Jane M. Petersen, formerly of St. Ansgar, died February 12, 2002 in Salem Oregon.
Memorial services were held February 15, 2002 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Angel, Oregon.

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John C. Hackenmiller, age 65 of Woodward and formerly of Meyer died Monday February 18, 2002, at the Woodward Resource Center of natural causes. John was born November 10, 1936, in Meyer the son of Alfred and and Cecilia (Klinkhammer) Hackenmiller.

Funeral Services will be held at Noon Thursday February 21, 2002 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Meyer, Iowa, with the Rev. Joseph Schneider officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Meyer. Visitation will be held after 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Meyer. Champion - Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 641-732-3706 is in charge of the arrangements.

Survived by: Father, Alfred Hackenmiller of Stacyville, sister: Betty Retterath and husband Barney of Meyer, 4 brothers: Leon Hackenmiller and wife Theresa of Stacyville, Paul Hackenmiller and wife Rita of St. Ansgar, Kenneth Hackenmiller of Meyer, Charles Hackenmiller and and wife Shirley of Austin, MN, 1 sister-in-law: Jo Hackenmiller Popp of Osage, Numerous Nieces and Nephews.

Preceded in death by: Mother: Cecilia Hackenmiller on Jan. 30, 1990 1Brother: Eugene Hackenmiller on May 22, 1986

Funeral services for George Milton Oakland, 74, of rural St. Ansgar, who died on Friday, February 8, 2002, were held Tuesday, February 12 at Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter, with the Rev. Kathy Larson officiating.

George was born on May 29, 1927 in Twin Lakes, Freeborn County, Minnesota to Inga (Thompson) and Jacob Oakland. He was baptized on June 26, 1927 at Lunder Lutheran Church, Glenville, Minnesota. He was conformed on September 13, 1942 at Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, Gordonsville, Minnesota.

George grew up as the seventh of ten children, Lawrence (Doaks), Eleanor, Ingebor, Norman, Walter (Wally), Kenneth, Elaine (Sis), Idella (Babe), and Robert (Bobby). They lived on farms in the Gordonsville area. He received his 8th grade diploma on June 27, 1941 from school district #59 in Freeborn County, Minnesota. He worked for several farmers in the area, worked at a creamery at Myrtle, Minnesota, and worked on a turkey farm near Otranto.

George married Marvyl Louise Hulshizer on August 7, 1949 at Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter. He resided on the same farm north of Carpenter all of his married life. George and Marvyl raised two children, Judy and Gary.

George was a member of Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter. He served many years on the church council and the cemetery board. He was active in the Carpenter Community Club and on the board of directors of the Northwood Retirement Home in Northwood.

George has been a farmer all his life, milked cows for many years, raised crops, cattle, pigs and sheep. Enjoyed being a seed corn dealer for many years, which led to many lifelong, special friendships.

His lifelong interests were checking his crops, going to auction sales, attending reunions and community dances, pitching horseshoes, camping and fishing. George loved his four grandchildren, Jacob, Joshua, Sadie and Jenna. He loved having a grandchild sitting in his lap, giving them rides in his tractor and combine. He attended their baseball, softball, soccer, football and basketball games, also dance and music concerts. George enjoyed John Deere tractors all his life.

George is survived by his wife Marvyl, St. Ansgar; daughter Judy Shirley of Hudson, Iowa, son Gary Oakland and daughter-in-law Julie of St. Ansgar; four grandchildren, Jacob and Sadie Oakland of St. Ansgar; Joshua and Jenna Shirley of Hudson; mother-in-law Gladys Hulshizer of Northwood; four sisters, Eleanor Buchanan of Gordonsville; Ingebor Broitzman of Northwood; Elaine Hill and husband Jim of Northwood; Idella Hinds of Albert Lea, Minnesota; two brothers, Norman Oakland of Albert Lea and Robert Oakland and wife Donna of Albert Lea; two sisters-in-law, Delores Oakland of Albert Lea and Carol Oakland of Gordonsville; brother-in-law Marvin Hulshizer and wife Sandy of Georgetown, Texas; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Inga, his father, Jacob, brothers Walter, Lawrence and Kenneth Oakland.
Burial was in the Deer Creek Cemetery.

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Funeral services for Gail E. Gaffney, 84, of Mason City,. who died Thursday, February 14, 2002 at the St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center, were held Wednesday, February 20 at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City.

Gail was born on March 16, 1917 to March Pacey and Minnie Howe Pacey in Falls Township near Rock Falls, Iowa. After graduating from Otranto High School she married James Gaffney in Clear Lake on March 26, 1938. Soon after, they moved to Kansas where Jim learned to work in the oil fields. In time Jim began his own business of transporting oil rigging equipment in the Fort Morgan, Colorado area where Gail worked as a bookkeeper. The couple retired in Mason City in 1975. Gail moved to the Mitchell County Nursing Home in December 2000. Gail was active in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City.

Gail is survived by one sister, Carol Blakestad of St. Ansgar; a brother James Pacey and wife Carol of Keystone Heights, Florida; sister-in-law Nora Pacey of Northwood; nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James, a sister Marcia McArthur; and a brother Robert Howe Pacey.

Burial was at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City.

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