Elaine Ruth Pike
August 14, 2001
Elaine Ruth Pike, age 79, died
on Saturday, August 11, 2001, at
the home of her daughter in
Brownsdale, Minnesota.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, August 14, at the First
Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar.
Rev. Robert Porisch officiated
and burial was in the First
Lutheran Church Cemetery, St.
Ansgar. The Schroeder-Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Elaine Ruth
Wilde, was born on July 9, 1922.
to Walter and Helena (Diedrich)
Wilde, on the family farm in
Mitchell County, Iowa. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
St. John’s Church, Rock
Township. She was married on
October 7, 1945, to Lawrence
Leonard Pike at the St. John’s
Lutheran Church in Rock
Township. Three children were
born to this union, Linda Faye,
Helen Marie and Wayne Erwin.
Elaine was a
member of the First Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar.
Elaine was a
housewife and mother working
only from her home doing daycare
and sewing. She was a very
devoted wife, mother and
grandmother always thinking of
others and treating people
equally. Family was important to
her as well as her friends.
Elaine was
preceded in death by her
parents; her husband; one
sister, Lois Beyer; and two
brothers, LaVerne and Roland.
Those that
survive her include one son,
Wayne and wife, Rhonda of
Sparta, Wisconsin; two
daughters, Linda Unverzagt and
her husband, Edward of
Brownsdale, Minnesota and Helen
Pike of Austin, Minnesota; five
grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
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2001 Mitchell County Press
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Sylvester J. Pitzen
August 14, 2001
Sylvester J.
Pitzen, age 90, of Stacyville,
died on Saturday, August 11,
2001, at the Stacyville Nursing
Home, Stacyville.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, August 14, at the
Visitation Catholic Church,
Stacyville. Rev. Joseph
Schneider officiated. Burial was
in the Visitation Cemetery,
Stacyville. The Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Sylvester J.
Pitzen, was born on September
29, 1910 in Adams, Minnesota,
the son of Joseph and Anna
(Simon) Pitzen. He married
Dorothy Coan on June 27, 1933,
at the Holy Family Catholic
Church, Mason City.
In his younger years he enjoyed
hunting, trapping, fishing and
taxidermy. Sylvester worked for
the Stacyville Co-op Company for
48 years, 43 of those years as
elevator manager. He was an
active 4-H Leader and member of
the Foresters and the K. of C.
Sylvester was on the board of
directors for FELCO,
FELCO-STATEC and also Land
O’Lakes.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; wife,
Dorothy; a son John; and
brothers, Gervin, Clem and Al.
Sylvester is
survived by his three sons, Tom
Pitzen of Stacvyile, Nick Pitzen
of Stacyville and Steve Pitzen
of Adams, Minnesota; one
daughter, Mary Ellen McGlashing
of Cedar Rapids; 11
grandchildren; 8
great-grandchildren; one
brother, Father John Pitzen of
Fairfax; and two sisters, Agnes
Casley of Beaverton, Oregon and
Marie Montavon of DeKalb,
Illinois.
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2001 Mitchell County Press
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Gerald Franklin Foughty
August 14, 2001
Gerald Franklin
Foughty, age 86, of Osage, died
on Saturday, August 11, 2001.
Funeral services were held at
the Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, on Tuesday, August
14, with Rev. Herschel Hawf
officiating. Burial was in the
Hampton Cemetery with military
rites.
Gerald was born
on June 4, 1915 in Hampton,
Iowa, to Franklin Devello and
Pearl Gertrude Blain Foughty. He
attended local schools. Gerald
served his country in the United
States Navy during World War II.
“Chub” was united in marriage to
Nancy Polen in November of 1934.
He worked as a salesman for
Wynn’s Oil.
After moving to California,
Gerald worked at Lockheed for
many years. In February of 1963,
he was united in marriage to Eva
Marie Held in Winter Haven,
California. After Eva’s passing,
Gerald was united in marriage to
Augusta Fay Hicks.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; his
wife, Eva Marie; one daughter,
Joyce Jenkins in 1995; two
great-grandchildren, Michael and
Patrick; and two brothers.
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2001 Mitchell County Press
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Marie M. Kobernusz
August 14, 2001
Marie M.
Kobernusz, age 85, of Osage,
died on Monday, August 13, 2001,
at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, August 16, at 10:30
a.m., at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Osage. Rev.
Philip Recker will officiate and
interment will be in the Osage
Cemetery. Visitation will be
held on Wednesday, from 3-8:00
p.m., with a 3:30 p.m. Rosary
and a 7:00 p.m. Scripture
Service at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage.
Marie
was born on July 16, 1916 in
Osage, the daughter of Charles
and Christina (Braun) Mandler.
She attended Osage Schools.
Marie was united in marriage to
Loyal “Shadow” Kobernusz on
August 13, 1936 in Manly. They
lived in Osage most of their
married life. Shadow died on
December 16, 1990. Marie passed
away on what would have been
their 64th wedding anniversary.
She was a member of the Osage
American Legion Auxiliary.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, Loyal “Shadow” in 1990;
one brother, Frank Mandler; two
sisters, Rose Spurgeon and
Estelle Neuerburg; and a
great-grandchild.
Those that
survive her include her three
daughters, Carol Smalley and
husband, Terry of Osage and
their three sons, Dennis and
wife, Shari, Michael and Randy;
Maxine Bollman and husband,
Robert of Osage and their two
sons, Cass and wife, Josie,
Trent and wife, Missy; Connie
Roth and husband, Steven of
Osage and their two children,
Stacy and her husband, Kevin and
Ian; nine great-grandchildren,
Jeremy, Bonnie Marie, Leah,
Bonnie Lynn, William and Jessah
Smalley, Jacob Bollman, Jenna
Marie and Jayden Hanson; two
sisters, Leona Rogers of Osage
and Lucille Hultman and her
husband, Lawrence of Osage; one
brother-in-law, Norbert
Neuerburg of Osage; and nieces
and nephews.
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2001 Mitchell County Press
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