Carl
C.
Larsen,
83
January
8, 2003
Carl
C.
Larsen,
83, of
Fertile,
died on
Wednesday,
January
1, 2003,
at the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
January
4, at
the
Fertile
Lutheran
Church
in
Fertile.
The
Reverends
Marlin
Snyder
and
Merlin
Norris
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
North
Prairie
Cemetery
in rural
Scarville,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his wife
of 61
years,
Alice; a
daughter,
Nancy
and
son-in-law,
Dennis
Faber of
Fertile;
three
grandsons,
Tim
Faber
and his
wife,
Brooke
of Ft.
Meyers,
Florida,
Tom
Faber of
Rochester,
Minnesota
and
Edward
Faber of
Fertile;
two
sisters,
Josephine
Larsen
and
Lorraine
Diederichs
of
Minneapolis;
three
brothers,
John
(Betty)
Larsen
of
Fargo,
North
Dakota,
Harold
Larsen
of
Moorhead,
Minnesota
and
Kenneth
(Lois)
Larsen
of
Sarasota,
Florida;
and
brother-in-law,
Bob
Chesley
of
Brunswick,
Maine.
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complete
obituary
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8
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Elizabeth
A.
Robinson,
60
January
8, 2003
Elizabeth
A.
Robinson,
60, of
Marshall,
Missouri,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died
unexpectedly
of a
heart
attack
on
Wednesday,
January
1, 2003,
at the
Fitzgibbon
Hospital
in
Marshall.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
January
7, at
the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
George
Kalb
officiated.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Ron of
Marshall;
a
daughter,
Charlene
and her
husband,
Jim
Stienstra
of Sioux
Falls,
South
Dakota
and
their
two
children,
Christopher
and
Laura; a
sister,
Jane
Hagen of
Fargo,
North
Dakota;
two
nieces,
Amy and
Loren;
and
aunts,
uncles
and
cousins.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
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8
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Walter
E.
Campney,
92
January
8, 2003
Walter
E.
Campney,
92, of
Clear
Lake,
died on
Thursday,
January
2, 2003,
at the
I.O.O.F.
Home in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
6, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in Clear
Lake.
The
Reverends
Jan
Burnett
and
Rebecca
Campney
Carver
officiated.
Burial
was in
the East
Lawn
Memorial
Cemetery
in
Algona,
with the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in Clear
Lake in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his son,
Richard
Campney
and his
wife,
Elaine;
two
grandchildren,
Benjamin
Campney
and Rev.
Rebecca
Campney
Carver
and her
husband,
Phil; a
daughter-in-law,
JoAnn
Campney;
great-grandchild,
Joel
Carver;
two
step-daughters,
Arlene
Bruns
and
JoAnn
Stevens
and
their
families;
three
step-grandchildren,
Lori
Damman
and her
husband,
Steve,
Kevin
Cole and
his
wife,
Cherie
and Tim
Cole;
six
step-great-grandchildren;
two
step-great-great-grandchildren;
two
sisters,
Beulah
Davis of
Algona
and
Clarice
Buscher
and her
husband,
John of
Mesa,
Arizona;
and a
brother,
Harold
Campney
of
Spirit
Lake.
A
complete
obituary
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Raymond
Lewis
Rapp, 92
January
15, 2003
Raymond
Lewis
Rapp,
92, of
Forest
City,
died on
Friday,
January
3, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
6, at
the
Saratoga
Presbyterian
Church
in
Saratoga.
The Rev.
Tim Sir
officiated.
Survivors
include
his wife
of 53
years,
Dorothy
of
Forest
City;
three
sons,
Paul,
Tim and
his
fiancée,
Lynn
Sonnerman
and Ted
and his
wife,
Sarah;
two
daughters,
Janine
and
Polly
and her
husband,
Frank
Miller;
a
sister,
Mildred
Hernon
of
Forest
City;
two
half-sisters,
Shirley
Netlund
and
Alice
Rayhons,
both of
Garner;
a
half-brother,
John
Rapp of
Caney,
Kansas;
10
grandchildren;
and 11
great-grandchildren.
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complete
obituary
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Ty
Gary
Carlson,
65
January
8, 2003
Ty Gary
Carlson,
65, died
on
Saturday,
January
4, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
January
7, at
the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
of the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Forest
City
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Forest
Home
Cemetery
in
Leland.
He is
survived
by four
aunts;
two
uncles;
and many
cousins
and
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
8
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Dagny
Nelsine
Aadsen,
81
January
15, 2003
Dagny
Nelsine
Aadsen,
81, of
Kiester,
Minnesota,
died on
Sunday,
January
5, 2003,
at the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
January
10, at
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church,
Scarville.
Pastor
Thomas
Rank
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Lutheran
Cemetery.
The
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Raymond;
their
five
children
and
their
spouses,
Duane
and
Michele
Aadsen
of Bath,
Pennsylvania,
Marilyn
and
Harold
Mahowald
of
Faribault,
Minnesota,
Ronald
and Lori
Aadsen
of
Houston,
Texas,
Neil and
Tammy
Aadsen
of
Kiester,
Minnesota
and
Linda
and Dave
Murray
of North
Mankato,
Minnesota;
16
grandchildren;
and
eight
great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
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January
15
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Virgil
E.
Thorson,
93
January
15, 2003
Virgil
E.
Thorson,
93, of
Forest
City,
died on
Sunday,
January
5, 2003,
at the
Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
January
10, 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.
Survivors
include
two
sons,
Lowell
Thorson
and his
wife,
Revonda
of
Oklahoma
City,
Oklahoma
and
Dennis
Thorson
of
Burnsville,
Minnesota;
a
daughter,
Virgene
Putman
and her
husband,
David of
Indianapolis,
Indiana;
six
grandchildren;
and two
great-grandchildren.
A
complete
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Bethany
Bell
Dirksen
January
15, 2003
Bethany
Belle
Dirksen,
infant
daughter
of Arlen
and Ruth
Ann
Dirksen
of
Woden,
was born
at 8:30
p.m., on
Sunday,
January
5, 2003
and died
at 8:31
p.m.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
January
9, at
the
Calvary
Baptist
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Doug
Farrell
officiated.
Music
was
provided
by
Sheryl
Johnson,
organist;
Becky
Guess
and
Debbie
Pitcher
with a
recorded
duet;
and
soloist,
Lori
Farrell.
Honorary
bearers
were her
sisters
and
brothers,
Alison,
Zachary,
Natalie
and
Jeremy
Dirksen.
Burial
was in
the
Bingham
Township
Cemetery,
Woden,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
Thompson
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
parents,
Arlin
and Ruth
Ann
Dirksen
of
Woden;
her
siblings,
Alison,
Zachary,
Natalie
and
Jeremy;
maternal
grandparents,
Edgar
and Vada
Belle of
Raytown,
Missouri;
and
several
aunts
and
uncles.
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Alyce
Nelson,
99
January
15, 2003
Alyce
Nelson,
99, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Monday,
January
6, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City,
following
a brief
illness
with
pneumonia
and a
fractured
hip
earlier
in the
day.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
January
9, at
the Sion
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Tom Hage
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Bristol
Cemetery,
rural
Joice.
The
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
son,
VeRone
and
wife,
Bonnie
Nelson
of El
Dorado
Springs,
Missouri;
daughter-in-law,
Fern
Nelson
and
granddaughter,
Doreen
and
husband,
Jim
Carter,
all of
Woodbury,
Minnesota;
granddaughter,
Deb and
husband,
Jim
Scholten
of Sioux
City;
great-grandchildren,
Jessica
and
husband,
Ryan
McIntosh,
J.D.
Scholten
and
Caroline
Carter;
sister,
Ruth
Peterson
of
Northwood;
and
sisters-in-law,
Betty
Halvorson
Colby
and
Mavis
Halvorson
Olson.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
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Tristen
Joseph
Fiedler
Casey
Dean
Fiedler
January
15, 2003
Tristen
Joseph
and
Casey
Dean
Fiedler,
infant
twins of
Ron and
Nicole
Fiedler
of
Thompson,
died on
Monday,
January
6, 2003,
at the
Naeve
Hospital
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
Private
graveside
services
were
held in
the St.
James
Catholic
Cemetery
in
Forest
City.
Father
Jerry
Blake
officiated.
Survivors
include
their
mom and
dad,
Nicole
and Ron
Fiedler
of
Thompson;
maternal
grandparents,
Ed and
Sue
Reineke
of
Forest
City;
paternal
grandparents,
Merle
Fiedler
of
Thornton
and
LaVonne
Weaver
of Lake
Mills;
great-grandmother,
Loretta
Reineke
of
Forest
City;
and
aunts
and
uncles.
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Viola
"Bobbie"
Dahl, 95
January
15, 2003
Viola
"Bobbie"
Dahl,
95, of
Emmons,
Minnesota,
died on
Tuesday,
January
7, 2003,
at the
St.
John's
Lutheran
Home,
where
she had
been a
resident
since
January
2.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
January
11, at
the
Emmons
Lutheran
Church.
The Rev.
Julie
Fiske
officiated.
Burial
was in
the Oak
Lawn
Cemetery
at
Emmons.
She is
survived
by two
sons,
Robert
Dahl and
his
wife,
Vonnie
of
Emmons
and
Dennis
Dahl and
his
wife,
Kathy of
White
Bear
Lake,
Minnesota;
nine
grandchildren,
David
Dahl and
his
wife,
Kerri,
Michael
Dahl and
his
wife,
Marge,
Greg
Dahl and
his
wife,
Dawnn,
Sharilyn
Bothwell
and her
husband,
Ron,
John
Dahl and
his
wife,
Tanya,
Stephanie
Stefanovich,
Linda
Dahl,
Jolyn
Techer
and her
husband,
Ty and
James
Dahl;
fourteen
great-grandchildren;
two
great-great-grandchildren;
one
daughter-in-law,
Joanne
Dahl;
one
sister,
Dena
Peterson;
one
sister-in-law,
Edna
Halvorson;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
great-nieces
and
great-nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
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Ardith
G.
Halvorsen,
77
January
15, 2003
Ardith
G.
Halvorsen,
77, of
Forest
City,
died on
Thursday,
January
9, 2003,
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m.,
today
Wednesday,
January
15, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Lee
Laaveg
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Harry;
her
children,
Harriet
Ramy and
husband,
David of
Mankato,
Minnesota,
Lois
Bush and
husband,
Randall
of
Forest
City,
Allen
Halvorsen
of La
Crosse,
Wisconsin
and
special
friend,
Kimberlee
Carroll,
Timothy
Halvorsen
and
wife,
Linda of
Forest
City and
Mary
Oudekerk
and
husband,
Chad of
Mankato,
Minnesota;
her
grandchildren,
Valorie
Lowe,
Teresa
Halvorsen,
Kristi
Halvorsen,
Charles
Ramy,
David
Ramy II,
Benjamin
Halvorsen,
Daniel
Halvorsen,
Genevieve
Halvorsen,
Samuel
Oudekerk
and
Hannah
Oudekerk;
step-grandchildren,
Shari
Baker,
Michelle
Ramy-Troe
and
Sandra
Ramy;
great-grandchildren,
Joseph
Lowe,
Zackary
Lowe,
Noah
Lowe and
Isaak
Lowe;
great-step-grandchildren,
Jena
Ramy,
Nicole
Ramy,
Ryan
Ramy,
Jacob
Ramy,
Jaret
Baker
and
Wyatt
Baker;
and
siblings,
Stanford
and Ruth
Holtan,
Rolfe
Holtan
and
Dorothy
and
Herbert
Heller.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
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Marie
J.
Bowman,
82
January
15, 2003
Marie
J.
Bowman,
82, of
Forest
City,
died on
Thursday,
January
9, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
13, 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
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
children,
Richard
Bowman
of
Lakewood,
Colorado
and Mary
Marasa
and her
husband,
Chic of
Evanston,
Illinois;
seven
grandchildren;
and five
great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
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Elizabeth
J.
Haugen,
98
January
15, 2003
Elizabeth
J.
Haugen,
98, of
Woden,
died on
Saturday,
January
11,
2003, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Friday,
January
17, at
the St.
John's
Lutheran
Church
in
Woden.
The Rev.
Arlen
Lloyd
will
officiate.
Survivors
include
five
sons and
three
daughters,
Harold
Bud
Haugen
of
Woden,
Gerdis
Haugen
of
Woden,
Russell
Haugen
and
wife,
Colleen
of
Thompson,
Alice
Walkusch
and
husband,
Gunter
of
Loveland,
Colorado,
John
Haugen
and
wife,
Debra of
Klemme,
Betty
Anderson
and
husband,
Norris
of
Thompson,
Donald
Haugen
and
wife,
Liv of
Bergen,
Norway
and Ole
Haugen
of Los
Angeles,
California;
10
grandchildren,
Julie
Hootman
and
husband,
Jeff,
Colleen
Walkusch,
John
Walkusch
and
wife,
Denise,
Deanna
Haugen,
Diana
Myers
and
husband,
Wayne,
James
Haugen
and
fiancée,
Tuesday
Bennett,
Nancy
Moklestad
and
husband,
Dave,
Jason
Haugen
and
wife,
Laura,
Elizabeth
Ann
Haugen
and
Cathrine
Haugen;
three
step-grandchildren,
Adam
Roberts
and
wife,
Pamela,
Brent
Roberts
and
wife,
Jennifer
and
Craig
Roberts
and
wife,
Jessica.
She was
also a
great-grandmother
to nine
great-grandchildren,
Ryan
Keck,
Sean and
Logan
Mayfield,
Jonathan
Burress
and
Samantha
Haugen,
Megan
Moklestad,
Alexis
and
Nicholas
Myers
and
Alexander
Haugen;
three
step-great-grandchildren,
Cody and
Kourtney
Roberts
and
Clayton
Roberts;
a
sister,
Marie
Gjertson
of
Thompson;
and a
sister-in-law,
Helen
Gjertson
of
Forest
City.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
edition
of the
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Allen W.
Holstad,
58
January
15, 2003
Allen W.
Holstad,
58, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Saturday,
January
11,
2003, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
January
14, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery
in Lake
Mills.
Survivors
include
one son,
Allen W.
Holstad
II and
his
wife,
Lauri of
Windsor,
Colorado;
one
daughter,
Amy Jo
and her
husband,
Eric
Pagel of
Greeley,
Colorado;
his
mother,
Marian
Holstad
of Lake
Mills;
one
sister,
Sharon
and her
husband,
Jerome
Jensen
of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota
and
their
children,
Thomas
Jensen
and his
wife,
Julie
and
their
children,
Rachel
and Sam,
James
Jensen
and
Robert
Jensen,
all of
Clarks
Grove,
Minnesota;
aunts
and
uncles,
Carmen
Hanson,
Alton
Johnson,
Beverly
Dregne,
Dale and
Shirley
Holstad,
Vi and
Verne
Nelson
and Ed
and
Betty
Meehan;
and many
cousins.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
15
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Elmer
L.
Smith,
82
January
22, 2003
Elmer
L.
Smith,
82, of
Woden,
died on
Thursday,
January
16,
2003, at
the
Titonka
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
20, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Buffalo
Center.
The Rev.
Lois
Abels
officiated.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Pearl of
Woden;
an aunt,
Ruby
Holder
of
Rochester,
Minnesota;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
special
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
22
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Kenneth
Stickfort,
58
January
22, 2003
Kenneth
Stickfort,
58, of
Emmons,
Minnesota,
died on
Thursday,
January
16,
2003, at
his
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
20, at
the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Julie
Fiske
officiated.
Burial
was in
the Lime
Creek
Lutheran
Cemetery,
rural
Emmons.
Survivors
include
two
sisters,
Esther
and her
husband,
William
Charlson
of
Warsaw,
Missouri
and
Marion
and her
husband,
Gerald
Martinson
of
Emmons;
one
brother,
Leonard;
along
with
many
cousins,
nieces,
nephews,
great-nieces
and
great-nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
22
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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M.
Robert
McCarey,
61
January
22, 2003
M.
Robert
McCarey,
61, of
Clear
Lake,
died on
Friday,
January
17,
2003, at
the St.
Mary's
Hospital
in
Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m.,
today
Wednesday,
January
22, at
the St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Church
in Clear
Lake.
Msgr.
Robert
Hogan
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Clear
Lake
Cemetery.
The
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in Clear
Lake is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
In lieu
of
flowers,
a
scholarship
fund is
being
established
in his
name.
Donations
may be
made to
the
Robert
McCarey
Scholarship
Fund in
care of
Clear
Lake
Bank and
Trust,
Clear
Lake,
Iowa or
a
memorial
contribution
may be
made to
the
charity
of one's
choice.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Patricia
of Clear
Lake;
two
sons,
Robert
James
(R.J.)
McCarey
and his
wife,
Julie of
Newton
and
Brian
McCarey
and his
wife,
Kathy of
Carroll;
his
mother,
Bertha
McCarey
Krawiec
of
Middletown,
New
York;
three
brothers,
John
McCarey
and his
wife,
Winifred
of
Middletown,
New
York,
Leo
McCarey
and his
wife,
Sharon
of
Greenville,
New York
and
James
McCarey
and his
companion,
Brenda
Cosner
of
Middletown,
New
York; a
sister,
Audrey
Murray
and her
husband,
Harold
R. of
Middletown,
New
York; a
sister-in-law,
Dorothy
McCarey
of
Middletown,
New
York;
six
grandchildren,
Katelyn
Elizabeth,
Harrison
Robert,
Andrew
Patrick,
Erin
Marie,
Austin
Patrick
and
Meghan
Elizabeth;
and
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
22
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Gene
Clair
Brown,
75
March 5,
2003
Gene
Clair
Brown,
75, of
Galt,
California,
died on
Saturday,
January
18,
2003, in
a Galt
convalescent
hospital
following
a long
illness.
He was
born on
October
23,
1927, in
Winnebago
County.
A
graveside
committal
service
was held
in the
Galt
Arno
Cemetery,
with
Rev.
Brandon
Austin
of the
North
Sacramento
United
Methodist
Church
officiating.
He is
survived
by his
sons,
Charles
Brown of
Paris,
Texas,
Steven
Brown of
Ione,
California
and
Donald
Brown of
Yuba
City,
California;
daughter,
Debra
Brown of
Galt;
sisters,
Ruby
Irene,
Lola
Myrene,
Ethel
Vioan
and Eva
Mae;
brother,
Allen
Leroy;
seven
grandchildren;
and four
great-grandchildren.
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Alice
E.
Peterson,
83
January
22, 2003
Alice
E.
Peterson,
83, of
Scarville,
died on
Monday,
January
20,
2003, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
11:00
a.m.,
today
Wednesday,
January
22, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Scarville.
The Rev.
Randy
Baldwin
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
her
sons,
Homer
Peterson
and his
wife,
Penny of
Scarville
and
Harlan
Peterson
and his
wife,
Linda of
Emmons,
Minnesota;
her
daughter,
Harriet
Willand
and her
husband,
Warren
of
Northwood;
one
sister,
Charlotte
Wolfe
and her
husband,
Dale of
Kiester,
Minnesota;
one
brother,
Irving
Christian
of
Grandin,
North
Dakota;
nine
grandchildren,
Amber
(Rick)
Anderson,
Korin
Peterson,
Wesley
(Linda)
Willand,
Sara
(Steve)
Hulshizer,
Dan
(Jennifer)
Willand,
Rodney
Thompson,
Lance
(Carol)
Thompson,
Pam
(Russ)
Heinzerling
and
Howard
(Carrie)
Peterson;
15
great-grandchildren;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
22
edition
of the
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City
Summit.
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Julia
Ann
Beenken,
46
January
29, 2003
Julia
Ann
Beenken,
46, of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Monday,
January
20,
2003, at
her home
in rural
Buffalo
Center,
surrounded
by her
family
and
friends.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
January
23, at
the
First
Reformed
Church
in
Buffalo
Center.
The Rev.
Bill
Peake
officiated.
Julie is
survived
by her
husband,
Dean and
sons,
Darren
and
Jared,
all of
Buffalo
Center;
parents,
Paul and
Shirley
Krahling
of
Ashton;
mother-in-law,
Tressie
Beenken
of
Buffalo
Center;
brother,
Jeff
Krahling
and his
wife,
Brenda
of
Sibley;
nieces,
Becky
Krahling
of
Onawa,
Jessica
Dagel
and her
husband,
Josh and
son,
Dawson
and
Andrea
Krahling
and
nephew,
Joshua
Krahling,
all of
Sibley;
sister-in-law,
Joyce
Anderson
and her
husband,
Ronald
of
Buffalo
Center;
and
nieces,
Kristen
Reese
and her
husband,
Mark of
Nashville,
Tennessee,
Amy
Rasch
and her
husband,
Corey
and
their
daughter,
Karissa
of
Bancroft;
and by
many
aunts,
uncles,
cousins
and dear
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Marie
Van
Hove, 69
January
29, 2003
Helen
Marie
Van
Hove,
69, of
Leland,
died on
Tuesday,
January
21,
2003, at
the
Albert
Lea
Medical
Center
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
January
24, at
the Our
Saviors
Lutheran
Church
in
Leland.
The Rev.
Clarence
Baalson
officiated.
Burial
was in
the Good
Hope
Lutheran
Cemetery
in
Titonka,
with the
Mittelstaadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Helen is
survived
by her
husband,
Ted of
Leland;
son,
Steven
Van Hove
of
Waukee;
daughters,
Ruth Ann
Rosenwinkel
and her
husband,
Drake of
Madison
Lake,
Minnesota
and
Laura
Jean Van
Hove of
Arlington,
Virginia;
two
grandchildren,
Hannah
and Mara
Rosenwinkel;
one
brother,
Alfred
Stenzel
and his
wife,
Caroline
of Iowa
Falls;
along
with
several
nieces,
nephews,
other
relatives
and
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Anna
M.
Agresta,
83
March 5,
2003
Anna M.
Agresta,
83, a
resident
of Santa
Clara
County,
California
for 49
years,
died on
Tuesday,
January
21,
2003, at
the
Stanford
Medical
Center.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Saturday,
January
25, at
the home
of James
Narveson
in Santa
Clara,
California.
Contributions
can be
made to
the
American
Heart
Association,
Oakland,
California.
Anna M.
Agresta,
the
daughter
of
Andrew
and Vera
Narveson,
was born
on
January
28, 1919
in
Forest
City.
She was
married
to the
late
Anthony
F.
Agresta
for 43
years.
Her
siblings
include
Dorothy
Melvin
of North
Carolina,
Donald
Narveson
of
Waterloo,
James
Narveson
of Santa
Clara
and the
late
John
Narveson.
She was
a former
Army
nurse.
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Duane
Ronald
Langerud,
72
January
29, 2003
Duane
Ronald
Langerud,
72, of
Lake
Mills
and
Fountain
Lakes,
Estero,
Florida,
died on
Wednesday,
January
22,
2003, of
a heart
ailment
at the
Lee
Memorial
Health
Park in
Ft.
Myers,
Florida.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
January
24, at
the
Walter
Shikanys
Bonita
Funeral
Home in
Bonita
Springs,
Florida.
The Rev.
John
Buuck,
pastor
of the
Hope
Lutheran
Church,
officiated.
Survivors
include
his 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
of West
Des
Moines
and
Amber
and Jeff
Hollar,
also of
West Des
Moines;
three
brothers,
Calmer
(Muriel)
Langerud
of Clear
Lake and
Mesa,
Arizons,
Ernest
(Sue)
Langerud
of Lake
Mills
and
David
Langerud
of
Minneapolis,
Minnesota;
sister,
Sally
(Jim)
Bevan of
Ottumwa
and Ft.
Myers,
Florida;
and five
grandchildren,
Daniel
Benzshawel,
Addison
Benzshawel,
Kristian
Langerud,
Kevin
Langerud
and
Ethan
Hollar.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Zimry
Jean
Loeschen,
Infant
January
29, 2003
Zimry
Jean
Loeschen,
eight
days
old,
died on
Wednesday,
January
22,
2003, at
the
University
of Iowa
Hospitals
in Iowa
City.
Zimry,
infant
daughter
of Duane
and
Deanna
(Palmer)
Loeschen,
was born
five
weeks
premature,
weighing
a
healthy
six
pounds,
14.8
ounces,
on
Tuesday,
January
14,
2003, in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
January
25, at
the
Evangelical
Free
Church
in
Britt.
The Rev.
Peter
Schmidlkofer
officiated.
Music
was
provided
by Jana
Loeschen
and
Nancy
Loeschen,
accompanied
by Carol
Schmidlkofer.
Burial
was on
Monday,
January
27, in
the
Elmwood
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
The
Ewing
Funeral
Chapel
in Britt
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Zimry is
survived
by her
parents,
Duane
and
Deanna
Loeschen
of
Woden;
sister,
Brittany
of
Algona;
maternal
grandmother,
Twila
Luker
and her
husband,
Norm of
Mason
City;
maternal
grandfather,
Nelson
Palmer
and his
wife,
Toni of
Vancouver,
Washington;
paternal
grandmother,
Ardith
Loeschen
of
Forest
City;
maternal
great-grandmother,
Jean Fry
of Mason
City;
maternal
great-grandfather,
Arnold
Luker of
Mason
City;
paternal
great-grandmother,
Elida
Brandt
of
Titonka;
and
numerous
aunts
and
uncles.
She was
preceded
in death
by
grandfather,
Neal
Loeschen;
great-grandparents,
David
and
Mildred
Palmer;
great-grandfather,
Fred
Mills;
great-grandmother,
Ethel
Luker;
great-grandfather,
Darwin
Fry; and
great-grandfather,
Harley
Brandt.
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Edmund
Draheim
Sr., 90
January
29, 2003
Edmund
Draheim
Sr., 90,
of
Owatonna,
Minnesota,
died on
Thursday,
January
23,
2003, at
the
Cedarview
Nursing
Home in
Owatonna.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
27, at
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in
Owatonna.
The Rev.
John
Lestock
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Oakwood
Cemetery
in
Austin,
Minnesota,
with the
Michaelson
Funeral
Homes of
Owatonna
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Memorials
are
preferred
to the
Cedarview
Reflection
Room or
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church.
Survivors
include
three
sons,
Edmund
Jr. and
Jane
Draheim
of
Owatonna,
Charles
and
Peggy
Draheim
of
Mankato
and
David
Draheim
of
Forest
City;
six
grandchildren;
three
great-grandchildren;
two
sisters-in-law,
Barbara
Rupkalvis
of
Rochester,
Minnesota
and
Leora
Quandt
of Grand
Meadow,
Minnesota;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Norman
S. Rye,
84
January
29, 2003
Norman
S. Rye,
84, of
Fertile,
died on
Friday,
January
24,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
27, at
the
Fertile
Lutheran
Church.
The Rev.
Marlin
Snyder
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Brush
Point
Cemetery,
rural
Fertile,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City in
charge
of the
arrangements.
He is
survived
by his
wife of
57
years,
Maxine
Rye of
Fertile;
a
daughter,
Julie
Abendschein
and
husband,
Robert
of
Hampton;
sons,
James
and
wife,
Susan of
Des
Moines
and
David
and
wife,
Valerie
of
Golden,
Colorado;
four
grandchildren,
Lisa
Wicks
and
husband,
LeRoy of
Clarion,
David
Abendschein
of Ames,
Matthew
Abendschein
of
Hampton
and
Katie
Rye of
Golden,
Colorado;
two
great-granddaughters,
Ashley
and
Margaret
Wicks;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and many
dear
friends.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Opal
G.
Olsen,
90
January
29, 2003
Opal
G.
Olsen,
90,
formerly
of
Thompson,
died on
Friday,
January
24,
2003, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Monday,
January
27, at
the
Thompson
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Wendy
Trone
officiated.
Burial
will be
in the
spring
in the
Linden
Lutheran
Cemetery,
rural
Thompson.
The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
She is
survived
by her
children,
Vernon
Olsen
and
wife,
Karen of
Flower
Mound,
Texas,
Gary
Olsen
and
wife,
Kay of
Thompson,
Merle
Olsen
and
wife,
Ethel of
Hutchinson,
Minnesota,
Sheryl
Olsen of
Lake
Mills
and
Terry
Olsen
and
wife,
Kathy of
Forest
City; 14
grandchildren;
many
great-grandchildren;
and
several
great-great-grandchildren.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Harold
Sherwood,
66
January
29, 2003
Harold
Sherwood,
66, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Sunday,
January
26,
2003, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Thursday,
January
30, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills.
The Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
will
officiate.
Burial
will be
in the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery.
Visitation
is from
4-7:00
p.m.,
today
Wednesday,
at the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills
and
again
one hour
before
the
services
at the
church.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Josephine
of Lake
Mills;
five
children,
David
and
April
Sherwood
of
Rockwell,
Julie
Sherwood
of
Forest
City,
Harlan
Sherwood
of
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
Paul
Sherwood
of Joice
and Fern
and Bob
Zabel of
Lake
Mills;
four
grandchildren,
Courtney
Sherwood,
Andrew
and
Joshua
Zabel
and
Clancy
Sherwood;
one
sister,
Rosemary
and her
husband,
John
Spratt
of
Webster
City;
and
several
nieces,
nephews
and
cousins.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
January
29
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Oswald
Hagen
Thorson
February
5, 2003
Oswald
Hagen
Thorson,
a fellow
of the
American
Institute
of
Architecture,
died on
Sunday,
January
26,
2003, in
Seattle,
Washington.
Survivors
include
his
children,
Sigrin
(Jon)
Newell
and Thor
(Donna)
Thorson;
grandchildren,
Andy
Newell
(Kelly
Donahue)
and Ray
(Adriana)
Newell;
his
brother,
Phil
(Marit)
Thorson;
and
brother-in-law,
Don
(Darlene)
Rustad;
as well
as many
much
loved
nieces
and
nephews.
Arrangements
are
under
the
direction
of the
Flintofts
Issaquah
Funeral
Home,
Issaquah,
Washington.
Remembrances
my be
sent to
the
Thorwald
and
Josephine
Thorson
Scholarship
Fund,
Waldorf
College,
Forest
City,
Iowa.
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Violet
L. Otis,
85
February
5, 2003
Violet
L. Otis,
85,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died on
Tuesday,
January
28,
2003, at
the
District
One
Hospital
in
Faribault,
Minnesota.
A
Funeral
Mass was
held on
Friday,
January
31, at
the St.
James
Catholic
Church
in
Forest
City.
The Rev.
Jerry
Blake
officiated.
Burial
will be
in the
spring
in the
St.
James
Catholic
Cemetery
in
Forest
City.
The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
a
daughter,
Bonnie
Betts of
Madison
Lake,
Minnesota;
a son,
Barry K.
Orcutt
and his
wife,
Barbara
of
Beloit,
Wisconsin;
a
step-daughter,
Sandra
Jennings
and her
husband,
Elbert
of
Norwalk;
eight
grandchildren;
five
step-grandchildren;
four
great-grandchildren;
three
step-great-grandchildren;
and a
sister,
Tressa
May
Waddingham
of
Ventura.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
February
5
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
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Forest
City
Summit
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Jack
Norman
Prestholt
Sr., 70
February
5, 2003
Jack
Norman
Prestholt
Sr., 70,
of Clear
Lake,
died on
Wednesday,
January
29,
2003, at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit of
North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
February
1, at
the
Clear
Lake
United
Methodist
Church.
The Rev.
Jan
Burnett
officiated.
Burial
was in
the
Clear
Lake
Cemetery,
with
military
honors
conducted
by the
Clear
Lake
V.F.W.
The
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in Clear
Lake was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Shirley
Prestholt
of Clear
Lake;
one son,
Jack
Prestholt
Jr. and
his
wife,
Betty of
Mason
City;
two
daughters,
Jill
Scharper
and her
husband,
Kevin of
Forest
City and
Julie
Gobeli
and her
husband,
Tracey
of Mason
City;
nine
grandchildren,
Aaron,
James,
Derek
Prestholt
and his
wife,
Dawn,
Haleigh,
Carly,
Riley
and
Russell
Scharper
and
Abbie
and
Catherine
Gobeli;
four
great-grandchildren,
D.J.,
Devon,
Drew and
Delanie
Prestholt.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
February
5
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
© 2003
Forest
City
Summit
|
Joseph
C.
Hadacek
Jr., 67
February
5, 2003
Joseph
C.
Hadacek
Jr., 67,
of
Duncan,
died on
Wednesday,
January
29,
2003, at
the
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
February
1, at
the St.
Wenceslaus
Catholic
Church
in
Duncan.
Fr.
Jerry
Blake
was
celebrant.
Lector
was Jan
Sweeney.
Altar
servers
were
Rusty
Hadacek
and Mike
Hadacek.
He is
survived
by a
son,
Kevin C.
Hadacek
of Des
Moines;
a
brother,
Robert
Hadacek
and his
wife,
Sharon
of
Forest
City; a
sister,
Patricia
Juhl and
her
husband,
Maynard
of Nora
Springs;
a
sister-in-law,
Betty
Hadacek
of
Protivin;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
A
complete
obituary
appears
in the
February
5
edition
of the
Forest
City
Summit.
© 2003
Forest
City
Summit
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