George W. Wright
January 23, 2002
George William Wright, age 91,
of Arizona and formerly of the
Little Cedar area, died on
Tuesday, January 1, 2002.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, January 5. Memorials
can be made to the Hospice of
the Valley, Eckstein Center,
Scottsdale, Arizona.
He was born on
September 19, 1910, in Little
Cedar and was raised on a farm
near there with his family of
three brothers and four sisters.
He put together
the first band-radio in the
county so he and his brother
could listen to Big Band music
coming from Chicago on the
radio. He and his brothers
taught themselves to play
musical instruments, put
together a band and traveled
throughout the Midwest. During
World War II, he was a test
pilot for Norwest Airlines in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1933 he
married Selma Marie Miller, they
settled in Charles City and in
1960 they moved to Scottsdale,
Arizona, where George was
employed by Honeywell General
Electric as an electrical
engineer.
He had a love for
flying, dancing, ham radio and
was a gifted musician. George
was a member of the Christ the
Redeemer Lutheran Church.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Selma; one daughter, Donna
O’Donnell-Mills; two sisters,
Zella Meyer and Verla Young; one
brother, Kenneth Wright; three
grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
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Jennah Heimer
January 9, 2002
Jennah Joann Heimer, infant
daughter of Paul and Heidi
Heimer of Freeport, Illinois,
died at birth on Thursday,
January 3, 2002, at the Monroe
Clinic Hospital.
Private services will be held
for the family and burial will
be in the Oakland Cemetery and
Mausoleum.
Surviving are her
parents; two brothers, Jessten
and Jackson; maternal
grandparents, Becky and George
Kmoop of Freeport and Paul and
Carolyn Deininger of Shannon;
paternal grandparents are Ted
and Barb Heimer of Stacyville;
maternal great-grandparents are
George and Joan Deininger of
Freeport and Juanita Naylor of
Tigand, Oregon; and one paternal
great-grandmother, Margaret
Heimer of Stacyville.
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Clarice Huso
January 9, 2002
Clarice “Ki” Huso, died on
Thursday, January 3, 2002, at
the Riceville Community Rest
Home.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, January 5, 2002, at
the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,
Riceville. Rev. Michael Parris
officiated. Burial was in the
Riverside Cemetery, Riceville.
The Lindstrom Funeral Home,
Riceville, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Clarice was born
on January 27, 1912 in
Carpenter, Iowa, the daughter of
Antone and Sina Lund Lomen. She
was a graduate of the Northwood
High School in 1930. She
attended the Mounds/Midway
School of Nursing in St. Paul,
Minnesota and graduated as an RN
in 1933, with post-graduate
courses in anesthesiology at the
University of Minnesota.
She worked as a
nurse/anesthesiologist in the
St. Paul, Minnesota and Eau
Claire, Wisconsin areas, until
her marriage to Bill Huso on
December 28, 1944 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Clarice was
administrator and head RN at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood from 1962 to 1964. Ki
and Bill moved to Riceville in
1964, where they owned and
operated A & H Motors.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, Bill in 1995; and one
brother, Kenneth Lomen; and one
sister, Ruth Talle.
Those that
survive her include two
daughters, Karen Huso of Sylmar,
California and Margaret Jordan
of McIntire; one son, Richard
Huso of Dodge Center, Minnesota;
five grandchildren; and one
great-grandson.
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Glenn Markham
January 9, 2002
Glenn W. Markham, age 84, of
Osage, died on Thursday, January
3, 2002, at the Faith Home in
Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 7, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Osage.
Rev. Philip Recker officiated.
Interment was in the Sacred
Heart Catholic Cemetery. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Glenn was born on
March 24, 1917 in Burr Oak
Township, Mitchell County, the
son of William O. and Adeline
(McGrane) Markham. Glenn
attended country schools. He was
united in marriage to Shirley
Duenow on March 31, 1937. They
farmed in Burr Oak Township
until 1965 when they moved to
Osage.
They owned and operated the
Plaza Cafe for 17 years until
retirement. They have continued
to live in Osage. Glenn was a
lifetime member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
He was also a member of the
Knights of Columbus, Lions Club
and the Farm Bureau.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; one
sister, Jean Olson; and two
sons-in-law, Dean Penney and Tom
Blake.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Shirley Duenow Markham of Osage;
five sons, William and wife,
Elaine “Dolly” Markham of
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Ronald
and wife, Kristine Markham of
Parkers Prairie, Minnesota,
Richard and wife, Marjorie
Markham of Osage, Robert and
wife, Kate Markham of Lakeside,
California and Keith and wife,
Jessica Markham of Gig Harbor,
Washington; four daughters,
Janice and her husband, John
Dempsey of Osage, Barbara
Markham of Osage, Joan Blake of
St. Ansgar and Patricia and her
husband, Roger Karau of Savage,
Minnesota; a brother, James
Markham and wife, Ruth of The
Rock, Georgia; a sister,
Katherine and her husband, Frank
Laskos of Oregon, Illinois; 24
grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-granddaughter.
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Elnora Bergan
January 9, 2002
Elnora M. Bergan, age 88, of
Decorah, died on Friday, January
4, 2002, at the Winneshiek
County Memorial Hospital,
Decorah, following a short
illness.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 7, at the Hauge
Lutheran Church, rural Decorah.
Rev. John Mayer officiated and
burial was in the church
cemetery. The Fjelstul Funeral
Home, Decorah, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Elnora was born
on December 30, 1913 in Canoe
Township, Winneshiek County, the
daughter of John and Kristi
(Aga) Jaastad. She was baptized
and confirmed at the Hauge
Lutheran Church. After
completing grade school she
attended the Decorah High School
and completed Normal Training.
She taught rural school in Canoe
Township.
On December 7,
1940, she married Lawrence A.
Bergan at the Locust Parsonage.
To this union were born three
sons, Arnold, Richard and
Kermit. They lived on a farm in
Canoe Township and then moved to
Decorah in 1951. Elnora was
employed by the Viking Theatre.
Preceding her in
death were her parents, John and
Kristi Jaastad; her husband,
Lawrence on May 12, 1981; one
son, Richard on January 18,
1951; on brother, Bennie
Jaastad; and four sisters, Clara
Jaastad, Luella Jaastad
Anderson, Beatrice Jaastad
Kormeyer and Selma Jaastad
Bergan.
Those that
survive her include two sons,
Arnold and wife, Mary of Osage
and Kermit of Decorah; three
grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren, Jeff Bergan
and wife, Sharyn of Norwalk,
Iowa, Sam and Emily; Jodie
Bergan of Des Moines and Jay
Bergan of Northwood, New
Hampshire.
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Lois Decker
January 9, 2002
Lois Maxine Decker, age 86, of
Cresco, died on Friday, January
4, 2002, at the Cresco Care
Center where she had lived since
1999.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 7, at the Conway
Funeral Home, Cresco. Pastor
Rick Kielb officiated. Soloist
was Deanne Hanson. Interment was
in the Wayne Cemetery, McIntire.
Lois was born in
Mitchell County, Iowa, near
McIntire, on January 13, 1915,
the daughter of Harrey E. and
Winnefred (Frost) Duryee. She
attended school in McIntire
through the tenth grade.
On September 20,
1930, she married John Wesley
Decker at the Methodist
Parsonage in Cresco. They became
parents of three children. She
also raised many foster children
and was very fond of her
grandchildren and helped raise
Sharon’s children. They moved
into McIntire and Lois owned and
operated a grocery store for
many years. After she retired
from the grocery store, she made
a hobby of buying houses and
remodeling them for resale.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, John W. in 1971; two
children, Joyce Fuller and
Donald D. Decker; three
brothers, Kenneth, Gerard
"Bunny" and Dale Duryee; and one
sister, Norma Cable.
Those that
survive her include her one
daughter, Sharon Patton; six
grandchildren, Judy Robbins,
Wanda Platte, Audrey Watkins,
Dean Patton, Nancy Kottke and
Dixie Saldivar; six
great-grandchildren, Laura
Platte, Lindsey Watkins, Cole
Watkins, Sidney Bell, Scott Bell
and Joy Paulson; five
great-great-grandchildren; and
one brother, Wendell Duryee and
wife, Katherine of New Hampton.
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Roger Poppen
January 9, 2002
Roger D. Poppen, age 62, of
Ames, died on Friday, January 4,
2002.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, January 8, at the
Bethesda Lutheran Church, Ames.
Rev. Dave Nerdig of the Bethesda
Lutheran Church and Rev. David
Burling, Chaplain of the Mary
Greeley Medical Center,
officiated. Burial was in the
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery,
Manson, Iowa.
Roger was born on
July 12, 1939 at rural Palmer,
Iowa, to Rudy and Ida (Janssen)
Poppen. He graduated from the
Manson High School in 1957 and
received his B.S. Agriculture
Business Degree from Iowa State
University in Ames in 1963. He
married Phyllis MacDonald on
July 8, 1956 in Manson, Iowa.
Roger was employed by Hertz Farm
Management Real Estate.
Roger was a
member and past president of the
Bethesda Lutheran Church, Ames,
served as chair of the Land
Value Study Committee of Iowa
Land Study Institute, President
of the Iowa Jaycees 1969-1970,
Jaycee National Chaplain
1970-71, member of the Ames Noon
Rotary, ISU Alumni Assoc. and
Order of the Knoll, Outstanding
young Alum at ISU in 1975,
member of Iowa and American
Society of Farm Managers and
Rural Appraisers, Iowa and
National Association of
REALTORS, Iowa and National
REALTORS Land Institute and
Central State Farm Multiple
Listing. He served as President
of the Iowa Chapter Realtors
Land Institute in 1976 and was
honored as Farm and Land Broker
of the year in 1978. He was a
certified instructor for the
state and national agriculture
real estate course for the Iowa
Association of REALTORS and the
National REALTORS Land
Institute.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; two
sons, Tom in 1970 and Curt in
1962.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Phyllis of Ames; two daughters,
Terri (Dean) Haaland of Perry
and Kimber (Roger) Jackson of
Johnston; two sons, Jim Poppen
and fiancée,’ Marie Fisher of
West Des Moines and David Knight
(Lexie) of Germantown, Maryland;
two sisters, Jean (Paul) Carey
of Omaha, Nebraska and Deanne
(Steve) Byers of Elgin,
Illinois; three brothers, Marvin
(Carolyn) of Manson, Corliss
(Shirley) of Rolfe and Dallas
(Sharon) of Burnsville,
Minnesota; nine grandchildren,
Nick, Kiera and Thomas Haaland,
Ashley, Drew and Dakota Jackson,
India, Kennedy and Sydney
Knight.
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Roy L. Hanson
January 9, 2002
Roy Leonard Hanson, age 93, of
St. Ansgar, died on Saturday,
January 5, 2002, at the North
Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason
City.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, January 9, at 1:30
p.m., at the Deer Creek Lutheran
Church, Carpenter. Rev. Kathy
Larson officiated and burial was
in the First Lutheran Church
Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Roy Leonard
Hanson, was born on November 17,
1908 in Worth County, rural
Carpenter, Iowa, to Hans Peter
and Lena Severson Hanson. He
became a child of God on
December 26, 1908, at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter, with the Rev. M. E.
Waldeland officiating. He was
confirmed on March 16, 1923 by
Rev. M.E. Waldeland. Roy
graduated from the Carpenter
High School in 1925 and was the
last living member of the class.
He never married
and lived his life on the farm
where he was born and raised. He
began renting his cropland in
1978, but continued to raise
Hereford Cattle. Roy also served
on the board of directors and
then as President of the Worth
County Coop Oil from 1954 to
1975.
Preceding him in
death were his parents;
brothers, Mervin and Alfred; and
a sister, Gilma Hendrickson.
Those that
survive him include his nieces
and nephews and their families,
Ivadene Dale of San Jose,
California, Horace Hendrickson
and wife, Ann of Northwood,
Marcella Olson and her husband,
Ron of Apple Valley, Minnesota,
Ardis Sorenson and husband,
Carroll of Thornton, Duane
Hanson and wife, Sharon of
Thompson, North Dakota, Merle
Hanson and wife, Jeanette of
Northwood, Sharyl Engelhardt and
her husband, Jon of Adel,
Ivanell Howard and her husband,
Earl of Grandby, Colorado and
Audrey McIntosh and her husband,
Richard of Jefferson City,
Missouri.
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Martin Simon
January 9, 2002
Martin “Teenie” Simon, age 86,
of Stacyville, died on Saturday,
January 5, 2002, at the
Stacyville Community Nursing
Home.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, January 8, at the
Visitation Catholic Church in
Stacyville. Rev. Joseph
Schneider officiated. Interment
was in the Visitation Catholic
Cemetery, Stacyville. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, in charge of the
arrangements.
Martin “Tennie”
Simon, was born on November 11,
1915 at Stacyville, the son of
Jacob and Anna (Heaman) Simon.
Martin was a lifelong Stacyville
resident attending Catholic
School and graduating from the
Visitation Catholic High School.
He was an avid
fisherman and cribbage player.
He was a member of the
Visitation Catholic Church and
the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; an
infant sister, Angeline; a
sister, Marcelline Miller; and a
brother, Ralph Simon.
Those that
survive him include his two
sisters, Elizabeth Taylor of
Waterloo and Margaret Anderson
and her husband, James of Cedar
Falls; a brother, Alfred Simon
of Austin, Minnesota; and many
nieces and nephews.
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Esther V. Abbott
January 9, 2002
Esther V. Abbott, age 96, of St.
Ansgar, died on Sunday, January
6, 2002, at the Stacyville
Community Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at
2:00 p.m., on Thursday, January
10, at the First Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar. Rev. Robert
Porisch will officiate and
burial will be in the
Paynesville Cemetery,
Paynesville, Minnesota, on
Friday, January 11, at 1:00 p.m.
Esther Vivian
Hendrickson Abbott, was born on
the family farm west of St.
Ansgar, on July 20, 1905. She
was the daughter of Henry O. and
Elizabeth Satre Hendrickson.
Esther was baptized and
confirmed at the First Lutheran
Church by Rev. Waldeland. She
attended St. Ansgar Schools and
graduated in June 1923. She
graduated from the St. Olaf
College, Northfield, Minnesota,
with a B.A. Degree in June 1927.
She continued her education by
attending summer sessions at the
University of Minnesota and
taught several years at
Minnesota schools.
On July 20, 1944, she married
Mark M. Abbott of International
Falls, Minnesota. They lived in
International Falls and she was
a member of the Zion Lutheran
Church there. Following her
husband’s death in 1972, she
moved to St. Ansgar and made her
home with her brother, Otto.
Preceding her in
death were her husband, Mark;
her parents; and brothers, Otto,
Morris and Roy.
Those that
survive her include her nieces,
Mrs. Sam (Jean) Edgar of St.
Louis, Missouri, Mrs. Tom (Mary)
Cedarlund of Grantham, New
Hampshire; nephews, Don
Hendrickson and wife, Leanna of
St. Ansgar, David Hendrickson
and wife, Mary Jo of Keokuk,
Iowa and Bartlett Hendrickson
and wife, Frances of Rockville,
Maryland; and several
great-nieces and nephews.
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Hazel “Maxine” Dutton
January 16, 2002
Hazel “Maxine” Dutton, age 84,
of Mason City, formerly of
Osage, died on Tuesday, January
8, 2002, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Memorial services were held on
Friday, January 11, at the
United Methodist Church, Osage.
Hospice Chaplin Rev. Kathy
Graves officiated. Inurnment
will be in the Riceville
Cemetery at a later date.
Hazel “Maxine”
Dutton, was born on April 4,
1917 in Dows, the daughter of
Benjamin and Maude (Stuck) Rice.
She was united in marriage to
George Dutton on July 23, 1936
in Eagle Grove. They moved to a
farm north of Riceville in 1953
and farmed for many years.
George died on October 16, 1989.
Maxine was a
member of the Oakdale Township
Women’s Club and the Kitchen
Klatter Band. She baked cakes
for all occasions, loved music
and played the piano, quilted,
crocheted and took care of her
plants.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; one
daughter, Carmen Joyce Jones;
and an infant grandson.
Those that
survive include her three
daughters, Jacqueline Gott of
Mason City, Sandra Krause and
her husband, Howard of Orchard
and Karen Lenz and her friend,
Bob Johnson of Osage; one son,
Richard Lee Dutton and his wife,
Betty of Onamia, Minnesota; a
granddaughter that Maxine
raised, Melanie Muth and her
husband, Dave of Dougherty; a
sister, Marcine Cooper and her
husband, Bluferd of Dows; 10
grandchildren; 19
great-grandchildren; and 23
step-grandchildren.
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Bernice M. Kelley
January 23, 2002
Bernice M. Kelley, age 86, of
Osage, died on Saturday, January
12, 2002, at the Osage
Rehabilitation and Health Care
Center, Osage.
A memorial mass was held on
Saturday, January 19, 2002, at
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage. Rev. Philip Recker
officiated. Inurnment will be in
the Sacred Heart Catholic
Cemetery, Volga, Iowa, at a
later date. There was a
gathering of friends at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, on Friday, January 18.
Bernice was born
on December 14, 1915 at Volga,
the daughter of John Joseph “JJ”
and Grace (Rinkert) Burns. She
attended school in Volga and
graduated from the Volga High
School in 1932. She then
attended Iowa State Teachers
College. Bernice lived in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a
time and worked there as a
secretary.
She was united in
marriage to S. Merrill Kelley on
January 1, 1947. They made their
home in Osage. She was a member
of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; and one
brother, William Burns.
Those that
survive her include her husband,
S. Merrill Kelley of Osage; a
son, Merrill F. “Skip” Kelley
and wife, Dee Dee of San Diego,
California; a daughter, Margery
Johnsten and husband, Richard of
Great Falls, Montana; seven
grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren; and four
nieces.
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Marcellene H. Kisner
January 16, 2002
Marcellene H. Kisner, age 64, of
Osage, died on Sunday, January
13, 2002, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
A memorial mass will be held on
Thursday, January 17, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Osage. Father Philip Recker will
officiate. Inurnment services
will follow in the Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Osage. There will be a
gathering of friends on
Wednesday, from 4-8:00 p.m., at
the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, Osage, with a scripture
service at 7:00 p.m.
She was born on
March 21, 1937 in Osage, the
daughter of Fred P. and Bertha
(Huemann) Mullenbach. She
graduated from the Osage High
School. Marcellene married
Oliver “Tim” Kisner on October
30, 1958, at the Sacred Heart
Church in Osage. She and Tim
operated the Town Pump in
Mitchell from 1974 to 1984. She
continued working there for her
son, Tim from 1984 to 1990.
After working at the Town Pump
she managed the American Legion
Post 278 in Osage for six years.
Marcellene was a
member of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage and the
Sacred Heart Guild. She loved to
garden and golf. She also loved
to bowl and was inducted into
the Bowling Hall of Fame in St.
Louis, Missouri.
Preceding her in
death were her father, Fred;
three brothers, Gervase, Harold
and Melvin.
Those that
survive her include her mother,
Bertha Mullenbach of Osage; her
husband, Oliver “Tim” Kisner of
Osage; three sons, Timothy J.
Kisner and his daughter, Britney
of Blaine, Minnesota, Steven P.
Kisner and his wife, Kirsi of
Coon Rapids, Minnesota and
Rodney R. Kisner of Minneapolis,
Minnesota; two brothers,
Germaine Mullenbach and wife,
Helen of Ames and Lavern
Mullenbach and wife, Bonnie of
Osage; two sisters-in-law, Marie
Mullenbach of Tuscon, Arizona
and Mildred Mullenbach of Osage;
and several nieces and nephews.
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E. Alice Ingebritson
January 30, 2002
E. Alice (Storby) Ingebritson,
90 of Osage, formerly of Lake
Mills, Iowa, died on Monday,
January 14, 2002, at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held at
1:30 p.m., on Friday, January
18, at the Lake Mills Synod
Lutheran Church in Lake Mills,
with Rev. Karl Hermanson
officiating. Burial was in the
Center Cemetery in rural Lake
Mills.
Alice was born on
November 18, 1911 in Lake Mills,
Iowa, the daughter of Pete and
Ida (Peterson) Storby. She was
baptized, confirmed and married
in the Center Lutheran Church in
Lake Mills, where she was
organist for many years.
On February 18,
1931, she married Herman M.
Ingebritson. They were the
parents of six children, Ronald
Lloyd, Shirley, Gloria Marlene,
Marjorie, Phyllis and Wayne.
Later, as her children grew up
and were in school she started
taking care of other small
children in their homes.
While living in Alexandria,
Minnesota, she took care of Art
and Natalie Johnson’s children.
While living in Mankato,
Minnesota, she worked as a cook
at Bethany College for several
years. After moving to Osage,
she also took care of children.
She was a “second mother” to Dan
and Jill in Osage.
Alice had a great
sense of humor and her family
was extremely important to her.
Her positive influence on her
children, grandchildren and
other people’s children will
never be forgotten.
She is survived
by her three daughters, Shirley
Martinson of Osage, Marjorie and
her husband, John Melin and
Phyllis and her husband, Bruce
Hanak, all of Alexandria,
Minnesota; her son, Wayne and
his wife, Karen of Elysian,
Minnesota; one son-in-law,
Richard Wolters of Mankato,
Minnesota; 14 grandchildren,
Christine Straate, Cathy
Woodiwiss, Monica Ring, Meta
Weber, Paul Martinson, Nan
Frost, Sue Forrey, Curtis Melin,
Debbie Hvezda, Jeffrey Hanak,
Jason Hanak, Joel Hanak, Cory
Sticha and Mandy Ingebritson; by
23 great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter; one
sister, Alma Cleven of
Coralville, Iowa; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Julius and
Lorriaine Ingebritson of New
Ulm, Minnesota; two
sisters-in-law, Sarah Storby of
Ames and Orpha Storby of Lake
Mills; along with numerous
nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
Alice was
preceded in death by her
parents, Pete and Ida Storby;
five brothers, Otis, Clifford,
Benard, Irving and Lester; one
son, Ronald Lloyd Ingebritson;
one daughter, Gloria Marlene
Wolters; one granddaughter,
Elizabeth Lynn Wolters; one
grandson, Mickey R. Ingebritson;
one son-in-law, Alan R.
Martinson; and two
great-grandsons, Ryan T. Hvezda
and Tristan M. Sticha.
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Ruth M. Morse
January 23, 2002
Ruth M. Morse, age 83, of Osage,
died on Thursday, January 17,
2002, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center Hospice
unit in Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 21, at the
United Church of Christ in
Osage. Rev. Robert Melhorn
officiated and interment was in
the Osage Cemetery. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Ruth was born on
August 18, 1918 in Tripoli, the
daughter of Stanley R. and Sadie
(Messinger) Smith. The family
moved to Osage in 1919. After
attending Grinnell College, Ruth
worked for a law firm in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ruth was
united in marriage to Albert L.
Morse on May 12, 1950 and they
made their home in Osage. Albert
preceded her in death on March
4, 1972.
Ruth was a member
of the United Church of Christ,
PEO, Mitchell County Hospital
Auxiliary, was active in Girl
Scouts and an active member of
the Republican Party. She
enjoyed and loved her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, horses,
dogs, and following fire trucks.
Preceding her in
death were her husband, Albert
L. Morse; parents, Stanley R.
and Sadie Smith; and a sister,
Jean Wilson.
Those that
survive her include her son,
Stanley and Betsy of Windom,
Minnesota and their children,
Albert J., Jamie, Jared, Isaac,
Hannah and Elizabeth; a
daughter, Rebecca of Moline,
Illinois and her children,
Robert and Abbey; a daughter,
Sarah and husband, Glen of
Northwood, Iowa;
great-grandchildren, Justin and
one to be announced in April;
and nieces and nephews.
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Gordon L. Tourtellott
January 30, 2002
Gordon L. Tourtellott, age 62,
died on Friday, January 18,
2002, at the St. Alexius Medical
Center, Hoffman Estates.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, January 22, at the
Ahlgrim and Sons Funeral Home,
Streamwood, Illinois.
Gordon was born
on August 29, 1939 in Osage. He
worked ramp service for 25 years
with Eastern Airlines and then
went to work for 12 years for
School District U-46 in Illinois
until his retirement.
Gordon was an
avid fisherman and camper.
Those that
survive him are his wife, Doris
to whom he was married on July
21, 1961; sons, Gordon Jr.
(Kitty), Scott (Donna) and Lance
(Karen); four grandchildren,
Gregory, Kyle Meagan and Ashley;
his mother, Joyce Tourtellott;
brother, Jerry (Lora Lee) of
Osage; three sisters, Beverly
Fingelson of Altoona, Cheryl
(Erling) Johnson of Arizona and
Penny (Max) Beckner of Clear
Lake; and his mother-in-law,
Bernetice Robeson of Minnesota.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Lynn
Tourtellott; and father-in-law,
Lyle Robeson.
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Lucile M. Larson
January 30, 2002
Lucile M. Larson, age 87, of
Kearney, Nebraska, died on
Sunday, January 20, 2002, at the
St. John’s Center in Kearney.
Memorial services were held on
Saturday, January 26, at the
First Presbyterian Church,
Kearney. Rev. Matthew T.
Robinson officiated and burial
will be at a later date in the
Osage Cemetery.
Lucile was born
on May 2, 1914 in Anoka,
Minnesota, to Joseph and Lucy
(Jansen) Larson. She graduated
from the Osage High School in
1930. Lucile then moved to Los
Angeles, California, in 1933 and
started work with the Bell
Telephone Co. Lucile moved to
Kearney in 1989 to join her
sister, Marion Melson shortly
after her retirement from the
Pacific Telesis Telephone Co. in
Los Angeles.
She was a member
of the First Presbyterian Church
in Kearney, where she was active
in church circles and coffee
clubs and the Kearney Newcomers
Club. She was also a member of
the Pioneer Telephone
Association and served on it’s
board for many years. Lucile
enjoyed extensive travel abroad.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; two
sisters, Harriet Larson and
Marion Melson.
Those that
survive her include her nephews,
Karl and Kathie Melson of
Aurora, Nebraska and Kirk and
Kelly Melson of Kearney,
Nebraska; a niece, Christa Otaka
of Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Charles Scott Reynolds
January 30, 2002
Charles Scott Reynolds, age 40,
of Plymouth, died on Sunday,
January 20, 2002, at his
residence in Plymouth of natural
causes.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, January 24, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage. Father Ron Friedell
officiated. Inurnment will be at
a later date. The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
Charles was born
on May 20, 1961 in Mason City,
the son of Lester Duane and
Judith (Chehock) Reynolds. He
was raised in Plymouth on their
family farm. He graduated from
the North Central High School in
Manly in 1980. He then attended
NIACC and studied everything
from mechanics to accounting and
then graduated from NIACC.
Anyone who knew him would know
his love for Corvettes and his
Fat Boy Harley.
When he wasn’t
cruising on his bike, you would
find him on the web talking with
all his friends. He will be
greatly and forever missed.
Those that
preceded him in death were his
father, Lester; and all his
grandparents.
Those that
survive him include his mother,
Judith Reynolds of Plymouth;
brother, Dave Reynolds and his
wife, Tina of Plymouth; one
niece, Vanessa; and one nephew,
Adam of Plymouth.
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C. Dale Johnson
January 30, 2002
C. Dale Johnson, age 77, of
Osage, died on Tuesday, January
22, 2002, at the Waverly
Municipal Hospital, Waverly,
Iowa.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, January 25, at the Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church in
Osage. Rev. Dennis Hanson and
Rev. Roy Ott officiated.
Interment was in the Osage
Cemetery. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
Dale was born on
June 20, 1924 near Carpenter,
the son of Clarence and Ruth
(Parker) Johnson. He attended
the Carpenter School until his
junior year, then graduated from
the Orchard Consolidated School
in 1942. He became a member of
the Meroa Rock Creek Lutheran
Church in 1947.
On March 19,
1950, he was united in marriage
to Marjorie Kittleson at the
First Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar. They resided in Otranto
for five years where Dale
farmed, later moving west to
Osage where he farmed for 29
years, until 1985 when he
retired and moved to Osage.
Dale was a good
father and friend that enjoyed
watching his family grow up and
going to all the sport events of
his grandchildren.
Dale will be
greatly missed by his family and
friends. His wife, Marjorie of
51½ years; six children, Robert
D. Johnson and friend, Karen
Lenz, Larry E. Johnson and wife,
Lynda, LaVonne G. Freund and
husband, Galen, James S. Johnson
and wife, Jody, Richard A.
Johnson and wife, Mary Jo and
Donald L. Johnson and wife,
Barb, all of Osage; five
sisters, Eleanor Schallock of
Osage, Margaret Olsen of Osage,
Mildred Sponheim of Nora
Springs, Carol McLaughlin of
Belmond and Sharon Boyce of
Roseville, Minnesota; four
brothers, Charles Johnson of
Osage, Harley Johnson of Osage,
Ivan Johnson of Osage and Keith
Johnson of Fort Dodge; 15
grandchildren; and 6
great-grandchildren.
Dale was preceded
in death by his parents; one
sister, Florence Borcherding;
and one brother, Kenneth
Johnson.
Because of Dale’s
love of children, we wish for
others to benefit from his love.
The family asks that memorials
be given to the scholarship fund
at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
or the Osage High School track
fund.
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Norbert Mullenbach
January 30, 2002
Norbert F. Mullenbach, age 76,
of Osage, died on Wednesday,
January 23, 2002, at the St.
Mary’s Hospital, Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, January 26, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
Osage. Father Philip Recker
officiated. Burial was in the
Visitation Catholic Cemetery,
Stacyville. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Norbert was born
the son of Steve and Katie
(Huemann) Mullenbach on November
29, 1925 in rural Stacyville. He
attended the Visitation Catholic
School in Stacyville. Norbert
was united in marriage to Irene
Johanns on April 11, 1953 at the
St. Peter’s Catholic Church in
New Haven. They farmed south of
Stacyville until their
retirement when they moved to
Osage.
Norbert always
enjoyed a good card game,
cribbage, bowling or just
visiting with his family and
friends. He truly loved farming,
gardening and enjoyed raising
and working with his Percheron
draft horses. Norbert was very
active in the community serving
on boards at the Visitation
Catholic Church, the Stacyville
Co-op Elevator and the ASCS.
He was a member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage,
the Catholic Order of Foresters
and the Knights of Columbus.
Because of Norbert’s love for
young people, the family asks
that memorials be given to the
scholarship fund at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; one
daughter, Anne Marie; three
brothers, Albert, Irvin and Del;
and one sister, Virginia.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Irene Mullenbach of Osage; three
sons, Michael Mullenbach and
wife, Linda of St. Ansgar, Mark
Mullenbach and wife, Carol of
Little Cedar and Steve
Mullenbach of Balsam Lake,
Wisconsin; two daughters, Mary
Ann Mullenbach of Minneapolis,
Minnesota and Lisa Roe of
Waverly; 11 grandchildren,
Jennifer and Marie Mullenbach,
Michael Leonard, Erik and Steve
Mullenbach, Allen and Tony
Mullenbach, Tyler and Brittney
Mullenbach and Mitchell and Emma
Roe; one brother, Ralph
Mullenbach and wife, Zola of
Stacyville; two sisters, Helen
Brown of Brigton, Colorado and
Dorothy McCarthy and her
husband, Tom of McIntire; two
sisters-in-law, Gladys
Mullenbach of Amery, Wisconsin
and Bertilla Mullenbach of
Rochester, Minnesota.
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Jean E. Bauer
January 30, 2002
Mrs. Glen (Jean) Bauer, age 87,
a resident of Seven Mile Road,
died on Thursday, January 24,
2002, at the 11th Street
Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles
City.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 28, at the First
Christian Church in Charles
City. Rev. Greg Lugn officiated
and burial was in the Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Jean Elizabeth
(Davenport) Bauer, was born on
December 28, 1914 at Memphis,
Tennessee, the daughter of Edgar
and May “Mae” (Schwab)
Davenport. She attended schools
at Kansas City, Missouri and
Indiana graduating from the
Central High School at South
Bend, Indiana, on June 11, 1931.
Jean then enrolled at Iowa State
Teacher’s College (UNI) in 1934
completing a one year rural
course certificate program in
1935.
She then taught for five years
at the Schwab School near Oxford
Junction, Iowa. In 1940 she
received her standard elementary
teachers certificate and came to
Floyd County to teach at the
Cedar Township School #2
(Ballard). She taught at a
one-room schoolhouse called St.
Charles #2 on old Highway #14.
During World War II she worked
at the Oliver Farm Equipment
Company as the only female in
the lathe department from
1943-1946.
On November 18,
1949, she was united in marriage
to Glen Bauer. They farmed on
the family farm west of Charles
City, now known as the Plum
Creek Farm.
She was a member
of the First Christian Church
and taught Sunday School for
many years. She was active in
many area clubs.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband, in 2000; an infant
daughter, Katherine; and two
brothers, Aylmer and George
Davenport.
Those that
survive her include four sons,
Lawrence of Charles City, Carl
and wife, Donna of Rochester,
Minnesota, Lee of Mukilteo,
Washington and Bruce and wife,
Sue of Ankeny; seven
grandchildren; and a sister,
Joan Britten of Davenport.
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Roger Lee Field
January 30, 2002
Roger Lee Field, age 65, a
resident of Charles City, died
on Thursday, January 24, 2002,
at his home after a short battle
with cancer.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, January 26, at the
Hauser Funeral Home, Charles
City. Rev. Solomon Odoom, pastor
of the Grace United Methodist
Church officiated. Burial was in
the Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd. A
flag presentation was done by
the Charles City Ceremonial
Unit.
Roger Lee Field,
was born on March 15, 1936 in
Floyd, the son of Harry “Doc”
and Eunice (Stewart) Field. He
graduated from the Rudd High
School. Following graduation he
married Helen Christiansen and
to this union four children were
born. He farmed and worked at
White Farm Equipment for many
years. He was a member of the
Rock Creek Lutheran Church.
He proudly served his country in
the United States Navy Reserve
from July 2, 1954 until his
honorable discharge on July 1,
1962. In the year of 1978 he
married Loretta Gourley. She
died in 1987. He married Nancy
Wolske Gruben on July 16, 1993
in Charles City.
Preceding him in
death were his father in 1984;
his wife, Loretta Gourley; and
brother-in-law, Ron Shipman.
Those that
survive him include his mother,
Eunice Field of Charles City;
wife, Nancy; four children and
their spouses, Dr. Rebecca Tate
of North Carolina, Loren and
Lenore Field of Hinton, Robin
and Steven Fox of Lakeville,
Minnesota and Ward and Shannon
Field of Pine Island, Minnesota;
three step-children of Nancy’s,
Lynn Morse, Mark Gruben and
Michael Gruben; five
step-children of Loretta
Gourley’s, Kirk Gourley, Rick
Gourley, Mick Gourley, Dave
Gourley and Jodi Greve; six
grandchildren; many
step-grandchildren; two
brothers, Eddie Field of Floyd
and Kenneth Field and wife,
Kathy of Clear Lake; three
sisters, Pat Swedberg and
husband, Deryl of Lancaster,
Missouri, Judy Schilling and
husband, Robert of Cedar Falls
and Ginger Shipman of Nora
Springs; and many aunts, uncles,
nieces and nephews.
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Beverly A. Rogers
January 30, 2002
Beverly Ann Rogers, age 59, of
Osage, died on Thursday, January
24, 2002, at her home after
battling breast cancer for nine
years.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, January 28, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
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.
Beverly was born
in Spencer on September 4, 1942,
the daughter of Joseph Lepper
and Dorothy (Petz-Lechman). She
graduated from the Mason City
High School. Beverly was
employed by Mercy Hospital for
14 years.
She was united in
marriage to Marvin Rogers on May
12, 1962 in Mason City. She
enjoyed her grandchildren as
well as gardening, flowers and
birds. She was a member of the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and
the Ladies Guild.
Preceding her in
death were her father, Joseph
Lepper and step-father John
Lechman.
Those that
survive her include her mother,
Dorothy Lechman of Mason City;
her husband, Marvin Rogers of
Osage; five children, Laurinda
Darling and her husband, Bob of
Ankeny, Curt Rogers of Osage and
his special friend, Dee Bahl,
Sandra Wohkittel and her
husband, James of Lakeville,
Minnesota, Kevin Rogers and his
wife, Cindy of Osage and Joanne
Kuntz and her husband, Dennis of
Clear Lake; nine grandchildren,
Elissa and Jerad Darling,
Brittany, Kaitlin and Jorden
Kuntz, James J. and Maxwell
Wohkittel, Karla and Lucas
Rogers; a sister, Sue Martin and
her husband, Gary of Clarion; a
brother, Mickey Lepper of Mason
City; and many special friends.
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Jerry H. Folkers
Febuary 6, 2002
Jerry H. Folkers, age 63, of
Osage, died on Monday, January
28, 2002, at his home.
Funeral services were held on
Friday, February 1, at the Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, Osage.
Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy
Ott officiated. Burial was in
the Osage Cemetery, with
military rites at the grave by
the Osage American Legion Post
278. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Jerry was born on
October 16, 1938 in Allison,
Iowa, the son of Erwin and
Lucille (Ellerman) Folkers. He
attended school in Allison and
graduated from the Allison High
School in 1956. He attended
Wartburg College in Waverly
where he received his bachelor’s
degree and then attended law
school at the University of Iowa
in Iowa City and graduated in
1962.
He was united in
marriage to Betty Bruns on
September 8, 1962, at the St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church in
Rockwell and to this union, two
children were born, Eric on June
17, 1964 and Anna on September
28, 1967. After graduating from
the College of Law, Jerry
entered the Marine Corps where
he attained the rank of Captain
and was honorably discharged in
1966.
The couple moved
to Osage in 1966, where Jerry
started to practice law. He
served as the Mitchell County
Attorney from 1968 to 1996. He
was a member of the law firm,
McKinley, Folkers, Walk and
Murphy. He was the Treasurer of
the Osage American Legion Post
278. For a time he also served
as Superintendent at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church where
he was a member.
Jerry was an avid
fisherman, cribbage player,
chess player and gardener.
Preceding him in
death was his father, Erwin
Folkers.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Betty Folkers of Osage;
daughter, Anna DeKruif and her
husband, James of Cedar Rapids
and son, Cameron; son, Eric
Folkers and his fiancée’, JoAnn
Kreger of West Des Moines and
children, Steven, Andrew, Jeremy
and Alyssa; his mother, Lucille
Folkers of Allison; two sisters,
Colette Chase and her husband,
Charles of St. Louis, Missouri
and Sharon Richards and her
husband, Ron of Fairbanks,
Alaska.
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LaVerne Walters
Febuary 6, 2002
LaVerne Walters, age 76, of
Osage, died on Wednesday,
January 30, 2002, at the
Mitchell County Regional Health
Center Hospice Unit, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, February 2, at the
Trinity Lutheran Church, Osage.
Rev. Christian F. Gugel
officiated. Cremation followed
the services with a private
family inurnment at a later
date. The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
LaVerne was born
on February 23, 1925 in
Sheffield, the son of Henry L.
and Lena (Timmerman) Walters. He
was raised in the
Sheffield-Swaledale area and
attended rural schools. LaVerne
was united in marriage to Zaneta
Bean on January 7, 1949, at the
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Nashua. They farmed near Little
Cedar and them moved to Osage in
1969.
LaVerne started
the Osage Sales Yard in 1965
selling new and used machinery.
In later years he enjoyed
collecting and restoring farm
toys.
He was a member
of the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Osage, where he was a deacon
and church trustee.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; one
grandson, Ryan Walters; and one
son-in-law, Michael Shirley.
Those that
survive him include his wife,
Zaneta Walters of Osage; three
daughters, Shirley Shirley of
Charles City, Susanne Bolt and
her husband, Garriett “Butch” of
Parkersburg and Sandra Heter and
her husband, Alan of Farmington,
Minnesota; two sons, Richard
Walters and wife, Ann of Osage
and Robert Walters and his wife,
Darla of Spearfish, South
Dakota; two sisters, Irene
Givens of Waverly and Betty
Irish of Mount Sterling, Iowa;
two brothers, Roy Walters and
wife, Gene of Osage and Ray
Walters and wife, Nancy of Mason
City; 14 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
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