Evelyn Fern White, 84, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at the Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton, Iowa.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Inurnment will be in the Greenfield Cemetery in Kellog, Minn.
The family of Evelyn White will greet friends following the service.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton is in charge of arrangements, 641-456-3232.
Evelyn M. Waggener
FOREST CITY — Evelyn M. Waggener, age 91, of Forest City, died Wednesday, (June 27, 2007) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 641-585-2685. www.petersenlundfh.com
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Noreen L. Groe
LAKE MILLS — Noreen L. Groe, age 82, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 30, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial will take place at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, rural Joice, with military honors conducted by the Otto Chose Post No. 235.
Visitation will be today, June 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
Noreen LeRoy Groe was born on Nov. 25, 1924, in Worth County near Silver Lake, to parents, Gilman and Cora (Troe) Groe. He was baptized at Silver Lake Lutheran Church, and was confirmed at Sion Lutheran Church. Noreen attended school in Lake Mills.
On Nov. 9, 1946, Noreen was united in marriage with Gladys Olson at Concordia Lutheran Church, rural Joice. The couple made their home in Worth County, Bristol Township, where Noreen farmed and Gladys tended to their home and growing family. Noreen farmed and was a Worth County assessor, retiring in the late 1990s. Three years ago the couple moved into Lake Mills.
Noreen enjoyed golfing, spending time mowing on the farm and bowling. For some time there was a bowling team consisting of the five Groe brothers: Orlin, Raymond, Lester, Gaylord, and Noreen. He was also active at Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Gladys, of Lake Mills; three sons, Danny Groe and his wife, Toni, of Sandstone, Minn., Darwin Groe, and his wife, Sandi, of Lake Mills, and Daryl Groe, and his wife, Cheri, of Lake Mills; grandchildren and their families, Chris (Reina) Groe and their children, Casey and Danny, Erin (Caine) Babiarz, Blake Groe, Jeff (Kelly) Groe, and Jodi (Luke) Ouverson and their children, Evan, Sam and Ella; step-grandchildren and their families, Cory (Michelle) Schriever, and Ryan (Jamie) Schriever and their children, Cullan and Colby; a brother, Dennis Groe, of Fla.; five sisters: Carol Willand, of Joice, Shirley (Dale) Holstad, of Clear Lake, Marge (Roy) Myhr, of Ocala, Fla., Jean (Sam) Wilson, of Bricelyn, Minn., and Irene McDowell of Des Moines; four sisters-in-law, Lovenea Groe, Evelyn Groe, Helen Groe and Eva Trebil, all of Lake Mills; and many nieces, nephews and extended relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers: Gene (in infancy), Orlin, Raymond, Lester and Gaylord Groe; a sister-in-law, Norma Groe; and a brother-in-law, Stanley Willand.
You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation, 902 E. Main, Lake Mills, 641-592-0221.
Evelyn M. Waggener
FOREST CITY — Evelyn M. Waggener, 91, of Forest City, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Wayne Hagen officiating. Private family inurnment will follow at Oakland Cemetery, in Forest City.
There will be no visitation.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, 641-585-2685. www.petersenlundfh.com
Rudolph M. “Rudy” Bergo
LAKE MILLS — Rudolph M. “Rudy” Bergo, age 91, of Lake Mills, died Thursday, (June 28, 2007) at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 2, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with the Rev. W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial will take place at Salem Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation, 902 E. Main, Lake Mills, 641-592-0221.
Merl G. Johnson
LEDYARD — Merl G. Johnson, 78, of Ledyard, died Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at his home near Ledyard.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church, Ledyard, with the Rev. Doug Van Der Pol officiating. Burial will be in Highland Home Cemetery, Ledyard.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Bethany E & R Church, Ledyard, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, is in charge of arrangements.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, 515-885-2521. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Veda Kuchenreuther
ALGONA — Veda Kuchenreuther, 99, of Algona, died Tuesday (June 26, 2007) at the Algona Manor Care Center.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 30, at the First United Methodist Church in Algona with the Rev. Mike Orthel officiating.
Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the church. Inurnment will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, 515-295-3731.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Carmelita Van Buskirk
IOWA FALLS — Carmelita Van Buskirk, 52, of Iowa Falls, passed away Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Carmelita Van Buskirk will be at 5 p.m. today at the St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Iowa Falls.
A time of visitation will be one hour before services at the church. The Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, 641-648-2569.
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Petrea J. Beebe
HAMPTON — Petrea J. Beebe, 83, of Hampton, died Friday (June 29, 2007) at the Franklin General Hospital, in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, 306 Central Ave E., Hampton, with Vicar Matthew Dent officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery, Hampton.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 1, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, in Hampton.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, 641-456-3232.
Donald E. Schiltz
ALGONA — Donald E. Schiltz, 66, of Algona, died Friday (June 29, 2007) at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held, Monday, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Algona, with Father Paul Eisele officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Algona.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, with a rosary recited at 3 p.m. and a scripture prayer service beginning at 7 p.m.
Online condolences may be left at www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com, 515- 295-3731.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona, is in charge of arrangements.
Kathryn M. Krumrey
CHARLES CITY — Kathryn M. Krumrey, 63, of 1657 Shadow Ave., Charles City, died Friday (June 29, 2007) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S Main St., in Charles City. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Cemetery.
The visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial service at the church.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Edward John Henning
MASON CITY — Edward John Henning, 68, of Mason City, passed away Wednesday (June 27, 2007) at Iowa City.
A private service will be held for the family at New Life Tabernacle, 1416 S. Delaware, Mason City.
Brosh Chapel, in Cedar Rapids, is in charge of arrangements, 319-362-8837.
Viola Margaret Simpson
IOWA FALLS — Viola Margaret Simpson, 89, of Iowa Falls, passed away Friday (June 29, 2007) at Scenic Manor, Iowa Falls.
Funeral services for Viola Margaret Simpson will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the Linn’s Funeral Chapel, Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery, Dows.
Linn’s Funeral Chapel, Iowa Falls, 641-648-2569.
Helen S. Halverson
OSAGE — Helen S. Halverson, age 99, of Osage, died Friday (June 29, 2007) at the Riceville Community Rest Home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, 641-732-3706.
Posted by Gene Manning
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