Albert L. Leeman
March 10, 2004
Albert L. Leeman,
died unexpectedly on Monday,
March 1, 2004, in Roseville,
California.
He was the eldest
son of 10 children of Bill and
Mae Leeman. Born on December 7,
1920 in Rockford, Iowa and
raised in Osage, Iowa. Albert
was a two time Iowa State High
School Wrestling Champion ("37,
'38). Upon graduation from the
Osage High School he enlisted in
the Army Air Corps, ultimately
serving for 31 years in the U.S.
Air Force. Distinguishing
himself during WW II while
stationed in the Aleutian
Islands; among his many
assignments was a tour of duty
in Vietnam in 1964 to 1965. He
attained the rank of Chief
Master Sergeant and retired from
the Air Force as First Sergeant
of the 55th Weather Squadron,
McClellan Air Force Base,
Sacramento, California in 1971.
Devoted to his
family, he shared with them his
love of golfing, fishing,
crossword puzzles and card
games. He entertained them with
songs, jokes and limericks,
Sunday drives to nowhere and
cross-country trips with 10
children in a station wagon. He
touched everyone who knew him
with humorous stories of his
life's experiences. During the
last 38 years he resided in
Sacramento, Lake of the Pines,
Roseville and Rocklin,
California.
He will be
greatly missed by Marie, his
wife of 60 years and by his
children, Kathy and Dick Smith
of Aurora, Colorado, Marsha and
Steve Conley of Carmichael,
California, Ken and Robin Leeman
of Roseville, California,
Marilyn and Mark McDonald of
Portland, Oregon, Michael and
Carrie Leeman of Roseville,
California, Allen and Dana
Leeman of Newcastle, California,
Janet Logsdon of Fair Oaks,
California and Linda and Tony
Cimino of Chico, California.
Grandfather to 15 and
great-grandfather to seven.
Albert was
preceded in death by his son,
Keith and daughter, Janice.
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Ann Casey Low
March 10, 2004
Ann Casey Low,
age 90, of Osage, died on
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at the
Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.
A Funeral Mass
was held on Saturday, March 6,
at the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Osage, with Reverend
Ray E. Atwood officiating.
Ann Casey Low,
was born on June 11, 1913 in
Lawler, the daughter of Arthur
and Julia (Keefe) Casey. She
attended school in Elma. Ann
married Lloyd Low on June 1,
1945, at the Sacred Heart
Parsonage in Osage. Ann was
employed by the Daylight Store
and Farmer's Produce in Osage.
She was a member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church and the
VFW Auxiliary.
She is survived
by two sons, Michael J. (Helen)
Low of Mason City and Craig Low
of Osage; two grandchildren,
Michele (Tom) Boone of Mason
City and Christopher Low of Des
Moines; a sister, Bette Eckerman
of Des Moines; and several
nieces and nephews.
Ann was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Lloyd in 1988; four
sisters, Kathryn Evans, Gertrude
Cole, Jean Fangmeier and Lorene
Hennessey; and three brothers,
Robert Casey, Dan Casey and
Louis Casey.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Andrew Edward Gruman
March 10, 2004
Private funeral
services for Andrew Edward
Gruman, infant son of William
and Sandra (Kalous) Gruman, were
held with the Reverend Mark
Reasoner officiating. Interment
was in the Sacred Heart
Cemetery, Osage. Andrew was
stillborn on Friday, March 5,
2004, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage.
He is survived by
his parents, William and Sandra
Gruman of Osage; two brothers,
Adam and Ryan Gruman at home;
paternal grandparents, Joseph
and Delaine Gruman of Lamont;
maternal grandparents, Edward
and Mary Colette Kalous of
Marion; paternal
great-grandparents, Glenn and
Veronica Gruman of Independence;
seven paternal aunts and uncles,
James (Lisa) Gruman of Racine,
Wisconsin, Francis (Leslie)
Gruman of Annapolis, Maryland,
Daniel (Lisa) Gruman of Olathe,
Kansas, Peter (Tracy) Gruman of
Las Vegas, Nevada, Charles
(Cassie) Gruman of Elkader,
Andrew Gruman of Muscatine,
Samuel Gruman of Oelwein; two
maternal aunts and uncles,
Theresa (Gordon) Milton of
Kansas City, Missouri and Edward
(Gina) Kalous of Norfold,
Nebraska; six paternal cousins;
and three maternal cousins.
Andrew was
preceded in death by his
maternal great-grandparents,
Louis and Margaret Roth and
Frank and Helen Kalous; and
paternal great-grandparents,
Linus and Marie Wernke.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, had charge of the
arrangements.
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John Dale Erbe
March 17, 2004
John Dale Erbe,
79, of Lime Springs, Iowa and
formerly of New Albin, Iowa,
died on Sunday, March 7, 2004,
at his home.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, March 12,
at the New Albin Townhouse and
Chapel, New Albin, Iowa. The
Reverend William Reese
officiated. Burial was in the
St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
John Erbe, was
born on September 4, 1924 in
Osage, Iowa, to John and Mable
(Wherry) Erbe. Dale was a 1938
graduate of the Osage High
School. On June 2, 1956, he
married Geneva Marie Adams at
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Willow Springs, Missouri.
Dale and Geneva farmed in
Mitchell, Iowa for many years.
After their retirement from
farming, they moved to New
Albin, Iowa in 1981, where Dale
operated a bait shop for over 10
years. On February 27, 2001,
Geneva preceded Dale in death.
Dale then moved to Lime Springs
where he has lived for the last
couple of years. He enjoyed
spending time in the outdoors,
camping, fishing and hunting.
He is survived by
a daughter, Marie (Robert)
Morterud of Bayfield, Colorado;
three sons, John (Jolene) Erbe
of Chester, Iowa, Jim (Diane)
Erbe of New Albin, Iowa and Joe
Erbe of Frederika, Iowa; five
grandchildren, Becky Erbe of
Ames, Jennifer and Melissa Erbe
of New Albin and Jessica and
Justin Erbe of LeRoy, Minnesota;
two sisters, Avis Kurtz of
Pomona, Missouri and Norma (Rex)
Gilmore of Sacramento,
California; and one brother, Don
Erbe of Riceville; and many
cousins, nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded
in death by his wife; and his
parents.
The
Haugen-Roble-Jandt Funeral Home,
Caledonia, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Leonard S. Wagner
March 17 2004
Leonard S.
Wagner, 76, of Waterloo, died of
heart failure on Sunday, March
7, 2004, in Mesa, Arizona, where
he was wintering.
Funeral services
were held at 10:00 a.m., on
Monday, March 15, at the St.
Edwards Catholic Church in
Waterloo. A graveside service
followed in the Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, also in Waterloo.
Leonard was born
on April 13, 1927 in Riceville,
to Stephen and Ellen (Fox)
Wagner. After high school, he
moved to Waterloo for employment
and eventually retired from
Carnation Dairy. He enjoyed
playing shuffleboard and helping
family and friends with home
repair projects.
Leonard is
survived by his wife, Donna
(Sullivan) Wagner to whom he was
married for over 55 years;
daughter, Cheryl (Brian) Bruner
and grandchildren, Matt and
Lindsey of Cumming; son, Randy
(Cindy) Wagner and
grandchildren, Mark and Amelie,
of Thousand Oaks, California;
daughter, Julie (Dick) Wilson of
Saginaw, Michigan; son, Bruce
(Patty) Wagner of Urbandale;
son, Greg (Angie) Wagner and
grandchildren, Mitchell, Josie
and Cal, of Shueyville;
sister, Gladys Jacobus of
Riceville; brothers, Glenn
(Grace) Wagner of Osage and
Robert (Eugena) Wagner of
Riceville; and brother-in-law,
Edmund Anderson of Riceville.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and
sister, Agnes Anderson of
Riceville.
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Rev. John D. Woodin
March 17, 2004
Rev. John D.
Woodin, 73, of Kalona, passed
away on Sunday, March 7, 2004,
at the Mercy Hospital in Iowa
City.
A celebration of
life was held on Thursday, March
11, at the Kalona United
Christian and Baptist Church,
with Pastors Rolland Smith, Mark
Martin and Bill Rathbun
officiating. Burial was in
Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona.
The Peterseim Funeral Service,
Kalona, was in charge of the
arrangements.
John D. Woodin,
was born in Grand Island,
Nebraska, to Dr. and Mrs. John
G. Woodin on October 26, 1930.
He graduated from the Grand
Island Senior High School and
attended the University of
Nebraska, where he was active in
music. He married Marilyn
Jungclaus on June 15, 1952.
Between his junior and senior
years at the University he was
drafted into the Army and did
basic training in Missouri,
later serving in Camp Atterbury,
Indiana, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin
and Fort Riley, Kansas. He
trained to be a chaplain
performing clerk duties during
the Korean Conflict. John
graduated from the Ottawa
University in Ottawa, Kansas. He
did his graduate work for his
pastoral career at the seminary
of Berkeley Baptist Divinity
School in Berkeley California.
He served as
youth pastor in Oakland,
California's First Baptist
Church. He was called to his
first church in Osage, Iowa. He
served the Osage First Baptist
Church for 6½ years before he
accepted the call to the United
Christian and Baptist church in
Kalona, where he was pastor for
28 years, retiring in 1991.
While serving in Kalona, John
was instrumental in beginning
the Mid-Prairie Council of
Churches and the Kalona
Historical Society and helped
begin the Kalona Historical
Village. After retiring, John
became an interim minister
serving Iowa City First Baptist
Church, Burlington First Baptist
Church, Fairfield Baptist
Church, Ollie First Baptist
Church, The United Church of
Christ in Fort Madison and The
First Baptist Church of
Waterloo.
Surviving John is
his wife, Marilyn; son, John F.
and wife, Nancy of Dubuque and
grandchildren, Rob of
Minneapolis and Michael of
Cincinnati; son, James and wife,
Heather of North Liberty and
grandchildren, Corey and Amanda
of North Liberty; and one
sister, Dorothy of Topeka,
Kansas.
His parents; and
one sister preceded him in
death.
In lieu of
flowers, the family requests
memorials to The United
Christian and Baptist Church or
the Kalona Historical Society.
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Claire French
March 17, 2004
Claire French,
age 85, of Osage, died on
Sunday, March 14, 2004, at the
Mitchell County Regional Health
Center in Osage, of
myeloproliferative disease.
A Memorial Mass
will be celebrated at 11:00
a.m., on Thursday, March 18, at
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage. Visitation will be on
Wednesday, March 17, from 5-7:00
p.m., at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage. Claire
donated his body to the
University of Iowa Medical
College. Inurnment will take
place at a later date.
Charles Claire
French, was born on September 8,
1918 in Osage, Iowa. He was the
oldest child of Mary Gilles and
Glenn French. His father was a
salesman for the Northwest
Grocery Company so the family
moved quite often, but they
always seemed to return to
Osage. Claire started school in
Osage and at that time, it was
common to skip half grades. He
graduated from the Iowa Falls
High School in 1935 when he was
16. He spent his summers working
on his grandfather's farm and
enjoying the company of his
grandfather, Charles B. French.
After graduation from high
school, he worked at a printing
company and was hoping to save
money for college. But the print
shop went out of business so he
returned to Osage to live with
Gramp French and worked at the
Diamond Grocery. Claire loved
the grocery business and soon
became the fruit and vegetable
man.
Claire and Helen
Stearns were married on August
30, 1941 in Sturgis, South
Dakota. He joined the Army in
March 1940 and was eventually
sent to Fort Mead in South
Dakota. He did administrative
work and was asked to go to
officer training school at Fort
Lee in Virginia. Helen and
Claire moved to Denver, Colorado
where their first daughter,
Nancy was born on December 28,
1943. After being discharged
from the Army in 1945, they
returned to Osage and he was
offered a position at the Home
Trust Bank, working there until
he and his sister-in-law, Mazie
Stearns, bought a women's and
children's clothing store from
Mary Kelly in February 1947.
Their second daughter, Sally was
born on July 6, 1948. He
operated the store until it was
sold to Jeannine Horn in January
1972.
Claire also
enjoyed working on his
grandfather's farm which he now
owned. Because of his great love
of the farm, he purchased land
in the mid-60's and the family
farm in the early 70's and spent
all his spare time there farming
and eventually gardening. During
his lifetime, Claire was a life
master bridge player, a league
bowler and golf club champion
runner-up. He ran for state
representative, served on the
county Board of Review and the
city council. He was adjutant of
the American Legion Post 278 and
secretary-treasurer of the Osage
Development Corporation as well
as Sunny Brae Country Club and
Rotary. While in Florida for the
winter, he was a volunteer tax
preparer for senior citizens. He
enjoyed pheasant hunting and
semi-annual fishing trips to
Canada with Bob Isham, Virg
Johnston, Walt McCoy and Karl
Jorde.
He is survived by
his wife, Helen; daughters, Nan
(Jerry) Danforth of Cedar Rapids
and Sally (Bob) Miller of Osage;
grandchildren, Jeff and Chad
Danforth, Robyn (Dave) Keele,
Joe (Brenda) Miller and Jaci
(fiancée,' Dan Donlan) Miller;
great-grandchildren, Matt and
Mark Keele and Abbie, Anna and
Ben Miller; sister, Joan (Ken)
Limke of Urbandale; and a
sister-in-law, Mary Helen French
of Osage.
Preceding Claire
in death were his parents; and
two brothers, Bob and Jim.
Memorials may be
directed to the Mitchell County
ARC.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Harriet Tresemer
March 31, 2004
Harriet Tresemer,
died on Sunday, March 14, 2004,
in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
A Memorial Mass
was held on Tuesday, March 23,
at the Holy Family Cathedral in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Burial was in
the Memorial Park in Tulsa.
Harriet Tresemer,
was the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Tresemer of
Osage, Iowa. She was the
youngest of 10 children and
graduated from the Osage High
School in 1928. She then began
and completed her nurse's
training at the Cook County
Hospital. Harriet returned to
Osage in the late '30's to care
for her mother, Hermiena after
she had broken her hip. In 1941,
she left for Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Her sister, Mrs. Don Mason was
already settled in this rather
new oil town. In the early '40's
she joined the navy's nursing
cadets and was stationed in
Honolulu till the end of the
war.
She then returned
to Tulsa, worked for a
pediatrician and soon joined the
staff at the St. John's Medical
Center where she became the head
of the premature nursery, a
position she held until her
retirement in the 1970's. She
became something of an icon at
St. John's. She had a staff of a
hundred people who worked with
her taking care of the tiniest
of babies. She always told
people she was in the baby
business when she was asked what
she did. And she always said
"there was no business like baby
business."
Her survivors
include 12 nieces and nephews;
and many grand-nieces and
nephews.
Preceding Harriet
in death were her parents; and
all nine of her siblings.
Memorials may be
sent to St. John's Medical
Center (the Premature Nursery),
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Beverly "Bev" White
March 24, 2004
Beverly "Bev"
White, of Charles City, Iowa,
died suddenly on Friday, March
19, 2004, at the Allen Memorial
Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, March 23,
with burial in the Riverside
Cemetery, Charles City.
Bev was born on
December 30, 1948 to William and
Irene (Faas) Neis.
Left to cherish
her memory is her father,
William Neis; and her five
living children, Lorra (Keith)
Stiles, Amy White, Susie White,
Rose White and fiancée, Cory
Pettit, Ronnie White and
fiancée, Haley Rohlf; 10
grandchildren; brothers and
spouses, Bob and Merna Neis,
Dennis Neis, Michael and Carolyn
Neis and families.
Preceding her in
death were her mother, Irene
Neis; a son, Rodney White; and
sister-in-law, Satel Neis.
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Dorothy I. Naber
March 24, 2004
Dorothy I. Naber,
age 99, of Mason City, Iowa,
died on Sunday, March 21, 2004,
at the IOOF Home in Mason City.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, March 24, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, Iowa. Robert Orr of the
Gospel Hall in Mason City
officiated. Interment was in the
Osage Cemetery.
Dorothy Naber,
was born on October 17, 1904 in
Mitchell County, to Walter and
Isabella (Kvale) Pike. She
attended rural area schools and
graduated from the Otranto High
School in 1923. She went to
Cedar Falls that summer and
received her Normal Training
teaching certificate. She taught
three years in rural Mitchell
County schools. Dorothy received
the Lord Jesus Christ as her
personal Savior in 1934, and
belonged to the Gospel Hall in
Mason City for many years.
She loved to
cook, bake and crochet. Anyone
stopping in was always asked to
stay for her home baked bread
and cookies. The grandchildren
and guests who stopped by were
always given a crocheted doily
before leaving. Dorothy was
united in marriage to George
Naber on March 27, 1926. To this
union was born 11 children,
seven of who survive. They
farmed in Mitchell County. They
later lived in Northwood,
Kensett and Mason City.
She is survived
by five daughters, Alene
(Thyrol) McCollough of Webster
City, Donna (Pee Wee) Durbin of
Osage, Mary Holm and special
friend, Bob Jones of Mason City,
Lucille McCollough of Mason City
and Doris (Harry) Perschbacher
of Albert Lea, Minnesota; two
sons, Boyd (Dorothy) Naber of
Nancy, Kentucky and Lowell
(Nancy) Naber of Elgin,
Illinois; 32 grandchildren; 62
great-grandchildren; 21
great-great-grandchildren; and
two sisters, Thelma DeLaney of
Austin, Minnesota and Alice
Olson of Northwood.
Preceding Dorothy
in death were her parents;
husband, George Naber in 1990;
sons, Gary in 1968, Lynn in
1970, Dale in 1987 and Allen in
2003; three grandchildren; four
brothers; and three sisters.
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Robert "John" Mostek
March 31, 2004
Robert "John"
Mostek, age 75, of Osage, died
on Monday, March 22, 2004, at
the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit of North Iowa, in
Mason City, from Alzheimer's
Disease.
Funeral services
were held on Thursday, March 25,
at the Faith Lutheran Church in
Mitchell, with Rev. Wayne
Ellingson officiating. Interment
was in the Oak Grove Cemetery in
Mitchell, with military
graveside services by the Osage
Legion Post 278.
John was born on
June 15, 1928 in Mitchell, Iowa,
to Joseph and Anna (Krapa)
Mostek. He attended schools in
St. Ansgar and Mitchell, and
served with the U.S. Army in the
Korean War. John was united in
marriage to Dorothy Ileen Grimm
on July 6, 1949 in Osage. John
had a great love for his
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. John will
be remembered for his great
sense of humor. He enjoyed
hunting, trapping, fishing,
camping, singing, dancing,
playing the harmonica, friends
and the outdoors.
He is survived by
his wife, Ileen Mostek of Osage;
five children, Denise Roll of
Osage, Mark Mostek of Mitchell,
Michael Mostek and wife, Sue of
Waverly, Colleen Martin and
husband, Larry of Mitchell and
Mary Linderman of LeRoy,
Minnesota; nine grandchildren,
Christopher Gerk of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, Chad Mostek
of Henderson, Nevada, Ryan
Mostek of Waterloo, Destiny
Cummings of Rochester,
Minnesota, Matt Mostek of Shell
Rock, Jennifer Linderman of
Osage, Nikki Roll of Osage,
Ashley Martin of Osage and
Maggie Olson of LeRoy,
Minnesota; four
great-grandchildren, Tristen and
Ashten Gerk of Colorado Springs,
Colorado, Tanner and Cael Mostek
of Waterloo; one brother, Joseph
Mostek of Mitchell; and many
nieces, nephews and friends.
John was preceded
in death by his parents; five
sisters, Rose Cullen, Josie
Maakestad, Annie Stetka, Mary
Hansen and Frances Krech; and
three brothers, Matt Mostek,
Jerry Mostek and Tony Mostek.
The
Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Alzina Mae Sheldon
March 31, 2004
Alzina Mae
Sheldon, age 82, of Osage, died
on Monday, March 22, 2004, at
the Osage Rehabilitation and
Health Care Center.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, March 26,
at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home in Osage. The Reverend
Karen Nichols Dungan officiated.
Interment was in the Osage
Cemetery.
Alzina Sheldon,
was born on April 20, 1921 at
Stacyville, the daughter of
Vernie and Emma (Miller) Adams.
She attended Little Cedar
Schools. Alzina was married to
Walter W. Sheldon on February
14, 1946 in Austin, Minnesota.
She worked at the Cedar Valley
Produce and was employed at
Maple Manor as a certified
nurse's aide from 1969 to 1993.
Alzina was baptized in the
United Methodist Church of
Osage. She enjoyed gardening,
embroidery, dancing, baking,
collecting bells and spending
time with her grandchildren.
Her survivors
include her two daughters,
Sharon Shaw and her husband,
Howard of Osage and Jo Ann
Squier and her husband, Gene of
Riceville; three sons, Walter
"Bub" Sheldon and his wife,
Sharon of Osage, Allyn Sheldon
and his wife, Darlene of Osage
and Gary Sheldon and his wife,
Vieta of Phillipsburg, Missouri;
two sisters, Irma Jeffries of
Osage and Frieda Naber of Mason
City; 19 grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, Walter W. Sheldon in
1994; one grandson; and one
great-granddaughter.
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Glenn Dinger
March 31, 2004
Glenn Dinger, age
73, of Riceville, passed away at
the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center in Osage, Iowa, on
Tuesday, March 23, 2004.
A memorial
service was held on Saturday,
March 27, at the St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in Riceville.
The Reverend Michael Parris
officiated. Burial was in the
Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Glenn Lyle
Dinger, was born in Milaca,
Minnesota on November 1, 1930,
to Lyle and Hazel Brotten
Aanerud Dinger. He attended
schools in Breckenridge,
Minnesota until the ninth grade,
and moved to Riceville with his
family graduating from the
Riceville High School in 1949.
He was united in marriage to
Lois Klobassa on June 2, 1951 at
the St. Peter's Lutheran Church
in Riceville. To this union four
children were born. Glenn joined
the U.S. Air Force on January 6,
1951, serving in England until
January of 1955. He worked as a
rural mail carrier for 40 years
for the U.S. Postal Service. On
June 29, 1989, Glenn was united
in marriage to Elizabeth Berge
at the Little Brown Church in
Nashua, Iowa.
His survivors
include his wife, Elizabeth of
Riceville; his four children,
Beth Dinger of LeRoy, Minnesota,
Brenda and her husband, Kermit
Singlestad of Lake Mills, Paul
and his wife, Susan Dinger of
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Susan
and her husband, Steven Swancutt
of Manly; his first wife, Lois
Klobassa of Riceville; three
stepchildren, Theone and her
husband, Steven Quattlebaum of
Spencer, Jason and his wife,
Jody Vulk of Des Moines and Ryan
Vulk and Dana Freidrich of San
Francisco, California; six
grandchildren; two half
brothers, Larry and his wife,
Paula Dinger of Pohnpei,
Micronesia and John and his
wife, Michie Dinger of
Washington DC; and a half
sister, Jan and her husband,
Rev. Daniel Duggan of La
Crescent, Minnesota.
Glenn was
preceded in death by his
parents; his stepmother,
Lauraine Dinger; a half brother,
Douglas Aanerud; and a grandson,
Devan Lars Vulk.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville, had
charge of the arrangements.
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Charles Richardson
March 31, 2004
Charles
Richardson, age 94, died on
Thursday, March 25, 2004, at the
Riceville Community Rest Home,
where he has resided since
November of 2002.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, March 29,
at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Burial was in
the Calvary Cemetery, both in
Riceville. The Reverend Ray
Atwood presided. The Eucharistic
Minister was Susan Richardson.
Charles Henry
Richardson, was born on June 17,
1909 in Howard County, Iowa near
Elma, the son of James Francis
and Amanda Mary (Weakland)
Richardson. He received his
education in the rural school
near his home and following his
schooling, he worked on the
farm. On October 17, 1933,
Charles was united in marriage
to Cecelia O'Brien at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Elma, Iowa. They made
their home on a farm between
Riceville and Elma until 1958,
when they moved in to Riceville
and he started trucking. He
hauled fuel for over 17 years
for Co-op Oil.
Charles enjoyed
tinkering with wood, playing
cards, watching his
grandchildren in sports and
doing odd jobs for the church
and the cemetery. He especially
enjoyed going to the Mini-Mart
and visiting with everyone who
came in. He was a member of the
Immaculate Conception Church and
the Knights of Columbus.
His survivors
include his children, Irene
(Dale) Anderlik of Riceville and
William (Susan) Richardson of
Hayfield, Minnesota; 11
grandchildren, Lonnie
Richardson, Mark Springer, Tom
and Steve Anderlik, Susan
Smalley, David, Dean and Darrell
Richardson, Tamie Stahl, Kristy
Cain and James Richardson; 21
great-grandchildren; eight
great-great-grandchildren; and
one sister, Loretta Gansen of
Lime Springs.
Preceding Charles
in death were his wife, Cecelia;
a son, Leland; a daughter,
DeLores Stiver; an infant
grandson, Deland Richardson; two
brothers, Arthur and Raymond;
and an infant sister, Irene
Richardson.
The Conway
Funeral Home in Riceville was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Marshal Raymond "Snerd" Green
March 31, 2004
Marshal Raymond
"Snerd" Green, 68, of Osage,
died on Sunday evening, March
28, 2004, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center,
following a courageous battle
with cancer.
Memorial services
will be held at 11:00 a.m., on
Thursday, April 1, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, with
Father Mark Reasoner
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Sacred Heart Catholic
Church cemetery. Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Cremation Society of Eastern
Iowa.
Marshal was born
on March 19, 1936 in New Haven,
Iowa, the son of Paul and
Marjorie (Weinschenk) Green. He
married Helen Walter on April 4,
1959 in Austin, Minnesota.
Marshal worked as contractor
carpenter for many years in the
Osage area. He was a member of
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage and was a Past Grand
Knight of the Knights of
Columbus. He used his skills as
a carpenter to help Habitat for
Humanity. He was a member of AA
and an avid card player
specializing in cribbage and
500. Marshal loved to be with
his grandkids whether attending
their activities, fishing or
making origami. He will be
dearly missed by all who knew
him and loved him.
Marshal is
survived by his wife, Helen of
Osage; his mother, Marjorie
Green of Stacyville; four
daughters, Marsha Stricker and
husband, Mike and Mary Jo
Ruehlow and husband, Steve, all
of Osage, Marlys Wells and
husband, Jim of Boone, Iowa and
Jackie McManus and husband, Brad
of Des Moines; son, Jim Green of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Marshal dearly loved all of his
grandkids, Jerad and Shannon
Stricker and Amber, Ashlyn and
Alex Ruehlow, all of Osage,
Chloe and Sam Wells of Boone and
Alyssa and Derek McManus of Des
Moines. Also surviving are three
sisters, Dona Kubicek and
husband, Pete of Osage, Sue
Gouchee and husband, Chic of
Cedar Rapids and Helen Rogers
and husband, Allen of St.
Ansgar; brother, Bill Green and
wife, Sharon of Waterloo, Iowa;
as well as many nieces, nephews
and close family friends.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Paul
Green; and a nephew, Kent
Kubicek.
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Hazel M. Seavy
April 7, 2004
Hazel Seavy, 83,
of Riceville, died on Tuesday,
March 30, 2004, at the Colonial
Manor in Elma.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, April 2, at
the First Congregational United
Church of Christ in Riceville.
The Reverend Gale Richards
officiated. Burial was in the
Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Hazel Marie
Seavy, was born on May 30, 1920
in Riceville, Iowa, the daughter
of Frank and Charlotte Meinzer
Seavy. She attended local
schools and graduated from the
Riceville High School. Hazel
attended Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa and received her
teaching degree. She taught in
the Riceville School System from
1945 to 1950 when she then moved
to Decorah, where she taught
grade school and children with
special needs until her
retirement.
Hazel was an active member of
the Riceville Legion, Wa Tan Ye,
Retired Teachers Association,
Congregational Golden Circle,
lifetime member of Beta Eta
Teachers Sorority and was a
driving force behind the Avenue
of Flags in Riceville. Hazel was
a special person to her family
and many friends and will be
missed.
Hazel's survivors
include three nephews, James
Seavy and Gerald Seavy, both of
Cedar Rapids and Gary Seavy of
Idaho; a nephew-in-law, Chuck
Eckhart of Waterloo; a niece,
Judith Ann Hickman of Des
Moines; grand-nieces and
nephews, Tracy and Ed Maginn of
South Bend, Indiana, David Seavy
of Rochester, Minnesota,
Michelle Seavy of Cedar Rapids,
Marine Captain Jeff Seavy of San
Diego, California, Rachel Adams
of Vancouver, Washington, Tim
Seavy of Lebanon, Indiana, Ann
Eckhart of Waterloo, Todd
Eckhart of Reinbeck and Jamie
Hickman of Medesto, California;
along with many
great-grandnieces and nephews.
Preceding Hazel
in death were her parents; five
brothers, Lester, Floyd, Donald,
Gaylord and Gilbert; and a
niece, Barbara Eckhart.
The Lindstrom
Funeral Home, Riceville, was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Harold Swann
April 7, 2004
Harold Swann, 78,
of Osage, died on Tuesday, March
30, 2004, at the St. Mary's
Hospital in Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, April 2, at
the Our Savior's Lutheran Church
in Osage, with Rev. Dennis
Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott
officiating. Interment was in
the Osage Cemetery.
Harold was born
on August 28, 1925, on the
family farm near Osage, in the
house that he lived in all of
his life. Harold was the son of
Lloyd Grant and Edith (Lesch)
Swann. As a child, he helped his
father farm. Harold started his
schooling at the one room
country school house, Burr Oak
#3, and then graduated from the
Osage High School in 1943. On
August 27, 1944 in Osage, he
married his high school
sweetheart, Gwen Smith. Harold
continued farming until his
death. He also worked for years
selling Harvestores for the A.O.
Smith Corporation. He purchased
Alexander Implement and changed
the name to Swann Implement and
later to Modern Farm Equipment.
His biggest business interest
was feeding cattle, which he
continued to oversee until his
death.
He was active in
the Mitchell County Farm Bureau
and served as its President for
two years. He was also a 4-H
Leader for the Burr Oak Square
Shooters. Harold enjoyed
traveling and fishing. In
September 2003, he moved to the
Faith Lutheran Home where he
enjoyed playing cards and having
visitors.
He is survived by
his wife of 59 years, Gwen Swann
of Osage; one daughter, Dianne
Swann of Overland Park, Kansas;
one son, Daniel Swann and his
wife, Deborah of Osage; two
granddaughters, Heidi Shriver
and her husband, Ryan of Eagen,
Minnesota and Lori Kruse and her
husband, Ben of Farmington,
Minnesota; two grandsons, Travis
Swann and Dustin Swann of Osage;
and three great-grandchildren,
Nate and Alison Shriver and
Adrianna Kruse.
Harold was
preceded in death by his
parents.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage, was in charge of the
arrangements.
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William L. "Bill" Curtis
April 7, 2004
William L. "Bill"
Curtis, 82, of Osage and
formerly of San Diego,
California, died on Wednesday,
March 31, 2004, at the Mitchell
County Regional Health Center
Hospice Unit in Osage.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, April 3,
at the Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Osage, with Rev.
Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott
officiating.
Bill was born on
April 29, 1921 in Peoria,
Illinois, the son of Amos R. and
Jessie L. (Harper) Curtis. Bill
moved to Wenatchee, Washington
in 1926, where he lived until
joining the United States Army
in 1941. He served for five
years as baker in the
Quartermaster Corp. He moved to
San Diego in 1949 where he
resided until April 2003 when he
moved to Osage. Bill worked as a
quality control inspector for
General Dynamics, Convair
Division, for 30 years, retiring
in 1979.
Bill was very
active with senior groups during
his retirement. He was past
District Vice-President of the
Congress of California Seniors,
past President of Convair Alumni
Association, lifetime member of
the International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace
Workers, and past President of
IAM Silvergate District Lodge
50. Bill and his wife of 35
years, Mary Curtis, traveled to
over 45 countries and took many
trips throughout the United
States. He loved to share his
slide shows of these trips at
nursing and retirement homes in
San Diego County.
Bill and Mary
were members of the College
Avenue Baptist Church of San
Diego since 1971 and are
currently members of the Our
Savior's Lutheran Church in
Osage. Bill was baptized in the
River Jordan in Israel. He has
now left this life to spend
eternity with his Lord.
Bill is survived
by his wife, Mary Curtis of
Osage; one son, Paul Curtis and
his wife, Emily of Edon, Ohio
and their children, Amanda
Curtis of Bluffton, Ohio and Lt.
Jonathan Curtis of Fort Polk,
Louisiana; one daughter, Joan
Kirk and her husband, Ken of
Osage and their children, Tim
Kirk of Mason City and Sarah
Kirk of Tacoma, Washington; one
sister, Shirley Hawkins and her
husband, Bob of Eugene, Oregon;
a step-daughter, Marlene Parsons
of El Cajon, California; and a
stepson, John Machnov of Santee,
California.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
first wife, Dorothy Curtis; one
son, David Curtis; and one
sister, Darlene Travis.
The Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage, was in
charge of the arrangements.
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