Curtis
Knutson,
87
April 9,
2003
Curtis
E.
Knutson,
87, of
Forest
City,
died on
Thursday,
April 3,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April 7,
at the
Forest
City
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
officiated.
Burial
will be
at a
later
date.
The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Curtis
is
survived
by his
wife,
Mary
Helen
Knutson
of
Forest
City; a
daughter,
Kathleen
Mangum
of Bird
Island,
Minnesota;
two
sons,
Ernest
and
wife,
Vange of
Lindstrom,
Minnesota
and Dan
and
wife,
Jerri of
White
Bluff,
Tennessee;
four
grandchildren,
Dawn
Allerson,
Diana
Novotny
and
husband,
John,
William
Mangum
and
wife,
Yvonne
and Erik
Knutson;
four
great-grandchildren,
Johnny
and
Chelsea
Novotny,
Nathanial
Goestch
and
Benjamin
Mangum;
five
sisters,
Emma
Moen,
Florence
Green,
Mildred
Stras,
Helen
Christenson
and
husband,
Alton
and Anna
Straub
and
husband,
Gerry.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 9
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Eleanor
Shaw, 86
April 9,
2003
 Eleanor
L. Shaw,
86, of
Forest
City,
died on
Saturday,
April 5,
2003, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.,
today
Wednesday,
April 9,
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
She is
survived
by her
husband,
Everett;
her
children,
Carlton
of
Sumner,
Carmen
of
Oshkosh,
Wisconsin,
Richard
and
wife,
Beth of
Mason
City and
Roberta
of
Minneapolis;
grandchildren,
Eric of
Redondo
Beach,
California,
Beth of
St.
Paul,
Minnesota,
Andrew
of
Sumner
and
Sarah,
Scott,
Malinda
and
Daniel
of Mason
City;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 9
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Florence
Dyer, 85
April 9,
2003
Florence
E.
Simons
Dyer, 85
of
Spearfish,
South
Dakota,
died on
Saturday,
April 5,
2003, at
the
Lookout
Memorial
Hospital
in
Spearfish.
Graveside
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Saturday,
April
12, in
the
Greenwood
Cemetery
at
Upton,
Wyoming.
The
Carlsen
and
Aldinger
Funeral
Home in
Spearfish
is in
charge
of the
arrangements.
The
family
requests
memorials
be to
the
Upton
Volunteer
Ambulance
or the
Antelope
Heights
Senior
Housing
in
Upton.
Survivors
include
one
daughter,
Sharon
Johnson
and her
husband,
Roger of
Upton,
Wyoming;
three
grandchildren,
Sherri
Randall
and her
husband,
Rod of
Upton,
Rodney
Johnson
of
Fertile
and
Russell
Johnson
and his
special
friend,
Sharon
Kvammen
of
Forest
City;
and one
sister,
Margaret
"Peggy"
Turner
of
Minneapolis.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 9
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Max
Britt,
60
April
16, 2003
 Max
L.
Britt,
age 60,
of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
April 7,
2003, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
service
will be
held on
Thursday,
April
10, at
2:00
p.m., at
the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City,
with
Rev.
Doug
Domokos
of the
Word of
Faith
Church
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Bethel
Lutheran
Cemetery
in rural
Lake
Mills.
Visitation
will be
from
1:00
p.m.
until
the time
of the
service
at the
funeral
home on
Thursday,
April
10. The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home,
Forest
City is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Max
Leroy
Britt,
was born
on
September
21, 1942
in Polk
County,
Iowa,
the son
of
Roscoe
and
Lorene
(Matney)
Britt.
He grew
up and
received
his
education
in the
Des
Moines
Schools.
He
served
his
country
in the
US Army
for
three
years.
Max has
worked
as a
welder
for many
years.
He
enjoyed
being
outdoors,
fishing
and
hunting.
He
treasured
time
spent
with his
family
and
friends.
Max is
survived
by his
children,
Tammy
Britt of
River
Falls,
Wisconsin,
Mike
Britt
and
wife,
Vicki of
New
Richland,
Minnesota,
Tim
Britt of
Eau
Claire,
Wisconsin,
Julie
Gavin
and
husband,
Pat of
Clairmont,
Minnesota
and
Chelsea
Meinecke
of
Forest
City;
his
siblings;
Gene
Britt of
Des
Moines,
Bill
Britt of
Runnells,
Jerry
Britt of
Colfax,
Judy
(Andersen)
Britt of
Waverly,
Patty
(Dorothy)
Britt of
Des
Moines
and
Annie
(Sudrock)
Britt of
Hartford.
Max also
enjoyed
a
special
relationship
with Amy
and
Molly
Meinecke
of
Forest
City and
with
Kiya and
Bryce
Meinecke.
Max was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
brother,
Tom
Britt.
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Cora
Donohue,
79
April
30, 2003
Cora
Ruth
Donohue,
79, of
Buena
Park,
California,
died on
Wednesday,
April 9,
2003, in
Buena
Park, of
cancer.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
April
15, at
Forest
Lawn in
Cypress,
California.
Cora
Ruth
Donohue,
the
daughter
of Olaf
and
Ragna
Heimdahl,
was born
on April
5, 1926
in
Wisconsin.
She was
raised
in
Forest
City.
She
moved to
Buena
Park in
1955 and
was
happily
married
to
Robert
Donohue
for 45
years.
She
enjoyed
camping,
cards,
canning,
cooking,
church,
plants
and her
family.
She is
survived
by her
sister,
Rosie
Suby;
her four
children,
Cynthia
Donohue,
William
Donohue,
Laurie
Irwin
and
Patrick
Donohue;
and five
grandchildren.
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Olaf
Thompson,
85
April
16, 2003
 Olaf
Arthur
Thompson,
85, of
Northwood,
died on
Saturday,
April
12,
2003, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Wednesday,
April
16, at
the
First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church,
Northwood,
with
Reverend
Karl
Hermanson
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Sunset
Rest
Cemetery
in
Northwood.
Visitation
will be
from
5-8:00
p.m., on
Tuesday,
at the
Conner
Colonial
Chapel,
Northwood
and one
hour
prior to
the
service
time on
Wednesday
at the
church.
The
family
of Olaf
Arthur
Thompson
has
requested
that
memorial
contributions
be made
to the
First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church
Handicap
Accessible
Fund,
which
will be
established
at the
church
by the
family
in his
memory.
Olaf
Arthur
Thompson,
was born
on June
7, 1917
in Mona,
Iowa in
Mitchell
County,
the son
of John
G. and
Clara
(Stromley)
Thompson.
He was
baptized
in Mona
and
reaffirmed
his
faith
through
confirmation
in the
First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church
in the
Norwegian
language.
He
attended
and
received
his
education
in the
Otranto
School
System.
He was
united
in
marriage
to Wilma
Gentz on
November
25,
1937, at
the
First
Lutheran
Church
Parsonage
in
Northwood.
Olaf
farmed
in the
Northwood
and
Crystal
Lake,
Iowa
areas
for 35
years
before
his
retirement.
He
enjoyed
dancing,
playing
cards,
gardening,
flowers
and
reading.
He was a
member
of the
First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church
in
Northwood.
Left to
cherish
his
memory
is his
wife,
Wilma
Thompson
of
Northwood;
five
children,
Carol
Ann
Nehman
and her
husband,
Darvin
of
Fonda,
Marvin
Thompson
and his
wife,
Diane of
Sparta,
Wisconsin,
Dennis
Thompson
and his
wife,
Donna of
Glenville,
Minnesota,
Dale
Thompson
of
Northwood
and
Calvin
Thompson
and his
wife,
Sandra
of
Osage;
15
grandchildren;
22
great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Caroline
Gentz of
Northwood;
as well
as other
relatives
and
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
daughter,
Gladys
Lorraine
Thompson;
three
grandsons,
Brandon
Thompson,
Brian
and
Shaun
Nehman;
great-granddaughter,
Madison
Nehman;
and two
brothers,
Francis
and
Gerhard
Thompson.
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Paul
Vaagen,
88
April
16, 2003
 Paul
V.
Vaagen,
age 88,
of
Forest
City,
died on
Sunday,
April
13,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
April
16, at
11:00
a.m., at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City.
The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home,
Forest
City is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Paul
Vernared
Vaagen,
was born
on
September
10, 1914
in Rake,
Iowa,
the
second
of eight
children
born to
Peder O.
and Anna
(Munson)
Vaagen.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
at
Liberty
Lutheran
in Rake
and
received
his
education
in Rake.
On
October
14,
1940, he
joined
the
National
Guard in
Mason
City,
Iowa. He
joined
the
Fifth
Army,
34th
Division,
144 Co.
"F",
starting
active
duty in
February
1941 at
Camp
Clayborne,
Louisiana.
His Army
tenure
included
Northern
Ireland,
England,
Scotland
and
Algiers
Africa.
He was
injured
while on
guard
duty one
night
and
underwent
many
operations
for a
shrapnel
injury
to his
right
leg. He
was
awarded
the
Purple
Heart
and even
though
he
suffered
countless
days of
pain,
his
family
and
friends
rarely
heard a
word of
complaint.
Upon
returning
to the
US he
went to
work for
the Rake
School,
employed
as head
cook,
bus
driver
and
custodian.
He fell
in love
with
Betsy
Olson, a
"tall
beautiful
teacher"
also
employed
there.
Paul and
Betsy
were wed
on June
28,
1950.
Two
years
later
Steven
Carl was
born.
Their
second
child,
Julie
Ann,
came
later.
Paul and
Betsy
made
their
home in
Forest
City,
Iowa.
Paul
remained
active
in Boy
Scouts,
The
American
Legion,
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars and
DAV.
Throughout
his life
he was a
police
officer
and
grocery
store
owner in
Rake,
Chief
Mechanic
at the
Forest
City
Canning
Company,
an
electrician
for
Fields
in
Forest
City,
chief
mechanic
for
Fryer
Farms of
Forest
City and
finally
twelve
years
with
Waldorf
College
as Chief
Production
Manager
Food
Department.
After
his
retirement
he and
Betsy
took two
trips to
Norway,
two
trips to
Hawaii
and
three
trips to
Alaska.
He loved
gardening
and
spending
time
with his
grandchildren.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Betsy of
Forest
City;
his two
children,
Steven
Carl
Vaagen
of
Marshalltown
and
Julie
Smith
and
husband,
Darrell
of
Forest
City;
three
grandchildren,
Bjorn,
Anna and
Quincey,
all of
Forest
City;
four
sisters,
Gertrude
Russ of
Blue
Earth,
Minnesota,
Edna
Chidester
and
husband,
Eugene
of Mesa,
Arizona,
Ada
Leland
and
husband,
Wally of
Cheyenne,
Wyoming,
Anna Mae
Nodland
and
husband,
Eugene
of
Frost,
Minnesota
and a
brother,
Martin
Vaagen
and his
wife,
Corinne
of
Stasca,
Illinois.
Paul was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and two
brothers,
Oscar
and
Otis.
Paul,
you are
forever
in our
hearts.
You
touched
all you
encountered
with
your
wit,
wisdom,
stories,
jokes
and
above
all,
your
love and
caring.
Your
life has
ended,
but you
continue
to write
your
story in
our
hearts.
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Mike L.
Smeby,
39
April
23, 2003
 Mike
L.
Smeby,
39, of
Joice,
died on
Monday,
April
14,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
April
18, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Pastor
Bill
Peters
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Concordia
Cemetery
in rural
Joice.
He is
survived
by his
loving
parents,
Royden
and
Verna
(Jaspersen)
Smeby of
Joice;
two
sisters,
Cheryl
and her
husband,
David
Schulte
of La
Crescent,
Minnesota
and
Brenda
Smeby
and her
partner,
Patrick
Hagan of
Minneapolis;
one
brother,
Mark and
his
wife,
Lori
Smeby of
Joice;
two
nieces,
Kristy
Schulte
and Joa
Smeby;
three
nephews,
Greg and
Daniel
Schulte
and
Brandon
Smeby;
along
with
many
aunts,
uncles,
cousins
and
friends
too
numerous
to list.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 23
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Raymond
Darryl
Aadsen,
85
April
23, 2003
Raymond
Darryl
Aadsen,
85, of
Kiester,
Minnesota,
died on
Tuesday,
April
15,
2003, at
the St.
Mary's
Hospital
in
Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April
19, at
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Synod
Lutheran
Church
in
Scarville.
The Rev.
Thomas
Rank
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Synod
Lutheran
Cemetery
in rural
Scarville.
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Mary
Corcoran,
80
April
30, 2003
Mary
Corcoran,
80, died
on
Tuesday,
April
15,
2003, at
the
Hospice
of North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April
21, at
the
Notre
Dame
Parish-Assumption
Worship
Center
in
Cresco.
The Rev.
Gary
Krapfl
presided.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Dave;
one son,
Steven
of St.
Charles,
Minnesota;
one
daughter,
Sharon
Hanks of
Forest
City;
two
grandchildren,
Nick
Hanks
and
Casey
Corcoran;
one
great-grandson,
Breckan
Thomas
Hanks;
one
brother,
Richard
Gallagher
of
Auckland,
New
Zealand;
and
three
sisters,
Agnes
Homan,
Sally
Hayes
and
Bridget
Yegliss,
all of
Liverpool,
England.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 30
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Wilma
Mae
Thompson,
84
April
23, 2003
 Wilma
Mae
Thompson,
84, of
Northwood,
died on
Wednesday,
April
16,
2003, at
her
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
April
22, at
the
First
Shell
Rock
Lutheran
Church
in
Northwood.
Reverend
Karl
Hermanson
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Sunset
Rest
Cemetery
in
Northwood.
Left to
cherish
her
memory
are her
children,
Carol
Ann
Nehman
and her
husband
Darvin
of
Fonda,
Marvin
Thompson
and his
wife,
Diane of
Sparta,
Wisconsin,
Dennis
Thompson
and his
wife,
Donna of
Glenville,
Minnesota,
Dale
Thompson
of
Northwood
and
Calvin
Thompson
and his
wife,
Sandra
of
Osage;
15
grandchildren;
22
great-grandchildren;
two
brothers,
Raymond
Gentz
and his
wife,
Dorothy
of
Northwood
and
William
Gentz,
Jr. and
his
wife,
Esther
of
Northwood;
a
sister,
Dorothy
Low of
Northwood;
a
sister-in-law,
Caroline
Gentz of
Northwood;
as well
as other
relatives
and
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 23
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Charlie
DeVries,
82
April
23, 2003
 Charlie
DeVries,
82, of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Wednesday,
April
16,
2003, at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April
19, at
the
Buffalo
Center
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Lois
Abel
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery
in
Buffalo
Center,
with
military
honors
conducted
by the
Buffalo
Center
American
Legion/VFW
Post's
Color
Guard.
The
Winter
Funeral
Home was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Opal;
daughters,
Diane
Daniels
and her
husband,
Harry of
Gainesville,
Florida
and
Janet
Loots
and her
husband,
Stephen
of
Waukee;
son,
Roger
DeVries
and his
wife,
Nancy,
of
Milford;
grandchildren,
Gretchen
Daniels,
Erin
Daniels,
Nathan
Smith,
Ryan
Smith,
Adam
Meurer,
Nicholas
Meurer
and
Daniel
DeVries;
one
great-grandchild,
Morgan;
sisters,
Gladys
Becker
and Ruth
Wilson;
brothers,
Jack
DeVries
and Dick
DeVries
and
their
spouses;
six
step-children;
17
step-grandchildren;
and nine
step-great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 23
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Duane
Langerud,
71
April
23, 2003
 Memorial
services
for
Duane
Ronald
Langerud,
71, of
Lake
Mills,
were
held on
his
birthday,
Monday,
April
21, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Roger
Dykstra
officiating.
Military
Rites
were
performed
by the
Lake
Mills
Otto/Chose
Post
235.
Burial
will be
at a
later
date in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery
also in
Lake
Mills.
Langerud
died on
Wednesday,
January
22,
2003, at
the
Health
Park
Medical
Center
in Ft.
Meyers,
Florida.
He is
survived
by his
loving
wife of
48
years,
Myrna
Langerud
of Lake
Mills
and
Estero,
Florida;
son and
daughter-in-law,
Alan and
Mary
Langerud
of
Plymouth,
Minnesota;
two
daughters
and
their
husbands,
Ann and
Jay
Benzshawel
and
Amber
and Jeff
Hollar,
all of
West Des
Moines;
five
grandchildren,
Daniel
Benzshawel,
Addison
Benzshawel,
Kristian
Langerud,
Kevin
Langerud,
Ethan
Hollar;
three
brothers,
Calmer
and his
wife,
Muriel
Langerud
of Clear
Lake and
Mesa,
Arizona,
Ernest
and his
wife,
Sue
Langerud
of Lake
Mills
and
David
Langerud
of
Minneapolis;
and one
sister,
Sally
and her
husband,
Jim
Bevan of
Ottumwa
and Ft.
Meyers,
Florida.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 23
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Norman
E.
Madson,
81
April
23, 2003
 Memorial
services
for
Norman
E.
Madson,
81, of
Bloomington,
Minnesota,
will be
held at
11:00
a.m., on
Monday,
April
28, at
the
Christ
the King
Lutheran
Church
in
Bloomington.
Madson
died in
Arizona
on
February
18,
2003.
Memorials
preferred
to the
Christ
the King
Lutheran
Church,
Global
Health
Ministries,
St. Olaf
College
and
Waldorf
College.
He is a
graduate
of
Waldorf
College
and Iowa
State
University.
He was
an
architect
with
Thorson,
Thorson
and
Madson
(Forest
City),
Sovik,
Mathre
and
Madson
(Northfield)
and St.
Olaf
College
(Northfield).
He is
survived
by his
wife of
17
years,
Phyllis;
daughters
and
their
families,
Judy and
Mark
Becker
(Amy,
Katy and
Dan),
Doris
and Doug
Yock
(Lindsey
and
Adam)
and
Camilla
Madson
and
Steve
Obaid
(Nathan
and
Karin);
sons and
their
families,
Eric and
Meg
Madson
(Emily
and
John)
and
Stephen
Madson
and
Debra
Yahle
(Seth
and
Norah);
and
daughters
of
Phyllis
and
their
families,
Beth
Molberg
and Tom
Brothen
(Per)
and
Andrea
Molberg
(Lexa
and
Tessa
Basford).
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Ruth.
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Ruth J.
Holtan,
97
April
30, 2003
 Ruth
J.
Hermanson
Holtan,
97, of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
April
21,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
April
25, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Winnebago
Lutheran
Cemetery
in Lake
Mills,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Ruth is
survived
by two
daughters
and
their
families,
Karen
Anderson
and
husband,
Alan of
Braselton,
Georgia
and Mary
Harland
and
husband,
Thomas
of
Forest
City;
six
grandchildren;
five
great-grandchildren;
daughter-in-law,
Dorothy
Peterson
Holtan
of
Tyler,
Texas;
and a
sister,
Leila
Kloster
of Lake
Mills.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 30
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Marvin
King, 84
April
30, 2003
Marvin
Russell
King,
84, of
Forest
City,
died on
Wednesday,
April
23,
2003.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April
26, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Music
was
provided
by
Margie
Markusen,
soloist
and
organist,
Leonard
Markusen.
Burial
was in
the
Madison
Township
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with
military
rites
conducted
by the
Forest
City
American
Legion
Post
121. The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Norma
King of
Forest
City; a
son,
David
Marvin
King of
Orofino,
Idaho;
four
step-children,
Jane
Whitehurst
of
Ollie,
Rosemary
Miller
of
Forest
City,
Stephen
Hanson
of
Hampton
and Sue
Strampe
of
Omaha,
Nebraska;
seven
step-grandchildren;
and 11
step-great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 30
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Branden
Brock,
22
April
30, 2003
 Branden
Brock,
22, of
Garner,
died on
Saturday,
April
26,
2003, in
Winona,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
April
29, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Joy and
Mark
Newcom
provided
a duet,
accompanied
by Nancy
Farndale.
Leonard
Markusen
served
Branden
is
survived
by his
parents,
John
Brock
and his
wife,
Dawn of
Joice
and
Cheryl
Ann
Hoeft
and her
husband,
Kevin of
Garner;
two
step-brothers,
Darin
Perkins
and Joe
Hoeft;
two
half-sisters,
Amanda
and
Erica;
and his
grandparents,
Barb
Halverson
and
husband,
Paul of
Garner,
Norma
Monson
and
husband,
Milton
of
Leland,
Dennis
and
Bonnie
Hoeft of
Forest
City and
Bob and
Carmen
Holland
of
Forest
City,
Ordean
Fredrickson
of
Forest
City;
and many
aunts,
uncles
and
cousins.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
April 30
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Flora
Westendorf,
102
May 7,
2003
 Flora
Westendorf,
102, of
Northwood,
died on
Saturday,
April
26,
2003, at
the
Manly
Nursing
and
Rehabilitation
Center.
Funeral
serviced
were
held on
Thursday,
May 1,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Northwood.
The Rev.
Richard
Jensen
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery
in
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Conner
Colonial
Chapel
in
Northwood
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
daughter,
Maxine
Wilde
and her
husband,
H.
Judson
Wilde of
Charlotte,
North
Carolina;
seven
grandchildren,
Terrance
Judson
Wilde
and his
wife,
Joanne
Monahan
Wilde of
Honesdale,
Pennsylvania,
Frederick
Kent
Wilde
and his
wife,
Mary
Jeko
Wilde of
York,
Pennsylvania,
Penny
Wilde-Sparks
and her
husband,
Herbert
Henry
Sparks
Jr. of
Charlotte,
North
Carolina,
James
Douglas
Wilde of
Richmond,
Virginia,
John
Judson
Wilde II
and his
wife,
Caroline
Krajeski
Wilde of
Slidell,
Louisiana,
Sally
Sullivan
Conklin
of Lake
Worth,
Florida
and
Shannon
Jay
Sullivan
of
Tallahassee,
Florida;
seven
great-grandchildren,
Sarah
Monahan
Wilde,
Emily
Rawson
Wilde,
Lindsay
Renee
Wilde,
Jonathan
Judson
Wilde,
James
Douglas
Wilde,
Jr.,
Laurel
Whitmire
Sparks
and
Rachel
Rawson
Sparks;
and many
nieces,
nephews,
as well
as other
relatives
and
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 7
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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John
"Sonny"
Lichman,
74
May 7,
2003
John
"Sonny"
Lichman,
74, of
Britt,
died on
Saturday,
April
26,
2003, at
his home
with his
caring
family
by his
side.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
April
30, at
the St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Church
in
Britt.
The Rev.
Jerry
Blake
officiated.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Wavel of
Britt;
four
daughters,
Gloria
Lemmon
and her
husband,
Merv of
Augusta,
Wisconsin,
Deb
Larson
and her
husband,
Craig of
Wesley,
Sheri
Moore
and her
special
friend,
Ray
Sandhagen
of
Crystal
Lake and
Pam
Kline
and her
husband,
Dan of
Britt;
10
grandchildren,
Kari and
Nicki
Lemmon,
Tracy
and
Stacy
Gremmer,
Shannon
Larson,
Nic,
Jesse
and
Chris
Moore,
Adam and
Joshua
Kline;
and one
sister,
Kathy
Barlas
and her
husband,
Tom of
Mason
City.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 7
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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James P.
McLaughlin,
69
May 7,
2003
 James
P.
McLaughlin,
69, of
Joice,
died on
Monday,
April
28,
2003, at
the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
A Mass
of the
Christian
Burial
was held
on
Thursday,
May 1,
at the
St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Church
in Lake
Mills.
Father
Jerry
Blake
officiated.
Burial
was in
the St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Cemetery
in rural
Lake
Mills,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
loving
wife,
Marlene
McLaughlin
of Joice;
two
sons,
Kirk
McLaughlin
of
Ventura
and Jeff
McLaughlin
of
Forest
City;
four
sisters
and one
brother,
Evelyn
Talbott
of
Council
Bluffs,
Dick
McLaughlin
and his
wife,
Colleen
of
Harland,
Jerilyn
and her
husband,
Gail
Hess of
DeWitt,
Pat and
her
husband,
Bob
Goeser
of
Crescent
and
Janice
and her
husband,
Tim
Pabst of
Eagan,
Minnesota;
along
with
several
nieces,
nephews,
cousins,
relatives
and
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
May 7
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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