Paul Arthur Christiansen
October 9, 2007
Paul Arthur
Christiansen, 75, formerly of
Mount Vernon, Iowa, died on
Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at his
home in retirement, Cottage
Grove Place, in Cedar Rapids,
following a long illness.
A memorial celebration is
planned for 2:30 p.m., on
Sunday, October 14, 2007, at the
King Chapel on the Cornell
College campus in Mt. Vernon. A
reception will follow at the
Russell D. Cole Library.
He was born in
Mitchell County, Iowa on June 7,
1932, to Myrtle (nee Hanson) and
Carl Christiansen. Following
high school at Rudd and a term
of service in the United States
Navy, Paul married Barbara JoAnn
Lindley on June 25, 1955. Paul
taught high school biology in
Humboldt, after completing a
Bachelor of Arts Degree at the
University of Iowa. He earned a
Master of Science Degree at the
University of Oregon.
In 1967, he
completed a Ph.D. at Iowa State
University and that same year
joined the faculty of Cornell
College in Mt. Vernon, as a
Professor of Biology, where his
career spanned nearly four
decades.
Professionally,
Dr. Christiansen will be
remembered for his seminal
research in prairie ecology and
his work in the classroom, the
field, and the laboratory. He
earned the recognition and
respect of his peers as an
expert in prairie ecology and
prairie restoration. He
spearheaded the research into
prairie establishment in Iowa's
roadsides, ultimately resulting
in the establishment of the Iowa
Living Roadway Trust Fund. Paul
subsequently served on the
advisory board to the Trust Fund
for several years.
He authored
numerous articles and wrote an
invaluable resource book, "An
Illustrated Guide to Iowa
Prairie Plants," with
illustrator Mark Muller.
Paul was
instrumental in reviving
interest in The Nature
Conservancy in Iowa and served
as President of that
organization and on the Board of
Trustees for 34 years. He also
served as a member and president
of the board of directors of the
Iowa Academy of Science and was
a recipient of the Academy's
Distinguished Service Award in
1996.
In 1985, Iowa
Governor Terry Branstad
appointed him to the Iowa State
Preserves Advisory Board where
he served until 1991, including
serving as chair. In 1999, he
was appointed by Iowa Governor
Tom Vilsack to the Iowa Natural
Resource Commission, a position
he held until 2005.
Paul served on
the Mount Vernon Community
School Board from 1971 to 1983.
He was also a member of the
Indian Creek Nature Center's
Board of Trustees and was
honored in 2006 with the
establishment of the Paul
Christiansen Prairie at the
Nature Center in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Paul is survived
by his wife, Barbara; his sons,
Dana (Elizabeth) of Iowa City
and Scot (Jane) of Edgewood; his
two grandsons, Carl Christiansen
and John Christiansen, also of
Edgewood; his sisters, Nancy
(Dale) Folkerts, Dorothy
(Francis) Schmidt and Helen
Randolph; brother, George
Christiansen; and 11 nieces and
nephews.
His students will
remember him as a gifted
teacher, his friends will miss
his steadfast companionship and
his family will treasure his
devoted attention.
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John A. "Jack" Smith
October 5, 2007
John A. "Jack"
Smith, age 93, of Osage, died on
Thursday, October 4, 2007, at
the Mitchell County Regional
Health Center-Emergency Room in
Osage.
Funeral services will be held at
2:00 p.m., on Saturday, October
6, 2007, at the First United
Methodist Church in Osage, with
Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian
officiating. Burial will be in
the Osage Cemetery with military
honors at the grave by the Osage
V.F.W. Post 7920. Visitation
will be from 5-8:00 p.m., on
Friday, at the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage, and will
continue one hour before the
services at the church on
Saturday.
John was born on
November 17, 1913 at Stacyville,
Iowa, the son of Samuel A. and
Minnie (Gaffney) Smith. He
married Allegra M. Power on
October 10, 1937, in his
parent's kitchen in Osage. Jack
served for two years in the Army
during WW II at Okinawa. He
worked for the Cedar Valley
Produce for 18 years, for North
Iowa Quality Egg for twelve
years, and for Bud Holling at
LeRoy, Minnesota for six years.
Jack then worked for twelve
years as a bus driver in
Mitchell County for Senior
Citizens.
He loved his grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, and his
great-great-grandchild. He
enjoyed gardening, fishing,
farming, and listening to
western story tapes. In past
years, Jack had been a square
dance caller. He was a lifetime
member of the Osage V.F.W. and
the Osage American Legion.
Jack is survived
by three daughters, Pauline
(Carroll) Winer of Osage,
Georgene (Roger) Pitzen of
Marion and Jacqueline (Terry)
Reams of Osage; 15
grandchildren; 41
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
wife, Allegra; one daughter,
Allegra "Jo" Garrison; two
grandsons, John and Brian Winer;
one great-granddaughter,
Kourtney Garrison; two brothers;
and three sisters.
Funeral
arrangements were handled by the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage.
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Eugene "Dude" Krebsbach
October 5, 2007
Eugene William
"Dude" Krebsbach, age 86, of
Stacyville, died on Thursday,
October 4, 2007, at the
Stacyville Community Nursing
Home in Stacyville.
A Memorial Mass will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Monday, October
8, 2007, at the Visitation
Catholic Church in Stacyville,
with Msgr. John Hemann
officiating. Inurnment will be
in the Visitation Catholic
Cemetery in Stacyville. There
will be a gathering of family
and friends from 5-7:00 p.m., on
Sunday, at the Visitation
Catholic Church in Stacyville
with a scripture wake service at
5:30 p.m.
Dude was born on
July 31, 1921 at Stacyville, the
son of Anton and Rose (Wingert)
Krebsbach. Dude attended country
school in the rural Stacyville
area. He married Barbara
"Bobbie" Gilchrist on March 27,
1941 in Osage. Dude was
self-employed as a farmer and
hauled livestock and grain. Dude
enjoyed trap shooting and
woodworking.
Dude is survived
by his wife, Barbara "Bobbie"
Krebsbach of Stacyville; two
sons, Gary (Diane) Krebsbach of
Osage and Larry (Judie)
Krebsbach of Traer; one
daughter, Deb (Ken) Kozak of
Stacyville; a son-in-law, John
Buhrman of Cedar Rapids; a
brother, Marvin Krebsbach of
Stacyville; three
sisters-in-law, Ardella
Krebsbach of Adams, Minnesota,
Catherine Hennings of Davenport
and Mary Ann Owen of Cedar
Rapids; a brother-in-law, Dick
Gilchrist of Gardnerville,
Nevada; 14 grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; a
daughter, Barbara Buhrman; a
brother, Raymond Krebsbach; an
infant sister; an infant
daughter; and a grandson, Mark
Buhrman.
Funeral arrangements were
handled by the Champion-Bucheit
Funeral Home, Osage.
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Wilbur Danforth
October 9, 2007
VINTON-Wilbur
Danforth, age 90, a resident of
the Village Ridge in Marion for
the past year, died on Saturday,
October 6, 2007, at the Mercy
Medical Center in Cedar Rapids,
following a brief illness.
Memorial services
were held on Tuesday, October 9,
at 11:00 a.m., at the Wesley
United Methodist Church in
Vinton, with Rev. Kären Larson
officiating. Committal services
will be held in the Liberty
Cemetery near Little Cedar, Iowa
at a later date. The Phillips
Funeral Home in Vinton is in
charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the
Wesley United Methodist Church.
Wilbur was born
on April 19, 1917 in Reeder,
North Dakota. After his parents'
homestead was destroyed by a
tornado in 1923, they moved to
his grandparents' family farm
north of Little Cedar, where
Wilbur later farmed with his
father. After graduating from
the Little Cedar High School, he
attended Hamilton Business
College. In 1953 he moved to
Osage, where he was the first
manager of the Mitchell County
Farm Service, a job that later
took him to New Hampton and
finally to Vinton.
He was a golfer
and long-time member of the
Vinton Country Club. He also
enjoyed traveling. Wilbur was a
Mason and a member of the Wesley
United Methodist Church in
Vinton.
Wilbur and
Vernice Shrode were married in
1938, and they were parents of
Margaret (Mike) Potter of
Richfield, Minnesota and Jerry
(Nan) Danforth of Cedar Rapids,
who survive him, as do his four
grandsons, Chris Potter of
Bloomington, Minnesota, Tim
(Michelle) Potter of Savage,
Minnesota, Jeff (Truscee Dorham)
Danforth of Minneapolis and Chad
(fiancée, Janet Devine) Danforth
of Chicago. His
great-granddaughters, Sarah and
Sophie Potter also survive.
Wilbur was
preceded in death by his
parents; his wife; his sister;
and his brother.
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Robert L. Wagner
October 10, 2007
Robert L. Wagner,
age 65, of Osage, was called
home on Tuesday, October 9,
2007. He passed away at his
home, surrounded by family and
friends, following a brief
illness.
A Memorial Mass will be held at
11:00 a.m., on Saturday, October
13, 2007, at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage, with
Msgr. Stanley Hayek officiating.
A gathering of family and
friends will be held from 5-7:00
p.m., on Friday, at the
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in
Osage, with a scripture wake
service at 7:00 p.m. According
to Robert's wishes, his body was
cremated.
Robert was born
on October 10, 1941 in Little
Cedar, the son of Earl and
Aterna (Falk) Wagner. He served
in the U.S. Army. After
returning from the service, he
engaged in farming with his
brother. Robert was united in
marriage to Marlene Kindschuh on
April 19, 1969, at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
Robert worked for Wright's Tree
Service, Interstate Power, and
the Chicago Northwestern
Railroad, from which he retired.
Robert enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and spending time with his
family.
Those left to
cherish his memory include his
wife, Marlene Wagner of Osage;
two daughters, Angela Baer of
Osage and children, Jessica,
Zachery, Adam and Kaitlyn and
Judi Halbach and husband, Chad
of Orchard and children, Gracie,
Chase and Brooklynn; two sons,
Larry Wagner and special friend,
Lisa Blake of Osage and
children, Jacob and Austin and
Gary Wagner and wife, Diane of
Osage and children, Seth, Hank
and Sabree; brother, Paul Wagner
and wife, Minerva of Osage; two
sisters, Delores Kroneman and
husband, Glen of Carpenter and
Evelyn Gilson of Lamont; and
friend of family, Mary Ann
Dozark of Lamont; a
sister-in-law, Dorothy Wagner of
Osage; a brother-in-law, Denny
Johnson and special friend, Judy
Olson of Carpenter; and many
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by by his parents; a
sister, Lucille Johnson; a
brother, Vincent Wagner; a
niece, Kathy Johnson; and a
nephew, Mike Wagner.
The
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home,
Osage was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Ewald W. Ehkle, Sr.
October 16, 2007
ST. ANSGAR-Ewald
W. Ehlke, Sr., 91, of St.
Ansgar, died on Saturday,
October 13, 2007, at the Good
Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, October 16, at 10:30
a.m., at the St. Peter Lutheran
Church, Toeterville, Iowa, with
Rev. Lance Kittleson
officiating. Burial was in the
Newburg Cemetery, Carpenter,
Iowa.
Ewald was born on
November 8, 1915 in Mitchell
County, Iowa, to Samuel and Emma
(Bruggeman) Ehlke. He was
baptized on November 25, 1915 by
Rev. E.M. Lehman and confirmed
on April 13, 1930 at the St.
Peter Lutheran Church,
Toeterville, by Rev. Bosholm. He
attended Union No. 1 School in
Union Township, Mitchell County.
Ewald married Bernice Hollatz on
November 8, 1939 at the Hollatz
home.
Ewald enjoyed all
aspects of farming, living on
the same farm for over 66 years.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; wife;
one brother, August; and two
infant sisters.
Ewald is survived
by one son, Ewald and his wife,
Eileen of St. Ansgar; two
daughters, Dorothy Teske and
husband, Leon of Eldora and
Elaine Pease and husband, Donald
of Chatfield, Minnesota; ten
grandchildren, Wendy (Donnie)
Thorson, Randy (Kelly) Ehlke,
Stephen (Nancy) Ehlke, Susan
(Mike) Owen, Jennifer Ehlke and
friend, Dennis Huber, Johnathan
(Suzy) Teske, Michael (Jolene)
Teske, Suzette (Christopher)
Rowen, Jeremy (Tracy) Pease and
Weston Pease; and 19
great-grandchildren.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar, Iowa.
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Paul Chrencik, Jr.
October 16, 2007
Paul Chrencik,
Jr., age 93, of Austin, died on
Sunday evening, October 14,
2007, at St. Mark's Lutheran
Home.
Funeral services will be held at
10 a.m., on Thursday, October
18, 2007, at the Worlein Funeral
Home in Austin. Visitation is
one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Osage
Cemetery, Osage, Iowa.
Paul was born on
July 16, 1914, to Paul and Anna
(Sagot) Chrencik in Chicago,
Illinois. He moved to Iowa,
where he farmed for many years.
He was a very hard worker and
loved being outdoors. A member
of the Lutheran faith, Paul
moved to Austin when he retired.
He enjoyed gardening and raised
wonderful vegetables. He moved
to St. Mark's Lutheran Home and
became active in the craft
department.
Survivors include
many nieces, nephews, cousins,
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; two
sisters; and four brothers.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Worlein Funeral Home, Austin,
Minnesota.
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Earl L. Randall
October 16, 2007
WATERLOO-Earl L.
Randall, 66, died on Tuesday,
October 16, 2007, at the Cedar
Valley Hospice.
Funeral services will be held at
12:00 Noon, on Friday, at the
Orchard Hill Church, with a 3:30
p.m. graveside service in the
Osage Cemetery. The
Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral
Service on South Street is in
charge of the arrangements.
Earl was born on
October 1, 1941 in Osage, son of
Roy and Minnie Fistler Randall.
He married Janet "Jan" Pike on
September 3, 1959 at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua.
Earl owned and
operated the Randall Cleaning
Service for 26 years. He and his
wife also owned and operated
Twice Used Furniture for 14
years during that time.
Earl enjoyed spending time with
his family and for many years
one of his greatest joys was
attending college wrestling
events all over the country with
his brother, Dave, grandson and
nephews.
Survivors include
his wife; 2 daughters, Teresa
Zuke of Waterloo and Tamara
(Jeff) Whalen of Colorado
Springs, Colorado; 6
grandchildren, Jennifer, Joshua,
Danielle, Matthew, Matt & Sarah;
2 great-grandchildren, Abby &
Jaxson; 4 sisters, Ruth Molstad
of Mason City, Doris (Dale)
Erickson of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Rose Tobin of Mason
City and Beverly (Edward)
Boehmer of Osage; 2 brothers,
Ransom (Kay) Randall of Cedar
Rapids and Dave (Dorothy)
Randall of Osage; one
brother-in-law, Charles Moore
and Neva of Osage; one
sister-in-law, Susan (Gary)
Squier of Mason City; 49 nieces
and nephews; and several great &
great-great nieces and nephews.
Earl was preceded
in death by his parents; mother
& father-in-law, Alice and Tony
Pike; 1 brother, Merle Randall;
1 sister, Mildred Moore; 2
brother-in-laws, Dean Molstad
and James Tobin; and nephew,
Merle Boehmer.
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Elsie Kirchgatter
October 19, 2007
Elsie
Kirchgatter, age 91, of
Riceville, passed away on
Thursday, October 18, 2007, at
the Riceville Family Care &
Therapy Center in Riceville.
Funeral services will be held at
the St. Peter's Lutheran Church
in Riceville, on Monday, October
22, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev.
Michael Parris officiating.
Burial will be in the St. John's
Rock Township Cemetery in rural
St. Ansgar. Friends may call on
Sunday, during the hours of
2-4:00 p.m., at the Lindstrom
Funeral Home in Riceville and
one hour before the services on
Monday at the church.
Elsie Hulda
Kirchgatter, was born on August
30, 1916 in Worth County, Iowa,
the daughter of William and Anna
(Wilde) Bublitz. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
St. John's Lutheran Church.
Elsie received her education in
rural schools in Worth County.
On November 28, 1935 she was
united in marriage to George R.
Kirchgatter at the St. John's
Lutheran Church-Rock Township
east of Grafton. Elsie and
George farmed for five years in
the Grafton area and in 1940
moved to a farm near Riceville.
Elsie lived on this farm until
August of 2007. Elsie loved
gardening, quilting, cooking,
baking and seeing her
grandchildren.
Survivors include
two sons, Claude and his wife,
Janet Kirchgatter and Clyde
Kirchgatter all of Riceville;
three grandchildren, Jenny
Kirchgatter of Madison,
Wisconsin, Renee and her
husband, Brian Kimmich of
Waterloo and Lori Kirchgatter of
Austin, Texas; one
great-grandson, George Kimmich;
and several nieces and nephews
Elsie was
preceded by her parents; her
husband, George on September 9,
2003; two sisters; and three
brothers.
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Evelyn Rasmussen
October 19, 2007
ST. ANSGAR-Evelyn Rasmussen, 90,
of St. Ansgar, died on Friday,
October 19, 2007, at the North
Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason
City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday, October 23, at 11:00
a.m., at the First Lutheran
Church, St. Ansgar, with Rev.
Robert Porisch officiating.
Burial will be in the Woodbury
Cemetery, rural Lyle, Minnesota.
Visitation will be held after
9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, at the
church.
Evelyn H.
Rasmussen, was born on July 2,
1917 in London Township,
Freeborn County, Minnesota. She
was the daughter of Helmer and
Carrie Foss. She was baptized
and confirmed at the Deer Creek
Valley Lutheran Church, rural
Glenville, Minnesota of which
she was a member until 1987,
when she joined First Lutheran
of St. Ansgar.
On December 31,
1935, she was united in marriage
to John H. Rasmussen at Albert
Lea, Minnesota. To this union a
daughter, Ramona was born.
Together they farmed in the
Lyle/London areas, retiring to
St. Ansgar in 1975.
Her husband, John
passed away on October 20, 1999.
Living family
member include Ramona (Craig)
Patterson of St. Ansgar; two
granddaughters, Julie
(Christian) Paulson, of Ankeny,
Iowa and Kimberly (Kent)
Karschnik of Mountain Lake,
Minnesota; and six
great-grandchildren, Autumn,
Bryce, Adam, Alex, Ashley, and
Andre.
She was preceded
in death by her parents;
husband, John on October 20,
1999; an infant grandson,
Douglas; two sisters, Mildred
Hartley and Hazel Sola; and one
brother, Melder Foss.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar,
is in charge of the funeral
arrangements.
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Grace Peleaux
November 5, 2007
Grace Bratrud Luttio Peleaux,
age 75, of Rolla, Missouri,
passed away on Monday, October
22, 2007, after a courageous
struggle with cancer.
A service to celebrate Grace's
life was held in Rolla on
Saturday, October 27, 2007. A
second service will be held next
spring in Walker, Minnesota,
near the Bratrud family cabin on
Kabekona Lake.
Grace was born in
Thief River Falls, Minnesota on
September 28, 1932, to the late
Dr. Rev. Milton and Clara
(Motland) Bratrud. Her father
served multiple parishes in
Minnesota and North Dakota.
In 1952 Grace
married Rev. David Luttio.
Parishes that they served
included those in Joice, Iowa;
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Canton,
South Dakota and Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Grace later
married Jerry Peleaux. They
lived first in Minnesota and
then moved to California in
1986. They spent the winters in
San Jacinto and then returned to
Minnesota for the summers in the
Bratrud family cabin on Kabekona
Lake.
Grace was often
in Osage. Her mother, Clara, was
a sister of Alida Ingolf, Sara
(Birkedal) and Milton Motland.
Grace's family frequently
attended the annual Maakestad
Picnic. In recent years Grace
made many trips to Osage to take
care of things for Alida. She
particularly took responsibility
for Alida's care at the Faith
Home, for Alida's house, and for
Alida's Christmas letters and
gifts. Grace was an incredible
caregiver. Alida's extended
family will be forever grateful.
When Grace's
husband, Jerry died in 2005,
Grace moved to Rolla, Missouri,
to be near her daughter, Marie
and family. Grace was very
active in helping with "My
Father's World," a Bible-based
home-school curriculum for
preschool through high school
that has been written and
developed by Marie and her
husband, David.
Grace and Jerry
were also faithful in supporting
Bible translation. Marie and
David worked on Bible
translation in Russia for eight
years, and a special memory for
Grace was her trip to Russia to
visit them.
Grace was
preceded in death by her
parents; husbands; and by her
son, Daniel Luttio.
Grace will be
greatly missed by her surviving
family which includes three
daughters, Marie (David) Hazell
of Rolla, Missouri, Elizabeth
Nikmanesh of Denver, Colorado
and Naomi St. John of Colorado
Springs, Colorado; five
stepchildren, John Richard
Peleaux, Suzanne Mapel, Ray
Peleaux, Francine Meyer and
Michael Peleaux; a brother,
Lowell Bratrud; two sisters,
Sylvia Bratrud and Lois Duna;
and 18 grandchildren.
Memorial gifts
can be given to support Bible
translation in Russia in care of
God's Word for the Nations, P.O.
Box 1259, Rolla, MO, 65402.
God's Word for the Nations
supports Bible translation work
in more than 50 languages of the
former Soviet Union.
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LaVerne A. Foth
October 29, 2007
LaVerne A. Foth, 87, of Cedar
Falls, passed away of natural
causes on Saturday, October 27,
2007, at the Windhaven Center in
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
A Mass of Christian Burial was
held at 1:00 p.m., on Monday,
October 29, at the St. Patrick
Catholic Church in Cedar Falls,
with internment in the Fairview
Cemetery in Cedar Falls. In lieu
of flowers, the family request
memorials be directed to the St.
Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar
Falls, Windhaven Center c/o
Western Home Communities or the
Cedar Valley Hospice.
LaVerne was born
on February 10, 1920 in
Bancroft, Iowa, the daughter of
George & Lena Wolf. She married
Robert Foth on October 20, 1943,
in the Immaculate Conception
Church in Provo, Utah.
LaVerne was a
wonderful mother first and
foremost. She loved to cook and
sew, both important when you're
raising five boys. She cooked
many a dinner for her son's
friends and family, and baked
pies, brownies and cookies for
their after school functions.
She also made numerous
alterations to her sons' jeans,
pants, jackets and shirts so
everything fit just right.
Outside of the
home, LaVerne was a professional
seamstress, employed for many
years by White Way Cleaners in
Osage. After LaVerne and Robert
moved to Cedar Falls in 1973,
LaVerne worked out of her home
doing sewing and tailoring,
mostly for her friends and
family.
LaVerne was very
active in and exercised
regularly at the Cedar Falls
Community Center. She was also a
counselor for many years for
women that had undergone surgery
for breast cancer, something she
survived for over thirty years.
LaVerne was
preceded in death by Robert, her
husband of 55 years; her
parents, George and Lena; and
three brothers, Joseph, Virgil
and Homer.
Survivors include
her five sons and their spouses,
Jim & Joyce of Ankeny, John &
Caroline of Fountain Valley,
California, Dennis & Noi of
Panama City, Florida, Richard &
Stacey of Erie, Colorado and
Donald & Kim of Cedar Falls; 11
grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild; four
sisters and one brother, Louise
Robbins of Alameda, California,
Joan LaHue of Alameda,
California, Elaine Bonetto of
Roanoke, Illinois, Jean Smith of
Marshalltown and George (Sonny)
Wolf of Bancroft.
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Jean Winnor Staff
November 5, 2007
GRAFTON-Jean Winnor Staff, age
9l, of Grafton, died on Tuesday,
October 30, 2007, at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services were held at
2:00 p.m., on Friday, November
2, at the Deer Creek Lutheran
Church, Carpenter, with Rev.
Lance Kittleson officiating.
Burial was in the Sunset Rest
Cemetery, Northwood. The family
has requested that memorials be
directed to the Hospice of North
Iowa or the Lutheran Retirement
Home in Northwood.
Jean Winnor
Staff, was born on March 26,
l9l6 in rural Cedar Township,
Mitchell County, Iowa to John
and Clara Winnor Staff. He was
confirmed at the Rock Creek
Lutheran Church, Meroa, Iowa.
Jean graduated from the Osage
High School, Osage in l935. Jean
married Mildred Gordon on
December l6, l945 at the St.
Ansgar Parsonage. The couple
farmed in Osage on the family
farm then moved to a farm near
Carpenter in l949. Jean and
Mildred moved to their farm near
Grafton in l950. Jean retired
from farming and later moved to
Grafton in l980.
Jean is preceded
in death by his parents; and all
of his siblings, Hans, Lloyd,
Mena and Olaf.
He is survived by
his wife, Mildred; sons, Keith
(Charlene) Staff, Glen (Judy)
Staff and daughter, Lois Staff;
two grandsons, Jeremy and Brian;
four great-granddaughters,
Destiny, Azlyn, Kaitlyn, and
Julia; and sister-in-law,
Hildegard Staff.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home.
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Ruth M. Salisbury
November 5, 2007
Ruth Maxine Salisbury, age 89,
of Austin, died on Wednesday
afternoon, October 31, 2007, at
the St. Mark's Lutheran Home.
Funeral services were held at
1:30 p.m., on Monday, November
5, 2007, at the Worlein Funeral
Home Chapel in Austin, with The
Reverend Mark Goossen
officiating. Interment was in
the Woodbury Cemetery, rural
Lyle.
Ruth
was born on May 2, 1918, to
William and Myrtle (Holman)
Marshall at West Liberty, Iowa.
Baptized at a Church of Christ,
Ruth attended school in West
Liberty. During her years at
home, she worked with her family
in the vegetable fields and
doing housekeeping. She sang,
played the guitar and piano, all
by ear without ever taking a
lesson.
After completing her education,
Ruth worked as a housekeeper in
St. Ansgar, where she married
Clifford Salisbury on June 19,
1937. They moved to Minnesota
and made their home in the Lyle
area. Ruth enjoyed sewing,
baking, crocheting and
decorating cakes. In 1977 they
moved to Austin. They enjoyed
old time and country music,
including polkas and waltzes.
Cliff died on December 17, 1990.
Ruth enjoyed spending time with
her family and playing cards
with anyone who would play.
Survivors include
one daughter, Catherine (John)
Fletcher of St. Peter; two sons,
Donald (Nancy) Salisbury of
Rudd, Iowa and Richard Salisbury
and special friend, Judi Price
of Lyle; nine grandchildren,
Sherri (Todd) Tehurne of St.
Peter, Cindy Betts of Orchard,
Iowa, Doug (Julie) Salisbury of
Nora Springs, Iowa, Dwayne
Salisbury of Rudd, Iowa, Susan
Kendrew of Mason City, Iowa,
Sandy (Loren) Wagner of Osage,
Iowa, Stacy (Ron) Koehler of
Rudd, Iowa, Deanna Sizemore of
Greendale, Indiana and Jason
Salisbury of Rising Sun,
Indiana; twenty-two
great-grandchildren; four
step-great-grandchildren; three
great- great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Angeline Overland
of Twin Lakes; uncle, Benjamin
Holman of Oakwood, Illinois; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband of 53
years, Clifford Burk Salisbury;
several sisters and brothers;
and two grandchildren, Misty Ann
Salisbury and Michael Richard
Salisbury.
Funeral
arrangements were made by the
Worlein Funeral Home, Austin,
Minnesota.
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2007 Mitchell County Press
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