William "Bill" E. Fenton
August 7, 2007
William "Bill" E.
Fenton, 80, of Osage, died on
Saturday morning, August 4,
2007, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center, Osage,
following a brief illness.
Memorial services
will be held at 10:00 a.m., on
Wednesday, August 8, at the
First Baptist Church, Osage,
with Pastor Doug Brown
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Rudd Evergreen Cemetery,
Rudd. The Cremation Society of
Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is
in charge of the arrangements.
William Edward
Fenton, was born on April 15,
1927 in Griswold, Iowa, the son
of William and Veryl (Read)
Fenton. He was a veteran of WW
II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He
then married E. Marie Flowers on
October 26, 1947 in Osage. She
died on October 31, 1999. Bill
worked as an engineer for the
Oliver-White Corporation until
his retirement.
Bill was a loving
husband, father, grandfather,
great-grandfather and brother.
In his younger years, he was
well known as "Wild Bill" and
later in life known as "The Old
Cowboy". He had a true passion
for horses. He will be greatly
missed by all who knew him and
loved him.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; wife,
Marie Fenton; a brother in
infancy, Ivan Fenton; sisters,
Arlene (Peggy) Craig and AnnaMae
Cassidy; step-brothers, Vern
Ellis and Floyd Ellis.
Survivors include
his sons, Rick of Sac City, Iowa
and Jerry of Tallahassee,
Florida; brother, Bob Fenton of
Omaha, Nebraska; brother-in-law,
Ray Cassidy and half-sister and
brother-in-law, Jeannie and
Willie Baker, both of Red Oak,
Iowa; step-sisters, Lola Butler
of Lennox, Iowa and Ruth Jackson
of California; special friend,
Glenda Peaster of St. Ansgar;
and close friend, Craig Roalfs
of Osage.
Also surviving are four
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
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James R. Vaughn
August 28, 2007
James R. Vaughn,
87, died on Tuesday, August 7,
2007, following a long bout with
prostate cancer.
Memorial services were held at
the United Methodist Church in
Powell, Wyoming, on Saturday,
August 18, 2007.
Jim was born on
May 4, 1920 in Iowa City, Iowa.
He received his Bachelor's of
Science Degree at the University
of Iowa and taught biology in
the Osage High School for nine
years.
Survivors include
his wife, LeGene (Smith);
daughters, Nancy Foster of
Davenport and Julie Bennett of
Buffalo, Wyoming; son, James of
Cheney, Washington; and three
grandchildren.
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Harold "Hal" Warrington
August 14, 2007
Harold "Hal" Dean
Warrington, age 76, of Osage,
died on Wednesday, August 8,
2007, at the Mitchell County
Regional Health Center in Osage,
after a brief illness.
Memorial services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, August
13, at Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Osage, with the Rev.
Dennis Hanson officiating. There
was a flag presentation by the
Osage American Legion Post 278.
Following the memorial service,
there was a time for lunch and
fellowship at the church.
Inurnment will be in the Fort
Snelling National Cemetery in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, at a
later date.
Hal was born in
Osage, on December 26, 1930, the
son of Harvey and Lillie
(Gunderson) Warrington. He
attended schools in Osage, and
rural Mitchell County,
graduating from the Osage High
School in 1948. Hal attended
Luther College, Decorah, and
received an A.A. degree from
Phoenix College, Phoenix,
Arizona.
He enlisted in the Navy and
reached the rank of 1st Class
Petty Officer, Link trainer
instrument flight instructor.
Following the Korean Conflict,
he farmed near Nora Springs, for
nine years. Hal continued his
career as a computer programmer,
working for General Electric and
then Honeywell. His work,
automating electric power
plants, steel mills and oil
refineries, took him to South
Africa and to Belgium, as well
as throughout the continental
United States. Hal's work with
computers began at the
computer's infancy of room-sized
monsters and continued into the
modern age of PC's.
Hal married his college
sweetheart, Bonnie Braa in 1952.
They had one son, David who
passed away in Riverton,
Wyoming. David's wife, Darlene,
resides in Riverton.
Hal enjoyed building and
designing, having built houses
in Flagstaff, Arizona, and
Florence, Oregon. He liked to
build furniture and putter in
his work shop. He also enjoyed
fishing in the wooden boat that
he built. Hal attended the
Lutheran Church wherever he
lived, and served on boards,
ushered and sang in the choirs.
He especially enjoyed the
fellowship of the men's groups.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; son,
David Warrington; sister, Lucile
Gunsallus; and his step-mother,
Hope Warrington.
Hal is survived
by his wife, Bonnie Warrington
of Osage; brother-in-law, Bob
Gunsallus of Osage; and
daughter-in-law, Darlene
Warrington.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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John A. Christiansen
August 14, 2007
John A. Christiansen, died on
Saturday, August 11, 2007, at
the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center in Osage.
Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, August 15, at the
Rock Creek Lutheran Church,
Osage, with Rev. R. Dawson
Tornes officiating. Burial will
be in the Rock Creek Cemetery.
Visitation is from 5-7:00 p.m.,
on Tuesday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage and will continue one hour
before the services at the
church.
John is survived
by his four children and their
families.
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Oscar Allen Erickson
August 21, 2007
Oscar Allen
Erickson, 87, of Monona, Iowa,
died on Saturday, August 11,
2007, at the Prairie Maison Care
Center, Prairie du Chien,
Wisconsin, following a brief
illness.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at
9:00 a.m., at the Leonard
Funeral Home, Monona. The Rev.
Allen Bidne officiated. Burial
with military honors followed in
the Osage City Cemetery, Osage.
Oscar Allen
Erickson, was born on September
21, 1919 at Centerville, South
Dakota, to John and Anna
(Sather) Erickson. At age six,
after losing both parents, a
brother and sister, Oscar and
one younger brother and sister
were placed in the Beloit
Children's Home at Beloit, Iowa.
At age 15, he was sent out to
work and make a home with a
family at Osage. After a few
months, the Carl Hartwig family
took him in and sent him to high
school. Following graduation in
1942, Oscar enlisted for four
years with the United States
Marine Corps. He served in the
South Pacific in three major
campaigns. On January 9, 1945,
Oscar was united in marriage to
Fern Frese. To this union, two
children were born.
Following
discharge from the service,
Oscar was County Treasurer of
Mitchell County. Later he was
employed by Carnation Farms in
Linn and Clayton Counties and in
1973 he worked for Swiss Valley
Farms as a Feildman.
Oscar was an avid
hunter and fisherman, loved
hunting mushrooms and gathering
nuts in the fall.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; three
brothers, Engolf, Clarence and
Jalmar; four sisters, Dagney
Davidson, Edna Andersen, Gudrun
Anderson and a baby sister in
infancy.
Survivors include
his wife of 62 years, Fern
Erickson of Monona; two
children, Karen (Bruce) Colby of
Gladwater, Texas and Wayne
(Terri) Erickson of Cedar
Rapids; three grandchildren,
Blair (Angeles) Colby and Brett
(Danielle) Colby and Erin
(Brent) Yakish; two
great-granddaughters, Ashlyn
Yakish and Brady Colby; one
great-grandson, Christian Colby;
one sister, Jenny Johnson of
Fairbault, Minnesota; and one
brother, Edwin Erickson of
Denver, Colorado.
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J. Gladys Schmidt
August 14, 2007
J. Gladys Schmidt, died on
Sunday August 12, 2007, at the
age of 98.
Graveside
services will be held at a later
date in Osage. The Weerts
Funeral Home Davenport, is
assisting the family with
arrangements.
Julia Gladys Van
Etten, was born on January 7,
1909 in Independence, Iowa, to
William and Julia (Brewer) Van
Etten. She graduated from the
Iowa State Teachers College in
1930 and taught elementary
grades in Mitchell, Iowa for 7
years.
She married Edward William
Schmidt on February 19, 1936.
The couple farmed near Mitchell,
for 42 years until his death on
April 16, 1984. During those
years Gladys was active teaching
Saturday and Sunday School and
in the circles of Our Savior's
Lutheran Church in Osage. She
was a leader for the Mitchell
Melody Makers 4-H Club for 10
years. She was a founding member
of the U and I Women's Club and
was active with the Farm Bureau
Women.
In 1990, she sold
the farm and moved to Bettendorf
to be near her daughter. She was
among the first residents of the
Palmer Hills Retirement Home and
enjoyed her 17 years there.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
brothers, Amos and Ben; and her
husband, Ed.
She is survived
by her daughter, Dorothy and her
husband, Steve Earp of
Bettendorf and their three
children, Chad and his wife,
Anna Earp and their children,
Adam and Austin of Davenport,
Susan Earp of Davenport and Jim
and his wife, Julie Earp and
their son, Owen of Lakeville,
Minnesota; her son, Bill and his
wife, Rae Ann of Coon Rapids,
Minnesota and his three
children, Nathan Schmidt of St.
Paul, Minnesota, Damon and his
wife, Jen of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota and Laura Schmidt of
Marshall, Minnesota. Also
surviving are former
daughter-in-law, Lorraine
Schmidt of Marshall, Minnesota;
brother-in-law, Clifford Schmidt
and his wife, Lori of Camp Hill,
Connecticut; sisters-in-law,
Elizabeth Schmidt of Osage and
Phyllis Schrock of Charles City;
as well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
Gladys was truly
an example of a life well lived
with amazing grace and will be
missed by all who knew her.
Memorials may be
made to Clarissa C. Cook
Hospice, Bettendorf, Our
Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage
or a favorite charity.
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Lavon Duncan
September 4, 2007
Lavon Duncan, of
Ankeny, died on Monday, August
13, 2007.
Military rites were conducted by
the Honor Guard Offutt Air Force
Base, Omaha, Nebraska, at the
Rock Creek Cemetery on Monday,
August 27, 2007.
Lavon was born on
February 1, 1920, and grew up in
Osage and attended the Osage
Public School. He was a 20-year
Veteran of the U. S. Air Force,
serving 12 years in Germany. He
retired as a Staff Sergeant.
He is survived by
his sister, Ardel Denning;
sister-in-law, Karen Duncan;
niece, Janelle Duncan; and
nephew, Jim Duncan.
He was preceded
in death by his wife; mother,
Emma Hegg; step-father, Albert
Hegg; brother, Wendell Duncan;
and a nephew, Douglas Duncan.
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Leland E. Brown
August 14, 2007
Leland E. Brown,
age 92, of Stacyville and
formerly of St. Ansgar, died on
Tuesday, August 14, 2007.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday, August 16, at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in St.
Ansgar, with Pastor Byron
Northwick officiating. Burial
will be in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery. Visitation will be
from 1-2:00 p.m., on Thursday,
at the church before the
service.
Leland was born
on August 1, 1915 near
Northwood, Iowa, the son of
Walter and Hattie (Betow) Brown.
He married Leynette Dutte on
June 6, 1943.
Leland is
survived by his wife, Leynette
Brown of Stacyville.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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Ralph Robert Mills
August 21, 2007
Ralph Robert
Mills, 105, of the Good
Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar and
formerly of Marion, died on
Friday, August 17, 2007,
following a short illness.
A memorial service will take
place at the Murdoch Funeral
Home & Cremation Center, Marion,
on Saturday, August 25, at 11:00
a.m. Visitation will take place
one hour prior to the service.
Burial will be in the Oak Shade
Cemetery, Marion, with a
luncheon to follow. Memorials
may be directed to the Marion
Public Library, Marion, Iowa.
Ralph was born on
January 2, 1902, to Dr. Ernest
and Anna (Burgess) Mills in Le
Grand, Iowa. His growing up
years were spent in Le Grand
with eight siblings. Upon
graduation from the Le Grand
High School in 1920, he spent
the summer at his Aunt Nellie's
ranch in Idaho working as a
cowhand. That fall, he enrolled
in Cornell College in Mount
Vernon, Iowa. There he met his
sweetheart and future wife, Ruth
Northrup.
In 1924, he graduated from
college with a degree in
economics intending to teach. He
landed his first job with a
survey crew for the Iowa Highway
Department. Before long, he had
his civil engineering
certificate. With steady work,
he and Ruth were married in
Grinnell, Iowa, in 1926. With
the Highway Department, the
Mills moved frequently, going
from Grinnell, to Des Moines, to
Ames, and then to Adel, Iowa.
A daughter, Rosamond Joy, came
along in 1930. Through her
growing up years, they lived in
Adel. With World War II, money
for highways dried up. Ralph
then enlisted in the Navy doing
engineering work in the United
States. The ending of the war
brought a couple of years
working on the Alaskan Highway.
With the completion of that job,
he found work with the Milwaukee
Railroad. That job moved to
Marion, Iowa, and with Rose in
college, Ralph and Ruth moved to
Marion in 1950. Shortly
afterwards, Ralph became the
City Engineer for Marion while
Ruth was Librarian at the
Carnegie Library there.
Ralph was active with Kiwanis
and the Masonic Lodge #6, AF &
AM. At 68, he retired from his
work and took up his new hobby,
golf. From 1972 until 2001, at
the age of 99, when he was
forced to quit, he shot 375,838
strokes, 7,297 rounds and walked
12,764 miles playing golf, not
counting miles spent looking for
lost golf balls. Ruth passed
away in 1993. Ralph became an
enthusiastic member of the Cedar
Rapids Widow & Widowers group.
He also made many friends
walking in Lindale Mall. He
eventually moved to Garnett
Place in Cedar Rapids, enjoying
bingo and social activities. In
2005, needing more assistance,
he moved into the Good Samaritan
Center in St. Ansgar. There he
developed a reputation as a
cribbage player, playing in
local tournaments until laid up
with a broken hip and collar
bone in June, 2007.
He was preceded
in death by his wife, Ruth;
daughter, Rose; and seven out of
eight siblings.
He is survived by his
son-in-law, Byron R. Ross of
Iowa City, three grandsons,
Kelly (Glenda) Ross of Osage,
Scott (Roberta) Ross of
Monument, Colorado and Mitchell
(Gina) Ross of Pasadena,
Maryland; eight
great-grandchildren, Benjamin,
Elisabeth, Rebecca, Kaleb,
Jaqueline, Adam, Marcus and
Michael who will miss him.
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Dr. Eduards Jakobsons
August 28, 2007
Dr. Eduards Jakobsons, age 97,
of St. Ansgar, formerly of
Carrington, North Dakota, died
on Monday, August 20, 2007, at
the Good Samaritan Center in St.
Ansgar.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Monday, August 27, at the
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Carrington, North Dakota. Burial
was in the Carrington Cemetery.
Visitation was held on Sunday,
from 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., at
the Evans Funeral Home in
Carrington, with a prayer
service on Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
Eduards
Jakobsons, was born in 1910, in
Latvia, the son of Augusts and
Lina Jakobsons. On December 7,
1940, he was united in marriage
to Janina Zukovskis in Riga,
Latvia. He graduated from the
Latvian State Technical High
School in Riga in 1929, studied
chemistry at the University of
Latvia in Riga from 1929 - 1932,
and continued with his
veterinary studies, graduating
in 1939 with the DVM degree.
He served for one year in the
Latvian First Calvary as a
non-commissioned Second
Lieutenant Veterinarian. He then
worked for four years as a
District Veterinarian at
Vainode, Latvia. 1944 - 1946 was
spent in the Sudetenland of
Germany and Czechoslovakia
working on the eradication of
hoof and mouth disease in
cattle. From 1947 - 1949, he
worked at the Tuberculosis
Hospital in Amberg, Germany as a
bacteriologist. Dr. Jakobsons,
his wife, and son, Ivar,
emigrated to the USA in November
1949, following the final and
complete Communist takeover of
Latvia and Eastern Europe. He
worked for a time at Norden
Laboratories in Lincoln,
Nebraska, and on October 1, 1950
they moved to Carrington. He
spent three years working mostly
for the North Dakota Livestock
Sanitary Board in Bangs
eradication before opening his
own private practice in
Carrington. He had also been the
Carrington Sales Ring
Veterinarian from 1965 until
1989.
Dr. Jakobsons was a member of
the North Dakota Veterinary
Medical Association and had
served on their board, and was a
standing member of the American
Veterinary Medical Association.
He also retained active
membership in the Latvian
Fraternity, Konkordia Zelmenis.
He had been a member of the
Trinity Lutheran Church in
Carrington since 1950. His
favorite hobbies were hunting,
fishing, and watching almost
every Vikings game that was
televised.
He is survived by
one son, Ivar (Nanette) of
Osage; one daughter, Rita (Tim)
Sipe of Fargo, North Dakota; one
granddaughter, Anne-Marie of
Cresco; one grandson, Ned
(Devin) of LeMars; and one
great-granddaughter, Felicity
Jakobson.
He was preceded
in death by his wife, Janina;
his parents; three sisters; and
one brother.
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Kyle H. Wyatt
August 28, 2007
Kyle H. Wyatt, age 41, of Osage,
died on Friday, August 24, 2007,
of injuries he received in a
motorcycle accident near New
Haven.
Funeral services were held at
1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, August
28, at Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Osage, with Rev.
Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott
officiating. Cremation will
follow the funeral service with
Inurnment in the Osage Cemetery.
Kyle was born on
March 30, 1966 at Riceville, the
son of Melvin "Pete" Wyatt and
Nancy (McCarthy) Johnson. He
graduated from the Riceville
High School in 1984 and NEITI in
Calmar. Kyle married Colette Moe
on August 10, 1991 in Forest
City. They lived in Osage where
Kyle was employed at Leading
Edge Ford.
He was preceded
in death by a granddaughter,
Bryanna Wyatt; maternal
grandfather, Thomas McCarthy;
paternal grandfather, Howard
Wyatt; and a nephew, Jimmy
Shane.
Kyle is survived
by his wife, Colette of Osage;
three sons, Jamie of Des Moines,
Jeremiah and Erik both of Osage;
granddaughter, Ahna Wyatt of
Osage; mother, Nancy (Keith)
Johnson of Osage; father, Melvin
"Pete" Wyatt of Riceville;
maternal grandmother, Lillian
McCarthy of Osage; paternal
grandmother, Marcella Wyatt of
Riceville; and three sisters,
Leesa Shane of Riceville, Lori
(Neil) Riley of St. Ansgar and
Beth Wyatt of Osage.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Roe G. Rex
August 28, 2007
Roe G. Rex, 66, of Stacyville,
died on Friday August 24, 2007,
at the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services were held on
Monday, August 27, at 1:30 p.m.,
at the Immanuel Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar, with Rev. Dr. Byron
Northwick officiating. Burial
was in the St. Ansgar Cemetery.
Roe Garry Rex,
was born on July 31, 1941, to
Loretta (Stephens) and Earl Rex
in Leon, Iowa. He attended
school in Leon and then farmed
with his parents in Leon, until
moving to Des Moines. He was
united in marriage to Julia
Beyer on June 14, 1980 in Des
Moines. They moved to St. Ansgar
in 1984, and most recently
resided in Stacyville.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; one
brother, Rob; and an infant
sibling.
Roe is survived
by his wife, Julia; son, Kevin;
daughter, Kelly; step-daughter,
Angela Dieterich; twin brother,
Reed; sisters, Lottie (Don)
Hammond and Cecilee Lewis; seven
grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Elmer Lebow
August 28, 2007
Elmer Lebow, age 79, of Osage,
died on Saturday, August 25,
2007, at the Mitchell County
Care Facility.
Funeral services will be held at
2:00 p.m., on Wednesday, August
29, at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage, with Rev.
Bruce Kaltwasser officiating.
Interment will be in the
Riverside Cemetery at Riceville.
Visitation is from 1-2:00 p.m.,
on Wednesday, before the
services at the funeral home.
Elmer was born on
January 19, 1928 at Riceville,
Iowa, the son of Fred and Minnie
(Kapka) Lebow. He attended
country schools near Riceville.
Elmer helped his dad on the
family farm. He has been a
resident of the Care Facility
since 1965. Elmer enjoyed
fishing, picnics, dancing and
bowling. He received several
blue ribbons for the crafts that
he entered at the Mitchell
County Fair.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; two
sisters, Bernice Wagner and
Velma Lebow; and one niece,
VeraMae Leitz.
Elmer is survived
by two great-nieces, Arlene
(John) Krull of Osage and Mary
(Steve) Welton of Windsor,
Illinois; two great-nephews,
Russell Leitz of Leland and Jim
Contino of Des Moines.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home.
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Mabel C. Kruger
August 28, 2007
Mabel C. Kruger, age 91, of
Riceville, passed away on
Saturday August 25, 2007, at the
Riceville Family Care and
Therapy Center.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, August 28, at 10:30
a.m., at the St. Peter's
Lutheran Church in Riceville,
with Rev. Michael Parris
officiating. Burial was in the
Riverside Cemetery in Riceville.
Mabel Clara
Frieda Ball, was born on May 7,
1916, the daughter of William J.
and Clara (Baethke) Ball on the
family farm in Elma.
On April 24, 1935, Mabel was
united in marriage to Elmer
Edward Henry Kruger.
Mabel is survived by her
children and their families,
Anna Mae Roethler, Lois Von
Esse, Dean Kruger and Dale
Kruger.
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Sheryl Jean Gonnerman
September 4, 2007
Sheryl Jean
Gonnerman, 65, of St. Ansgar,
died on Thursday, August 30,
2007, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at
the St. Ansgar High School, on
Saturday, September 8, at 10:30
a.m. Burial will be in the St.
Ansgar Cemetery. Visitation will
be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
on Friday, September 7, at the
Schroeder and Sites Funeral
home, St. Ansgar. Memorials will
be given to the Iowa Regular
Baptist Camp, Ventura, for camp
scholarships.
Sheryl Jean
Gonnerman, was born on September
9, 1941 at Loup City, Nebraska,
the oldest daughter of Clyde and
Emma Gilbert. Sheryl received
her education in Loup City,
graduating in 1960. She entered
the Grace Bible Institute,
Omaha, Nebraska, in the fall of
1960 and graduated with a
Bachelor of Religious Education.
Sheryl married Gary Gonnerman on
June 8, 1968 in Bellevue,
Nebraska. They lived in Clear
Lake for 6 1/2 years, where Gary
pastored the Clear Lake Regular
Baptist Church. They then moved
to Mt. Ayr, Iowa, to the Mt. Ayr
Regular Baptist Church. In March
of 1984, they moved to St.
Ansgar, where Gary pastors the
St. Ansgar Baptist Church.
Sheryl personally
received Jesus Christ as her
Savior at 7 years of age. She
dedicated her life completely to
the Lord when she was 16 years
old and has faithfully served
Him until her death. She loved
teaching children God's Word in
her home and church. She taught
the beginner children's classes
for nearly 25 years at the Iowa
Regular Baptist Camp, Ventura,
Iowa. She wrote much of the
curriculum that she taught for
camp, VBS, and other children's
classes.
Her passion was
to seek to lead others to faith
in Christ, and to teach
believers to grow spiritually
and live for Him. That passion
was also evident in the home in
teaching and training her
children and grandchildren.
Sheryl never chose the simplest
or easiest way, but gave herself
whole-heartedly in everything
that she did.
Sheryl is
survived by her husband, Gary of
St. Ansgar; two daughters, Becky
Huang and her husband, Jesse of
Mason City and Rachel Hershey
and her husband, Roy of St.
Ansgar; two sons, Randy and his
wife, Becky of St. Ansgar and
Richard and his wife, Amber of
St. Ansgar; 13 grandchildren;
and three sisters, Orpha (Jim)
Saar of Hot Springs, Arkansas,
Clydene (Gregg Jessip) Briggs of
Omaha, Nebraska and Alta (Don)
Houghton of Woodbury, Minnesota.
Sheryl was
preceded in death by her
parents.
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James Steffen
September 4, 2007
James Francis Steffen, 92, of
Riceville, died on Friday,
August 31, 2007, at the
Rochester Methodist Hospital.
A Mass of
Resurrection was held at 10:00
a.m., on Tuesday, September 3,
at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church in Riceville.
Burial was in the St. Peter's
Cemetery in New Haven.
James, son of
Jake and Mary Fritz Steffen, was
born on October 18, 1914, at the
family farm in Brownsville,
Iowa. He was a graduate of the
Riceville High School. He was
united in marriage to Delores
Theis on June 19, 1948 at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Osage.
Survivors include
his wife, Delores of Riceville;
sons, Michael and his wife,
Carol of Silver Springs,
Maryland, Richard and his wife,
Gail of West Des Moines and Tom
of West Palm Beach, Florida;
daughter, Susan and her husband,
Paul Flanagan of Emerald Hills,
California; nine grandchildren;
sister, Irene and her husband,
Harold Adams of Osage; and a
sister-in-law, Marilyn Steffen
of Charles City.
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2007 Mitchell County Press
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