Wava Mae Thome
May 9, 2001
Wava Mae Thome, age 86, of
Osage, died on Saturday, May 5,
2001, at the Stacyville
Community Nursing Home,
Stacyville.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 8, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Osage.
Rev. Philip Recker officiated
and burial was in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery, Osage.
The Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Wava was born on
August 19, 1914, to Harvey and
Alta (Lynn) Krumlinde in Dike,
Iowa, the first of four
children. They moved to the
Floyd area in 1928 and later to
Mitchell County, where she
completed her 8th grade
education. Wava was united in
marriage to Roman Thome on April
6, 1942, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Meyer. They
had just celebrated their 59th
wedding anniversary. They lived
in the Osage area before moving
into Osage in 1967.
In the early
years of her marriage, Wava
midwifed and helped many young
mothers with their children. She
was a cook at the Mitchell
County Care Facility. She was a
Brownie Troop Leader. She was a
cook at the Sacred Heart
Catholic School for 14 years.
She also cooked at the Knights
of Columbus Hall and catered
weddings. In the summers, she
cooked at the Faith Lutheran
Home. After her retirement in
1978, she assisted many elderly
people with daily chores and
errands. If someone needed her,
she was there.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; one
sister, Marian; and two
brothers, Kenneth and Richard.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
Roman; two daughters, Joeleen
Samec and husband, Richard of
New Hampton and their children,
Jerry, Randy and Jill; Deanna
Shoars and her husband, Michael
of Orchard and their children,
Chad and Chris; one
sister-in-law, Ruth Krumlinde of
Cedar Falls; and many nieces and
nephews.
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Myrtle Anderson
May 9, 2001
Myrtle E. Anderson, age 90, of
Osage, died on February 27,
2001. She was cremated and
graveside inurnment services
were held on Saturday, May 5,
2001, at the Osage Cemetery,
with Rev. Roy Ott officiating.
The Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, was in charge of
the arrangements.
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Ila L. Kittleson
May 9, 2001
Ila L. Kittleson, age 94, of St.
Ansgar, died on Sunday, May 6,
2001, at the Good Samaritan
Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, May 10, at 1:30 p.m.,
at the First Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar. Rev. Robert Porisch
officiating. Burial will be in
the First Lutheran Cemetery, St.
Ansgar. Visitation is from
5-8:00 p.m., on Wednesday
evening, at the Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Ila Kittleson,
was born on October 17, 1906 in
Breda, Iowa, to Edward W. and
Augusta (Sinn) Bookhart. She
graduated from the Ida Grove
High School in 1924 and also
graduated from the University of
Iowa in 1929.
Ila married
Sherwin R. Kittlseon on April
28, 1930 in Mason City. She
worked at the St. Ansgar Public
Library starting in July of 1949
and retiring in February of
1986. She was a librarian at the
St. Ansgar High School for nine
years, concurrent with the
public library position. The
1966 Saints Highlights (St.
Ansgar High School Yearbook) was
dedicated to her. Ila enjoyed
stamp collecting, reading, her
rose garden, fishing trips to
Minnesota and bird watching.
She is survived
by her children, Edward
Kittleson and his wife, Mary of
Greene, Dr. Sherwin (Stan)
Kittleson and his wife, Judi of
Angel Fire, New Mexico, Karen
Bloom and her husband, Darrell
of Austin, Minnesota and Roger
Kittleson and his wife, Julie of
Waterloo; 12 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband who died on December 13,
1990; and two sisters.
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Margaret Fox
May 15, 2001
Margaret Fox, age 88, of
Riceville, died on Thursday, May
10, 2001, at the Riceville
Community Rest Home.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, May 14, at the
Immaculate Conception Church,
Riceville. Rev. Ray Atwood
officiated and graveside
services were held in the
Calvary Cemetery, Riceville.
Margaret Marie
Arens, was born on March 18,
1913 in Remsen, the daughter of
Nicholas and Margaret (Bauer)
Arens. She attended school in
Marshall, Minnesota. Before her
marriage, Margaret lived and
worked in California for a few
years. In 1941, she moved to
Minnesota and worked in a
defense plant at the start of
World War II.
On October 9,
1942, Margaret was united in
marriage to Leonard J. Fox in
St. Paul, Minnesota. Shortly
thereafter, the couple moved to
a farm two miles west and two
miles south of Riceville and two
years later moved to the farm
they called home five and one
miles south of Riceville. In
1983, they moved into Riceville
and Margaret lived there until
she entered the Riceville
Community Rest Home in March of
2001.
She was a member
of the Immaculate Conception
Church and its Altar and Rosary
Society and enjoyed painting and
gardening.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; a
daughter, Kathryn Foster; a
grandson, Wade Foster; a
brother, Clarence Arens; and a
sister, Lillian Arens in
infancy.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
Leonard; children and spouses,
Dennis and wife, JoAnn of
Rochester, Minnesota, Diane and
husband, Orville Engelhardt of
Humble, Texas, Bernard of
Dubuque, Marilyn and husband,
Ron Reis of Lime Springs, Duane
and wife, Jill of Kansas City,
Missouri, Peter J. and wife,
Jolene of Forest City, Richard
of Riceville, Patricia J. Fox of
Chanhassen, Minnesota and Greg
and wife, Becky of Riceville; 28
grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; and four
step-great-grandchildren; four
sisters, Evelyn Larson of
Maplewood, Minnesota, Catherine
Blaeser of Pequot Lakes,
Minnesota, Mildred Lanoue of
Waubun, Minnesota and Irene
Olchefski of Fridley, Minnesota.
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Beverly J. Leraaen
May 15, 2001
Beverly J. Leraaen, age 65, of
St. Ansgar, died on Sunday, May
13, 2001, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, May 17, at 1:00 p.m.,
at the First Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar. Rev. Robert Porisch
will officiate and burial will
be in the First Lutheran
Cemetery, St. Ansgar. Visitation
is on Wednesday, from 5-8:00
p.m., at the Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Beverly was born
on March 22, 1936 in Austin,
Minnesota, to Edmund and Elinor
(Anderson) Bachman. She was
baptized and confirmed in the
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,
Lyle, Minnesota. She grew up in
Lyle and graduated from the Lyle
High School in 1954. Beverly was
united in marriage to Oral "Bud"
K. Leraaen on May 15, 1955. They
made their home in St. Ansgar
and raised three children,
Nancy, Scott and Eric.
She worked at St. Ansgar Mills
from 1963 to 1979 as a
bookkeeper. She then worked at
the St. Ansgar School District
as Business Manager/Board
Secretary from 1979 to 1984. Bev
and Bud moved to Boone, Iowa in
1984, where she was business
manager and board secretary for
the Boone Community Schools for
13 years. In Boone, she was
secretary of the Morning Kiwanis
for five years, Director of the
Boone County Credit Bureau for
five years and was a member of
the Boone Golf and Country Club.
She was also an active member of
the Augustana Lutheran Church in
Boone.
Bev and Bud
returned to St. Ansgar in 1997
to be closer to family and
friends. She served as President
of the American Legion Auxiliary
for two terms, was an active
member of the church she loved,
the First Lutheran Church, the
Mary-Ruth Circle and served as
church treasurer. She was an
active member of the community,
enjoyed socializing with her
many friends.
Preceding her in
death was her infant son,
Steven; her father, Edmund; and
a brother, Bruce.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
Bud; her mother, Elinor of Lyle,
Minnesota; daughter, Nancy
Johnson of Osage and her
children, Bryan and Julie; two
sons, Scott and his wife, Denise
of St. Ansgar and their
children, Nelle, Leah, Rycki and
Stevie and Eric and his wife,
Lynn of St. Ansgar; one sister,
Sue Young of Pomona, California
and her son, Kevin;
brother-in-law, Galen and wife,
Janice of St. Ansgar; and
sister-in-law, Bonnie and her
husband, Bill of Elko, Nevada.
The Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Mildred Sorbo
May 15, 2001
Mrs. Gilman (Mildred) Sorbo,
died on Sunday, May 13, 2001, at
the Stacyville Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m.,
at the Silver Lake Lutheran
Church, rural Northwood. Pastors
Steve Smith and Al Stoa will
officiate and burial will be in
the Silver Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3-7:00
p.m., on Friday, at the
Schroeder and Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood.
Mrs. Sorbo, the
former Mildred Willand, was born
on July 12, 1910 in Worth
County, the daughter of Wilhelm
and Clara (Calgaard) Willand. On
June 30, 1934, she married
Gilman Sorbo at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. They spent
their early married years near
Manly and rural Northwood. They
then made their permanent home
in the rural Silver Lake area,
Northwood. Finally, they moved
to the Maple Court Apartments in
Northwood, where Mildred enjoyed
her last seven years.
Mildred was an
active member of the Silver Lake
Parish until the time of her
death. She was an avid gardener,
seamstress, and enjoyed cooking,
baking, crossword puzzles and
playing cards.
For many years,
she was employed by the St.
Johns Lutheran Retirement Home
in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Preceding her in
death were her husband; an
infant son; three brothers,
Walter Willand, Orin and Stanley
Willand; four brothers-in-law;
and one sister-in-law.
Those that
survive her include her
daughter, Marcia Klapperich and
her husband, Norman of
Stacyville; three grandchildren,
Nicole Klapperich of Kansas
City, Missouri, Ryan Klapperich
and his wife, Bridget of
Wichita, Kansas and Michael
Klapperich, a student at Iowa
State University, Ames; and one
great-grandson, Colin Klapperich
of Wichita, Kansas; three
sisters, Opal Solomonson and
husband, John of Lake Mills,
Esther Bodde of Hampton and
Myrtle Tapps of Mason City; one
brother, Clarence Willand and
wife, Fern of Joice; four
sisters-in-law, Ellnora Willand
of Northwood, Carol Willand of
Joice, Dorothy Towne and her
husband, Earl of Emmons,
Minnesota and Nina Sorbo of
Estherville.
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Joseph P. Weber
May 15, 2001
Joseph Peter Weber, age 80, of
Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of
Riceville, died on Monday, May
14, 2001, at Lexington, after an
extended illness.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m.,
at the First Congregational
Church of Christ, Riceville.
Rev. Herschel Hawf will
officiate and burial will be in
the Liberty Cemetery, Little
Cedar, Iowa. Friends may call on
Wednesday, at the Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville, during
the hours of 4-8:00 p.m.
Joe Weber, was
born on May 22, 1920 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to
William and Mary Mueller Weber.
He attended local schools. Joe
was employed as a mechanic and
was engaged in farming. On
November 1, 1941, he was united
in marriage to Cleo Witzel.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; four
brothers, Ralph, Bob, Vincent
and James; two sisters, Katheren
and Marie; and a granddaughter,
Mindy.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Cleo of Lexington, Kentucky; two
sons, Jerry and his wife, Marie
of Elkader and their children,
Michelle, Jason and Aaron and
son, Dean and his wife, Bonita
of Rockwell and their children,
Wade and his wife, Caryn and
their child, Cedric, Wendy,
Micha and Mandy; one daughter,
Mary and her husband, Jim Burke
of Lexington, Kentucky and their
children, Derrick and his wife,
Shannon and their children,
Alyssa, Brandi, Bailey, Joey,
David, Jean and Michelle; his
step-mother, Ella Weber of
Osage; three brothers, Billy of
Long Beach, California, John of
Osage and Jake of Clear Lake;
four sisters, Helen Schmidt of
Osage, Dorothy Sullivan of Mason
City, LaDonna Parker of Charles
City and Margaret Lindermann of
Mason City.
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Barbara Morrow
June 5, 2001
Barbara Ann Morrow, age 60, of
Evansdale, formerly of Osage,
died on Monday, May 14, 2001, at
the Covenant Medical Center,
Waterloo, of cancer.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, May 18, at the St.
John’s Catholic Church,
Waterloo. Burial was in the
Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo. The
Hagarty-Waychoff Grarup Funeral
Service was in charge of the
arrangements.
Barbara was born
on November 16, 1940 in Osage,
the daughter of Leo R. and Norma
K. Michaels Fritz. She married
Wilbert Leroy Morrow on June 26,
1964 in Cedar Falls.
Preceding her in
death were her parents.
Those that
survive her include her husband;
two sons, Darrell of Denver and
William of Deltona, Florida;
three daughters, Julie Morrow of
Waterloo, Shelda Brenner of
North Liberty and Pam Morrow of
Cedar Rapids; 10 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren;
and a sister, Mary Jo Roeber of
New Ulm, Minnesota.
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Donald Clapp
May 23, 2001
Donald Clapp, age 74, of
Riceville, died on Tuesday, May
15, 2001, at his residence
following an illness.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, May 19, at the First
Congregational United Church of
Christ, Riceville, with Rev.
Carol Ivey and Rev. Hershel Hawf
officiating. Burial was in the
Riverside Cemetery in Riceville,
with military rites by the Roy
Gue Post 244 of the American
Legion. The Lindstrom Funeral
Home, Riceville, was in charge
of the arrangements.
Donald was born
on December 31, 1926, the son of
Elmo and Mabel Graff Clapp in
Howard County. He attended local
schools and was a graduate of
the Riceville High School. He
served in World War II in the
security agency from 1944 to
1945. On February 11, 1966, he
was united in marriage to Ethel
Drewelow. He was a barber,
worked on the railroad, put in
field tile and retired as part
owner of the Mini Mart in
Riceville.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; one
sister, Dorothy; and one son
David James Clapp.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Ethel of Riceville; one son,
Randy E. Clapp of Cresco; three
daughters, Connie Jenkins and
her husband, Jeff of Little
Cedar, Noell Kramer of Northwood
and Darla Clapp of Granger,
Minnesota; six grandchildren;
one brother, Lester Clapp and
his wife, Marcelle of Rochester,
Minnesota; and one sister, Alta
Jean Faubert and her husband,
Jim of Tucson, Arizona.
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Dorothy L. Larson
May 23, 2001
Dorothy L. Larson, age 90, of
St. Ansgar, died on Tuesday, May
15, 2001, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, May 19, at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter. Rev. Kathy Larson
officiated. Burial was in the
Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery,
Carpenter.
Dorothy was born
on January 1, 1911, to Earnest
and Thea (Hermanson) Collins in
Deer Creek Township, Worth
County, Iowa. She was baptized
in March of 1911 at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church by Rev.
M.E. Waldeland. When she was six
months old, they moved to a
homestead near Devon, Montana.
They lived there seven years
before moving back to Northwood,
Iowa for one year, then moving
to a farm on the state line
north of Meltonville.
She attended
school in Otranto and graduated
from Otranto High School there
with honors in 1929. Her
classmates remained very dear to
her. She was confirmed in 1926,
by the Rev. O.M. Langehough in
the Lutheran Church in Lyle,
Minnesota. She married Leonard
R. Larson on February 5, 1930,
in her parents' home performed
by Rev. A.C. Korsrud, pastor of
London, Minnesota church.
They farmed on
the A.Z. VanCamp farm for eight
years, then moved to Carpenter.
She was active in her husband’s
Phillips 66 Oil business and
custom truck box building. She
was city clerk of Carpenter for
34 years and active in other
community organizations. In 1982
and again in 1995, she received
Merit awards from the Community
Club for her dedicated
contributions.
She was a charter
member of the Friendship Club
and a faithful member of the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, Leonard; her only
sister, Amy Kruse; one
granddaughte,r Marsha Larson;
and one grandson, Daniel Davis.
Those that
survive her include her son,
Roger and his wife, Beverly of
Swaledale; daughter, Carolyn and
husband, Dennis Davis of
Kensett; nine grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and nieces,
nephews and cousins.
The Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Mary Kraubetz
May 23, 2001
Mary Kraubetz, age 84, of Manly,
died on Wednesday, May 16, 2001,
at the Riceville Community Rest
Home.
Graveside services were held on
Saturday, May 19, at the Manly
Cemetery, Manly, Iowa. The
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Donald Daryl “Wig” Kubicek
May 23, 2001
Donald Daryl “Wig” Kubicek, age
75, died on Wednesday, May 16,
2001, at the Faith Lutheran
Home, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, May 19, at the Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage.
Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy
Ott officiated. Interment was in
the Osage Cemetery, with
Military Rites conducted at the
grave by the Osage American
Legion Post 278 and the Osage
VFW Post 7920. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Donald was born
on a farm near McIntyre, on
November 5, 1925, the fifth
child of John J. and Mary
(Bolger) Kubicek. He attended
school at Osage and enlisted in
the U.S. Navy in April of 1944.
He served aboard the U.S.S.
Boston, a light cruiser in the
Pacific and was honorably
discharged in February of 1946.
On August 8,
1948, he was united in marriage
to Marvel Jane Rowe at the Osage
Lutheran Church, by the Rev.
T.P. Solem. To this union were
born two children, Dennis Daryl
and Kathy Jane. Donald and his
wife resided in Osage their
entire married life and “Wig”
was employed by Carl Hartwig on
his dairy farm, Seeber Sand and
Gravel, Kark Rendering Company
and Decklever Sand and Gravel.
In 1960 he was employed by the
Iowa Department of
Transportation until his
retirement in November of 1987.
He was a member
of the Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church in Osage, long-time
member of the Osage American
Legion Post 278, life member of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 7920 and a member of the
Charles City Moose Lodge. “Wig”
enjoyed bowling, fishing and
hunting until his health
deteriorated. He had Parkinson’s
Disease for 17 years.
“Wig” is survived
by his wife, Marvel of Osage; a
son, Dennis Kubicek and wife,
Theresa of Glendale, Arizona;
two grandchildren, Kelly John
Kubicek of Glendale, Arizona and
Amy Jane Kubicek of Phoenix,
Arizona; one great-grandson,
Vincent Thomas Jr. of Phoenix,
Aarizona; one brother, Dale
(Pete) Kubicek and his wife,
Dona of Osage; two sisters,
Olive Ellis of Charles City and
Bonnie Reich of Mason City; two
brothers-in-law, Lester Rowe and
his wife, Dallas of Osage and
Alan Rowe and his wife, Phyllis
of Port Orchard, Washington; and
two sisters-in-law, Kathleen
Rowe of Cedar Rapids and Ruth
Kubicek of Osage.
“Wig” was
preceded in death by his
parents; daughter, Kathy in
1975; one sister, Helen in 1918;
and two brothers, Charles
(Sonny) Kubicek in 1960 and
Roger (Nick) Kubicek in 1998.
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Esther Rosenberg
May 23, 2001
Esther Ruth Rosenberg, age 97,
of St. Ansgar, died on Sunday,
May 20, 2001.
Funeral services will be held on
Friday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m.,
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar. Rev. Edward Schmidt
will officiate and burial will
be in the Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery, St. Ansgar. Visitation
will be on Thursday, from 5-8:00
p.m., at the Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Esther Ruth
(Priem) Rosenberg, was born on
September 12, 1903, on the
family farm near Newburg
Township, west of St. Ansgar,
Iowa. She was the daughter of
Ferdinand and Louise (Gerlach)
Priem. Esther and her twin
sister, Edna, were the youngest
of eleven children, seven of
whom lived to adulthood.
Esther’s father died when she
was six years old, and the
children helped their mother
continue farming. Esther
received her early education in
the Newburg School and graduated
from the Carpenter High School
in 1922. She enjoyed playing
basketball during her high
school days.
She married
Lawrence Rosenberg on October
23, 1927, at the St. John’s
Lutheran Church, Rock Township.
They made their home in St.
Ansgar, where Lawrence drove the
Co-op Oil tank wagon for many
years. Esther worked in the
local variety store for several
years. Together they enjoyed
gardening. Lawrence and Esther
were privileged to celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Lawrence passed away on April
20, 1978.
Esther was a
devoted mother, gardener,
grandmother and
great-grandmother. She was also
a faithful member of the
Immanuel Lutheran Church, St.
Ansgar.
Esther was
preceded in death by her
husband, Lawrence; her parents;
six brothers and four sisters.
Her twin sister, Edna Brandt,
died on May 8, 2001.
Those that
survive her include her two
daughters, Shirley Jean and her
husband, Jerrold Eide of Mason
City and their children, Marcia
(Randy) Hinrichs of Lisbon,
Iowa, Larry (Barb) Eide of Mason
City and Carol (Stan) Horsfall
of Mason City; and Gloria and
her husband, Newlin Jensen of
St. Ansgar and their children,
Sue (Mike) Urbatsch of Manly,
Greg (Donna) Jensen of Woodbury,
Minnesota and Steve (Marla)
Jensen of Seattle, Washington;
11 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; and many
nieces and nephews, friends and
her Christian congregation.
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Homer Fiscel
May 29, 2001
Homer Fiscel, age 83, of
Friendship Haven, died on
Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at the
Tompkins Memorial Health Center,
Fort Dodge, from a stroke.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, May 26, at the Chapel
On the Hill with Rev. Ron
Kitterman officiating. Burial
was in the Brethren Cemetery,
Panora, Iowa. The Gunderson
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Homer was born on
May 19, 1918 in Yale, Iowa. He
attended school in Yale and
later Perry, where he graduated
from the Perry High School. On
June 30, 1940, he married Lois
K. Taylor at Perry. After their
marriage, they made their home
in Perry. Homer served in the
U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946.
After the service he returned to
Perry and they lived there until
1955, when they moved to Osage.
He owned and operated a bulk
tank delivery company for the
Sinclair Oil Company. In 1962
they moved to Santa Maria,
California and in 1969 to Fort
Dodge, where he also ran a bulk
tank delivery service. He later
worked at the Shimkat Motor Co.
as an auto salesman until his
retirement. In December of 1993,
they moved to Friendship Haven.
His wife died on May 15, 1994
and after her death he continued
to live at Friendship Haven.
He was a member
of the First Baptist Church in
Fort Dodge, the church choir,
Fort Dodge Lions Club, American
Legion and he sang in several
area Barber Shop Quartets. They
volunteered at orphanages in
both Mexico and the Lawndale
Community Church in Chicago. He
was a member of R.S.V.P.
Preceding him in
death were his wife, Lois; his
parents, Guy and Faye (Smith)
Fiscel; an infant daughter, Mary
Jo; and a brother, Galen Fiscel.
Those that
survive him include his daughter
and her husband, Jackie and
Keith Johnson of Fort Dodge; a
son and his wife, Larry and Tina
Fiscel of Arroyo Grande,
California; five grandchildren,
Tori, Trent, Derrick, Michelle
and Sean; two
great-grandchildren, Hannah and
Rylee; and one nephew, Wayne
Fiscel of Des Moines.
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Lyle Schultz
May 29, 2001
Lyle Schultz, age 88, of
Riceville, died on Thursday, May
24, 2001, at the Riceville
Community Rest Home, Riceville.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 29, at the St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church,
Riceville. Rev. Michael Parris
officiated and graveside
committal services were held at
2:30 p.m., at North Prairie
Cemetery, rural Lake Mills. The
Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Lyle was born on
August 18, 1912 in Marble Rock,
Iowa, the son of George and
Bessie Wagner Schultz. He was
united in marriage to Leona
Groth on June 30, 1938, at the
Maple Leaf Lutheran Church,
rural Elma, Iowa. He was engaged
in farming most of his life and
was a mechanic for International
Harvester. He married Myrtle
Brackey on March 12, 1960, at
the North Prairie Church in Lake
Mills.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; his
first wife, Leona Schreiber on
December 23, 2000 and his wife,
Myrtle T. Schultz on February
12, 1994; and one sister, Audrey
Baldwin.
Those that
survive him include one
daughter, Betty Borchardt and
her husband, Del of Riceville;
one son, Leland Shultz and his
wife, Sandra of Panama City,
Florida; seven grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; two
step-daughters, Alice Wehner of
Albert Lea, Minnesota and Helen
Allison and her husband, Kent of
Albert Lea, Minnesota; and two
step-sons, Duane Brackey and his
wife, Arlys of Lake Mills and
Parnell Brackey and his wife,
Marjorie of Emmons, Minnesota; 8
step-grandchildren; 21
step-great-grandchildren; and
one step-great-great-grandchild.
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Maurine Moore
May 29, 2001
Maurine Moore, age 87, of St.
Ansgar, died on Saturday, May
26, 2001, at the St. Ansgar Good
Samaritan Center.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, May 29, at the United
Methodist Church in St. Ansgar.
Rev. Ted Stowers officiated.
Burial was in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery. The Schroeder and
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Maurine was born
on March 14, 1914 in Otranto
Township, Mitchell County, Iowa,
the daughter of Marion and
Cecelia (Hansen) Jensen. She
attended school in Otranto and
graduated from the Carpenter
High School in 1932. She
attended college in Cedar Falls
and graduated with a B.A. Degree
in Education from Wartburg
College. Maurine taught
elementary school for 45 years
mostly in Otranto, later in St.
Ansgar.
She enjoyed
participating in various
community and church activities,
some of which were Alpha Delta
Kappa, Retired Teachers
Association, St. Ansgar Women's
Club and her church circle. Hand
piecing quilts was her hobby and
passion during retirement.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; and
brothers, Orlo, Merle and Harold
Jensen.
She is survived
by her daughters, Marilyn and
Jack Edgington, Sheri and Bob
McNutt and Judy and David
Goplerud all of St. Ansgar;
seven grandchildren, Chris and
wife, Vanessa, Alex and
Elizabeth Edgington, Tom and
wife, Melissa, Larissa,
Bridgette, Samantha and Abagail
Edgington, Anne and husband, Jim
and Stephanie and Matthew
McMillian, Greg and wife, Kaye,
Kaitlyn and Hannah Goplerud,
Kari and husband, Russ, Jordan
and Gayle Nelson, Matt and wife,
Jennifer and Megan McNutt, Heidi
and husband, Jeff Kaisand;
brothers, Art and Evelyn and
Clarence and Wylma Jensen; and
sisters, Edna Beuerman and
Helene Johnson; sisters-in-law,
Della Jensen and Ruth Jensen;
and many nieces and nephews.
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Lloyd E. Johnson
June 5, 2001
Lloyd E. Johnson, age 76, of
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, died on
Saturday, May 26, 2001, at the
Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Center, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, May 31. Rev. James
Sheldon officiated and interment
was in the Greenlawn Memorial
Park, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Lloyd was born on
February 28, 1925 in Rockford,
Illinois, to Oscar and Esther
Bourman Johnson. He attended the
Rockford, Illinois area schools.
On January 13, 1951, he was
united in marriage to Marion
Engelhardt in Sheboygan. The
couple was married for 32 years
before Marion preceded him in
death on May 17, 1983.
Lloyd was the
former owner of the City Taxi
Co. He was also the owner of the
former Johnson General Hauling.
Lloyd was an avid fisherman.
Preceding him in
death was his parents; his wife;
his sister, Arlene Benson; two
brothers, Warner and Laverne W.
Johnson; and a niece and a
nephew.
Those that
survive him include two
children, Robert (Nina Faye)
Johnson of Osage and Debra
(Roger) Bean of Sheboygan; six
grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Dorothy (Melvin)
Anderson of Ovido, Florida and
Betty (Roger) Stolequist of
Rockford, Illinois; thirteen
nieces and nephews; and a
special friend, Gloria Stolper
of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
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Paul Johanns
June 5, 2001
Paul William Johanns, age 86, of
Osage, died on Monday, May 28,
2001, at the St. Mary’s Hospital
in Rochester, Minnesota.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, June 1, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
Rev. Philip Recker officiated
and interment was in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Paul was born on
June 5, 1914 in New Haven, Iowa.
He was the last surviving child
of John and Angeline (Miller)
Johanns. Paul was married to
Elizabeth Adams on February 8,
1938, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Meyer. Paul
farmed in the New Haven area and
retired to Osage. He loved to
fish and do woodworking.
Paul was preceded
in death by his parents; two
sisters; five brothers; a son,
Leonard; and a granddaughter,
Lori.
His wife,
Elizabeth of Osage survives him.
They had twelve children,
Angeline Nolda of Lamont, Iowa,
Leonard Johanns (now deceased)
and his wife, Bonnie of Charles
City, Robert Johanns and wife,
Donna of Strawberry Point, Larry
Johanns of St. Paul, Minnesota,
Therese Tinkey and her husband,
La Vern of Lamont, Leo Johanns
and wife, Cathy of Cedar Rapids,
Mary Adams and her husband,
Harold Ritscher of Keystone,
Iowa, David Johanns of Osage,
Rita Hanke and her husband,
Robert of Little Cedar, Paul
Johanns, Jr. and his wife, Erin
of Marion, Joe Johanns and wife,
Jodi of Austin, Minnesota and
Rose Decklever and her husband,
Mike of Rochester, Minnesota;
also 35 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandson.
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Alex Schwab
June 5, 2001
Alex Schwab, age 93, of Osage,
died on Thursday, May 31, 2001,
at the Osage Rehabilitation and
Health Care Center at Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, June 4, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Osage.
Father Philip Recker officiated
and interment was in the Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Osage. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Alex was born on
December 10, 1907, in Seewald,
Russia, the son of Peter and
Anna (Frank) Schwab. As an
infant, he moved with his family
from Russia to the United States
and they located in Osage. He
was united in marriage to Ann
Kloberdanz on February 1, 1932,
at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage. Alex worked at
the Gardners Nursery and as an
auto mechanic. He served in the
U.S. Army during World War II.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; one
sister; and three brothers.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Ann Schwab of Osage; three sons,
Paul Schwab of Osage, Phil
Schwab of Osage and children,
Mike Schwab and wife, Katie and
their children, Jacob, Morgan
and Andrew; Mark Schwab; Julie
Schwab and her fiancée Jay
Marley and children, McKenzy and
Avery; Doug Schwab; Ron Schwab
and his wife, Elaine of Osage
and their daughters, Kristy
Miller and her husband, Kenn;
Jessica Schwab; two sisters,
Rose Morrison and her husband,
Don of Osage; Katie Randall and
her husband, Ramson of Cedar
Rapids; and three brothers, John
Schwab, Jake Schwab and Adolph
Schwab, all of Osage.
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2001 Mitchell County Press
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