Jay W.
Benson,
76
Published
March
10,
2004,
Page B-5
Jay W.
Benson,
age 76,
of
Forest
City,
died on
Monday,
March 1,
2004, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
March 5,
at the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Crystal
Lake.
Burial
was in
the
Crystal
Lake
Cemetery,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Jay
William
Benson,
was born
on
September
6, 1927,
to
Raymond
S.
Benson
and
Marie
(Rinker)
Benson.
He
attended
School
#7 in
Linden
Township
through
the
eighth
grade
and
ninth
grade at
Forest
City. He
served
stateside
in the
U.S.
Army for
two
years
during
the
Korean
War. Jay
was born
and
lived on
the home
farm his
entire
life
except
during
his
military
service.
In April
1963, he
married
Lila
Schnell.
The
couple
later
divorced.
Jay was
a member
of the
United
Methodist
Church
in
Crystal
Lake and
held
memberships
in the
VFW Post
6161 in
Leland
and the
American
Legion
Post 409
in
Crystal
Lake.
Jay is
survived
by his
daughters,
Verla
Nolte of
Ackley
and
Lanette
Benson
of
Greene;
sons,
Brian
Benson
of
Aplington
and
David
Benson
of
Allison;
his
sister,
Opal
Seeberger
of Mason
City; 12
grandchildren;
one
great-grandchild;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
a
brother,
Virgil
Benson;
and a
sister,
Viola
Moen.
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Milo D.
Hauan,
75
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Milo
D.
Hauan,
75, of
Texas,
died on
Thursday,
March 4,
2004, at
the
Harlingen
Medical
Center
in
Harlingen,
Texas.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Friday,
April 2,
at 2:00
p.m., at
the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson.
He was
the
oldest
son of
Herman
and
Minnie
(Sunde)
Hauan of
Thompson.
Milo was
employed
at
Winnebago
Industries
for 10
years
and then
moved to
Illinois
and
later to
Texas,
where he
managed
an
82-unit
condominium
complex
for 15
years.
He is
survived
by his
daughter,
Yvonne
(Larry)
Lawson
of
Thompson;
two
brothers,
Gary
Hauan of
Camdenton,
Missouri
and
Lowell
Hauan of
Albert
Lea,
Minnesota;
two
granddaughters,
Stacy
Smith of
Des
Moines
and
Melinda
(Kevin)
Pederson
of
Forest
City;
three
great-grandchildren,
Layne,
Kurds
and
Sydney
Pederson;
three
step-daughters;
one
step-son;
13
step-grandchildren;
seven
step-great-grandchildren;
and
nieces
and
nephews.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Louise;
and his
parents.
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Gretchen
Jeanette
Boehm,
81
Published
March
17,
2004,
Page B-7
Gretchen
Jeanette
Boehm,
81, died
on
Saturday,
March 6,
2004, at
the
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home in
Buffalo
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Wednesday,
March
10, at
the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Buffalo
Center,
with
Rev.
Paul
Haugen
officiating.
Organist,
Vera
Bronleewe
accompanied
George
Dobrovolny
and
congregational
hymns.
Interment
was in
the
Graceland
Cemetery,
Buffalo
Center,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Honorary
bearers
were
Sara
Murphy
and
Jamie
Boehm.
Casket
bearers
were
Larry
Boehm,
Matthew
Murphy,
Joshua
Boehm,
Jeremy
Boehm,
Randy
Swalve
and
Duane
Boehm.
Gretchen
Jeanette
Boehm,
the
daughter
of John
and
Grace
(Ennenga)
Wessels,
Jr., was
born on
January
10, 1923
near
Buffalo
Center.
On April
3, 1947,
Gretchen
was
united
in
marriage
to Carl
W. Boehm
in Blue
Earth,
Minnesota.
Together
they
farmed
near
Lakota
for 21
years.
They
then
moved to
an
acreage
in
Stevens,
where
they
made
their
home
until
June
2002,
when
Gretchen
became a
resident
at the
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home in
Buffalo
Center.
Gretchen
was a
devoted
wife,
mother
and
grandmother.
Gretchen
helped
Carl
with the
day-to-day
chores
and
tended
to their
home and
family.
She was
a member
of the
First
Baptist
Church
in
Buffalo
Center
and a
member
of the
Timely
Mission
Nursing
Home
staff
for 25
years,
where
she
formed
many
wonderful
friendships
with her
co-workers.
Gretchen
is
survived
by her
husband
of 56
years,
Carl
Boehm;
three
children,
Patricia
Boehm of
Urbandale,
Sandra
Murphy
of La
Porte
City and
Larry
and his
wife,
Mary of
Black
River
Falls,
Wisconsin;
five
grandchildren,
Matthew
and Sara
Murphy
of La
Porte
City,
Joshua,
Jeremy
and
Jamie
Boehm of
Black
River
Falls; a
sister,
Jean
Swalve
of Swea
City; a
sister-in-law,
Geraldine
Wessels
of
Buffalo
Center;
and many
nieces,
nephews,
relatives
and
friends.
Gretchen
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
brother,
Jake
Wessels;
and
brother-in-law,
Arnold
Swalve.
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Irene
Tinderholt,
81
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Irene
Tinderholt,
81, of
Redwood
City,
California,
died on
Tuesday,
March 9,
2004.
A
memorial
service
was held
at the
Menlo
Park
Presbyterian
Church
in Menlo
Park,
California,
on
Saturday,
March
20. A
memorial
service
is
planned
to be
held in
Thompson,
with
burial
in the
West
Prairie
Cemetery,
rural
Thompson.
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
school
at King
#7
southeast
of
Thompson
for
three
years.
While
teaching
there,
she met
and
married
Waldo
Tinderholt
in 1942.
Two sons
were
born to
this
union.
She was
an
active
member
of the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson.
Irene is
survived
by her
sons,
Paul
(Marilyn)
of
Redwood
City,
California
and Mark
(Linda)
of
Spring
Valley,
California;
grandchildren,
Kristin
Tinderholt
and
Jeffrey
Tinderholt,
both of
San
Diego,
California;
sister,
Doris
(Gerald)
Stippich
of
Kennewick,
Washington;
brother,
Wayne
(Joanne)
Killand
of
Richland,
Washington;
sister-in-law,
Dorothy
(Robert)
Ambroson;
and many
nieces
and
nephews.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband;
her
parents;
sisters,
Arlette
(Albert)
Grady,
Overa
(Glenn)
Cameron
and
Lorraine;
and
brothers,
Elwood
and Gary
Killand.
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William
T.
Holmund,
94
Published
March
17,
2004,
Page B-7
William
"Bill"
T.
Holmund,
94,
passed
away on
Saturday,
March
13, at
the Good
Shepherd
Health
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
will be
held at
10:30
a.m., on
Wednesday,
March
17, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiating.
Following
cremation,
the
burial
will
take
place at
a later
date in
the
Elmwood
Cemetery
in Mason
City.
Visitation
will be
held on
Tuesday,
March
16, from
5-7:00
p.m., at
the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home,
Lake
Mills
and will
continue
one hour
prior to
the
services
at the
church
on
Wednesday.
Memorials
may be
directed
to Salem
Lutheran
Church
Sunday
School.
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Gladys
Erickson,
98
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Gladys
T.
Dillon
Erickson,
98, died
on
Saturday,
March
13,
2004, at
the
Banner
Hospice
House in
Mesa,
Arizona.
Memorial
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April 3,
at the
Bethany
Lutheran
Church
in
Thompson,
with
Rev.
Mark
Decker
officiating.
Inurnment
was in
the Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Thompson.
Gladys
T.
Dillon
Erickson,
was born
on
January
24, 1906
near
Thompson.
She
attended
high
school
in
Thompson
and
college
at St.
Olaf
College
in
Northfield,
Minnesota.
Gladys
was
united
in
marriage
with
Paul
Dillon
on
January
7, 1929.
Following
his
death,
she
married
W.H.
"Bill"
Erickson,
a long
time
friend,
in 1972.
Gladys,
beloved
by her
large
family
and many
friends,
made her
permanent
home in
Overland
Park,
Kansas,
for the
past 10
years
after
spending
most of
her life
in Mason
City and
Thompson.
Gladys
was a
member
of the
Holy
Cross
Lutheran
Church
in
Overland
Park,
Kansas,
where a
memorial
service
was held
in
addition
to a
service
in Mesa,
Arizona.
She is
survived
by five
children,
Ron
(Marjorie)
Dillon
of
Lenexa,
Kansas,
Marlis
(Vie)
Hadeed
of
Highland
Beach,
Florida,
Dale
(Jan)
Dillon
of Thief
River
Falls,
Minnesota,
Larry
Dillon
of
Roseville,
California
and Neil
(Jackie)
Dillon
of
Chandler,
Arizona;
step-daughter,
Florence
(Harold)
de Buhr
of
Ottumwa;
22
grandchildren;
and 42
great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husbands,
Paul and
Bill;
and an
infant
brother,
Ray.
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Anna H.
Meyer,
88
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Anna
H.
Meyer,
88, of
Mason
City,
died on
Tuesday,
March
16,
2004, at
the Good
Shepherd
Care
Center
in Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were on
Friday,
March
19, at
the West
Prairie
Lutheran
Church
in rural
Leland,
with
Rev.
Jackie
Swanson
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
church
cemetery,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Anna H.
Meyer,
was born
in
Pleasanton,
on
January
15,
1916.
She
received
her
education
at the
Iowa
School
for the
Deaf in
Council
Bluffs,
graduating
in 1939.
After
graduation
she
began
housekeeping
for the
Meyer
family
in rural
Forest
City.
Here she
met and
fell in
love
with
David
Meyer.
The
couple
married
on
January
18, 1940
and
began
farming
west of
Leland.
Anna
helped
with the
farming
operation
and
worked
at
Bertha's
Truckstop
Cafe in
Leland
for
several
years.
She
enjoyed
playing
cards
with
friends
and
family.
The
couple
retired
in 1981
and
moved
into
Leland.
In 1994,
they
moved to
Mason
City.
Anna was
an
active
member
of the
Mascia
Club for
over 60
years, a
social
club for
the deaf
and hard
of
hearing.
She was
recognized
recently
for her
years of
service
to the
club.
She was
also
involved
with the
Iowa
Deaf
Camping
Association
and
attended
the
Church
for the
Deaf at
Bethlehem
Lutheran
in Mason
City.
Anna is
survived
by her
children,
David
Meyer
Jr. of
Manly,
Ella
McNeely
of Mason
City,
Phyllis
Hohenfield
of
Clinton,
Donna
Herndon
and
husband,
Robert
"Bob" of
Des
Moines;
an
"adopted"
daughter,
Luella
Graupmann
and
husband,
Roland
of Mason
City; 19
grandchildren;
39
great-grandchildren;
three
great-great-grandchildren;
a
sister,
Sara
Foster
of
Ankeny;
and a
brother,
Billy
Graves
of Des
Moines.
Anna was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
David
Meyer in
1999; a
daughter,
Shirley
Daggett;
a
brother,
Roe
Graves;
a
sister,
Hazel
George;
a sister
who died
in
infancy;
and a
granddaughter,
Shirley
Murphy.
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Lois
Wroten,
72
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Lois
Kathlein
Wroten,
72, of
Joice,
died on
Tuesday,
March
16,
2004, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center
in Mason
City.
A prayer
service
was held
on
Saturday,
March
20, at
the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiating.
Inurnment
will
take
place at
a later
date.
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Summit
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Ellen R.
Lehto,
60
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Ellen R.
(Jefson)
Lehto,
60, died
surrounded
by her
family
on
Wednesday,
March
17,
2004, at
the
Methodist
Hospital
in Des
Moines.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
March
22, at
the Word
of Peace
Lutheran
Church
in
Rogers,
Minnesota.
Interment
was in
the Ft.
Snelling
National
Cemetery.
A
retired
second
grade
teacher
at
Wilson
Elementary
School
in
Anoka,
Minnesota,
Ellen
was also
a
beloved
mom,
sister,
aunt and
friend.
Her
vibrant
personality
and
generous
spirit
will be
greatly
missed
by all.
Ellen is
survived
by her
sons,
Jonathan
and
Daniel;
her
mother,
Velma
Jefson;
seven
sisters;
six
brothers;
and many
nieces,
nephews
and
other
relatives
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband,
Donald;
and
father,
Lyle
Jefson.
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Viola D.
Christenson,
85
Published
March
24,
2004,
Page B-5
Viola D.
Christenson,
85, died
on
Friday,
March
19,
2004, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center
in Lake
Mills.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
March
22, at
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Thompson,
with
Rev.
Richard
Steffens
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
Cemetery.
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Caryl H.
Peterson,
89
Published
March
31,
2004,
Page B-4
Caryl
H.
Peterson,
89, of
Lake
Mills,
died
surrounded
by her
family
on
Sunday,
March
21,
2004, at
the
Signet
Health
and
Rehabilitation
Center
in
Prescott,
Wisconsin.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
March
25, at
the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with Rev
Roger
Dykstra
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Sunnyside
Cemetery
in Lake
Mills,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Caryl,
the
first
child of
Alfred
and
Clara
(Thompson)
Larson,
was born
near
Sharp's
Corner
on
December
17,
1914. In
between
these
dates
was a
life
lived to
the
fullest,
with
chapters
focusing
on
family,
friends
and
work.
Following
graduation
from the
Lake
Mills
High
School
in 1934,
she
served
for five
years as
the
bookkeeper
for the
Lake
Mills
Farmers
Elevator
where
her
father
was the
manager.
She
often
shared
how much
she
enjoyed
working
those
five
years by
his
side.
On
September
12,
1940,
Caryl
married
Milton
A.
Peterson
at the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
Parsonage.
The
following
five
years
were
spent
farming
west of
Lake
Mills on
the farm
where
Milton
grew up.
Milton
then
decided
to go
back
into
teaching,
first in
Belle
Plaine,
Iowa and
later in
Greene,
Iowa.
These
years
brought
many new
friendships
to their
lives.
In 1955,
a move
was made
home to
Lake
Mills
where
Caryl
and
Milton
began
Peterson
Furniture
in
partnership
with
Milton's
brother,
Ray
Peterson.
Following
Milton's
death in
1982,
Caryl
spent
fourteen
winters
in
Arizona
where
the
family
loved to
visit
and
share
time
with
grandma.
Caryl is
lovingly
remembered
by her
children,
Marcia
(Rod)
Van
Vleet
and
Jerry
(Carmen)
Peterson,
all of
Hastings,
Minnesota;
five
grandchildren
and
eight
great-grandchildren,
Amy and
Brianna
Van
Vleet,
Andy
(Anisa),
Zack,
Cora and
Rome Van
Vleet,
Rachael
Peterson,
Dan
(Chris),
Brandon,
Melanie,
Kali and
Abby
Peterson
and
Peter
Van
Vleet.
Caryl
was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
her
husband,
Milton;
brother,
Gerald
Alfred
Larson;
sister,
Ilene A.
Krueger
and her
husband,
Ralph;
and
step-father,
Martin
Westrum.
It is
difficult
at best
to say
good-bye
to a
loving
mother
and
grandmother.
We are
going to
miss her
warm
smile,
infectious
laugh,
her kind
and
loving
ways. It
is truly
a life
to
celebrate!
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Summit
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Eldon L.
Finer,
87
Published
March
31,
2004,
Page B-4
Eldon
Finer,
87, of
Clear
Lake,
died on
Sunday,
March
21,
2004, at
the
Mercy
Medical
Center-North
Iowa.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Thursday,
March
25, at
the
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
in Clear
Lake,
with
Evangelist
Robert
Orr
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Memorial
Park
Cemetery,
Mason
City.
The
Ward-Van
Slyke
Funeral
Home was
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Eldon,
the son
of Emil
and
Grace
(Holland)
Finer,
was born
on July
8, 1916,
at
Thompson.
Eldon
graduated
from the
Mason
City
High
School
in 1935.
Following
his
graduation
he
worked
in the
office
of
Decker's.
Eldon
served
in the
U.S.
Army
during
WW II
and
after
his
discharge
returned
to Mason
City and
worked
with his
father
at Finer
Foods in
Clear
Lake.
After
the
family
business
was sold
he
returned
to
Decker's
and
continued
in
sales.
He later
was a
meat
cutter
at Ames
and
Mason
City. He
also
worked
in the
insurance
business
prior to
his
retirement.
Eldon
was
united
in
marriage
to
Harriet
Van
Alien on
November
26,
1955, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church,
Clear
Lake.
Eldon
loved
spending
time
with his
family,
he loved
music
and was
in the
Mason
City
High
School
Band. He
loved
the
Lord,
reading
the
Bible,
hosting
gospel
meetings
and hymn
sings in
their
home.
Eldon
enjoyed
history
and
books
about WW
II and
activities
on the
lake. He
was a
member
of Mason
City
Christian
Assembly.
Eldon is
survived
by his
wife,
Harriet
Finer of
Clear
Lake;
five
children,
Robin
Peters
and her
husband,
Michael
of North
Liberty,
Cheryl
Finer-Toppin
and her
husband,
Jack of
Garner,
Jeffrey
Finer
and his
wife,
Linda of
Clear
Lake,
Jacquelyn
Dillon
and her
husband,
Neil of
Chandler,
Arizona
and Don
Finer
and his
wife,
Leslie
of Aliso
Viejo,
California;
and ten
grandchildren,
Jordan,
Aaron,
Stephan,
Nathan
and
Hannah
Peters,
Nicole
Toppin,
Riley,
Nickolas,
Whitney
Finer
and
David
Dillon.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
and two
grandchildren,
Kimm
Finer
and
Steven
Dillon.
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Gustaf
B.
Gustafson,
96
Published
March
31,
2004,
Page B-4
Gustaf
B.
Gustafson,
96, died
on
Monday,
March
22,
2004, at
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
March
26, at
the
Winnebago
Lutheran
Church,
rural
Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Bill
Peters
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Winnebago
Lutheran
Cemetery,
with the
Petersen
Lund
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Gustaf
B.
Gustafson,
the son
of Carl
and
Sarah
(Tweeten)
Gustafson,
was born
on
January
25,
1908, in
Mt.
Valley
Township,
Winnebago
County,
Iowa. He
was the
oldest
of nine
children.
He was
baptized
and
confirmed
in the
Lutheran
faith,
attended
country
school
and the
Waldorf
Academy.
On May
11,
1929, he
married
Agnes
Larson
at her
parents'
home in
Ellington
Township.
The
couple
lived
and
farmed
eight
miles
south of
Lake
Mills.
He
raised
cattle
and hogs
along
with his
farming
operation
and
retired
in 1984.
He moved
into a
condo in
Forest
City in
1999. In
July of
2002, he
moved to
the
Forest
Plaza
Assisted
Living.
Failing
health
forced
him to
enter
the Good
Samaritan
Center
in
Forest
City on
March 2,
2004.
Gust was
very
interested
in
co-ops
and
served
for 38
years on
the
Winnebago
REC
Board,
14 years
on the
Dairyland
Power
Board
and
retired
in 1987
as
Director
of the
Winnebago
RTA. He
also
served
on the
Forest
City
School
Board,
the
Forest
City
Bank and
Trust
Board of
Directors,
the
Forest
City
Rotary
Club and
held
many
offices
at the
Winnebago
Lutheran
Church
where he
was a
member.
Gust and
Agnes
loved to
travel
and did
extensively
until
her
death in
a car
accident
in 1975.
Family
gatherings
were
always
an
important
part of
his
life.
Survivors
include
his
daughter,
Shirley
Schutter
and
husband,
Vernon;
son,
Carroll
Gustafson
and
wife,
Karen;
daughter-in-law,
Harriet
Gustafson,
wife of
Gerald;
seven
grandchildren,
Beth
Eilers
and
husband,
Dan,
Bill
Schutter
and
wife,
Rita,
Jeff
Gustafson
and
wife,
Cindy,
Carl
Gustafson
and
wife,
Kim,
Gregg
Gustafson
and
wife,
Susan,
Kristen
Rafferty
and
husband,
Brian
and Eric
Gustafson;
20
great-grandchildren;
one
great-great-grandchild;
many
nieces
and
nephews;
two
sisters,
Charlotte
Nelson
and Ruth
Olson of
Forest
City; a
brother,
Clemmit
Gustafson
and
wife,
Elaine
of
Walcott;
and two
sisters-in-law,
Orva
Gustafson
of Lake
Mills
and
Marge
Gustafson
of
Taylors
Falls,
Minnesota.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
wife,
Agnes;
son,
Gerald;
grandson,
Jon
Gustafson;
brothers,
Cleo,
James
and
Victor;
his
sister,
Margaret
Nyhus;
and an
infant
brother,
James
William.
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Nicholas
Bernau,
25
Published
March
31,
2004,
Page B-4
Nicholas
Martin
Bernau,
25, of
Clarks
Grove,
Minnesota,
died on
Saturday,
March
27,
2004, on
his
parent's
farm in
rural
Emmons,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
March
30, at
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Church
in
Scarville,
with
Rev.
Randy
Baldwin
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Immanuel
Lutheran
Cemetery
north of
Scarville,
with the
Mittelstadt
Funeral
Home of
Lake
Mills in
charge
of the
arrangements.
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Carl
Knudtson,
86
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Carl
Knudtson,
86, died
on
Saturday,
March
27,
2004, at
the
United
Hospital
in Blue
Earth,
Minnesota.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
March
30, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church
in Rake,
with
Rev.
Larry
Rehlander
officiating.
Organist,
Julie
Davids
accompanied
soloist,
Marlys
Andersen
and
congregational
hymns.
Military
honors
were by
the
American
Legion
Post
#539 of
Rake.
Interment
was in
the West
Cemetery
in Rake,
with the
Winter
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Casket
bearers
were
Haley
Knudtson,
Hanna
Knudtson,
Bob
Brooks,
Bill
Brooks,
Erik
Knudtson,
Jason
Knudtson,
Tom Rygh
and Ron
Rygh.
Honorary
bearers
were Tom
Carr,
Chuck
Johnson,
Dave La
Tourell
Ron
Oswald,
Howard
Smith
and
Jerry
Winter.
Carl
Gerald
Knudtson,
the son
of Carl
and
Gertrude
(Olson)
Knudtson,
was born
on June
10, 1917
in Rake.
Carl
graduated
from the
Rake
High
School
and
shortly
thereafter
began
his
employment
at the
State
Savings
Bank in
Rake. He
was
employed
there
for 42
years.
He
served
in the
Navy
during
World
War II.
He was
united
in
marriage
to
Phyllis
Kamatz
on
December
10,
1949, at
the Zion
Lutheran
Church
in Clear
Lake. He
was a
loving
husband,
father
and
grandfather.
Carl was
active
in his
community
and the
Zion
Lutheran
Church
for many
years.
Carl was
an avid
sports
fan. He
played
baseball,
bowled
and
golfed.
He was
fortunate
to have
bowled a
299 game
and made
a
hole-in-one
at the
Minniowa
Golf
Tournament.
He was
also a
loyal
Iowa
Hawkeye
fan.
Carl is
survived
by his
wife,
Phyllis
of Rake;
one
daughter,
Connie
Brooks
of
Buffalo
Center;
two
sons,
Phil
Knudtson
and his
wife,
Peggy of
Belmond
and Paul
Knudtson
and his
wife,
Colleen
of Blue
Earth,
Minnesota;
and
seven
grandchildren,
Bob and
Bill
Brooks,
Erik,
Jason
and Alex
Knudtson,
Haley
and
Hanna
Knudtson.
He was
preceded
in death
by his
parents;
one
sister,
Lillian
Quam;
and two
brothers,
Earl
Knudtson
and
Archie
Knudtson.
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Johnnie
Johnson,
78
Published
March
31,
2004,
Page B-4
Johnnie
H.
Johnson,
78, of
Britt,
died on
Sunday,
March
28,
2004, at
the
Hancock
County
Memorial
Hospital
in
Britt.
Funeral
services
will be
held on
Wednesday,
March
31, at
the
Cataldo
Funeral
Home in
Britt,
with
Rev.
Robert
Dodge
officiating.
A flag
presentation
will be
conducted
by the
Britt
Veterans
Ceremonial
Unit.
Burial
will be
in the
Oakland
Cemetery
in
Forest
City,
with the
Cataldo
Funeral
Home in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Visitation
will be
held
from
4-6:00
p.m., on
Tuesday,
at the
Cataldo
Funeral
Home in
Britt
and one
hour
prior to
the
services
on
Wednesday.
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Violet
Levang,
87
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Violet
Levang,
87, of
Clear
Lake,
died on
Monday,
March
29,
2004, at
the Muse
Norris
Hospice
Inpatient
Unit,
Mason
City.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Friday,
April 2,
at the
Open
Bible
Church
in Clear
Lake,
with
Pastor
Will
Hunsaker
officiating.
The
Ward-Van
Slyke
Colonial
Chapel
of Clear
Lake,
was in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Violet
Viola,
was born
on
December
26, 1917
in
Melrose,
Minnesota,
the
daughter
of
Arthur
and
Flossie
(Coe)
Cheney.
Violet
graduated
from the
Melrose
High
School
and the
University
of
Minnesota.
She
worked
at the
Palmer
House in
the Twin
Cities,
where
she met
her
former
husband
at a
Rival
Meeting
in the
Twin
Cities.
Violet
married
Eli
Levang
in June
of 1946.
They
lived on
a farm
west of
Fertile.
He died
in 1982
and she
continued
to live
on the
farm
until
1986.
She then
moved to
Clear
Lake.
Violet
worked
for
Ritter
Nursing
Home in
Clear
Lake
from
1946
until
1968.
She then
cooked
for the
Fertile
School
until
1976.
She was
known as
a
grandmother
to many
children
she
babysat
in her
home.
She
always
put
others
before
herself
and was
a very
caring
person.
One of
her
goals in
life was
to read
through
the
Bible
every
year.
She was
an
active
member
of the
Open
Bible
Church
in Clear
Lake.
Violet
is
survived
by her
son,
Nathan
Levang
and his
fiancée,
Kim
Anderson
of Clear
Lake;
grandchildren,
Marie
Levang
of
Fertile,
Laura
Swingen
of
Fertile,
Stephanie
Daugard
and her
husband,
Neil of
Britt
and Kara
Swingen
of
Fertile;
and her
sister,
Lilah
Ruehmann
of
Little
Rock,
Arkansas.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
parents;
husband;
and one
brother,
Arthur
Cheney.
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George
Quisling,
90
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
George
E.
Quisling,
90, of
Lake
Mills,
died on
Monday,
March
29,
2004, at
the Lake
Mills
Care
Center.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Tuesday,
April 6,
at the
Salem
Lutheran
Church
in Lake
Mills,
with
Rev.
Kevin
Mackey
officiating.
Burial
was in
the
Salem
Memorial
Cemetery
in Lake
Mills.
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Lillian
McMullin,
88
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Lillian
McMullin,
88, of
Plymouth,
died on
Tuesday,
March
30,
2004, at
her
home.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Saturday,
April 3,
at the
Grace
Lutheran
Church
in
Hanlontown,
with
Rev.
Kris
Snyder
and Rev.
William
Poland
of the
Wesley
United
Methodist
Church,
Mason
City,
officiating.
Interment
was in
the
Brush
Point
Cemetery,
rural
Hanlontown,
with the
Hogan
Bremer
Moore
Colonial
Chapel
of Manly
in
charge
of the
arrangements.
Lillian
Margaret
Peterson,
was born
on
February
22,
1916, in
Hanlontown,
the
daughter
of
Arthur
and
Gertrude
(Cameron)
Peterson.
She was
united
in
marriage
to Earl
L.
McMullin
on
September
4, 1937,
at the
Trinity
Lutheran
Church
Parsonage
in Mason
City.
Lillian
is
survived
by one
daughter,
Linda of
Hanlontown;
one son,
Layton
and his
wife,
Margaret
of Mason
City;
two
sisters,
Phyllis
Knudtson
of Rake
and Ruth
Ann
(Jack)
Peterson
of
Forest
City; as
well as
other
relatives
and
friends.
She was
preceded
in death
by her
husband;
parents;
two
sisters;
and two
brothers.
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Arthur
Vermedahl,
87
Published
April 7,
2004,
Page B-7
Arthur
H.
Vermedahl,
87, of
Emmons,
Minnesota,
died on
Wednesday,
March
31,
2004, at
his home
in
Emmons.
Funeral
services
were
held on
Monday,
April 5,
at the
Emmons
Lutheran
Church
in
Emmons,
with
Rev.
Julie
Fiske
officiating.
Burial
was in
the Lime
Creek
Cemetery,
Emmons.
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