Robert
Culver,
83
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Robert
R.
Culver,
83, of
Manly,
died on
Thursday,
April 1,
2004, at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City,
surrounded
by his
family.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April 3,
at the
Bethel
United
Methodist
Church
in
Manly,
with the
Reverend
Robert
Cumings
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Manly
cemetery,
with
military
honors
by the
Edward
Tosel
American
Legion
Post
#110 and
the
Bride
Colonial
Chapel
of Manly
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Casket
bearers
were
Rick,
Alan and
Chris
Oltman,
Marcie
O. and
Mark
Hoffman,
Ross
Harder,
Robert
E. and
Todd
Wyatt,
Greg and
Jeffrey
Stanley.
Honorary
casket
bearers
were
David
Lawyer,
Wayne
Northway,
Harold
Parker,
James
Schumburg,
George
Hargis
and CJ
Stoffer.
Robert
Rush
Culver,
was born
on
September
9, 1920
in St.
Ansgar,
the son
of Rush
and Emma
(Holden)
Culver.
He
attended
and
received
his
education
in the
Manly
School
System,
graduating
from the
Manly
High
School
in 1938.
After
graduating
from
high
school
he
attended
Upper
Iowa
University
in
Fayette
for two
years.
He
enlisted
on
October
3, 1942
and was
inducted
into
active
duty in
the U.S.
Army on
July 27,
1943. He
was
trained
as a
cryptographer
in the
signal
corps
and
served
overseas
in the
Pacific
Theater
in
Calcutta,
India,
during
World
War II.
After
his
honorable
discharge
on May
26,
1946, he
came
back to
Manly
and in
the fall
of 1946,
he
enrolled
at the
University
of Iowa
and in
1948
graduated
with a
B.A.
Degree
in
Journalism.
Robert
moved
back to
Manly
and went
into
partnership
with his
dad at
the
Manly
Signal
Newspaper.
After
his dad
retired,
he took
over the
newspaper
as
editor
and
publisher
in 1950.
He was
united
in
marriage
to
Marjorie
Wyatt on
August
3, 1952,
in
Hudson.
After
their
marriage,
together
they
owned
and
operated
the
Manly
Signal
until
they
retired
in 1994,
as a
third
generation
editor
and
publisher
of the
weekly
newspaper.
He
enjoyed
golfing,
tennis,
sports
and
living
part
time in
Clear
Lake,
but his
great
love and
enjoyment
was his
family.
He was a
member
of the
Bethel
United
Methodist
Church
in
Manly;
over 50
year
member
of the
Edward
Tosel
American
Legion
Post
#110 of
Manly;
over 50
year
member
of the
Grand
Lodge
AF&AM;
Heather
Hill
Chapter
OES;
Manly
Lions
Club;
Manly
Jaycees;
Hawkeye
Press
Club;
Scoutmaster
for 8
years;
secretary
for the
Manly
Rural
Telephone
Company
and was
the City
Clerk in
Manly
for over
25
years.
Left to
cherish
his
memory
is his
wife,
Marjorie
Culver
of
Manly;
two
sons,
Dale
Culver
and his
wife,
Ann of
Ames and
David
Culver
and his
wife,
Diane of
Iowa
City;
three
grandchildren,
Alex and
Evan
Culver
of Ames
and
Emily
Culver
of Iowa
City;
two
sisters,
Dorothy
Stanley
of
Littleton,
Colorado
and
Beverly
Oltman
of Cedar
Falls;
eight
nephews
and one
niece;
as well
as other
relatives
and many
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
his
uncle/stepfather,
William
W. Wood;
a
nephew,
Douglas
Stanley;
and
three
brothers-in-law,
Jack
Stanley,
Max
Oltman
and
Robert
F.
Wyatt.
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Esther
A.
Charlson,
66
Published
April
14,
2004,
Page B-5
Esther
Charlson,
66, died
on
Friday,
April 2,
2004, at
the
Bothwell
Regional
Health
Center
in
Sedalia,
Missouri.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
April 7,
at the
Winnebago
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Bill
Peters
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
church
cemetery,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Esther
Alice,
the
daughter
of Lloyd
and
Ruther
(Gordon)
Stickfort,
was born
on July
25, 1937
at
LeMars.
Esther
attended
and
graduated
from the
Emmons
High
School,
Emmons,
Minnesota
in 1955.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
Willard
Charlson
at the
Lime
Creek
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Emmons,
on
December
17,
1955.
The
couple
made
their
home in
Whittemore
before
moving
to
Leland
where
they
raised
their
family
and then
moved to
Joice.
In 1996,
Willard
and
Esther
moved to
their
retirement
home in
Warsaw,
Missouri.
Esther
had been
employed
in food
service
her
entire
life.
She was
a
fabulous
cook for
her
family,
at
various
restaurants
and was
co-owner
of the
Mill
Wheel
Restaurant
in Lake
Mills.
Most
recently,
Esther
cooked
in the
Estes
Drive
Inn in
Lincoln,
Missouri.
She
enjoyed
spending
free
time
with her
family,
playing
cards,
bingo
and
bluegrass
music.
Survivors
include
her
husband
of 48
years,
Willard;
children,
Darwin
Charlson
of
Britt,
Daniel
(Elaine)
Charlson
of
Cheyenne,
Wyoming,
David
Charlson
of
Warsaw,
Dale
(Brenda)
of
Waldron
AK,
Daria
(Scott)
Rodberg
of Joice
and
Dawayne
(Stacy)
Charlson
of Mason
City;
ten
grandchildren,
Jennifer,
Rachel,
Brandon,
Kristopher,
Sara,
Jessie,
Ruth
Ann,
Erica,
Andrew
and
Kelly;
three
great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Marion
(Gerald)
Martinson
of
Emmons,
Minnesota;
a
brother,
Leonard
Stickfort;
and many
nieces,
nephews,
cousins
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
a
granddaughter,
Megan
Charlson;
a
brother,
Kenneth
Stickfort;
and many
aunts
and
uncles.
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Roscelia
Willert,
93
Published
April
14,
2004,
Page B-5
Roscelia
G.
Willert,
93, of
Northwood,
formerly
of Lake
Mills
and
Joice,
died on
Monday,
April 5,
2004, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
April 8,
at the
Elk
Creek
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Kensett,
with
Rev. Al
Stoa
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Concordia
Cemetery,
rural
Joice,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Violet
Reitz,
78
Published
April
14,
2004,
Page B-5
Violet
Reitz,
78, of
Midland,
Texas,
died on
Tuesday,
April 6,
2004, at
the
Hospice
Midland
Inpatient
Unit at
the
Midland
Memorial
Hospital.
A
Memorial
Mass was
held on
Monday,
April
12, at
the St.
Ann's
Catholic
Church
in
Midland,
with the
Ellis
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Violet,
the
daughter
of Max
and
Charlotte
Schlender,
was born
on July
17, 1927
in Lake
Preston,
South
Dakota.
Violet
was
united
in
marriage
to Earl
Reitz in
Forest
City, on
June 8,
1947.
They
moved to
Florida
in 1957
where
they
lived
while
Earl, a
graduate
of the
University
of
Tampa,
pursued
a career
in
education.
The
couple
moved to
Midland,
Texas,
in 1992
to be
near
family.
She was
a
life-long
homemaker,
devoted
wife,
tireless
mother,
grandmother
and
great-grandmother.
She was
a member
of the
St.
Ann's
Catholic
Community,
Midland.
She is
survived
by her
daughter,
Laurel
(Joe)
Caputo
of
Midland,
Texas;
their
sons,
Thomas
Caputo
of
Dallas,
James
(Deidre)
Caputo
of
Midland
and her
son, Ken
(Peggy)
Reitz of
Louisa,
Virginia,
his
daughters,
Lee Ann
Reitz
Kincaid
of
Charlottesville,
Virginia
and
Jensen
Reitz of
Montambault,
Florida.
Violet
was
preceded
in death
by her
husband;
her
sister,
Fern
Shirk of
Forest
City;
and a
brother,
Nervin
Schlender.
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Kelly
Maher,
17
Published
April
14,
2004,
Page B-5
Kelly
Kristine
Maher,
17, of
Northwood,
died on
Friday,
April 9,
2004, as
a result
of a car
accident.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April
12, at
the
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Northwood,
with
Rev.
Thomas
Hagen
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
church
cemetery,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Florence
B.
Albaugh,
79
Published
April
21,
2004,
Page B-5
Florence
B.
Albaugh,
79, of
Grand
Forks,
North
Dakota,
died on
Friday,
April 9,
2004, at
the
Valley
Memorial
Home
Eldercare,
Grand
Forks,
after a
courageous
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
April
13, at
the
Sharon
Lutheran
Church,
Grand
Forks.
Burial
was in
the
Sunnywood
Gardens
Cemetery,
with the
Amunson
Funeral
Home,
Grand
Forks,
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Florence
Burnette
Knudtson,
was born
on April
29,
1924, in
Mt.
Valley
Township,
Winnebago
County.
Florence
was
raised
and
educated
in
Winnebago
County
and
attended
Waldorf
College,
Forest
City.
She
worked
in the
war
factories
during
WW II.
She came
to Grand
Forks,
to work
for the
Great
Northern
Railways,
where
she
worked
for 33
years
until
her
retirement.
She
married
John
Albaugh
on
November
30, 1957
in Grand
Forks.
He
passed
away on
December
10,
1997.
Florence
is
survived
by her
son,
Mickey
Albaugh
and his
wife,
Dixie of
Grand
Forks;
daughter,
Susan
and her
husband,
Wayne
Kuzel of
Grand
Forks;
grandchildren,
Melissa
Albaugh
and
Nathan
Albaugh,
both of
Grand
Forks,
Jennifer
and her
husband,
Eric
Smith of
Twentynine
Palms,
California
and
Matthew
Kuzel of
Clinton;
great-grandson,
Dylan
Smith of
Twentynine
Palms,
California;
brothers,
James
Knudtson
and his
wife,
Ruth of
Lake
Mills,
Charles
Knudtson
of
Joice,
Victor
Knudtson
and his
wife,
Evelyn
of Lake
Mills
and
Robert
Knudtson
and his
wife,
Delores
of
Forest
City; a
sister,
Edith
Knutson
of
Leland;
and
sisters-in-law,
Avis
Knudtson
and
Cleone
Knudtson,
both of
Lake
Mills.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband;
and two
brothers,
Ernest
and
Melburn.
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Alice
Ferley,
88
Published
April
14,
2004,
Page B-5
Alice
Ferley,
88, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Sunday,
April
11,
2004, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center
in Lake
Mills.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
April
15, at
11:00
a.m., at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills.
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Eva
G.
Bartleson,
88
Published
April
21,
2004,
Page B-5
Eva.
G.
Bartleson,
88, died
on
Saturday,
April
17,
2004, at
the Good
Samaritan
Care
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April
19, 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.
Eva G.,
the
daughter
of Ira
and
Gurene
(Twedt)
Ericson
was born
in
Kensett,
on
October
18,
1915.
Eva
received
her
education
in
Kensett
and
graduated
from
Waldorf
College.
She
taught
in
country
schools
in
Kensett,
Ruthven
and
Graettinger
for five
years.
She was
united
in
marriage
to Paul
Bartleson
on June
9, 1940
in
Kensett.
The
couple
had
lived in
the
house
Paul
built in
Forest
City
their
entire
married
lives.
After
her
marriage,
Eva quit
teaching
and
began
raising
her
family.
In 1972,
Eva
began
working
at the
Waldorf
College
Bookstore.
She
continued
there
until
her
retirement
in 1994.
Eva was
an
active
member
of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
and a
member
of the
American
Legion
Auxiliary.
She was
a
wonderful
cook and
enjoyed
having
friends
over for
coffee.
Eva is
survived
by her
children
and
their
spouses,
Eric
Bartleson
and
wife,
Cathy of
Winona,
Minnesota,
Mark
Bartleson
and
Paulette
Calderon
of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota,
Ruth
Gernetzke
and
husband,
Gary of
Forest
City and
Joel
Bartleson
and
wife,
Dorothy
of
Forest
City; 12
grandchildren;
16
great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Naomi
Ostby
and her
husband,
Roger of
Cedar
Falls;
brother-in-law,
Ernest
Peterson
of
Foley,
Ala.;
and
sister-in-law,
Carrie
Bartleson
of
Forest
City.
Eva was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Paul;
two
half-brothers,
Silas
and
Orvie;
three
brothers,
Jordan,
Earl and
Everett;
and
three
sisters,
Ruth,
Esther
and
Judy;
and a
grandson,
Michael
Gernetzke.
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Gladys
Marker,
84
Published
April
28,
2004,
Page B-5
Gladys
Marker,
84, of
Britt,
died on
Saturday,
April
17,
2004, at
the
Westview
Care
Center
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
April
21, at
the
First
Lutheran
Church,
with
Rev. Dr.
John
Meyer
and
Janelle
Siffring,
AiM
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Britt,
with the
Ewing
Dugger
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Honorary
casket
bearers
were
Andrea
Jo Kipp
Green,
Kathryne
Marker.
Casket
bearers
were
Timothy
Marker,
Thomas
Marker,
Dan
Jury,
Dean
Jury,
Michael
Ryerson
and Ron
Eden.
Gladys
Elnora,
the
daughter
of
Edward
and Emma
(Jorges)
Draves,
was born
on
November
6, 1919
at
Waltham,
Minnesota.
She
attended
country
schools
and
graduated
from the
Dows
High
School.
She was
united
in
marriage
to Carl
Marker
on
February
19, 1939
in
Hampton,
the
start of
a union
of 64
years.
They
farmed
in the
Dows-Galt
area
until
moving
to a
farm
north of
Britt in
1948.
She was
a farm
wife and
homemaker
as well
as being
employed
as a
seamstress
at
Stitchcraft
Corporation
of
Forest
City and
as a
school
cook for
the
Woden-Crystal
Lake
Schools.
She was
a member
of the
St.
John's
Lutheran
Church
of Woden
and the
First
Lutheran
Church
of Britt
upon
retirement.
She was
a member
of the
Women of
the
Church,
Bandmothers,
PTA and
served
as an
officer
and on
various
committees.
She and
Carl
were
members
of the
Silver
Stars
seniors
group.
She was
an
advocate
for
health
and
social
concerns
for
seniors.
Her work
led to
her
nomination
and
receipt
of an
"Outstanding
Senior
Citizen
Award"
from
then
Governor
Terry
Branstad.
She
loved
cooking,
gardening,
sewing,
camping
and
traveling,
youth
activities
and was
always a
welcoming
hostess
to
neighbors,
friends
and
family.
Gladys
is
survived
by her
daughter,
Janet
(Greg)
Kipp of
New
Richmond,
Wisconsin;
son,
Douglas
of
Rochester,
Minnesota;
daughter-in-law,
Dorothy
Marker
of Sauk
Centre,
Minnesota;
grandchildren,
Timothy
(Laura)
Marker
of
Jackson,
Minnesota,
Thomas
(Colleen)
Marker
of
Mason,
Illinois,
Andrea
Jo (Jon)
Green of
New
Richmond,
Wisconsin
and
Kathryne
Marker
of
Rochester,
Minnesota;
great-grandchildren,
Emily
and John
Marker
of
Jackson,
Minnesota
and
Danielle
and
Rebecca
Marker
of
Mason,
Illinois;
a
brother,
Emil
Draves
of
Webster
City;
sisters,
Hilda
Jury of
Ankeny
and
Estella
State of
Belmond;
and many
relatives
and
friends.
Gladys
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband,
Carl;
son,
Arnold;
grandsons,
Aaron
and Eric
Kipp;
brothers,
Arthur,
Carl,
Clarence,
Harry
and
Anton
Draves;
and
sister,
Edna
Eccles.
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Orville
Johnson,
83
Published
April
28,
2004,
Page B-5
Orville
Johnson,
83, died
on
Sunday,
April
18,
2004, at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit,
Mason
City,
surrounded
by his
family.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
April
21, at
the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel
in Mason
City,
with
Reverend
Derik
Yarian
of the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
in Clear
Lake
officiating.
The
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Orville
was born
on
January
21, 1921
in
Scarville.
He
attended
schools
in Mason
City.
Orville
served
in the
U.S.
Army
during
WW II.
Following
the war
he came
back to
Mason
City and
was
united
in
marriage
to Grace
Anway.
He
worked
as a
mechanic
and
later
for
O'Brien
Moving
and
Storage,
both in
Mason
City.
Orville
enjoyed
working
on cars,
dancing
at the
VFW,
sight
seeing,
going to
parks in
Mason
City and
being
with
family
and
friends.
He was a
member
of the
Mason
City
VFW.
Orville
is
survived
by a
son,
Arnold
Johnson
of
Pennsylvania;
brother,
Larry
Johnson
and
Sherri
of
Lubbock,
Texas;
sister,
Evelyn
Vonhagen
and her
husband,
Oliver
of
Northwood;
and
several
nieces,
nephews,
great-nieces
and
great-nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
his
wife;
six
brothers,
Wayne,
Norman,
Clifford,
Vernon,
Kenneth
and
Leonard;
and two
sisters,
Elaine
and
Pearl.
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Peggy
A.
Budach,
53
Published
April
28,
2004,
Page B-5
Peggy
Budach,
53, died
on
Wednesday,
April
21,
2004, at
her home
in Lake
Mills.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Friday,
April
23, at
the St.
Patrick's
Catholic
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Michael
Schueller
officiating.
Peggy
Ann, the
daughter
of
Edward
and
Lydia
(Crousore)
Tonne,
was born
on March
21, 1951
at
Fairmont,
Minnesota.
Peggy
attended
and
graduated
from the
Granada
High
School
in
Granada,
Minnesota
in 1969.
On March
6, 1971,
Peggy
was
united
in
marriage
with
Kenneth
Budach
at the
St.
Casmir
Church
in
Wells,
Minnesota.
The
couple
moved to
Lake
Mills in
1972.
Peggy
enjoyed
fishing,
cooking
and
spending
time
with her
family
and
friends.
Survivors
include
her
husband,
Ken
Budach;
four
sons,
Chris
Budach
and his
fiancée,
Christine
Greiman,
Craig
Budach,
Brian
Budach
and Jill
Nelson
and John
Budach
and
Elida
Soto and
their
children,
Brett,
Dominique
and
Raven,
all of
Lake
Mills;
her
mother,
Lydia
Tonne of
Granada,
Minnesota;
brother,
Eugene
"Bud"
Tonne of
Granada;
sister,
Janice
Shumski
of
Granada;
sister-in-law,
Diane
Dittrich
and her
husband,
Dan of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota;
brother-in-law,
Lyle
Budach
of
Wells,
Minnesota;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
father,
Edward;
and her
brother,
Ron.
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Rev.
Clifton
Bruland,
86
Published
April
28,
2004,
Page B-5
The
Reverend
Clifton
Luther
Bruland,
86, of
the Good
Shepherd
Health
Center
in Mason
City,
died on
Thursday,
April
22,
2004, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City,
after a
long
struggle
with
Alzheimer's
disease.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April
26, at
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in Mason
City,
with the
Rev. Jim
Magelssen
officiating.
A
private
family
burial
service
with
military
honors
by the
Mason
City
Veterans
Memorial
Association,
will
take
place on
Tuesday,
April
27, at
the West
Fork
Cemetery
in rural
Sheffield,
with the
Hogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
Chapel
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Cliff
was born
on
August
10, 1917
in
Velva,
North
Dakota,
the
second
of four
children.
His
family
moved to
Portland,
Oregon,
in 1926
where
his
parents,
the
Reverend
Peter O.
and
Flora
Bruland,
modeled
a life
of
service
and
ministry.
Peter
and
Flora
established
Lutheran
Welfare
which
later
evolved
into
Lutheran
Social
Services.
Cliff
graduated
from
Luther
College
in 1941,
attended
Luther
Seminary
in
Minneapolis
and was
ordained
as
pastor
in the
Norwegian
Lutheran
Church
of
America
in 1945.
He
earned
his STM
(Masters
in
Sacred
Theology)
at
Concordia
Seminary
in St.
Louis,
Missouri.
He
served
in the
U.S.
Coast
Guard
and as a
chaplain
in the
Navy
during
World
War II.
Recalled
during
the
Korean
conflict,
he was
the
first
chaplain
assigned
to an
LST
since
World
War II,
visiting
up to
twelve
ships a
day.
During
the two
years
Cliff
served
as
Veterans'
Counselor
at
Waldorf
College,
he was
united
in
marriage
to
Marjorie
Hovey of
Badger,
on
December
29,
1948.
They
were
partners
in
ministry
for over
50
years.
Cliff
returned
to the
faculty
of
Waldorf
College,
teaching
Bible
from
1963
until
1973.
His
parish
ministry
included
congregations
in
Brooklyn,
New York
and
Ridgeway
and
rural
Calamus
in Iowa.
Cliff
also
served
southern
California
churches
in North
Hollywood
and
Pasadena
from
1973
through
1982.
Cliff
and Marj
enjoyed
a
retirement
year in
1982,
traveling
to
Japan,
China
and
Hawaii,
then
returning
to Iowa
to be
near
family.
Cliff
concluded
his many
years of
ministry
serving
as Dean
of
Religious
Life at
Waldorf
College
between
1983 and
1987,
various
interim
ministries
in north
Iowa,
pastor
of the
St. John
Lutheran
Church
in
Corwith
from
1988
until
1992 and
visitation
pastor
at
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
in Mason
City.
Cliff
described
his life
as a
"patchwork
of
miracles."
He was a
man of
deep
faith
and
prayer
who
dedicated
himself
to
service
and the
preaching
and
teaching
of God's
word. In
thanksgiving
and
celebration
of his
50th
anniversary
of
Ordination,
Cliff
established
a
student
scholarship
fund at
Waldorf
College
in
Forest
City.
Cliff
was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
brother,
the
Reverend
Osborne
Bruland
of
Portland,
Oregon;
sister,
Fern
Spaulding
of Hood
River,
Oregon;
and
infant
grandson,
Roger
Alden of
Dougherty.
He is
survived
by wife,
Marj;
daughters,
Kathryn
(David)
Alden of
Dougherty,
Martha
(Jerry)
Koch of
Sheffield,
Ruth
Bruland
and our
good
friend,
Ticia
Snyder
of San
Diego,
California;
sister,
Ruth and
Larry
Korn of
Green
Valley,
Arizona;
many
nieces
and
nephews,
and an
extensive
family
of
cherished
friends.
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Marjorie
Bakke,
81
Published
May 5,
2004,
Page B-5
Marjorie
Olson
Bakke,
81, died
on
Saturday,
April
24,
2004, at
the West
Anaheim
Care
Center
in
Anaheim,
California.
She was
born on
September
20,
1922,
the
daughter
of
Albert
J. and
Myrtle
(Hanson)
Olson.
She was
baptized,
confirmed
and
married
at the
West
Prairie
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Leland.
Burial
will be
in the
Forest
Lawn
Cypress
Gardens
in
Orange,
California.
Marjorie
attended
and
graduated
from the
Leland
Independent
School
in 1940.
While in
high
school,
she sang
in the
school
chorus
and
loved
playing
basketball
all four
years.
After
graduation
she
spent a
year
working
in
Washington,
D.C.,
returning
to
Leland
and
enrolling
in
Waldorf
College.
While
attending
college,
she sang
in the
choir
and
worked
in a
restaurant.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
Truman
Bakke on
March
10,
1946.
They
farmed
north of
Leland
and made
up the
tenor
section
in the
church
choir.
They
loved to
harmonize
at
family
gatherings.
In 1952
they
moved to
Hawthorne,
California,
where
Truman
worked
at the
Adohr
Dairy
facility.
Marjorie
worked
at the
Ball
Point
Pen Co.
They
later
moved to
Huntington
Beach,
California,
so they
could be
close to
Truman's
work.
Marj
loved to
golf
with
Truman,
Bonnie
and Bob.
She also
volunteered
with Pat
for
arranging
flowers
for
church
on
Sunday
mornings.
Marjorie
is
survived
by two
daughters
and four
grandchildren,
Cindy
(Jack)
Guernsey
and
Michael
and
Katie,
of
Fountain
Valley,
California;
and
Kimberly
(Rick)
McGuire
and
Maddison
and
Daniel,
of
Henderson,
Nevada;
a
sister,
Rozella
Olson
(Eldon)
Hagen of
Forest
City and
their
children,
Annette
Nelson
of
Phoenix,
Arizona,
Connie
Johnson
of
Leland,
Mark
Hagen of
Mound,
Minnesota,
Michael
Hagen of
Duluth,
Georgia,
Steven
Hagen of
Strongsville,
Ohio and
Scott
Hagen of
Garner;
nieces,
Amy
Olson
Johnson,
Kari
Knight,
Tammy
Larson
and
nephew,
John
Olson,
all of
Thousand
Oaks,
California.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband;
her
parents;
and a
brother,
John
Olson.
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James
Brighton,
60
Published
May 12,
2004,
Page B-8
James
"Jim"
Brighton,
60, died
on
Tuesday,
April
27,
2004,
unexpectedly
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
May 1,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev.
Gary
Marzolf
officiating.
Inurnment
was in
the
Buffalo
Township
Cemetery,
Titonka,
with the
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral
Home of
Titonka
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Organist,
Nancy
Farndale
accompanied
congregational
hymns.
Honorary
bearers
were
Eldon
Attig,
Red
Follman,
George
Brighton,
Doug
Mechler,
Michael
Olson
and
Forrest
Peterson.
Casket
bearers
were Al
Quintus,
Dale
Aman,
Steve
Hurst,
Tracy
Peterson,
Michael
Hurst
and Cody
Mireles.
James
D., the
son of
James H.
and
Jessie
(Christian)
Brighton,
was born
on March
18, 1944
in Lake
Mills.
James
with his
parents
and two
sisters
lived
briefly
in Lake
Mills
and
Northwood
before
settling
in
Forest
City. He
attended
school
in
Forest
City,
graduating
in 1962.
Jim, his
wife
Shirley
(Whitehurst)
and
daughter
Lisa
made
their
home in
Forest
City for
nine
years.
He was
an
active
member
of the
Forest
City
Jaycees
and the
United
Methodist
Church.
In
September
1973, he
was
united
in
marriage
to
Suzanne
Christiansen.
For the
past 30
years,
they
made
their
home in
Titonka
where
they
raised
their
four
children.
Jim
worked
at
Winnebago
Industries
for 24
years
and the
past
nine
years at
3M. He
also
spent
several
years in
an
upholstery
partnership.
He was
very
gifted
at
making
the old
look new
again.
His
favorite
projects
were
restoration
of cars
and
trucks.
Jim was
known
for his
quick
smile
and was
always
full of
impish
fun. He
held his
family
very
dear and
thoroughly
enjoyed
being
with
them.
His
favorite
pastime
was
fishing,
as well
as
camping,
especially
with his
family.
He is
survived
by his
wife,
Suzanne;
his
daughters,
Lisa of
Klemme,
Gabrielle
(Bill)
Trunkhill
of
Titonka
and
Jamie of
Titonka;
sons,
Nathaniel
of Omaha
and
Matthew
of
Titonka;
six
grandchildren;
his
mother,
Jessie
Killman
of
Forest
City;
sisters,
Patricia
(Forrest)
Peterson
of
Forest
City and
Louise
Kemper
of
Shreveport,
Louisiana;
three
nephews
and one
niece
and
their
families.
Jim was
preceded
in death
by his
father,
James;
infant
sister,
Lucricia;
grandparents,
James
and Rose
Brighton
and
Gilbert
and Tina
Christian.
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Talora
Nelson,
88
Published
May 5,
2004,
Page B-5
Talora
C.
Nelson,
age 88,
of
Buffalo
Center,
died on
Friday,
April
30,
2004, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
1:30
p.m., on
Wednesday,
May 5,
at the
First
Congregational
Church
in
Buffalo
Center,
with
Rev.
Paul
Haugen
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Olena
Mound
Cemetery,
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Talora
Clarinda
(Tweed)
Nelson,
the
daughter
of Ole
J. and
Annie
(Ramsey)
Tweed,
was born
on May
26,
1915, at
the
Tweed
farmhouse
in rural
Joice.
She
attended
school
and quit
after
the
ninth
grade to
care for
her
ailing
mother
for
eight
years.
She also
worked
for her
brother-in-law
at
Elthon's
Pioneer
Store in
Fertile
for
several
years.
On March
6, 1949,
Talora
was
united
in
marriage
with Sam
Nelson
at the
Lutheran
Parsonage
in Lake
Mills.
The
couple
made
their
home
farming
southeast
of
Buffalo
Center.
Talora
was a
devoted
farm
wife who
helped
her
husband
with all
the
duties
on the
farm.
Following
Sam's
death in
1978,
Talora
continued
to
oversee
custom
farming
of the
land. In
addition
to farm
life,
Talora
also
worked
at the
Coffee
Shop in
Buffalo
Center.
She
truly
enjoyed
cooking
and
sharing
her
talents
with
others.
Her
hobbies
were
rooted
in the
things
that she
did on a
daily
basis:
cooking,
gardening,
music
and
handiwork.
Talora
was a
wonderful
cook who
baked
pies
from
scratch
and
enjoyed
making
lefse.
She
liked to
make
homemade
strawberry
jam,
lime
pickles
and
cookies.
Lots of
cookies!
She
played
the
organ
and
guitar
and
would
crochet
potholders
and
afghans
for
friends
and
family.
Talora
forever
had
strong
faith in
the Lord
and
pride in
her
Norwegian
heritage.
Survivors
include
her
children,
Mary
Long and
her
husband,
Roger of
Algona
and Mark
Nelson
and his
wife,
Kathi of
Buffalo
Center;
grandchildren,
Jeremy
Long and
his
wife,
Leigh
Ann of
Ames,
Richard
Long and
his
wife,
Miriam
of
Algona,
Spencer
Nelson
of
Buffalo
Center
and
Reese
Nelson
of
Buffalo
Center;
two
sisters,
Gladys
Westland
of
Hastings,
Minnesota
and Iona
Mae
Alexander
of Lake
Villa,
Illinois;
a
sister-in-law,
June
Tweed of
Forest
City;
and many
nieces,
nephews,
cousins
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Sam in
1978;
sisters,
Amanda
Amundson,
Theresa
Roath,
Agnes
Suby,
Alvina
Brosdahl,
Lillian
Elthon
and
Frances
Hall;
and a
brother,
Almer
Tweed,
Almer's
twin
infant
sister
(also
named
Alvina);
an
unnamed
infant
brother
and a
half-sister,
Hazel
Brue.
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