Hubert L. Dieterich
U.S. Army
 OSAGE
- Hubert L. Dieterich, 82, of Osage died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010, at
the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Osage with the Rev. Dennis Hanson officiating.
Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military honors at the
gravesite by Osage American Legion Post 278.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage.
Hubert was born June 18, 1928, near Rudd, the son of George and Wilma
(Erdmann) Dieterich. He attended country schools and graduated from Rudd
High School in 1946. He was united in marriage to Betty Mathiesen on May
23, 1953, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osage. Hubert then served in
the U.S. Army for two years at Ft. Riley, Kan.
After his military service they returned to the family farm. Hubert
retired in 1990 and they moved to Osage. He belonged to Our Savior's
Lutheran Church for 47 years, the Osage American Legion and the North
Iowa Vintage Club. Hubert enjoyed collecting antiques, his 1951
Studebaker, taking newlyweds on their first ride in his 1925 Model T
Ford, traveling and bus tours.
Hubert is survived by his wife, Betty Dieterich of Osage; his son, Gary
(Susan) Dieterich of Rudd and their son, Curtis; one brother, Fred (Ardis);
two sisters-in-law: Irene Thompson and Doris North; seven nephews:
Maurice, Mike and Jim Dieterich, Douglas, Darwin, Dennis and David
Thompson; and one niece, Debra Barclay.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law: Dean
Thompson and Martin North, Jr.
Information available and condolences accepted at
www.champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Patricia Hogan
ACKLEY - Patricia Hogan, 65, of rural Ackley died Thursday, Sept. 30,
2010, at her home.
Funeral services for Patricia Hogan will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at
the Linn's Funeral Chapel, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Linn's Funeral
Home.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Vernell G. Kvale
LAKE MILLS - Vernell G. Kvale, 79, of Lake Mills died Thursday, Sept.
30, 2010, at his home in Lake Mills.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E.
Main St., Lake Mills.
You can contact the family with online condolences at:
www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com,
641-592-0221.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Ann Morrison
MASON CITY - Ann A. Morrison, 79, Mason City, died Thursday, Sept. 30,
2010, at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
Arrangements are pending at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory,
641-423-0924,
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Mildred O'Donnell
MASON CITY - Mildred O'Donnell, 87, of Mason City died Thursday Sept.
30, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapels.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapels, 126 Third Street N.E., Mason City,
Iowa 50401; 641-423-2372;
www.colonialchapels.com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Agnes Strumpel
WEST LIBERTY - Agnes Strumpel, 98, of West Liberty died Sept. 28,
2010, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.
Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Henderson-Barker Funeral
Home, West Liberty.
Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church, Iowa City.
Graveside service at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran
Cemetery in Latimer.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com.
Memorials may be made to Lutheran Bible Translators.
Henderson-Barker Funeral Home, 319-627-2151.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Dorothy Jean Zeigler
COUNCIL BLUFFS -Dorothy Jean Zeigler, 86, of Council Bluffs, formerly
of Algona, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, at the Risen Son Nursing Home in
Council Bluffs.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Oakcrest Funeral Services
in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the
First Congregational United Church of Christ with the Rev. Karen Dearchs
officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery.
Oakcrest Funeral Services-Algona, 515-295-3731,
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 1, 2010
Posted on 1 October 2010
Suzanne M. Cornwell
DES MOINES - Suzanne Mary Cornwell,
78, formerly of Mason City, died Sunday Aug. 22, 2010 at
Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A memorial service honoring Suzanne's life will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in
Urbandale. Private committal services will take place at
a later date.
Suzanne requested that any memorial contributions be
made to St. Stephen Lutheran Church, the Animal Rescue
League or Planned Parenthood.
Iles Funeral Homes - Westover Chapel, 6337 Hickman Road,
Des Moines, 515-276-4567.
Published in Globe Gazette on October
2, 2010
Donald J. Hildman
 MASON
CITY - Donald J. Hildman, 82, died Thursday (Sept. 30,
2010) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Monday Oct. 4,
2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams,
Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth B. Gehling as
Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic
Cemetery in Wesley.
Visitation will be held from 3 until 5 p.m. today,
Sunday, Oct. 3, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
126 Third St. N.E., where a Scriptural wake service will
be held at 4:30 p.m. Visitation will also continue one
hour prior to Mass on Monday at Holy Family.
Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be
made to the Donald J. Hildman Memorial Fund in care of
Ann Lampe, 3940 Scenic Drive, Waterloo, IA 50701.
Donald Joseph Hildman was born on May 25, 1928, in
Wesley to Joseph and Isabel (Matz) Hildman. As a child
he lived with his family on farms near Britt, Clear
Lake, Ventura and Rockwell. He graduated from Ventura
High School amongst the Class of 1947.
In 1955 he again moved with his family to the Plymouth
area where they raised cattle and farmed the land.
Donald always loved dancing. He met Marie Hadacek while
dancing at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. They would
be united in marriage in 1960 in Duncan.
Once he and Marie were married he continued to farm and
picked up a sales route for Broadbent Distributing as
well. Donald enjoyed farming and looked forward to
running into fellow farmers while in town.
Family was always a main factor for Donald. He loved
spending time with family and friends and would always
put the needs of those around him before his own. He
also enjoyed watching sports on television and cheering
on the Minnesota Twins and Iowa Hawkeyes with his
daughter Jean.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and a
former member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in
Plymouth.
Those grateful for having shared in Donald's life are
his daughter, Ann (Douglas) Lampe, Waterloo;
grandchildren, Marcus and Allison, Waterloo; sister,
Ruth Hildman, Mason City; and many sisters and
brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and other
relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Marie;
daughter, Jean; and a brother, Raymond.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason City,
641-423-2372.
www.colonialchapels.com
Published in Globe Gazette from
October 2 to October 3, 2010
Vernell Gordon Kvale
U.S.
Army
 LAKE
MILLS - Vernell Gordon Kvale, 79, of Lake Mills, passed
away at his home on Sept. 30, 2010, following a lengthy
battle with cancer. It was his 79th birthday.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. at Salem
Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010,
with Pastor David E. Jordon officiating.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday evening, Oct. 4,
at Mittlestadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St., Lake
Mills, and again one hour prior to the service at the
church.
Burial will take place at Salem Memorial Cemetery in
Lake Mills, with military rites performed by Lake Mills
Otto/Chose Post No. 235.
The family requests memorials be made to Salem Lutheran
Church or Muse-Norris Hospice Unit in Mason City in his
honor.
Vernell was born at his parents' home in rural Winnebago
County on Sept. 30, 1931, the son of Rudolph and Olga (Mostrom)
Kvale. Vernell was baptized in North Prairie Lutheran
Church and then confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake
Mills, which remained his church for the rest of his
life. He attended the Colby and Midlang Country Schools
through the eighth grade and graduated from Lake Mills
High School in 1949.
Following high school, Vernell lived with his sister,
Doris, and her husband, Dick, working their farm with
them near Radcliffe.
He was drafted and served on active duty in the Army
from 1953-55, achieving the rank of staff sergeant. He
was a member of the Army Reserves until 1961. He was an
active member of American Legion Otto-Chose Post No. 235
in Lake Mills, serving as Post Adjutant for over 35
years and on countless firing squads and parade honor
guards.
In 2007, he was recognized by the national American
Legion organization for 50 years of continuous
membership and in April 2009, he was part of the
Winnebago County Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. -
these were two of his proudest achievements.
Vernell married Violet Elaine Troe on April 1, 1956, at
Emmons Lutheran Church. To that union was born five
children: Cathy Jo , Valerie Gail, Roy Allan, Ellen
Louise and Neal Gordon.
Vernell and Violet farmed together near Emmons, Minn.,
until moving to Lake Mills at the end of 1981. Upon
moving to town, Vernell managed the Lake Mills Creamery
for several years, making thousands of pounds of butter
weekly for delivery to local grocery stores.
In 1987, he accepted a position as custodian at the Lake
Mills Community School where he worked for 10 years. He
loved this job because of the wonderful children and
faculty members he met at the school. After his
retirement there, he worked in carpentry with his
childhood neighbor, Ray Tweed, and later assisted
various farmers with harvesting.
Throughout his life, Vernell wrote poetry and shared
many of his original poems at Memorial Day and Veterans'
Day ceremonies and retirement parties for friends and
family.
Vernell was truly an Iowa country farm boy but later in
life, he discovered a love of travel and enjoyed
attending UNI and
University of Iowa
sporting events, a Caribbean cruise, and trips to Europe
and many destinations around the United States with
Violet and various children and grandchildren. He was
happiest being anywhere with Violet, better if they were
with their children and with as many grandchildren as
possible perched on his lap at all times. He avoided
arguments and conflict, preferring to share a smile, a
joke or a gentle word with anyone whenever possible.
Vernell is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years,
Violet; his children: Valerie, and her fiancée, Bruce
Polacek, Twin Lakes; Roy, Lake Mills; Ellen, and her
husband, Philip Giuntini, Oakton, Va.; and Neal and his
wife, Tina, Cedar Falls; four grandchildren (Samantha,
Paige, Taylor and Matthew); a sister, Doris (Dick)
Ellwood, Radcliffe; two brothers: Robert (Shirley ) and
James (Gloria) both of Lake Mills; cousins, nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by an infant brother; an infant
daughter, Cathy Jo; his parents; and his wife's parents.
You can contact the family with online condolences at:
www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, 641-592-0221.
Published in Globe Gazette from
October 1 to October 3, 2010
Bernard C.
"Bernie" Lugar
LA CROSSE - Bernard "Bernie" C. Lugar, 79, formerly of
Mason City, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held 11 a.m. Thursday,
Sept. 30, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Burial followed in Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Cemetery.
Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home, La Crosse.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 2, 2010
Ann A. Morrison
 MASON
CITY - Ann A. Morrison, 79, of Mason City, died Thursday
(Sept. 30, 2010) at the Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5,
2010, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania
Ave. with the Rev. Dan Garrietts officiating. Interment
will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4,
2010, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave. Memorials may be given to the Ann A.
Morrison Memorial Fund in care of the family.
Ann was born Dec. 2, 1930, in Manly, the daughter of
Emil and Nellie (Anderson) Kober. She graduated from
Mason City Schools and then attended the nursing program
at Mercy Hospital, attaining her nursing degree.
Ann was married to Walton B. Morrison on May 12, 1952,
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City. To this union
two sons were born, Robert and William.
She worked for the Clear Lake Medical Group from 1951
until her retirement in 1995. Ann was very active with
her son's activities and was a Cub Scout den mother and
a Sunday school teacher.
Ann loved to travel and took many family vacations
through the years. One of her most recent trips was with
one of her nieces to New York City. She was an active
and faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church for many
years. Ann loved her grandchildren and family and will
be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Ann is survived by her two sons, Robert "Bob" Morrison
and fiancé, Cheryl, of Mason City, William "Bill"
Morrison and wife, Mary, of Mason City; grandchildren,
Matthew Morrison and wife, Nicole, of Grimes, Katherine
Morrison of Iowa City, and Christine, Emily and Leah
Morrison of Mason City; sister-in-law, Marion Kober, of
Mason City and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Walton
B. Morrison in 1995, and brother, Jerry Kober.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home &
Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City,
641-423-0924.
Online condolences may be left for the family at
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Published in Globe Gazette from October 1 to October 3,
2010
Mildred O'Donnell
 MASON
CITY - Mildred O'Donnell, 87, of 4 Highland Park Ct.,
died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4,
at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third Street
N.E. Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth B. Gehling
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood St. Joseph's
Cemetery, Mason City.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3 at Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third Street N.E.
Mason City; and continue one hour prior to the service
on Monday.
As an expression of sympathy, memorials may be directed
to Hospice of North Iowa or the Senior Citizens Center,
Mason City in Mildred's memory.
Mildred Prescott was born Aug. 25, 1923, in Ventura the
daughter of George and Alvina (Zirbel) Prescott. Mildred
attended Ventura Schools. She met Edward O'Donnell at
the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake and they later were
united in marriage on Sept. 17, 1947; at Holy Family
Rectory, Mason City. They were blessed with four
children Kathryn, Mavis, Dennis and Glennis. Mildred was
a homemaker for most of her life. She enjoyed working at
AMPI for several years in the cafeteria.
Mildred enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, canning,
gardening, playing cards including belonging to the
Sixteen Card Club, The Neighborhood Card Club and the
500 Saturday Night Card Club. She really enjoyed baking
and her specialty was wedding cakes. Mildred and Ed
enjoyed dancing and going to the Senior Citizens Center.
Mildred attended Holy Family Catholic Church.
Mildred is survived by her husband Ed O'Donnell, Mason
City, children Kathryn (Navarro) Torres, Mason City,
Mavis (Doug) King, Mason City, Glennis (Mike) Kelley,
Nora Springs and Dennis (Barb) O'Donnell, Mason City;
grandchildren Michelle (Alan) Kristofitz, Katie Torres
and Brad Angell, Megan Torres, Kristina Torres, Tamie
(Monte) Ames, Tiffany O'Donnell, Nicholas O'Donnell and
Rania Gebara, Jarod Brallier and Liz French, Nicole
(Steve) Seybert, Sarah (Wayne) LaCoste, Abby Kelley,
Maggie (Matt) Pruin; 11 Great-Grandchildren; brother
Myron Prescott, Mason City; special cousin Maxine
Westover, Clear Lake; along with special nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mildred is preceded in death by her parents, one infant
sister and sister-in-law Hazel Prescott.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street N.E.,
Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com
Published in Globe Gazette from October 1 to October 2,
2010
Anna Mae Erpelding Tigges
BANCROFT - Anna Mae Erpelding Tigges,
77, formerly of Bancroft died Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010.
A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 4,
at St. John's Catholic Church, Bancroft with burial in
St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at Oakcrest
Funeral Services of Bancroft with a rosary at 4 p.m. and
a Scripture Prayer Service at 7 p.m.
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com
(515) 885-2521.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 2, 2010
Posted on 5 October 2010
Terry L. Bruns
MASON CITY - Terry L. Bruns, 59, of Mason City, died Friday, Oct. 1,
2010 at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 6, at
Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Kathy Graves of Trinity Lutheran
Church officiating.
Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday (today) at Major
Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the
American Diabetes Association
.
Terry Lee Bruns was born on Feb. 4, 1951, in Mason City, the son of Lee
V. and Phyllis R. (Hanschu) Bruns.
He attended Mason City Schools, graduating in 1969. He worked for both
Deckers and also Winnebago Industries for a period of time.
He was a former member of the Mason City Rifle and Pistol Club and also
Trinity Lutheran Church. Terry acquired many good friends through the
years and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA, 50401, 641-423-0924.
Online condolences may be left for the family at
www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Published in Globe Gazette from October 3 to October 6, 2010
Kevin Donald Clark
DUMONT - Kevin Donald Clark, 52, of Dumont, passed away Friday (Oct.
1, 2010) in Waterloo.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Sietsema-Vogel
Funeral Home in Allison. A private family service will take place prior
to the calling hours at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at a
late date.
www.sietsemavogelfuneralhomes.com
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, 641-456-3232.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 3, 2010
Willard Erwin Gisel
U.S. Army Korean War
 VENTURA
- Willard Erwin Gisel, 81, Ventura, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in the
Hancock County Medical Hospital, Britt.
A Graveside service will be at 2 p.m., Friday Oct. 8, at the Elmwood
Cemetery, Renwick, Iowa, with the Rev. Daird Korth officiating. Military
honors will be provided by Harvey-McPeak American Legion Post No. 289.
Visitation with family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, Iowa.
According to his wishes, his body has been cremated.
Memorials may be given to the Willard Gisel Memorial Fund.
Willard was born on Feb. 23, 1929, in Andrew, Iowa, the son of Robert
John and Gladys Marie (Garretson) Gisel. He graduated from Ventura High
School in 1946 where he was an all-state basketball player and earned a
college degree from the University of Northern Iowa in education. He
taught and coached at Randall, Iowa, for one year. Willard married
Gladys Nelson on June 17, 1951, in Renwick, Iowa. He was drafted into
the U.S.
Army on
July 1, 1951, and served in the Army Intelligence Department during the
Korean War.
Following an honorable discharge in 1953, he worked in the family
hardware business in Ventura, and then opened a hardware store in
Willowbrook Mall in Mason City. He served on the Cerro Gordo County
Board of Supervisors from 1978 to 1990 and on the Clear Lake Sanitary
District Board from 1991 to 2004. He was a member of the Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Ventura, the American Legion, the Cerro Gordo County
Landfill Board and longtime member of the Ventura Protective
Association.
Following retirement, he enjoyed going to Florida to visit their family.
He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan, enjoyed bowling, golfing, fishing,
playing bridge and making wine for over 40 years.
Willard is survived by his wife, Gladys Gisel, Ventura, Iowa; one son
Jeffrey R. Gisel and his wife Karen, Oviedo, Fla., daughter-in-law Donna
Reed, Niceville, Fla., four grandchildren, Tiffany Marie Gisel,
Stephanie Anne Gisel, Jeffrey Steven Gisel and Andrew Robert Gisel.
Willard was preceded in death by his parents, son Steven, and
granddaughter Jennifer Gisel.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA 50428,
641-357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.
com.
Published in Globe Gazette from October 3 to October 5, 2010
Robert Allan Schuler
FOREST CITY - Robert Allan Schuler, 81, of Forest City, formerly of
Thompson, died Thursday (Sept. 30, 2010) at the Good Samaritan Society
in Forest City.
No services are planned at this time.
Retz Funeral Home, Thornton, 641-998-2311.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 3, 2010
Posted on 6
October 2010
Richard A.
Anderson
FOREST CITY - Richard A. Anderson, 69,
of Forest City, died Sunday, Oct. 3,
2010, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7, at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City, with the Rev.
Douglas Domokos, Pastor at Word of Faith
Dominion Church in Lake Mills
officiating.
Burial will be at Madison Township
Cemetery in rural Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the funeral
home and will continue an hour prior to
service at the church.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, Forest City,
IA, 50436, 641-585-2685,
www.petersenlundfh.com.Published in Globe Gazette from
October 4 to October 5, 2010
Regina P. Danger
BUFFALO CENTER - Regina P. Danger, 92,
of Buffalo Center died Saturday, Oct. 2,
2010, in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services for Regina will be at
10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the
Thompson United Methodist Church in
Thompson with Pastor Shannon Pascual
officiating.
Friends and family may attend her
visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday,
Oct. 5, at the Winter Funeral Home in
Buffalo Center. Burial will be at Olena
Mound Cemetery in Buffalo Center.
Online tributes or personal e-mails to
the family may be left at
www.winterfuneralhome.com.
Winter Funeral Home & Cremation Service,
Buffalo Center, 641-562-2858.
Published in Globe Gazette on October
4, 2010
D.
Loretta Moline
MASON CITY - D. Loretta Moline, 90,
of 232 Second St. S.E., died Sunday,
Oct. 3, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Arrangements are incomplete with Hogan
Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason
City, 641-423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October
4, 2010
Virginia Mae "Ginnie"
(Hennigar) Reublin
MASON CITY - Virginia "Ginnie" Mae (Hennigar)
Reublin, 84, of Mason City, entered into
rest on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, of end
stage COPD at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
As per Virginia's wishes, there will be
no visitation or planned services as her
body has been donated to the University
of Iowa, Department of Anatomy and Cell
Biology in Iowa City.
Anyone wishing to share their
condolences with the family may send a
note and may do so at the colonial
chapels web site
www.colonialchapels.com
or via email at info@colonialchapels.com
or to the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial
Chapel, 126 3rd Street N.E., Mason City,
and they will be forwarded to the
family. Family also would like to
suggest that any memorial donations
please be made to Hospice of North Iowa
in Virginia's memory.
Virginia "Ginnie" Mae (Hennigar) Reublin
was born on July 31, 1926, in Charles
City. Virginia was joined to marriage to
Calvin "Cap" Huff and from this union
two daughters were born, Toni Ann and
Jill Marie. They were later divorced.
Virginia had a passion for working, she
owned and operated Ginnie's Corner Tap
for many years and later worked for the
Workforce Development until retiring at
the age of 80. Virginia could almost
always be found reading a great book, as
she loved to read. One day she decided
that it was time to finish her high
school education; she studied hard and
"graduated" with her GED at the age of
74. This was an achievement that she was
extremely proud of as was her family.
Those left to cherish her memory are her
two daughters, Toni (Gary) Hagen of
Mason City, and Jill (Michael)
McLaughlin of Mason City; five
grandchildren, Chad Jacobsen, Melinda
Bond, Brandi Shipman, Benjamin Hagen,
and Joshua Hagen, seven great
grandchildren, and one great-great
grandchild; as well as many other
extended family members and friends.
The family would like to thank
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City for their incredibly warm,
dedicated staff, and their caring ways.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel,
641-423-2372,
www.colonialchapels.com.
Published in Globe Gazette from October
4 to October 5, 2010
Posted on 6
October 2010
Dayton James
Boleneus
 ALGONA
- Dayton James Boleneus, 11, of Wesley, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at
the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, at the
First United Methodist Church in Algona with the Rev. Steve McElroy
officiating. Burial will be in the Buffalo Township Cemetery in Titonka.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 6, at
Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona.
Dayton James Boleneus was born on April 8, 1999, in Omaha, Neb. He came
to live with Robert and Nita Boleneus as a foster child on Sept. 10,
2001. Dayton was later adopted by his new family on May 20, 2003. He was
currently in the sixth grade at O.B. Laing Middle School, however, being
a special- needs student he spent much of his days at Bryant Grade
School.
He was a fun loving child, full of energy, who loved to swim, play with
his squirt guns and bubble machines. Dayton enjoyed watching "Blues
Clues", listening to music and playing with his John Deere tractors.
Some of his favorite snacks included Lays Potato Chips and Diet Pepsi.
Dayton brightened the lives of all those who met him, with his
infectious smile and sparkling eyes.
Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Robert and Nita Boleneus of
Wesley; brothers and sisters, Tami J. and (Kenton) Hove of Hudson, Wis.;
Dawn J. Allie of Britt; Beth J. Boleneus, currently attending North Iowa
Area Community College in Mason City; Royce Boleneus of Wesley; nieces
and nephews, Kyler Hove, Serena Hove, Evan Allie and Lillian Allie. Also
surviving are aunts and uncles, Jeff L. (Liz) Coon of Altus, Okla.; Neil
R. (Maria) Coon of Madalia, Calif.; Beth L. (Dennis) Chandler of Foster
City, Calif.; Lila J. (Andy) Kohls of Harlan; Todd A. (DeAnn) Coon of
Mason City and great-aunt, June Baker of Algona and numerous special
cousins and other extended family. Also surviving are special friends,
Dwayne, Tammy, Jacob and Megan Eden and his classmates at school,
especially Briton Cook.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Bert "B.L." and
Margie Coon and paternal grandparents, Robert and Jeanne Boleneus.
A special thank-you to all the "Special Ladies" who helped Dayton with
his needs at school over the last nine years. You were all so wonderful
to him. Thank you so much.
Oakcrest Funeral Services, Algona, 515-295-3731,
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Published in Globe Gazette from October 5 to October 6, 2010
Mary Budolfson
 CLEAR
LAKE - Mary Budolfson, 90, of Clear Lake, passed away Wednesday, Sept.
22, 2010, at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Clear
Lake United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave North.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Private
Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 122 W., Mason City.
Memorials may be given to either the United Methodist Church of Clear
Lake or Hospice of North Iowa.
Funeral arrangements have been made with Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA.
Mary was born on Sept. 1, 1920, in Rolfe, Iowa, the daughter of Robert
Burton and Anna Maude (James) Ives. She graduated from Rolfe High School
in 1938 and received an education degree from Iowa State Teachers
College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls. She taught kindergarten during
World War II
while her grade- school sweetheart and future husband, Al Budolfson,
served in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific.
Mary and Al were married on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 1945, and they
lived their entire married life in Clear Lake. A member of the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake, the Key Notes singing group, and a very
special bridge club, Mary enjoyed many deep and supportive friendships.
She cherished family, loved traveling and never said no to dining out or
going for ice cream. Her family and friends loved her gentle manner and
awesome apple pies!
Mary is survived by her three children, daughter Linda Emerson and her
husband Ray, Dakota Dunes, S.D., son Bob Budolfson and his wife Patti,
Mountain Home, Ariz., and daughter Martha Hornaday and her husband Bill,
Denver, Colo.; sister-in-law Dorothy Budolfson, Ames; grandchildren Erin
Emerson, Kara Emerson Harlan and her husband Tony, Ryan Emerson and his
fiancée Dawn Kusley, Brad Budolfson and his wife Errin, Brett Budolfson,
Brent Budolfson, Bill Hornaday and his wife Meggan, Curtis Hornaday,
Matthew Leclercq, Manny Leclercq and his wife Julie, and Christian
Leclercq; great-grandchildren are Evelyn and August Harlan and Cooper,
Sophia, and Isabelle Leclercq.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Maude Ives,
husband Al Budolfson, brother Russell Ives, three sisters-in-law; Evelyn
Ives, Marie Budolfson, and Doris Sharp, two brothers-in-law Chris
Budolfson and Ed Budolfson; and one daughter-in-law Bonnie Budolfson.
Ward-Van Slyke, Colonial Chapel, 101 N., 4th St., Clear Lake, IA, 50428,
641-357-2193,
www.colonialchapels.
com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 5, 2010
Larry Gelner Sr.
U.S. Navy Korean War
 MASON
CITY - Larry Gelner, Sr., 81, of Charles City, died Monday, Oct. 4,
2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.
A funeral Mass for Larry Gelner will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Carl Ries will celebrate
the Mass. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City
Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday
where there will be a Vigil Scriptural Wake Service at 7 p.m. followed
by the reciting of the Rosary led by the Knights of Columbus.
Visitation will continue Thursday at the church an hour prior to the
service.
Larry Keith Gelner, Sr. was born on Sept. 10, 1929, in Mason City, the
son of Victor and Agnes (Roach) Gelner. He attended school in Hancock
County and at Forest City. Larry proudly served in the
United States Navy
during the Korean Conflict. For 31 years he worked at Oliver/White Farm
Equipment Company and also for several years at the Colwell Co-op. He
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Knights of
Columbus. Larry enjoyed junking, gambling, playing cards, hobby farming,
collecting John Deere tractors and attending his Navy reunion. Larry
always looked forward to spending time with his family and sharing in
their many activities.
Living family members include his wife, Donna Gelner of Charles City;
five children, Larry (Barb) Gelner, Jr. of Charles City, Valerie (Bill)
Biwer of Charles City, Alan (Sarah) Gelner of Story City, Jeffrey
(Carol) Gelner of Charles City and Scott (Eloise) Gelner of Afton,
Minn.; 12 grandchildren, Joel (Jaime) Gelner, Todd (Jeanne) Gelner,
Laurie (Joe) Nichols, Leah Gelner, Jody (Darin) Osier, Jill Biwer, Roy
Biwer, Annie (Craig) Fink, Chris (Meg) Gelner, Chad (Jill) Gelner, Katie
(Justin) Hanson and Christina Gelner; 20 great grandchildren, Gage and
Trevor Gelner, Aiden and Grace Gelner, Emma and Elyse Nichols, Kaleb,
Layne and Koryn Osier, Ryder and Cullen Biwer, Kalie, Colton, Samuel and
Hudson Fink, Noah and Benjamin Gelner, Luke and Hannah Gelner and Joel
Hanson; two brothers, Robert (Remelda) Gelner of Rudd and Vance (Mavis)
Gelner of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a sister-in-law, Janice (Duane)
Colby of Lake Mills.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sue Ellen, in
infancy; two brothers, Tommy Joe and Charles Edward in infancy.
The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323,
www.hauserfh.com,
in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 5, 2010
Fern S. Looft
TITONKA - Fern S. Looft, 88, of Titonka, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010,
at the Heritage Nursing Home in Bancroft.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First United
Methodist Church in Swea City with Pastor Todd Hartsock officiating.
Burial will be in Harrison Township Cemetery in Swea City.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on
Thursday.
Oakcrest Funeral Services, Bancroft, is in charge of arrangements;
515-885-2521,
www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 5, 2010
D. Loretta Moline
 MASON
CITY -D. Loretta Moline, 90, of 1004 North Jackson, passed away
peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, surrounded by her loving family at
the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 6,
at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street N.E. Mason City,
with the Rev. Kenneth B. Gehling officiating. Inurnment will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Memorials may be directed to the Loretta Moline Memorial in care of
Sherry Mix, 15505 South Georgia, Mason City, IA 50401.
D. Loretta Philbrick was born on July 24, 1920, in St. Joseph, Mo., the
daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hayes) Philbrick. She was united in
marriage to Edwin L. Moline; to this union three children were born.
Loretta lived more than 60 years in Mason City where she raised her
family and worked for Mode O'Day, Carter & Gillis, and then Travel Lodge
until her retirement. She loved WWF Pro Wrestling and could never be
convinced it wasn't "real." She enjoyed watching Paula Deen's cooking
shows, Joel O'Steen's ministry, and trips to the casino, but she most
valued spending time with family. Three generations will fondly remember
all-night Yahtzee games at her kitchen table, KFC picnics in the
driveway, holidays crowded into her living room, and mostly her
contagious sense of humor. She loved to laugh and to make others laugh.
Loretta is survived by daughters Linda Goldsberry (Jack Grimm) of Des
Moines and Sherry (Harold) Mix of Mason City; grandchildren Gina
McCarthy, Courtney Goldsberry-Biscoe, Kimberly Coston (Chris), Shauna
Raisch, Tiffany Creekmur (Jamie Howell), Jason Raisch, Gretchen Freel,
Crescent (Paul) Hippen, and Carl (Allison) Goldsberry III;
great-grandchildren David McCarthy, David Biscoe, Alexandra Hollinger,
Brittany Biscoe, Sydney Hollinger, Nicholas Shober, Emily Freel,
Cassandra Shober, Bradley Coston, Ethan Coston, and Amelia Goldsberry;
and her special friend, Angel the Yorkie.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Eddie Moline, two
brothers and two sisters, daughter Beverly Raisch, sons-in-law Gerald
Raisch, Carl Goldsberry, Jr.; and great-granddaughters Caitlin Freel and
infant twins Samantha and Amanda.
Loretta was the devoted and loving matriarch of a large and grateful
family, and will be deeply missed.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street N.E. Mason City, IA
50401,
www.colonialchapels.com,
641-423-2372.
Published in Globe Gazette on October 5, 2010
Posted on 6 October 2010
by Marie Thompson
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