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Donald “Don” Richard Ver Helst Nora Spings — Donald “Don” Richard Ver Helst, 84, of Nora Springs died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the Nora Springs Care Center. A funeral service for Don will be held 10:30. a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Nora Springs Christian Church, 102 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with Lay Pastor Don Muessigmann, Pastor Glen Bandel and the Rev. Paul Boostrom officiating. Burial will follow in Park Cemetery where military funeral honors will be conducted by the Nora Springs American Legion H.D.S. Post 449. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, and will also continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Don’s name to the Nora Springs Veteran’s Memorial in care of Roger Hunt, 23050 295th St., Nora Springs, Iowa, or the Nora Springs Christian Church. Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Spings, 641-749-2210, Colonial Chapels.com. James “Jim” Witherspoon CHARLES CITY — James “Jim” Witherspoon, 74, of Charles City, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hauser Funeral Home. The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com. Jeanna Elston CHARLES CITY — Jeanna Elston, 46, of Clyman, Wisconsin, formerly of Charles City, died Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Madison, Wisconsin A memorial Mass for Jeanna Elston will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Carl Ries will celebrate the Mass. Inurnment will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery, Charles City. Memorials may be directed to the Jeanna Elston Memorial Fund at First Citizens National Bank, 300 N. Main St., Charles City, IA 50616. The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com. Orvel Henderson MASON CITY — Orvel Henderson, 78, of Rudd died on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Iowa Cremation is in charge of arrangements. Iowa Cremation, 4200 First Ave. N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402, 319-393-8000. Posted on 21 January 2013
Donald “Don” Richard Ver Helst
A funeral service for Don will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Nora Springs Christian Church, 102 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with Lay Pastor Don Muessigmann, Pastor Glen Bandel and the Rev. Paul Boostrom officiating. Burial will follow in Park Cemetery where military funeral honors will be conducted by the Nora Springs American Legion H.D.S. Post 449. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., today, Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Springs, and will also continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Don’s name to the Nora Springs Veteran’s Memorial in care of Roger Hunt, 23050 295th Street, Nora Springs, Iowa or the Nora Springs Christian Church. Donald Richard Ver Helst, son of August and Mary (Mannens) Ver Helst was born Nov. 28, 1928, in Mason City. His family lived on a farm north of Nora Springs while attending Mason City schools, graduating in 1947. Don farmed with his family until 1947 where he began his working career at the Nora Springs Creamery. In 1950, he was drafted into the Army and served his country faithfully in the Korean Conflict before being honorably discharged in 1952. Following his military service, he farmed from 1952 to 1963 before working for White Farm in 1963 to 1985 as a parts washer. He then worked for the Nora Springs Co-op, driving a gas bulk truck from 1985 to 1989 and then continued driving truck for the Cartersville Elevator from 1989 to 1991 before he retired. He was united in marriage to Doris Billings December 7, 1952, at the Nora Springs Christian Church. To this union three children were born: Janice, Dan, Mike. Don was an avid gardener and was an active participant in establishing the Veterans’ Memorial in Nora Springs. He was a man that enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Don was a member of the Mason City VFW, Nora Springs American Legion, Nora Springs Volunteer Fire Department, serving over 11 years as the fire chief and the Nora Springs Volunteer Ambulance Service, serving for over six years. Don was also very active in the community serving meals on wheels with Doris and was a long time member of the Nora Springs Christian Church. He will be missed by his wife, Doris Ver Helst, Nora Springs; children, Janice (the Rev. Paul) Boostrom, Nora Springs; Dan (Neva) Ver Helst, Mason City, and Mike (Lisa) Ver Helst, Nora Springs; grandchildren, Christi (Josh) Smallwood, Nora Springs and Jacob Ver Helst, Nora Springs; two-great grandchildren, Abigail and Wyatt Smallwood, Nora Springs; sister, Marguerite (Sis) Haight, Mason City; sisters-in-law, Isabelle Ver Helst, Mason City, Peggy DeGraffenreid, Warsaw, Missouri; brother-in-law, Jim (Bonnie) Billings along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Raymond and Jerry, and brother-in-law, Keith Haight. Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye, Nora Spings, 641-749-2210, Colonial Chapels.com. Eugene F. Greimann
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner with the Rev. Harvey Opp officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., today, Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., in Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Eugene Frederick Greimann, the son of Rev. Herman and Caroline (Haberkamp) Greimann, was born July 19, 1919, in Dale, Wisconsin. He was baptized at the Reformed Church in Dale where his father was the minister. The family moved to Schaller in 1921 where his father accepted another charge as minister of the Reformed Church. Following the death of both parents, the family moved to Garner in 1927. Eugene was confirmed in the faith at Peace Reformed Church. He graduated from Garner High School in 1936. Following graduation, he worked at the Garner Roller Mills and for several farmers in the community. On Nov. 9, 1941, he married Doris Barz at the Klemme Reformed Church. Following their marriage, they moved to a farm northeast of Klemme. Eugene farmed for 28 years and then worked as a custodian at Klemme Public Schools for 13 years, retiring in 1982. In 1997, they moved to Garner and in 2007 to Cardinal Grove Assisted Living. Eugene was a member of Peace Reformed Church where he served as Sunday school teacher, superintendent, deacon and elder. He was on the building committee of the church that was built in 1962, member of the Garner Elevator board for several years, served on the Farmer Home Administration board and the Klemme Centennial planning committee. Eugene is survived by his children, Lowell (Jennie) Greimann of Ames, Janette (Arthur) Hoffman of Owatonna, Minnesota, and Janelle Bremer of Dyer, Indiana; seven grandchildren, Chad (Chris) Greimann, Amy (Winston) Trotter, Blair (Angie) Greimann, Michelle (Dale) Simon, Kelly (Brian) Schultz, Trent (Paula) Bremer and Janna (Darren) Van Essen; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Anderson of Mason City; sisters-in-law, Gladys Barz and Emma (Barz) Palmby of Garner; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Anna (Maurer) Greimann; wife, Doris; daughter, Kathleen Ann; daughter-in-law, Jane Renner Greimann; brother, Curtis Greimann; sisters, Adeline Carothers and Charlotte Swanson; brothers-in-law, Norman Anderson, Charles Carothers, Leonard Swanson, Harvey, Marvin and Ronald Barz, Walt Rosendahl; and sisters-in-law, Ruth Greimann, Ella Rosendahl and Mabel Barz. Cataldo Funeral Home, 641-923-2841, www.cataldofuneralhome.com. Robert Dean Younge
He was born on September 11, 1941, in Thornton, Iowa, to Luther and Margaret (Oelkers) Younge. Robert graduated from High School in Thornton in 1960, and attended Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minnesota He was united in marriage to Lona Schroeder on September 15, 1968, at the United Presbyterian Church in Garner; to this union four children were born, Aeric, Marcus, Chad and Heather. Robert was a grain and livestock farmer for twenty-three years; he loved farming and working with his cattle. Robert was a steward of the land. Along with farming, he was a deputy sheriff, a realtor, worked for the co-op in Buckeye and in Hampton, worked for BSA Auto and was in the National Guard. Robert invented and manufactured Simple Lift for grain augers and built small livestock trailers. He was a member of the Richland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thornton, where he was a Sunday School Teacher. Robert was a former 4-H leader, member of the Hancock County Pork Producer’s, Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association, Lions Club, was an honorary FFA member and was active with the Franklin County Republican Committee. He enjoyed gardening, taking care of his lawn, carpentry and square dancing with Lona. Robert is survived by his wife, Lona Younge of Hampton, son Aeric (Tammy) Younge and their children Adam and Aaron of Hayfield, Minnesota, son Marcus (Robin) Younge and their children Courtney and Sydney of Ventura, son Chad (Shannon) Younge and their children Brayden, Brinn and new baby girl of Wellman, Iowa, Heather’s son Colton of Chillicothe, Missouri, brother Gary (Bonnie) Younge of Thornton, sister Mary (Alan) Hansen of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, brother Ronald (Mary) Younge of Mankato, Minnesota, sister Barbara Younge of Rochester, Minnesota, along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter Heather in July of 2006, parents Luther and Margaret, father and mother-in-law Alvin and Lula Schroeder and sister-in-law Marilyn Schroeder. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 24, at the Richland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thornton, with the Rev. David Locklair officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home of Hampton is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Younge Scholarship Fund at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Lutherans for Life or Hospice of North Iowa. www.sietsemavogelfuneralhomes.com; 641-456-3232. Joyce Nieman Britt — Joyce Nieman, 83, of Britt, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at her home. Funeral services for Joyce Nieman will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Woden Christian Reformed Church in rural Woden with Pastor Harrison Harnden officiating. Burial will be at the Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center St. W., in Britt and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, 641-843-3839, www.ewingfh.com. Evelyn Etherington Algona — Evelyn Etherington, 95, of Algona, died on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Algona. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the First Baptist Church in Algona, with the Rev. Kevin Hollinger officiating. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery in Algona. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com. Gary Howard Brothers Mason City — Gary Howard Brothers, 78, Mason City, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. A celebration of life service for Gary will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Kenneth Gehling officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the chapel. Hogan-Bremer-Moore, 641-423-2372, www.colonialchapels.com. Posted on 22 January 2013 Joyce Nieman
Funeral services for Joyce Nieman will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Woden Christian Reformed Church in rural Woden with Pastor Harrison Harnden officiating. Burial will be at the Woden Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, Jan. 25, from 5-7 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West, in Britt, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Joyce Elaine, daughter of Jacob and Effie (Cook) Vander Ploeg was born May 26, 1929, in Holland, Michigan. She graduated from Holland High School in 1947. After working in Holland for several years, she married Martin Nieman on Nov. 25, 1955, at her parents’ home in Holland. Martin and Joyce farmed northwest of Britt for the next 29 years. In 1996, Martin and Joyce moved to Britt and after Martin passed away, Joyce moved to an apartment at her son, Jim’s farm. She was a member of the Woden Christian Reformed Church. Joyce loved reading and needlepoint. She enjoyed visits from her grandchildren, especially when they’d come to her apartment. Joyce is survived by her children: Karen (Patrick) George of Lakeville, Minnesota, Jill of Lakeville, Minnesota, James (Julie) of Kanawha; eight grandchildren: Christopher (Crystal) George, Benjamin, Courtney, Stephanie, Michael, Isaac, Emily and Daniel Nieman; numerous nieces and nephews. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Martin, her siblings and their spouses: Delia (Harold) Mouw and Clarence (Lillian) Vander Ploeg and her in-laws and spouses: Grace (Ben) Blank, Tena (Edd) Luppen, Casper (Tillie) Nieman, John (June) Nieman, Ed (Dorothy) Nieman and Jennie (John) Eekhoff. Ewing Funeral Chapel, 178 Center Street West, Britt, Iowa 50423, 641-843-3839, www. ewingfh.com. Mary E. McCourt Manly — Mary E. McCourt, 87, of Manly, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center in Manly. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 E. South St., Manly, with Pastor Don Preston officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mary’s service at the church on Saturday. Should friends desire, memorials may be left in Mary’s name in care of her family. Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, 641-423-2372, Colonial Chapels.com. Sally E. Ramos BELMOND — Sally E. Ramos, 88, formerly of Belmond, most recently of Prairie Lodge, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, died, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at the Abbott-Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial is tentatively set for Friday, Jan 25, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Entombment will be in the Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota A wake/visitation is tentatively planned for Thursday evening at the church. A complete notice will be released later. Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA, 641-444-4474. Thelma E. Sefton DOWS — Thelma E. Sefton, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton. Arrangements are being completed by Andrews Funeral Home Belmond, Iowa, 641-444-4474. Duane Brunner MARBLE ROCK — Funeral services for Duane Brunner, 63, of Marble Rock, will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marble Rock, with Pastor Robert Scheurer officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 25, at Reid’s Funeral Chapel, 519 N. First St., Greene, with a public Scripture service at 7:30 p.m. Duane Brunner died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at his home in Marble Rock. Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Marble Rock Public Library or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Reid’s Funeral Chapel, Greene, 641-823-4457; www.reidsfuneralchapel.com. Irvin G. “Irv” Thorson Leland — Irvin G. “Irv” Thorson, 86, of Leland, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills. You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com, 641-592-0221. Clara Marie Missildine Pensacola, Florida. — Clara Marie Missildine died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Pensacola, Florida. Memorial service will be held on Friday, Jan. 25 , at 11 a.m., at the Hampton United Methodist Church in Hampton, Iowa. Family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time at the Hampton United Methodist Church in Hampton on Friday as well. Burial will take place at the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, Iowa. Pastor Corby Jo Johnson will be officiating.
Willard “Bill” Jorgenrud Apopka, Florida. — Former Mason City, Iowa, resident Willard “Bill” Jorgenrud passed away on Wednesday, Dec., 26, 2012, in Florida after a long illness. He was 87. Bill was born in Minnesota but his family moved to Clear Lake, Iowa, in 1941. After high school graduation, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France and Germany during World War II. After the war, he earned a degree in engineering from the University of Iowa. He married Ruth Bartlett in 1947. He was a county engineer for Cerro Gordo, Franklin, and Bremer counties in Iowa and Putnam County in Florida. He was a past president of the Iowa County Engineers Association (1973) and of the National Association of County Engineers (1984). Bill and Ruth moved to Zellwood, Florida, upon retirement in 1987. He was preceded in death by his wife and both parents. He is survived by a brother, a sister, a son and daughter-in-law, a grandson and granddaughter-in-law, and four great grandchildren. Robert E. Campbell BELMOND — Robert E. Campbell 94, formerly of Mason City and Belmond, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at his residence in Edina, Minnesota. Visitation for Robert E. Campbell will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond. No other visitation will take place. Funeral services for Robert E. Campbell will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Belmond, on West Main Street, west of the Iowa River. Pastor Donna Buckman will officiate. Burial, attended by family, will take place in the Belmond Cemetery before the service. Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South, Belmond, 641-444-3248, www.duggerfunerals.com. Posted on 23 January 2013 Jerauld “Jerry” Kayle Charles City — Jerauld “Jerry” Kayle, 68, of Charles City died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church. Pastor Jim Beranek will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date. Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and an hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. The Hauser Funeral Home, 641-228-2323, Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com. Herbert (Herb) Boyd Pannkuk
Herb was born to Boyd and Gesena (Boelts) Pannkuk on Sept. 10, 1928, at his parents’ farm home in German Valley, Iowa. Herb attended country school in German Township and Buffalo Center. Following schooling, he served in the United States Army in Trieste, Italy, from 1949-1952. He often reminisced about his time in Trieste, including his favorite assignment as an infantry driver. He proudly served our country and appreciated the opportunities to see the world that were provided with being in the military. Upon returning to the States, he settled in Buffalo Center and accepted employment as a lineman for Rural Telephone Association. Shortly thereafter he met his bride and married Patricia “Pat” Berger in Forest City on June 9, 1953. His wife of 59 years survives. He was employed at the Farmer’s Cooperative Elevator in Buffalo Center and eventually served as the branch manager at the Lakota site of the Farmer’s Cooperative Elevator. After retiring from the elevator, he was employed by Wilson’s Super Valu in Buffalo Center. Herb was a devoted father, husband and great storyteller who relished time with family and friends. He taught his children through example, the power of education, hard work and commitment. Faith, family and forgiveness were central to his life and he reminded his children and grandchildren about living a life centered on these values. He enjoyed playing cards, often making a bid much higher than his cards could support, and taking a ride in the country to check out the crops. Herb was a thinker and had creative solutions for problem-solving. He enjoyed sports, faithfully cheering on the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, the Iowa Hawkeyes and his own children and grandchildren. Herb was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Buffalo Center until he moved to Cedar Rapids, when he became a member of St. Pius X Church. He is survived by his children, Mike (Mary) Pannkuk of Bemidji, Minnesota, Dorothy (Duane) Lemke of Bettendorf, Bob (Patty) Pannkuk of Woodbury, Minnesota, Mary (Mark) Christensen of Quincy, Illinois, Mark (Lisa) Pannkuk of Cedar Rapids, Karen (Randy) Luken of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; grandchildren Sarah (Jake) Maas of Minneapolis, Minnesota, David Pannkuk of Huntington, Ind., Anne Marie Christensen of St. Louis, Missouri, Kirstin Pannkuk of Iowa City, Conrad Pannkuk of Ames and Ella Pannkuk of Cedar Rapids; one brother, Bernard (LuElla) Pannkuk of Britt; brother-in-law, Melvin Post of Algona; and sister-in-law, Rina Pannkuk of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews. He was eagerly anticipating the March arrival of his first great- grandchild, Baby Maas. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Paula; his parents and parents-in-law; his brother, Boyd Pannkuk; and sisters, Frances (John) Brunsen, Bertha (Raleigh) Hesley, and Bernice Post. Memorials can be made to St. Patrick’s Church of Buffalo Center, St. Pius X Church of Cedar Rapids or Mercy Hospice of Hiawatha. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Buffalo Center with Father Dennis Miller officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center and one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Graceland Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Online condolences can be left at www.winterfuneralhome.com Winter Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 414 First Street N.W., Buffalo Center, IA 50424, 641-562-2858, winterfuneral@wctatel.net. Robert Dean Gerdes ALLISON — Robert Dean Gerdes, 80, of Allison, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison in Allison. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Trinity Reformed Church in Allison with Pastor Gary Mulder officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Allison. Burial will take place in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Bristow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. www.sietsemavogelfuneralhomes.com, 641-456-3232. Erma (Frey) Puffer Halverson CORWITH — Erma (Frey) Puffer Halverson, 94, died on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the Westview Care Center in Britt Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 26, at First Baptist Church in Renwick at 11 a.m. with Pastor David Smith officiating. Interment will be in Corwith Cemetery, Corwith. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Corwith. Oakcrest Funeral Services of Corwith in charge of arrangements. www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com. Phyllis Cloe Coeling Hagen October 6, 1951 — January 21, 2013 Woodbury, Minnesota — Phyllis Cloe Coeling was born Oct. 6, 1951, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She moved to Kanawha, Iowa, with her parents when she was a year old. She attended Kanawha Christian School and graduated from Kanawha High School in 1969. In 1973, she graduated from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, with a degree in elementary education. She then taught at Christian schools in Randolph, Wisconsin; Elmhurst, Illinois; Vinton, Iowa; and Willmar, Minnesota Phyllis married Jeff Hagen in Kanawha on October 1, 1983. They lived in Vinton and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and were blessed with three children: Derek, Vanessa and Kyle. They moved to Woodbury, Minnesota, in 1991 and Phyllis taught at East St. Paul Lutheran School for ten years. Family was extremely important to Phyllis and she and Jeff shared almost 30 years of marriage. She had strong relationships with all three of her children and their spouses and was deeply loved and cherished by them. She also had a very special bond with her extended family and touched the lives of many. She and her sister Marilyn were “professional shoppers” and they shared many adventures together. Phyllis’ passion was teaching and her love for her students was reflected in her career. She loved to cook for her family and sew. Through her battle with Multiple Myeloma, she lived life to the fullest and never complained. She participated in the Relay for Life Walk and was active in the local Multiple Myeloma Support Group. Her positive attitude has been an inspiration for many. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Jeff; her children and their spouses: Derek (Autumn) of Grand Forks, North Dakota; Vanessa (Chris) McClure of White Bear, Minnesota; and Kyle of St. Paul, Minnesota; her sister, Marilyn (Roger) Peters of Woodbury; her father- and mother-in-law, Donald and Ardis Hagen of Monticello, Iowa; and her sister in-law and husband, Denise (Steve) Secrist of Sparta, Wisconsin She is also survived by a niece, Meleah (Troy) Miller and their two sons, Noah and Zachary of West St. Paul; two nephews, Daniel Peters, of San Francisco, California, and Brad Secrist of Lakeville, Minnesota; many close cousins; three aunts (including Evelyn Christians and Viola Eekhoff of Kanawha), an uncle and many friends. Her parents, Bert and Martha (DeBoer) Coeling, preceded her in death. A visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m. and services will be held at Woodbury Lutheran Church, 7380 Afton Rd., Woodbury, on Thursday, Jan. 24. Memorials to the International Myeloma Foundation (myeloma.org) are preferred Dean L. Fouts DOWS — Dean L. Fouts, 66, of Dows passed away Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, at his home in Dows. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Dugger Funeral Home, 100 N. Lee St. in Dows. Pastor Ron Nelson will officiate. Friends may greet the family from 11 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Dean L. Fouts’ name to the family. 515-852-4134, www.duggerfunerals.com. Irvin G. “Irv” Thorson Leland — Irvin G. “Irv” Thorson, 86, of Leland, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with Pastor David E. Jordon officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Otto/Chose Post 235 of Lake Mills, the Leland VFW 6161 and the North Iowa Area Marine Corp League. Cremation will follow the service with inurnment at Salem Memorial Cemetery, rural Lake Mills, at a later date. Visitation will be on Thursday, Jan. 24, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com. 641-592-0221 Mary E. McCourt
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 E. South St., Manly, with Pastor Don Preston officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mary’s service at the church on Saturday. Should friends desire, memorials may be left in Mary’s name in care of her family. Mary Evelyn Woodhouse was born on Feb. 26, 1925, at her parents’ home in Plymouth, Iowa. The daughter of Frank and Etta (Davey) Woodhouse, she was the seventh of eight children. She grew up in Plymouth and attended and graduated from Plymouth High School amongst the class of 1942 On July 6, 1942, Mary was united in marriage to Don T. McCourt in San Diego, California. While in San Diego they celebrated the birth of their first child, Judy. In 1944 they returned to North Iowa where they would welcome two more children into their family, Don Jr. and Roxanne. After her children were grown, Mary returned to school to become a Certified Nurse’s Assistant. She then moved to Des Moines where she spent many years in the health care field. Following her retirement Mary moved back to north Iowa to be closer to her family. In her free time Mary enjoyed traveling and spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She always loved being around children and was delighted whenever the family grew. Mary also loved genealogy and was regarded as the family historian, always ready to share an old family story. Those grateful in sharing in her life are her children, Judy (Wally) Davies, Manly, Don T. (Doris) McCourt Jr., Shellsburg, and Roxanne Jackson, Hanlontown; grandchildren, Arlene (Paul) Sampson, Susan Davies, Natalie (Scott) Kunz, Bobbie Lynn Davies, Andy (Wendy) McCourt, Stacy (Michael) York, Jake Jackson, Heather (Andy) Bartz and John (Casey) Jackson; great-grandchildren, Joe Latham, Katie Latham, Wade (Jen) Nasheim, Kenny (Alexis) Kunz, Kristopher Kunz, Emery McCourt, Ashley York, Ethan York, Jake Jackson, Lilian Jackson, Emma Bartz, Owen Bartz, Olivia Jackson and Ben Jackson; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Jacob Jackson; and her siblings, Alice Dills, Flor-ence Pavey, Jim Woodhouse, Lloyd Woodhouse, Margery Woodhouse, Helen Burns, and Raymond Woodhouse. Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City. 641-423-2372. ColonialChapels.com. Juanita Mary (Sjovold) Anderson Manly — Juanita Mary (Sjovold) Anderson, of Mason City and formerly of Manly passed away Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Nora Springs Care Center in Nora Springs, Iowa. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 E. South St., Manly. Pastor Don Preston will be officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, 11495 265th St., Mason City, Iowa. The visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday, at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorials be given to Hospice of North Iowa, or the Bethel United Methodist Church (Willard and Juanita Anderson Scholarship Fund) in Manly. Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly. 641-454-2242. ColonialChapels.com. Marion Ingebritson Lake Mills — Marion Ingebritson, 93, of Lake Mills died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, Iowa. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 E. Main St. in Lake Mills, Iowa. You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com. 641-592-0221 Posted on 24 January 2013 Madeline Elizabeth Peterson MASON CITY — Madeline Elizabeth Peterson, 101, of Mason City, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the IOOF Home. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1402 South Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Keith Scott and the Rev. Steve Hansen officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Rock Falls Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Wesley United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Lavon Irene Hain
A funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 28, 1:30 p.m., at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, 313 Elder St., Klemme, with the Rev. Donna Buckman officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, and one hour preceding the service at the church. Interment will be at Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. In Lieu of Flowers, Memorials may be given to Lavon Hain’s Family. Family ask that you please dress casual. Lavon was born June 4, 1924, near Belmond, the daughter of Henry and Bessie (Schmidt) Foss. She attended the rural school. She lived with her sister and helped take care of their children near Alexander. Lavon married Elmer Meinders March 12, 1944, in Mason City. They farmed northeast of Klemme until they moved to Clear Lake in 1962. She worked in the kitchen for Halford’s Café and later Pedelty Brothers Sale Barn in Clear Lake and Garner. In 1972 they moved to Mason City. Lavon married Claude Hain Nov. 28, 1981, in Ventura, where they resided. Claude passed away in 2001. She then moved to Kentucky Ridge and later Good Shepherd, both in Mason City. Lavon loved dancing, cooking, baking (she was known for her cream pies) and working in the garden. She also enjoyed playing cards, camping, fishing, garage sales and auctions. She belonged to the ODO Club in Hancock County. Lavon is survived by three children Linda (Roger) Beier, Byron, Minnesota, Richard Meinders Sr., Manly, Larry (Lorri) Meinders, Mason City; stepchildren Mary (Larry) Nutting, Aitkin, Minnesota, Shirley Hain, Mason City, and Joan Jones, Kansas City, Missouri; thirteen grandchildren, Amy, Nancy, Bryan, Paula, Richard JR, Jay, Joshua, Shayne, Tiffany, Heidi, Megan, Hilary and Cody; fourteen step grandchildren and several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Lavon was preceded in death by her parents, husband Elmer Meinders (1980) and Claude Hain (2001), three siblings Roy Foss, Donald Foss and Leona Blau, and two stepchildren Marshall Hain and Clara Frank and step son-in-law Gene Jones. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, IA 50428, 641-357-2193 ColonialChapels.com. Sylvia B. Holmen EDINA, Minnesota— Sylvia B. Holmen, 94, of Edina, Minnesotai, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. She was preceded in death by parents Soren and Karina (Eide) Coltvet; 9 siblings; husband Holger “Hap” and infant son Richard John. Survived by children, Grace Holmen, Kenneth (Linda) Holmen, and Philip Holmen; granddaughters, Sarah (Jacob) Veldman and Erin Holmen; great-grandchildren, Connor, Annika, and Hannah; brother in law, Arnold (Trudy) Holmen. Graveside service will be Saturday, Jan. 26, 3 p.m. at Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, with reception to follow at Salveson Hall, Waldorf College. Gill Brothers Funeral Directors, 612-861-6088, www.gillbrothers.com. Marjorie H. Evans Mason City — Marjorie H. Evans, 84, of Mason City, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Heritage Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory. 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Thelma E. Sefton
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Andrews Funeral Home 516 First St. S.E., Belmond. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Pastor Brian Cushmanwill be officiating the service. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Those wishing to express their sympathies in memorials may address them in memory of Thelma Sefton to Andrews Funeral Home Box 224 Belmond, IA 50421. Arrangements are by Andrews Funeral Home Belmond. Thelma Estaline Sefton was born June 11, 1920, in Webster City to Harry and Ethel (Jones) Sefton. She graduated from high school in Clarion and continued her appreciation for education at Drake University in pursuit of her teaching degree. After graduating from college Thelma taught in a country school. Thelma had a strong passion for education which was surrounded with love of her school children. She took great pride in her profession and valued the needs of her students. Thelma then taught in Galt, Popejoy and Dows where she retired after 35 years from her teaching profession. She continued as an educator by volunteering as a Sunday school teacher for some time at the Presbyterian Church in Dows. Thelma had a fondness for traveling where she participated on senior bus trips to venture around the countryside and seeing the sights with her friends and family. Thelma also had a passion for sewing and gardening. She enjoyed volunteering her time to be an active part of the community. Thelma’s legacy will be missed as an outstanding instructor, a caring neighbor and a loving family member. The memory of Thelma will be in the hearts and minds of her many nieces and nephews and with her extended nieces and nephews, along with her neighbors and countless friends. Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; Harry and Ethel, sisters Irene, Evelyn, Cleo, brother Evert, and brother-in-law Nick Nicholson. Andrews Funeral Homes Belmond, 641-444-4474. Marion Ingebritson LAKE MILLS — Marion Ingebritson, 93, of Lake Mills, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the Lake Mills Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with Pastor David E. Jordon officiating. Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Otto/Chose Post No. 235 of Lake Mills. Visitation for Marion will be from 9:30 a.m. until the service time, at the church on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Salem Lutheran Church, 401 S. Lake St., Lake Mills, IA 50450, or to the donor’s choice. You can contact the family with online condolences at www.mittelstadtfuneralhome.com, 641-592-0221. Robert Emmons Campbell
Visitation for Robert E. Campbell will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, from 5:00 — 7:00 p.m. at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South, in Belmond, Iowa. There will be no visitation the day of the service. Memorial services for Robert E. Campbell will be held on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the United Church of Christ Congregational, on West Main Street, west of the Iowa River, in Belmond. Pastor Donna Buckman will officiate. A reception will be held after the memorial service at the church. Burial, attended by family, will take place in the Belmond Cemetery, prior to the memorial service. Robert (Bob), the son of Harold L. and Esther E. (Riefe) Campbell, was born June 8, 1918 in Mason City. Bob grew up in Mason City where he attended school and spent many hours sailing, fishing and hunting on and near Clear Lake and north Iowa. Bob graduated from Mason City High School in 1936. After attending Mason City Junior College for a year, he transferred to Iowa State College in Ames, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering in 1940. While attending Iowa State, he became an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. After graduation, he took a job with DuPont Chemical Company as a chemical engineer, working in several facilities in the eastern and south central United States. During the war his work was critical to the war effort and defense industry, thus he was not allowed to enlist in the armed forces. While working for DuPont in Houston, Texas, Bob met Frances Lucile (Motley) Graham and they married in Mason City, on June 10, 1949. After 12 years with DuPont, Bob and Lucy decided to move their young family back to Bob’s hometown, Mason City. In 1955, he started working at Northwestern States Portland Cement Company in Mason City, working there 19 years, serving as the Plant Manager and Vice President of Operations for many of those years. Bob and Lucy raised three children, Carol, Bruce and Scott, who all graduated from Mason City High School. In 1969, he expanded his professional credentials by becoming a certified Professional Engineer licensed to practice in Iowa. Bob left Mason City in 1974 to take a new position with Monarch Cement Company, Humboldt, Kansas, as Assistant to the President and Operations Manager. His final career move took him to Des Moines, in 1979, where he worked for the State of Iowa as an Environmental Program Supervisor in the Department of Environmental Quality for nearly six years. After working for 45 years, Bob retired in 1985 to Garner. Bob happened to attend his 45th class reunion at Iowa State University where he became reacquainted with Mary Jane (Pauley) Cox who also grew up in Mason City and graduated from Mason City High School as well as Iowa State University. They married on Dec. 4, 1985, maintaining a home in Belmond, until they moved in 2006 to Edina Park Plaza, a retirement community in Edina, Minnesota. Bob Campbell served his community well. In Mason City, he served on the Mason City School Board and the boards of the United Way, Chamber of Commerce, Junior Achievement, and the Mason City Development Association. Professionally, he served on a variety of technical legislative or environmental committees with the Portland Cement Association, Iowa Engineering Society, Air Pollution Control Association and Iowa Manufacturing Association. He was a former Chairman of the Iowa Section of the American Society of Chemical Engineers and a member of the Engineering Department Advisory Council of Iowa State University. Other memberships included the First Methodist Church, Mason City, and later the United Church of Christ Congregational, Belmond, and Rotary Club in Mason City. Notably, Bob was a 50-year member of the Boy Scouts of America. Service to the Boy Scouts included stints as a cubmaster, scoutmaster and committeeman, followed by service as President of the Winnebago Council and a member of the Four State Regional Council. Individual Scouting honors for Bob included the Scouters Key, Order of the Arrow, and Silver Beaver from the Winnebago Council and the Silver Antelope from the North Central Region. His sons are both Eagle Scouts and his daughter is a Curved Bar Girl Scout. Bob was also an active Iowa State University alumnus serving as President of the North Iowa Alumni Club. He inspired his three children to become Cyclones and all three graduated from Iowa State. Bob and Lucy were selected as Iowa State University’s Parents of the Year for 1971. Bob was especially proud of the accomplishments of his children: Carol, Brigadier General, USAF (Retired); Bruce, a chemical engineering and petroleum industry computer modeling expert with worldwide clients; and Scott, golf course superintendent and avid hunter, sharing their successes with family and friends in many hearty conversations through the years. Bob’s hobbies included hunting and fishing, especially with his three children, well into his retirement years, and gardening. Bob is survived by his wife, Mary Jane (Pauley) Cox Campbell, children, Carol Campbell Elliott and husband, Dave, of Gallatin Gateway, Montana; Bruce E. Campbell of Livingston, Texas, and grandchildren Brian and Becky as well as great-grandchild Jack; Scott H. Campbell of Garner, and two grandchildren Kati and Jay; brother, Donald Campbell of Edmond, Oklahoma, and numerous nephews. Also surviving are Mary Jane’s children and families: Lucinda McNeely, Robert and James Cox, Martha Ho, Mary Lu’s husband, Ronald Olson, and numerous grand-and-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Dorothy, sister-in-law, Bonnie, and his first wife, Lucy; also Mary Jane’s first husband, Luin, daughter, Mary Lu, and grand-daughter, Andrea. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to the Campbell Family Scholarship at Mason City High School (Education Foundation of Mason City Public Schools — Campbell Family Scholarship, 1515 S. Pennsylvania, Mason City, Iowa 50401; the United Church of Christ Congregational, 116 West Main, Belmond, Iowa 50421; or the charity of their choice. Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South, P.O. Box 233, Belmond, Iowa, 50421, 641-444-3248, www.duggerfunerals.com. Dorothy Margaret Brandau Nuehring
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Eden Presbyterian Church, 3105 Glass Ave., rural Rudd, with Pastor Jennifer Ehlers officiating. Burial will be in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery. Visitation is from 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. Dorothy was born April 10, 1921, near Rudd, the daughter of Justus and Amalia (Wohlers) Brandau. She was educated in a rural school and graduated from Rudd High School in 1938. She married Clinton Brandau on May 7, 1940, at her parents’ home. They lived on Clinton’s family farm for 53 years before moving to Osage in 1993. They moved to the Evergreen Apartments in May of 2006, and Clinton passed away in September of that year. On Aug. 16, 2008, she married Dean Nuehring at Eden Presbyterian Church. Dorothy was a lifelong member of Eden Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Eden Presbyterian Women. She was the secretary and treasurer of the cemetery board for 23 years. Dorothy enjoyed cooking, quilting, sewing, playing cards with friends, driving tractor, gardening, flowers and mowing lawn. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Dean Nuehring of Osage; three grandchildren, Marlan “Harry O” Krull of Mason City, and his sons, Brandon “BJ” and Jordan; Pamela (Eric) Carman of Minnetonka, Minnesota, and their sons, Sam and Zach; Kenneth (Christine) Krull of Phoenix, Arizona, and her son, Carter; a sister, Bernadine Llewellyn of Osage; a son-in-law, Marvin Krull of Mason City; step-daughters, Avon (Jerry) Rurup of Titonka, and children, Jodi and Jeremy; Donna (Marloe) Ellingson of Joice, and children, Karen, Jennifer and Dean; Nancy Hirota of Osage, and children, Nicole, Natalie, Nicholas and Nolan; Janet (Gerard) May of Osage, and children, Jonathan and Jeffrey; Ronda Olson of Rose Creek, Minnesota, and children Katherine and Derek; step-grandchildren, Amber, Stephanie and Alexander Ricke; step-daughter-in-law, Sharon Mihm of Wellsville, Kansas, and children, Timothy Nuehring, Holly Manny and Michael Nuehring; and 11 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Clinton Brandau; her daughter, Sandra Krull; a sister, Irma Glader; two brothers, Chester and Marvin Brandau; stepson, Dennis Nuehring; and step-daughter, Brenda Ricke. Information available and condolences accepted at www.champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706. Erma Magdelene (Frey) Puffer Halverson
Erma through the years was active in the churches she attended. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and was a very well organized person. She was still emailing and instant messaging people at age 89. Erma traveled through most of the United States including Hawaii and Alaska as well as visiting Canada and Mexico. She was also a lifetime member of Unity Chapter No. 58 Order of the Eastern Star Mason City. Survivors include her son John and wife Ginny of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and daughter Jane and husband Ed Kinder of Cheyenne, Wyoming; daughter-in-law Carol Puffer of Omaha, Neb.; step-children Craig Halverson and wife Louise of Golden Valley, Minnesota; Joyce and husband Armin DeWaard of Waterloo, and Bruce Halverson and wife Mary of Britt; as well as two grandchildren and their families; Alyssa and husband Walker Tate and Colleen and husband Ted Franco and their children Joshua, Leah and Gabrielle; seven step-grandchildren and their families; Lori and husband Greg Krause and son Grant; Thor Halverson and wife Sheri and their children Erik and Kjerstin; Brent Halverson and daughter Trista; Kristi and husband Christopher Wendland and children Abigail and Josiah; Karin and husband Brian McDonnald; David DeWaard and Jody Halverson and wife Peggy and their children Beth and Katie. Erma was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, one brother Raymond Frey, son Ron Puffer and grandson Daren Puffer. Visitation will be Friday, Jan 25, 4-8 p.m., Oakcrest Funeral Services, Corwith. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan 26, 11 a.m., First Baptist Church — Renwick, 108 S. Montgomery St., Renwick, IA 50577. Interment will be held at the Corwith Cemetery. Oakcrest Funeral Services, 515-295-3731, www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com. Blanche I. Porter BELMOND — Blanche I. Porter, 91, of Belmond passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at her home in Belmond. Private family funeral services will be held on Saturday Jan. 26, at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane S. in Belmond. Burial will take place in the Belmond Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the Dugger Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family in Blanche I. Porter’s name. 641-444-3248, www.duggerfunerals.com. Keith A. Loux CLARION — Keith A. Loux, 79, of Clarion, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. Funeral services for Keith Loux will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 121 Third Ave., North West in Clarion, with the Rev. Bill Kem officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Ave. East in Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. www.ewingfh.com. Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Ave., East, Clarion, IA 50525, 515-532-2233. Arlo “Dean” Halvorson MASON CITY — Arlo “Dean” Halvorson, 84,of Mason City, died, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Ed Bard, Hospice chaplain, officiating. Private family interment will be in the Rockwell Cemetery with Military Honors conducted by the Mason City Veterans Association. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Arlo “Dean” Halvorson memorial fund in care of the family. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com. Juanita Mary (Sjovold) Anderson
The funeral service for Juanita will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 28, at the Bethel United Methodist Church, 503 East South St., Manly. Pastor Don Preston will be officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, 11495 265th St., Mason City. The visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring Street, Manly. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Manly. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorials be given to Hospice of North Iowa, or the Bethel United Methodist Church (Willard and Juanita Anderson Scholarship Fund) in Manly. Juanita Mary (Sjovold) Anderson was born on Sept. 1, 1923, in Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Georg “Alvin” Sjovold and Gellen Helen (Torvestad) Sjovold. Juanita attended school in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. She lived in Saskatchewan until moving with her family to Manitoba in 1937. Juanita was united in marriage to Harry John “Willard” Anderson, on Nov. 26, 1949, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Erickson, Manitoba, Canada. Juanita, Willard, and daughters; Carolyn and Gwen, moved to Manly, from Erickson, Manitoba, Canada, in May of 1955. A son, Wayne, was born in Mason City, in 1957. Willard and Juanita lived in Manly until 1994 when they moved to a home on Lakeview Drive in Mason City. After Willard passed away Jan. 26, 2010, Juanita sold their home and moved to the Village Cooperative in Mason City, in the spring of 2011. Juanita worked at various jobs for several years prior to marriage. She then helped with the farm work and was a homemaker in Canada. After moving to the United States, she also worked with Willard in the Watkins business since 1962, Manly Care Center and Sears. Juanita enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, Retired or Not at Cutty’s, vacationing, camping, playing games and cards, canning, visiting, attending events her grandchildren and other children were in, latch hook, quilting, and live theatre. Juanita was confirmed at, and member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, and member of the Women’s Institute of Canada while living in Erickson, Manitoba, Canada. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1965, was an active member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Christian Homebuilder’s, Entre Nous Circle, Prime Time Bible study, Manly Study Club, bell ringer for Salvation Army, card club, Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader, Sunday School teacher and active member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Those left to cherish Juanita’s memory are her daughters Carolyn Lessmeier (Jeff ) of Alta, Gwen Morris (Andy) of East London, South Africa/Jacksonville, Florida, and son Wayne Anderson (Kim) of Plymouth, Iowa. Grandchildren are Jason Lessmeier (Christina) of Springfield, Missouri, Kyle Lessmeier (Katie) of Mountain Lake, Minnesotai, Blake Anderson, of Iowa City, Chelsie Anderson, of Des Moines, Dustin Morris, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and Kaitlyn Morris, of Jacksonville, Florida Great-grandchildren are Desiree Lessmeier of Springfield, Missouri, and Baby Lessmeier of Mountain Lake, Minnesota, due in May. Her sisters, Viola Karton and late husband, Charles, of St. Rose, Manitoba, Canada; Irene Lee and late husband, Lloyd, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and Esther Reid (Gordon) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and one sister-in-law, Alma Lacey and late husband Bill of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada. Numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Juanita was preceded in death by her husband, H. J. Willard Anderson, parents, several in-laws and cousins. Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Springs St., Manly. 641-454-2242. ColonialChapels.com. Steven K. Holm Liberty, Missouri — Steven K. Holm, 41 of Liberty, Missouri and formerly of Mason City, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at his home. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28, at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Inurnment will be held in the spring at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be left in Steve’s name in care of his family. Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, 641-423-2372, ColonialChapels.com. Virginia L. Becker BURT — Virginia L. Becker, 87, of Burt died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Presbyterian Church in Burt. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, at the Presbyterian Church in Burt with the Rev. Dr. Glenn Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Portland Township Cemetery in rural Burt. Oakcrest Funeral Services — Algona, 515-295-3731, www.oakcrestfuneralservices.com. Donald L. Simpson
Don was born Oct. 24, 1952, in Algona, to E. Louis and E. Ruth (Seaberg) Simpson of Wesley. Don graduated from Corwith Wesley High School in 1970 and attended Iowa State University. In November 1973, Don moved to California where he worked for Riverside Steel for 21 years, and then Ancon Marine until 11 months prior to his death. Don loved reading, fishing, hunting and biking and was a huge Green Bay Packer fan. Don was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his siblings, Dorothy (Dan) Biondi of Sheldahl, Linda (Rich) Fox of Mansfield, Texas, Leannah (Dennis) Wailes of Scranton, Dale (Joan) Simpson of Poway, California, George (Miriam) Simpson of Ventura, Janis (Mike) West of Wesley, and many nieces and nephews. Don’s body was cremated and memorial service will be held in Wesley later this year for his family and friends. Memorials in Don’s name may be directed to the Wesley Community Church, Wesley, Iowa. Posted on 25 January 2013 by Marie Thompson
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GARNER
— Eugene F. Greimann, 93, of Garner,
Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at the
Concord Care Center in Garner.
BRITT
— Joyce Nieman, 83, of Britt, went home
to glory on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at
her home. 
CEDAR
RAPIDS — Herbert (Herb) Boyd Pannkuk of
Cedar Rapids, formerly of Buffalo
Center, died peacefully surrounded by
his family on Jan. 22, 2013, at the
Mercy Hospice House in Hiawatha, Iowa,
after a courageous battle with leukemia.
MASON
CITY — Lavon Irene Hain, 88, Mason City,
died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City. 
DOWS
— Thelma E. Sefton, 92, died Tuesday,
Jan. 22, 2013, at the Rehabilitation
Center of Hampton. 
EDINA,
OSAGE
— Dorothy Margaret Brandau Nuehring, 91,
of Osage, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013,
at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center. 
CORWITH
— Erma Magdelene (Frey) Puffer Halverson
was born Feb. 16, 1918, at rural Corwith,
Iowa to Edward and Lillian (Zimmerman)
Frey. Erma graduated from Corwith High
School in 1935 and attended American
Institute of Business in Des Moines. She
then worked for Mullin Seed Co. in
Corwith and married John W. Puffer on
Feb. 14, 1939 in Corwith. The couple
lived northeast of Wesley before moving
to Corwith in 1946. After John’s death
on Oct. 31, 1970, Erma moved to Mason
City where she went back to college. She
worked at Green Lake Center in Green
Lake,Wisconsin, and later at Builders
Supply in Mason City. On Oct. 6, 1979,
she was united in marriage to Honroe
Halverson in Mason City. The couple
lived on a farm south of Woden until
moving into Britt. After Honroe died on
July 15, 2000, Erma moved to Prairie
View Apartments in Garner. She lived
there until becoming a resident of the
Westview Care Center in Britt in
December 2008 and died there on Tuesday
afternoon Jan. 22, 2013, at the age of
94. 
Manly
LONG
BEACH, California — Donald L. Simpson,
60, of Long Beach, California, formerly
of Wesley, died Wednesday, Jan. 16,
2013, of complications from a stroke, at
St. Mary’s Hospital in Long Beach,
California
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