Ronald
Laudner,
73
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Ronald
J.
Laudner
Sr., 73,
of
Rockford,
died on
Sunday
afternoon,
November
2, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
5, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church,
Rockford,
with
Rev.
Patricia
Shaw
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Riverside
Cemetery,
Rockford,
with
flag
folding
ceremonies
by the
Walker
Graper
Post
#338 of
the
American
Legion.
The
Fullerton
Schumburg
Funeral
Home
assisted
the
family
with the
arrangements.
Ron was
born on
January
22,
1930,
just
outside
Rockford.
He was
one of
eleven
children
born to
Jonathon
and Ruby
(Buckingham)
Laudner.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
in the
Methodist
faith in
Rockford
in 1943.
He
graduated
from the
Rockford
High
School
in 1947
and
served
his
country
faithfully
in the
Army
from
1951 to
1953,
when he
was
honorably
discharged.
Ron was
united
in
marriage
to Mary
Ellen
Oswald
on
September
1, 1956
in
Forest
City. He
worked
in Iowa
at
various
jobs
until
joining
the
Farmers
Mutual
Telephone
Company
in 1955.
He held
various
positions
with the
company
and
became
the
General
Manager
from
1968
until
his
retirement
in 1995.
He was a
member
of the
Iowa
Telephone
Association
and was
a board
member
from
1974
until
1994 and
served
as the
president
in 1991.
Ronnie
was a
founding
member
and past
president
of the
Rockford
Golf and
Country
Club,
where he
spent
many
happy
times.
He also
served
the
community
on the
Rockford
Volunteer
Fire
Department
for many
years
and
remains
an
honorary
member.
He was a
member
and past
president
of the
Rockford
Lions
Club. As
his
health
deteriorated
he still
had a
beaming
smile
and a
gentle
hello
for
everyone.
Those
thankful
in
sharing
Ron's
life
include
his wife
of 47
years,
Mary
Ellen;
one
daughter,
Angie
and her
husband,
Brian
Sanders
of
Urbandale;
two
sons,
Ronald
J.
Laudner
Jr. and
his
wife,
Kathy
Douglass
of Nora
Springs
and
Chuck
and his
wife,
Stephanie
Laudner
of
Rockford;
four
grandchildren,
Zachary,
Alexander,
Jonathon
and
Emily
Laudner;
four
sisters,
Wava
Uker of
Sheffield,
Maxine
and her
husband,
Roger
Fullerton
of
Rockford,
Sandra
and her
husband,
George
West of
Palm
City,
Florida
and
Diane
Massee
of
Rockford,
Illinois;
three
brothers,
Delbert
and his
wife,
Mary Lou
Laudner
of El
Cajon,
California,
Marvin
"Pete"
and his
wife,
Eileen
Laudner
of Maple
Grove,
Minnesota
and
Larry
and his
wife,
Mary
Laudner
of Chula
Vista,
California;
and a
host of
nieces,
nephews
and many
special
friends
from
Rockford,
the
surrounding
area and
across
the
nation.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
two
sisters,
Lorraine
Van den
Brand
and Lois
Schulz;
and one
brother,
Dallas
Laudner.
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Wanda
Johnson,
84
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Wanda
J.
Johnson,
age 84,
of
Forest
City,
died on
Sunday,
November
2, 2003,
at the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
5, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Madison
Township
Cemetery,
rural
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Wanda J.
Johnson,
was born
near
Fertile
on
December
1, 1918,
the
daughter
of
Valentine
and
Hazel
(Hurd)
Kiefer.
She
received
her
education
in a
rural
school
near her
home.
She was
united
in
marriage
to James
H.
Johnson
on
February
14,
1948.
Wanda
entered
into
this
union
with
three
children
from a
previous
marriage,
Frederick
Irvin,
Douglas
Irvin
and
Mavis
Irvin
Nieman.
They
became a
family
and
settled
on a
small
farm
north of
Forest
City.
Wanda
and Jim
had
three
more
children,
Dean
Johnson,
David
Johnson
and Beth
Johnson
Erdman.
Wanda
raised
her
family
and
worked
hard at
everything
she did,
whether
it was
milking
cows,
cooking
in
restaurants
or
caring
for
others
as a
nurse's
aid at
the
Forest
City
Hospital
and at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
She
loved to
fish and
enjoyed
spending
time
with her
family.
She was
a member
of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
Wanda is
survived
by her
children,
Mavis
Nieman
and
husband,
John of
Kamrar,
Fred
Irvin
and
wife,
Sandy of
Jonesburg,
Missouri,
Douglas
Irvin
and
wife,
Viola of
Ashland,
Nebraska,
Dean
Johnson
of
Forest
City and
Beth
Johnson
Erdman
and
husband,
Jay of
Blue
Earth,
Minnesota;
17
grandchildren;
28
great-grandchildren;
and six
great-great-grandchildren;
two
brothers,
Clifford
Kiefer
of Lime
Springs
and
Robert
Kiefer
of Clear
Lake;
and a
sister,
Frances
Kiefer
Adams of
Forest
City.
Wanda
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
James
Johnson;
a son,
David
Lee;
three
brothers,
Charles,
Don and
Shirley
Kiefer;
and two
sisters,
Ruth
Kiefer
Irvin
and
Verna
Kiefer
Drake.
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Mattie
Martinson,
92
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
Mattie
Martinson,
92, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Sunday,
November
2, 2003,
at the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center
in Lake
Mills.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
7, at
the
Emmons
Lutheran
Church
in
Emmons,
Minnesota,
with
Rev.
Julie
Fiske
officiating.
Burial
was in
the Oak
Lawn
Cemetery
in
Emmons,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Severin
Severson,
81
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Severin
Severson,
age 81,
of
Forest
City,
died on
Tuesday,
November
4, 2003,
at his
home in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Pilot
Knob
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Bob
Snitzer
and Rev.
Orville
Walters
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Pilot
Knob
Lutheran
Cemetery,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Severin
Severson,
was born
on March
6, 1922
near
Columbus,
North
Dakota,
to
Bendik
and
Bertha
Marie
(Roseland)
Severson.
He was
baptized
in a
rural
church
near
Columbus.
In 1923,
his
family
moved to
a farm
near
Forest
City. On
October
29,
1949, he
married
Pearl
Maurine
Westervelt
in
Plainfield.
To this
union
three
children
were
born.
Pearl
died on
February
8, 1989.
He
served
in the
U.S.
Army for
four
years.
He
farmed
for many
years,
was a
carpenter
and
worked
at
Winnebago
Industries
for 24
years.
On March
20,
1993, he
was
united
in
marriage
to
Lorraine
Iverson.
Severin
was a
member
of the
Pilot
Knob
Lutheran
Church
for 50
years.
He was a
member
of the
Kum
Along
Club,
CBMC
(Christian
Business
Men's
Club)
and Sons
Of
Norway.
He was
an
active
volunteer
in the
community
including
Meals On
Wheels,
Senior
Citizens
and
construction
work at
Heritage
Park. He
enjoyed
wood
carving
and wood
working.
He liked
to go
fishing
with
family/friends
and was
an avid
fan of
the
Minnesota
Vikings
and
Minnesota
Twins.
He loved
yard
work and
loved to
tease
his two
pet
cats.
Severin
is
survived
by his
wife,
Lorraine;
three
sons,
Ronnie
Severson
and his
wife,
Barbara
of
Casper,
Wyoming,
Allen
Severson
and his
wife,
Juanita
of
Fertile
and John
Bray and
his
wife,
Susan of
Lake
Mills;
two
daughters,
Janet
Carlson
and
husband,
Norman
of Des
Moines
and
Carol
Bray of
Forest
City;
eight
grandchildren,
Timothy
Severson
of
Fertile,
Todd
Severson
of
Fertile,
James
Severson
of
Fertile,
Krista
Carlson
of Des
Moines,
Erik
Carlson
of Des
Moines,
Carolyn
Hippe
and
husband,
Duane of
Casper,
Wyoming
and Kim
Koppes
of
Brainerd,
Minnesota;
six
great-grandchildren;
one
sister,
Ruth
Hagge of
Mankato,
Minnesota;
four
brothers,
Paul
Severson
and
wife,
Zella of
Longmont,
Colorado,
Kenneth
Severson
and
wife,
Phyllis
of
Shelburne,
Vermont,
Burt
Severson
and
wife,
Barbara
of
Darien,
Illinois,
Stanley
Severson
and
wife,
Deloris
of St.
Cloud
Minnesota;
sisters-in-law,
Hazel
Severson
of Clear
Lake,
Lillian
Severson
of El
Cajon,
California
and
Marge
Severson
of Isle,
Minnesota;
along
with
many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
his
first
wife;
three
sisters,
Bernice
Lenning,
Emeline
(his
twin)
Peters
and
Mable
Iverson;
and five
brothers,
Fred,
Walter,
Tilman
and
Julian
(Jerry)
Severson.
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Evert
Swalve,
83
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
Evert
Swalve,
83, of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Tuesday,
November
4, 2003,
at the
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home in
Buffalo
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
November
7, at
the
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church
in
Buffalo
Center,
with Lay
Pastor
Perry
Aalgaard
and
Pastor
Paul
Haugen
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery
in
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home of
Buffalo
Center
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Organist,
Nancy
Jensvold
accompanied
the
congregational
hymns.
Priscilla
Miller
played
hymns on
the
marimba.
Casket
bearers
were
Eugene
Irons,
Dave
Kopp,
Jeff
Swalve,
Dennis
Tweeten,
Jim
Badje
and
Lowell
Swalve.
Evert,
the son
of Otto
and
Elsie
(Sleper)
Swalve,
was born
on
December
15, 1919
at
Ledyard.
He was
baptized
at the
Ledyard
Reformed
Church.
He was
united
in
marriage
to
Jennie
Badje on
April
30, 1940
at
Fairmont,
Minnesota.
Together
they
were
members
of the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
in Rake.
Evert
farmed
and sold
new and
used
machinery
in the
Kiester
and
Bricelyn,
Minnesota
areas
for many
years.
When
Jennie
and
Evert
retired,
they
moved to
Buffalo
Center
in 1987
and made
their
home
there
ever
since.
At that
time
they
became
members
of the
Bethlehem
Lutheran
Church.
Left to
cherish
his
memory
is his
wife of
63
years,
Jennie
of
Buffalo
Center;
two
grandchildren,
Michael
(Brenda)
Swalve
of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota
and
Kristi
Swalve
of
Emmons,
Minnesota;
his
great-grandson,
lan
Wildeman
of
Emmons;
daughter-in-law,
Sharon
(Marlin)
Herfendal
of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota;
brothers,
Otto
(Norma)
Swalve
of
Estherville,
Ellsworth
(Betty)
Swalve
of Owens
and
Andrew
(Rozella)
Swalve
of
Estherville;
sisters,
Annie
Schroeder
of
Estherville,
Sena
(Forest)
McGregor
of
Buffalo
Center,
Tille
Graft of
Sandpoint,
Idaho,
Elsie
(Harold)
Selberg
of
Estherville,
Anita
(Vern)
Barlow
of
Estherville,
Leona
Klene of
Estherville,
Ada
Williams
of
Estherville;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and dear
friends.
Evert
was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
two
sons,
John
Larry in
infancy
and
David
Otto in
1997;
and
three
brothers,
John
Isenbrand,
Richard
Swalve
and Roy
Swalve.
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Anna
Escherich,
94
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Anna
Escherich,
94,
formerly
of Lake
Mills,
died on
Thursday,
November
6, 2003,
at the
Heritage
Care
Center
in Mason
City,
Iowa.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
November
10, at
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Lutheran
Synod
Church
in
Scarville,
with
Rev.
Thomas
Rank
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Lutheran
Synod
Cemetery
in
Scarville,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Anna
Escherich,
was born
on
August
9, 1909
in
Winnebago
County,
Iowa,
the
daughter
of Olai
and
Engel
(Nordhus)
Arnevik.
She was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
North
Prairie
Lutheran
Church
west of
Lake
Mills.
On March
23,
1938,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Reuben
Escherich
in
Northwood.
They had
seven
children
whom she
loved
caring
and
cooking
for.
Reuben
passed
away on
July 14,
1985,
after
that she
moved to
Emmons,
Minnesota.
Anna was
a
special
person,
not only
to her
family,
but to
everyone
that has
ever
known
her. She
always
put
family
and
friends
before
her own
needs.
She was
always
willing
to give
a
helping
hand
when
needed
and was
never
known or
heard to
complain
about
anything.
She was
a kind
and
considerate
woman
and a
true
lady in
every
sense of
the
word,
and she
was
always
there to
help
others,
she will
be
missed
by all.
Anna is
survived
by her
children,
Wayne
Escherich
of
Siloam
Springs,
Arkansas,
Donald
and his
wife,
Barbara
Escherich
of Mason
City,
Dianne
and her
husband,
James
Sorenson
of
Britt,
Susan
and her
husband,
Kyle
Helmick
of Hot
Springs,
Arkansas,
Reuben,
Jr. and
his
wife,
Linda
Escherich
of Clear
Lake and
Lyle and
his
wife,
Deb
Escherich
of Clear
Lake;
twelve
grandchildren,
Randy
Escherich,
Brian
Escherich,
James
Escherich,
Daniel
Escherich,
Marianne
Dinges,
Gentry
Sorenson,
Heather
Sorenson,
Nikki
Sorenson,
Rory
Helmick,
Robert
Escherich,
Darci
Escherich
and
Devan
Helgeson;
fourteen
great-grandchildren;
along
with
several
nieces,
nephews,
other
relatives
and
friends.
Anna was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Reuben;
one son,
Robert
A.
Escherich;
two
grandsons,
Ryan and
Bradley
Escherich;
five
brothers,
Thor,
Bernard,
Elmer,
Alfred
and
Selmer
Arnevik.
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Jeanette
Bergland,
95
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Jeanette
M.
Bergland,
95, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Thursday,
November
6, 2003,
at the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center
in Lake
Mills.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
November
8, at
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church
in
Vinje,
with
Rev.
Dani Jo
Ninke-Greaver
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Bethel
Lutheran
Cemetery
in
Vinje,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Jeanette
Mabel
Bergland,
was born
on
December
2, 1907
in Eden
Township,
Winnebago
County,
Iowa,
the
daughter
of Mons
and Mary
(Erdahl)
Aske. On
May 6,
1926,
she was
united
in
marriage
to
Bennie
R.
Johnson
at a
Methodist
Parsonage
in Mason
City,
Iowa.
Bennie
passed
away on
August
of 1968.
On
December
6, 1969,
she
married
Elmer O.
Bergland
at the
Little
Brown
Church
in
Nashua,
Iowa.
Elmer
passed
away on
October
7, 1990.
Jeanette
worked
for
Deluxe
in Lake
Mills
for
several
years,
prior to
that she
was a
homemaker
on the
farm.
She
loved
her
family.
She like
to bowl
and play
Bingo
and
cards.
She and
Elmer
wintered
in Texas
for
nineteen
years.
She
entered
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center
in 1998.
Jeanette
is
survived
by her
loving
children,
Darlyn
Engebritson
of
Vinje,
Marvin
and his
wife,
Helene
Johnson
of North
Ft.
Meyers,
Florida,
Gloria
and her
husband,
Cleo
Langfald
of
Scarville
and Ione
and her
husband,
Norman
Nelson
of
Forest
City;
daughter-in-law,
Eileen
Sunde of
Scarville;
22
grandchildren;
51
great-grandchildren;
26
great-great-grandchildren;
step-son,
Gary and
his
wife,
Mary Jo
Bergland
of
McHenry,
Illinois;
step-daughters,
Elaine
and
Marion
Ingebritson
of Lake
Mills
and
Loraine
and her
husband,
Irvin
Wangness
of
Calmer;
along
with
several
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
first
husband,
Bennie;
her
second
husband,
Elmer;
son,
Donald;
son-in-law,
Merel
Engebritson;
brothers,
Gilbert
and
Oliver;
sisters,
Inanda
and
Madeline;
two
granddaughters;
and two
great-granddaughters.
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Alpha
Swanson,
98
Published
November
12,
2003,
Page B-5
Alpha
Luella
Swanson,
98, of
Forest
City,
died on
Saturday,
November
8, 2003,
at the
Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
service
will be
held on
Wednesday,
November
12, at
the
Calvary
Baptist
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev.
Doug
Farrell
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
(Alpha)
Luella
Swanson,
was born
in
Forest
City,
Iowa on
October
18,
1905,
the
daughter
of
Joseph
and Mary
(Segerstrom)
Lewis.
She
attended
Forest
City
Schools
and
graduated
from the
Forest
City
High
School
in 1924
with her
Normal
School
Teaching
Degree.
Luella
taught
in
country
schools
in
Ellington
and
Mount
Valley
Townships
for
seven
years
even
completing
a school
year
after
her
marriage.
On
December
26,
1931,
she
married
Herman
Swanson
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
The
couple
made
their
home on
a farm
southeast
of
Forest
City for
many
years.
They
retired
from
farming
in 1982
and
moved to
Forest
City.
Luella
was an
active
member
of the
Calvary
Baptist
Church
in
Forest
City,
where
she
taught
Sunday
School
and was
involved
with the
Awana
Club.
She took
good
care of
her
family
and
enjoyed
quilting,
baking,
canning
and
looking
after
her
garden,
especially
her
flowers
and
violets.
She is
survived
by her
three
children,
William
Swanson
and
wife,
Kathy of
Yuma,
Arizona,
Sharon
Curtis
and
husband,
David of
Nekoosa,
Wisconsin
and Lois
Pruett
of
Rochester,
Minnesota;
11
grandchildren;
11
great-grandchildren;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
Luella
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Herman
in 1988;
a
daughter
and
son-in-law,
Janice
and
Edward
Gutierrez;
a
granddaughter,
LuDawn
Curtis;
a
sister,
Elsie
Olson;
and
three
brothers,
Lyle,
Russell
and
Forest
Lewis.
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Elwood
Norstrud,
75
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
Elwood
Norstrud,
75, died
on
Saturday,
November
8, 2003,
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
11, at
the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson,
with
Pastor
Mark
Decker
officiating.
Interment
was in
the Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Thompson,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Organist,
Mary Ann
Olsen
accompanied
the
congregation
in hymns
and a
ladies
trio of
Joan
Christianson,
Karen
Askeland
and
LaVonne
Grunhovd
sang "My
God and
I."
Casket
bearers
were Ed
Friest,
Rod
Wubben,
Darrell
Friest,
Bruce
Wubben,
Kevin
Hamlin,
Mick
Wigen
and Jon
Wigen.
Honorary
bearers
were
Dick
Langerud,
Leonard
Nelson,
Dean
Farland,
Rayburn
Hagenson,
Vincent
Finer,
Robert
Johnson,
Dennis
Underbakke
and Gary
Friesenborg.
Vernon
Elwood,
the son
of
Clarence
and Inez
(Mathews)
Norstrud,
was born
on April
14, 1928
in the
family
home in
rural
Leland.
He
attended
rural
elementary
school,
the
Leland
Community
School
and
graduated
from the
Forest
City
High
School.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
West
Prairie
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Leland.
He was
united
in
marriage
to
Dorothy
Doyle on
November
20,
1947.
Dorothy
died on
July 1,
1988. He
was
married
to
Charlotte
Jutting
on June
20,
1996.
Elwood
farmed
in the
Leland
and
Thompson
areas
before
purchasing
the
stockyards
in
Thompson.
He
enjoyed
fishing
and
golf,
and
especially
enjoyed
visiting
and
spending
time
with
family
and
friends.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Charlotte
of
Thompson;
a
daughter,
Gayle
Norstrud
and her
husband,
Dennis
Anderson
of
Menomonie,
Wisconsin;
sons,
Kenneth
(Judy)
of
Duluth,
Minnesota,
Donald
(Faith)
of
Roseville,
Minnesota
and
David
(Chereen)
of
Brooklyn
Center,
Minnesota;
step-children,
Martin
(Vickie)
Jutting,
Harold
(Sue)
Jutting
and
Christie
(Tim)
Strait;
seven
grandchildren,
Nicholas
Maher,
Lynne
Hamre,
Roberta
Cich,
Cheryl
Wingate,
Lindsey
Vinge,
Nathan
Norstrud
and
Lainie
Norstrud;
four
step-grandchildren,
Alan
Karalius,
Christopher
Karalius,
Sara
Karalius
and
Heather
Jutting;
five
great-grandchildren;
sisters,
Arlene
Friest
of
Buffalo
Center
and
Vivian
(Myron)
Wigen of
Hutchinson,
Minnesota;
and a
host of
other
relatives
and
friends.
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Harold
Eisenman,
63
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
Harold
W.
Eisenman,
63, of
Mason
City,
died on
Saturday,
November
8, 2003,
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
November
11, at
the
First
Reformed
Church
in
Buffalo
Center,
with
Pastor
Bill
Peake
officiating.
Committal
service
by
Pastor
Randy
Vaage
was at
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Britt,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home of
Buffalo
Center
in
Charge
of the
arrangements.
Organist,
Marlene
Krull
accompanied
soloist,
Bruce
Wubben
and the
congregation
in
hymns.
Casket
bearers
were
Chet
Eisenman,
Clifton
Hill,
Harlan
Metz,
Steve
Hanna,
Howard
Julius
and
Willie
Wubben.
Harold
Willard,
the son
of
Willard
and
Bernice
(Riehm)
Eisenman,
was born
on
August
6, 1940
at
Britt.
He
attended
school
in Britt
and
Buffalo
Center.
He was
united
in
marriage
to
Lenora
Bebo and
to this
union
were
born
three
daughters.
Harold
later
married
Diann
Tannahill
and this
union
was
blessed
with a
son.
Throughout
his
adult
life,
Harold
farmed
and was
a
business
owner in
Buffalo
Center.
In 1988,
he moved
to Mason
City and
was
currently
a
courier
with
Priority
in Clear
Lake.
Surviving
Harold
are his
children,
Julie
(Ed)
Duran of
Cedar
Rapids,
Pam (Al)
Winter
of
Clarion,
Monica
Oetker
of
Marshalltown
and
Andrew
Eisenman
of
Garner;
his
grandchildren,
Amanda
and
Katie
Duran,
Jessie
and
Brady
Winter,
Paige,
Jacob
and
Megan
Oetker;
his
great-granddaughter,
Genesis;
and his
sister,
Cynthia
"Sis"
Eisenman
of
Omaha,
Nebraska.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents.
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Ubbie
Harms,
80
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
Ubbie F.
Harms,
80, died
on
Sunday,
November
9, 2003,
at the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
12, at
the
First
Reformed
Church
in
Buffalo
Center,
with
Pastor
Bill
Peake
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Olena
Mound
Cemetery,
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Organist,
Marlene
Krull
accompanied
soloist,
Brenda
Simon
and
congregation
hymns.
Casket
bearers
were
Kenneth
Skjeie,
Dale
Steinmetz,
Michael
Skjeie,
David
Skjeie,
Rick
Skjeie
and Brad
Bakken.
Ubbie F,
the son
of Harm
and
Johanna
(Jutting)
Harms,
was born
on April
20,
1923, on
a farm
near
Buffalo
Center.
Ubbie
grew up
near
Buffalo
Center
and
Woden.
He was
baptized
in the
Reformed
Church
and
attended
school
in
Buffalo
Center
and
country
school.
Ubbie
was
united
in
marriage
to
Harriet
Harringa
on April
6, 1945,
at the
Methodist
Parsonage
in
Algona.
They
farmed a
few
years
south of
Buffalo
Center.
In 1952,
he went
to work
at Welps
Hatchery
in
Bancroft
for 10
years.
Later he
was a
custodian
at the
Forest
City,
Clear
Lake and
Crystal
Lake
Schools,
as well
as
Manufacturers
Bank,
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home and
the
Reformed
Church.
He
enjoyed
using
his
hands in
remodeling
projects
and
liked
talking
with
young
people,
listening
to
country
music
and
visiting
at the
Grand
Ole Opry
and
Branson,
Missouri.
He took
great
pleasure
in the
company
of his
grandchildren
and
friends.
He was a
very
social
person.
Ubbie is
survived
by his
wife,
Harriet
of
Buffalo
Center;
daughters,
Joanne
(Terry)
Steinmetz
of
Northwood,
Ruth
Skjeie
of Lu
Verne,
Minnesota
and
Cheryl
(James)
Bakken
of
Forest
City; 12
grandchildren,
Dale and
Joan
Steinmetz
of Des
Moines,
Beth and
Mark
Heller
of
Blairsburg,
Laural
Steinmetz
of Iowa
City,
Sara
Steinmetz
of
Indianola,
Kenneth
and
Teresa
Skjeie,
David
Skjeie,
Rick and
Shelly
Skjeie,
all of
Forest
City,
Michael
Skjeie
of
Golden
Valley,
Arizona,
Cheila
and
Bryan
Frayne,
Dawn and
Jeremy
Mills,
Bradley
Bakken,
all of
Garner
and
Brenda
and
Eddie
Simon of
Mason
City; 13
great-grandchildren;
two
brothers,
Leonard
(Lots)
of
Forest
City and
Harley
(Doris)
of
Buffalo
Center;
four
sisters,
Francis
Kelso of
Buffalo
Center,
Leona
(Jim)
Vinz of
Thompson,
Dorie
(Gary)
Sinnard
and
Linda
(Kevin)
Johnson,
all of
Forest
City;
sister-in-law,
Louise
Harms of
Sweetwater,
Tennessee;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
step-mother,
Anna;
brothers,
Harold
and
Willard;
and a
grandson.
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Dean
Nelson,
84
Published
November
26,
2003,
Page B-7
Dean D.
Nelson,
84, of
Mason
City,
died on
Sunday,
November
9, 2003,
at the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
November
13, at
the St.
Paul
Lutheran
Church,
with
Rev.
Paul D.
Finger
officiating.
Burial
was in
the St.
Paul
Lutheran
Cemetery,
Stanhope,
with
military
honors
conducted
by
members
of the
American
Legion
Post #
191,
Webster
City.
The
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Dean
Deforest,
son of
Iver and
Inger
(Twedt),
was born
on April
8, 1919
near
Fairmont,
Minnesota.
He
graduated
from the
Stratford
High
School
and
attended
Business
College
in
Chillicothe,
Missouri.
He
enlisted
and
served
in the
U.S.
Navy
during
World
War II
as a
control
tower
operator.
He was
united
in
marriage
to Doris
M.
Whaley
on June
11, 1951
at
Webster
City.
Dean
farmed
in the
Brownsdale
and
Crystal
Lake,
Minnesota
areas
and
later,
near
Rake.
Along
with a
partner,
Dean
operated
Wayne's
Feed
Produce
Company
at
Stanhope.
From
1969-82,
he
worked
with the
USDA as
a
District
Farm
Program
Director
in North
Iowa.
Dean was
a member
of the
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church,
Mason
City and
the Farm
Bureau.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Doris of
Mason
City; a
daughter,
Debra
(Ron)
Novak of
Forest
City; a
son,
Brandon
Nelson
of Lake
Mills;
and a
brother,
Wayne
(Jan)
Nelson
of Des
Moines.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
one
sister;
and six
brothers.
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John
Schaeffer,
101
Published
November
19,
2003,
Page B-5
John
C.
Schaeffer,
101,
died on
Monday,
November
10,
2003, at
the Mary
Greeley
Medical
Center
in Ames.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
November
17, at
the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
John
Carson,
the son
of
Gustavus
Jeremiah
and Anna
(Carson)
Schaeffer,
was born
on a
farm
northwest
of
Forest
City, on
February
12,
1902. He
attended
rural
school
near his
home and
graduated
from the
Forest
City
High
School
in 1919.
On June
4, 1932,
he
married
Hazel
Eleanora
Hendrickson.
John
farmed
until
his
retirement
in 1970.
He
served
on the
Leland
Elevator
Board,
the
Thompson
Creamery
Board
and Farm
Bureau.
He was a
life
long
member
of the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Forest
City,
where he
was
active
on
various
committees.
He was
also a
Kum
Along
Klub
member
and
enjoyed
spending
time at
the
senior
citizen's
center
while
living
in
Forest
City.
John is
survived
by his
children,
Eleanor
Asbe and
husband,
Walter
of
Kamiah,
Idaho,
Gene
Schaeffer
and
wife,
Erma of
Story
City and
Roger
Schaeffer
and
wife,
Nancy of
Spring
Green,
Wisconsin;
five
grandchildren,
Holly
(Mitch)
Weisberger,
Doug
(Sandra)
Asbe,
Timm
(Daris)
Schaeffer,
Tom
(Lori)
Schaeffer,
Mary
(Kurt)
LeFebvre;
and 12
great-grandchildren,
Kirsten
and Leah
Parsons,
Laura
and Amy
Asbe,
Jacob,
Lydia
and
Riley
Schaeffer,
John,
Connor
and
Katelyn
Schaeffer,
Morgan
and
Taylor
LeFebvre.
John was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
his
wife,
Hazel in
1985;
and two
brothers,
Roscoe
and Dr.
Earl
Schaeffer.
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Sidney
Willey,
59
Published
November
26,
2003,
Page B-7
Sidney
A.
Willey,
59, died
on
Wednesday,
November
12,
2003, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Sioux
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
November
15, at
the
First
Lutheran
Church
in
Milford,
with
Rev.
Robert
Vaage
officiating.
Burial
will be
at a
later
date.
Pallbearers
were Ken
Asbe,
Gaylen
Dick, Ed
Jones,
Irvin
Schnell,
Tom
Steinkamp,
Barry
Strang,
Bob
Subbert
and Jon
Woizeschke.
Sidney
Allen,
the son
of Merle
and
Stella
(Poe),
was born
on March
5, 1944
in
Cherokee.
He
graduated
from the
Sutherland
High
School
in 1962.
He was
united
in
marriage
to Carol
J. Olson
on
August
13, 1977
at
Forest
City. He
lived in
Mason
City
from
1968
until
moving
to
Okoboji
in 1984.
Following
his
retirement
from the
Iowa
Highway
Patrol
in 1989
after 23
years of
service,
they
moved to
Wahpeton.
After
his
retirement,
he
worked
at the
Fisherman's
Factory
Outlet
in
Spirit
Lake.
Sid was
a member
of the
First
Lutheran
Church
and the
National
Rifleman's
Association.
He
enjoyed
duck and
goose
hunting,
fishing
and
model
trains.
Sidney
is
survived
by his
wife,
Carol;
three
children,
Brent
17, Tani
12 and
Ryan 9,
all of
Wahpeton;
a
brother,
Tom
(Jean)
Willey
of
Spencer;
mother-in-law,
Dorothy
Olson of
Forest
City;
brothers-in-law,
George
Tippy of
Storm
Lake and
Wayne
(Kathy)
Olson of
Columbia,
Maryland;
sisters-in-law,
Wendy
(George)
Feazell
of New
Hampton
and
Carmen
(Dan)
Riley of
Waterloo;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
sister,
Betty
Tippy.
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Muriel
Solomonson,
91
Published
November
26,
2003,
Page B-7
Muriel
Genor
Solomonson,
91, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Monday,
November
17,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
19, at
the
North
Prairie
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Randy
Baldwin
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
North
Prairie
Lutheran
Cemetery,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Muriel
Genor,
the
daughter
of Ole
J. and
Letta
(Larson)
Sorenson,
was born
on
January
30, 1912
in
Silver
Lake
Township,
Worth
County.
She was
baptized
at the
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Northwood.
She
spent
her
childhood
years
growing
up in
Worth
County.
She then
worked
at
various
locations
in
Winnebago,
Worth
and
Freeborn
Counties
and at
the
Grand
Cafe in
Lake
Mills.
On
February
19,
1939,
she was
united
in
marriage
to Ole
O.
Solomonson
in her
parents'
home in
rural
Worth
County.
Together
they
farmed
for many
years
until
Ole
passed
away on
January
28,
1965.
After
Ole's
death,
she
moved to
Lake
Mills
and
worked
for
Larson
Manufacturing
until
retirement
at age
67. In
2001,
she
entered
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center
where
she had
resided
until
recent
illness
required
her to
go to
the
hospital
and then
transfer
to the
Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Muriel
loved
her
family
and
treasured
the
times
she
spent
with
them.
She also
enjoyed
her
African
Violets
and her
flower
gardens.
Muriel
is
survived
by her
daughters,
Marcene
and her
husband,
Richard
Asleson
of
Rogers,
Minnesota
and
LaDonna
and her
husband,
Curtis
Flugum
of
Forest
City;
grandchildren,
Kari and
her
husband,
Richard
Skloot,
Kristi
and her
husband,
Michael
Upah,
Kandi
and her
husband,
David
Brittain,
Michael
Flugum,
Wesley
Asleson
and his
wife,
Shannon
and
Daniel
Asleson;
great-grandsons,
Luke
Brittain,
Mason
Skloot,
Jack
Brittain
and Alex
Upah;
and one
brother,
Richard
Sorenson.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Ole O.;
brothers,
Arnold,
Juell,
Szymour
and
Orten
Sorenson;
and
sister,
Violet
Sorenson.
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Ruth
Hickok,
91
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
Ruth
Hickok,
91, died
on
Sunday,
November
21,
2003, of
natural
causes.
She was
a
resident
at the
Titonka
Care
Center.
Born in
New York
City in
1912 to
Norwegian
immigrants,
the
former
Agnes B.
Anderson
was
placed
by her
mother
in an
orphanage
for
Norwegian
children,
The
Brooklyn
Nursery
&
Infants
Hospital,
after
the
family
was
abandoned
by her
father.
She was
22
months
old.
Ruth
never
found
out what
happened
to her
younger
sister
Evelyn,
a major
disappointment
in her
life,
JoAnn
Hickok
said. In
October
1917,
Ruth was
placed
on an
orphan
train
heading
west.
She was
chosen
by an
elderly
couple
when the
train
stopped
at
Forest
City,
Iowa.
Because
she
couldn't
stop
crying,
the
elderly
woman
decided
to
punish
the
5-year-old
Ruth by
locking
her in
the
cellar,
where
she sat
clinging
to the
steps in
the dark
and
crying.
The
following
day,
Ruth was
taken in
by
another
couple,
Ted and
Natalie
Jensen
of
Forest
City,
who
adopted
her and
renamed
her
Ruth.
She had
three
adoptive
brothers.
Although
the
family
was good
to her,
Ruth did
not like
her new
name.
"Even in
the
later
years,
she said
that
Agnes
was her
name,"
JoAnn
Hickok
said.
Ostracized
by the
other
children
at
school,
Ruth
turned
to
religion
for
comfort.
In 1931,
she
married
Orville
Hickok
of
Hayfield,
an
employee
of the
Rock
Island
Railroad.
They had
two
children,
Jerry
and
Carolyn.
When
Orville
retired
from the
railroad
in 1952,
the
couple
moved to
Buffalo
Center
and took
up
farming.
They
retired
from the
farm in
1972.
Orville
Hickok
died in
1991.
Ruth
Hickok
never
forgot
the
orphan
train
that
brought
her to
North
Iowa as
a child
in 1917.
"I think
the
orphan
train
shaped
her
whole
life,"
daughter-in-law,
JoAnn
Hickok
of Des
Moines
said
Tuesday.
"It was
a
terrible
experience
for her"
A
staunch
Methodist,
Ruth
always
took
great
pride in
her
orphan
train
experience,
JoAnn
Hickok
said.
She
presented
programs
about it
to more
than 50
schools
and
various
groups.
"She
wanted
people
to know
about
the
orphan
trains,"
Hickok
said.
"She
didn't
want it
ever to
happen
again."
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Signe B.
Gran, 94
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
Signe B.
Gran,
died on
Saturday,
November
22,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
26, at
the
Scarville
Evangelical
Synod
Lutheran
Church
in
Scarville,
with
Rev.
Thomas
Rank
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery,
Scarville,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home,
Lake
Mills,
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Velva L.
Potter,
67
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
Velva L.
Potter,
67, of
Coralville,
died on
Sunday,
November
23, 2003
at the
University
of Iowa
Hospitals
and
Clinics
following
a
lengthy
illness.
Funeral
services
to
celebrate
her life
were
held on
Saturday,
November
29, at
the St.
Mark's
United
Methodist
Church,
Iowa
City,
with the
Rev.
Harlan
Gillespie
officiating.
Burial
will be
at a
later
date in
the Oak
Hill
Cemetery,
Coralville.
Velva
was born
on June
13, 1936
in Des
Moines,
the
daughter
of
Claude
and
Esther
Hickman
Osborn.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
William
Potter
on March
11, 1956
in
Adair.
Velva
was
raised
in
Guthrie
County
and
graduated
from the
Adair-Casey
High
School
and had
attended
the
University
of
Wisconsin.
She and
her
family
moved to
Iowa
City in
1960 and
to
Coralville,
1961,
where
she
received
a
paralegal
degree
from
Kirkwood.
She had
been
employed
at the
Veterans
Administration
Medical
Center,
where
she was
a
telephone
operator
and
later
the
schedule
clerk in
the
operating
room.
Velva
was a
state
certified
child
care
provider
and had
cared
for many
children
in the
Coralville-Iowa
City
area.
Velva
was a
member
of the
St.
Marks
Methodist
Church,
Walter
Johnson
Post 721
American
Legion
Auxiliary
for 45
years
and had
served
on the
Handicare
Daycare
Board.
She was
a
published
author
and poet
who
enjoyed
writing
children's
short
stories.
Her love
for
children
was an
important
part of
her
life.
Velva
collected
pig
figurines
and
created
stained
glass
artwork.
Velva is
survived
by her
husband,
William
of
Coralville;
three
sons,
Tom
Potter
and his
wife,
Melissa
of
Pamell,
Robert
Potter
and his
wife,
Lauren
of Las
Vegas,
Nevada
and Toby
Potter
of
Dallas,
Texas;
three
grandchildren,
Travis,
Rachel
and
Abigail;
and two
sisters,
Evelyn
Hocamp
of
Marengo
and
Twila
Garside
and her
husband,
Lee of
Adair.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
and one
sister,
Lois.
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Michael
Laudert,
62
Published
December
17,
2003,
Page B-5
Michael
Laudert,
62, of
Bigfork,
Minnesota,
died on
Sunday,
November
23,
2003, at
the St.
Joseph's
Hospital
in St.
Paul,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
November
26, at
the
Bigfork
Lutheran
Church,
with
Pastor
Vicki
Taylor
officiating.
Arrangements
were
conducted
by the
Carroll
Funeral
Home,
Deer
River,
Minnesota.
Michael
Stephan,
the son
of Earl
and
Muriel
(Larabee)
Laudert,
was born
on July
21, 1941
in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Michael
graduated
from the
Fridley
High
School
in 1959
and upon
graduation
entered
the U.S.
Navy. He
was
honorably
discharged
in 1962.
While
working
in the
electronics
field
from
1962 to
1975, he
attended
Brown
Institute
graduating
in 1967.
From
1975
until
1990, he
worked
in the
law
enforcement
field in
Minnesota
and
Montana,
including
as Chief
of
Police
in
Sanborn,
Minnesota.
Mike was
united
in
marriage
to
Laurel
Ann
Osnes on
March
14, 1981
in
Minneapolis.
He
retired
from law
enforcement
in 1991.
Following
a liver
transplant
in 1991,
Mike
continued
to enjoy
life's
many
journeys
and
destinations.
In 1999,
Mike and
Laurel
moved to
Bigfork,
where he
enjoyed
many
outdoor
activities
including
hunting,
camping,
fishing
and
collecting
agates
along
the
Yellowstone
River in
Montana.
Other
interests
included
his
pets,
photography,
gun
collecting
and
self-defense.
He was a
Harley
Davidson
motorcycle
enthusiast
and
proud
owner of
several
Harleys
over his
lifetime.
Mike was
a member
of the
Bigfork
Lutheran
Church,
Bigfork
Lions
Club and
various
law
enforcement
associations.
Survivors
include
his
wife,
Laurel;
brother,
Mark of
Grand
Rapids,
Minnesota;
sisters,
Roberta
Vernon
(Wayne
Davis)
of Mora,
Minnesota,
Kimberly
Laudert
of
Minneapolis
and
Michele
(Jim)
Schramm
of St.
Anthony,
Minnesota;
daughters,
Angie
Glass of
Emily,
Minnesota
and
Brenda
Glass of
Crosslake,
Minnesota;
grandchildren,
Jerome
and
Zara;
parents-in-law,
Russ and
Ardelle
Osnes of
Forest
City;
brothers-in-law,
Russ
Osnes of
Eagan,
Minnesota
and Jeff
(Carol)
Osnes of
Minneapolis;
sister-in-law,
Libby
(Scott)
Erie of
Monterey,
California;
and
numerous
nieces,
nephews,
aunts,
uncles,
cousins
and many
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
brother,
Brian.
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John
Brones,
68
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
John
N.
Brones,
age 68,
of Mason
City,
Iowa,
died on
Tuesday,
November
25,
2003, at
his home
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
December
3, at
1:30
p.m., at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City.
Visitation
will be
two
hours
prior to
the
services
at the
church.
The
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
Forest
City is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
John
Nelson
Brones,
the son
of
Alfred
G. and
Ida
(Bartleson)
Brones,
was born
on
November
13,
1935, on
a farm
northeast
of
Forest
City. He
attended
country
schools
near
Forest
City and
St.
Ansgar.
John
graduated
from the
Charles
City
High
School
in 1954.
He
served
his
country
during
the
Korean
Conflict
in the
U.S.
Army
being
stationed
in
Germany.
Following
his
honorable
discharge,
he
returned
to
Charles
City
where he
was
employed
at
Oliver-White.
He was
married
to
Rosemary
Pagel.
The
couple
lived in
Cannon
Falls,
Minnesota.
For the
past two
years he
lived in
Mason
City.
He
enjoyed
tractors
and
woodworking.
He was a
member
of SIG
(Singles
in
Agriculture).
John is
survived
by three
brothers
and a
sister,
George
Brones
and
wife,
Norma of
Denver,
Colorado,
Donald
Brones
and
wife,
Laura of
Denver,
Colorado,
Charlotte
Thorland-Oulman
and
husband,
Dick of
Thompson
and
Allen
Brones
and
wife,
Billie
of
Arvada,
Colorado;
seven
step-children;
15
step-grandchildren;
two
aunts,
Eva and
Carrie
Bartleson,
both of
Forest
City; a
brother-in-law,
Merle
Hendrickson
of Mason
City;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
cousins.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and two
sisters,
Edith
Rausch
and her
husband,
Bob and
Geneva
Hendrickson.
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Gena
Schaaf,
84
Published
December
10,
2003,
Page B-5
Gena
Ross-Schaaf,
age 84,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died on
Thursday,
November
27,
2003, in
Santa
Maria,
California.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
December
5, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Gena
Schaaf,
was born
on
September
16, 1919
in
Forest
City,
the
daughter
of Olaf
and Anna
(Void)
Bartleson.
She was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
She
graduated
from the
Forest
City
High
School
and
attended
Waldorf
College.
In 1940,
Gena
married
William
Anderson.
They had
three
daughters.
In 1959,
Gena
married
Walter
Ross.
Walter
died in
1974. In
September
2000,
Gena
married
George
Schaaf
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City.
The
couple
made
their
home in
Santa
Maria,
California.
Gena
worked
for the
General
Telephone
Company
in both
Kentucky
and
California,
then
worked
for
Biola
College
in
LaMirada,
California.
She
later
worked
at
Georgetown
College
in
Kentucky
and
after
that for
the
Purex
Corporation
in Long
Beach,
California.
She
traveled
extensively
throughout
Europe.
Wherever
she
lived
she was
always
active
in her
church
and
Bible
Study
groups.
She was
a member
of the
Faith
Presbyterian
Church
while
living
in Long
Beach
and the
Star of
Bethlehem
Church
while in
Santa
Maria.
She was
a member
of the
Long
Beach
Music
Club for
20 years
while
living
there.
She was
also
very
active
in the
Republican
Party.
Church
and
family
were
very
important
to Gena.
She is
survived
by her
husband,
George
of Santa
Maria;
daughter,
Amie
Palmer
of
Sheridan,
Wyoming;
six
grandchildren;
10
great-grandchildren;
three
sisters,
Carrie
Flesche
of Long
Beach,
California,
Olga
Kaylor
and
husband,
Adrain
of
Charleston,
Arkansas
and
Margaret
Madsen
of
Forest
City;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Walter;
daughters,
Rebecca
Sue who
died as
an
infant
and
Billee
Jeanne;
sisters,
Myrtle
Northrup
and
Clara
Wittmer;
and
brothers,
Paul,
Arthur
and
Donald.
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Karen
Twedt,
48
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
Karen
Sue
Twedt,
48, of
Brooklyn
Park,
Minnesota,
died on
Friday,
November
28,
2003, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
December
1, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Rev. Kevin
Mackey
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery
in Lake
Mills,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Karen
Sue
Twedt,
was born
on
September
26, 1955
in Blue
Earth,
Minnesota,
the
daughter
of
Erling
and
Helen
(McAmis)
Twedt.
Karen
graduated
with the
Lake
Mills
High
School
"Class
of 1974"
and
later
received
her
Nursing
Degree
in 1977,
from the
Rochester
Community
College.
She was
a member
of the
Nativity
Lutheran
Church
in St.
Anthony
Falls,
Minnesota.
She had
worked
as a
nurse
for many
years
until
illness
made it
impossible
to
continue.
Karen
liked to
travel,
cross
stitch,
was a
member
of a
sewing
club,
loved
jewelry,
shopping,
watching
movies,
collecting
"Precious
Moments",
but most
of all
she
loved
her
family,
that
included
her two
kittens,
Ole and
Lena.
Karen
liked
everyone
and
never
had a
bad word
to say
about
anyone.
She is
survived
by her
loving
parents,
Erling
and
Helen
Twedt of
Lake
Mills;
brothers,
Joel and
his
wife,
Carol
Twedt of
Lake
Mills,
Edwin
Twedt of
Ames,
James
and his
wife,
Penny
Twedt of
Urbandale;
one
nephew,
Matthew
Twedt;
four
nieces,
Lesley
Twedt,
Emily,
Betsy
and
Katie
Twedt;
along
with
several
aunts,
uncles,
cousins,
other
relatives
and a
host of
friends.
Karen
was
preceded
in death
by her
grandparents.
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Stanley
Ellwood,
77
Published
December
3, 2003,
Page B-5
Stanley
K.
Ellwood,
77, of
Forest
City,
died on
Friday,
November
28,
2003, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
December
2, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Stanley
Kermit
Ellwood,
was born
on June
3, 1926,
on a
farm
near
Radcliffe,
Iowa, to
Gustav
and
Torina
(Olson)
Ellwood.
He was
the
fifth of
six
children
whose
mother
died
when
Stanley
was 2½
years
old. He
was
baptized
and
confirmed
in the
Lutheran
faith at
Ellsworth.
He
graduated
from the
Ellsworth
High
School
in 1943.
He then
worked
for area
farmers.
Stanley
was
united
in
marriage
to Ardis
Mostrom
on
December
28,
1950, at
the Elk
Creek
Lutheran
Church
in
Kensett.
The
couple
made
their
home on
a farm
in Story
County
for the
first
five
years of
their
marriage.
Stanley
was
diagnosed
with
Multiple
Sclerosis
in 1956.
This
necessitated
his
retirement
and the
family's
move to
Forest
City in
January
of 1957.
On March
20,
1978,
Stanley
entered
the Good
Samaritan
Center
where he
lived
until
his
passing.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Ardis;
four
daughters,
Jane
(Jerry)
Askeland
of Mason
City,
Julie
(Bob)
Winberg
of
Andover,
Minnesota,
Janet
(Patrick)
Cannon
of Eden
Prairie,
Minnesota
and Joan
(Dave)
Hickman
of Mason
City;
and
their
children,
Erik and
Bret
Askeland,
Rob and
Paul
Winberg,
Kevin,
Sean and
Molly
Cannon
and
Kristen
and Matt
Hickman;
brothers,
Reuben
of
Ellsworth
and
Richard
(Doris)
of
Radcliffe
and Sun
City,
Arizona;
and
sisters,
Trudy
O'Dell
of
Yucaipa,
California
and
Mildred
(Tony)
Angello
of
Victorville,
California.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and a
sister,
Hazel
Hahner.
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Gary
Lovik,
68
Published
December
17,
2003,
Page B-5
Gary
Lovik,
68, of
Rosemount,
Minnesota,
died on
Saturday,
November
29,
2003.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
December
3, at
the
White
Funeral
Home in
Apple
Valley,
Minnesota.
A
visitation
was held
at the
Kerr
Bothers
Funeral
Home in
Lexington,
Kentucky,
with
interment
with
military
honors
at the
Camp
Nelson
National
Cemetery
near
Nicholasville,
Kentucky
on
December
5.
Gary E.,
the son
of Harry
and
Maccine
Lovik,
was born
on June
30, 1935
in Mason
City. He
received
his
elementary
education
in rural
schools
and
graduated
from the
Thompson
High
School
in 1952.
He
served
in the
military
for most
of his
life and
retired
as a
major
from the
National
Guard.
He ended
his
government
work as
a
civilian
working
for the
military
in
procurement
in
Huntsville,
Alabama.
Survivors
include
his
children,
Barbara
(David)
Dusbabek
of
Faribault,
Minnesota,
Tom
(Kim)
Lovik of
Wishek,
North
Dakota
and
Linda
(Shaun)
Warburton
of
Rosemount,
Minnesota;
seven
grandchildren;
three
great-grandchildren;
his
mother,
Maccine
Lovik a
resident
of the
Lake
Mills
Care
Center;
a
sister,
Kathryn
(Donald)
Olson of
Forest
City; a
brother,
Ronald
(Jill)
Lovik of
Birmingham,
Alabama;
a niece
and
three
nephews;
as well
as many
extended
family
members
and
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
father,
Harry
Lovik;
his
first
wife and
mother
of his
children,
Margaret
Arnold
Lovik;
and more
recently
in
Lexington,
Kentucky
his
wife,
Helen
Davis
Lovik.
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City
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