Harold "Hi" Lack
July 10, 2007
Harold Lack, 86,
of Orchard, died on Friday July
6, 2007, at the Osage
Rehabilitation and Health Care
Center in Osage.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday,
July 10, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage, with
Msgr. Stanley Hayek officiating.
Burial was in the Orchard
Cemetery in Orchard.
Harold was born
on November 12, 1920 at Orchard,
the son of Horatio and Grace
(Squier) Lack. He graduated from
the Orchard High School in 1938,
he then attended Upper Iowa
University. Harold was united in
marriage to Mildred Kinney on
February 21, 1941 in Stacyville.
They lived on the the Lack
family farm 1 1/2 miles east of
Orchard their entire married
life. Harold farmed from 1941 to
1960, then he worked for Tri
County FS until his retirement
in 1985.
He was a member of the Knights
of Columbus and Farm Bureau. He
had been a 4-H Leader for
several years and was an avid
Iowa Hawkeye fan. The family
requests that memorials be given
to the American Cancer Society
or the Mitchell County Relay for
Life.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; wife,
Mildred; son, Gary; three
sisters; and four brothers.
Harold is
survived by a daughter, Margaret
Lack and husband, Stewart Levine
of Hood, Virginia; a son, Jim
Lack and wife, Helen of Orchard;
a sister, Marilyn Larson and
husband, Phillip of Osage; 10
grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and a
daughter-in-law, Veronica Lack
of Nora Springs.
The funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Bernice Pauline Helfter
July 10, 2007
Bernice Pauline
Helfter, age 102, of New Haven,
died on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at
the Faith Home in Osage.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 10:30 a.m., on
Wednesday, July 11, at the St.
Peter's Catholic Church in New
Haven, with Rev. Ray E. Atwood
officiating. Burial will be in
the St. Peter's Catholic
Cemetery in New Haven.
Visitation is from 4:30-8:00
p.m., on Tuesday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, where there will be a
scripture wake service at 5:00
p.m. and a rosary at 7:00 p.m.
There will be a time for sharing
of memories after the rosary.
Visitation will continue one
hour before services at the
church.
Bernice was born
on November 30, 1904 at New
Haven, Iowa, the daughter of
Mease and Anna (Kleckner)
Gilles. She attended and
graduated from the St. Mary's
Academy at New Haven and then
attended the Cedar Valley
Seminary in Osage.
Bernice was united in marriage
to Lorenz P. Helfter in 1924, at
the St. Peter's Catholic Church
in New Haven. They lived in
Ogden, Utah for four years. They
then moved back to New Haven,
where she resided for the
remainder of her life. Bernice
worked at Pohle's Drug Store in
Osage, and at the Helfter and
Carroll Grocery Store in New
Haven. She was a member of the
St. Peter's Catholic Church and
the St. Peter's Altar Society.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Lorenz P. Helfter; a
stillborn son, Edward Helfter; a
son, Larry Helfter; a grandson,
Kenneth Helfter; a
great-granddaughter; and a
great-great-grandson.
Bernice is
survived by four children,
Donald (Marilyn) Helfter of New
Haven, Joan (Jim) Yarwood of
Rockford, Illinois, Marilyn
(Herb) Johanns of New Haven and
Robert (Miranda) Helfter of Oak
Island, North Carolina; 18
grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and six
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Loras A. Troge
July 10, 2007
Loras A. Troge,
age 77, of Osage, died on
Tuesday, July 10, 2007, at the
Osage Rehabilitation and Health
Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at
10:30 a.m., on Saturday, July
14, at the St. John's Lutheran
Church, south of Osage, with
Rev. Bruce Kaltwasser and Rev.
Clarke Frederich officiating.
Burial will be in the Calvary
Cemetery. Visitation is from
5-7:00 p.m., on Friday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage. The family requests no
flowers.
Loras was born on
July 23, 1929 near Rudd, Iowa,
the daughter of John and Emma
(Dieterich) Morische. She was
baptized in 1929 and confirmed
in 1943 at the St. John's
Lutheran Church, south of Osage.
Loras graduated from the Rudd
High School in 1947. She earned
her teaching certificate from
Iowa State Teachers College in
Cedar Falls in 1949. Loras
taught third grade in Greene,
Iowa, from 1949 to 1951. On July
26, 1951, she married William
Troge at the St. John's Lutheran
Church.
Loras sold Aid Association for
Lutherans Insurance from
1978-1992, and was an AAL-SMART
Facilitator from 1977-1989. She
was a life long member of the
St. John's Lutheran Church. She
was a member of Lutheran Women's
Missionary League since 1951,
and served in many capacities
including local, zone, and
district president, district
mission service chairman,
international by-law committee
member and co-chair of the 1996
district convention. Loras
taught Sunday School and sang in
the choir for many years at St.
John's Lutheran Church. She
served on synodical district
committees, social ministry and
nominating committee, and
chaired the AIDS Task Force in
1998. Loras served as a delegate
for Lutheran Family Service. She
served as a board member of the
Faith Lutheran Home in Osage
from 1991-1997, and was
instrumental in getting
Evergreen Assisted Living
started. Loras was a member of
the Mitchell County Concert
Series Board, and of the Citadel
Club. She sewed and designed
clothing all of her life,
including her daughters' wedding
dresses. Loras enjoyed serving
her Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, and enjoyed spending
time with family and friends,
especially at the cabin in the
woods.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; and her
husband, William Troge.
Survivors include
her loving family, Marcia Frank
of Mason City, Jean Ihns of
Cedar Falls and Bruce (Leanna)
Troge of Osage; grandchildren,
Lindsey Ihns of Traer, Robin
(Laramie) Heuser of Stillwater,
Oklahoma, Michele Ihns of Winter
Park, Florida, Jason Ihns of
Ankeny, Jessica, Kelci and Paul
Troge, all of Osage; a brother,
Vern (Eilene) Morische of Rudd;
two sisters-in-law, Kathryn
(Charles) Christianson of Cresco
and Margaret (Leslie) Miller of
Elma.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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Howard R. Krause
July17, 2007
Howard R. Krause, age 78, of
Orchard, passed away on
Thursday, July 12, 2007 at home,
surrounded by family and
friends.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a.m., on Monday, July 16,
2007, at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Osage, with Rev. Bruce
Kaltwasser officiating. Burial
was in the Orchard Cemetery,
with graveside military honors
by the Osage V.F.W. Post 7920
and the Orchard American Legion
Post 641. Visitation was from
3-7:00 p.m., on Sunday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage and one hour before the
services at the church.
Memorials may be given to the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage
or to the Hospice of North Iowa,
in his loving memory.
Howard was born
on June 16, 1929 in Algona,
Iowa, the son of Clarence and
Sarah Viola (Lamb) Krause of
Luverne, Iowa. He attended
school in Luverne, graduating in
1947. Howard enlisted in the
U.S. Army in 1950, serving in
the Korean Conflict until his
discharge in 1953. Howard worked
most of his life as a farmer. In
later years, he worked at the
NRCS offices in Sibley and
Osage, until his retirement.
Howard married June Dencklau in
November of 1954. From that
union, seven children were born.
June preceded him in death in
November of 1986. Howard married
Sandy Evans in July of 1988. He
was active on the Faith Home
Board, and was a trustee at
Trinity Lutheran Church, both in
Osage. Howard was a member of
the Osage V.F.W. and the Orchard
American Legion.
He enjoyed woodworking, golfing
and playing cards. He also
enjoyed spending time with
family and being a mentor to
Cory Morrison of Osage. Howard
will be missed by many family
and friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; and his
wife, June.
Howard is
survived by his wife, Sandy
Krause of Orchard; seven
children, Jeff (Kelly) Krause of
Mason City, John (Liz) Krause of
Manly, Jim (Judy) Krause of
Latimer, Jeanna (Scott) Marshall
of Rochester, Minnesota, Michael
(Traci) Krause of Bridgeport,
West Virginia, Sheila (Jason)
Nord of Coon Rapids, Minnesota
and Susan (Steven) Phillips of
St. Charles; four step-children,
Mike (Robin) Evans of Mason
City, Mark (Tricia) Evans of
Osage, Tim (Stacy) Evans of
Osage and Terry (Dawn) Evans of
Forest City; an enormous number
of grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and nieces
and nephews; a brother, Richard
(Leslie) Krause of Milford; a
cousin, Glen (Faye) Jones of
Algona; a niece, Melanie Muth of
Orchard; a sister-in-law, Karen
(Bob) Johnson of Osage; two
brothers-in-law, Bernard
(Violet) Dencklau of Vincent and
Richard (Betty) Dutton of
Onamia, Minnesota.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage.
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August Boerjan
July 17, 2007
August Boerjan, age 74, of
Osage, died on Tuesday, July 17,
2007, at the Mercy Medical
Center-North Iowa in Mason City,
after a short illness.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 9:30 a.m., on
Saturday, July 21, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage,
with Rev. John Moser
officiating. Burial will be in
the Sacred Heart Cemetery in
Osage. Visitation is from 4-7:30
p.m., on Friday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, with a rosary at 4:30
p.m. and a scripture wake
service at 7:30 p.m.
August was born
on October 16, 1932 at Mitchell,
Iowa, the son of Frank and
Suzanna (Arickx) Boerjan. August
was a dedicated life-long farmer
with special interest in raising
Haflinger horses, attending farm
sales, and collecting miniature
agricultural toys. He worked for
White Farm for several years and
for McIntire Fabricators.
He was preceded
in death by his parents.
Survivors include
his wife, Ginny Boerjan of
Osage; two sons, Tom (Robbin)
Boerjan of Rock Falls, Illinois
and Edd (Shauna) Boerjan of
Roanoke, Indiana; three
daughters, Deb (Dennis) Smith of
Paton, Beck Boerjan and friend,
Debbie Mabon of Colorado
Springs, Colorado and Dee Ann
(Frank) Gamel of Hamburg, New
York; 17 grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Charlie (Connie)
Boerjan of Marengo and Jim (Jo
Ann) Boerjan of Osage; one
sister, Pat Schlindwein of
Waterloo; and nieces and
nephews.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Irma K. Eubanks
September 18, 2007
Irma K. Eubanks,
age 81, of Chicago, passed away
on Tuesday, July 17, 2007,
following a short bout of
pneumonia, at the St. Francis
Hospital & Health Center in Blue
Island, Illinois.
A memorial Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at 9:00
a.m., on Saturday, October 6,
2007, at the Old St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Chicago, with
Fr. John Cusick officiating.
Inurnment of her ashes will be
private in the Evergreen
Cemetery in Evergreen Park,
Illinois and in the St. Peter's
Cemetery in New Haven, Iowa.
Irma Kathryn
Schoenborn, was born on April
18, 1926, daughter of Edward and
Opal (Oakes) Schoenborn in New
Haven, Iowa. Irma was the
younger sister of the late
Donald Schoenborn of Osage,
sister-in-law to Claire
Schoenborn (Rosenquist), and
aunt to their four surviving
children, Carol, Geri, Mary Kay,
and Edward. She graduated from
the Osage High School in 1944
and attended the College of
Saint Catherine in St. Paul,
Minnesota, which she followed by
work as a hematologist in
California, Texas, and Illinois.
On October 12,
1957, Irma was united in
marriage to Lionel Eubanks at
the St. Peter's Catholic Church
in New Haven, and settled in the
southwest region of the Chicago
area, where she assisted her
husband's business in the marine
industry.
Survivors include
her husband, Lionel now a
resident of an assisted living
facility in Crestwood, Illinois;
daughters, Leslie Eubanks and
Paula (Eubanks) Brien along with
Paula's husband, John and
daughter, Kathryn, all of
Chicago; sister-in-law, Claire
Schoenborn of Osage; and an
aunt, Dolores Gray of Kenora,
Ontario, Canada.
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Barbara Buhrman
August 7, 2007
Barbara Jean Buhrman, 66, of
Cedar Rapids, died on Wednesday,
July 25, 2007, in her home after
a long illness.
Barbara was born
on April 26 1941 in Osage, to
Eugene and Barbara Gilchrist
Krebsbach. She married John P.
Buhrman on September 30, 1961 in
Stacyville.
Survivors include
her husband, John; two sons,
Anthony (Deanna) Buhrman of
Cedar Rapids and Brian
(Lynnette) Buhrman of Marion; a
daughter, Ann Buhrman of Cedar
Rapids; her parents, Eugene &
Barbara Krebsbach of Stacyville;
two brothers, Gary (Diane)
Krebsbach of Osage and Larry
(Judy) Krebsbach of Traer; a
sister, Debbie (Ken) Kozak of
Stacyville; and six
grandchildren.
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Merle D. Holm
August 7, 2007
Merle D. Holm, 74, of rural
Mason City, went home to be with
the Lord on Monday, July 30,
2007, while at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit, after a
brief battle with cancer.
Funeral services
were held at 10:00 a.m., on
Friday, August 3, 2007, at the
Plymouth Bible Baptist Church,
in Plymouth. Officiating was
Pastor Paul Schaefer. Interment
was in the Memorial Park
Cemetery, with a flag folding
ceremony by the Mason City
Memorial Association.
Merle Dean Holm,
was born at home in rural Osage,
on March 5, 1933, to Arthur O.
and Adina (Brandt) Holm. He
graduated from the Rudd High
School in 1950. He honorably
served his country in the Army
during the Korean Conflict from
1954 until 1956.
Following his discharge, he
attended the Hamilton Business
College and received his
Executive Accounting degree. He
was engaged professionally as an
accountant by various firms and
businesses in the Mason City,
Hampton, and Osage area. In the
late 1970's he established his
own business, Merle Holm
Accounting. He was currently
semi-retired, still enjoying his
accounting work until the time
of his death.
On March 6, 1953, he was united
in marriage to Mary Naber in St.
Ansgar. To this union was born
two children, David and Dianna.
The couple divorced in 1977. On
July 21, 1984, Merle married
Barb Sheridan at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
Merle received
the Lord Jesus Christ as his
personal savior in 1957. He was
an avid reader enjoying
Christian literature, history
and current world events. He
enjoyed people with many of his
clients becoming lifelong
friends. He also liked to
travel, listen to Polka music
and meet friends and family for
breakfast. Auto repair was a
hobby he enjoyed all of his
life.
Survivors include
his wife, Barb; son, David
(Donna) Holm of Illiopolis,
Illinois; daughter, Dianna
(Luke) Mostek of Columbus,
Nebraska; two grandchildren,
Joshua and Heather Holm; one
sister, Joyce (Bill) Squier of
St. Ansgar; two brothers, Gene
(LaVonne Wheeler) Holm and
Darrell (Georgia) Holm, all of
Mason City; and two nieces and
two nephews.
Preceding him in
death were his parents; one
infant brother, Dale; and one
infant sister.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Fullerton Funeral Home, Mason
City.
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