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Frieda
Sorenson,
82
May 8,
2002
 Frieda
Sorenson,
82, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Wednesday,
May 1,
2002, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center,
where
she has
been a
resident
for the
past
four
years.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
May 3,
at the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery.
Survivors
include
her
children,
Violet
and her
husband,
Jim
Bailey
of
Oaklawn,
Illinois
and Paul
Sorenson
and his
wife,
Mary of
Lake
Mills;
five
grandchildren,
Rachel
and her
husband,
Tony
Johnston
of
Chicago,
Illinois,
Stephen
Patterson
of
Chicago,
Todd
Sorenson
and his
wife,
Beth of
Lake
Mills,
Anthony
Sorenson
of Lake
Mills
and
James R.
Bailey
of
Chicago;
five
great-grandchildren,
Jacob
Sorenson,
Josey
Sorenson,
Faith
Sorenson,
Abby
Johnston
and
Ellie
Johnston;
two
sisters,
Marie
Helland
and
Isabel
and her
husband,
Darryl
Lee, all
of
Albert
Lea;
three
sisters-in-law,
Dorothy
Beck,
Muriel
Solomonson
and Alva
Sorenson;
and one
brother-in-law,
Richard
Sorenson
and his
wife,
Joan.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 8
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Leotha
E.
George,
85
May 8,
2002
Leotha
E.
George,
85, of
Forest
City,
died on
Wednesday,
May 1,
2002, at
the
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 4,
at the
Forest
City
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
officiated.
Survivors
include
a son
and his
wife,
Keith
and
Marge
George
of Shell
Rock;
three
grandchildren,
Troy
George
and his
wife,
Cyndi,
Trisha
and her
husband,
Daniel
Lowther
and
Travis
George
and his
wife,
Bridgett,
all of
Aurora,
Colorado;
10
great-grandchildren;
four
sisters,
Mae
Riherd
of
Forest
City,
Wilma
Lea of
Paso
Robles,
California,
Betty
Nelson
of Britt
and
Jacqueline
Monson
of
Forest
City;
and two
brothers,
Lester
McColloch
of Lake
Mills
and
Warren
McColloch
of
Emmons,
Minnesota.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 8
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City
Summit.
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Richard
Orville
"Tiny"
Potter,
86
May 8,
2002
Richard
Orville
"Tiny"
Potter,
86, of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Friday,
May 3,
2002, at
the
Titonka
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
May 9,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Buffalo
Center.
The Rev.
Lois
Abel
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Graceland
Cemetery
in
Buffalo
Center.
Visitation
is from
4-7:00
p.m.,
today,
Wednesday,
May 8,
at the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
Buffalo
Center.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Agnes;
his
daughters
and
sons,
Dolores
M. Badje
of
Buffalo
Center,
Donald
D.
Potter
and
wife,
MaeAnne
of Elma,
Sandra
L.
Mireles
and
husband,
Tony of
Forest
City,
Carol Jo
Smidt
and
husband,
Jack of
Woodbine,
Georgia
and Rick
Potter
and
wife,
Linda of
Buffalo
Center;
his
grandchildren,
Tina M.
Pickett,
Thomas
D.
Potter,
Jason L.
Smidt,
Dawn M.
Potter,
Donald
Dean
Potter
Jr.,
Jonathan
R.
Potter,
Jessie
M.
Mireles,
Andrew
C.
Potter,
Ryan D.
Potter
and Cody
A.
Mireles;
his
great-grandchildren,
Joshua
T.
Potter,
Matthew
R.
Potter,
Christopher
R.
Potter
and
Nicholas
W.
Smidt;
three
siblings,
Velma
Severson
of
Forest
City,
Bertha
Julius
of Sun
City
West,
Arizona
and
William
Potter
and
wife,
Janet of
Garnavillo;
and two
sisters-in-law,
Alice
Potter
of
Garner
and
Florence
Potter
of
Buffalo
Center.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 8
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Robert
F.
Smith,
55
June 5,
2002
Robert
F.
Smith,
55, of
Los
Angeles,
California,
formerly
of
Thompson,
died
unexpectedly
on
Friday,
May 3,
2002, at
the
Riverside
Medical
Center
in
California.
Graveside
services
were
held on
Saturday,
June 1,
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in
Thompson.
Rev.
Wendy
Trone of
the
United
Methodist
Church
officiated.
Survivors
include
his
mother,
Maxine
Friesenborg
of
Algona;
his
wife,
Mary Lou
and her
children
and
grandchildren,
all of
California;
three
daughters,
Nancy,
Belinda
and
Deanna,
all of
Garner;
and four
brothers,
Maynard
Smith of
Algona,
James of
Los
Angeles,
Gary of
Richmond,
Texas
and
Michael
Friesenborg
of
Corwith.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
June 5
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Amy
H.
Hagen,
99
May 8,
2002
 Amy
H.
Hagen,
99, of
Forest
City,
died on
Sunday,
May 5,
2002, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Thursday,
May 9,
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Brush
Point
Cemetery
in
Hanlontown.
Visitation
is from
4-7:00
p.m.,
today,
Wednesday,
May 8,
at the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City.
Survivors
include
a
daughter-in-law,
Agnes
Hagen of
Fort
Dodge;
and a
grandson,
Denis
Hagen of
Wheaton,
Illinois.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 8
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Joan
Whitehurst,
63
May 15,
2002
 Joan
E.
Whitehurst,
63, of
Ventura,
died on
Tuesday,
May 7,
2002, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 11,
at the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in Clear
Lake.
The Rev.
Mark
Doeble
officiated.
As to
her
wishes,
her body
was
cremated.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Jim
Whitehurst
of
Ventura;
three
children,
Patty
Bethke
of
Cottonwood,
Arizona,
Joel
Whitehurst
and his
wife,
Milissa
of
Hastings,
Minnesota
and
Julie
Whitehurst-Smith
and her
husband,
Bob of
Ft.
Dodge;
six
grandchildren,
Chrystal
Antosch,
Rick
Antosch,
Hillary
Whitehurst,
Hailey
Whitehurst,
Brett
Whitehurst
and
Marissa
Smith;
one
great-grandchild,
Gabriel
Antosch;
sister,
June
Norfrey
of
Merrimack,
New
Hampshire;
brother
Mike
Thompson
of Mason
City;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 15
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Wilna
B.
Oleson,
94
May 8,
2002
 Memorial
services
for
Wilna B.
Oleson,
94, a
resident
of the
Atria
Martinez
Assisted
Living
in
Augusta,
Georgia,
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.,
today,
Wednesday,
May 8,
at the
Forest
City
United
Methodist
Church.
She died
on
Thursday,
December
20,
2001, at
the
Doctor's
Hospital
in
Augusta.
The Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Madison
Township
Cemetery
in
Forest
City.
Visitation
was set
for
Tuesday,
May 7,
from
6-7:00
p.m., at
the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City.
Survivors
include
one
daughter,
Mrs.
Donald
(Beverly)
Steiff
of
Belvedere,
South
Carolina;
on son,
Carroll
"Ole"
Oleson
of
Marshalltown;
their
spouses;
nine
grandchildren;
and
seven
great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 8
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Earl
Christenson,
84
May 22,
2002
Earl
Christenson,
84, of
Forest
City,
died on
Tuesday,
May 14,
2002, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 18,
at the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Kiester,
Minnesota.
The
Reverends
Dani Jo
Ninke-Greaver
and Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Cemetery,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Carol of
Forest
City;
son,
Larry
Christenson
and
wife,
Mary of
Phoenix,
Arizona
and
their
family,
Diana
and Jim
Kostas
and Alex
of
Glenridge,
New
Jersey
and Paul
Christenson
of
Phoenix,
Arizona;
son,
Keith
Christenson
and his
family,
Kim and
Grant
Abele
and Ty
of
Meservey
and
Kelly
and Kurt
Christenson
of
Belmond;
daughter,
Kathy
and
husband,
Dan
Swearingen
of
Thompson
and
their
family,
Tammy
and Mark
Solberg,
Kristin,
Brandon,
Laura,
Blake
and
Megan of
Conway,
Arkansas,
Kevin
and
Laurie
Swearingen,
Josh and
Jolene
and Troy
and
Shannon
Swearingen,
all of
Thompson;
daughter,
Pat and
her
husband,
Gordon
Sevley
of
Kiester,
Minnesota
and
their
family,
Michelle
and
Kallin
Kurtz
and
Riley of
Center
Point,
Scott
and Arin
Anderson
of
Thompson,
Michelle
and John
Blong,
Tyler,
Jacob
and
Kayla of
Brainerd,
Minnesota
and
Renee
and
LaMont
Andrews
and
Megan of
Grand
Meadow,
Minnesota;
daughter,
Eloise
and
husband,
Lyle
Wirtjes
of
Thompson
and
their
family,
Ryan and
Jennifer
Wirtjes
of
Waterloo,
Allison
and
fiancée,
Chad
Hinders
and
daughter,
Taylen
of
Thompson,
Emily
and Cody
of
Thompson;
daughter,
Deborah
and
husband,
Harlan
Nyhus of
Forest
City,
Sara of
Waverly
and
Heide
and
Holden
of
Forest
City;
his
brother,
Lloyd
Christenson
and
wife,
Eunice
of
Belmond;
his
sister,
Maxine
Morris
of
Castro
Valley,
California;
and
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 22
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Robert
V. Haan,
86
May 22,
2002
 Robert
V. Haan,
86, of
Garner,
died on
Wednesday,
May 15,
2002, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 18,
at the
St.
Boniface
Catholic
Church.
The Rev.
Michael
Schueller
officiated.
Lector
was
Mildred
Young.
Survivors
include
his wife
of 65
years,
Colina
of
Garner;
daughters,
Roberta
Speer of
Polk
City and
Delores
Jones
and her
husband,
Greg of
Mason
City;
sons,
Richard
Haan and
his
wife,
Gloria
of
Kimberling
City,
Missouri,
Ralph
Haan and
his
wife,
Rita of
Eden
Valley,
Minnesota
and
Dennis
Haan and
his
wife,
Irene of
Eden
Valley,
Minnesota;
five
granddaughters;
six
grandsons;
18
great-grandchildren;
two
sisters,
Constance
(Connie)
Urgo of
New
Brighton,
Minnesota
and
Jeanette
(Janie)
Schleusner
and her
husband,
Bernard
of North
Branch,
Minnesota;
a
brother-in-law,
Walter
Bartozek
of
Barefoot
Bay,
Florida;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 22
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Herman
C.
Janssen,
94
May 29,
2002
 Herman
C.
Janssen,
94, of
Manson,
died on
Tuesday,
May 21,
2002, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 25,
at the
Faith
Lutheran
Church
in
Palmer.
The Rev.
Richard
Taylor
officiated.
Memorials
can be
given to
The
Gideons
International,
Nashville,
Tennessee.
Survivors
include
his
daughter,
Mariann
and her
husband,
Gary
Holst of
Leland;
four
grandsons,
Craig
Holst
and his
wife,
Zann of
Flower
Mound,
Texas,
Joel
Holst of
Iowa
City,
Michael
Janssen
and his
wife,
Kelly of
Mandeville,
Louisiana
and Dana
Janssen
of Royal
Oak,
Michigan;
daughter-in-law,
Sarah
and her
husband,
Loren
Kramer
of Birch
Run,
Michigan;
step-grandchildren,
Debbie
Kreil,
David
Kramer
and Mark
Kramer;
one
sister,
Emma
Peters
of
Manson;
along
with
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Richard
G.
Thompson,
69
May 29,
2002
Richard
G.
Thompson,
69, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Tuesday,
May 21,
2002, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
May 23,
at the
Salem
Lutheran
Church,
Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery,
Lake
Mills,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Harlan
"Butch"
Larson,
71
June 5,
2002
 Harlan
"Butch"
Larson,
71, of
Joice,
died on
Wednesday,
May 29,
2002, at
the St.
Mary's
Hospital
in
Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
June 3,
at the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in
Joice.
The Rev.
Bill
Peters
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Concordia
Cemetery,
Joice,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
family,
Joe and
Sheri
Larson
of
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
Gary and
Pam
Larson
of Mason
City,
Brad and
Kim
Larson
of Iowa
City,
Bryan
Larson
of
Davenport,
Lynda
and
Brian
Thomas
of
Davenport
and
Darlene
Larson
of
Davenport;
seven
grandchildren;
two
nephews;
and one
sister,
Mary Lou
and Sam
Poulos
of Mason
City.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
June 5
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Delbert
D.
Johnson,
71
June 5,
2002
 Delbert
D.
Johnson,
71, of
Thompson,
died on
Thursday,
May 30,
2002, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
June 3,
at the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Forest
City.
The
Reverends
Bill
Damberg
and Doug
Domokos
officiated.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Mavis of
Thompson;
three
daughters,
Sheryl
Kingland
and her
husband,
Tom of
Lake
Mills,
Valerie
Lackore
and her
husband,
Brian of
Forest
City and
LaDonna
Rider
and her
husband,
Andy of
Belle
Plaine,
Minnesota;
seven
grandchildren,
Amy
Woodward
and her
husband,
Brad,
Melissa
Lackore,
Jeff
Kingland
and his
wife,
Tara,
Andy
Rider
and his
fiancée,
Christa
Peterson,
Justin
Lackore,
Jason
Rider
and his
fiancée,
Dana
Longman
and
Jennifer
Rider;
four
great-grandchildren,
Haily,
Kristine
and
Natalie
Kingland
and
Samantha
Woodward;
a
sister,
Gladys
Lodin
and her
husband,
Arnold
"Red" of
Kanawha;
two
brothers,
Floyd
Johnson
and his
wife,
Betty of
Thompson
and
Donald
Johnson
and his
wife,
Judie of
Prescott,
Wisconsin;
a
sister-in-law,
Elaine
Hetland
of
Deering,
North
Dakota;
a
brother-in-law,
LaVerne
Brue of
Buffalo
Center;
a
sister-in-law,
Joan
Sunde
and her
husband,
Dean of
Buffalo
Center;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
June 5
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Elthon
Bendickson,
78
June 5,
2002
Elthon
Bendickson,
78, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Friday,
May 31,
2002, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
June 4,
at the
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Northwood.
The Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiated.
The
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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