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Hila May Judas
May 8, 2002
Hila May Judas, age 79, of
Mankato, died on Wednesday, May
1, 2002, at the Oaklawn Health
Care Center in Mankato.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, May 4, at
the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in
Mankato, Minnesota. Reverend
Mary Iverson officiated.
Interment was in the Woodland
Hills Memorial Park in Mankato.
Memorials may be given to the
Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
She was born on
September 15, 1922, to Clifford
and Edna (Fehling) Stickney in
Mitchell County, Iowa. She
attended school in Osage. Hila
was united in marriage to Loren
G. Judas on December 4, 1942 in
San Diego, California. She
traveled with her husband during
his navy duties throughout the
Asiatic countries and resided in
the Philippines for two years.
She also lived in the Midway
Islands for one and one-half
years.
Hila was a member
of the Bethlehem Lutheran
Church, active in women’s
circle, taught Sunday School and
was a volunteer for Meals on
Wheels and the Food Shelf. She
was an auxiliary member of the
VFW Post 950 in Mankato.
Preceding Hila in
death were her husband;
daughter; sister; and brother.
Survivors include
a daughter, Cynthia Stansfield
and husband, David, Jr. of
Watertown, Wisconsin; one son,
Jeffrey Judas and his partner,
Steven Meyer of Seattle,
Washington; three grandchildren;
one great-grandson; and nieces,
nephews and cousins.
The Mankato
Mortuary was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Elsa Margarete Kohnke
May 8, 2002
Elsa Margarete Kohnke, age 95,
of Osage, died on Wednesday, May
1, 2002, at the Osage
Rehabilitation and Health Care
Center in Osage.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, May 6, at
the Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, Osage. The Reverend
Dennis Hanson and Reverend Roy
Ott officiated. Interment was in
the Osage Cemetery.
She was born on
December 6, 1906 in Diekdorf,
Germany. She was raised in
Heiligenstedten, Germany and was
baptized and confirmed at the
St. Marien Lutheran Church in
Heiligenstedten. Elsa worked in
Hamburg, Germany until the age
of 23 and came to the United
States on January 26, 1929. She
was united in marriage to Herman
Kohnke, Sr., on October 14, 1933
in Clayton Center, Iowa. They
served as maid, butler and
chauffeur until 1940 and began
farming in 1941. She lived on
farms in Postville, Manly and
Mona, Iowa until retirement in
1980, when she moved to Osage.
Kohnke was a
member of the Our Savior’s
Lutheran Church in Osage and
resided at the Osage
Rehabilitation and Health Care
Center since October of 1999. Up
until that time she lived alone
at her home in Osage. She
enjoyed gardening, crocheting
and tatting. Elsa will be sadly
missed by her family and
friends.
Preceding her in
death are her parents; husband,
Herman Kohnke, Sr.; son, Herman
Kohnke, Jr.; one sister; and one
brother.
Survivors include
her son, John Kohnke and his
wife, Pauline of Glenville,
Minnesota; two granddaughters,
Monica Wallace and her husband,
Shon of Elko, Minnesota and
Marnie Thompson and her husband,
Scott of Albert Lea, Minnesota;
grandson, Jay Kohnke and his
wife, Shelly of Austin,
Minnesota; and
great-grandchildren, Nathan
Kohnke, Andrew Thompson, Anna
and Nathan Wallace.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Warren "Ole" Wayne Perkins
May 8, 2002
Warren "Ole" Perkins, age 78, of
Northwood, died on Wednesday,
May 1, 2002, at St. Mary's,
Rochester, Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, May 4, at
the Bethany Lutheran Church,
Kensett. Rev. Allan Stoa
officiated and burial was in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Warren was born
to Clifford and Ida (Johnson)
Perkins on February 19, 1924, on
a farm near Meltonville. He was
baptized and confirmed at the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter and was a member of
the Bethany Lutheran Church,
Kensett. He graduated from the
Otranto High School in 1941.
Warren was united in marriage to
Dorothy Carlson on March 18,
1944.
He served in the
U.S. Navy from 1944-1946 in the
Pacific Theatre and occupied
China. He farmed near Otranto
and then moved to a farm north
of Bolan in 1950. Warren also
worked for Ralston Purina as an
outside salesman. He later
managed the Rath Feed Store in
Otranto until a car accident
left him a paraplegic in 1972.
In 1976, he and
his wife moved to Northwood
where he lived until the time of
his death.
Survivors include
his wife of 58 years, Dorothy;
three daughters; grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; a
brother, Lloyd "Jack" Perkins
and wife, Irma of Northwood; a
sister, Mildred Watt James of
Austin, Minnesota;
sisters-in-law, Nona Wilson of
Arizona and Pearl Carlson of
Pasco, Washington; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by two sisters, Hazel
Glassell and Doris Hollerud Lee;
and a brother, Clinton "Happy"
Perkins.
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Geraldine Piper
May 8, 2002
Geraldine Piper, 79, of St.
Ansgar, died on Wednesday, May
1, 2002, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, May 4, at
the United Methodist Church in
St. Ansgar, Iowa. The Reverend
Jay Amundson officiated.
Inurnment was in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery.
Geraldine Jonette
Wright Piper, was born in
Dubuque, Iowa, on May 20, 1922,
the daughter of John and
Geraldine Samuels Wright. Her
parents moved from Farley to
Orchard, Iowa in 1924, where she
attended the Orchard
Consolidated School. Gerry
attended Upper Iowa at Fayette
one year preceding entrance to
the Kahler Hospital School of
Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota.
She graduated as an RN in
September 1944. She was employed
at the Oakridge Hospital,
Oakridge, Indiana. until the end
of WW II.
Geraldine was
united in marriage to Donald
Piper on November 18, 1945 at
the Little Brown Church in
Nashua. She served as a
registered nurse at the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar
from 1965 to 1968, as school
nurse for the St. Ansgar Schools
for nine years and in 1977 she
returned to the Good Samaritan
Center, retiring in 1992. She
was a member of the United
Methodist Church and the
American Legion Auxiliary. She
enjoyed her grandchildren,
outdoor life, family and
friends. She also enjoyed
spending time canoeing and bird
watching at the cabin on the
Cedar River that Don built.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; and
husband, Donald.
Survivors include
three daughters, Carol Dockum
and husband, Gary and their
children, Aaron, Jessica and
Joshua and great-grandson, Isaac
of Rock Falls; Christine Piper
and husband, Jon Barry and their
children, Natalie and Sydney of
Rochester, Minnesota; Susan May
and husband, Harry and their
children, Cassie and husband,
Troy Hanna, Hillary, Gabriel and
Skyler of Stacyville; two
sisters, Dorothy Neeley of State
Center and Brenda Currier and
husband, Owen of Mason City; a
brother, Jack Wright of
Pittsburg, California; nephews,
a niece and cousins; and
sisters-in-law, Dorothy Knutson,
Orpha and Wilburt Rogotzke,
Marion and Myron Schmidt.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Raymond Wirtjes
May 8, 2002
Raymond A.“Ray” Wirtjes, 75, of
Manly, formerly of Grafton, died
on Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at
the Mercy Medical Center-North
Iowa.
A funeral service
was held on Saturday, May 4,
2002, at the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church, Grafton, with Reverend
Wayne Ellingson officiating.
Interment was in the Grafton
Cemetery.
Ray was born on
July 29, 1926 in Grafton, Iowa,
the son of Henry and Maria
(Kruse) Wirtjes. He was baptized
on August 22, 1926 at the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Grafton and confirmed there on
June 1, 1941. He was born and
raised in Grafton, attending the
Grafton schools.
Ray was united in
marriage to Mary C. Lifka on
March 12, 1949, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
They farmed near Grafton for
several years before moving in
to town. Ray drove a milk truck
for several years before he and
Mary purchased Ray and Mary’s
Tap and Grill in Grafton. After
selling the restaurant, Ray
worked at the Grafton Co-Op and
also at the fertilizer plant in
Grafton until his retirement.
Ray and Mary
enjoyed making many crafts in
their retirement, especially
butterflies and birds, and
selling them at craft rallies.
Ray also enjoyed fishing at
Crane Lake, camping, traveling,
and playing cards. He was a
member of the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church in Grafton and the Good
Sam Camping Club.
Ray is survived
by his son, Stanley Wirtjes and
his fiancée, Debbie Evans of
Albert Lea, Minnesota; three
grandchildren, Kelly Aldrich of
Northwood and Daniel and Brandy
Wirtjes of Albert Lea; three
great-grandchildren, Hannah,
Nathan and Abigail Buchanan; and
many other relatives and
friends. Ray will also be missed
by a very special friend, Ellen
Glassel and her family, Fred,
Kate, and Ruth.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
wife, Mary in 1995; four
brothers, George, Clarence,
Augusta and Hank; and three
sisters, Tina, Alice and Viola.
The Bride
Colonial Chapel in Manly was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Harold J. Anderson
May 15, 2002
Harold J. Anderson, died on
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, in a car
accident south of 170th Street
on Thrush Ave. in rural Cerro
Gordo County.
A memorial service will be held
on Friday, May 17, at 5:00 p.m.
The service will be held at the
New Covenant Church south of
Osage.
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James P. Kelly
May 15, 2002
James P. Kelly, age 71, of
Creston, Iowa, died on Thursday,
May 9, 2002, at the Iowa
Methodist Medical Center in Des
Moines, from complications of
leukemia.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, May 13 at
the McLaren’s Funeral Chapel in
Des Moines. Cremation followed
the service with burial in the
Resthaven Cemetery in West Des
Moines on Tuesday. Memorial
contributions may be made to
John Stoddard Cancer Center.
He was born in
Charles City, Iowa and at a
young age moved to Osage with
his parents. He graduated from
the OHS in 1948. His residence
at death was in Creston where he
had lived one year. He also had
resided in Adel, Panora and West
Des Moines, 18 years.
Kelly was a
nursing home administrator
retiring in 2001. He was a
member of the Holy Spirit Parish
in Creston and the Antique Auto
Club of America-Des Moines
region and was a classic car
enthusiast.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Leo and
Jennie Kelly; and a brother,
Leo.
Survivors include
three daughters, Lora Kelly-Beck
and Erin Kelly, both of Des
Moines and Paula Kelly of
Coralville, Iowa; two
grandchildren; one brother,
Bernard Kelly of Virginia; and
one sister, Margaret Gieser of
Idaho.
The McLaren’s
Funeral Chapel, Des Moines was
in charge of the arrangements.
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Mildred "Milly" Moore
May 15, 2002
Mildred Mae Moore, age 71, of
Riceville, died at her home on
Friday, May 10, 2002, after an
extended illness.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, May 14, at
the United Methodist Church in
Riceville. Rev. Michael Carey
officiated. Burial was in the
Osage Cemetery in Osage.
Moore was born in
Sheffield, Iowa, on November 1,
1930, the daughter of Roy and
Minnie Fistler Randall. The
family moved to Osage where
“Milly” attended school and
graduated from the Osage High
School in 1949. She was united
in marriage on July 10, 1949 to
Charles Moore at the First
Baptist Church in Osage. She was
active in her church teaching
Bible School, Sunday School and
belonged to the First Baptist
Ladies’ circle.
Charles and
Mildred moved to New Haven and
then to a farm by Riceville.
“Milly” worked with her husband,
“Chuck” farming and was a
devoted mother and homemaker.
She was a member of the United
Methodist Church in Riceville
where she taught Sunday School.
She belonged to the United
Methodist Women’s group and the
evening circle.
“Milly” was
preceded in death by her father;
and one brother, Merle.
Survivors include
her mother, Minnie Randall of
Osage; husband, Charles “Chuck”
Moore of Riceville; a son, Ed
Moore and wife, Luann of
Riceville; one daughter, Barbara
Voight and husband, Marvin of
Osage; seven grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; and
three brothers, Ransom Randall
and wife, Katie of Cedar Rapids,
Earl Randall and wife, Jan of
Waterloo and David Randall and
wife, Dorothy of Osage; four
sisters, Ruth Molstad and Rose
Tobin both of Mason City, Doris
Erickson and husband, Dale of
Minneapolis and Bev Boehmer and
husband, Ed of Osage; and many
nieces and nephews.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home in Riceville was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Karen K. Maakestad
May 15, 2002
Karen K. Maakestad, 62, of
Clarksville, formerly of Osage,
died on Saturday, May 11, 2002,
at the Covenant Medical Center
in Waterloo.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, at the
Faith Lutheran Church in
Mitchell, with the Rev. Rose
Marie Nack officiating.
Interment was in the Oak Grove
Cemetery in Mitchell.
Maakestad was
born on March 16, 1940 in Osage,
the daughter of Louie and
Margaret (Lonergan) Kindschuh.
She graduated from the Osage
High School. Karen married
Lowell Gene Maakestad in
Mitchell. A daughter, Lori
(Maakestad) Krull was born to
this union.
Karen was
employed as a nurse throughout
the midwest during her career as
an L.P.N. The last 10 years she
was employed at the Waverly
Municipal Hospital in Waverly.
She enjoyed craftwork, sewing,
antiques and rummage sales.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; husband,
Lowell; daughter, Lori Krull;
and a brother, Ronnie Kindschuh.
Karen is survived
by her best friend, Mike Krull
of Clarksville; two
granddaughters, Cody Lenz and
her son, Dyvante Smith of Tarpon
Springs, Florida and Cheyenne
Rose Krull of Osage; a grandson,
Lucas L. Krull of Osage; a
son-in-law, John Krull of Osage;
a sister, Marlene Wagner and
husband, Bob of Mitchell; a
brother, Richard Kindschuh and
wife, Rose of San Antonio,
Texas; and many uncles, aunts
and cousins.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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George Gast
May 15, 2002
George J. Gast, age 79, died on
Saturday, May 11, 2002, at his
home in Osage.
Funeral services
will be held at 1:30 p.m., on
Thursday, May 16, at the First
United Methodist Church, Osage.
Rev. Karen Nichols Dungan will
officiate. Interment will be in
the Osage Cemetery in Osage.
Visitation is from 4-8:00 p.m.,
on Wednesday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage and one hour before the
services at the church.
George was born
on October 20, 1922 in rural
Nora Springs, the son of
Clifford and Alma (Paulson)
Gast. He went to country school
through the 8th grade and
attended the Osage Community
Schools, graduating in 1940 as
Class Valedictorian. He then
attended Iowa State University
in Ames, Iowa and graduated in
1944 with a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Agricultural
Education.
George excelled
at sports in high school and
college. In 1940 he was the
State Champion Wrestler and
discus thrower. At Iowa State
University he earned eight
athletic letters in track and
field, football and wrestling.
He was the 1943 NCAA champion
javelin thrower. After
graduation from college George
coached and taught vocational
agricultural in the Osage High
School from 1944 to 1948. During
this period he met Violette
Lester and they were united in
marriage on February 26, 1946 in
Hampton, Iowa. In 1948 he
purchased the Osage Feed and
Seed Company which he owned and
operated until his retirement at
the end of 1984. George and Vi
enjoyed many winters during
their retirement in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
George was a
Sunday School teacher at the
First United Methodist Church in
Osage for many years and also
served a term on the Osage
Community School Board. He was
an avid golfer and won a club
championship in three different
decades. He enjoyed his weekly
golf matches with friends.
George was also a checker
player. He enjoyed playing
against some of the nation’s
best players when he and Vi
wintered in St. Petersburg. He
was the Iowa State Checker
Champion a number of years. In
1993 George was inducted into
the “Iowa High School Wrestling
Hall of Fame” and in April of
2002 he was inducted into “The
Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame” in
Cresco, Iowa. George was a man
of great character and integrity
and a wonderful husband and
father, who will be sadly missed
by his family and friends.
Preceding George
in death were his parents,
Clifford and Alma Gast; a
brother, Clyndon Gast; one
niece, Nancy Gast; and one
nephew, Jerry Gast.
Gast is survived
by his wife, Violette of Osage;
three sons, Charles Gast of New
York City, Gary Gast and his
wife, Kari of Osage and John
Gast of New York City; two
grandchildren, Luke and Amber
Gast of Osage; two
step-grandchildren, Kasandra and
Arthur Schwab of Osage; two
brothers, Dick Gast and wife,
Lyla of Osage and Bill Gast and
his wife, Colleen of Nora
Springs; one sister, Marlys
Wegman and her husband, Clarence
of Inver Grove Heights,
Minnesota; and many nieces and
nephews.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Inc. was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Mary G. Brindle
May 15, 2002
Mary G. Brindle, age 78, of
Belmond, formerly of Osage and
Union, died on Sunday, May 12,
2002, at the Belmond Medical
Center.
Funeral services
were held at 1:30 p.m., on
Wednesday, May 15, at the
Calvary Baptist Church in Union.
Reverends Roger Crawford and
John Murray will be officiating.
Interment was in the Union
Cemetery, Union, Iowa.
Mary was born on
February 5, 1924 in Hardin
County, Iowa, the daughter of
Burl and Mable (Claybrook)
Rowen. She was raised and
educated in the Union-Whitten
area and graduated from the
Whitten High School with the
class of 1942. Following
graduation she attended beauty
school in Des Moines and
Ellsworth Community College in
Iowa Falls. She married George
Arthur Brindle on February 20,
1949 in Union and they farmed in
the Union-Whitten area. She
owned and operated the O.K. Cafe
in Union from 1970 to 1972 and
following the death of her
husband, George in 1975, was
employed by the Marshall County
Care Facility until her
retirement in 1986. She moved to
Osage in 1994 and to Belmond in
2000.
She was a member
of the First Baptist Church in
Osage, the Ann Judson Circle,
Hubbard American Legion
Auxiliary, the Shepherd
Community Club and had been
attending the First Baptist
Church in Belmond.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband; three brothers, Robert,
William and Pete; and two
sisters, Opal Rowen and Hazel
Heryford.
Mary’s survivors
include two sons, Charles
(Sheryl) Brindle of Belmond and
Duane Brindle of Missouri
Valley; two daughters, Diane
Warden and Janine Lawler, both
of Union; sister, Myrna Smith of
Union; brother, Paul Rowen of
Union; 15 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
The Biersborn
Funeral Home in Union, Iowa, was
in charge of the arrangements.
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Hattie F. Feather
May 22, 2002
Hattie Feather, 87, of
Riceville, died on Wednesday,
May 15, 2002, at the St. Olaf
Hospital in Austin, Minnesota,
after an extended illness.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Monday, May 20, at the Riceville
United Methodist Church. Rev.
Michael Carey officiated. Burial
was in the Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt, with graveside rites at
2:00 p.m.
Feather was born
in Britt, Iowa. on January 29,
1925, to William G. and Anna C.
Schroeder Swyter. She attended a
country school and graduated
from the Britt High School in
1932. She furthered her
education by attending the Britt
Junior College and going on to
receive a B.A. Degree in
Education from Upper Iowa
University in Fayette, Iowa in
1969. Hattie was united in
marriage on July 17, 1938 in
Pennsylvania to Eugene Feather.
Hattie taught
social studies for 22 years in
the Riceville School System and
was an active member of the
Riceville United Methodist
Church, where she served as
financial secretary for 10 years
and was secretary and leader of
UMW She was a leader in 4-H
clubs and enjoyed quilting.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; husband,
Eugene in 1990; four brothers;
and one sister.
Survivors include
a daughter, Mary (Kenny)
McRoberts and one son, Bill
(Lila) Feather, both of LeRoy,
Minnesota; four grandchildren,
Dave (Stacey) McRoberts of
Byron, Minnesota, Clint
McRoberts, Dan Feather, Brenda
(Jason) Hofner, all of LeRoy,
Minnesota; seven
great-granddaughters; and one
brother, Bill Swyter of
Humboldt, Iowa.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home was in charge of
the arrangements.
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Myrtella Langrock
May 22, 2002
Evelyn “Myrtella” Langrock, 100,
of Toeterville, died on Friday,
May 17, 2002, at the age of 100
years, three months and one day,
at the Good Samaritan Center in
St. Ansgar.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, May 22,
at the St. Peter Lutheran Church
in Toeterville, with the Dr.
Elaine Siemsen officiating.
Interment will be in the St.
Peter Cemetery in Toeterville.
Evelyn Myrtella
(Sampson) Langrock, was born on
February 16, 1902, on a farm in
Nevada Township next to the Six
Mile Grove Lutheran Church, east
of Lyle, Minnesota. The youngest
of five children born to
Christopher and Anna (Torgeson)
Sampson, she was baptized on
March 20, 1902 by Pastor Eggen.
She was confirmed on April 20,
1916, by Rev. Elmer Moe at the
Six Mile Grove Church.
Her public school
education was at the Pinehurst
School and at Lyle. At an early
age Myrtella began playing piano
and this talent became an
enjoyment for herself and others
her entire life. When she was 12
years old she played “The
Wedding March” at her sister,
Bellena’s marriage to Newell
Nelson, at the Six Mile Grove
Lutheran Church. As a young
adult she joined the Robertson
Family Orchestra, as a piano
player. The band played in all
the town dance halls in the
area, including Toeterville,
Lyle and Rose Creek.
On October 20,
1926, she was united in marriage
to Fred Daniel Langrock of
Toeterville. They made their
home in the Toeterville
Community the rest of their
lives. When her children were in
high school, playing in the St.
Ansgar Band, Myrtella, with the
help of her children, organized
the Toeterville Church Band.
They played marches by Sousa and
others, and performed at mission
festivals and other church
functions. Myrtella always
filled in the missing band parts
on the piano. Besides the piano,
other interests were being a
homemaker and working with wood.
Her woodworking consisted of
designing and creating various
wood objects, ranging from wall
hangings and table decorations
to small furniture. When the new
St. Peter Lutheran Church was
built in Toeterville in 1967,
she served with her husband as a
member of the building
committee. When her new home was
built in Toeterville, in 1971,
she was the chief designer.
After her
husband, Fred Daniel passed away
in 1972, she continued to live
in Toeterville, until July 1,
2000, when she entered the Good
Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
On February 16 of this year
Myrtella celebrated her 100th
birthday. According to many of
those who attended the event,
the highlight was Myrtella
playing some of her old songs on
the piano.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; three
sisters; one brother; and one
son-in-law, Donavan Carroll.
Her survivors
include her four children, Avis
Hanson and husband, Leo of St.
Ansgar, Audrey Carroll of
Austin, Minnesota, Fred C.
Langrock of Toeterville and
David Langrock and wife, Linda
of Davenport; eight
grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren who include,
Dennis Hanson and wife, Mary and
son, Nicholas; Lisa Hansen and
husband, Jeff and children,
Clark Jorgensen and Leslie
Jorgensen, Gavrila and husband,
Dan; Lynn Carroll and wife, Sue
and children, Tessa and Samuel;
Lori Johnson and husband, Todd
and children, Heather and Erica;
Todd Carroll and wife, Heather
and son, Jacob; and Amy, Dawn
and Lacey Langrock.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may
direct memorials to the St.
Peter Lutheran Church or the Six
Mile Grove Lutheran Church.
The Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Ruth G. Gansen
May 22, 2002
A memorial gathering for Ruth G.
Gansen, age 101, of Riceville,
Iowa, will be held at the St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church in
Riceville, on Saturday, May 25,
2002, from 2-4:00 p.m., in the
fellowship hall. A private
burial was held in the Riverside
Cemetery, Riceville. Ruth passed
away at the St. Mary’s Hospital
in Rochester, Minnesota.
Ruth G. Gansen,
was born on March 3, 1901 in
rural Elma, to William and Ida
Cochran Bunston. She attended
local schools and on October 29,
1928, was united in marriage to
Mathias A. Gansen in Elma, Iowa.
Ruth spent her entire life in
Howard and Mitchell Counties
farming with her husband,
“Matt.” They were also owners of
a restaurant.
Preceding her in
death were her husband “Matt” in
1997; one brother, Charles
Bunston formerly of Waterloo;
and one sister, Emily Fogle
formerly of Riceville, Iowa.
Survivors include
two nieces, June Newhouse of
Riceville and Patricia Trask of
Waterloo, Iowa; a
brother-in-law, William Gansen
of Lime Springs; five
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Gert Womack
of Riceville, Mrs. Mary Gansen
and Mrs. Lucille Gansen, both of
Elma, Mrs. Thelma Gansen of
Marble Rock and Mrs. Ann Leibel
of California.
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Hilma E. Borcherding
May 29, 2002
Hilma E. Borcherding, age 85, of
Sun City, Arizona, formerly of
Osage, died on Saturday, May 18,
2002, at the Hospice of the
Valley in Sun City, Arizona.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, May 23,
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
in St. Ansgar, with Pastor Byron
Northwick officiating. Burial
was in the Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery in St. Ansgar.
Hilma E. Schmidt,
was born to Otto and Bertha
Schmidt on March 19, 1917, in
Garner, Hancock County. She
attended school at the St.
John’s Lutheran Church School in
Garner. On November 6, 1937, she
married Wilbert F. Borcherding
at the St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Garner. They farmed
around Hampton until 1950 when
they moved to Lyle, Minnesota.
They farmed there until they
retired to St. Ansgar in 1985.
Mrs. Borcherding moved to Sun
City, Arizona in 2001.
She enjoyed
gardening, sewing and was well
known for her beautiful
quilting. She was a member of
the Deborah Circle and of the
Mona Garden Club.
Hilma was
preceded in death by her
husband, Wilbert Borcherding; a
daughter, Carol Mildenstein; her
parents; and 11 siblings.
Survivors include
three daughters, Yvonne Bohlman
of Sun City, Arizona, Joyce
(Roger) Drake of Rochester,
Minnesota and Elaine “Billie”
Schrader of Mesa, Arizona; nine
grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home was in charge
of the arrangements.
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Kay Boehmer
June 5, 2002
Kay Boehmer, age 59, of Garland,
Texas, died on Sunday, May 19,
2002. Funeral services were held
on Friday, May 24.
Kay and her
husband, Jerry lived in
Rockford, Iowa until 1975.
Survivors include
her husband, Gerald Boehmer;
daughters, Loretta, Bonnie and
Michelle; a son Gerald; eight
grandchildren; and two brothers
of Texas.
Ed and Beverly
Boehmer of Osage are her brother
and sister-in-law and attended
the funeral services in Garland,
Texas.
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Dorothy A. Brumm
June 5, 2002
Dorothy A. Brumm, age 81, of
Eagan, formerly of Rosemount,
passed away on Wednesday, May
22, 2002, with her family by her
side.
A Memorial Mass
was held at the Church of the
Risen Savior. Interment of ashes
was in the Fort Snelling
National Cemetery, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Dorothy was born
on March 15, 1921 in Stacyville,
Iowa. She served as an RN in WW
II and also was a nurse for many
years in School District 196.
Preceding her in
death were her husband, Albert;
and brother, Roman Schumacher.
Dorothy's
survivors include a daughter,
Julie (Hartley) Reed of Prior
Lake; sons, Mark (Catherine) of
Apple Valley, James (Lorraine)
of Lakeville and Charles (Anne)
Brumm of Apple Valley; seven
grandchildren; a brother, Huburt
(Jeanne) Schumacher; and a
sister, Mary Virgine (Jerry)
Scheer of Osage.
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Evona Sandberg
June 19, 2002
Evona M. Sandberg, age 80, of
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, died on
Thursday, May 23, 2002, in
Robbinsdale.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, June 8,
at Robbinsdale, Minnesota.
Preceding her in
death was her husband, Elmore.
Those that
survive her include daughter,
Sharon Ziegler and husband, Don;
son, Dennis and wife, Sue; five
grandchildren; three sisters,
Mary Vrell of Rock Island,
Illinois, Leona Kleckner of St.
Ansgar and Irene Michels of
Osage; in-laws, nieces, nephews
and many other relatives and
friends.
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Sandra Hartogh
May 29, 2002
Sandra Kay Bussard Hartogh, age
62, of Elkhart, Indiana, died on
Friday, May 24, 2002, of a
lengthy illness.
A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at
10:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 30,
at the St. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church, in Osceola,
Indiana. Father Thomas Ryan of
St. Thomas will officiate and
interment will be in the Chapel
Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola.
Sandra was born
on July 18, 1938 in Elkhart,
Indiana, the daughter of E.
Louis Long and Agnes (Torok)
Long. She married Bernard
Hartogh on June 7, 1974 in
Elkhart. Mr. Hartogh was born
and raised in the Mitchell
County, Iowa area.
Sandra is
survived by her husband, Bernard
Hartogh of Elkhart; two sons;
two daughters; 11 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren;
her mother, Agnes Long; and
three sisters all of the
Elkhart, Indiana area; and a
former husband, Donald G.
Bussard of Elkhart, Indiana.
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Bernice King
May 29, 2002
Bernice King, 84, of Elma, Iowa,
passed away on Friday, May 24,
2002, at the Colonial Manor
Nursing Home in Elma.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, May 28, at
the Lindstrom Funeral Home in
Riceville, Iowa, with Rev. Miles
Grismore officiating.
Bernice was born
on April 8, 1918 in Clayton
County, Minnesota, the daughter
of Frederick and Selma Lenth
Seidel. She attended local
schools. She was united in
marriage to Marreld King on
October 9, 1940, at the St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church in
Riceville. She was a homemaker.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; and one
brother, Delbert.
Survivors include
her husband, Marreld of Elma;
four sons, Frederick and his
wife, Sharon of Charles City,
Duane and his wife, Cleone of
Floyd, Wayne and his wife,
Deborah of Pensacola, Florida
and Cecil and his wife, Kathleen
of Robins, Iowa; two daughters,
Leona Parish of Cedar Rapids and
Darlys Rogers and her husband,
Richard of Osage; 20
grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; one
brother, Harold Seidel and his
wife, Wilma of Saratoga; one
sister, Milda Willis and her
husband, Wayne of Mason City;
two brothers-in-law, Melvin King
and Loren Murphy; two
sisters-in-law, Vesta Bergland
and Irene Weber; and many nieces
and nephews.
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Leonard Milton Starbuck
May 29, 2002
Leonard Milton Starbuck, died on
Friday, May 24, 2002, at the VA
Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
Memorial services
will be held at 1:00 p.m., on
Friday, May 31, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, with Rev. Robert Melhorn
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Oakwood Cemetery in
Floyd, with military rites by
the Osage American Legion Post
278 and the Osage VFW Post 7920.
Gathering of friends will be
before the Memorial Services
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on
Friday, at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home.
Leonard was born
on October 21, 1923 near
Bassett, Iowa, the son of Vernon
and Myrtle (Michael) Starbuck.
He attended country schools and
while in third grade moved to
Floyd, Iowa, where he grew up on
a farm six miles northwest of
Floyd. He enlisted in the Navy
in World War II and joined the
“Armed Guard” and spent most of
the war in the Pacific Ocean and
Indian Ocean transporting
supplies and goods to the front,
which resulted in him stopping
at many ports throughout the
Pacific Islands, Australia,
India and other countries. He
was discharged in 1946 and was a
member of the Osage VFW Post
7920, the Osage American Legion
Post 278 and a former member of
the Orchard American Legion Post
641.
In March of 1948,
he married Faith Ann Kay,
daughter of Chauncey and
Mercedes Kay. They had seven
children.
Leonard worked as
a machinist and a number of
years was Journeyman Machinist
from Minneapolis making Navy
hardware and parts for the Navy
5-inch guns. He spent several
years in the space craft
industry in “Research and
Development” for Aero Jet
General in Sacramento,
California, working on rocket
engines for our first man into
space. In 1963 he moved back to
Iowa and worked for White Farm
in Charles City as a machinist
and retired in 1979 due to
health reasons. He was a member
of the International Association
of Machinists Lodge No. 946 for
several years, and many years as
a UAW member in Local 1315 when
at White Farm.
Starbuck was
preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Faith; one son,
Raymond; and one brother,
Bernard.
Survivors include
five daughters, Darlene Herman
and her husband, George of Nora
Springs, Barbara Starbuck of
Iowa City, Carolyn Neis and
husband, Mike of Osage, Kathy
Frazier of Mason City and Karen
Urell and her husband, Gary of
North Liberty; one son, Dennis
Starbuck of Orchard; two
sisters, Evelyn Rademacher and
her husband, Eldon of Floyd and
Faye Sargent and her husband,
Steve of Floyd; 11
grandchildren, Brittany, Dylon,
Rachel, Angela, David,
Christopher, Raymond, Tracie,
Bethany, Brandee and Brett; and
eight great-grandchildren.
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Ruth E. Dalluge
June 5, 2002
Ruth E. Dalluge, age 94, of
Grafton, died on Tuesday, May
28, 2002, at the Good Samaritan
Center in St. Ansgar.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, May 31, at
the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in
Grafton, with the Rev. Wayne
Ellingson officiating. Interment
will be in the Grafton Cemetery.
Ruth Eva was born
on January 7, 1908 in Barton
Township, Worth County, to Fred
and Lena (Viergutz) Petznick.
She was baptized and confirmed
at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church
in Grafton. She attended the
Barton Township Country School,
Parochial School and later the
High School in Grafton. On
September 22, 1929, she was
united in marriage to Lawrence
Dalluge at the Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. She and her husband
farmed in the Grafton area in
the early years of their
marriage. They moved to Grafton
where she lived until entering
the Good Samaritan Center in
1998.
Among her
interests throughout the years
were crocheting, embroidering,
gardening, baking, dancing,
playing cards and fishing. Her
greatest love was taking care of
children. In addition to her
children, she and her husband
had nine foster children and she
was thought of as "Grandma" by
the neighbor children.
Ruth was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Lawrence; one sister,
Dorothy Terrill; and two
brothers, Ruben and Alvin.
She is survived
by a son, Richard Dalluge and
wife, LuAnn of Spicer,
Minnesota; a daughter, Rebecca
Dalluge of Rochester, Minnesota;
two grandsons, Samuel Dalluge
and wife, Andrea and their three
boys, Noah, Gabriel and Joshua
of Rogers, Minnesota; Joseph
Dalluge and wife, Sarah and
their children, Jacob and
Samantha of Waverly, Minnesota;
one sister, Evelyn Taylor and
husband of Torrance, California;
and several nieces and nephews.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Leo C. Ross
June 5, 2002
Leo C. Ross, age 83, of Osage,
died on Tuesday, May 28, 2002,
at the Good Samaritan Center in
St. Ansgar.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, June 1,
at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage. Rev. Dennis
Hanson officiated. Interment was
in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens
in Charles City, with military
rites conducted at the grave by
the Osage American Legion Post
278.
Leo was born on
February 27, 1919 at Bassett,
the son of August and Frances
(Schilling) Ross. He served in
the U.S. Army during World War
II. He farmed southeast of
Cowell and also was employed at
the Floyd Quarry until his
retirement.
Leo married Vera
(O'Donnell) Miller in 1961, at
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage. He was a member of the
Osage American Legion Post 278.
He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Leo is survived
by his wife, Vera Ross of Osage;
two step-sons, Duane Miller of
Boaz, Alabama and Harold "Tub"
Miller of Leland, Iowa; five
step-grandchildren, Ken Miller,
Scott Miller, Marla Sgarbossa,
Michael Britt and Harold Britt,
Jr.; and nine
step-great-grandchildren.
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Ruth E. (Penney) Arnold
June 5, 2002
Ruth E. (Penney) Arnold, age 75,
of Mason City and formerly of
Little Cedar, died on Thursday,
May 30, 2002, at the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, June 3, at
the Little Cedar United
Methodist Church in Little
Cedar. The Rev. Robert W.
Lemmermann officiated. Interment
was in the Little Cedar
Cemetery.
Ruth was born on
June 18, 1926 in Little Cedar,
the daughter of Clinton "Joe"
and Thelma (McPhail) Penney.
Ruth graduated from the Little
Cedar High School in 1943 and
then received her teaching
degree from Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa. She taught
elementary school for various
school districts throughout
South Dakota, Minnesota and
Iowa. She began her teaching
career in a rural school in
Mitchell County. From there she
taught for a number of years in
Lansing and Osage. She continued
her career teaching in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota and
Richfield, Minnesota, before
moving to Mason City. She was an
active supporter of school and
college activities that her
children were involved in.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; and two
brothers, Dean and Rex Penney.
Ruth is survived
by two daughters, Patricia
Fankell and husband, Bill of Des
Moines and Penney Arnold of Des
Moines; one son, Mark Arnold of
Spokane, Washington; and one
sister, Maxine McSweeney and her
husband, Bob of Osage.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Glenn Charles Crossman
June 5, 2002
A memorial service at Crossman's
Prairie, will be held by the
Osage Masonic Lodge at 4:00
p.m., on Friday, June 7, 2002,
for Glenn Crossman, age 76, of
Riceville.
This service is
according to Glenn's wishes.
Following the service, there
will be a short walk on the
prairie led by Nature
Conservancy personnel.
Directions to Crossman Prairie
are: Highway 9 to Dale Ave. (3
Miles east of Riceville), go
North on Dale Avenue to 75th
Street, head East on 75th Street
for 1¼ miles to the Crossman
Prairie. Glenn passed away on
September 8, 2001, at Mercy
Hospital in Mason City.
He was born on
April 1, 1925 in Alcester, South
Dakota, to Forrest and Aletha
Hinchcliffe Crossman. Shortly
after his birth the family moved
to the Riceville area. Glenn
attended local schools
graduating from the Riceville
High School in 1943. He opened
an accounting firm serving
Riceville and surrounding area
until his retirement.
Glenn was a
member of the Riceville United
Methodist Church and was active
in the Masonic Lodge, The Nature
Conservancy, The Paleontological
Society, Iowa Academy of
Science, Geological Society and
the Riceville Industrial
Development.
Glenn was
preceded in death by his
parents.
Survivors include
many good friends and distant
cousins.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home of Riceville is in
charge of the arrangements.
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