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Dean V. Adams
September 16, 2008
Dean V. Adams, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday,
September 7, 2008.
Beloved husband of Loella (nee Gemaehlich) for 62 years.
Loving dad of Dana (Sue), Roger (Cindy), Alan (Debra) Adams,
Dawn (Kip) Meyer, Rebecca (Jon) Thomas, Anita Jeske and
Barbara (Robert) Gibbons. Dear grandpa of Ryan (Kelly)
Adams, Melanie (Jason) Tenpas, Valerie, Christopher
(Jessica), Eric Adams, Korey (James) Wysocki, Kelly (Sarah)
Meyer, Lisa (Joe) Basile, Andrew (Nichole) Sudhoff, Jennifer
(Aron) Geurts and Katherine Jeske. Proud great-grandpa of
Timothy, Jade, Jake, Alexander, Elizabeth, Micah, Emma and
Moriah. Dear brother of Donald (Lillian) Adams, Juanita
Arickx and Bonnie (Carl) Grimm.
He was preceded in death
by his brothers, Glenn, Rene, Wayland and Gene, his twin,
and his sisters, Virginia and Wynona. He will be further
missed by many nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
A Memorial gathering was
held at the Krause Funeral Home, New Berlin, Wisconsin, on
Thursday, September 11, from 10-11:00 a.m., with a Memorial
Service held at 11:00 a.m. Private burial was in the St.
Ansgar Cemetery, St. Ansgar, Iowa.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials appreciated to Ruth Hospice, West Allis, Wisconsin
or to the Wisconsin Parkinson Assoc. at Sinai Samaritan
Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dean will be remembered
for his unique sense of humor up to the very end. Not a day
went by without a joke.
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Elizabeth S. May
September 16, 2008
Elizabeth S. May, 87, of Stacyville, died on Friday,
September 12, 2008, at the Stacyville Nursing Home.
A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, September 15, at 11:00
a.m., at the Visitation Catholic Church, Stacyville, with
Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial was in the Visitation
Cemetery.
Elizabeth was born on July
27, 1921, to Anton and Gertrude (Simon) Halbach in
Stacyville, Iowa. She graduated from the Visitation Academy,
Stacyville. During WW II she worked for the Navy Department
in Washington, DC. Returning to Stacyville she worked for
Ralph Wolf Insurance, Wagner Insurance (for 35 years) and
the Stacyville Monitor.
She was a member of the National Catholic Order of
Foresters, the American Legion Auxiliary and a lifetime
member of the Visitation Catholic Church.
She married F.J. (Sonny)
Brown on October 20, 1943, he died in 1975. She married
Albert May on October 10, 1980.
Elizabeth was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, F.J. Brown; 2 brothers,
Cornelius and Ronald; sister, Priscilla; and daughter,
Paulette Ann Harrer.
She is survived by her
husband, Albert; children, Carol (David) Hopkey, Tony
(Sharon) Brown, Eileen (Dan Palmer) Rosenberg, Marian (Mike)
Hegland; step-children, Sherilyn (Bob) Thome, Paula (David)
Prescott, Marcia (Jack) Seip, Dennis (Liz) May;
grandchildren, Jeff Harrer, Brad (Amy) Hopkey, Bobbi (Jeff)
Schmidt, Luke (Stacy) Brown, Sonny Brown, Mason Brown, Mark
(Lainy) Rosenberg, Jill (Douglas) Ranson, Joe (Alison)
Hegland, Sam (Hayley) Hegland; step-grandchildren, Sara
(Greg) Thurston, Chris (Kary) Thome, Nathan Thome, Ben
Prescott, Megan (Steve Accard) Prescott, Katherine Seip,
Carl Seip, Katherine May, Michelle May; great-grandchildren,
Trinity, Sadie, Ella, Ethan, Nora, Logan, Carter and Sophia;
and step-great-grandchildren, Andrew, Sam and Carson.
The Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home of St. Ansgar was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Charles Kenneth
Warrington
September 23, 2008
Charles Kenneth Warrington, 85, died on Friday, September
19, 2008, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center,
Osage.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
September 24, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Osage,
with Rev. John Moser officiating. A luncheon will follow at
the KC Hall, Osage. Burial will be in the St. Ansgar
Cemetery following the luncheon. Visitation will be held at
the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, from 4-7:00
p.m., on Tuesday, with a 5:00 p.m. Scripture Service. His
wish was to be cremated.
Charles "Chuck" was born
on October 30, 1922, on the family farm in rural St. Ansgar,
the son of Frederick and Anna Delia (Monahan) Warrington.
Chuck had one sister, Marcene (Heimerman). He was baptized
and confirmed at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
Chuck attended school in Oregon and St. Ansgar. He married
Dixie Frank on September 9, 1947 at the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Osage and to this union, seven children
were born.
He farmed for many years
and then began his woodworking hobby, making countless wood
items for friends and family. He took great pleasure in
spending time with his family and especially his 20
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents.
Survivors include Dixie,
his wife of 61 years; and three sons, David and his wife,
Betty (Wilde) of Plymouth, Tom and his wife, Amy (Thome) of
West Bend and Dan and his wife, Wanda (Mayer) of St. Ansgar;
four daughters, Becky and her husband, Dean Bartusek of
Hanlontown, Donna and her husband, Dave Capuzzi of
Rochester, Minnesota, Sue and her husband, John Hackenmiller
of Burlington and Dawn and her husband, Eric Tollefson of
Charlotte, Iowa; 20 grandchildren, Angi Smith, Holly
Overturf, Eric Warrington, Ryan and Evan Bartusek, Brendt,
Adam, Luke, Ross and Jordan Warrington, Elissa Berding, Joe
and John Warrington, Jenna and Jamie Capuzzi, Tyler, Rachel
and Claire Hackenmiller and Walker and Wyatt Tollefson; 15
great-grandchildren; one sister, Marcene Heimerman of
Stacyville; and several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to
give special thanks to all the doctors, nurses, aides, and
caregivers who provided special care for Chuck in the past
months.
The Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, is in charge of the arrangements.
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Beda B. Dodge
September 23, 2008
Beda B. Dodge, age 85, of Osage, died
on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday,
September 25, at the First United Methodist Church in Osage,
with Rev. Anna Blaedel officiating. Burial will be in the
Osage Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
She was born on April 26, 1923, on a farm north of Little
Cedar, the daughter of Wilbur and Mary (Penney) Elliott.
Beda married Dean Dodge on February 26, 1944. They lived on
a farm southeast of Osage and farmed until retiring in 1982,
when they moved to Osage. Dean died on November 8, 2005.
Beda was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She
was a great caregiver, taking care of her ailing mother,
elderly father and her disabled daughter. Beda was also
faithful to follow her grandchildren in their sporting and
music events and treasured those times.
Her survivors include a
daughter, Ruth Dodge of Osage; son, The Rev. Robert Dodge
and his wife, Brenda of Britt; 6 grandchildren, Beda Dodge
of Elkhart, Indiana, Kama Dodge of Waterloo, Timothy Dodge
and his wife, Hillary of Altoona, Kristin Volk and her
husband, Ryan of Altoona, Amy Dodge of Britt and Jeremy
Dodge of Britt; 2 great-grandsons, Samuel Dodge and Caleb
Volk; and a sister, Frances Morse of Osage.
Beda
was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dean;
brother, Ivan; and brother-in-law, Beverly Morse.
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Byron B. Lesch
September 23, 2008
Byron B. Lesch, died on April 18, 2008, and was cremated per
his wish. A memorial service celebrating his life will be
held on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Bethel
Presbyterian Church, Waterloo, Iowa, at 11:00 a.m., with a
luncheon immediately following. All family and friends are
invited to come.
Byron B. Lesch, was born
on September 9, 1913 in Mount Union, to Herman and Julia (Popham)
Lesch, the third of four sons. He married Juliet Ashley on
October 14, 1951 in Waseca, Minnesota. She preceded him in
death on January 15, 1990.
Byron grew up in the
Rockford and Osage areas of Iowa. Music was a family affair
in his life, with himself playing the flute and saxophone in
various bands and orchestras in school and church. He also
sang in many choirs and choruses. While farming was the main
focus in his younger years, he and his brother, Leroy also
ran a trucking and corn-shelling business from 1932-1942.
In 1942, Byron was drafted
into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Wales, England,
Scotland and Norway until 1945. He served with the 863rd
Ordinance Company in HAM Co. (Heavy Automotive Maintenance).
Five years after returning home, he moved to Waseca where he
became a tool maker for the E.F. Johnson Co. Upon joining a
local Congregational Church, he sang in the choir and met
his future wife, Juliet. In 1957, Byron and Juliet bought
the Ashley Hotel in Jackson, Minnesota and ran it for 11
years. There they joined the Presbyterian Church.
The year 1968 opened a new
chapter in their lives when Byron was asked to consider
being an all-around maintenance man at Sheldon Jackson
College in Sitka, Alaska. He accepted the job, becoming
assistant engineer and devoted the next 20 years to helping
the college. Upon his retirement and Juliet's death, he
returned to Waterloo in 1993 to be near his only surviving
brother, Donald, but continued his work in setting up
mission funds for the church. His true passion in life was
to help the less fortunate, whether by a helping hand, kind
word or seed money for a new start.
Survivors include his
brother, Donald Lesch of Waterloo; and many nieces and
nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife; and brothers, Leroy and Roger.
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Janice Rae Martin
September 30, 2008
Janice Rae Martin, age 72, of Riceville, passed away at her
residence in rural Riceville on Monday, September 22, 2008.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, September 25, at the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville, at 10:30
a.m., with the Rev. Ray E. Atwood officiating. Burial will
be in the Calvary Cemetery in Riceville.
Janice was born in Paxton,
Nebraska, on September 5, 1936, to Frank and Hildred (Oberg)
Lammers. She attended local schools and graduated from the
Paxton High School. She then attended the Central Business
College in Denver, Colorado. Janice was united in marriage
to Kenneth Martin on June 2, 1956 in Rochester, Minnesota,
at the St. Pius X Catholic Church. Janice worked in the
insurance claims dept. of the Mitchell County Regional
Health Care in Osage, Iowa for 36 Years. After her
retirement Janice worked part time for the Iowa Agricultural
Statistics of Des Moines Iowa. She also enjoyed working with
her daughter, Lisa, at the Garden Cards and More in Lime
Springs, Iowa.
Janice was a member of the
Immaculate Conception Church of Riceville, St. Anne's Rosary
Society, North Iowa Quilter's Guild, Riceville Quilters and
the Community Craft Club. She enjoyed dancing, quilting,
gardening, attending auctions at Cedar Valley Auction and
especially enjoyed Healing Touch.
Survivors include her
husband, Kenneth Martin of Riceville; six children, Laurie
(Dan) Schwarck of Riceville, Cathy Martin of Shell Rock,
Doug (Sue) Martin of Monona, Kellie (Tim) Martin of
Bettendorf, Amy (Duane) Walther of Denver and Lisa Smith of
Lime Springs; 13 grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Janice was preceded in
death by her parents.
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Leo Smith
September 30, 2008
Leo Smith, age 101, of Stacyville, Iowa, died on Thursday
September 25, 2008, at the Stacyville Nursing Home in
Stacyville, Iowa.
Funeral services were held
on Monday, September 29, at the Visitation Catholic Church
in Stacyville, with Father John Moser officiating. Burial
will take place in the Visitation Cemetery.
Leo Smith, was born on
July 31, 1907 in Adams Township, Minnesota, to Joseph and
Elizabeth (Krebsbach) Smith. Leo married Stella Heimerman on
October 26, 1937, at the Visitation Catholic Church in
Stacyville. He grew up on a farm north of Stacyville. He
farmed for 75 years. The last farm was 6 miles northwest of
Stacyville where he and Stella raised their family. They
moved to Stacyville in 1986.
He was known for his
faith, gentle spirit, and hard work. He loved farming and
gardening and took special pride in raising potatoes until 3
years ago. He was a member of the Catholic Order of
Foresters and the Visitation Catholic Church.
He is survived by his
wife, Stella of Stacyville; son, Daniel (Sharon) Smith of
Burnsville, Minnesota; daughters, Barbara Thome of
Stacyville, Marilyn (Robert) Lermon of Mantorville,
Minnesota and Marian (Art) Anderson of Fairbault, Minnesota;
nine granddaughters; 17 great-grandchildren; and brothers,
Bernard Smith of Stacyville and Gerwin Smith of Mitchell.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Smith; sisters, Martha
Jax and Margaret Smith; brothers, Nick, Greg, Ray and
Gilbert; great-grandsons, Sam and Adam Bruggeman; and
son-in-law, Norbie Thome.
The Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, was in charge of the arrangements.
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Lucille Duenow
September 30, 2008
Lucille Duenow, formerly of St. Ansgar and the last few
years of Rochester, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on
Friday, September 26, 2008, at the Faith Lutheran Nursing
Home in Osage, Iowa.
Funeral services were held
on Sunday, September 28, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church,
St. Ansgar, with Rev. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial
was in the St. Ansgar Cemetery. Visitation was held on
Saturday, at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Lucille was born on
September 2, 1922 and grew up in Hampton, Iowa. She studied
to be a cosmetologist in Mason City and owned and operated
her own beauty salon for 58 years in Saint Ansgar. She met
and married Merle Duenow of Saint Ansgar on February 24,
1943, in St. Louis, Missouri. They were married for 46
years.
Her hobbies included
cooking, sewing, numerous clubs and of course her love for
playing any card games.
Survivors include four
daughters, Mrs. Larry (Peggy) Guenther of Port Washington,
Wisconsin, Sandra Major of Osage, Mrs. Byron (Jayne) Edge
and Mrs. David (Judy) Klompenhower, both of Rochester,
Minnesota; one son, retired Maj. Russell Duenow and wife,
Afton of Fredericksburg, Virginia; and 13 grandchildren;
eight great-grandchildren; four sisters; a sister-in-law; a
brother-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; beloved husband, Merle Duenow; one son,
Rickey; one brother; and two sisters.
The Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, was in charge of the arrangements.
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Samuel Scott
Zimmerman
September 30, 2008
Samuel Scott Zimmerman, age 1 year 3 months and 3 days, son
of David E. and Nora (Newswanger) Zimmerman, passed away on
Saturday, September 27, 2008, after a farming accident at
his home.
Funeral services will be held at the South Osage Mennonite
Church of Osage, on Wednesday, October 1, at 9:30 a.m.
Ministers for the service will be Elvin Brubaker, Mervin
Nolt, Landis Oberholtzer and Amos Martin. Burial will be in
the church cemetery. Visitation well be held at the family
home on Tuesday, September 30, during the hours of 2-4:00
p.m. and 6-8:00 p.m. and the morning of the service.
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