James Erickson, 80 

August 8, 2001

FOREST CITY-James A. Erickson, 80, died on Friday, August 3, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt.

Funeral services were held on Monday, August 6, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home in Forest City. Reverend Gary Marzolf of the United Methodist Church officiated.

Survivors include a brother, Robert Erickson and his wife, Ione of Forest City; seven nieces, Kathy Kirkwood of Butler, Pennsylvania, Carol Shirk of Forest City, Julie Olson of Thompson, Linda Severson of Forest City, Sheila Finer of Lake Mills, Jenifer Thayer of Emmetsburg and Amy Faulkner of Tiffin; a nephew, Fred Fraizer of Thompson; and 14 great-nieces and great-nephews.

A complete obituary appears in the August 8 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Anna Jensen, 83 

August 8, 2001

LAKE MILLS-Anna O. Jensen, 83, of Lake Mills, died on Saturday, August 4, 2001, at Sandy's House of Care in Janesville, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, August 11, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. The Rev. Roger Dykstra will officiate. Casket bearers will be Mark Solomonson, Steve Solomonson, Scott Rew, Brice Solomonson and Tyler Rew. Burial will be in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services at the church. The McRaith Funeral Home of Waseca is handling the arrangements. 

Survivors include her son-in-law, David Solomonson of Austin, Minnesota; one brother, Stanford Sonderland of Lake Mills; one sister, Galean Deines of Lake Whales, Florida; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; along with many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands; her daughter, Marilyn Solomonson; three brothers, Tom, Ole and Joe; and one sister, Sylvia Gunning.

A complete obituary appears in the August 8 edition of the Forest City Summit. 
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Erwin Nerem, 72 

August 15, 2001

FOREST CITY-Erwin S. Nerem, 72, of Forest City, died on Thursday, August 9, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice in Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Monday, August 13, in the Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City. The Rev. Gerald Dyste officiated.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Nerem of Forest City; a son, Larry Nerem of Forest City; a daughter and her husband, Joleene and Steve Hart of Savonburg, Kansas; and five Hart grandchildren, Marcia of Manhatten, Kansas, April of Garnett, Kansas, Nathan of Overbrook, Kansas, Spencer of Iola, Kansas and Caitlyn of Savonburg, Kansas.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Joseph Baker, 69 

August 15, 2001

GREENVILLE, NC-Joseph D. Baker, "Hobo Joe", 69, passed away on September 18, 2000.

Joe, a native of Pitt County, had lived and worked in Reno, Nevada and in Chicago before returning to Greenville, North Carolina to retire.

Surviving are his wife, Shirley; daughter, Jeannie; grandson, Jimmy; step-daughter, Darla; step-son, Doug and step-granddaughter, Jasmine.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Jasmine Oudekerk 

August 15, 2001

FOREST CITY-Funeral services for Jasmine Lynn Oudekerk, were held on Saturday, August 11, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City. She was stillborn at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. The Rev. Doug Farrell officiated. Burial was in the Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lake Mills.

Survivors include her parents, Ryan and Stephanie; grandparents, Gail Swalve and Dennis Potter of Thompson and Terry and Loretta Oudekerk of Crystal Lake; great-grandparents, Lewis and Donna Swalve, Beverly Martinson, Everdina Folkerts, Myrna Oudekerk, Alvin and Marjorie Stecker and Gene and Ruth Hermanson; two uncles, Dana Oudekerk and Steven Potter; four aunts, Mindy Oudekerk, Sondra Norland, Kelley Sorenson and Amanda Potter; along with many other great-great-grandparents, great-aunts and great-uncles.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Mary Harriman, 94

August 15, 2001 

ALBERT LEA, MN-Mary Naomi Harriman, 94, of Albert Lea, Minnesota and formerly of Kanawha, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Home in Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 14, at the United Methodist Church in Kanawha, with Pastor Susan Detwiler officiating. Burial will be in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery near Kanawha.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Thomas Arden Evans, 55 

August 15, 2001

JOICE-Thomas Arden Evans, 55, formerly of Joice, died on Sunday, August 12, 2001, at the First Care Hospital in Fosston, Minnesota.

Arrangements are pending with the Mittelstadt Funeral Home.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Violet Steiff, 87 

August 15, 2001

FOREST CITY-Violet I. Steiff, 87, of Forest City, died on Sunday, August 12, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice in Mason City.

Funeral services were held today, Wednesday, August 15, at the United Methodist Church in Forest City. The Rev. Gary Marzolf officiated.

She is survived by her son and his wife, Roger and Nancy Hodson of Forest City; two brothers, Erland Gettis of Salem, Oregon and Pat Gettis of Lincoln City, Oregon; two sisters, Pearl Thompson of McMinville, Oregon and Carmen Pitts of Salem, Oregon; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Betty Buns, 77 

August 15, 2001

WODEN-Betty Buns, 77, of Woden, died on Monday, August 13, 2001, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Services are pending at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Woden.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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Roger Hustrulid, 64 

August 15, 2001

FOREST CITY-Roger A. Hustrulid, 64, of Forest City, died on Monday, August, 13, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, August 16, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner. The Reverends Clyde Kieschnick and Robert Bronson will officiate. Burial will be in the Concord Township Cemetery, Garner. Visitation will be from 4-8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner and one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul Lutheran Church or to the Hospice of North Iowa.

Survivors include his wife, Anne of Forest City; three daughters, Lucinda Anne Draisey and her husband, Dana of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Melinda Dawn Johnson and her husband, Brian of Burnsville, Minnesota and Jennifer Lou Hustrulid of Burnsville, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Alexandra and Patrick Draisey and Benjamin and Taylor Johnson; six brothers and sisters, Oliver Hustrulid and his wife, Bonnie, Palmer Hustrulid and his wife, Marilyn, Wayne Hustrulid and his wife, Marge, Elaine Hedeen, Helen Larsen and her husband, Roger and Phyllis Lundberg and her husband, Douglas, all of Beresford, South Dakota.

A complete obituary appears in the August 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
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