Carol J.
Olsen,
70
August
6, 2003
Carol J.
Olsen,
70, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Friday,
August
1, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Monday,
August
4, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Roger
Dykstra
officiated.
Her body
was
donated
to the
University
of Des
Moines
Science
Department.
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Dorothy
M.
"Dotti"
Farris,
62
August
13, 2003
Dorothy
M.
"Dotti"
Farris,
62, of
Garner,
died on
Monday,
August
4, 2003,
at Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Friday,
August
8, at
the St.
Paul
Lutheran
Church
in
Garner.
The Rev.
Robert
Bronson
officiated.
Dotti is
survived
by her
husband,
Sonny
Sr. of
Garner;
nine
children,
Diane
Schmidt
and
husband,
Jeff of
Garner,
Donna
Saltou
and
husband,
Randy of
Glenville,
Minnesota,
Dawn
Nedved
and
special
friend,
Melvin
Wellik
of
Britt,
Barb
Parker
and
husband,
Bob of
Aurora,
Colorado,
Dan
Farris
and
wife,
Cheryl
of
Garner,
Lori
Winter
and
husband,
Jim of
Mankato,
Minnesota,
Kelly
Ganseveld
of
Klemme,
Sonny
Farris
Jr. and
wife,
Connie
of
Ventura
and
Nikki
Flugum
of
Garner;
19
grandchildren;
two
great-grandchildren;
a
brother,
Dale
Wallace
and
wife,
Jen of
New
Richland,
Minnesota;
a
sister,
Rose
Treadway
and
husband,
Miles of
Center
Junction;
and two
sisters-in-law,
Ilse
Wallace
of
Blaine,
Minnesota
and
Lorraine
Wallace
of
Geneva,
Minnesota.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
13
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Ralph R.
"Casey"
Willier,
80
August
13, 2003
Ralph
R.
"Casey"
Willier,
80, of
Leland,
died on
Wednesday,
August
6, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
August
9, at
the
Riverside
Friends
Church
in Mason
City.
The Rev.
Mark
Culham
of the
Hanford
Community
Church
officiated.
Following
the
service,
according
to
Ralph's
wishes,
his body
was
cremated.
The
Hogan
Bremer
Moore
Colonial
Chapel
in Mason
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
four
children,
Judy
Beenken
and her
husband,
Roger of
Nora
Springs,
Jerrie
Book of
La
Crosse,
Wisconsin,
Ruth
Willier
of Mason
City and
Judy
Johnson
of
Forest
City; a
daughter-in-law,
Amber
Willier
of Nora
Springs;
a
sister,
Florence
Fritz of
Mason
City; 12
grandchildren;
and two
great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
13
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Jean S.
Ambroson,
84
August
13, 2003
Jean
S.
Ambroson,
84, of
Leland,
died on
Friday,
August
7, 2003,
at the
Concord
Care
Center
in
Garner.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
August
9, at
the Our
Savior's
Lutheran
Church
in
Leland.
The Rev.
Jacqueline
Swanson
officiated.
Music
was
provided
by
organist,
Ruth
Sheldon
who
accompanied
a vocal
duet of
Greg and
Rosemary
Ambroson
and
congregational
hymns.
Casket
bearers
were
Randy
Wass,
Rick
Wass,
Greg
Ambroson
and
Jason
Ambroson.
Burial
was in
the
Forest
Home
Cemetery,
Leland.
She is
survived
by her
husband,
Runt
Ambroson
of
Leland;
a son,
Vance
Ambroson
and his
wife,
Judy of
Leland;
a
daughter,
Debra
Ward and
her
husband,
Bill of
Brighton,
Colorado;
10
grandchildren;
14
great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Bernice
Steltzner
of Mason
City;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
13
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Kirby
Lee
Thompson,
45
August
13, 2003
Kirby
Lee
Thompson,
45, of
Inver
Grove
Heights,
Minnesota,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died on
Thursday,
August
7, 2003,
at the
Regional
Memorial
Hospital
in Rapid
City,
South
Dakota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
August
12, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Madison
Township
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Those
left to
cherish
his
memory
are his
soulmate,
Rachelle
Oreskovich
of Inver
Grove
Heights,
Minnesota;
his
parents,
Richard
and
Beverly
Thompson
of
Forest
City;
one
brother,
Kent
Thompson
and his
wife,
Connie
of
Forest
City;
three
nieces,
Allison,
Brooke
and
Kelli
Thompson
of
Forest
City; an
aunt,
Gerry
Blair of
Ridgedale,
Missouri;
an
uncle,
Robert
Thompson
and his
wife,
Pearl of
Roseville,
Minnesota;
and
several
other
relatives
and many
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
13
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Anna
Schnell
Draves,
79
August
27, 2003
Anna
Schnell
Draves,
79, of
Madrid,
died on
Sunday,
August
10,
2003, at
the
Madrid
Health
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
August
13, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
near
Rowan.
The Rev.
Ray
Salemink
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery
near
Rowan,
with the
Dugger
Ewing
Funeral
Home in
Belmond
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
three
daughters,
Pauline
Hall and
her
husband,
Rex of
Madrid,
Thelma
Adams
and her
husband,
Darwin
of
Thompson
and
Lorraine
Bates
and her
husband,
Steve of
Sigourney;
four
grandsons,
Shane
Bailey
and his
wife,
Lorell
of
Rowan,
Darrin
Adams
and his
wife,
Tricia
of
Emmetsburg,
Devere
Adams of
Thompson
and Kyle
Bates of
Sigourney;
two
great-grandsons;
three
great-granddaughters;
and
three
sisters,
Molly
Wamboldt
of
Nebraska,
Clara
Drake of
Utah and
Pauline
Siembabo
of
California.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
27
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Evon M.
Mork, 73
August
20, 2003
Evon
M. Mork,
73, of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
August
11,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
August
15, at
the
Forest
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Ted
Gullixson
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Bricelyn
Lutheran
Cemetery
in
Bricelyn,
Minnesota,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Evon is
survived
by four
children,
Karen
Renee
Mork of
DeSoto,
Texas,
Randy
Bruce
Mork and
wife,
Judy of
Forest
City,
Jeffrey
Kenneth
Mork and
wife,
Julie of
Lakeville,
Minnesota
and
Joyce
Pletcher
and
husband,
Brad of
Garner;
six
grandchildren,
Brandon,
Meagen
and
Courtney
Pletcher,
Jeremy
and
Justin
Mork and
Elizabeth
Mork;
four
siblings,
Charles
Krinkie
of Blue
Earth,
Jean
Lewis of
Edina,
Minnesota,
Carole
Ziegler
of
Galion,
Ohio and
David
Krinkie
of Fort
Laramie,
Ohio.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
20
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Mark A.
Gerdes,
45
August
20, 2003
Mark A.
Gerdes,
45, of
Lake
Geneva,
Wisconsin,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
August
11,
2003, at
his
home.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Saturday,
August
16, at
the
Woden
Community
Center.
The Rev.
Arlen
Lloyd,
Pastor
of the
Woden
Lutheran
Church,
officiated.
Inurnment
was in
the
Bringham
Township
Cemetery.
Mark is
survived
by his
wife,
Paula;
two
sons,
Jason
(Rhonda)
Gerdes
of
Forest
City and
Matt
Gerdes
of Lake
Geneva,
Wisconsin;
a
grandson,
Austin;
his
mother,
Rose
Gerdes
of
Britt;
four
brothers,
Roger
(Rosie)
Gerdes
of Fair
Grove,
Missouri,
Bob
(Marcia)
Gerdes
of
Woden,
Dave
(Cindy)
Gerdes
of Britt
and Rick
Gerdes
of Clear
Lake;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews.
The
Haase-Derrick-Lockwood
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Geneva
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
20
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Anna
Harms,
96
August
20, 2003
Anna
Harms,
96, of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Tuesday,
August
12,
2003, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
August
16, at
the
First
Reformed
Church
in
Buffalo
Center.
The Rev.
Bill
Peake
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery
in
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
Buffalo
Center
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
She is
survived
by her
children,
Leonard
and his
wife,
Lois
Harms,
Dorie
and her
husband,
Gary
Sinnard,
Linda
and her
husband,
Kevin
Johnson,
all of
Forest
City;
Leona
and her
husband,
Jim Vinz
of
Thompson;
Harley
and his
wife,
Doris
Harms,
Ubbie
and his
wife,
Harriet
Harms
and
Frances
Kelso,
all of
Buffalo
Center;
one
brother,
Harm and
his
wife,
Tena
Meyer of
Dike;
daughter-in-law,
Louise
Harms of
Sweetwater,
Tennessee;
along
with
numerous
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren
and a
host of
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
20
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Katherine
Mary
Fox, 79
August
27, 2003
Katherine
Mary
Fox, 79,
of
Wayzata,
Minnesota,
died on
Saturday,
August
16,
2003, at
her
home.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Thursday,
August
21, at
the
Wayzata
Community
Church.
Private
family
interment
was in
the
Groveland
Cemetery,
Minnetonka,
Minnesota.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Bill C.
Fox;
sons,
Richard
(Wendy)
of Los
Gatos,
California,
Gerald
of
Golden
Valley,
Minnesota
and
David
(Margene)
of
Wayzata;
grandchildren,
John,
Joel and
Molly
Fox and
Allison
and
Charles
Fox;
sister,
Sylvia
Anderson;
along
with
many
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
27
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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William
H.
"Bill"
Lichtsinn,
89
August
27, 2003
William
H.
"Bill"
Lichtsinn,
89, of
Clear
Lake,
died on
Monday,
August
18,
2003, at
the IOOF
Home in
Mason
City.
Private
family
graveside
services
will be
held in
the near
future,
with
inurnment
in the
Elmwood
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
He is
survived
by his
son, Ron
and Ruth
Lichtsinn
of Clear
Lake;
four
grandchildren,
Robert
Lichtsinn
of
Kansas
City,
Missouri,
Christine
(Mrs.
Jon)
Hanna of
Tulsa,
Oklahoma,
Holly
(Mrs.
Bruce)
Cammers
of Mason
City and
Ron II
(Hope)
Lichtsinn
of
Forest
City;
three
step-grandchildren,
Annette
(Mrs.
Michael
)Thompson
of Des
Moines,
David
(Teresa)
Janssen
of Mason
City and
Kay
(Mrs.
Scott)
Grein of
Sioux
Falls,
South
Dakota;
five
great-grandchildren;
and five
step-great-grandchildren;
two
half-sisters,
Helen
Siefken
of Osage
and Maye
Thompson
of
Denver,
Colorado;
his
half-brother,
Harm
Eggena
Jr. of
Rockford;
and
brothers-in-law,
Louis
and Ray
Paulus.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
August
27
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Deloris
Reyerson,
64
August
27, 2003
Deloris
Reyerson,
64, of
rural
Northwood,
died on
Friday,
August
22,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City,
following
a brief
illness
from
cancer.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
August
26, at
the
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Northwood.
The Rev.
Tom
Hagen
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Cemetery.
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Harold
R.
Grunhovd,
79
September
3, 2003
Harold
R.
Grunhovd,
79, of
Thompson,
died on
Sunday,
August 24,
2003, at
the
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home in
Buffalo
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
August
27, at
the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson.
The Rev.
Mark
Decker
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Cemetery
in
Vinje,
with
military
rites
conducted
by the
Thompson
VFW
Color
Guard
and the
Kiester
American
Legion
Rifle
Squad.
The
Winter
Funeral
Home,
Thompson,
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Leonora
of
Thompson;
two
daughters,
Diane
(Jim)
Kozitza
of
Thompson
and
Linda
(Steve)
Peik of
Oelwein;
five
grandsons,
Warren
(Laurel)
Kozitza
of River
Falls,
Wisconsin,
Chad
(Amy)
Kozitza
of
Faribault,
Minnesota,
Matthew
Peik and
special
friend,
Kim of
Davenport,
Samuel
Peik of
Iowa
City and
Jared
Kozitza
of
Thompson;
three
great-grandchildren,
Jackson,
Emma and
Phoebe
Kozitza;
and
step-sister,
Annabelle
(Harold)
Knutson
of Lake
Mills.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
September
3
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Marie
Peterson,
85
September
3, 2003
Marie
Peterson,
85, of
Thompson,
died on
Tuesday,
August
26,
2003, in
Thompson.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
August
27, at
the
Thompson
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Wendy
Trone
officiated.
Eleanor
Roper
served
as
organist.
Inurnment
was in
the Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in
Thompson.
Marie
Peterson,
the
daughter
of John
and
Frona
(Money)
Hutchin,
was born
on
August 21,
1918 in
Eden
Township,
in
Winnebago
County.
She
attended
the Eden
Township
County
School
through
the 8th
grade.
Survivors
include
her
daughter,
JoAnn
and
husband,
Wayne
Jobes of
Phoenix,
Arizona;
two
sons,
Gary
Peterson
and
wife,
Nancy of
Lake
Mills
and
Arthur
Peterson
and
wife,
Renae of
Waseca,
Minnesota;
her
grandchildren,
Kimberly
Plate,
Terrie
Lynn,
Rob
Foot,
Sandra
Peterson,
Michael
Peterson,
Cara
Peterson
and Chad
Peterson;
her
great-grandchildren,
Kyle
Foot and
Christian
Peterson;
two
sisters,
Margaret
Fox of
Seattle,
Washington
and
Carol
Ludeman
of Mason
City;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
September
3
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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City
Summit
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Evelyn
R.
Smith,
83
September
10, 2003
Evelyn
R.
Smith,
83, of
Blue
Earth,
Minnesota,
died on
Friday,
August
29,
2003, at
the St.
Luke's
Lutheran
Care
Center
in Blue
Earth.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
September
3, at
the St.
John's
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Fairmont,
Minnesota.
The Rev.
Richard
Abel
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Riverside
Cemetery
in Blue
Earth.
The
Patton
Funeral
Home and
Cremation
Service
in Blue
Earth
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Evelyn
R.
Smith,
the
daughter
of John
and
Clara
(Meyer)
Eckmann,
was born
on
November
19, 1919
at
Fairmont.
She was
raised
and
educated
in
Fairmont,
where
she
graduated
from the
Fairmont
High
School.
On
December
31,
1939,
she was
united
in
marriage
with
William
Robert
Smith in
Fairmont.
The
couple
farmed
west of
Blue
Earth
for many
years,
retiring
in 1966.
They
moved to
Blue
Earth in
1983.
Evelyn
was a
homemaker
and had
worked
for
Green
Giant
Canning
Company
for
several
years.
She was
a member
of the
St.
John's
United
Church
of
Christ
in
Fairmont.
She
loved
crocheting,
fishing,
gardening,
roller
skating,
dancing,
cooking
and
travel.
She was
a
beloved
mother,
grandmother,
great-grandmother
and
great-great-grandmother.
Survivors
include
son,
Richard
J. Smith
of
Foley,
Minnesota;
daughters,
Geraldine
(Dennis
L.)
Anderson
of
Raymond,
Minnesota,
Patricia
(Robert)
Mayer of
Mankato,
Deanna
(Steve)
Knutson
of
Bricelyn,
Minnesota,
Joyce
(Thomas)
Paul of
Forest
City and
Cheryl
(Rick)
Evan of
Beavercreek,
Oregon;
13
grandchildren;
10
great-grandchildren;
and two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband
in 1987;
a
brother;
four
sisters;
and one
grandchild.
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Irwin G.
Erickson,
92
September
10, 2003
Irwin G.
Erickson,
passed
away on
Friday,
August
29, 2003
at the
Albert
Lea
Medical
Center,
at the
age of
92.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
September
2, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church,
Thompson,
with the
Rev. Ted
Gullixson
officiating.
Organist,
Cyndy
Johnson
accompanied
congregational
hymns.
Interment
was in
the West
Prairie
Lutheran
Cemetery,
rural
Thompson,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Casket
bearers
were
Irwin's
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren
and
great-great-grandchildren.
Irwin,
the son
of Elmen
and
Amelia
(Jensen)
Erickson,
was born
on
November
26, 1910
near
Thompson,
Iowa. He
was
baptized
as an
infant
and
confirmed
at the
West
Prairie
Lutheran
Church
on
February
14,
1926, by
Rev. H.
Ingebretson.
Erickson
graduated
from the
Thompson
High
School
with the
class of
1931. On
May 27,
1931,
Irwin
was
united
in
marriage
to Helen
White by
the Rev.
Paul
Ylviskar
at the
home of
his
grandparents.
In May
2003,
Irwin
and
Helen
celebrated
their
72nd
wedding
anniversary.
Irwin
worked
at the
Oliver
plant in
Charles
City,
they
managed
a
restaurant
at
Carpenter,
farmed
in the
Thompson
area and
he also
worked
at
Winnebago
Industries
in
Forest
City,
when he
retired
in 1975.
In 2001,
Irwin
and
Helen
moved to
Lake
Mills
and
resided
at Mills
Harbor.
In
November
2002,
they
became
residents
of the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Irwin is
survived
by his
wife,
Helen of
Lake
Mills;
his
three
sons,
Eugene
Erickson
and
wife,
Arla of
Thompson,
Norman
Erickson
and
wife,
Beverly
of
Seeley
Lake,
Mintana
and
Robert
Erickson
and his
wife,
Judith
of
Centennial,
Colorado;
11
grandchildren;
23
great-grandchildren;
7
great-great
grandchildren;
his
brother,
Art
Erickson
of
Rolfe;
his
sister,
Hilda
Martinson
of Cedar
Falls;
and by
many
nieces
and
nephews.
Irwin
was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
two
sisters,
Clara
Ingebretson
and
Mabel
Tangen;
his
sister-in-law,
Beryl
Erickson;
and his
brother-in-law,
Vern
Martinson.
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City
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