North Iowa Obituaries
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Richard E.
BahlRichard E. Bahl, 78, formerly of Mason City, died Jan.
21, 2008 at the Benedictine Health Care Center in
Minneapolis, Minn.
He was buried at Fort Snelling. The veterans gave
Richard a military service which included the 21 gun
salute.
While living in Mason City, Iowa, Richard worked at
Folsum Auto, Floyd and Leonard, and had a cleaning
service. In Minneapolis, he worked at Savers.
He really enjoyed having coffee with friends and
spending time with his bird, Moe.
Richard is survived by one daughter, three sons, three
grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Richard is survived by one brother, Raymond Bahl, of
Rogers, Ark.; and three sisters, Virginia Theilen, of
Mason City, Goldie Davis, of Ephrata, Wash., and Pearl
Quayle, of Rogers, Ark.
He is preceded in death by his parents, two
brothers-in-law, a niece and nephew.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to
Carmen Thompson and Becky for their support and
kindness.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Mary Ann
Beck
 SHEFFIELD
- Mary Ann Beck, 80, of Sheffield, died Saturday (March
29, 2008) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,
April 2, 2008, at Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, 416
Sherman St. in Sheffield, with Pastor Jack Gannet,
officiating. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery,
Sheffield.
Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. today, April
1, 2008, at the Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 203 Maple St.
in Sheffield.
Those wishing to extend an expression of sympathy in the
form of memorials may direct them to the Mary A. Beck
Memorial Fund.
Mary Ann Beck was born on April 8, 1927, in Jewell,
Iowa, a daughter of Henry and Julia (Mickelson) Teig.
Mary was the youngest of eight children. She graduated
from Jewell High School in 1944. Prior to marriage and
raising a family, Mary worked at the local bakery in
Jewell.
On Jan. 2, 1949, Mary was united in marriage with Joseph
B. Beck at the Bethesda Lutheran Church in Jewell. To
this marriage, seven children were born. They began
their farming operation in Randall, where they raised
pure-bred Ayrshire cattle. In March 1958, they moved to
their current farm in Sheffield where Mary worked side
by side with her husband Joe, developing their Ayrshire
dairy herd.
Mary was a member of Zion-St. John Lutheran Church,
where she was active in various women's circles, serving
on committees and participating in mission projects. She
also volunteered at the Sharing Shoppe in Sheffield.
She enjoyed her cats, gardening, bird-watching, playing
games, cards and working cross-word puzzles. But most of
all, Mary enjoyed spending time with her family and
friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her six children, Joan
(Mark) Fellom, of Mason City, N. Jay (Carol) Beck, of
Byron, Minn.; Tim (Dyanne) Beck, of McHenry, Ill.; Mary
(Sandy Shinn) Steinbach, of Waverly; Kristy (Kevin)
Kirkus, of New Hampton; Ken (Valerie Lillibridge) Beck,
of Rockwell; 11 grandchildren, Gary (Becky Rippley)
Fellom, of Spokane, Wash.; Craig Fellom, of Seattle,
Wash.; Lisa Yenzer, of Grinnell; Julie Beck, of Des
Moines; Kim (Mark) Rutkowski, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis.,
Alissa (Joe) Ausmann, of Chicago, Ill.; Brad Steinbach,
of Yuma, Ariz.; Kristin Steinbach, of Ames; Michael
Kirkus, of Waterloo; Jamie Kirkus, of New Hampton; and
Jordan Lillibridge, of Rockwell; two
great-grandchildren, Andrew and Allison Yenzer; sister,
Adeline Hudspith, of Alden; two sisters-in-law, Bernita
Fisk, of Reno, Nev.; and Betty Leimbeck, of Federal Way,
Wash., and her many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband
Joseph; daughter, Teresa Yvonne Beck; grandson, James
Collins; four sisters, and two brothers.
Retz-Grarup Funeral Home, 641-892-4241.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Avis E.
Hill CLARION - Avis E. Hill, 94, of Clarion, died Monday
(March 31, 2008) at the Wright Medical Center in
Clarion.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
April 3, 2008, at the United Methodist Church in
Clarion, with Pastor Don Morrison, officiating. Burial
will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 2, at the Ewing Funeral Home, 602 N. Main St., and
continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Ewing Funeral Home, 515-532-2233.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Duard Henry
Lewis SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Duard Henry Lewis, 80, most recently
of Logan, N.M., a native of Klemme, Iowa, died Friday
(March 7, 2008) at the Scottsdale Health Center Shea in
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Andrews
Funeral Home, Klemme Chapel, in Klemme, 641-587-2510.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Mary B. Campbell
Olson
 MASON
CITY - Mary B. Campbell Olson, 89, of 302 Second St.
N.E., died Sunday (March 30, 2008) at the Good Shepherd
Health Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave.,
Mason City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating.
Interment will be in the Rockwell Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and
continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Mary B. Campbell Olson
Memorial Fund.
Mary was born Oct. 13, 1918, near rural Latimer,
Franklin County, the daughter of Carl and Martha
(Harris) Jorgensen. She attended schools in Franklin and
Hancock Counties and later received her GED at North
Iowa Area Community College, NIACC. She went on to
receive her nurses training at NIACC and worked at St.
Joseph's Mercy Hospital. Mary lived in Wesley, Latimer,
Rockwell and moved to Mason City in 1974.
She married Roger Campbell Dec. 22, 1937. He died in
1973. She would later marry Earl Goodnow in 1979, John
Berding in 1985 and Melvin Olson in 1991. They would all
precede her in death.
Mary was a member of First United Methodist Church, the
Senior Citizens Center and Queen Rebekah Lodge where she
was a past Nobel Grand. She enjoyed traveling throughout
the United States, especially the trip she made to
Alaska with her family in 2000.
Mary is survived by two daughters, Jean Bills and
husband, Ernest, of Clear Lake, and Betty Maassen and
husband, Cary, of Mason City; grandchildren, Kevin Bills
and wife, Barbara, of Loveland, Colo., Mark Bills and
wife, Christy, of Adel, Darin Bills and wife, Kate, of
Waukee, Eric Maassen and wife, Nicole, of Elm Grove,
Wis., Jeffrey Maassen and wife, Rachel, of North
Liberty; great-grandchildren, Amanda, Nicholas, Sean and
Blaise Bills, Henry and Lucy Maassen; special
step-daughter and friend, Ruth Rosenthal, of Mason City;
and several nieces and nephews.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, four husbands,
and brother, Harry Jorgensen and wife, Mary Jo.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Earl Junior
Ruffridge GREENE - Earl Junior Ruffridge, 79, formerly of Greene,
died Sunday (March 30, 2008) at the Iowa Veterans Home
in Marshalltown.
Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April
4, 2008, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, with
Pastor Gary Hatcher officiating. Burial will be in the
Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3,
2008, at Reid's Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St. in
Greene. Visitation will continue one hour prior to
services on Friday at the church.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct
memorials to the Earl Ruffridge Memorial Fund in care of
the family at 1604 Sunset Drive, Webster City, IA 50595.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Reid's
Funeral Chapel, 641-823-4457.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Darlene
Schattschneider ALGONA - Darlene Schattschneider, 78, of Algona, died
Monday (March 31, 2008) at the Algona Manor Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona, with
Pastor Jon Dunbar, officiating. Burial will be in East
Lawn Cemetery in Algona.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on
Thursday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Fun- eral
Home in Algona; 515-295-3731,
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008
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Dianne Faye
Schrage-Baker
 MASON
CITY - Dianne Faye Schrage-Baker, 55, of 821 Sixth Place
S.E., Mason City, died Friday (March 28, 2008) at her
home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April
3, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Mason City, with the Rev. Kathy Graves officiating.
Interment will be at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in Lyn-Wood
Cemetery in Clarksville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the
Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason
City, and again one hour prior to services at the
church.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to
consider memorials to the Dianne Schrage-Baker memorial
fund.
Dianne was born a twin sister and one of nine children
to Ora E. and Florence "Endelman" Schrage on Nov. 6,
1952, in Waverly. She graduated in 1971 from New
Hartford High School. She then attended Hawkeye Tech in
Waterloo and became a LPN. In 1998 she graduated from
NIACC with a degree in Mmdical secretary.
Dianne was united in marriage to Steve Baker on June 6,
1981, at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Waterloo. To this
union two children were born.
She worked at various North Iowa nursing homes and
hospital as an LPN which included Good Shepherd,
Heritage Care Center, the Greene Nursing Home, Franklin
County Hospital, Manly Care Center and then currently at
the IOOF Home.
She loved nothing more than visiting with her family
including her mother, sisters and her two grandchildren.
She would try her luck at area casinos, listening to
live bands and karaoke, taking car trips to shop and
tending her vegetable garden. From the garden she would
can her tomatos and green beans.
Those who will cherish her memory and hold her dear
include her son and daughter Ryan and Nicole Baker, both
of Waterloo; her mother, Florence, of Shell Rock; her
six sisters, Marilyn and her husband, Jim Nordman, of
Clarksville, Sharon and her husband, Jim Bochmann, of
Greene, Janice Schrage of Dubuque, Carol and her
husband, Kim Peterson, of Cedar Falls, Donna and her
husband, Roy Snyder, of Winthrop, Marcia Schrage-Silvers
of Shell Rock; her two grandchildren, Katherine and
Ethan Baker; and many nieces and nephews.
Her father Ora, one infant twin sister, Joyce, who was a
twin sister to Janice; and one brother, Steven preceded
her in death.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 641-423-8676.
www.fullertonfh.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008
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Myron William "Bill"
Weber Jr.
 Myron
William "Bill" Weber, Jr., 73, of 5900 Ely Road S.W.,
Cedar Rapids, died Sunday (March 30, 2008) in his home
following a short illness.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April
4, 2008, at the First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids,
with the Rev. Tom Pietz, officiating. Burial will be
2:30 p.m. Friday, at the Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids,
with Military honors by the American Legion Hanford Post
No. 5.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3,
2008, at the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation
Service in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy; children, David and
fianc�e, Brenda; Sandra (David) Ross and Heidi (Michael)
Trotter, all of Cedar Rapids; three grandchildren,
Joshua Weber (Shannon Williamson), Austin Trotter and
Andie Trotter; brother, Dennis Weber, of Mason City; and
sisters, Sue Asleson of Centennial, Colo., and Julie
Thomas of Littleton, Colo.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; and sister,
Sally Pick.
Bill was born on March 13, 1935, in Mason City, the son
of Myron and Vivian (Cox) Weber Sr. On Nov. 27, 1959, he
was united in marriage to Nancy Lien. Bill graduated
from Mason City High School in 1953 and attended
Wartburg College for one year. From 1955-1958 he served
in the U.S. Army. He then attended Mason City Junior
College and the University of Iowa. Bill owned Mr.
Bill's Pizza in Marion, was owner and manager of the
Indian Creeke Supper Club for three years and general
manager of Hawkeye Downs for nine years. He was co-owner
of Inserts Limited for two years. Bill currently owned
Contract Management Services.
Bill was a member of First Lutheran Church and his joys
were hunting, fishing, flying and amateur photography.
Memorials may be made in Bill's memory to the Kidney
Cancer Foundation, 1988 Momentum Place, Chicago,
Illinois 60689-5319.
Please sign the online guest book for Bill at
www.murdochfuneralhome. com under obituaries.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/1/2008.
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Gertrude Marie Albers CLEAR LAKE - Gertrude Marie Albers, 91, died Saturday (March 22, 2008) at the Stewartville Care Center, Stewartville, Minn.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with Pastor Jeff Ungs officiating. Inurnment will be in the Concord Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Betty Bowers CLEAR LAKE - Betty Bowers, 74, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Buffalo Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Richard Murray officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
The visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center and one hour before the service at the church.
Online tributes or personal emails may be left at www.winterfuneralhome.com
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 641-562-2858. www.winterfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Margaret Ryan "Margy" Chambers Margaret "Margy" Ryan Chambers died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, following a short illness of pancreatic cancer.
She was born in Osage, and grew up in Austin, Minn., and Mason City. Her funeral took place in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 15.
Her interment will take place at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 4, at Elmwood-St. Joseph's Cemetery in Mason City.
Memorials may be made in Margaret's honor to the LACMA, c/o Docent Council Bus Fund, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 or to St. Anne's Home, 155 N. Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026. Arr. O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home, St. Paul, Minn., 651-698-0796.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008
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Thomas P. "Tommy"
Curran  Thomas P. "Tommy" Curran, 70, of Richfield, Minn., passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Friday (March 28, 2008) after a courageous battle with diabetes and cancer.
He was the husband of Julie Haight-Curran and the father of Kathleen Curran. Julie and Tom celebrated 31 years of marriage on Oct. 25, 2007. Tom was born Aug. 8, 1937, in Detroit, Mich., the eldest son of the late Paul and Mary Alice (Fye) Curran of Royal Oak, Mich.
Tommy was an amazing man of uncommon intelligence, good humor, far reaching curiosity and generosity. He was a student his entire life continually following new areas of interest while digging deeper into old familiar realms. The constants in his life were the love of his wife and daughter, music and chess. He loved talking with people about nearly anything conjuring up story after story relating to the topic at hand. His knowledge of jazz, in particular be-bop, was legendary having grown up in Detroit at the knees of the great Detroit bop piano players. Whenever Tommy played a crowd would gather to hear the master at work. He was the real deal.
Tommy's chess playing was described by opponent and friend, John Loftus, as theoretical and analytical. Tommy's original mentor, Shane O'Neill, described Tommy's style as resilient. One of Tom's last winning games is a marvel of creativity, full of unexpected turns which ultimately bewildered his opponent - who thought till the end he had Tommy rolled up. Tommy knew better ultimately outwitting his opponent.
Favorite times with Tommy were our numerous road trips. It was a time that we had all to ourselves. One of Tom's recent interests was geology. Trips out west with geology book in hand, camera at the ready to shoot the next anticline and argue endlessly about batholiths made the trips fascinating. Speaking of arguing - if you couldn't cite your sources, you were in pretty big trouble.
Never was Tom happier than when he could spend time and talk with his daughter, Katie. Tom's pride in Katie didn't have to do with what Katie did, but how she did it. He taught her to think analytically, critically, thoroughly; to be confident in her decisions and to follow through. He loved her with all his heart.
Tommy touched many people. He was one of the few people who could help you through a thorny problem, give you concrete advice that would produce results, give you courage and the strength to face the situation head on. He stayed in your corner believing in you until you could believe in yourself. He gave of his knowledge and intelligence freely, it was his gift to you. We are all better people because we knew Tommy.
Tom earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University, a masters degree from Michigan State University (where he also studied for a doctorate in philosophy), and a law degree (JD) from the University of Iowa.
Tommy's professional career included positions as a legal editor and research scientist with West Publishing in Egan, Minn., retiring in 2000, university lecturer at Grambling University and professional musician.
Survivors include his wife, Julie; daughter, Kathleen (and husband John) Curran-Lavendoski, of Austin, Texas; brother, James (and wife Patricia) of Warren, Ohio; sister, Sarah (and husband Jeff) Paige of North Carolina; mother-in-law, Sis Haight, of Mason City; bothers-in-law, Alan Haight of Mason City and Balkuu Kumangai of Palau, Micronesia; many nieces, nephews and their children; and many cousins from the Curran, Fye, Hogan and Rooney branches of his family.
Memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave. S., Edina, 952-924-4100. In true Minnesota style, please bring an anecdote to share. A reception will follow at the family home.
Memorials can be made to the Tom Curran Memorial Jazz Fund c/o US Bank, 7001 France Ave S., Edina, MN 55435, or the Richfield Fire Department, 6700 Portland Ave. S., Richfield, MN 55423.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Charles E. Geesman MASON CITY - Charles E. Geesman, 94, of 835 Sixth St. S.E., Mason City, died Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Jon M. Seda officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery with full military honors conducted by members of the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Charles was born the son of John C. and Stella (Schroeder) Geesman on Nov. 9, 1913, in Sutherland. The family moved to Alden, Minn., when Charles was a small child. He attended school in Alden and moved to Mason City in 1936.
He was married to Arlene Berg in 1939 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Charles enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1942, and proudly served until October 1945. He was employed by Davey and Moen Construction and the Pittsburgh Glass Co. until he started his own business, The Mason City Paint and Glass Co. He sold the business when he retired in 1976.
Charles enjoyed playing golf, bowling and most sports until he lost his eyesight. He had been in a wheelchair since 1992. He also listened to the Twins, Vikings and music. Charles was a proud veteran and a member of the VFW Post 733 and Holy Family Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene Geesman, of Mason City; brothers, Howard "Pete" (Marilyn) Geesman of Eagle Grove and John Gordon Geesman of Charles City; sisters, Florence White of Fargo, N.D., and Eileen (Bob) Wellman of Los Alamitos, Calif.; sister-in-law, Beverly (Reuben) Johnson of Ringsted; brother-in-law, Don (Dorothy) Berg of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; his favorite niece, Rose Marie Mills, of Mason City; his two favorite nephews, John T. Geesman of Mason City and James H. Finneman and his family, of Cedar Rapids; and many other beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Gena Eddy Rouf, Lila Menke and Nina Gisch; three brothers, James W. Geesman, Gerald Geesman and Earl Geesman; and his nephew, Douglas Eddy.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Marian Milloy Graves RAYTOWN, Mo. - Marian Milloy Graves, 90, of Raytown, Mo., passed away March 18, 2008.
Marian was born Aug. 5, 1917, in Rockford. She was the daughter of William and Bernice Kivell Milloy.
After graduation from Rockford High School, she taught in the rural Fullerton School south of the Milloy Farm and attended Hamilton's in Mason City.
Marian was married to Wesley Graves of Marble Rock for 65 years until his death in August 2007.
Marian moved to the Kansas City, Mo., area in 1952 and had lived in Raytown since 1953.
Marian held secretarial and administrative positions at Westinghouse Jet Aviation, C. W. Nofsinger Engineering, Lake City and the V.A. Hospital in Kansas City.
Marian was an avid rose gardener and member of the American Rose Society and Raytown Garden Club.
Marian leaves behind her son, Jeffrey Graves, DDS, and his wife, Jan, of Kansas City; and three sisters living in Iowa, Joyce Dow of Rockford, Louise Moore of Mason City and Irene Vorhes of Marble Rock.
Private graveside services were held the first day of spring, March 20, at Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo.
Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Helene Johnson ST. ANSGAR - Helene Johnson, 88, of St. Ansgar, died on Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at the Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 641-713-4920.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Mavis A. Madole  FORT MADISON - Mavis A. Madole, 77, formerly of Mason City, died on Monday (March 31, 2008) at Fort Madison Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City, with Pastor Dave Collins officiating from Calvary First Assembly of God Church in Fort Madison. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral on Friday.
Memorials may be directed to Calvary First Assembly of God Church, Fort Madison.
She was born on April 16, 1930, in Swaledale, to William and Lacretia (Bradley) Smith. Mavis was married to Leo Greene, Robert Dunlap Sr., and Harold Madole; they all preceded her in death. She was a cook at various cafes and restaurants in the Mason City area. Mavis was a member of Calvary First Assembly of God and loved to quilt.
She is survived by one son, John (Carolyn) Dunlap of Fort Madison; two daughters, Wanda (Robert) Gudmonson and Robin (Tony) Nagberri, both of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; seven grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; several stepchildren and stepgrandchildren.
Mavis was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, three brothers and three sisters.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Mary B. Campbell Olson MASON CITY - Mary B. Campbell Olson, 89, of 302 Second St. N.E., died Sunday (March 30, 2008) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment will be in the Rockwell Cemetery, Rockwell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Mary B. Campbell Olson Memorial Fund.
Mary was born Oct. 13, 1918, near rural Latimer, Franklin County, the daughter of Carl and Martha (Harris) Jorgensen. She attended schools in Franklin and Hancock Counties and later received her GED at North Iowa Area Community College, NIACC. She went on to receive her nurses training at NIACC and worked at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital. Mary lived in Wesley, Latimer, Rockwell and moved to Mason City in 1974.
She married Roger Campbell Dec. 22, 1937. He died in 1973. She would later marry Earl Goodnow in 1979, John Berding in 1985 and Melvin Olson in 1991. They would all precede her in death.
Mary was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Senior Citizens Center and Queen Rebekah Lodge where she was a past Nobel Grand. She enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, especially the trip she made to Alaska with her family in 2000.
Mary is survived by two daughters, Jean Bills and husband, Ernest, of Clear Lake, and Betty Maassen and husband, Cary, of Mason City; grandchildren, Kevin Bills and wife, Barbara, of Loveland, Colo., Mark Bills and wife, Christy, of Adel, Darin Bills and wife, Kate, of Waukee, Eric Maassen and wife, Nicole, of Elm Grove, Wis., Jeffrey Maassen and wife, Rachel, of North Liberty; great-grandchildren, Amanda, Nicholas, Sean and Blaise Bills, Henry and Lucy Maassen; special step-daughter and friend, Ruth Rosenthal, of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents, four husbands, and brother, Harry Jorgensen and wife, Mary Jo.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Dianne Faye Schrage-Baker MASON CITY - Dianne Faye Schrage-Baker, 55, of 821 Sixth Place S.E., Mason City, died Friday (March 28, 2008) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Kathy Graves officiating. Interment will be at 2:45 p.m. Thursday in Lyn-Wood Cemetery in Clarksville.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City, and again one hour prior to services at the church.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Dianne Schrage-Baker memorial fund.
Dianne was born a twin sister and one of nine children to Ora E. and Florence "Endelman" Schrage on Nov. 6, 1952, in Waverly. She graduated in 1971 from New Hartford High School. She then attended Hawkeye Tech in Waterloo and became a LPN. In 1998 she graduated from NIACC with a degree in Mmdical secretary.
Dianne was united in marriage to Steve Baker on June 6, 1981, at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Waterloo. To this union two children were born.
She worked at various North Iowa nursing homes and hospital as an LPN which included Good Shepherd, Heritage Care Center, the Greene Nursing Home, Franklin County Hospital, Manly Care Center and then currently at the IOOF Home.
She loved nothing more than visiting with her family including her mother, sisters and her two grandchildren. She would try her luck at area casinos, listening to live bands and karaoke, taking car trips to shop and tending her vegetable garden. From the garden she would can her tomatos and green beans.
Those who will cherish her memory and hold her dear include her son and daughter Ryan and Nicole Baker, both of Waterloo; her mother, Florence, of Shell Rock; her six sisters, Marilyn and her husband, Jim Nordman, of Clarksville, Sharon and her husband, Jim Bochmann, of Greene, Janice Schrage of Dubuque, Carol and her husband, Kim Peterson, of Cedar Falls, Donna and her husband, Roy Snyder, of Winthrop, Marcia Schrage-Silvers of Shell Rock; her two grandchildren, Katherine and Ethan Baker; and many nieces and nephews.
Her father Ora, one infant twin sister, Joyce, who was a twin sister to Janice; and one brother, Steven preceded her in death.
Fullerton Funeral Home, 641-423-8676. www.fullertonfh.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/2/2008.
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Gertrude Marie Albers  CLEAR LAKE - Gertrude Marie Albers, 91, died Saturday (March 22, 2008) at the Stewartville Care Center in Stewartville, Minn.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with Pastor Jeff Ungs officiating. Inurnment will be in Concord Cemetery, Garner.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Gertrude Marie Honken was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Lanark, Ill., the daughter of Michael and Minnie (Blank) Honken. She graduated from Worthington High School, Worthington, Minn.
Gertrude was united in marriage to Marvin Prilipp on Feb. 11, 1939; to this union two children were born. She was later united in marriage to Menno Albers on Dec. 10, 1970. For most of her life she was a homemaker.
Gertrude loved embroidery work, playing cards, dancing, cooking and traveling. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
Gertrude is survived by her daughter, Marvena (Floyd) Janet of Rochester, Minn.; son, Richard (Darlene) Prilipp of Aurora, Colo.; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her two husbands, Marvin Prilipp and Menno Albers; and one sister.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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William Cerny Jr.  It is with great sadness that our family announces the sudden passing of William Cerny Jr., 51, on Sunday (March 30, 2008) at his home.
Son of William V. (JoAnne) Cerny Sr., Wausau, Wis., and Sally (Gene) Ward, Mason City, he was a graduate of Wausau East High School.
Bill, fondly known as "Billy," enjoyed the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman and spent quality time with family and friends while on salmon fishing trips and trips to Canada and northern Wisconsin. He would often be heard saying, "I'm heading up north." Bill also enjoyed many years of hunting and was always on the lookout for that "big buck." He usually had a story to tell after spending a weekend up north with his longtime friends. He loved to travel to Virginia Beach, Va., in summers with his extended family. His family has fond memories of him relaxing underneath his umbrella in his beach chair. In summer you could see Bill going for walks in his neighborhood, and he was looking forward to bike rides on his new mountain bike. He also had a new passion for landscaping and took pride in developing the yard around his home with the assistance of family and friends.
Bill loved his work as a realtor for Keller Williams and took pride in finding just the right homes for his clients. It was well known that you could call on Bill anytime if you had a question that needed a quick answer. He was always willing to provide assistance in any way he could. He was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Schofield, Wis., and enjoyed participating in a morning Bible study.
He was known for his gentle spirit and always took the time to be a great listener. Bill was truly invested in the lives of his family and friends through his generosity and love. "Dollar Dad" was always willing to put his two daughters first and encouraged them continually. One of his greatest joys was spending time with his grandson, who brought out his youthfulness and kept a smile on his face. He was a beloved son, father, brother, uncle, grandpa and friend. His memory will last forever, and he will be dearly missed by all those who knew him and were blessed by his life.
Survivors include his parents, William V. (JoAnne) Cerny Sr., Wausau, and Sally (Gene) Ward, Mason City; his children, Jessica (Kenneth) Bloom, Wausau, and Rachel (David) Griffin, Lombard, Ill.; one grandson, Gavin Bloom; his siblings, Laura (James) Lalor, Mason City, Stafford (Linda) Cerny, Wausau, and Paul (Sarah) Kaler, St. Louis.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Collier Cerny.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, April 3, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Schofield, with the Rev. Ryan Wolfe officiating.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of services today at the church.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in William Cerny Jr.'s name.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.
Arrangements are with Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home in Wausau, Wis.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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Daniel Wayne Henaman ADAMS, Minn. - Daniel Wayne Henaman, 57, of Adams, Minn., died Monday (March 31, 2008) at his residence.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Clasen-Jordan Mortuary Chapel, 209 Second Ave. N.W. in Austin, Minn., with Father Joe Fogal officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Friday at the funeral home.
Clasen-Jordan Mortuary, 507-433-5727.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008
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Helene E. Johnson ST. ANSGAR - Helene E. Johnson, 88, of St. Ansgar, died Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Arrangements are with Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 641-713-4920.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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JoAnn L. Johnson BANCROFT - JoAnn L. Johnson, 76, of Bancroft, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at Heritage Nursing Home in Bancroft.
A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Bancroft with Pastor Jerry D. Miller officiating. Burial will be Greenwood Township Cemetery, Bancroft.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, and will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, 515- 885-2521. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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Richard A. "Dick" Kolpin  BELMOND - Richard A. Kolpin, 63, formerly of Belmond, passed away Thursday (March 27, 2008) at his home in Kennewick, Wash.
A memorial service and celebration of his life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Belmond.
Dick was born June 6, 1944, to Richard Kolpin and Minnie (Erdman) Kolpin. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at St. John's Lutheran Church in Belmond. He graduated from Belmond High School in 1962 and moved to California following graduation.
He was called to military duty, serving two years in the U.S. Army. Following his discharge, he continued his employment with Ford Motor Co. He later worked for Uno Cal, eventually transferring to Kennewick, Wash. Dick was recently retired.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Wendy, of Kennewick, Wash.; two sons, Allen Kolpin and Brandon Kolpin of California; his mother, Minnie Johnson of Belmond; one sister, Karleen (David) Humphrey of Clear Lake; two brothers, Dallas (Paula) Johnson and David (Ruth) Johnson of Belmond; stepchildren, David and Jennifer; and grandson, Brandon Kolpin.
Dick was preceded in death by his father, Richard Kolpin; stepfather, Harris Johnson; maternal and paternal grandparents, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
We love you Dick, and will miss you!
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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Raymond Shepardson
Millard  MANLY - Raymond Shepardson Millard, 85, of Manly, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
A funeral mass will be held for Raymond at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 412 N. Broadway in Manly, with the Rev. David G. Kucera officiating.
Following the mass there will be a luncheon in the fellowship hall at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Rockwell with full military rites conducted by members of the Edward Tosel American Legion Post No. 110, of Manly.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St. in Manly, with a Christian rosary being said at 6 p.m.
Raymond Shepardson Millard was born on June 24, 1922, in Shelby, the son of Albert and Maud (Norman) Millard. He attended school in West Port, S.D., before moving to Mason City in the late 1930s. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on June 12, 1942, at Fort Des Moines, serving overseas in World War II in Africa, Italy, France and Germany until his honorable discharge Oct. 9, 1945, at Camp Chaffee, Ark.
He was united in marriage to Virginia Scholl on Sept. 7, 1946, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. Ray started farming in 1946 in Rockwell and continued to farm in the Kensett area for more than 40 years until his retirement.
Ray and Virginia enjoyed traveling and wintering in Weslaco, Texas. Ray also enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his grandchildren.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly, Edward Tosel American Legion Post No. 110 and the Clear Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Virginia Millard, of Manly; his children, LaVern (Rosemary) Millard of Independence and Beverly (Darreld "Buzz") Petersen of Clear Lake; five grandchildren, Jeff (Kim) Millard of Waterloo, Ray (Angela) Millard of Lenexa, Kan., Nicholas Millard of Menomonie, Wis., Darren (Renee) Petersen of Grafton, and Darreld Petersen III, of Clear Lake; seven great-grandchildren, Derek and Timothy Millard of Waterloo, Charlotte Millard of Lenexa, Kan., Nicole, Ryan, Jenna and Luke Petersen of Grafton; his sister, Lois Muth of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake; as well as many extended family members and friends.
His parents, stepmother, a daughter, Barbara Jane Millard; three sisters, eight brothers, four stepsisters, a stepbrother and a half brother, and a half sister, preceded him in death.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 641-454-2242
www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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Gene D. Moen NORA SPRINGS - Gene D. Moen, 71, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/3/2008.
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Adam J. Benish  JOLIET, Ill. - Adam J. Benish passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday (April 1, 2008).
Adam is survived by his loving wife, Amy M. Benish (Schildknecht) of Joliet, Ill.; parents, Edward and Pamela Benish, of Winona, Minn.; sister, Lisa Benish, of St. Paul, Minn.; paternal grandmother, Mary D. Benish, of Mason City; maternal grandfather, Lester Marth, of Mason City; father-in-law, Adolph J. Schildknecht and Christina Wiersgalla, of Eau Claire, Wis.; mother-in-law, Donna M. Schildknecht and Kenneth Stark, of Winona, Minn.; brother-in-law, Adolph T. and Amanda Schildknecht, of Winona, Minn.; nephew, A. Dawson Schildknecht, of Winona, Minn.; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and his loving dog, "Daisy."
Preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Raymond F. Benish and maternal grandmother, Doris Marth.
Born Aug. 29, 1976, in Mason City, Iowa. Adam was a devoted husband, loving son and brother. He was an avid international traveler, restorer of old homes, had an inquisitive mind and a wonderful sense of humor.
Adam was an engineer for International Titanium Powder, LLC, Lockport, Ill.
He also served in the United States Navy (1995-2001) as a Nuclear Machinist Mate stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1995, recently graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, and was pursuing a master's degree in materials science and engineering.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made payable to the Illinois Institute of Technology for a scholarship fund in memory of Adam J. Benish.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd. Joliet, Ill., with a memorial celebration beginning at 5 p.m.
An additional gathering will be held from noon until 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the Holzinger Lodge in Winona, Minn.
Arrangements are with Tezak Funeral Home, 815-722-0524. www.tezakfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Ruth Binkard BRITT - Ruth Binkard, 94, of Britt, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt.
Cataldo Funeral Home, 641-843-3811. www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Betty Jean Bowers  CLEAR LAKE - Betty Jean Bowers, 74, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at the Buffalo Center United Methodist Church, with Pastor Richard Murray, Opportunity Village, officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.
Visitation was held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3 at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center and one hour before the service today at the church.
Betty Jean Bowers was born on Feb. 23, 1934, in Buffalo Center, to George and Mattie (Spencer) Bowers. She had one sister, Shirley Orthel of Clear Lake.
Betty was born with special mental and physical needs and therefore helped shape each member of her loving family. Betty, affectionately known as Tootie, lived with her parents until she was 40 years old.
At that time (Handicap Village) Opportunity Village was getting underway in Clear Lake and she settled in as a resident with what was to become a large second family. There she resided until she moved in with Jesus on April 1, 2008. She will live in her heavenly home for eternity.
She will be sadly missed by her Mom, Mattie; and her sister, Shirley; and extended family: Jim and Diane Orthel, of Ventura, and their children, Jennifer of Austin, Texas, and Josh of Iowa City; Laurie and Dave Michael, of Denton, Texas, and their sons, Lt. Ben, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps., and Ltjg. Nate, serving in the United States Navy, and his wife, Jenn, of Virginia Beach, Va.; Deb and Dale Dykema of Grand Rapids, Mich., and their children, Caleb, Abby, Jesse, Lydia, and Moriah; Bob and Christy Orthel, of Springfield, Mo., and children Noah and Bailey, of Charles City; and all her good friends at Opportunity Village and at Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake.
Her father, George, preceded her in death in July of 1997.
Online tributes or personal e-mails may be left at www.winterfuneralhome.com
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 641-562-2858. www.winterfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Verna E. Dobel MASON CITY - Verna E. Dobel, 82, of 700 Sixth Place S.E., died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at the Heritage Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Emmanual Lutheran Church, Grafton with the Rev. Wayne T. Ellingson and Irmgard Ellingson officiating. Interment will be in the Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. and continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Verna E. Dobel Memorial Fund.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-421-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Helene E. Johnson ST. ANSGAR - Helene E. Johnson, 88, of St. Ansgar, one-time resident of Mason City, died Tuesday (April 1, 2008) at Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Robert Porisch officiating. Burial will be in First Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.
Helene E. Johnson was born Oct. 25, 1919, to Marion and Cecelia (Hansen) Jensen in Mitchell County. She lived in the St. Ansgar area and married Selmer Johnson in 1954. Helene worked at Good Samaritan Center as Head Cook.
She loved her spending time with her children and grandchildren, traveling and cooking. She moved to the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar in May 2004, and appreciated the excellent care she received.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Selmer; brothers, Orlo, Merle, and Harold; sisters, Edna Beureman and Maurine Moore.
Helene is survived by her two daughters, Betty Snook of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Norma Johnson, of Tucson, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Kristi (Rick) Kleinschmidt, of Plainfield, Kirt (Amy) Snook, of Mason City, and Kelli Slaughter of Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight great-grandchildren, M.J. Hulsing, Alex Hulsing, Erica Hulsing, Amber Snook, Sara Snook, A.J. Snook, Brett Slaughter and Dalton Slaughter; two brothers, Art Jensen, of Osage, and Clarence Jensen, of Brainard, Minn.
Arrangements are with Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar. 641-713-4920.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Eugene David Moen  NORA SPRINGS - Eugene "Gene" David Moen, 71, of Nora Springs, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye in Nora Springs. Burial will immediately follow at Rock Grove Cemetery in Nora Springs.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today, April 4, at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel and 30 minutes prior to the service.
Gene was born June 21, 1936, at Osage, the son of Lloyd and Mollie Moen. Gene graduated from St. Ansgar High School in 1955.
Gene loved cars, especially his newly acquired 1950 Ford chopped top. He also had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make others laugh with his jokes.
Gene is survived by: one son, Scott (Staci) Moen, of Austin, Minn.; three daughters, Kathy (Mike) Stowe, of Broken Arrow, Okla., Donna Moen, of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Christy Moen, of Pawnee, Kan.; four step-daughters, Brenda Dilbeck, Kelly (Dean) Miller , Vickie (Bill) Norby and Michelle (Keith) Warner; one stepson, Rickie (Sandy) Bly; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one brother, Ron (Bette) Moen, of Clarkston, Mich.; and many other relatives and friends
He was preceded in death by one brother, Roger; his parents, Lloyd and Mollie; his wife, Norma; and one stepson, Joseph Bly.
Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 641-749-2210. www.colonialchapel.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Vivian M. Mork NEW HAVEN - Vivian M. Mork, 94, of New Haven, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at her home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. 641-732-3706.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Dennis Carl Priebe LONE ROCK - Dennis Carl Priebe, 71, of Lone Rock, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church in Lone Rock, with Donna Steven officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Dentist Priebe Memorial Fund.
Arrangements are with Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Bancroft. 515-885-2521. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Delores Suby MASON CITY - Delores Suby, 76, of Mason City, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Arrangements are incomplete with Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 641-423-0924. www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Cody Wanken HAMPTON - Cody Wanken, 20, of Hampton, died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) in San Diego, Calif.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. 641-456-3232.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/4/2008.
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Adam J. Benish  JOLIET, Ill. - Adam J. Benish passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday (April 1, 2008).
Adam is survived by his loving wife, Amy M. Benish (Schildknecht) of Joliet, Ill.; parents, Edward and Pamela Benish, of Winona, Minn.; sister, Lisa Benish, of St. Paul, Minn.; paternal grandmother, Mary D. Benish, of Mason City; maternal grandfather, Lester Marth, of Mason City; father-in-law, Adolph J. Schildknecht and Christina Wiersgalla, of Eau Claire, Wis.; mother-in-law, Donna M. Schildknecht and Kenneth Stark, of Winona, Minn.; brother-in-law, Adolph T. and Amanda Schildknecht, of Winona, Minn.; nephew, A. Dawson Schildknecht, of Winona, Minn.; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, friends and his loving dog, "Daisy."
Preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Raymond F. Benish and maternal grandmother, Doris Marth.
Born Aug. 29, 1976 in Mason City, Iowa. Adam was a devoted husband, loving son and brother. He was an avid international traveler, restorer of old homes, had an inquisitive mind and a wonderful sense of humor.
Adam was an engineer for International Titanium Powder, LLC, Lockport, Ill.
He also served in the United States Navy (1995-2001) as a Nuclear Machinist Mate stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1995, recently graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Materials Science and Engineering, and was pursuing a Master's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made payable to the Illinois Institute of Technology for a scholarship fund in memory of Adam J. Benish.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today, Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the Tezak Funeral Home, 1211 Plainfield Rd. Joliet, Ill., with a Memorial Celebration beginning at 5 p.m.
An additional gathering will be held from Noon until 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the Holzinger Lodge in Winona, Minn.
Arrangements are with Tezak Funeral Home, 815-722-0524.
www.tezakfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Wilbur C. Biederman OSAGE - Wilbur Clarence Biederman, 87, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit.
Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, at the United Church of Christ in Osage with Pastor Ruth Moerdyk officiating. Inurnment will be at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Mitchell, with military honors at the grave by Osage VFW Post 7920 and Grafton American Legion Post 616.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Ruth Binkard BRITT - Ruth Binkard, 94, of Britt, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Britt with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Britt United Methodist Church or the Britt Swimming Pool Fund.
Cataldo Funeral Home, 641-843-3811.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Verna E. Dobel  MASON CITY - Verna E. Dobel, 82, of 700 Sixth Place S.E., died Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at Heritage Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grafton, with the Rev. Wayne T. Ellingson and Irmgard Ellingson, A.I.M., officiating. Interment will be in the Grafton Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and continue one hour before the services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the Verna E. Dobel Memorial Fund.
Verna Evelyn (Borchardt) Dobel was born Jan. 13, 1926, in Union Township, Worth County, to Ferdinand August Borchardt and Lydia Marie Louise (Hinsman) Borchardt. She was baptized on Feb. 7, 1926, by the Rev. Carl Landdeck with her sponsors being Reinhold and Anna Koehler. She was confirmed March 17, 1940, by the Rev. H.L. Lechner. Her confirmation verse was Colossians 3:17.
Verna grew up on a farm four miles south of Grafton and attended country schools near her home. She moved to a farm northeast of Rock Falls in 1933 and continued her schooling graduating valedictorian in 1944 from Rock Falls High School. She worked in Mason City for several years before marrying Donald Dobel on Feb. 12, 1950, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton.
She set up housekeeping on the Dobel farmstead northeast of Manly and continued living there until moving to an acreage one mile from the home place. Three children were born to this union, David, Karen and James. Besides working on the farm, Verna was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church where she graciously and joyfully taught Sunday school and served in an administrative capacity for 35 years.
She was a member of the Women of the ELCA and the Marian and Martha circles of the church as well as served on an evangelism committee and wrote to church visitors and thank-yous to church members. She also was a member of the Shell Rock Dinner Club, acted as township clerk, enjoyed playing cards, traveling and loved her home.
Verna is survived by a son, James Dobel and Becky of Manly; daughter, Karen Day and husband, Larry, of Mason City; grandchildren, Chris Dobel and wife, Jennifer, of Urbana, Scott Dobel of Manly, Allison Day of Mason City and Amber Day of Cincinnati, Ohio, and her special friend, Matthew Andersen; brother, Glenn Borchardt and wife. Marie. of Mason City; sisters-in-law, Esther Borchardt of Mason City and Dorothy Coonrod of Mason City; several nieces and nephews.
Verna is preceded in death by her parents, son David in 1968; husband Donald in 2005; and a brother, Marvin.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Kayden Mitchell Johnson GARNER - Kayden Mitchell Johnson, the infant son of Mitchell and Brooke (Ulrich) Johnson of Garner, was delivered silent on Wednesday (April 2, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held 3 p.m. today, Saturday, April 5, at Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with the Rev. Dale Glawatz of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating.
Cataldo Funeral Home, 641-923-2841.
www.cataldofuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Vivian M. Mork NEW HAVEN - Vivian M. Mork, 94, of New Haven, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at her home.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 7, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven with the Rev. Ray E. Atwood officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. and a Scripture wake service at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before services at the church.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706.
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Rozella F. Osborn  CHARLES CITY - Rozella F. Osborn, 94, formerly of 1611 N. Grand Ave. in Charles City, died Friday morning (April 4, 2008) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 601 Milwaukee St. in Charles City, with the Rev. Gary Van Wert officiating. Interment will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.
The family will greet relatives and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. The visitation will continue one hour prior to Rozella's services on Monday at the church.
Those wishing to extend memorials may direct them to the family, in C/O of her son, Gary Osborn, 1307 N. Grand Ave., Charles City, IA 50616.
Condolences, stories or thoughts may be sent to the family in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home on line at www.fullertonfh.com.
Rozella Frances (Hoy) Osborn was born Jan. 27, 1914, in rural Charles City, the daughter of James and Kathryne (Harold) Hoy. She attended school in Colwell and enjoyed playing basketball while in school.
Rozella was united in marriage to Neil W. Osborn on June 12, 1936, in Charles City. She had been a lifelong resident of the Charles City area. Rozella had been a homemaker most all of her life. Her greatest joy in life was caring for and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1968 Neil and Rozella lost their home in the tornado and eventually rebuilt on the same home site.
At one time, Rozella was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Charles City Senior Citizens and played in the Senior Citizens Center Band. Her hobbies and interests included playing cards, especially Canasta and 500. She was a lover of trees, organizing garage sales and very fond of "Corky," "Billy," "Oscar," "Abbey," "Bo," "Chloe," "Tasha," "Zoey," "Clipper" and "Roman" the pet dogs throughout the years. Rozella enjoyed watching Tiger Woods on TV, coffee time in the mornings with neighbors and cheering on the mens' softball games with her sister, Lucinda Belknap, at Westwood Park where her son, Gary, ran the concessions and would enjoy a hotdog and a beer afterwards. Her 90th birthday celebration was held at Wildwood Golf Course in Charles City, it was a very special time for her spent with family and friends.
Those grateful for having had the privilege of sharing in Rozella's life are her three children, Gary (Barbara) Osborn of Charles City, Ron (Peg) Osborn of Dixon, Ill., and Kathryne (Dennis) Smaagaard of Eden Prairie, Minn.; her five grandchildren, Chuck (Teresa) Osborn of Elgin, Minn., Sharon (Kreg) Swedeen of Dalton, Minn., Jamie (Kelly) Osborn of Waukee, Colin Smaagaard of Chicago, Ill., and Garrett Smaagaard of Minneapolis, Minn.; her four great-grandchildren, Joey Osborn, Josh (Shanda) Osborn, Matt Osborn and Michael Osborn; and one brother, Calvin Hoy, of Charles City.
Rozella is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Neil W. Osborn on June 14, 1992; one sister, Lucinda Belknap; three brothers, Marvin, Don and Bernard Hoy; two half-brothers, Harold LaBayre and Marion Hoy.
Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 641-228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Joseph Snyder CHARLES CITY - Joseph Snyder, 78, of Charles City, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at his residence.
A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City with the Rev. Carl Ries, officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery at Charles City. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St. in Charles City, with a 4:30 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil scriptural wake service. Visitation will continue at the church an hour prior to the Mass.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, www.hauserfh.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Delores E. Suby  MASON CITY - Delores E. Suby, 76, of Mason City, died Thursday (April 3, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with a prayer service at 5 p.m. , with the Rev. Mark Lavrenz of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will be in Brush Point Cemetery in Fertile at a later date.
Memorials may be directed to the Delores Suby Memorial Fund.
Delores Elizabeth Borchardt was born March 17, 1932, in rural Plymouth, the daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Borchardt. She graduated from Rock Falls High School in 1949.
She worked for the Osage Knitting Mill as a flat knitter for five years. She also did secretarial work for various churches.
On Sept. 28, 1956, she married Boyd C. Suby in Grafton. In 1957 she moved to Fertile and later moved to Mason City in 1986. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
She enjoyed watching her grandchildren, crocheting, and gardening flowers and vegetables. Delores was a resident at Heritage Care Center for the last several years.
She is survived by her husband, Boyd; her children, Cindy Bidne and husband, Kevin, of Fertile, Jean Leraaen of Mason City, and Joan Snyder and husband, Jeff, of Meservey; two brothers, Galen Borchardt and wife, Melba, of Forest City and Glendon Borchardt of Osage; five grandchildren, Katelyn, Tyler, John, Adam and Katie. She is also survived by many relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two daughters, Peggy Sue Suby and Rochelle Suby.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 641-423-0924.
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
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Donald Joseph Walk  MASON CITY - Donald Joseph Walk 79, died Friday (April 4, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. in Mason City.
Inurnment will be in the Tower Columbarium Niche at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, with full military honors conducted by members of the Mason City Veterans Memorial Association.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.
Donald Joseph Walk was born Sept. 10, 1928, the son of Edward and Ruby (Rondeau) Walk. He graduated from the Marinette High School, Marinette, Wis.
Donald was drafted into the U.S. Army and later honorably discharged. Donald was united in marriage to Vera B. Pfaffl on Jan. 3, 1953, in Menominee, Mich.; to this union two children were born.
Donald worked for the Chicago Northwestern Rail Road; holding various positions and retiring after 40 years of service in December1988. He enjoyed bowling, shooting pool, cars, traveling, and going south for the winter months.
He was an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, American Legion and past member of the Moose Lodge.
Donald is survived by his wife of 55 years, Vera B. Walk, of Mason City; children, Sandra (Larry) Krueger of Eagle Lake, Minn., Jeffrey (Yvonne) Walk of Jacksonville, N.C.; grandchildren, Gene (Karla) Barnes of Killeen, Texas, Brandie (Tim) Rowe of Elkhart, Ind.; great-grandchild, Eva Barnes; brother-in-law, Orville Jacobson of Marinette, Wis.; nephew, Brian (Vicki) Summers of Mount Vernon, Ill.; cousins, Joanne (Ron) DuCharme, Alice (Jerry) Bero, Pat (Sharon) Pfaffl and Betty Pfaffl; along with other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, infant sister, Patricia Walk; sister, Marge Jacobson; brother, Edward Walk; and cousin Jerry Pfaffl.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372. www.colonialchapels.com
Published in the Globe Gazette on 4/5/2008.
Posted by Gene Manning
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