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James F. Birum
June 9, 2004
James Frederick
Birum, 58, of Manly, died on
Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at the
University Hospital in Iowa
City.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, June 4, at
the Bride Colonial Chapel,
Manly, with Pastor Mark Luckiesh
officiating. Burial was in the
Manly Cemetery.
James Frederick Birum, was born
on December 14, 1945 in
Cherokee, Iowa, the son of
Stephen George and Edna Louise
(Ahntholz) Birum. He lived with
his parents and sister on a farm
near Albert City, Iowa, until he
moved to Osage when he was 10
years old. As a freshman in 1960
in Sioux City, Iowa, he played
football for Sioux City East. He
returned to Osage in 1962, where
he wrestled and played football
for the Osage Green Devils. Jim
was elected Homecoming King in
the fall of 1963 and graduated
from the Osage High School in
1964. Jim worked for Holden
Farms in Manly for over 30
years.
His passions in life were
gardening, fishing and a love of
wind chimes, animals, nature and
antiques. He was also an avid
fan of B.B. King.
Grateful for having shared his
life are his best friend and
soul mate, Barbara Figgens, who
cared for him unceasingly and
her children, Jacob and Elissa;
his sister, Susan Telkamp of
Elkton, South Dakota; his niece,
Jacqueline (Duane) Amundson and
children, Edwin, Samuel and
Lucas of Ivanhoe, Minnesota; a
half-sister, Barbara (A.C.)
Soukup of Georgetown, Texas; and
several cousins.
Preceding him in death were his
parents.
The Bride Colonial Chapel,
Manly, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Beatrice G. Tibbetts
June 9, 2004
Beatrice G.
Tibbetts, 79, died on Wednesday,
June 2, 2004, at the St. Luke's
Hospital, following a short
illness.
Memorial services
were held on Saturday, June 5,
at the St. Mark's United
Methodist Church. Private
inurnment was in the Cedar
Memorial Park Cemetery.
Beatrice was born
on July 3, 1924 in Stacyville,
Iowa, to Willis and Verna Hill
Gaines. She married Merle L.
Tibbetts on February 9, 1947 in
Osage. She worked as a nurse at
the Mitchell County Hospital for
12 years and for St. Luke's
Hospital in Cedar Rapids for 28
years.
She was a member
of the St. Marks United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include
three sons, Steven and wife,
Sheila of Appleton, Wisconsin,
Kirk and wife, Nannette of
Urbandale and Jon and wife,
Kristine of Dubuque; a brother,
Jack Gaines of Seattle,
Washington; and 7 grandchildren,
Sara, Cameron, Elizabeth,
Noelle, Kelly, Ellen and Susan
Ward and husband, Michael.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; and her
husband.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the
St. Marks United Methodist
Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa or to
the American Lung Association.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
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Mary Jane Leinenkugel
June 9, 2004
Mary Jane
Leinenkugel, age 83, of New
Haven, was called home to the
Lord on Saturday, June 5, 2004.
She died at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage.
A
Mass of Christian
Burial was held on Tuesday, June
8, at the St. Peter's Catholic
Church in New Haven, with Rev.
Ray E. Atwood officiating.
Interment was in the St. Peter's
Catholic Cemetery in New Haven,
with a flag presentation by the
Osage American Legion Post 278.
Mary Jane was
born on August 28, 1920 in
Douglas Township, Mitchell
County, the daughter of John C.
and Vern (Kehoe) Fox. She was
raised as a farm girl on the
homestead just south of New
Haven. Mary Jane graduated from
the St. Mary's Academy in New
Haven. She attended Mount Mercy
College in Cedar Rapids and
nurses training at St. Luke's in
Sioux City, before graduating
from the St. Joseph Mercy School
of Nursing in Mason City. Mary
Jane served as a nurse in the US
Army during World War II. Mary
Jane was united in marriage to
Norman "Bud" Leinenkugel on
November 25, 1948, at the St.
Mary's Chapel in New Haven.
Their marriage was blessed with
8 children.
She was a long
time member of the Altar Society
of St. Peter's Church. She
taught religious education for
many years and was involved with
mission activities. She was
active in bible study. Mary Jane
served in several capacities of
the ACCW. She was also a member
of the American Legion, the
Legion Auxiliary and the
Association of Retarded
Citizens. She was a devoted
wife, loving mother and
grandmother and wonderful
friend. Over the years, she
shared with family and friends
her deep faith, along with her
many talents. Mary Jane was a
great cook, the family
historian, a gardener and a
nature lover.
Mary Jane is
survived by her husband, Norman
"Bud" Leinenkugel of New Haven;
children, Joseph Leinenkugel of
Des Moines, Mary Anne
Leinenkugel of Osage, John
(Kathy) Leinenkugel of Omaha,
Nebraska and son, John Charles
Lubbers of San Diego,
California, Therese (Tim) Rolfes
of Johnston and children, Rachel
and Grant Rolfes, Rose (Tom)
Hagemann of Ankeny and children,
David and Annie Hagemann, Paul
(Cindi) Leinenkugel of Hemet,
California and children, Amber,
Lindsey and Garret Darnell and
James Leinen-kugel of Des
Moines; brothers, Robert
(Virginia) Fox of Neosho,
Mississippi and Ivo (Karen) Fox
of New Haven; a sister, Rose Ann
(Robert) O'Neill of Waterloo;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
son, Thomas Leinenkugel on
August 18, 1976; and her
brother, Kenneth Fox.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge or the
arrangements.
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Sharon Kay Hodson
June 16, 2004
Sharon Kay
Hodson, former Osage resident,
died on Saturday, June 5, 2004.
She was 60 years old.
Funeral services
were held in Alexandria,
Minnesota with burial in the
Oakland Cemetery in Forest City,
Iowa.
Sharon
was born on May
7, 1944 in Mason City, Iowa. She
graduated from the Adams,
Minnesota High School and lived
most of her life with her family
in the Osage area. She moved to
Alexandria, Minnesota in 1989
and was employed by Ramada
Limited.
Sharon enjoyed
old movies, dining out and
playing Bingo with her sister
and friends.
She is survived
by her sister, Margaret (James)
Twait of Alexandria, Minnesota;
niece, Susan (David) Greenlee of
Rochester, Minnesota; nephews,
David (Carole) Twait of St.
Peter, Minnesota and Tom (Kathy)
Twait of Eau Claire, Wisconsin;
and several aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, Dale
and Leatrice Hodson of Osage.
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Gertrude R. Meirick
June 9, 2004
Gertrude R.
Meirick, age 94, of Dubuque and
formerly of rural New Haven and
Charles City, died on Sunday,
June 6, 2004, at the Stone Hill
Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 a.m., on
Thursday, June 10, at the St.
Peter's Catholic Church in New
Haven, with Rev. Ray E. Atwood
officiating. Interment will be
in the St. Peter's Catholic
Cemetery in New Haven.
Visitation is from 4-8:00 p.m.,
on Wednesday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, where there will be a
Rosary and Scripture Service
conducted by the Lay Carmelites
at 5:00 p.m. Visitation will
continue one hour before the
services at the church on
Thursday.
Gertrude was born
on March 5, 1910 in Howard
County near Riceville, the
daughter of William and Anna
(Cashman) Marr. Gertrude
graduated from the St. Mary's
Academy in New Haven. She was
united in marriage to Paul J.
Meirick on September 30, 1933 at
the St. Peter's Catholic Church
in New Haven. They farmed in the
New Haven area. Paul died in
1973. She then moved to Charles
City and while living there she
was recognized by the Charles
City Chamber of Commerce as its
Outstanding Senior Citizen. She
was an accomplished musician and
seamstress. While she was in
Charles City she was involved
with the Senior Citizens Fun
Band.
Gertrude was
active in the ACCW and Altar and
Rosary Societies and was a
member of the Lay Carmelites.
She moved to Dubuque in
September of 1997. She was an
inspiration to all that knew
her.
Gertrude is
survived by a daughter, Ann
(Patrick) O'Brien of Dubuque;
three sons, Bill (Ann) Meirick
of Protivin, Dick (Ginger)
Meirick of New Haven and Dan
Meirick of Las Vegas, Nevada;
two sisters, Mary Miller of
River Falls, Wisconsin and Grace
Fox of St. Ansgar and Mesa,
Arizona; 18 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren; a
sister-in-law, Kay Marr of Forth
Worth, Texas; and a
brother-in-law, Jim Dunlay of
Clear Lake.
Gertrude was
preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Paul;
three brothers, Urban, Vincent
and Francis Marr; and one
sister, Luella Dunlay.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Francis L. Juenger
June 16, 2004
Francis L.
Juenger, age 82, of Stacyville,
died on Wednesday, June 9, 2004,
at the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center Hospice Unit in
Osage.
A Mass of
Christian Burial was held on
Saturday, June 12, at the
Visitation Catholic Church in
Stacyville, with Rev. Mark
Reasoner officiating. Interment
was in the Visitation Cemetery
in Stacyville.
Francis L.
Juenger, was born on January 19,
1922, on the family farm near
Stacyville, Iowa, the son of
Joseph and Ida (Weber) Juenger.
He attended the Visitation
Catholic Schools in Stacyville.
Francis was united in marriage
to Veronica Mullenbach on
October 8, 1955, at the St.
John's Catholic Church in
Johnsburg, Minnesota. He was
employed by the Mitchell County
Highway Department, retiring in
1987. He also helped local
farmers with field work, haying,
and plowing.
Francis enjoyed
turtle fishing, hunting,
attending baseball and softball
games, gardening and family and
friends. He especially enjoyed
driving his pickup.
He is survived by
his wife, Veronica Juenger of
Stacyville; two sons, Marvin
Juenger and his wife, Jane of
Adams, Minnesota and Maurice
Juenger of St. Ansgar; one
daughter, Jeanette Losee and her
husband, Duane of Riceville;
grandchildren, Chad Juenger, Tim
Juenger, Jenna Juenger, Ellena
Rivera, Donnie Juenger and his
wife, Brady, Toleka Juenger,
Nathan Juenger, Noah Juenger,
Kellie Switzer and Korey
Switzer; three
great-grandchildren, Alex and
Jacob Rivera and Keandra
Juenger; three brothers, Virgil
Juenger and his wife, Louise of
Stacyville, Danny Juenger and
wife, Bev of Rochester,
Minnesota and Ron Juenger of
Carpenter and special friend,
Elizabeth Carter; four sisters,
Gertrude Hommez and her husband,
Louis of Osage, Mary Ann Lammers
and her husband, Frank of Spring
Valley, Minnesota, Elizabeth
Spitz of Osage and Barb Collier
of St. James, Minnesota; and
several nieces and nephews.
Francis was
preceded in death by his
parents; five brothers; one
sister; and a daughter-in-law,
Marie Juenger.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, had charge of the
arrangements.
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Marjory B. Collier
June 23, 2004
Marjory B.
Collier, 87, died on Tuesday,
June 15, 2004, in Waverly, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, June 19,
at 10:30 a.m., at the United
Methodist Church, St. Ansgar,
Iowa, with Rev. Jay Amundson
officiating. Burial was in the
Newburg Cemetery, Carpenter,
Iowa.
Marjory was born
on January 12, 1917 in Battle
Creek, Iowa, to Justin and
Blanche (Waite) Gailey. She
graduated from the Battle Creek
High School in 1934 and Buena
Vista College in 1936 with a
teaching certificate. She then
taught for four years. Marjory
married Robert Collier on April
6, 1940 in Pomeroy, Iowa. They
moved to the St. Ansgar area in
March of 1952.
Marjory was a
member of the United Methodist
Church and was active in many
church activities including
teaching Sunday School. She was
also involved with 4-H, PTA and
served on the County Election
Board for many years. They moved
to St. Ansgar in 2001. Marjory
was a devoted wife and a patient
and loving mother and
grandmother. Her hospitality and
cooking were known by all.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; one
brother, Waite Gailey; one
nephew, Randy Gailey; and one
grandson-in-law, Joe Madline.
Marjory is
survived by her husband, Robert;
two sons, Edwin (Diane) Collier
of St. Ansgar and Justin (Sue)
Collier of Newton, Iowa; two
daughters, Dortha (Larry) Winer
and Marjie Fricke, all of
Waverly, Iowa; 12 grandchildren;
and 22 great-grandchildren.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
had charge of the arrangements.
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James "Jim" L. North
June 23, 2004
James "Jim" L.
North, age 77, of Rockford, died
on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at
the Muse Norris
Hospice-Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, June 19,
at the First United Methodist
Church in Rockford, Iowa. The
Reverend Ashok Patet of Greene
officiated. Interment was in the
Osage Cemetery in Osage.
Military graveside services were
conducted by the Osage American
Legion Post 278.
James "Jim" Lee
North, was born on July 19, 1926
near Little Cedar, the middle
child of S. Martin and Myrna
(Cooper) North. He attended
schools near and in Little Cedar
and graduated in 1943 from high
school in Osage. He was baptized
at the First United Methodist
Church in Osage on February 21,
1948. He spent nearly three
years in the Army, attaining the
rank of staff sergeant. Much of
his service time was spent in
the Pacific area. Upon his
honorable discharge he attended
Hamilton Business College in
Mason City for a time. Over the
years Jim held a variety of
jobs, including dime store work,
plumber’s helper, gas station
attendant, “gandy dancer,”
Watkins dealer, insurance
salesman, office worker at
Borden’s, Winnebago employee and
of the longest duration grocery
work and employed at several
elevators.
An especially
memorable time for him was his
years as a square dance caller,
calling primarily for the Rural
Young People’s group in Mitchell
County. He always enjoyed
re-telling his time of
accompanying a group of “his”
square dancers to the
International Square Dance
Festival in Chicago. Jim had
numerous health problems over
the years, the most devastating
was his final encounter with
Alzheimer’s. Jim married a
school teacher, Dorothy Nelson,
at the Methodist Church in
Rockford on June 10,1951, after
meeting her at an October barn
dance where he called the dance
and the Meitner Band played.
Prior to their marriage, Jim
lived on farms in the Little
Cedar area, as well as urban
Osage and Mason City. He and
Dorothy had a
marriage-on-the-move, living in
Osage, Waterloo, Mason City, New
Hampton, Plainfield, and rural
Marble Rock, and in the Rockford
area. In addition to the
years-ago square dance calling,
Jim liked to tell stories, read
(especially westerns), watch TV
and play cards. Earlier he
enjoyed roller skating, bowling
and dancing.
His survivors
include his wife, Dorothy North
of Rockford; six children, Paula
(Tom) Squier of Charles City,
Joel (Greti) North of Urbandale,
Tim (Kelly) North of Shakopee,
Minnesota, Ron (Cindy) North of
Slater, Julie (John) Jesse of
Roland and Bob North of Des
Moines; 15 grandchildren, Eric,
Brian, and Bethany Squier, Adam
and Taji North, Jason Hall,
Jenny Hamand, Julia and Isabella
North, Nathan and Ryan Jesse,
Samantha and Joshua North and
Claire and Collin North; one
great-grandson, Jadyn North;
sister, Arlene (Rod) Crain of
Crane Lake, Minnesota;
sister-in-law, Doris North of
Osage; brother-in-law, Jim
Nelson of Des Moines; and
numerous cousins and friends
from over the years.
Preceding Jim in
death were his parents; and one
brother, Martin Jr.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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James T. Grimm
June 23, 2004
James T. Grimm,
80, of Orchard, died on
Saturday, June 19, 2004, at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital,
Charles City.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, June 22,
at the St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Charles City.
Pastor David Werges officiated.
Burial was in the Sunnyside
Memory Gardens.
James Thomas
Grimm, was born on May 19, 1924
in Chester, Iowa, the son of
Charles and Caroline (Marik)
Grimm. He attended school in
Colwell and on August 15, 1943,
he was united in marriage to
Annabelle Koebrick at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua. The
couple farmed in the Colwell and
New Haven areas and Jim also
worked at White Farm and later
as a welder building large
gravity bins in Osage.
Jim was a member
of the St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church and a member of
the Farm Bureau. Jim enjoyed
welding, woodworking and
building many birdhouses. Jim
also enjoyed watching the
Minnesota Twins on television,
country music and dancing “The
Jig.”
Jim is survived
and lovingly remembered by his
wife, Annabelle Grimm of rural
New Haven; his children, Beverly
(Robert) Friend of Charles City,
Jeanne (Jim) Loomer of Greene,
Roger (Judy) Grimm of Elma,
LeRoy (Sue) Grimm of
Independence, Carol Grimm of
Osage, Kathy Kimm of Charles
City, Richard (Theresa) Grimm of
Osage, Robert (Shelley) Grimm of
New Haven, Julie (Lawrence) Foth
of Osage and Janelle (Bill)
Nuehring of Rockwell; his
sister, Charlene (Johnny)
Lampson of Charles City; his
grandchildren, James (Kari)
Friend, Angela Friend, Bobbi
(Dusty) Stotler, Lori
Loomer-Hoodjer and friend, Rob
Zahnd, Kimberly Grimm and
friend, Diane Eyestone, Holly
Grimm and friend, Matt See, Ryan
Grimm, Jayne Grimm, Malisa (Al)
Cairo, Carrie Davidson and
friend, Ryan Rassmussen, Michael
Davidson, Vicki (Ken) Low, Heath
(Angela) Grimm, Chris Grimm,
Jenny (Will) Wilson, Mindy Kimm,
Matt Kimm, Nathan Frein, Jackie
(Justin) Muller, Eric (Amy)
Foth, Rachel (Clay) Weaver,
Rebecca Beek and Caleb Nuehring;
and his great-grandchildren,
Sommer Stotler, Keaton Shane,
Spenser Popinga, Austin and
Taylor Cairo, Stephanie, Allison
and Ryan Low, Emma Grimm, Chase,
Harley and Billy Wilson, and
Brett and Cheyla Weaver.
Jim was preceded
in death by his parents; his
step-father, Ivan McDaniel; a
son, Ralph Grimm; his brother,
Henry Grimm; and his sisters,
Evelyn Hector and Lillian
Schmitt.
Memorials may be
directed to the Hospice of North
Iowa or to the American Heart
Association.
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Mena A. Reams
June 30, 2004
Mena A. Reams,
93, of Clear Lake, Iowa,
formerly Rudd, Iowa, died on
Tuesday June 22, 2004, at the
Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, June 25, at
the Rock Creek Lutheran Church,
rural Osage, Iowa, with Rev. R.
Dawson Tornes officiating.
Interment was in the Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd, Iowa. The family
suggests memorials to the Rock
Creek Lutheran Church or the
Hospice of North Iowa.
Mena was born on
June 12, 1911 in Meroa, Iowa,
rural Mitchell County, the
daughter of John and Clara Olava
(Winnor) Staff. She graduated
from the Osage High School. She
worked for many years at Fox
River Mills while also taking
care of her parents. Mena
married Henry "Hank" Reams on
April 6, 1969 at the Rock Creek
Lutheran Church. They lived in
Rudd. She moved to Clear Lake in
2003. She was well known for
kindness and compassions for
other people.
Mena enjoyed
gardening, raising flowers,
canning, cooking and most of all
her daily excursions with Willie
P. She was a member of the Rock
Creek Lutheran Church and the
ladies circle.
Mena is survived
by her brother, Jean Staff and
his wife, Millie of Grafton,
Iowa; sister-in-laws, Hildegard
Staff of Osage and Bethel Durby
of Lake Mills; step-son, Terry
Reams and his wife, Jackie of
Osage; five grandchildren, Terry
Reams Jr., Jason Reams, Joseph
Reams, Melissa Mayer and Tanya
Kirschbaum; nine
great-grandchildren; special
friend, Wilma LaCoste of Rudd,
Iowa; and several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Hank; three brothers,
Olaf, Hans and Lloyd Staff;
step-daughter, Mary Coburn; and
step-son, Jim Reams.
The Sheckler
Colonial Chapel, Nora Springs,
Iowa, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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