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Lyle
Francis
Clapsaddle
MASON
CITY —
Lyle
Francis
Clapsaddle,
87, of
1428 N.
Taft
Ave.,
died
Thursday
(March
8, 2007)
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m. on
Tuesday,
March
13, at
the
First
United
Methodist
Church
WAYside
Chapel,
119 S.
Georgia
Ave.,
with the
Rev. Jim
Stiles
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery.
Military
Rites
will be
performed
by the
Mason
City
Veterans
Memorial
Association.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m. on
Monday
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
and one
hour
prior to
the
service
at
church.
Memorials
may be
given to
the Lyle
F.
Clapsaddle
Memorial
Fund.
Lyle was
born
Feb. 24,
1920, at
Orthel
Township,
Wesley,
Iowa,
the son
of Edgar
and
Canis (Wilhite)
Clapsaddle.
He
attended
country
school
in
Orthel
Township
III for
eight
years.
Following
his
schooling,
he
helped
his
father
on the
family
farm
near
Wesley,
Iowa.
At the
age of
21, just
before
Pearl
Harbor,
he was
drafted
into the
Army on
Nov. 7,
1941,
and
served
six
months
basic
training
at Camp
Walters
in
Texas.
Lyle
then
went to
Camp
Shelby
in
Mississippi
for
eight
months
and then
took a
long
train
ride to
San
Francisco,
Calif.,
where he
boarded
a ship
to New
Zealand
for a
two-month
tour of
duty in
New
Zealand.
Lyle
then
boarded
a ship
and went
to the
island
of
Caledonia
and onto
the
island
of New
Guinea,
the
Russell
Islands,
and from
there to
the New
Georgia
combat
area.
Lyle was
then on
15 other
islands
for two
years.
His last
tour of
duty was
in the
Philippines
and then
he was
sent to
Fort
Leavenworth
in
Kansas
for his
discharge
on Sept.
23,
1945,
from the
169th
Infantry.
Lyle
returned
home and
met the
love of
his
life,
DonaDel
Eden
from
Kanawha,
Iowa.
Lyle
swept
her off
her feet
and they
were
married
on Nov.
30,
1946,
and to
this
union
three
children
were
born.
Lyle
started
his
working
career
as a
farmer
and
switched
to a
heavy
equipment
operator
and
retired
from the
union in
1985.
Lyle
spent
much of
his
retirement
time
gardening,
reading,
and
watching
television.
Lyle was
a member
of First
United
Methodist
Church
for more
than 50
years.
Lyle is
survived
by three
children,
Sherry
Schmidtke
of
Eagan,
Minn.,
Gloria
Morud
and
husband,
Kurt, of
Brownsville,
Texas,
and
William
Clapsaddle
of
Melbourne,
Iowa;
three
grandchildren,
Rachelle
Mineck,
of Ely,
Iowa,
Travis
Morud
and
wife,
Sheri,
of Fort
Dodge,
Iowa,
and
Kimberly
Berding
and
husband,
Joe, of
Nora
Springs,
Iowa;
seven
great-grandchildren;
and
several
cousins,
nieces
and
nephews.
Lyle was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Dona;
parents,
Edgar
and
Canis
Clapsaddle;
twin
brothers,
Lionel
and
Leroy;
sister,
Zerlinda
Schnath;
and
brother,
Donald.
Arrangements
are with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Ernest
Hofmeister
ACKLEY —
Ernest
Hofmeister,
85, of
Ackley,
died on
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
at
Ellsworth
Municipal
Hospital
in Iowa
Falls.
Funeral
services
will be
at 1
p.m. on
Tuesday
at St.
Peter’s
UCC,
rural
Geneva,
with
burial
in the
church
cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 4
until 8
p.m. on
Monday
at the
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley,
with
family
receiving
friends
from 6
to 8
p.m.
Sietsema
Funeral
Home,
(641)
648-9554.
Greg
Schneider
MASON
CITY—
Greg
Schneider,
46, of
10 Slate
Court
S.E.,
died
Friday,
(March
9, 2007)
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit.
A
funeral
Mass
will be
held at
10:30
a.m. on
Monday,
March
12, at
Holy
Family
Catholic
Church,
714 N.
Adams,
Mason
City,
with the
Rev. Jon
Seda and
the Rev.
Todd
Schneider
as
concelebrants.
Interment
will be
in
Elmwood-St.
Joseph
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 2
to 5
p.m.
today at
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
Mason
City. A
scriptural
wake
service
will be
held at
4:30
p.m. at
the
funeral
home,
followed
by a
rosary
service.
In lieu
of
flowers,
memorials
may be
given to
Hospice
of North
Iowa or
Holy
Family
Catholic
Church
in
memory
of Greg
Schneider.
Gregory
S.
Schneider
was born
July 5,
1960, in
Austin,
Minn.,
the son
of
Conrad
and
Bernice
(Boldt)
Schneider.
He
graduated
from
high
school
in
Rochester,
Minn.
After
graduation
he
attended
Rochester
VoTech.
Greg
married
Anne
Solberg
on May
27,
1983, in
Mason
City,
Iowa. He
was
employed
as a
computer
systems
administrator
for
Holcim
in Mason
City.
Greg was
an avid
outdoorsman
and
enjoyed
bow
hunting,
scuba
diving,
biking
and
spending
time
with all
of his
family,
especially
his
children,
Sarah
and Matt
and
wife,
Anne. He
was a
member
of Holy
Family
Catholic
Church.
Greg is
survived
his
wife,
Anne
(Solberg)
Schneider,
of Mason
City;
children,
Sarah
and
Matthew
Schneider,
of Mason
City;
parents;
Conrad
and
Bernice
Schneider,
of
Palisade,
Minn.;
brother,
Jim
Schneider
and
wife,
Melanie,
of Clear
Lake;
sister,
Carla
Groebner
and
husband,
Jim, of
Inver
Grove
Heights,
Minn.;
brother,
Larry
Schneider
and
wife,
Jenny,
of
Pella,
Iowa;
parents-in-law,
Peggy
and
Vaughn
Solberg,
of Mason
City;
sisters-in-law,
Mary
Isom and
husband,
Bob, of
Vail,
Colo.,
Jane
Tatone
and
husband,
Tony, of
Sioux
Falls,
S.D.,
Kris
Solberg
and
significant
other,
Justin
McVey,
of Des
Moines,
Iowa,
and Rita
and
husband,
Dr.
Brian
Manwiller,
of
Davenport,
Iowa;
nieces,
Anna and
Ashley
Groebner,
Megan
Schneider,
Maggie
Tatone,
and
Nicole
Manwiller;
nephews,
Josh and
Justin
Schneider,
Luke and
Daniel
Schneider,
Alex
Tatone
and Luke
Manwiller.
Arrangements
are with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Janice
A. Sharp
MASON
CITY —
Janice
A.
Sharp,
60, of
Mason
City,
died
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
2 p.m.
on
Tuesday
at
Wesley
United
Methodist
Church,
1405 S.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
Mason
City,
with the
Rev.
Keith
Scott
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 5
to 7
p.m. on
Monday
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
Mason
City,
and one
hour
prior to
the
service
Tuesday
at the
church.
Memorials
may be
directed
to the
Janice
A. Sharp
Memorial
Fund.
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Loraine
Manatt
HAMPTON
—
Loraine
Manatt,
91, of
Hampton,
died
Saturday
(March
10,
2007) at
the
Hampton
Health
Care
Center
in
Hampton.
Funeral
services
are
incomplete
at the
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home in
Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral
Home,
(641)
456-3232.
LaVerne
‘Ed’
Scheffel
MASON
CITY —
LaVerne
“Ed”
Scheffel,
77 of 22
Winnebago
Court,
died
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit
after a
short
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m. on
Monday
at Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home,
111 N.
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
Mason
City,
with
Pastor
Tom
Healey,
chaplain,
Hospice
of North
Iowa,
officiating.
Interment
will be
in
Memorial
Park
Cemetery.
Full
military
rites
will be
conducted
by the
Mason
City
Veterans
Memorial
Association.
Visitation
will be
from 3
to 6
p.m.
today at
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home.
Memorials
may be
given to
the
LaVerne
Scheffel
Memorial
Fund.
Ed was
born
March
19,
1929, in
Nora
Springs,
Iowa,
the son
of Les
and
Velma (Scheffel)
Barker.
Shortly
after
graduation
from
Nora
Springs
High
School,
Ed
started
working
at
Northwestern
States
Portland
Cement
Co.
He was
drafted
into the
U.S.
Army and
served
in the
Korean
conflict.
After
returning
from the
service,
he
continued
a
39½-year
career
at
Northwestern
States
Portland
Cement
Co.,
retiring
in 1986.
Ed was
united
in
marriage
to
Dorothy
Best at
the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua
on May
23,
1953. To
this
union
one
daughter
was
born. Ed
was a
devoted
husband,
loving
father
and
proud
grandfather.
Ed was
also an
avid
Hawkeye,
Viking
and
NASCAR
fan. He
enjoyed
playing
cards,
bingo,
going
out to
eat,
going to
stock
car
races,
watching
his
granddaughter’s
dog,
Cuddles,
and most
of all
watching
his
granddaughter
play
basketball
and
softball
for the
Mason
City
Mohawks.
Ed is
survived
by one
daughter,
Lori
Beatty
and
husband,
Kent, of
Mason
City;
one
granddaughter,
Whitney
Beatty,
of Mason
City;
one
brother-in-law
and
sister-in-law,
Don and
Mary
Best of
Rockwell;
one
sister-in-law,
Jo Ann
Best, of
Clear
Lake;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife of
53
years,
Dorothy;
his
parents;
one
brother-in-law,
Roger
Best;
one
sister-in-law,
Velma
Dawson;
and one
nephew,
Dale
Best.
Arrangements
are with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Margaret
B. Van
Veldhuizen
NORTHWOOD
—
Margaret
B. Van
Veldhuizen,
90, of
Northwood,
died
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
at the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
Funeral
services
will be
at 1:30
p.m. on
Tuesday
at the
Solid
Rock
Assembly
of God
Church
in
Worthington,
Minn.,
with
Pastor
Scott
Peterson
officiating.
Interment
will
take
place at
the
Memorial
Gardens
in
Worthington,
Minn.
Visitation
will be
from 5
to 7
p.m. on
Monday
at the
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home,
Highway
65 S.,
Northwood.
Schroeder
& Sites
Funeral
Home,
(641)
324-1121.
Stephen
Jack
Fisher
JANESVILLE
—
Stephen
Jack
Fisher,
52, of
Janesville,
Iowa,
died in
a
snowmobile
accident
on
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
near
Cable,
Wis.
He was
born
Dec. 28,
1954, in
Mason
City,
Iowa,
the son
of Bud
and
Renée
Fisher.
Steve
married
Judy
McGarvey
on Sept.
25,
1982, in
Eagle
Center,
Iowa. He
was a
1973
graduate
of Mason
City
High
School
and
earned
his
degree
in
electronics
engineering
from
Hawkeye
Institute
of
Technology
in 1975.
Steve
was vice
president
of Team
Technologies
in Cedar
Falls
for many
years
and more
recently
started
Fishsticks
Millwork,
fulfilling
a
lifelong
dream of
working
with
wood. He
was also
an
accomplished
musician.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Judy, of
Janesville;
five
children,
Ben
(Beth
Oeltjenbruns),
of
Janesville,
and
David,
Keir,
Hayley
and
Olivia,
all at
home;
his mom,
Renée
Kee, of
Cedar
Falls;
two
sisters,
Pam
Fisher
(Diana
Gambaiani)
and
Kathy
(Tom)
Ludwig,
both of
Dysart,
Iowa; a
brother,
Tom
(Gayle)
Fisher,
of Rush
City,
Minn.;
his
mother
and
father-in-law,
Jim and
Shirley
McGarvey,
of
Buckingham,
Iowa;
brothers
and
sisters-in-law,
Pat and
Cathy
McGarvey
of Mount
Auburn,
Iowa,
Mary Lou
and
Scott
Drnovsek
of
Thornton,
Colo.,
Jeannie
Waite of
Cedar
Rapids,
Iowa, Ed
and Sara
McGarvey
of
Buckingham,
Jackie
McGarvey
of
Dallas,
Texas
and
Carol
and Don
Faulkner
of
Olathe,
Kan.;
his
niece
and
nephew,
Kaitlyn
and
Austin
Ludwig,
as well
as 15
other
nieces
and
nephews;
and
eight
great-nieces
and
nephews.
Steve
was
preceded
in death
by his
dad, Bud
Fisher,
in 1979;
stepfather,
Bill Kee,
in 1994;
and his
grandparents,
Emery
and
Helen
Fatland
and
Harry
and
Ellen
Fisher.
Funeral
services
will be
at 10:30
a.m. on
Monday,
March
12, at
Heartland
Vineyard
Church
in Cedar
Falls.
Visitation
will be
from 2
until 7
p.m.
today,
March
11, at
Dahl-Van
Hove-Schoof
Funeral
Home,
1825 W.
12th
St.,
Cedar
Falls
and one
hour
before
the
service
at the
church
on
Monday.
A
memorial
fund
will be
established.
Online
condolences
may be
left at
www.dahlfuneralhome.com
Dahl-Van
Hove-Schoof
Funeral
Home,
(319)
266-7525.
Eleanor
Roth
ACKLEY —
Eleanor
Roth,
97, of
Ackley,
died on
Saturday
(March
10,
2007) at
the
Presbyterian
Village
in
Ackley.
Services
will be
at 10:30
a.m. on
Tuesday
at St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
in
Ackley
with
burial
in the
church
cemetery.
Visitation
will be
from 4
to 8
p.m. on
Monday
at St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church
with a 7
p.m.
Scripture
service.
Sietsema
Funeral
Home in
Ackley
is in
charge
of
arrangements.
Sietsema
Funeral
Home,
(641)
847-2333.
www.surls.com
Ruth E.
Helm
MASON
CITY —
Ruth E.
Helm,
95, of
Mason
City,
died
Saturday
(March
10,
2007) at
the Good
Shepherd
Health
Center.
Arrangements
are
incomplete
with
Major
Erickson
Funeral
Home &
Crematory,
(641)
423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Clara
Mae
Moser
ELKADER
— Clara
Mae
Moser,
79, of
Elkader,
died
Friday
(March
9, 2007)
at Manor
Care in
Davenport,
Iowa,
following
a long
illness.
Mass of
Christian
burial
will be
held at
11 a.m.
on
Monday,
March
12, at
St.
Joseph
Catholic
Church,
Elkader.
The Rev.
John
Moser
and the
Rev.
Paul
Peters
will
officiate.
Burial
will
follow
in St.
Joseph
Catholic
Cemetery,
Elkader.
Visitation
will be
held
from 4
to 8
p.m.
today,
at the
Leonard
Funeral
Home,
Elkader,
with a
Scripture
service
at 7:30
p.m.
Visitation
will
also be
held one
hour
before
mass
time
Monday
at the
church.
Condolences
may be
left
with:
www.leonardfuneralhomes.com.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Stanley
Moser,
Elkader;
five
children,
Daniel
(Mary
Sue)
Moser,
Omaha,
Neb.,
Richard
Moser,
Elkader,
Michael
(Cinda)
Moser,
Elkader,
Joyce
(Harlan)
Patrick,
Elkader,
and the
Rev.
John
Moser,
Osage;
six
grandchildren,
Bryan (Mely)
Moser,
California,
Emily
Moser,
Omaha,
Neb.,
Mary
Moser,
Tacoma,
Wash.,
Karinda
(Chad)
Wahls,
Postville,
Dessa
(Jeremy)
Caya,
Eastman,
Wis.,
and
David
Hemby,
Garnavillo;
four
great-grandchildren,
Madysen
and
Caydin
Wahls
and
Izaiah
and
Bryonna
Caya;
three
brothers,
Joe
(Anna)
Wille,
Garnavillo,
Ray
(Laura)
Wille,
Guttenberg,
Ed
(Agnes)
Wille,
Holy
Cross;
and six
sisters,
Bernice
(Herman)
Phillipps,
Idaho
Falls,
Idaho,
Dorothy
Schmelzer,
Dubuque,
Nell
Preuss,
Castalia,
Mary
(Walt)
Hampton,
Glenhaven,
Wis.,
Rita
(John)
Lansing,
Farley
and
Theresa
Huinker,
Dubuque.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
one
sister,
Sister
Josanne
Wille,
FSPA;
and
three
other
siblings
in
infancy.
Leonard
Funeral
Home,
Elkader,
(563)-245-1113.
Wayne W.
Greiman
GOODELL
— Wayne
W.
Greiman,
84, of
Goodell,
died
Saturday
(March
10,
2007) at
the
Belmond
Medical
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m. on
Wednesday
at Peace
Reformed
Church
south of
Garner
with the
Rev.
Jeff
DeBoer
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
church
cemetery.
Visitation
will be
held
from 4
to 7
p.m. on
Tuesday
at the
Cataldo
Funeral
Chapel
in
Garner
and will
continue
one hour
prior to
services
Wednesday
at the
church.
Cataldo
Funeral
Home,
(641)
923-2841.
www.cataldofuneral
home.com
Chris
Horstman
SHEFFIELD
— Chris
Horstman,
age 94,
of
Sheffield,
died
Thursday
(March
8, 2007)
at the
Sheffield
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m. on
Monday
at the
Retz
Grarup
Funeral
Home in
Sheffield
with the
Rev.
Kent A.
Mechler
presiding.
Interment
will be
at St.
John
Lutheran
Cemetery,
rural
Sheffield.
Visitation
will be
one hour
prior to
the
service
on
Monday
at the
funeral
home.
Christian
Henry
Horstman
was born
June 10,
1912,
the son
of
Frederick
and Anna
(Sieveking)
Horstman
on the
family
farm. He
was
baptized
July 7,
1912,
and
confirmed
Sept. 6,
1925, at
St. John
Lutheran
Church
and
educated
in
country
schools.
Chris
farmed
with his
family
and
eventually
took
over the
family
farm. He
was well
liked
and
respected
in the
neighborhood
and his
relatives
and
neighbors
were
special
to him.
Christian
lived on
the farm
until
just a
couple
of years
ago.
Chris is
survived
by one
nephew,
Luverne
(Beatrice)
Becker,
of
Sheffield
and
close
friends.
He is
preceded
in death
by his
parents
and one
sister.
Retz-Grarup
Funeral
Home,
Sheffield,
(641)
892-4241.
Mildred
J.
Platts
MASON
CITY —
Mildred
J.
Platts,
81, of
644 S.
Louisiana
Ave. in
Mason
City,
died
Saturday
(March
10,
2007) at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
arrangements
are
incomplete
at
Fullerton
Funeral
Home,
123
Second
St. S.E.
in Mason
City.
Fullerton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Services,
(641)
423-8676.
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Edmund S. ‘Eddie’ Elbert
WHITTEMORE — Edmund S. “Eddie” Elbert, 79, of Whittemore, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Whittemore with Father Victor Ramaeker officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 3:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 8 p.m. at the St. Michael’s Parish Center in Whittemore.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the discretion of the family.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Whittemore, (515) 884-2246.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Junior Culver
SHEFFIELD — Junior Culver, 84, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church in Sheffield with the Rev. R. Karl Watkins presiding. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, (641) 892-4241.
Lavon ‘GG’ Bridges
DOWS— Lavon “GG” Bridges, 91, of Dows, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Scenic Manor, Iowa Falls.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Linn’s Funeral Chapel, Iowa Falls, with burial at the Fairview Cemetery, Dows.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Linn’s Funeral Home, Iowa Falls.
Linn’s Funeral Home, (641) 648-2569.
Wayne W. Greiman
GOODELL — Wayne W. Greiman, 84, of Goodell, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Belmond Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Peace Reformed Church, south of Garner, with the Rev. Jeff DeBoer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church.
Wayne Warren Greiman, the son of Fred H. and Caroline (Wille) Greiman, was born on Oct. 22, 1922, on a farm south of Garner. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Reformed Church. He attended the rural schools of Ell Township and graduated from Garner High School in 1940. After high school, he farmed the family farm with his brother, Burtis.
On Oct. 31, 1946, he married Vivian Harberts at the Peace Reformed Church parsonage. They lived on the family farm south of Garner where they raised their children. In 1971, they moved to their present home in Goodell.
Wayne enjoyed raising and showing livestock, especially his horses. He also enjoyed spending time with his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and supporting them in all of their school activities.
He was a member of Peace Reformed Church where he had served as Sunday school superintendent. He belonged to the Iowa Shorthorn Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Belgian Draft Horse Association, Garner Saddle Club and served on the board of the Garner Shipping Association.
Wayne is survived by his wife of sixty years, Vivian, of Goodell; four children, Connie (Mark) Hill of Clarion, Carole (Ken) Busick of Mason City, Fred (Gena) Greiman of Garner and Denise (Jeff) Eilertson of Garner; nine grandchildren, Megan Hill, Dale Busick, Andrea (Todd) Young, Brook (Charles) Stokes, Gail (Jeremy) Gouge, Jamie (Nick) Christiansen, Luke Greiman, Nick Eilertson and Carrie Eilertson; eight great-grandchildren, Kaden and Karlee Young, Clara and Street Stokes, Brock and Gretta Gouge and Cooper and Cora Christiansen; a brother, Kenneth (Evelyn) Greiman, of Garner; and three nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Burtis; an infant son; son, Dennis; and grandson, Chad Hill.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com.
Loraine Ardis Manatt Hovenga
HAMPTON — Loraine Ardis Manatt Hovenga, 91, of Hampton, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Hampton Health Care Center in Hampton.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton with the Rev. Reggie Hovenga officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
LaVon Bridges
IOWA FALLS — LaVon Bridges, 91, of Iowa Falls, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Scenic Manor in Iowa Falls.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Linn’s Funeral Homes Iowa Falls Chapel.
Linn’s Funeral Homes, (641) 641-2569.
Doris S. Blakesley
MASON CITY — Doris S. Blakesley, 88, formerly of Mason City, died Saturday (March 3, 2007) at the Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday (March 14, 2007) at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., Mason City, with the Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Interment will be in Manly Cemetery, Manly, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be given to Grace United Methodist Church.
Doris S. Blakesley was born on Feb. 27, 1919, in Mason City, to Clell D. and Ara (Rath) Squier. She grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School.
After graduation, she was employed by Northwestern Bell as a switchboard supervisor.
Doris married Forrest Del (Raymond) Blakesley on Oct. 21, 1945, at the Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church in Mason City. Doris and Ray owned and operated the G.I. Cab Line.
Doris was a lifelong member of the Grace Evangelical United Brethren United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Doris was actively involved in church teaching Sunday School and held offices in the U.M.W.
Doris was also a Girl Scout unit and troop leader while her daughters were growing up and served several years as president of the Grant School P.T.A.
She spent many years as an insurance secretary for Tola Blowers and Hoyt Carrier and retired as an invoice clerk from Midwest Wholesale in 1984. Later in life she made many friends by opening her home to students who were doing their internship at Mercy Hospital. In 2000, Doris relocated to Tucson, Ariz.
Doris enjoyed singing, playing piano, reading, gardening, raising flowers, entertaining, and spending time with her grandchildren. She also appreciated the grace and delicate beauty of swans.
She was proud to be a cousin and good friend of the late Meredith and Rini Willson. She also treasured her friendship with Rosemary Willson. Doris will be remembered for her kind heart, her sweet and gentle spirit, and how she cherished her family.
Doris is survived by her daughters, Dodie Long and husband, Terry, of Tucson, Ariz., Dana Oswalt and husband, Bjorn, of Littleton, Colo., Patricia Tibbits and husband, Robbie, of Osage, Iowa, and Raedel Schrage and husband, Dennis, of Tucson, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Inz; and brother, Donald Dana.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Thelma Fahrmann
LATIMER — Thelma Fahrmann, 78, of Latimer, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at the Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Janice A. (Kollman) Sharp
MASON CITY— Janice A. (Kollman) Sharp, 60, of 1034 Crestmore Way, died Friday (March 9, 2007) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Keith Scott officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Janice A. Sharp Memorial Fund.
Janice Ann Sharp was born on May 31, 1946, in Mason City, the daughter of LaVern and Lee (Jackson) Kollman. She graduated in 1964 from North Central High School in Manly, Iowa.
She was united in marriage on Nov. 27, 1971, to Leon Ray Sharp at Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City. Janice had worked in the banking business since 1965. She was currently employed at Community National Bank, where she had been since March 1988, where she enjoyed her co-workers and friends.
Janice loved reading, gardening, and going to antique shows. Her favorite enjoyment was friends and family, and her dog, Heidi.
Janice is survived by her husband, Leon, of Mason City; two step-daughters, Dawn Merrick, and husband Jim, of Mason City, Lisa Pattschull, and husband, Ted, of Mason City; two step-grandchildren, Parker Pattschull, of Mason City, and Meagan Merrick, of Mason City; two brothers, John Kollman, and friend, Shelly, of Burt, Iowa, and Mark Kollman, and friend, Trisha, of Osage, Iowa; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Harlan; and grandparents.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641)-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Judge Ralph F. McCartney
CHARLES CITY — Judge Ralph F. McCartney, 82, of 209 Park Drive in Charles City, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Congregational Church, 502 N. Jackson in Charles City with the Rev. Phil Corr officiating. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, with military respects provided by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City and will continue one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family on the www.fullertonfh.com Web site.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641)228-4211.
www.fullertonfh.com.
Angeline E. Sheka
MANLY — Angeline E. Sheka, 84, of Manly, formerly of Grafton, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Margaret Bernice Van Veldhuizen
NORTHWOOD — Margaret Bernice Van Veldhuizen, age 90, of Northwood, Iowa, died Friday (March 9, 2007) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa.
Funeral services for Margaret will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Solid Rock Assembly of God Church in Worthington, Minn., with Pastor Scott Peterson officiating. Interment will take place at the Memorial Gardens in Worthington, Minn.
The family will greet friends from 5 until 7 p.m. today, March 12, 2007, at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood, Iowa.
Margaret was born on March 20, 1916, to Lambertus and Gertrude (DeYoung) Ver Steeg in Murray County, Minn.
As a young lady, she worked in homes of mothers with newborn babies. On Dec. 7, 1937, Margaret married Ben Van Veldhuizen at her parents’ farm near Hull, Iowa. After their marriage they farmed at Sanborn, Iowa, for two years, at Paullina, Iowa, for 15 years, lived in Orange City, Iowa, for seven years and farmed at Raymond, Minn., for 15 years.
When they retired, they lived in Primghar, Iowa, for two years and then moved to Worthington, Minn., where they lived for 15 years.
Ben passed away in l984. Margaret moved to Maple Court in Northwood, Iowa, nine years ago.
Bible reading and church were the mission of their lives. Margaret taught Sunday school many years.
Ben and Margaret raised ten children, an acomplishment of which she was very proud.
Survivors include four sons, Bernon and his wife, Jean, of Northwood, Iowa, Argene and his wife, Alvina, of Roseville, Minn., Erwin and his wife, Marcine, of Dickinson, N.D., and David and his wife, JoAnn, of St. Cloud, Minn.; six daughters, Mardrana and her husband, Wayne, Bruinsma of Sioux Center, Iowa, Dwenda and her husband, Eugene, Gjerdingen of Roseville, Minn., Loann and her husband, Bruce, Oyen of Miles City, Mont., Yvonne and her husband, David, Witt of Lakeville, Minn., Lenora and her husband, Gary, Fredman of Pillager, Minn., and Lorna Van Veldhuizen of Gretna, Neb.; 23 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Viola DeGroot and Burdella DeJger, both of Luverne, Minn.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Ben; two grandchildren, Debra Kay Bruinsma and Melanie Jan Van Veldhuizen; her parents, Lambertus and Gertrude; four brothers, Ronald, Vernon, Norman and Evan Earl in infancy; one sister, Elnora DeWild.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., Northwood, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 324-1121.
Ruth E. Helm
MASON CITY — Ruth E. Helm, 95, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at Good Shepherd Health Center.
Private family services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles, First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church, Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, (641) 423-0924.
Mildred J. Platts
MASON CITY — Mildred J. Platts, 81, of 644 S. Louisiana Ave. in Mason City, died Saturday afternoon (March 10, 2007) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams in Mason City, with the Rev. Jon M. Seda officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4:30 until 8 p.m. today, March 12, 2007, at Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City, with a Scripture vigil service beginning at 7 p.m. The visitation will continue one hour prior to Millie’s service on Tuesday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials may wish to direct them to the Mildred J. Platts Memorial Fund.
Mildred Jane Platts, lovingly known as “Millie” to many of her relatives and friends, was born on Feb, 14, 1926, in Morgan, Minn., the sixth of seven children born to her parents, Robert Bruce and Katherine Ann (Larsen) Paskin. At the tender age of two, Millie’s mother died and she continued to be lovingly cared for by her father and Aunt Jane and Uncle Will.
Millie attended rural country school and graduated from Renwick High School. Upon graduation, she moved to Mason City and was employed at Mercy Hospital in the records department. Later, she worked at Good Shepherd Health Center as a nursing assistant for 17 years.
Millie met her future husband, William James Platts, at a dance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They were united in marriage at the Little Brown Church in Nashua on Feb. 22, 1948. Millie and William became the proud and busy parents of three daughters and two sons.
Some of Millie’s favorite hobbies and leisure activities included writing poetry and letters, tending to small pets, collecting porcelain dolls and horse and pig figurines, sharing coffee and conversation with her neighbor gals, and attending reunions. Throughout her life, she was fond of all animals, especially horses.
Millie was a talented artist, creating numerous drawings and paintings. She was fascinated by anything “Shirley Temple” and it always seemed that “something exciting was happening” at her home!
Millie’s greatest joy and devotion was to her family and her home. Her children recall that their mother was a very compassionate and caring woman who delighted them with delicious home-cooked meals and baked goods, especially her fresh cinnamon rolls and pies, the best-ever apple pies!
Millie resided most of her life in Mason City, where she was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and a former member of the Home Builder’s Auxiliary.
Millie will be deeply missed by her children, Rebecca and David Arvizu of Des Moines, Kathleen and Monte Kallas of Mason City, Bob and Sue Platts of Mason City, Michele and Jon Oswood of Cedar Rapids and her daughter-in-law, Karen Platts of Mason City; her brother, Frank Paskin of Gridley, Kan.; and her 12 grandchildren, Jamie and Julianne Arvizu, Joel and Jennifer Arvizu, Jonathan Arvizu, G.W. Justin and Jessica Platts, Abby and Chad Weydert, Tom Platts, Erin and Adam Rohwer, Ryan Platts, Reid Platts, Tyler Oswood, Kaitlin Oswood and Carter Oswood. She will also be dearly cherished by her five great-grandchildren and numerous other relatives and friends.
Preceding Millie in death are her husband, William J. Platts, in July of 1994; her son, William Craig “Bill” Platts, in October of 2004; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, George and Gertrude Platts; her two sisters, Katherine Esmay and Eileen Cameron; and her three brothers, Tom, Bob and Ben Paskin.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 123 Second St. S.E. Mason City, (641) 423-8676.
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Ralph F. McCartney
CHARLES CITY — Ralph F. McCartney, 82, of 1828 Cedarview Drive, Charles City, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, (March 14, 2007) at First Congregational Church, 502 N. Jackson St., in Charles City, with the Rev. Phil Corr officiating. Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Charles City. Military honors will be accorded by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit. Immediately following the interment, a reception will take place at the church.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 5 until 7 p.m. today at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City. The visitation will continue on Wednesday at the church, one hour prior to Ralph’s service.
Ralph Farnham McCartney was born on Dec. 11, 1924, in Charles City, the son of Ralph C. and Helen (Farnham) McCartney. He graduated from Charles City High School in 1942 and from 1943 to 1945 served in the U.S. Army, 89th Division, during World War II. After attending Iowa State University and Cornell University, he graduated from the University of Michigan Law school, J.D., 1960. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity there.
He was united in marriage to Rhoda Mae Huxsol on June 25, 1950, in Charles City. Following two years as a member of the law firm Heuber and Miller in Des Moines, he and Rhoda returned to Charles City where, in 1952, he co-founded the Frye and McCartney law firm with partner Jack Frye, a position he held for 26 years.
He represented Floyd County in the Iowa House of Representatives during the 62nd and 63rd General Assemblies (1967-1970) and served as House Majority Leader during his second term. Following one term as a member of the Iowa State Board of Regents (1970-1972), he represented the seventh district in the Iowa State Senate during the 65th General Assembly (1973-1974). In December 1978, Gov. Robert Ray appointed him as District Court Judge and from 1987 to 1992, he served as chief judge for the Second Judicial District of Iowa. He was named senior judge for the State Court of Appeals in 1992.
Ralph F. McCartney was a member of the Iowa Judges Association, the Twelfth Judicial District Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the American Judicature Society and the Iowa State Bar Association. He served on the Judicial Coordinating Committee of the Iowa Supreme Court and chaired the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Administration of Clerks.
In 1995 he received the prestigious Award of Merit from the Iowa Judges Association.
He was a member of the First Congregational Church, where he served on its building committee and chaired the Prudential Board. He was also a member of St. Charles Masonic Lodge No. 141 and Consistory, the Floyd County Historical Society, Charles City Art Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars, B.P.O.E. and the American Legion. He served on the board of directors of the Lincoln Club, United Fund, Salvation Army and the Charles City YMCA. He was past president of the Lions Club, and a member of the Charles City Savings and Loan Association.
In 1971, he served as Honorary Colonel for the inauguration of Gov. Robert Ray, chaired the Republican State Convention the following year and was the Iowa director for President Gerald Ford’s election campaign in 1976.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rhoda; two sons, Ralph (Lise) McCartney of Washington, D.C., David McCartney and his partner, (James Petersen) of Iowa City; a daughter, Julia (Leonard) Deutchman of Philadelphia, Pa., and one granddaughter, Sarah Deutchman of Scranton, Pa.
Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; Ralph C. and Helen (Farnham) McCartney.
Those wishing to extend memorials may direct them to the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, P.O. Box 130, Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131-0130; the First Congregational Church U.C.C., 502 N. Jackson St., Charles City, IA 50616; the McCartney Center, in care of Ann Troge, 1208 Clark St., Charles City, IA 50616 or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
The family expresses its gratitude to the wonderful staff at Riverside Assisted Living and the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, for their assistance and support.
Condolences, stories or thoughts may be sent to the family in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home on line at www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, IA 50616, (641)-228-4211.
Junior Culver
SHEFFIELD — Junior Culver, 84, of Sheffield, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at the Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Sheffield with the Rev. R. Karl Watkins presiding. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. today at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield
Junior Ray Culver was born on Feb. 15, 1923, in Sheffield, Iowa, a son of Arthur O. and Elizabeth (Knapp) Culver at the family home. He was raised in the Evangelical United Brethren Church and educated at Sheffield schools. He went to work at Sheffield Brick and Tile.
On Sept. 19, 1943, Junior was united in marriage with Darlene Mae Hansen at her parents’ home west of Rockwell. They made their home in Sheffield and adopted a daughter, Katherine.
Junior enjoyed his garden with the pear and apple trees. He collected coins and was an avid Hawkeye fan. Many will remember him for driving around town in his golf cart. He cherished his grandchildren and the time he could spend with them.
Survivors include his daughter, Katherine (Larry) Scott, Nora Springs; grandchildren: Jamie (Jamie) Meek and their children: Ripley, Kiara and Paxtyn; and Heather Scott of Sheffield; sisters and brother: Ardis Meyer, St. Peter, Minn.; Eileen (Jerry) Lutcavish, Bernadine (Carl) Hulsing and Harold (Billie) Culver all of Sheffield; and nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife; six sisters and three brothers.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, (641) 892-4241.
Doris Patterson
LAKOTA — Doris Patterson, 76, of Lakota died Monday at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, (515) 885-2521.
Angeline ‘Angie’ Evon Sheka
MANLY — Angeline “Angie” Evon Sheka, 84, of Manly, formerly of Grafton, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at the Manly Nursing & Rehab Center.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 412 North Broadway, Manly, with the Rev. David G. Kucera officiating. Burial will be in the Bohemian Cemetery in Plymouth.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. today with a Scriptural wake service at 6:30 p.m. at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly.
Angeline “Angie” Evon Sheka was born on Oct. 12, 1922, in rural Carpenter, Iowa, the daughter of Prosper and Selma (DeVrient) Toye. She received her education in the rural Mitchell County and Carpenter schools. Angie spent one year in Belgium as a child when her parents moved back there.
She was united in marriage to Glenn Sheka on April 22, 1941, in Stacyville, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 2005.
After their marriage, they farmed on the family farm for over 50 years.
Angie enjoyed gardening, canning, being outside, visiting and cooking for family and friends, but her great love and enjoyment was being a wife, mother, grandmother, and being a care- giver to her husband.
She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly, and St. Michael’s Ladies Catholic Guild in Plymouth.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Rose Marie (Mike) Fritz of Mason City, Claudia (Wesley) Combs of Montrose, S.D., Jean (Dennis) Fitzl of Plymouth, Jane (Edward) Ohden of Grafton, and Glenn Sheka Jr. of Grafton; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Holmquist, of Marion, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Joan Toye of Osage, and Alda Toye of Rock Island, Ill.; several nieces, nephews, and friends.
Besides her husband, Glenn, Angie was also preceded in death by her parents; great-grandson, Christopher Combs; two brothers, Adolph and Omar Toye, and a sister, Bernice Leggett.
Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly, (641) 454-2242.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Ruth Anna (Williams) Hackbarth
ST. ANSGAR — Ruth Anna (Williams) Hackbarth, 91, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 713-4920.
Donald L. Potratz
CHARLES CITY — Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Donald L. Potratz, 88, of Charles City, who died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (641) 228-2323.
www.hauserfh.com.
Dennis James Summer
COUNCIL BLUFFS — Dennis James Summer, age 46, of Council Bluffs, passed away Sunday (March 11, 2007) from injuries suffered in a car accident near Honey Creek, Iowa.
Funeral services for Dennis Summer will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home, 545 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs, with Pastor H.J. Green of Full Faith Church officiating.
Interment will be in Garner Township Cemetery with a luncheon following at the Eagles Club.
Visitation with the family will be from 6 until 9 p.m. today at Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home. The family will direct memorials.
Dennis was born on March 4, 1961, in Charles City, to Wayne and Darlene (Rasmussen) Summer. He graduated from Charles City High School in 1979. Dennis made his home in Floyd, Iowa, before moving to Council Bluffs 23 years ago. He was an airman/welder for Railcar Nebraska/Gunderson for the past 23 years.
Dennis was a member of the Eagles Club and loved bicycling, especially in RAGBRAI and golfing.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Summer. Dennis is survived by his wife of 19 years, Becky (Ruckman) Summer of Council Bluffs; daughters, Peggy Blacketer of Council Bluffs, Beth Schmidt and fiance’, George Hunter, of Pacific Junction, Iowa, Rebecca Schmidt and her significant other person, Levi Hall, of Decatur, Neb., Dasiti Summer and her significant other person, Cliff Maddox, Jr., of Council Bluffs, Destyni Summer of Council Bluffs, his son, Chad Summer, of Council Bluffs; mother, Darlene Summer, of Floyd, Iowa; sisters, Cheryl Cagley and husband, Nick, of Floyd, Kathy Coe and husband, Jeff, of Mason City; brother, Steven Summer, of St. Ansgar.
Cutler-O’Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home, 545 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs, Iowa, (712 ) 322-7779.
Ruth E. Helm
MASON CITY — Ruth E. Helm, 95, of 302 Second Street N.E., Mason City, died Saturday (March 10, 2007) at Good Shepherd Health Center.
Private family services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Jim Stiles of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church.
Ruth was born on Nov. 11, 1911, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Edna (Andersen) Wirges. She graduated from Mason City High School in 1929. Ruth married Truman “Bruce” Helm May 16, 1931 in Northwood. She was a longtime resident of Mason City and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Ruth is survived by a daughter, Virginia Diercks, and husband, Ralph, of Mason City; grandchildren, Bruce Diercks and wife JoAnn of Keokuk, Brian Diercks, and wife, Shirley, of Osceola and Beth Hall, and husband, James, of Cedar Rapids; five great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bruce; daughter, Susan Kay; brother, Clifford Holtzendorf; sister, Eula Lane
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, Mason City, (641) 423-0924.
Evelyn Dyer
NORA SPRINGS — Evelyn Dyer, 95, died Monday (March 12, 2007) at the Nora Springs Care Center, Nora Springs.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday March 16, 2007, at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with Pastor Glen Bandel officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be Thursday March 15, 2007, from 4-7 p.m. and continue one hour prior to the service Friday, at Sheckler Colonial Chapel.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs, (641) 749-2210.
www.colonialchapels.com.
Thelma Ann Modderman Fahrmann
LATIMER — Thelma Ann Modderman Fahrmann, 78, of Latimer, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services for Thelma will be at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Latimer with the Rev. Marvin Lorenz presiding. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Latimer.
Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Latimer.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Latimer, (641) 456-3232.
Donald J. Welp
BANCROFT — Donald J. Welp, 78, of Bancroft died Monday (March 12, 2007) in Chandler, AZ.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, (515) 885-2521.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Orville K. Sill
THOMPSON — Orville K. Sill, 85, of Ottumwa, Iowa, formerly of Thompson, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson with Pastor Mark Decker officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at the funeral home and an hour prior to service at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home. (641) 585-2685.
www.petersenlundfh.com.
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Florine Riehm
GARNER — Florine Riehm, 88, of Garner, died Monday (March 5, 2007) at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Danville, Ill.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the United Methodist Church in Garner with the Rev. David Wagner officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Carol Bertilson at 4754 E. 1530 North Road, Fithian, IL 61844.
Mary Florine Riehm, daughter of Fred and Charlotte (Day) McDermott, was born on Oct. 4, 1918. She graduated from Moville High School at the age of 16. She attended a business school for one year in Sioux City before entering the University of Iowa. She graduated in 1940 with a degree in business administration.
After college she worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville, Tenn., the Glen L. Martin Co. and at the Sioux City Air Base during World War II.
On Feb. 23, 1943, she married Curtis G. Riehm, her college sweetheart, in Omaha, Neb. After his four years in the Army, they located in Garner, where Florine helped Curtis open his law office. Curtis practiced law for over 50 years.
For over 35 years Florine and Curtis spent summers at their home on Clear Lake, enjoying boating and water activities with their family and friends. They also enjoyed traveling. Summer vacations with the children were spent driving across the United States to visit national parks. Later they traveled the world with friends, including the first Pan Am tour to China. She sold her home in Garner last summer to move to a retirement apartment near her daughter, Carol, and then suffered a stroke in August.
Florine was very active in the Garner Methodist Church, serving as the treasurer for many years, as well as a member of the United Methodist Women. She was honored a few years ago for her 50 years as a member of PEO. She was one of the long-time members of Recital Club.
Other groups that she was active in include Eastern Star, North Iowa Council of the Girl Scouts of America, the American Legion Auxiliary, Rotary Wives and the Republican Party.
When her children were young, she served as a Girl Scout leader and a Boy Scout den leader. Later she was active in three bridge groups. She also enjoyed music, knitting and needlepoint.
Florine is survived by her three children, Beverly Riehm and her husband, Randall Borcherding, of San Francisco, Calif., Charles Riehm and his wife, Sarah, of Richardson, Texas, and Carol Bertilson and her husband, Dennis, of Fithian, Ill.; six grandchildren, Brayden Borcherding, Andrew, Amanda and Jennifer Riehm and Melanie Kording (Scott) and Amy Bertilson; a sister, Arlene Gulliver and her husband, Arthur, of Ralston, Neb.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis, and her parents.
Cataldo Funeral Home, (641) 923-2841. www.cataldofuneralhome.com
James W. ‘Jim’ Burrell
CEDAR RAPIDS — James W. “Jim” Burrell, 74, of 1804 Eighth Ave. S.E., died Friday (March 9, 2007) at his home following a long illness.
Services with military rites by VFW Post No 788 will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Paul Coty III of Jamaica, N.Y., officiating. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, 4200 First Ave. N.E. in Cedar Rapids, and after 10 a.m. Thursday.
Survivors include his wife Beverly, a daughter, Jami, of Franklin, Wis.; seven sons, Brian and wife, Rita, of Cedar Rapids, Douglas and wife, Lori, of Jackson, Ga., twins, Geoffrey and Gerrold, both of Cedar Rapids, Aaron and wife, McKenzie, of Glenview, Ill., and twins, Kevin of Chicago and Keith of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Donald and wife, Lillian, of Corpus Christi, Texas; five sisters, Mary Lewis and husband, Louie, of Des Moines, Ruth Allen of Oakland, Calif., twins, Genevieve Smith and Janice Dickerson of Denver, Colo., and Virginia Greene and husband, Percy, of Douglasville, Ga.; cousins, Sterling Macer and wife, Delores, of Springfield, Mo., and Richard Macer and wife, Lillian, of Columbus, Ohio; and five grandchildren, Brandon, Tyler, James, Kali and Isabella Burrell; and many nieces and nephews. Jim’s family would like to acknowledge a special friend, Melissa Holcomb.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walter and Mary Edgar; and his parents, Overton and Chrystal Burrell.
Jim was born Aug. 18, 1932, in Mason City, to Overton and Chrystal Burrell. He married Beverly Coty on July 3, 1960, in Mason City. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict as an EN3 aboard the USS Big Black River (LSMR). He was employed by Varner Printing in Cedar Rapids for many years as a printer until the owner retired and then was employed by CRYOVAC as a side seal operator until May 2000 when he retired. He was a member of the Hawkeye Area Labor Council. Jim was active in the Democratic Party, acting as sergeant at arms at various functions.
Jim was especially proud of his family and enjoyed following their activities. He had a very big heart and went out of his way to help people.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Jim’s name to Mercy Hospice, the Alzheimer’s Association, Milestones, or to the American Cancer Society.
Please leave a message or tribute to the Burrell family on our web page, www.cedarmemorial.com under obituaries.
Marvin Westrem
ST. ANSGAR — Marvin Westrem, 86, of St. Ansgar, died Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 16, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Toeterville, with military honors by Walter T. Enneberg Post No. 358.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St., St. Ansgar, and continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Ruth Anna Hackbarth
ST. ANSGAR — Ruth Anna (Williams) Hackbarth, 91, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Interment will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.
Ruth was born Aug. 7, 1915, at Little Cedar, Iowa, daughter of Jennie and Anton Williams. She was baptized Sept. 18, 1915, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage, and confirmed on Feb. 19, 1939, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Ruth attended the Little Cedar School until the eighth grade, when her family moved to St. Ansgar. After graduation from high school she worked as a telephone operator.
She married Harland “Pete” Hackbarth on Oct. 26, 1940, at Kirksville, Mo. They lived in Los Angeles, Calif. until 1946, when they moved back to St. Ansgar. She again was a telephone operator until becoming a bookkeeper for the St. Ansgar State Bank, from which she retired.
She was active in the Immanuel Lutheran Church as a Sunday school secretary and treasurer almost 50 years. She enjoyed her family, especially her great-grandchildren, and enjoyed working in her flower garden. Ruth and Peter were known for remembering shut-ins and friends with cards, visits and gifts of “goodies.”
Ruth is survived by her husband, Harland “Pete;” and children, Jannelle Francis and Camille Jeffers (Richard); grandchildren, Jennifer Kisley (John), Jeffrey Francis (Shawna), Michelle McDermott (Andy), and Brian Jeffers; great-grandchildren, Andrea, Morgan, Steven, Jaden, Jessica, Jordan and Joshua; many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents; brothers, Clifford (infant) Paul and Henry; sister, Ala Milton, Irene Bublitz; stepbrothers, Morris and Arthur Williams; stepsister, Laura Klemesrud.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641) 713-4920.
Thelma Ann Modderman Fahrmann
LATIMER — Thelma Ann Modderman Fahrmann, 78, of Latimer, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Franklin General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services for Thelma will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Latimer with the Rev. Marvin Lorenz presiding. Burial will be in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Latimer.
Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Latimer.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (641) 456-3232.
Dick Uittenbogaard
HOLLANDALE, Minn. — Dick Uittenbogaard, 81, of Hollandale, Minn., died on Monday (March 12, 2007) at his home in Hollandale.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at the Hollandale Reformed Church. Private burial will take place prior to the service at the Hollandale Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home in Albert Lea., Minn. To sign the guest book, go to www.bayviewfuneral.com
Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, (507) 373-4330.
Orville K. Sill
THOMPSON — Orville K. Sill, 85 of Ottumwa, formerly of Thompson, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson with Pastor Mark Decker officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark at Forest City, and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Orville K. Sill was born on a farm north of Thompson, on June 17, 1921, the son of Paul and Ella (Johnson ) Sill. He received his education in country schools through the eighth grade and graduated from Thompson High School.
Orville served for five years in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He ended his military career as a nose gunner on heavy Liberator bombers in the European Theater.
Following his honorable discharge from the service, he returned to the Thompson area. On May 14, 1950, he was united in marriage to Lorraine Becker.
Orville worked as a bookkeeper for People’s State Bank in Thompson for 13 years. He worked with the county assessor and was elected to serve as Winnebago County Supervisor. For many years he owned and operated a feed store in Thompson and drove school bus for the Thompson School District.
At the age of 62 years, Orville retired and he and Lorraine moved to the Des Moines area, spending the winters in Arizona.
He loved to play golf and go fishing. He liked sports and enjoyed cheering his grandchildren on in their athletic endeavors. Orville was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Thompson and held memberships in the DAV, the VFW and the American Legion.
Orville is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lorraine Sill of Ottumwa; and three children, Terry (Sandra) Sill of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Jane (Ervin) Burke of Ottumwa, Iowa, and Mark (Lisa) Sill of Ramsey, Minn.; and 11 grandchildren, Erik, John, Anna, Kevin, Cassidy, Jill, Jenna, Jodi, Todd, Sarah and Hanah. Also surviving are two sisters and a brother, Ellen Sorenson of Woden, Floyd Sill of Wabasha, Minn., and Winifred Larson of the country of Panama.
Orville was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Ken.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685. www.petersenlundfh.com
Irene C. Nelson
RENWICK — Irene C. Nelson, 83, of Humboldt, formerly of Renwick, died Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Renwick, with Pastor Jerry Newland officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in rural Renwick.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Renwick. (515) 824-3465. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Donald L. Potratz
CHARLES CITY — Donald L. Potratz, 88, of Charles City, died Sunday (March 11, 2007) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City with the Rev. Carl Ries officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens.
The family will greet friends one hour prior to the Mass on Friday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Lane, Charles City, IA 50616.
The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323. www.hauserfh.com
H.N. ‘Bud’ Fischer
IOWA FALLS — H.N. “Bud” Fischer, 66, of Iowa Falls, died on Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at the Ellsworth Municipal Hospital in Iowa Falls.
Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Iowa Falls.
There will be no visitation.
Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Surls Funeral Home, (641) 648-9554. www.surls.com
Carla Meinders
ACKLEY — Carla Meinders, 68, of Ackley, died on Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Washington Reformed Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Sietsema Funeral Home of Ackley, (641) 847-2333. www.surls.com
Evelyn Dyer
NORA SPRINGS — Evelyn Dyer, 95, died Monday (March 12, 2007) at the Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 16, at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye in Nora Springs, with Pastor Glen Bandel officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday March 15, at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel and continue one hour prior to the service Friday.
Memorials may be directed to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 102 N. Hawkeye Ave., Nora Springs, IA 50458.
Evelyn Ruth Long was born Dec. 3, 1911, near Burchinal, the daughter of George and Laura (Millard) Long. She attended Lake No. 5 country school and Clear Lake High School. Evelyn was united in marriage to Carl Dyer on Jan. 6, 1930. They farmed in Cerro Gordo and Floyd counties. Evelyn and Carl moved into Nora Springs in 1974, where she worked for many years at the laundromat.
Evelyn was an avid bowler and basketball fan; she especially enjoyed watching the Chicago Bulls and later the L.A. Lakers. She loved gardening, fishing, cooking, baking and storytelling. Evelyn was a collector of teddy bears. She was very supportive of the Christian Church, Nora Springs. She was a member of the Iowa Bowlers Hall of Fame, bowling until she was 84 years old.
Evelyn is survived by her sister, Arlene Higgins, of Mason City; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews, other relatives, friends, and her care providers at the Nora Springs Care Center.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Carl on Feb. 16, 1987; brother, Lawrence Long; four sisters, Ethel Ransom, LaVerna Hollenbeck, Lucille Schriver, and Dorothy Myers.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (641) 749-2210. www.colonialchapels.com
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Marvin Westrem
ST. ANSGAR — Marvin Westrem, 86, of St. Ansgar, died Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Toeterville, with military honors by Walter T. Enneberg Post No. 358.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School St. in St. Ansgar, and continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Marvin George John Westrem was born on Dec. 19, 1920, at the family home in Union Township. He was the son of Earl and Mabel (Schulze) Westrem. He was baptized on June 30, 1921, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Toeterville by the Rev. Lehman. Marvin reaffirmed his faith through confirmation in March 1934.
In 1922 the family moved to a farm near Rose Creek, Minn. Marvin attended public schools in Nevada Township. The family moved to northern Iowa in 1933 where they farmed until 1938 when they moved to Toeterville.
Marvin worked two years at Hormel’s in Austin, Minn., and nine years at the REA in St. Ansgar. Marvin was inducted into the U.S. Army in September 1945 and served in the field artillery signal corps until his honorary discharge at Fort Knox, Ky., on Dec. 5, 1946.
Marvin was united in marriage to Gladys Priem on June 28, 1947. Their marriage was blessed with three sons, David, John and Lester.
Marvin managed his own electrical business in St. Ansgar for 17 years. He was also employed by the St. Ansgar Community Schools and retired in 1986 from Culver-Hahn Electric Supply in Mason City.
Marvin was a lifelong member of Walter T. Enneberg Post No. 358. He was past commander, adjutant, and county adjutant. Marvin was a fireman from 1958-1984.
Marvin was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, a member of the voters’ assembly, served as an elder, trustee and usher. He was a member of the Lutheran Layman’s League and past president of AAL Branch No. 570. He also served as church custodian for 23 years.
Marvin enjoyed coaching and sponsoring men’s and women’s softball teams over the past 30 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and mother and father-in-law.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Gladys; children, David (Joanne), John (Joyce) and Lester (Paula); grandchildren Jeremy (fiancee, Amber), Amanda (Jay) Melcher, and Allison; stepgrandchildren, Matt (Erin) Pohlman, Nick (Samantha) Pohlman, and Christina Cunningham (fiance, James Dreier) and Nathen Cunningham; and four stepgreat-grandsons.
Family requests that memorials be directed to the St. Ansgar Rescue, St. Ansgar Fire Department, American Legion Post No. 358, or Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (641)713-4920.
Cecil Will
ALGONA — Cecil Will, 82, of Algona, died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the First United Methodist Church in Algona, with the Rev. Michael Orthel officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Haag-Turner American Legion Post. No. 90 of Algona.
The Wilson-Lentz Funeral Home in Algona is in charge of arrangements, (515) 295-2622. Condolences may be sent to www.lentzfuneralhome.com
Doris Patterson
LAKOTA — Doris Patterson, 76, of Lakota, died Monday (March 12, 2007) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ledyard, with Father Paul D. Bormann officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Bancroft, and will continue one hour prior to the Mass on Friday at the church.
Doris Marie Patterson was born July 10, 1930, in Rockwell, Iowa, daughter of George and Barbara (Kobliska) Scholl. She grew up in Rockwell, graduating from Rockwell High School. Doris then attended Hamilton Business College in Mason City and worked as a legal assistant there prior to her marriage.
On Dec. 29, 1959, Doris was united in marriage to Vernon Dale Patterson. They farmed during their entire married life north of Lakota. Following Dale’s death on Oct. 10, 2000, Doris remained active overseeing the operations of the family farm.
Doris enjoyed gardening and traveling, especially to see her six grandchildren. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ledyard.
She is survived by three children, Steve Patterson and his wife, Kellie, of Flanders, N.J., Tom Patterson and his wife, Laura, of Dallas, Texas, and Karen Lux and her husband, Scott, of Seattle, Wash.; six grandchildren, Megan and Claire Patterson of Flanders, N.J., Sydney and Tommy Patterson of Dallas, Texas, and Katie and Tyler Lux of Seattle, Wash.; two sisters, Barbara Thuel and her husband, Ray, of Middletown, N.J., and Leona Bonner and her husband, John, of Swaledale; one brother, Harold Scholl and his wife, Loretta, of Covington, Ky.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Dale.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 885-2521. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Michael S. Sill
GREEN, Ohio — Michael S. Sill was tragically taken away on March 11, 2007. The brightest light that has ever shone was put out.
Born in Wynona, Minn. on Feb. 9, 1944, he grew up in Clear Lake, Iowa, and raised his family in Ohio. Mike retired from Eli Lilly after 34 years and was employed as a pharmacist at Rite Aid at the time of his death. Michael loved golfing, traveling, spending time with friends and family and watching his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes.
He is survived by his “beautiful bride” and soul mate, Shelbie; five children; four grandchildren; and many that loved him. Mike’s sons include Marine Lt. Col. Christopher Sill (wife Kelly and grandchildren Dustin and Ryley), Brian Sill (wife Laura and grandchildren Tyler and Justin), and Scott Sill (wife Karin), and daughters Lisa and Cindy.
Friends will be welcome to celebrate his life from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 16, at the FOP (Fraternal Order of Police), 2610 Ley Drive, Akron, OH 44139.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Red Cross to support our troops. Schermesser Funeral Home, (330) 724-9351.
Jo Ann Maddocks
TUCSON, Ariz. — Jo Ann Maddocks, 72, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Mason City, died Feb. 13, 2007, in Tucson.
A family memorial will be held in West Virginia sometime in May 2007.
Any donations may be sent to your favorite charity in remembrance of “Jo.”
Maxine Harris
Nov. 25, 1936 to March 12, 2007
Maxine Harris, 70, of Ames and formerly of Clear Lake, died Monday (March 12, 2007) at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Her body has been cremated and a memorial sevice will be held 1 p.m. Monday, March 19, at Schroeder Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall in Boone. Private burial of her cremains will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone.
Maxine was born in Clear Lake on Nov. 25, 1936, the daughter of Kennith and Marjory (Neal) Nyhus. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1954 and graduated from LaJames School of Cosmetology in Mason City.
On Sept. 25, 1955, Maxine married Richard “Dick” Harris in Clear Lake. She and Dick lived in the Ogden area since 1960, and have lived in Ames since 1999. For 23 years, Maxine was a machine operator at 3M in Ames, retiring in 1996.
Maxine was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Dick, of Ames; a son, Bradley Harris, of Boone; a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Tom Golding, of Adelaide, Australia; a sister, Mary Ellen Lorenz, of East Moline, Ill.; a brother, Allan Nyhus, of Cedar Falls; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of services Monday at Schroeder Memorial Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Online condolences and a guestbook are available at www.schroedermemorialchapel.com.
Leslie Holstad
MASON CITY — Leslie Holstad, 77, died Sunday (Feb. 11, 2007) at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 19, at Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Burial will be in Elk Creek Cemetery.
Leslie was born March 10, 1929, the son of Carl and Myrtle (Gjere) Holstad of rural Manly. He graduated from Hanlontown High School in 1947. He was active in sports in high school playing basketball and baseball. He enjoyed being with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Arlene; two brothers, Marvin and Maynard; one sister-in-law, Barbara Holstad; two brothers-in-law, Kenneth Hansen and Malcolm Hansen.
Surviving family members include Gilma (Roger) Lenz, of Riceville; Ethel (Noble Nerhelm) Hansen, of Claremont, Calif.; Marlene Hansen, of St. Paul, Minn.; Irwin (Dixie) Holstad, of Chandler, Ariz.; Duane (Sharon) Holstad, of Kensett; Vernon (Nancy) Holstad, of Knoxville, Tenn.; many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are with the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood. (641) 324-1211.
William A. ‘Bill’ Edington
TALIHINA, Okla. — Mr. William A. “Bill” Edington, 62, of Talihina, Okla., passed away Wednesday (March 7, 2007) at Fort Smith, Ark.
Mr. Edington was born in Danbury, Conn., on July 26, 1944, the son of the late Carl William and Mary (Barry) Edington.
He was a member of St. Catherine’s of Siena Catholic Church, National Transient Lodge of Boilermakers, Girl Scout Adults and the Catholic Workman Lodge.
He grew up in Venezuela. At the age of 10 moved to Florida and continued his education through high school in Largo-Clearwater Florida. He worked in Central and South America. He worked as a boilermaker since 1966. He worked from Brownsville, Texas, to Bismark, N.D., and many points in between. The last five years he helped repair nuclear power plant outages in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. He retired in 2003.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, horseback riding, family outings and the outdoors. He loved doting on his daughter.
He was the husband of Darlene (Malek) Edington. They were married Feb. 23, 1974, at St. Wenceslaus Church at Duncan.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene, of the home; one daughter, Amanda F.A. Edington, of the home; two cousins; Margaret Mary Murphy of Sheldon, Conn., and Francis John Costello of Connecticut.; father-in-law, Ernest Malek of Britt; sisters-in-law, Diane Hansen of Kanawha and Beverly Roberts, of Cary, N.C.; brothers-in-law, Duane Malek of Duncan, Ed Malek of Knoxville, Gary Malek and Marv Malek of Garner; numerous nieces, nephews, Boilermaker brothers, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one infant sister, three infant brothers and one nephew.
Rosary was held at 7 p.m. March 9, at St. Catherine’s of Siena.
A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at St. Catherine’s of Siena, Talihina, Okla., with Father Richard Christler officiating.
Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, in St. Wenceslaus Church in Duncan with Father Henry Huber officiating. Interment will follow at St. John’s Cemetery in Duncan.
Arrangements are entrusted to Talihina Funeral Home. (918) 567-4114.
Fredrick H. Weide
MESERVEY — Fredrick H. Weide, 82, of Meservey, died Wednesday (March 14, 2007) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the First Reformed Church in Meservey with Pastor Rodney Meester officiating. Burial will be at the Belmond Cemetery, Belmond. Military rites will provided by the Belmond Honor Guard.
A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond, and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Richard B. Bankken
FOREST CITY — Richard B. Bankken, 86, formerly of Forest City, died Wednesday (March 14, 2007) at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Pastor Barb Spaulding officiating. Burial will be at Elk Creek Cemetery in rural Kensett.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St. in Forest City, and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (641) 585-2685. www.petersenlundfh.com
Viola Keith
MARBLE ROCK — Viola Keith, 87, died Wednesday (March 14, 2007) at her home in Marble Rock.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marble Rock with burial in the Westside Cemetery at Marble Rock.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 423 Bradford St. in Marble Rock, and will continue Saturday one hour prior to services at the church.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Reid’s Funeral Chapel, (641) 823-4457.
Carolyn Kay Harper
HAMPTON — Carolyn Kay Harper, 64, of Hampton, died Tuesday (March 13, 2007) at the Hampton Care Center in Hampton.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is assisting with the arrangements, (888) 871-3361.
posted on 03/15/2007 by Gene Manning
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