Leonard
Schomburg,
86
Published
June 9,
2004,
Page B-7
Leonard
F.
Schomburg,
86, of
Latimer,
died on
Thursday,
June 3,
2004, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
June 7,
at the
St.
Paul's
Lutheran
Church
in
Latimer,
with
Rev.
Marvin
Lorenz
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
church
cemetery
in
Latimer,
with the
Ewing
Dugger
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Leonard
Friedrich
Schomburg,
was born
the son
of Fritz
(Fred)
and
Englina
(Lena)
Suntken
Schomburg,
on July
7, 1917
on the
Schomburg
family
farm
near
Alexander.
Leonard
is
survived
by his
niece,
Ruth
Nyguard
and her
husband,
Jerome
of
Leland;
great-nephews,
Kent
Nyguard
of
Crystal
Lake and
Kurt
Nyguard
of
Minneapolis,
Minnesota;
and a
great-niece,
Keri
Nyguard
of
Leland.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
brother,
Herman
Schomburg;
and his
sister-in-law,
Christina
Schomburg.
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Barbara
Rosen,
64
Published
June 9,
2004,
Page B-7
Barbara
June
(Eide)
Rosen,
64, of
Thompson,
died on
Sunday,
June 6,
2004, at
her home
in
Thompson,
following
a
courageous
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Thursday,
June 10,
at the
Zion
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson,
with
Rev. Ted
Gullixson
officiating.
Inurnment
will be
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery
in
Thompson,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Barbara
June,
the
daughter
of
Irving
and Ruby
(Johnson)
Eide,
was born
on June
23, 1939
in Lake
Mills.
She grew
up and
was
raised
in Lake
Mills
and
Forest
City,
graduating
from the
Forest
City
High
School.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
Richard
Rosen in
1960.
She
later
married
Maynard
Peterson
in 1980.
Her
hobbies
included
spending
time
with her
family
and her
dog,
Boomie.
She was
a loving
and
devoted
mother.
Left to
cherish
her
memory
are her
children,
Rhonda
Rosen,
Danny
Peterson
and Dawn
Thompson;
her
husband,
Reed;
and her
cousins
with
whom she
had
special
ties,
Violet
Loeschen,
Keith
Thompson,
Betty
Thompson,
Dennis
Thompson,
Robert
(Dusty)
Thompson,
Debra
Kvammen,
Doris
Hatland,
DeEtta
Buns,
Mavis
Nieman,
Fred
Irvin,
Douglas
Irvin,
Dean
Johnson
and Beth
Erdman.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
grandmother,
Mary
Johnson;
aunts,
Lenora
Eide and
Jeanette
Thompson;
uncles,
James
Johnson
and Ben
Brackey;
and
cousins,
Ruth
Gunn and
Todd
Loeschen.
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Myron
Dieter,
56
Published
June 16,
2004,
Page B-5
Myron
Russell
Dieter,
56, of
Roseau,
Minnesota,
formerly
of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
June 7,
2004, at
the
Merit
Care
Hospital
in
Fargo,
North
Dakota,
after a
courageous
battle
with
cancer.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
June 11,
at the
Roseau
Evangelical
Covenant
Church
in
Roseau.
The
Helgeson
Funeral
Home,
Roseau,
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Myron
Russell,
the son
of
Lewella
(Lisell)
and
Russell
Dieter,
was born
on
November
6, 1947
in
Roseau,
Minnesota.
Myron
grew up
and
attended
school
in
Roseau,
was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
former
English
Lutheran
Church
in
Roseau
and
later
moved to
Montgomery,
when he
was in
ninth
grade.
He
graduated
from the
Montgomery
High
School
in 1965
and
later
from the
St.
Cloud
State
University.
He
worked
for his
father
as
President
of Russ
Dieter
Enterprises
until
1989. He
then
began
training
as an
investment
representative
and
worked
for
Edward
Jones
Investments
in
Forest
City for
four
years.
He then
worked
at The
Investment
Centers
of
America
and has
worked
in
Roseau
for the
last 10
years.
Myron
had a
passion
for
hockey.
He loved
the
Roseau
Rams and
followed
their
progress,
writing
for the
Roseau
Times-Region.
He also
loved
fishing,
traveling,
golfing
and
family
celebrations.
He was
fun
loving,
loved
being
with
people
and gave
himself
to
others
by
helping
people
in many
ways. He
was
president-elect
of the
Roseau
Lions,
member
of the
Roseau
School
Board,
on the
Board of
Directors
for
Sunburst
and
volunteered
with the
mentoring
program.
He was
recently
attending
the
Roseau
Covenant
Church,
where he
gave his
life to
the
Lord.
He is
survived
by his
wife and
best
friend,
Bobbi
Dieter
of
Roseau;
daughters,
Kerry
Dieter
of
Aberdeen
South
Dakota
and
Chris
(Larry)
Mathahs
of Lake
Mills;
son,
Neal
Dieter
of
Aberdeen,
South
Dakota;
four
grandchildren,
Cory,
Aaron,
Jason
and
Sierra;
his
parents,
Russell
and
Lewella
"Harriet"
Dieter
of
Aberdeen,
South
Dakota;
sisters,
Sonia
(David)
Feickert
of
Aberdeen,
Lucille
(Doug)
Nelson
of
Mobridge,
South
Dakota
and
Shelli
(Sam)
Ryman of
Sioux
Falls,
South
Dakota;
and
several
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
grandparents.
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Irene
Tinderholt,
84
Published
June 16,
2004,
Page B-5
Funeral
service
will be
held for
Irene
Tinderholt,
on
Monday,
June 21,
at 10:30
a.m., at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson.
Irene
Tinderholt
died on
March 9,
2004, at
her
son's
home in
Redwood
City,
California,
where
she had
been
residing
since
November,
2003.
She was
a
long-time
resident
of
Thompson.
Internment
will be
in the
West
Prairie
Cemetery,
rural
Thompson.
In lieu
of
flowers,
the
family
requests
donations
to her
home
church,
Zion
Lutheran
Church,
Thompson,
Iowa.
Irene
was born
on April
22,
1922, to
Orville
and Cora
Killand
of Lake
Mills.
She was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills
and
graduated
from the
Lake
Mills
High
School
in 1940.
Irene
taught
country
school
at King
#7
southeast
of
Thompson
for
three
years,
beginning
in the
fall of
1940. It
was
while
teaching
here
that she
met and
married
Waldo
Tinderholt
in 1942.
Two
sons,
Paul and
Mark
were
born to
this
union.
Irene
was an
active
member
of the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson.
Irene is
survived
by her
sons,
Paul and
his
wife,
Marilyn
of
Redwood
City,
California
and Mark
and his
wife,
Linda of
Spring
Valley,
California;
grandchildren,
Kristin
Tinderholt
and
Jeffrey
Tinderholt,
both of
San
Diego,
California;
sister,
Doris
(Gerald)
Stippich
of
Kennewick,
Washington
and
brother,
Wayne
and his
wife,
Joanne
Killand
of
Richland,
Washington;
her
sister-in-law,
Dorothy
(Elwood)
Killand
of
Richland,
Washington;
her
sister-in-law
and her
husband,
Dorothy
and
Robert
Ambroson
of
Leland;
and as
well as
many
nieces
and
nephews.
Irene
was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Waldo;
her
parents,
Orville
and Cora
Killand;
sisters,
Ariette
(Albert)
Grady,
Overa
(Glenn)
Cameron
and
Lorraine;
and
brothers,
Elwood
and Gary
Killand.
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Gordon
Dakin,
81
Published
June 16,
2004,
Page B-5
Gordon
Dakin,
81, of
Joice,
died on
Tuesday,
June 8,
2004, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit in
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
June 11,
at the
First
Congregational
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev.
David
Wellendorf
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Madison
Township
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Gordon
LeRoy
Dakin,
was born
on a
farm
southwest
of Lake
Mills,
in rural
Winnebago
County
on July
6, 1922,
the son
of Lewis
and
Millie
(Thompson)
Dakin. When
he was
five,
the
family
moved to
Windom,
Minnesota.
Here
Gordon
received
his
education
and
played
basketball,
football
and
hockey
in high
school.
At the
age of
17, his
family
returned
to the
Joice
area and
Gordon
began
farming
full
time
with his
father.
On
August
1, 1943,
he
married
Avis
Fisher
at the
First
Congregational
Church
in
Forest
City.
The
couple
have
made
their
home on
the
family
farm
near
Joice
for
their
entire
married
lives.
Gordon
has
farmed
his
whole
life and
milked
dairy
cattle
for over
60
years.
He liked
to go
camping,
enjoyed
gardening
with
Avis and
spent
time
traveling.
He was a
member
of the
First
Congregation
Church
in
Forest
City,
where he
served
as a
trustee
and a
deacon.
Gordon
was a
hard
worker
and was
always
willing
to help
out his
neighbors
when
they
needed a
hand.
Gordon
is
survived
by his
wife,
Avis of
Joice;
three
children
and
their
spouses,
Donald
and
Shari
Dakin of
Moravia,
Dennis
and
Debra
Dakin of
Manly
and
Julie
and
Roger
Rollefson
of
Forest
City;
ten
grandchildren;
and
fourteen
great-grandchildren.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
brother,
Forest
Dakin;
and
three
sisters,
Beulah
Whiteis,
Elaine
Peterson
and Mae
Hullett.
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Ethan
Meyering
Published
June 23,
2004,
Page B-7
Ethan
Dean
Meyering,
infant
son of
Tim and
Angelene
(Estes)
Meyering
of
Thompson,
was born
silently
on
Wednesday,
June 16,
2004, at
the
Albert
Lea
Medical
Center
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
Private
family
services
will be
held at
the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Julie
Fiske of
the
Emmons
Lutheran
Church
officiating.
Burial
will be
in the
Oak Lawn
Cemetery
in
Emmons,
Minnesota,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Ethan
was
anxiously
and
loving
awaited
for and
will be
deeply
missed
by his
parents,
Tim and
Angelene
Meyering
of
Thompson;
maternal
grandparents,
Leland
and Ann
Estes of
Emmons,
Minnesota;
paternal
grandmother,
Dorothy
Meyering
of
Thompson;
maternal
great-grandfather,
Charles
Estes of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota;
maternal
great-grandmother,
Bernice
Wagner
of
Waseca,
Minnesota;
aunts
and
uncles,
Sherman
and Ruth
Meyering
of
Garner,
Larry
and
Alene
Meyering
of
Baltimore,
Maryland,
Emily
Estes of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota
and
Jennifer
Estes of
Emmons,
Minnesota;
as well
as many
cousins,
other
extended
relatives
and
friends.
Those
taking
care of
Ethan in
Heaven
are his
paternal
grandfather,
Frederick
Meyering;
great-grandparents,
Mary
Estes,
Henry
Wagner,
Tony and
Annie
Meyering
and Mr.
and Mrs.
George
Meinders;
and an
uncle,
Roger
Meyering.
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Rev.
Owen
Gangstead,
90
Published
June 30,
2004,
Page B-7
Rev.
Owen
Gangstead,
age 90,
of
Decorah,
died on
Thursday,
June 17,
2004, at
the Aase
Haugen
Home
following
a long
illness.
Memorial
services
will be
held on
Monday,
July 5,
at 11:00
a.m., at
the
Decorah
Lutheran
Church
in
Decorah,
by Rev.
James
Glesne.
There
was a
private
family
burial
in the
Lutheran
Cemetery
in
Decorah.
There is
no
visitation.
The
Fjelstul
Funeral
Home is
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Owen
Gangstead,
was born
on
October
4, 1913
in Linn
Grove,
the
second
child of
Matt and
Anna
(Shefveland)
Peterson.
Within
six
months
of his
birth,
tuberculosis
claimed
his
mother
and
Matt's
efforts
to hold
the
family
together
were not
feasible.
Thereafter
Owen was
raised
by his
father's
sister
and her
husband,
Hannah
and Hans
Gangstead,
on their
family
farm
near
Goldfield.
He was
educated
at the
Goldfield
High
School
and at
Buena
Vista
College
in Storm
Lake,
where he
received
a
Bachelor's
Degree
in 1936.
For the
next
three
years he
was a
high
school
teacher
and
coach.
Owen
recounted
experiencing
an
unyielding
call to
the
ministry
and in
1939 he
began
studies
at the
Luther
Theological
Seminary
in Saint
Paul,
Minnesota.
He
graduated
in 1943
and in
the same
year was
ordained
in his
rural
Goldfield
Parish
(Lake)
and then
installed
as
pastor
of the
Lakeview
Lutheran
Church,
north of
Saint
Paul. On
Thanksgiving
Day
1943, he
married
Doris
Davey at
Eau
Claire,
Wisconsin,
the
start of
an
enduring
and
devoted
life
partnership.
Owen and
Doris
went on
to serve
Illinois
Congregations
in Long
Lake
(Trinity)
and
Chicago
(Grace).
Their
family
grew to
include
Lois,
Rebecca,
Stephen
and
Daniel.
In early
1957,
Owen
became
pastor
of the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
where he
served
until
1975.
There he
also
worked
closely
with
Waldorf
College
and was
Chairman
of its
Board of
Regents
for
several
years.
His
commitment
to
Lutheran
higher
education
guided
him to
accept a
call
from
Luther
College
to
establish
an
Office
of
Church
Relations.
He
retired
from the
College
in 1983,
although
he never
stopped
a
heartfelt
advocacy
and
ebullient
support
for
Luther
and not
least
its
athletic
teams.
He and
Doris
remained
engaged
in the
faith
and life
of the
Decorah
community,
with
Owen
performing
clergy
duties
part
time at
area
churches
and
serving
nearly
two
years as
Chaplain
at the
Aase
Haugen
Home.
Owen
valued
his long
time
membership
in the
Luren
Singing
Society
and took
part as
steadfastly
as he
could
until
his 90th
birthday
and just
beyond.
At a
convocation
in
February
2003,
Owen was
honored
with the
'Spirit
of
Luther'
award in
recognition
of his
contributions
to the
College.
The
citation
thanked
him "for
being a
reminder
to us of
God's
expansive
graciousness,"
and
suggested
that
"perhaps
he
always
has a
smile
because
he knows
how the
story
comes
out: to
have a
passion
for
learning
and be
guided
by God's
spirit
leads to
a life
of
integrity
and
richness
beyond
all
measure."
Owen was
always a
friend
and
encourager
and his
indefatigable
zeal for
prayer,
praise
and
pastoral
outreach
marked
him up
to and
on June
17,
2004.
He is
survived
by his
daughters,
Lois and
Ulrich
Kremer
of
Helmstedt,
Germany
and
Rebecca
Ferguson
of
Spring,
Texas;
sons,
Stephen
of
Minneapolis
and Dan
of
Decorah;
nine
grandchildren,
Johanna,
Nikolaus,
Susanne,
Pamela,
Tim,
Peter,
Elisabeth,
Rachel
and
Jonas;
his
brother,
Harold
Gangstead;
sisters,
Ruby
(Peterson)
Gates
and Enid
(Gangstead)
Novy;
and by
his
precious
extended
family.
Owen was
preceded
in death
by Doris
in
November
2002.
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Betty
Bode, 82
Published
June 30,
2004,
Page B-7
Betty
Bode,
82, of
Forest
City,
died on
Wednesday,
June 23,
2004, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
June 26,
at the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Forest
City,
with
Rev. Lee
Laaveg
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Evergreen
Cemetery
in
Britt,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Betty A.
Bode,
was born
in
Nieder
Gorpe,
Germany
on
October
20,
1921,
the
daughter
of Paul
and Anna
(Wisotski)
Huckewitz.
She
received
her
education
in
Nieder
Gorpe
and then
began
doing
housework
for a
family
in
Brandenburg,
Germany.
She met
Henry
Bode at
a dance
in 1937
and they
were
married
on
September
12, 1942
in
Zahna,
Germany.
Betty
remembers
the time
during
the war
as "very
bad."
She
remained
home
while
Henry
fought.
After
his time
in a
Russian
POW
camp, he
returned
home and
they
began
their
family
life on
January
6, 1950.
Henry's
sister,
Marie
sponsored
their
family
to come
to
America
and on
January
22,
1954,
they
boarded
a ship
for the
United
States.
After a
long
trip,
the
family
settled
in
Forest
City.
Betty
worked
for
several
seasons
at the
Palace
of
Sweets
and then
got work
as a
baker at
Waldorf
College,
where
she
remained
for 15
years. A
stroke
led to
her
early
retirement
in March
1980.
Henry
retired
shortly
after in
1982 and
the
couple
enjoyed
life
together
and did
some
traveling.
Henry
died on
May 19,
1990.
Betty
remained
at home
until
1994,
when she
sold her
house
and
moved to
the Town
Square
Apartments.
She
entered
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City in
October
2002.
Betty is
survived
by her
children
and
their
spouses,
Ursula
and
Wayne
Spenner
of
Rockville,
Maryland,
Robert
and
Nancy
Bode of
North
Hampton,
New
Hampshire,
Dennis
and
Kerri
Bode of
Orlando,
Florida
and
Monika
and
Richard
Boyer of
Muscatine;
10
grandchildren,
Melissa
and
husband,
Randy,
Scott,
Chris
and
wife,
Laura,
Melissa,
Jamie,
Joshua,
Adam,
Kolton,
Kaleb
and
Kally;
three
great-grandchildren,
Dalton,
Brandy
and
Owen;
and two
nieces,
Christa
Cosgriff
and
Cindy
Norman,
both of
Forest
City.
Betty
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Henry;
an
infant
daughter,
Evelyn
and se
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Pauline
Chapin,
82
Published
June 30,
2004,
Page B-7
Pauline
Chapin,
82, of
Northwood,
formerly
of
Manly,
died on
Thursday,
June 24,
2004, at
the
Lutheran
Retirement
Home in
Northwood.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
June 28,
at the
Bethel
United
Methodist
Church
in
Manly,
with
Rev.
Robert
Cumings
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery,
Mason
City,
with the
Hogan
Bremer
Moore
Colonial
Chapel
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Pauline
Winifred,
the
daughter
of
Marion
and
Clara
(Pencook)
Scarrow,
was born
on
January
26, 1922
in
Aredale.
She
attended
school
in
Plymouth,
graduating
in 1940.
She was
united
in
marriage
to
Kenneth
Chapin
on June
1, 1940
at her
parent's
home in
rural
Plymouth.
Pauline
was a
very
dedicated
wife,
mother
and
homemaker.
She
enjoyed
canning,
baking,
gardening,
bowling,
bead
working
and
Bingo.
Her
greatest
love was
spending
time
with her
family,
especially
her
grandchildren.
She
enjoyed
caring
for her
grandchildren
as well
as the
neighborhood
children
and
often
thought
of them
as her
own
grandchildren.
For a
short
time she
worked
in Lake
Mills at
the
Winnebago
County
Home.
Pauline
was a
former
member
of the
Plymouth
United
Methodist
Church,
where
she was
a circle
member.
Later
she
became a
member
of the
Bethel
United
Methodist
Church
of
Manly,
where
she was
a member
of the
Friendship
Circle.
Pauline
is
survived
by her
husband,
Kenneth
of
Northwood;
children,
Kermit
(Susan)
Chapin
of Mason
City,
Lynn
(Betty)
Chapin
of
Northwood,
Charlotte
(Jim)
O'Donnell
of Elma,
Gary
(Mary
Ann)
Chapin
of
Kimball,
Nebraska,
Iola
(Daryl)
Tesch of
Mason
City,
Dixie
Lane of
Manly,
James
(Sandie)
Chapin
of
Hanlontown,
Sandra
Hitchcock
of
Federal
Way,
Washington,
Nancy
(Dan)
Cutler
of Mason
City,
Connie
(Vern)
Lamfers
of
Garner,
Debbie
(Leroy)
Kleveland
of
Joice,
Julie
(Jay)
Austin
of Mason
City,
Penny
(Duane)
Lappe of
Leland,
David
(Lori)
Chapin
of
Forest
City and
Daryl
(Jeannette)
Chapin
of
Titonka;
49
grandchildren;
79
great-grandchildren;
three
great-great-grandchildren;
four
sisters,
Phyllis
Helwig
of
Mexico,
Missouri,
Dorothy
(Dave)
Baumgartner
of
Brownsdale,
Minnesota,
Shirley
Snell of
Ames and
Alta May
Held of
Warsaw,
Missouri;
one
sister-in-law,
Doris
(George)
Grundel
of
Carpenter;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents,
Marion
and
Clara
Scarrow;
son,
Glen
Chapin;
daughter,
Betty
Monroe
and her
husband,
Wayne
and
their
daughter,
Tammy;
two
sons-in-law,
Lewis
Lane and
Keith
Hitchcock;
and four
brothers-in-law,
Vernon
Helwig,
Dean
Snell,
Bill
Held and
Leon
"Shorty"
Woodward.
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Caysen
Moffett
Published
July 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Caysen
Allen
Francis
Moffett,
was born
on June
18, 2004
and was
carried
by
angels
to
heaven
on
Friday,
June 25,
2004.
Though
his gift
of life
lasted
but a
fleeting
moment,
the
miracle
of his
life
will
live
forever.
He is
survived
by his
parents,
Dustin
and Sara
Moffett
and two
brothers,
Carver
and
Cooper,
all of
Thompson;
his
grandparents,
Leon and
Rhea
Behrends
of
Forest
City,
Sherry
and
Larry
Huttinga
of
Bozeman,
Montana;
and many
aunts,
uncles
and
cousins.
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Mark
Langfald,
49
Published
June 30,
2004,
Page B-7
Mark
"Chunky"
Langfald,
49, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Saturday,
June 26,
2004, at
his home
in rural
Lake
Mills,
the
result
of a
massive
heart
attack.
Funeral
services
were
held at
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church
in
Vinje,
with Mr.
Chris
Fiske,
interim
pastor
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church
Cemetery,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home of
Lake
Mills in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Mark
Bradley,
was born
on June
23,
1955, to
Cleo and
Gloria
(Johnson)
Langfald
at the
Naeve
Hospital
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
Mark was
baptized
and
confirmed
at the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church,
Vinje.
He
attended
and
graduated
from the
Lake
Mills
High
School
in 1973.
On
September
28,
1974,
Mark was
united
in
marriage
with
Diane
(Haukoos)
Walls at
the
Bethel
Lutheran
Church.
The
couple
made
their
home on
their
current
acreage
north of
Lake
Mills.
Mark had
been
employed
at
Winnebago
Industries
in
Forest
City and
later
worked
for
Farmstead
in
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota.
From
there,
Mark
attended
the
Riverland
Community
College
and
received
his
Degree
as an
Electrician.
He was
currently
employed
as an
electrician
at
Fleetguard
in Lake
Mills.
Mark was
a
patient
and
understanding
man. He
had a
good
sense of
humor
and was
liked by
everyone
who knew
him.
Mark
truly
enjoyed
his
family,
especially
his
grandchildren.
He was
also a
motorcycle
enthusiast
and
loved
going to
the
races.
The past
three
years he
spent
many
weekends
racing
his
"Thunder
Truck
No. 3"
at
Algona.
Mark had
always
been
known
for his
long
ponytail,
which
will be
donated
to the
Locks of
Love
organization.
Those
left to
cherish
his
memory
are his
wife,
Diane of
Lake
Mills;
parents,
Cleo and
Gloria
Langfald
of
Scarville;
mother-in-law,
Margaret
Haukoos
of
Walters,
Minnesota;
two
daughters,
Lonna
Tweeten
and her
husband,
Dick of
Forest
City and
Lanette
Maser
and her
husband,
Curt of
Lake
Mills;
two
sons,
Jack
Langfald
and his
wife,
Mandy of
Cheyenne,
Wyoming
and
Jeffrey
Langfald
and
Desiree
Beery of
Lake
Mills;
eight
grandchildren,
April
McCormick,
Matthew
Tweeten,
Jacob
and
Jessica
Tweeten,
Trevor
and Emma
Maser,
Corey
and
Amanda
Maser;
four
brothers,
Guy
Langfald
and his
wife,
Mary of
Scarville,
Doug
Langfald
and
Cindy
Henn of
Buffalo
Center,
Mike
Hatland
of
Sigorney
and
Monte
Langfald
of
Scarville;
four
sisters,
Deb
Rothmeyer
and her
husband,
Vince of
Denison,
Tammy
Herfendal
and her
husband,
Dale of
Lake
Mills,
Tina
Stubbs
and her
husband,
Kirk of
Cedar
Rapids
and
Molly
Gjerstad
of
Scarville;
a
brother-in-law,
Duane
Haukoos
of
Phoenix,
Arizona;
as well
as many
aunts,
uncles,
nieces,
nephews,
cousins
and
friends.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
paternal
and
maternal
grandparents;
as well
as three
uncles
and one
aunt.
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Emma
Tlach,
87
Published
June 30,
2004,
Page B-7
Emma
Tlach,
87, of
Garner,
died on
Saturday,
June 26,
2004, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
June 29,
at the
St.
Wenceslas
Catholic
Church
in
Duncan,
with the
Rev.
Michael
Schueller
officiating.
Lector
was
Anton
Trca.
Music
was
provided
by
organist,
Mary
Kopacek
who
accompanied
the
church
choir.
Ushers
were
George
Tusha
and Leo
Wellik.
Casket
bearers
were Art
Linden,
Dan
Liska,
Mike
Liska,
Raymond
Liska,
Tom
Lucke
and John
K.
Olson.
Burial
was in
the St.
John's
Catholic
Cemetery
in
Duncan,
with the
Cataldo
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Emma
Eleanor
Tlach,
the
daughter
of
Charles
and
Emily
(Ptacek)
Brcka,
was born
on
September
11,
1916, on
a farm
west of
Garner.
She
attended
rural
school
at
Garfield
No. 8
and
continued
her
education
at the
Notre
Dame
Academy
in
Omaha,
Nebraska,
for her
freshman
year. On
November
11,
1936,
she was
married
to Paul
Frank
Tlach at
the St.
Wenceslas
Catholic
Church
in
Duncan.
They
made
their
home on
the
family
farm
east of
Duncan.
After
Paul's
death in
1985,
Emma
continued
to live
on the
farm.
She
enjoyed
her
family,
friends,
gardening,
cooking
and
baking.
She
loved to
teach
others
her
cooking
and
baking
skills.
Corresponding
with
family
and
friends
via
cards
and
phone
calls
kept her
relationships
current.
She was
a member
of the
St.
Wenceslas
Catholic
Church,
Rosary
Society,
the
Britt
chapter
of CD of
A and
the
Birthday
Club.
She is
survived
by her
children,
Sister
Carol
Tlach of
Walsenburg,
Colorado,
a member
of the
Notre
Dame
Sisters
in
Omaha,
Nebraska
and Don
Tlach of
Garner;
two
sisters,
Agnes
(John)
Liska of
Hayfield
and
Eleanor
(Don)
Garrison
of
Canyon
Lake,
Texas;
two
sisters-in-law,
Pauline
Brcka of
LaCrosse,
Wisconsin
and Rose
Brcka of
Forest
City; a
brother-in-law,
William
(Anna)
Tlach of
Britt;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Paul on
April
17,1985;
parents;
three
brothers,
Edward,
John and
Charles
Brcka;
an
infant
sister;
and two
sisters,
Sr.
Miriam
and Sr.
Rosalie
Brcka.
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James
L.
Nelson,
63
Published
August
25,
2004,
Page B-5
James
L.
Nelson,
age 63,
died on
Saturday,
June 26,
2004, at
the St.
John
Pharmacy,
St.
John, US
Virgin
Islands,
of a
heart
attack.
Funeral
services
were
held at
the
Oppenheimer
Beach,
on St.
John,
Thursday,
July 8.
An
additional
service
will be
held in
Jackson,
Wyoming,
on
September
18.
Jim was
born on
September
18, 1940
in
Forest
City, to
Paul R.
Nelson
and
Jessmae
(Hogge)
Nelson.
He
graduated
from the
Forest
City
High
School
in 1958.
After
attending
Waldorf
College
in
Forest
City, he
graduated
in 1965
from the
South
Dakota
State
University
with a
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Pharmacy.
Due to a
life-long
love of
the West
he moved
to
Casper,
Wyoming,
to begin
his
pharmacy
career.
There he
met and
married
Susan
Studer.
They had
two
daughters,
Lisa and
Aran.
Jim
later
moved to
Jackson,
Wyoming,
where he
renovated
and
operated
an
up-scale
grocery
store in
the
Aspens,
the
Westside
Store.
Looking
for a
change,
Jim
moved to
the US
Virgin
Islands
and
became a
compounding
pharmacist.
While in
the
Islands,
he met
and
married
his
second
wife,
Kathy
Brown.
They
lived in
Nashville,
Tennessee
for a
time,
before
Jim
returned
to the
Islands.
Jim was
known as
the
Medicine
Man,
which
was also
the name
of the
store he
operated
between
tours of
duty at
various
pharmacies
on St.
John and
St.
Thomas.
In
addition
to being
very
entrepreneurial,
Jim
always
tailored
his
learning
to
whatever
environment
he
lived,
always
seeking
out
local
knowledge.
Jim
loved
serving
peoples'
needs
and
always
took the
extra
time and
energy
to get
to know
his
patients
personally.
He was a
valuable
part of
the St.
John
community
and will
be
missed
very
much.
His
passions
included
hunting,
aviation
and
golf,
having
what
many
called
the most
beautiful
swing
ever.
He is
survived
by
daughter,
Aran
Nelson
of Ft.
Lauderdale,
Florida;
daughter,
Lisa
Wallace,
son-in-law,
Chris
and
grandson,
Levi of
Sheridan,
Wyoming;
his
sister,
Mary
Osbom of
Willis,
Texas;
and his
brother,
Robert
and
sister-in-law,
Susan of
Linch,
Wyoming.
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Judith
Hall, 64
Published
July 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Judith
Anita
Hall,
64, of
Fertile,
died on
Monday,
June 28,
2004, at
the
Muse-Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
July 1,
at the
Church
of
Christ
in
Fertile,
with
Reverend
Curt
Gallmeyer
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Grant
Twp.
Cemetery,
Fertile,
with the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Judie
was born
on March
15,
1940,
the
daughter
of James
and
Esther
(Furness)
Haugen
at Mason
City.
Judie
graduated
from the
Fertile
High
School
in 1959
and
married
Eugene
Hall on
August
23,
1959.
She
worked
for
Winnebago
Industries
for
several
years,
then for
Opportunity
Village
as a job
coach
for 20
years,
retiring
in 2000.
She
enjoyed
crafts,
attending
children
and
grandchildren's
events
and
spending
time
with her
grandchildren.
She was
very
committed
to her
family
and the
Church
of
Christ,
where
she was
an
active
member
for most
of her
life.
She
loved
and
trusted
the Lord
and is
now in
his
loving
arms.
Judie is
survived
by her
husband,
Eugene
Hall of
Fertile;
four
children,
Tim
(Patty)
Hall of
Mason
City,
Tracy
(Tammy)
Hall of
Fertile,
Tami
(Dan)
Horner
of Clear
Lake and
Troy
(Trish)
Hall of
Forest
City;
brother,
Larry
(Dixie)
Haugen
of Clear
Lake;
sister,
Janan
Haugen
of West
Point;
brothers-in-law,
Brian (Coralene)
Hall of
Clear
Lake and
Gary
(Cheryl)
Hall of
Lincoln,
Illinois;
and
grandchildren,
Christopher,
Casey,
Stephen
and
Andrew
Hall,
Samantha,
Brady,
Austin,
and
Hailey
Horner,
Bethany,
Nicholas
and
Logan
Hall.
Her
parents
and
in-laws,
Glea and
Mavis
Hall,
preceded
her in
death.
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