George M. Oakland
February 13, 2002
George Milton Oakland, age 74,
of rural St. Ansgar, died on
Friday, February 8, 2002, very
unexpectedly from heart failure
at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, February 12, at the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter. Rev. Kathy Larson
officiated and burial was in the
Deer Creek Cemetery. The
Schroeder and Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood, was in charge
of the arrangements.
George was born
on May 29, 1927 in Twin Lakes,
Freeborn County, Minnesota, to
Inga (Thompson) and Jacob
Oakland. He was baptized on June
26, 1927 at the Lunder Lutheran
Church, Glenville, Minnesota.
George was confirmed on
September 13, 1942 at the Deer
Creek Valley Lutheran Church,
Gordonsville, Minnesota.
George grew up as
the seventh of ten children of
Lawrence (Doaks), Eleanor,
Ingebor, Norman, Walter (Wally),
Kenneth, Elaine (Sis), Idella
(Babe) and Robert (Bobby). They
lived on farms in the
Gordonsville, Minnesota area. He
received his 8th grade diploma
on June 27, 1941 from School
District #59 in Freeborn County.
In his early years, he worked
for several farmers in the area,
worked at a creamery in Myrtle,
Minnesota and also worked on a
turkey farm near Otranto, Iowa.
George married
Marvyl Louise Hulshizer on
August 7, 1949, at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter, Iowa. He resided on
the same farm north of Carpenter
all of his married life. George
and Marvyl raised two children,
Judy and Gary.
He was a faithful
member of the Deer Creek
Lutheran Church, Carpenter, for
over 50 years. He served many
years on the church council and
cemetery board. He was also
active in the Carpenter
Community Club and was currently
on the board of directors of the
Northwood Retirement Home,
Northwood.
He was a farmer
all of his life and milked cows,
raised crops, cattle, pigs and
sheep. He also enjoyed being a
seed corn dealer for many years
which led to many lifelong
friendships. He enjoyed his four
grandchildren, Jacob, Joshua,
Sadie and Jenna.
George enjoyed
John Deere tractors all of his
life and recently purchased a
630 John Deere which was
delivered the day he died. He
told Marvyl he really wanted to
have a Johnny Popper!
Preceding him in
death were his mother, Inga and
father, Jacob; his brothers,
Walter, Lawrence and Kenneth
Oakland.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Marvyl of 52 1/2 years;
daughter, Judy Shirley of
Hudson, Iowa; son, Gary Oakland
and daughter-in-law, Julie of
St. Ansgar; four grandchildren,
Jacob and Sadie Oakland of St.
Ansgar, Joshua and Jenna Shirley
of Hudson; mother-in-law, Gladys
Hulshizer of Northwood; four
sisters, Eleanor Buchanan of
Gordonsville, Minnesota, Ingebor
Broitzman of Northwood, Elaine
Hill and husband, Jim of
Northwood and Idella Hinds of
Albert Lea, Minnesota; two
brothers, Norman Oakland and
Robert Oakland and wife, Donna,
all of Albert Lea, Minnesota;
brother-in-law, Marvin Hulshizer
and wife, Sandy of Georgetown,
Texas; and aunts, uncles, many
nieces and nephews; cousins,
friends and neighbors.
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Barbara Oxenford
February 13, 2002
Mrs. John (Barbara) Oxenford,
age 74, of Rifle, Colorado, died
on Saturday, February 9, 2002.
Inurnment will be in the Osage
Cemetery at a later date.
She was born on
January 25, 1927, to Charles R.
and Ruth (Forward) Burtch of
Osage.
Barbara was
preceded in death by her
parents.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
John; three children, John
Thomas, Robert and Deborah Ruth;
fourteen grandchildren; two
sisters, Beth Lothringer and
husband, Jim of LaMesa,
California and Dorothy Anderson
and husband, Robert of Williams,
Arizona; and a cousin, Maurine
Hudson of Osage.
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Robert B. Winkels
February 13, 2002
Robert Bernard Winkels, age 86,
of Rochester, Minnesota, died on
Sunday, February 10, 2002, at
the St. Mary’s Hospital,
Rochester, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Saturday,
February 16, at the Holy Spirit
Catholic Church, Rochester. Rev.
Dale Tupper will officiate.
Interment will be in the
Grandview Cemetery, Austin,
Minnesota, at 2:30 p.m., with
military honors at the grave.
Visitation is from 5-8:00 p.m.,
on Friday evening at the
Ranfranz Funeral Home,
Rochester, with a prayer service
at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will
continue one hour before the
services at the church.
Robert was born
on November 6, 1915 in Meyer,
Iowa. He was raised on a farm
and graduated from the Sacred
Heart Catholic School in Meyer.
Robert continued to live and
work on the family farm until he
moved to Rochester and worked
for the St. Mary’s Hospital
Farms as a grounds keeper at the
hospital.
He enlisted in
the US Army and was stationed
during World War II in the
Aleutian Islands off Kodiak,
Alaska. While in the service, he
married Frances Robran on August
12, 1944, at Camp Hood in
Belton, Texas.
Following the
war, Robert farmed and had his
own construction company. In
1960, he graduated from
Commercial School in Wisconsin
and received his journeyman
carpenters license. In 1966, he
joined the Winkels Construction
Company in Austin, Minnesota and
returned to farming in
Brownsdale, Minnesota.
In 1976, he
retired from the construction
business and joined the Mayo
Clinic evening maintenance crew.
In 1978, he was forced to retire
due to a farm accident that left
him partially paralyzed. In
1990, he sold the farm and
retired to Austin. In 1998, he
had open heart-heart surgery and
moved to Maple Manor Homes in
Rochester.
He was Commander
of the American Legion Post in
Stacyville, member of the
Stacyville Commercial Club,
volunteer fireman in Stacyville,
member of the Knights of
Columbus, Eagles Club, President
of the Golden Age Seniors Club
in Austin and was active in
Catholic Churches.
Preceding him in
death were his wife; his
parents; two sisters; and two
brothers.
Those that
survive him include daughters,
Charlotta (Wilbur) Simon of
Stacyville, Jane (David)
Cummiskey of Waterville,
Minnesota, Mary (Rick) Iverson
of Kasson, Minnesota and Master
Sergeant Linda M. Winkels, U.S.
Army, Fort Lewis, Washington;
sons, Robert (Gloria) Winkels of
Rochester, Minnesota and Tom
(Roxanne) Winkels of Osh Kosh,
Wisconsin; 11 grandchikldren;
and five great-grandchildren.
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Cheryl Ann Barker Duda
February 20, 2002
Cheryl Ann Barker-Duda of Effie,
Minnesota, died on Tuesday,
February 12, 2002.
Memorial services were held on
Saturday, February 16, at the
Bigfork Lutheran Church in
Bigfork, Minnesota. Arrangements
were handled by the Carroll
Funeral Home, Bigfork,
Minnesota.
Cheryl was born
on September 9, 1950.
She was preceded
in death by her father, Kent
Barker; and her brother, Ronald
Barker.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
Bob; mother, Frances Schroeder;
brothers, Merrill, William,
Russell and Cletus Barker;
children, Jennifer, Jessica,
Daniel and Robert; and
grandchildren, Griffin, Hunter
and Malcolm.
Memorials may be
directed to the Bigfork Lutheran
Church, Bigfork, Minnesota, in
Cheryl’s name.
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Margaret K. “Peggy” Claassen
February 20, 2002
Margaret K. “Peggy” Claassen,
age 87, of Osage, died on
Sunday, February 17, 2002, at
her home in Osage.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday, February 20, at 10:30
a.m., at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage, with
Rev. Philip Recker officiating.
Visitation is from 2-4:00 p.m.,
on Tuesday evening, February 19,
at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, with a Rosary at
3:45 p.m. Interment will be in
the Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery.
Margaret was born
on December 19, 1914 in Fort
Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of
Joseph and Katherina (Frank)
Kloberdanz. She moved to Osage
with her family at a young age.
Later she moved to the Waterloo
area where she met and married
her husband, LeeRoy Claassen.
She worked at Rath Meat Packing
in Waterloo for many years.
Following
LeeRoy’s death she moved back to
Osage. Margaret was a member of
the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Osage.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, LeeRoy; three sisters,
Christina, Elizabeth and an
infant sister, Regina; five
brothers, Joseph, Peter, Jacob
and John A. and an infant
brother, John.
Those that
survive her include her two
sisters, Anna Schwab and
Magdalene Wagner and husband,
Eugene, all of Osage; one
brother, George Kloberdanz and
wife, Luella of Waterloo; three
sisters-in-law, Elsie Kloberdanz
of Waterloo, Gertrude Kloberdanz
of Cannon City, Colorado and Lou
Kloberdanz of Austin, Minnesota;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Dora Conrad
February 20, 2002
Dora Conrad, age 91, formerly of
Little Cedar, died on Sunday,
February 17, 2002, at the
Riceville Community Nursing Home
in Riceville.
Funeral services will be held
today, Wednesday, February 20,
at 10:30 a.m., at the Little
Cedar Methodist Church. Rev. Jay
Amundson will officiate.
Interment will be in the Liberty
Cemetery, Little Cedar.
Visitation is from 6-8:00 p.m.,
on Tuesday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage and will continue one hour
before the services at the
church.
Dora was born on
January 22, 1911 in Stacyville,
the daughter of George and Anna
(Seeley) Bird. She married Carl
Conrad at the Little Brown
Church, Nashua. Dora was a cook
for the Little Cedar School for
many years. She enjoyed
gardening, baking and her
family.
She was a member
of the Little Cedar United
Methodist Church and the United
Methodist women.
Preceding her in
death were her husband, Carl;
her parents; and two sisters.
Those that
survive her include her two
daughters, Mary Ann Schnell and
husband, Roger of Osage and
Sandra Vitek and her husband,
Don of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; two
sons, Galen “Bub” Conrad and
wife, Frances of Riceville and
Dennis Conrad and wife, Debra of
Little Cedar; nine
grandchildren; three
step-grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
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John C. Hackenmiller
February 20, 2002
John C. Hackenmiller, 65, of
Woodward and formerly of Meyer,
died on Monday, February 18,
2002, at the Woodward Resource
Center of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at
12 noon, on Thursday, February
21, at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Meyer. Rev. Joseph
Schneider will officiate and
interment will be in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery in
Meyer. Visitation will be at
11:00 a.m., on Thursday, at the
church. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
John C.
Hackenmiller, was born on
November 10, 1936 in Meyer, the
son of Alfred and Cecilia
(Klinkhammer) Hackenmiller.
John was preceded
in death by his mother, Cecilia
Hackenmiller on January 30,
1990; and one brother, Eugene
Hackenmiller on May 22, 1986.
He is survived by
his father, Alfred Hackenmiller
of Stacyville; sister, Betty
Retterath and husband, Barney of
Meyer; four brothers, Leon
Hackenmiller and wife, Theresa
of Stacyville, Paul Hackenmiller
and wife, Rita of St. Ansgar,
Kenneth Hackenmiller of Meyer
and Charles Hackenmiller and
wife, Shirley of Austin,
Minnesota; sister-in-law, Jo
Hackenmiller Popp of Osage; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
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Susan Lynn Kline
February 27, 2002
Susan Lynn Kline, age 53, of St.
Ansgar, Iowa, died on Sunday,
February 24, 2002, at the
Mitchell County Regional Health
Center, Osage.
Memorial services were held on
Wednesday, February 27, at the
United Methodist Church, St.
Ansgar, at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Jay
Amundson officiated. Burial was
in the St. Ansgar Cemetery, St.
Ansgar. The Schroeder and Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in
charge of the arrangements.
Susan Lynn Kline,
was born on October 6, 1948, the
daughter of Claire and Dorothy
Brasch. She lived the majority
of her life in St. Ansgar,
graduating from the St. Ansgar
High School before attending
Morningside College in Sioux
City, Iowa and later graduating
from the University of Northern
Iowa with a degree in education.
She married Jerry
Kline of St. Ansgar at her
parents home on July 6, 1971.
They spent two years in Dubuque,
before returning to St. Ansgar
where her children, Tara Thorson
and Eric Kline were born.
She worked
rearing her children and later
returned to teaching, most
recently in Lyle, Minnesota. She
was an integral part of the
community in St. Ansgar, which
will feel her absence deeply.
She will be remembered for her
smile, good word and caring
heart. By her family, she will
be remembered as the one to
aspire to. Her legacy lives in
her children, Tara and Eric and
in the memories of her many
friends. We will miss her dearly
and none more than her husband,
Jerry of 31 years.
Preceding her in
death were her maternal and
paternal grandparents; her
brothers-in-law, Jack and Jim
Kline; her mother-in-law, Agnes
Heimer and fathers-in-law, Bill
Kline and Wilmer “Buddy” Heimer.
She is survived
by her husband, Jerry; two
children, Tara Thorson and
husband, Cory of Minneapolis,
Minnesota and Eric Kline of
Chicago, Illinois; parents,
Claire and Dorothy Brasch of St.
Ansgar; sisters, Sally Poulos of
Mason City and Barbara Ray and
husband, Rex of Chicago,
Illinois; brother, Bob Brasch
and wife, Dawn of Chanhassen,
Minnesota.
On the Kline side, she is
survived by her sisters-in-law,
Diane and Roger Zuehl of Racine,
Wisconsin, Nancy and Donald
Salisbury of Osage, Janet and
Bob Bruesewitz of Rochester,
Minnesota, Sonja and Tom Yahnke
of Allen, Texas, Linda Currens
of St. Ansgar, Carol Kline of
London, Minnesota and Donella
Kline of St. Ansgar. She is also
survived by numerous nieces and
nephews and extended family.
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Matie A. Torney
February 27, 2002
Matie A. Torney, age 92, of
Osage, died on Sunday, February
24, 2002, at the Faith Lutheran
Home, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, February 27, at 2:00
p.m., at the Faith Lutheran Home
in Osage. Rev. Dennis Hanson and
Rev. Roy Ott officiated. Burial
was in the Osage Cemetery.
Matie was born on
April 5, 1909 in Union Township,
Mitchell County, near
Toeterville, the daughter of
Otto E. and Mathilda (Groth)
Tesch. She was baptized and
confirmed at the St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Toeterville.
Matie married Leslie Torney on
February 14, 1933 in Osage. They
lived on the Torney farm west of
Osage and then farmed near
Stacyville until 1948, when they
moved to Osage. They spent many
winters in Texas.
She was a member
of the Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church and Martha Circle. Also
she was an active member of the
Senior Citizens of Osage for
many years.
Preceding her in
death were her husband, Leslie;
her parents; one brother, Elvin;
three sisters, Betty Rohne,
Agnes Decklever and Margaret
Murphy; two brothers who died at
birth, John and Wilmer; three
brothers-in-law, Melvin Rohne,
Lloyd Decklever and Lawrence
Decklever; and two
sisters-in-law, Irma Tesch and
Virginia Tesch.
Those that
survive her include two sisters,
Elsie Decklever of Osage and
Mathilda Olson and husband, Jim
of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas; two
brothers, Otto H. Tesch of St.
Ansgar and Rudolph “Rudy” Tesch
and wife, Arlene of St. Ansgar;
a brother-in-law, Vernon Murphy
of St. Ansgar; and many nieces
and nephews and many friends.
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Joseph “Joe” Vulk, Sr.
February 27, 2002
Joseph “Joe” Vulk, Sr., age 88,
of Osage, passed away with his
family at his side, on Sunday,
February 24, 2002, at the
Mitchell County Regional Health
Center after a lengthy illness.
A Scripture Memorial Service was
held at 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday,
February 27, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage. Rev. Philip Recker
officiated. His body was
cremated and a private burial
will take place at a later date.
Joe was born on
September 6, 1913 in Chicago,
Illinois, the oldest child of
Lewis and Frances (Kucera) Vulk.
The family moved to the Osage
area when he was two. Joe grew
up in the Osage area and
graduated from the Osage
Community High School. After
graduation, he moved back to
Chicago and worked in a defense
plant during the war. There he
married his longtime sweetheart
Mary Kordes of Mitchell, Iowa.
Together, they moved back to
Osage in 1949.
Joe worked at White Farm
Equipment, then known as Oliver
in Charles City until retiring
in 1976. After retirement, he
spent many years as an avid
fisherman and hunting for lost
golf balls at the Sunny Brae
Golf Course. He was well known
as “Golf Ball Joe.”
Preceding him in
death were his parents; his
brother, Lewis; and sister,
Beatrice and her husband, Bill
Wanless.
Those that
survive him include his wife of
64 years, Mary; two children,
Joseph Vulk Jr. and wife,
Beverly of Osage and Darlene
Gruis and her husband, John of
Rockford; four grandchildren,
Scott Gruis and wife, Cheryl of
Rockford, Julie Salisbury and
her husband, Doug of Nora
Springs, Mike Vulk and his
fiancée, Nikki Papouchis of
Mason City and Ruth Krones and
her husband, Gary of Osage; 8
great-grandchildren, Byrce
Rosel, Spenser Gruis, Nicholas,
Kayee and Sawyer Salisbury, Teri
Birdsall, Kaitlyn and Mackenzie
Krones; a brother, Frank Vulk
and his wife, Ruth of Richmond,
Virginia; sister-in-law, Mary
Jean Vulk of Lake Mills; four
nieces; and three nephews.
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Keith J. Dunlay
March 6, 2002
Keith J. Dunlay, age 76, of
Waterloo, died on Tuesday,
February 26, 2002, at the
Covenant Medical Center
emergency room of natural
causes.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, March 1, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Waterloo.
Burial was in the Mount Olivet
Cemetery. Memorials may be
directed to the Sacred Heart
Schools.
Keith J. Dunlay,
was born on June 6, 1925 in
Riceville, the son of Vincent J.
and Mathilda Kleckner Dunlay. He
married Ruth C. Byrnes on
October 30, 1948, at St. Mary’s
Chapel, New Haven.
Mr. Dunlay was a
machinist and assembler for John
Deere for 36 years, retiring on
August 31, 1983.
Preceding him in
death were his two brothers,
Vincent E. and Rex; and a
sister, Kate Zobeck.
Those that
survive him include his wife;
nine sons, Tim of Ames, Danny,
Mike, Pat, Dennis, Tom and John,
all of Waterloo, Terry of Cedar
Rapids and Brian of Olathe,
Kansas; three daughters, Colleen
Hansen of Hudson, Susie
Billerbeck of Reinbeck and Nancy
Wolter of Shoreview, Minnesota;
33 grandchildren; two brothers,
Jim of Garner and Terry of
Bloomington, Minnesota; and a
sister, Dorothy “Dottie” Fox of
Orchard.
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Ben Halverson
March 6, 2002
Bentley A. Halverson, age 93, of
Osage, died on Tuesday, February
26, 2002, at the Faith Lutheran
Home, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, March 2, at the Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage.
Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy
Ott officiated. Interment was in
the Osage Cemetery. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Bentley A.
Halverson, was born on August
21, 1908 near St. Ansgar, the
son of Carl and Sedsel (Evenson)
Halverson. He graduated from the
Osage High School and worked at
various jobs until starting
farming near Orchard in 1932.
Ben was united in
marriage to Helen Mauser on
March 6, 1934, at her parent’s
home near New Haven. In 1942,
they purchased a farm near
McIntire where they lived until
their retirement in 1972.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; two
brothers, Harold Halverson and
Conrad Halverson; and two
sisters, Olga Halverson and
Millie Neuberger.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Helen of Osage; three daughters,
Nancy Fitpatrick and husband,
Terry of Lynnville, Iowa, Bonnie
Wagner and husband, Max of
Eagan, Minnesota and Kathy
Bartels and husband, Jim of
Stewartville, Minnesota; one
son, Jim Halverson and wife,
Linda of Montrose, Iowa; three
sisters, Evelyn Brown of Charles
City, Marian Smalley of St.
Ansgar and Jeanette Halverson of
Arlington, Wisconsin; 12
grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
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Gladys Theis-Grube
March 6, 2002
Gladys Theis-Grube, age 95,
formerly of New Haven, died on
Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at
the Ninth St. Chautauqua Home in
Charles City.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, March 2, at the St.
Peter Catholic Church, New
Haven. Monsignor Stanley J.
Hayek officiated. Interment was
in the St. Peter Catholic
Cemetery. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Gladys was born
on May 7, 1906 in McCallsburg,
Iowa, the daughter of Pearl and
Olive (Wilden) Womack. She was
educated in Howard County.
Gladys worked as a midwife in
Howard and Mitchell Counties.
On February 14,
1928, she married Gilbert M.
Theis at the St. Peter Catholic
Church in New Haven, Iowa. They
lived their entire married life
on a farm east of New Haven
until they retired to Osage and
later moved to Charles City. On
September 1, 1986, Gilbert
passed away.
Gladys was united
in marriage to John Grube on
October 1, 1995 in Charles City,
where she continued to live
until she moved to the Care
Center on October 30, 2001.
She enjoyed
sewing, gardening, cooking and
raising chickens. She was active
in her church and community. Her
biggest joy was her family and
grandchildren. Gladys will be
remembered for her active
involvement in planning family
reunions.
Preceding her in
death were her first husband,
Gilbert M. Theis; her parents; a
son, Norbert Theis; son-in-law,
Bill Goodale; four brothers; and
six sisters.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
John Paul Grube of Charles City;
four children, Mary Jensen and
husband, Melvin of Osage,
Veronica Goodale of Manly,
George Theis and his wife,
Theresa of Plymouth and Margaret
(Maggie) Weber and her husband,
Larry of Charles City;
daughter-in-law, Nancy (Theis)
Hemann and her husband, Gervase
of Riceville; brother, Jim
Womack and wife, Gert of
Riceville; sister-in-law, Hazel
Theis of Lansing, Iowa; 26
grandchildren; 52
great-grandchildren; and 8
great-great-grandchildren.
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Marie Francis Day
March 6, 2002
Marie Francis Day, age 82, died
at the Oak Ridge Care Center,
Union Grove, Wisconsin, on
Wednesday, February 27, 2002.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, March 1, in Union Grove,
Wisconsin, at the Polnasek-Daniel
Funeral Home. Interment was in
the West Lawn Memorial Park,
Racine, Wisconsin.
Marie Francis
Day, was born in Riceville,
Iowa, on April 5, 1919, to
Joseph and Rose (Worpel) Reckner.
She spent her early life in
Riceville. She married Harlan
James Day in Riceville on April
5, 1940. Following her marriage
they resided in Union Grove. She
enjoyed her retirement in Orange
City, Florida, moving there in
1979. She moved back to
Riceville, in 1990 and returned
to Union Grove, Wisconsin in
1998.
She was a member
of the St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in Union Grove, Wisconsin
and was an avid NASCAR fan.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband on May 22, 1990; one
sister, Grace Tonn; and one
son-in-law, Edward Jacobsen.
Those that
survive her include a daughter,
Diana Jacobsen of Union Grove;
sons, James and Judy Day of
Appleton and Jerry and Dee Day
of Pace, Florida; eight
grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; sister,
Mildred Evans of Riceville; and
many nieces, nephews and
friends.
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