Leona Mayer
December 8, 2004
Leona Mayer, 93,
of Stacyville, died on Friday,
December 3, 2004, at the
Mitchell County Regional Health
Center, Osage, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Monday, December 6, at the
Visitation Catholic Church,
Stacyville, with Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating. Burial was
in the Visitation Cemetery.
Leona was born on
December 9, 1910 at Stacyville,
the eighth of nine children of
Joseph and Josephine (Mueller)
Mayer. She grew up on the family
farm east of Stacyville, moving
with her parents to town in
1929, where she resided until
September 30, 2004, when she
moved to the Stacyville
Community Nursing Home. Growing
up she was very active in 4-H,
even having a Grand Champion
Holstein at the National Dairy
Show in Memphis, Tennessee in
1927. Leona graduated from the
Visitation High School. After
graduation she worked in various
homes in the Osage/Stacyville
area. She worked as a telephone
operator until Stacyville
converted to dial telephones in
the late 1950s. She then worked
at the Stacyville Savings Bank
until her retirement in 1975.
Leona was a
charter member of the Catholic
Order of Foresters, serving in
several offices including
treasurer for over 40 years. She
was very dedicated to her
church. Leona was also a member
of the American Legion Auxiliary
for 45 years. After her
retirement she was able to enjoy
gardening, especially roses and
peonies. She was an avid sports
fan, spending many summer nights
watching "Charlies Angels" at
the softball diamond. She never
missed the TV action of the
Minnesota Twins, Chicago Bulls,
Iowa Hawkeyes and the last
several years, Tiger Woods. Her
other joys were spending time
with the great and
great-great-nieces and nephews,
knitting and slot machines. She
never complained and found good
in everything. While she was
never a mother, she was a
special "grandmother" to many
and will be greatly missed.
She is survived
by a sister-in-law, Angela
Ginder; her caregiver and
great-niece, Betty Blake;
special nephew, Leon "Charlie"
Heimer, all of Stacyville; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Leona was
preceded in death by her
parents; six brothers, Edward,
Michael, Ernest, Ray, Herbert
and Ralph; and two sisters,
Martha Heimer and Marcella
Mayer.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home of St.
Ansgar, Iowa, was in charge of
the arrangements.
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Tyler Molitor
December 8, 2004
Tyler Molitor,
age 15, of Osage, died on
Friday, December 3, 2004, of
injuries he received in an auto
accident.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Tuesday, December 7, at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Osage, with Rev. Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial was in the
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage.
Tyler was born on
April 10, 1989 in Spencer, Iowa,
the son of John and Kelley
(Beatty) Molitor. Tyler was a
student at the Osage Community
High School, where he was active
in cross country, golf, baseball
and basketball. He also
participated in chorus, school
plays and musicals. Tyler liked
being with his friends and
enjoyed spending time with
family.
Tyler is survived
by his parents, John and Kelley
Molitor of Osage; a sister,
Jennifer Molitor at home; two
brothers, Trevor and Tanner
Molitor at home; paternal
grandparents, John B. and Eileen
Molitor of Ruthven, Iowa;
maternal grandparents, Bob and
Peg Beatty of Dickens, Iowa; and
many loving aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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Osage High School
Student Dies in One-Car
Crash
An Osage
teenager described as an
upbeat, involved student
died Friday night of
injuries suffered in a
one-car crash in Floyd
County.
Tyler
James Molitor, 15, a
sophomore at the Osage
Community High School,
was a passenger in a
1995 Ford Explorer that
went off the road in the
1000 block of County
Road T26, north of Rudd,
at 11:30 p.m., according
to a statement released
by the Floyd County
Sheriff's Department.
The driver, Nathan
Haaland, 16, of Osage,
lost control of the
vehicle when the
Explorer, traveling in
the northbound lane, hit
a patch of frost on the
road. The vehicle
entered the east ditch,
went over a farm drive
and rolled into a
utility pole. Haaland
and Lucas Jones, another
15-year-old passenger
were transported to
Mitchell County Regional
Health Center in Osage.
Haaland was treated for
minor injuries. Jones
sustained a concussion
and a separated collar
bone and spent the night
in the hospital, said
his step-father, Joe
Schwab of Osage.
Molitor
and his friends had
attended a wrestling
meet at Newman Catholic
High School in Mason
City and were on their
way home when the
accident happened.
"Ty
always had a sparkle in
his eye," said Steve
Nicholson, principal at
Osage Community High
School. "He really
enjoyed golf and
baseball. He was in
chorus. As it is in a
small town, he knew a
lot of kids, had a lot
of friends. He was an
upbeat kid who always
wanted to be active in
something." "A
well-rounded student, a
very well-liked
student," agreed Steve
Williams, Osage school
superintendent.
A prayer
vigil for Tyler and his
family, attended by
scores of fellow
students, was held
Sunday night at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Tyler's
mother, Kelley, is a
social studies
instructor at Osage
Middle School. His
father, John, is
community president of
First Citizens National
Bank in Osage. Tyler was
the oldest of four
Molitor children.
The Area
Education Agency 267
Crisis Team was at the
school Monday to help
students who may need
support. Osage schools
were closed Tuesday to
allow students to attend
the funeral and all
scheduled sports games
were postponed that day.
--Larry
Kershner of the Mitchell
County Press-News
contributed to this
report. Deb Nicklay is a
reporter for the Globe
Gazette, a Lee
Enterprises newspaper.
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Doloris Torney
December 15, 2004
Doloris Torney,
age 75, died on Saturday,
December 4, 2004, at the
Riceville Community Rest Home,
Riceville.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, December
9, at the St. Peters Lutheran
Church in Riceville. Pastor
Michael Parris officiated and
the Conway Funeral Home assisted
with the arrangements.
Doloris Helen
Torney, was born on January 20,
1929 in Howard County, near
Saratoga, Iowa, the daughter of
William T. and Dorothy
(Horstman) Kruger. She received
her education in the rural
school near her home. Following
her schooling, she worked for
families in the Saratoga area
taking care of their homes and
children. After she became a
little older, she moved to
Waterloo and worked for the Rath
Packing Plant. On October 10,
1949, she was united in marriage
to Leslie C. Brockney at the
Little Brown Church at Nashua.
They farmed until Les retired
and they moved into Riceville.
She worked part time at the New
Haven Tavern and in later years
at the Farmers Tavern in
Riceville. Les died on May 23,
1983. Doloris was later united
in marriage on September 15,
1990, to Gaylord Torney in the
Little Brown Church at Nashua.
He died on March 31, 2003.
Doloris liked to
crochet, do crafts, garden work,
cook and especially liked to
attend garage sales. She enjoyed
fishing, camping, traveling and
she was fortunate to travel to
Germany when her son was in the
service there. Doloris was
especially fond of the holidays
and loved to spend time with her
grandchildren.
Those that
survive her include her
children, Roger and wife,
Yasemin of Copperas Cove, Texas,
Rick and wife, Maybelle of
Riceville, Jerry and wife, Lana
of Mason City and Sandra
Brockney of Waterloo; eight
grandchildren, Jenny, Amber,
Erin, Michelle, Amanda, David,
Sonya and Lee; four
great-grandchildren; one
brother, DeWayne Kruger and
wife, Eleanor of Waterloo and
Donna Hemann of Cedar Rapids.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her two
husbands; one brother, Donald
Kruger; and her twin sister,
Doris Starr Riha.
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Alta Counsell
December 8, 2004
Alta Counsell,
age 70, of Little Cedar, died on
Sunday, December 5, 2004, at her
home.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, December 8, at the
Little Cedar United Methodist
Church, with Rev. Jay Amundson
officiating. Burial was in the
Little Cedar Cemetery.
Alta was born on
June 17, 1934 in Parkers
Prairie, Minnesota, the daughter
of Wright and Dora (Gross)
Julius. She was united in
marriage to Robert Counsell on
July 27, 1952, at the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Osage. She
graduated from the Little Cedar
High School. Alta worked at Fox
River Mills on Main Street. She
ran the Little Cedar Post Office
from her home for 25 years.
Alta was brought
up in the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Osage. She later
joined the United Methodist
Church in Little Cedar, where
she belonged to the United
Methodist Women and the Disciple
Bible Study Group. Her interests
in life were her family, her
church family, friends,
gardening and making latch rugs.
She was also involved in the
Birthday Party Club.
Alta is survived
by three daughters, Debra Conrad
and her husband, Dennis of
Little Cedar, Darla Kelley and
her husband, Darrell of Belmond
and Donna Hanson and her
husband, Raymond of Little
Cedar; five grandchildren,
Lonnie Conrad and special
friend, Leslie, Christina Noah,
Crystal Jacobs, Michael Hanson
and Robyn Campbell, Jason
Hanson; two great-grandchildren,
MaKayla and Jacob Noah; and two
step-great-grandchildren,
Nicholas and Natasha Duryee.
Alta was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Robert Counsell on
December 30, 1999; her sister,
Verla; two nieces, Charlene and
Lynette; and one nephew, Kim.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Glenn Ivan Hegland
December 15, 2004
Glenn Ivan
Hegland, age 64, of Osage, died
on Monday, December 6, 2004, at
the Faith Lutheran Nursing Home
in Osage.
Funeral services
were held at 2:00 p.m., on
Saturday, December 11, at the
Our Savior's Lutheran Church in
Osage, with Rev. Dennis Hanson
and Rev. Roy Ott officiating.
Burial was at 2:00 p.m., on
Sunday, December 12, at the
Pleasant Hill Cemetery in
Aurelia, Iowa, with Military
Honors at the Grave by the Alta
VFW Post 6172. Memorials may be
directed to Our Savior's Luther
Church in Osage or the Faith
Lutheran Home in Osage.
Glenn was born on
July 11, 1940 at Holmes, Iowa,
the son of the late Raymond and
Pearl (Carberry) Hegland. After
his mother passed away, he was
raised by his aunt and uncle,
Amos and Thelma Carberry. Glenn
was very active in the Osage VFW
Post 7920. He was All State
Commander in 1991 and was All
State Quartermaster for four
years in a row. In 1994-95, he
was 3rd District Commander for
the Department of Iowa.
Glenn was a
member of the Our Savior's
Lutheran Church. He enjoyed
working at the VFW, playing
cards, trout fishing, spending
time with his nieces and nephew
and in later years with his
grandchildren and
great-granddaughter.
Glenn is survived
by his wife, Carolyn Hegland of
Osage; three daughters, DeAnn
(Fernando) Malfero of Des
Moines, JoDee (A.J.) Otto of
Orchard and Karen (Brad)
Oldenberg of Austin, Minnesota;
one son, Dr. Michael Otto DDS of
Mason City; a brother, Paul
(Margaret) Hegland of Osage; 10
grandchildren; one
great-granddaughter; four
nieces; and one nephew.
Glenn was
preceded in death by his
parents; his aunt and uncle; a
brother, Jay Hegland; and an
infant sister.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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Bonnie L. Kroneman
December 15, 2004
Bonnie L.
(Winter) Kroneman, age 58, of
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died
on Wednesday, December 8, 2004.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, December
11, at the Wesley United
Methodist Church, Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, the Rev. Laura
Borman officiated and burial was
in the Hills of Rest Memorial
Park, Sioux Falls.
Bonnie was born
on August 28, 1946 at Canby,
Minnesota. She was baptized at
the St. Stephens Lutheran Church
in Canby and grew up in that
area and graduated from the
Canby High School with honors.
She then attended the Swedish
Hospital School of Nursing in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where
she graduated with honors. She
then began her career as a
Registered Nurse at the Fairview
Hospital in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Bonnie was united in
marriage to Larry Kroneman on
May 12, 1973, at the Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in
Canby, Minnesota. Larry's career
took them around the area and
she worked at various hospitals
until moving to Sioux Falls in
1979 where she worked for the
Sioux Valley Hospital and was
currently the Oncology
Coordinator.
She was an active
member of the Wesley Methodist
Church.
Preceding her in
death were her son, Eric who
died on May 12, 1999; and her
father, Harry who died on
November 6, 1999.
Grateful for
sharing her life are her
husband, Larry Kroneman of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota; a son,
Peter Kroneman of Northfield,
Minnesota; her mother, Doris
Winter of Canby, Minnesota; two
brothers, Duane Winter of Canby
and Allan Winter and his wife,
Gaye of Canby; two nephews,
Christian and Andrew Winter; and
a host of other relatives. Area
relatives of Bonnie's husband,
Larry, include two sisters,
Lorraine Kroneman of Forest City
and Lorna (Kroneman) Gerk and
husband, Tom of Osage; and two
aunts, Wanda and Dwight Crom of
Northwood and Margaret and J. L.
Christiansen of Osage.
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Alice Josephine Wirth Rhoades
December 15, 2004
Alice Josephine
Wirth Rhoades, 85, passed away
peacefully on Thursday, December
9, 2004, at the Good Samaritan
Center in St. Ansgar, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, December
13, at the First Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar, with Rev.
Robert Porisch officiating.
Burial was in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery.
Alice Rhoades,
was born on the home farm near
St. Ansgar, Iowa, on January 27,
1919, to John and Josephine
Sramek Wirth. She was baptized
on May 12, 1928, at the First
Lutheran Church Parsonage by
Rev. Waldeland and confirmed on
June 4, 1932, in the First
Lutheran Church. She received
her education in the St. Ansgar
Schools graduating with the
class of 1936, then continued
her education at Iowa State
College in Ames. In 1940, she
went to Elm Grove, Wisconsin, to
help care for a new nephew.
While there she attended the
Milwaukee Business Institute.
She was employed as a cost
accountant for the Blatz Brewing
Company and worked in Milwaukee
as an accountant until her
marriage to Darwin Ross Rhoades
on September 15, 1945, at the
First Lutheran Church, St.
Ansgar. She lived with her
mother until her husband
finished his enlistment in the
US Navy in October 1948. The
next year they started farming
the Wirth family farms east of
St. Ansgar. Her mother lived
with them until she could build
a house in town for herself and
her brother, Charles.
Alice was active
in serving her church by
teaching Sunday School, serving
as the President of the Cemetery
Society, (even before she knew
where the cemetery was), serving
with the First Lutheran Church
women's group, the Deborah
Circle and Bible studies. She
was also active as a volunteer
in the community, a member of
the garden club and the
Federated Woman's Club. As a
member of the American Legion
Auxiliary she held many offices
at the local level, served as
county president, held each of
the offices at the district
level and served as chairman of
the State membership committee.
In 1963, she and her husband
built the Cedar Lanes bowling
Center in St. Ansgar. They sold
the bowling alley in 1970. It is
still in operation today. In
1968, they purchased a home in
St. Ansgar and continued both
business and farming. They
retired from farming 1982. They
did much traveling around the
state for the American Legion
and Auxiliary as well as
attending four national
conventions. They enjoyed
visiting children and
grandchildren as well as time
spent fishing and relaxing at
their cabin in Waterville,
Minnesota.
Alice leaves to
mourn her three children, sons,
Duane and wife, Lois of Loves
Park, Illinois and Raymond and
wife, Palma of Kennesaw Georgia;
daughter, Vicki and husband,
Steve Ross of Pennington,
Minnesota; five grandsons, Duane
Rhoades, Jr. and wife, Joann of
Rockford, Illinois, Paul Rhoades
of Athens, Georgia, Barrett
Rhoades of Athens, Georgia,
Forrest Ross of Bemidji,
Minnesota and Axel Ross of
Pennington, Minnesota; along
with many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; husband
of 55 years, Darwin; brother,
William Wirth; sister, Marjorie
Wirth Reynolds; brother-in-law,
James Reynolds; and nephew, Gary
Wirth.
Memorials are
preferred to the American Legion
Foundation, Bremwood Children's
Home at Waverly or to the
Opportunity Village, Clear Lake.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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MaryLou Thompson
December 15, 2004
MaryLou Thompson,
age 51, of Charles City, died on
Friday, December 10, 2004, at
the Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles City.
Funeral services
were held on Monday,
December 13, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, with Rev. Doug Brown
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Brownville Cemetery in
Brownville, Iowa, at a later
date.
MaryLou was born
on February 14, 1953 in Albert
Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of
Erwin and Leona Smith. She was
united in marriage to Randy
Thompson on August 5, 1988 in
Cresco, Iowa.
MaryLou is
survived by her husband, Randy
Thompson of Charles City; her
mother, Leona Smith of Spring
Valley, Minnesota; her children,
Robert (Nancy) Towel of Elkader,
Owen (Kimberly) Towel of
Guttenberg, Loretta Towel of
Clemeth Falls, Oregon and Sara
(Matt) Duke of Clemeth Falls,
Oregon; 10 grandchildren;
brothers and sisters, Doris
Rance of Charles City, Robert
Smith of Elgin, Minnesota, Donna
Smith of Santa Rosa, California,
Isabelle Smith of Santa Rosa,
California, Miles Smith of
Spring Valley, Minnesota, Alice
Smith of Austin, Minnesota,
Edith (Jerry) Serafine of
Magalia, California, Merrill
Slafter of Plattsmouth,
Nebraska, Marvin (Jean) Slafter
of Mabel, Minnesota, Jennie
(Jerry) Kyseth of Spring Grove,
Minnesota and Sharon (Larry)
Walker of Pasadena, California.
MaryLou was
preceded in death by her father,
Erwin Smith.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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Fred Lyle Hill
December 15, 2004
Fred Lyle Hill,
age 92, died at his home on
Sunday evening, December 12,
2004, following a long battle
with cancer.
Funeral services
will be held on Thursday,
December 16, at 1:30 p.m., at
the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary,
Austin, Minnesota. Private
interment will be in the Liberty
Cemetery, Little Cedar, Iowa on
Friday. Visitation will be held
at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary on
Thursday for one hour before the
services.
Lyle was born on
September 17, 1912, to Fred Gove
McCurdy Hill and LaVinnia Mae
McMinn Hill at Oak Lawn Farms in
Little Cedar, Iowa. His mother
passed away when he was four,
whereby his grandparents,
Richard and Martha Hill moved
back to the farm to care for
him. His father later married
Verna Graves when Lyle was
eleven. To that union was born a
daughter, Glenna Mae Hill
(Hastings.) Verna passed away
when Glenna was still a teen.
His father, Fred, married Gladys
Pearl Thompson Young and this
added three more siblings to the
family, Virginia (Forrest)
Ellison, Marion (Mildred) Young
and Charles (Helen) Young. Lyle
(the name he went by in Little
Cedar) graduated from the Little
Cedar High School in 1929, he
was the Valedictorian of his
class. On October 28, 1933, he
married Thelma Lucille Tabor in
Floyd, Iowa. They made their
home in Little Cedar, Lyle
working the farm with his Dad
and driving school bus, a job he
had started while still in
school which at that time was a
horse-drawn wagon. To this union
were born three daughters,
Barbara (Robert) Langan of
Austin, Minnesota, Beatrice
(Bettie and Jerry) Deden of
Comstock, Wisconsin, Patricia
Nybo of Eagan, Minnesota and a
son, Bryan and Kim Hill of
Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1939, the
family purchased the Sinclair
Service Station in McIntire,
Iowa. Lyle also ran a scrap
truck to St. Paul, Minnesota. In
1941, the family moved to
Austin, Minnesota, where both
parents began working at the
Hormel Factory. With the war
raging, Lyle went to enlist in
the service, not being able to
pass the exam due to his
eyesight, he chose to stay in
Akron, Ohio, working in an
airplane factory making wings
for the Martin P-54. He stayed
on there until mid-1943. On May
1, 1942, a home was purchased
and moved into, a home that has
seen many changes under the
workmanship of Lyle. It was his
home until now. Lyle retired
from the Hormel Co. in September
1977 after 35 years of working
the same job in the hog kill
head bench.
He enjoyed
fishing, hunting, boating and
taking part of his son, Bryan's
gymnastic endeavors, earning a
Packer Backer award for never
missing a meet. He was a
jack-of-all-trades. He loved
meeting people, making many
friends along the way.
Those that
survive him include his
daughters, Barbara Langan of
Austin, Minnesota, Bettie and
Jerry Deden of Comstock,
Wisconsin and Patricia Nybgo of
Eagan, Minnesota; son, Bryan and
Kim Hill of Omaha, Nebraska; 19
grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren; 14
great-great-grandchildren;
sisters and brother-in-law,
Glenna Hastings of Elma,
Virginia and Forrest Ellison of
Osage; sister-in-law, Helen
Young of Osage; and nieces and
nephews. Special friends, Don
and Pam Hanson and sons, Gladys
Riste, Charles Huston,
neighbors, Duane and Rosie
Monson, Jan and Harold Naatz.
Preceding him in
death were his wife, Thelma; two
granddaughters, Mary Elizabeth
Langan and Denise Seavey; and
brothers, Marion and Charles
Young.
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Hazel I. Lewis
December 29, 2004
Hazel I. Lewis,
83, of Fairmont, Minnesota, died
on Tuesday evening, December 21,
2004, at the Lakeview Methodist
Health Care Center in Fairmont,
following a brief illness.
A Celebration of
Life Service was held on Monday,
at the Grace Lutheran Church in
Fairmont, with burial in the
Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Iowa.
Hazel Irene
Stromley, was born on January
26, 1921 in Mitchell County,
Iowa, the daughter of Henry and
Irene (Larson) Stromley. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
Mona Lutheran Church and
attended rural school at Mona.
Hazel graduated from high school
in Osage, Iowa and also attended
Waldorf College in Forest City,
Iowa. She was employed as a
secretary for the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration in
Mitchell County, Iowa. Hazel was
united in marriage to Dean Lewis
on March 20, 1943 in Osage,
Iowa. They moved to Louisville,
Kentucky and while her husband
was in the Navy they lived in
Gulfport, Mississippi and Corpus
Christi, Texas. After the war
they lived in Columbus, Ohio and
in 1949 moved to Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, where her husband worked
for Collins Radio.
Hazel was a stay
at home mom and was very
involved in the activities of
her three children. She also
taught Sunday School, Bible
School, was a Campfire Leader
and Cub Scout Den Mother. Hazel
was a foster mother to 16 babies
through Lutheran Social
Services. She later returned to
the work force as a department
secretary for Collins Radio in
Cedar Rapids. Hazel and her
husband moved to Fairmont in
1972 and she worked as a nurses
aid at the Lakeview Methodist
Health Care Center.
She was a member
of the Grace Lutheran Church,
where she was active in the
Rebecca Circle and served as the
assistant church librarian for
several years. Hazel was also
very involved in the prayer
chain at church and loved to
knit and cook. Her husband, Dean
died on August 20, 2004.
Survivors include
one son, Michael Lewis and his
wife, Linda of Cedar Falls,
Iowa; two daughters, Carolyn
Oanes and her husband, Paul of
Fairmont, Minnesota and Sylvia
Lewis and her husband, Al Carr
of North Liberty, Iowa; two
grandsons, Eric Lewis serving in
the Air Force in Maryland and
Josh Oanes serving in the Army
at Fort Gordon, Georgia; two
granddaughters, Sara Waseskuk
and her husband, Chad of West
Des Moines, Iowa and Christina
Oanes a freshman at the
University of Minnesota, Mankato
and also a member of the
National Guard; two
great-granddaughters, Hayley and
Taya Waseskuk of West Des
Moines, Iowa; one brother,
Sylvan Stromley and his wife,
Leora of Lyle, Minnesota; a
foster son, Bryon Portz and his
wife, Nancy of Maplewood,
Minnesota; and other relatives
and friends.
Preceding her in
death were her parents; her
husband; one brother, Orvin
Stromley; and one sister, Orphie
Erdmann.
Memorials may be
referred to the Grace Lutheran
Church or the Fairmont Community
Hospital Foundation.
The Lakeview
Funeral Home, Fairmont,
Minnesota, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Vivian Ruth Fegan
December 15, 2004
Vivian Ruth
Fegan, 79, died on Tuesday,
December 21, 2004, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, December
27, at 10:00 a.m., at the United
Church of Christ, Osage, Iowa,
with the Rev. Robert Melhorn
officiating. Burial was in the
St. Ansgar Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be given
to the Hospice of North Iowa.
Vivian was born
on May 22, 1925 near Onawa,
Iowa, to E. E. and Myrtle (Ivy)
Anderson. She attended various
grade schools and high schools
as her father was pastor. She
met her husband, Rev. William
Robert Fegan in Miltonville,
Kansas. They were married on
June 26, 1946, in rural Turtle
Lake, Wisconsin, by her father,
Rev. E. E. Anderson. She moved
with her husband while he was
serving churches in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Iowa.
Vivian raised a
family and was very active in
the churches that Bob served.
Vivian was
preceded in death by her
parents; brother, Charles; and
husband, Bob.
Vivian is
survived by her daughter, Rachel
(Steven) Schwartz of Fairfax
Station, Virginia; three sons,
David (Barbara) Fegan of Rock
Rapids, Iowa, Steven (Theresa
Cain) Fegan of Bayville, New
Jersey and Mark (Becky) Fegan of
Bellevue, Nebraska; 9
grandchildren; 1
great-grandchild; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Marion Arthur Wyant
December 29, 2004
Marion Wyant, age
75, of Riceville, passed away at
his residence on Thursday,
December 23, 2004.
Funeral services
were held at the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church in
Riceville, on Monday, December
27, with Father Ray E. Atwood
officiating. Burial was in the
Calvary Cemetery in Riceville.
Military rites were conducted by
the Roy Gue Post 244 of the
American Legion.
Marion Wyant, was
born on January 4, 1930 in
Tullivar, Missouri, to William
Paul and Ethel Arment Wyant. He
attended local schools
graduating from the Montour High
School in 1948. Marion served
his country in the U.S. Navy in
1949, serving for 32 months
during the Korean War. He was
united in marriage to Marilyn
Werner on March 1, 1953 in
Lamont, Iowa. Marion and Marilyn
farmed in Central City, then
Lamont, Iowa and Saratoga, Iowa,
before retiring into Riceville.
He is survived by
his wife, Marilyn of Riceville;
three sons, Larry and his wife,
Teri and their children, Carissa
and Cassondra of Cresco, Iowa,
Jeffery and his wife, Catherine
and their child, Matthew of
Plainfield, Iowa and Douglas and
his wife, Shari of Riceville;
three daughters, Debra Wyant of
Riceville, Julie and her
husband, Bradley Carlson and
their children, Rebecca and Cody
of Rochester, Minnesota and
LuAnn Wyant of Riceville; two
brothers, Richard and his wife,
Judy of Schertz, Texas and Paul
of Milan, Missouri; sister,
Violet Blattel of Marshalltown,
Iowa; two half-brothers, Charles
and his wife, Wanda of Milan,
Missouri and Daniel and his
wife, Pearl of Green City,
Missouri; two step-brothers,
Jerry and his wife, Jenny
McDowell of Pontiac, Michigan
and Glen and his wife, Yvonne
Dillon of Pontiac, Michigan; and
a sister-in-law, Helen Wyant of
Pollock, Missouri.
Marion was
preceded in death by his
parents, a step-mother,
Theodosia; a brother, John; and
a grandson, Patrick.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville, Iowa,
had charge of the arrangements.
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Charles “Red” Hemann
December 29, 2004
Charles Raymond
Hemann, age 65, of McIntire,
Iowa, passed away at his
residence on Friday, December
24, 2004.
A Funeral Mass
was held on Tuesday, December
28, at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Meyer, Iowa, with
Father Mark Reasoner
officiating. Burial was in the
Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meyer.
Charles “Red”
Hemann, was born in rural
McIntire on May 3, 1939, to
Joseph J. and Rosetta (Mauer)
Hemann. He attended the Sacred
Heart Catholic School in Meyer,
Iowa. On June 1, 1963, Charles
was united in marriage to
Shirley Ann Bartholomew at the
Queen of Peace Catholic Church
in Lyle, Minnesota. “Red” served
his country in the National
Guard during the Vietnam era.
Charles was a semi-retired
farmer.
His survivors
include his wife, Shirley of
McIntire, Iowa; two sons, Andy
and his wife, Noeme Hemann of
Burlington, Wisconsin and Tim J.
and Paula Hemann of Riceville;
three daughters, Louann and her
husband, Jim Zuehl of
Toeterville, Iowa, Loni and her
husband, Shane Simonson of
Spring Valley and Charley Hemann
of Lyle, Minnesota; 16
grandchildren; brother, DeVere
Hemann of Keokuk, Iowa; sister,
Mary Margaret Tebben and her
husband, Gary of Mission Viejo,
California; and mother-in-law,
Dorothy Bartholomew of Adams,
Minnesota.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; two
sisters; and a sister-in-law.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home of Riceville, Iowa,
had charge of the services.
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