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Edward Bryan, 51
September 12, 2006
Edward “Jesse” Bryan, age 51, of Joice, passed away on
Friday, September 1, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 5, at
the
Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice, with Pastor Bill
Peters officiating. Following the service, cremation
will take place, with inurnment at a later date. Visitation was one hour prior to
services at the church on Tuesday.
The
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills was in charge of
the
arrangements.
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Agnes Formanek, 90
September 12, 2006
Agnes “Ma” Formanek, 90, of Hayfield, died on Tuesday, September 5,
2006, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 9, at the St. Wenceslaus Catholic
Church in Duncan, with Fr. Michael Schueller officiating. Burial
was in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Duncan.
Agnes Marie Formanek, the oldest of eight children of Martin and
Anna (Hrubes) Stupka, was born on April 24, 1916 at Livermore. At
the age of 2, she moved with her family to a farm north of Britt
and in 1920 to a farm north of Garner. She attended the Hayfield
Consolidated School.
On January 30, 1934, she was married to James Formanek at the St.
Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan. They farmed northeast of
Britt until 1940 when they moved to a farm south of Hayfield. On
May 30, 1959, Jim passed away while fishing at Crystal Lake.
Following his death Agnes continued to live on the farm.
In 1963 her son established a bar restaurant, “Dick’s Country
Inn,” next to her farm home. Agnes helped operate the business
for 43 years. In her later years she liked to travel with her
family to Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and Europe. She was a “Bohemian
Hobo” at heart and loved the old things from her travels.
Agnes enjoyed baking all types of rolls, rosettes and noodles.
She made each grandchild and great-grandchild a quilt which
became their special “blankie”. She collected license plates
from all over the world and had a special arrangement of crystal
miniatures on the dash of her car given to her from Dick. Agnes
greatly enjoyed life with her family and friends.
She was a member of the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan,
Rosary Society and the Catholic Workman FCSLA Branch W51. She
also belonged to the Garner VFW Auxiliary, Hayfield Neighbors
Club, Hobby Club and Birthday Club.
Agnes is survived by her children, Richard (Marcia) Formanek of
Clear Lake, Evelyn (Jerald) Mohrfeld of Austin, Minnesota, Eileen
Moen of Mounds View, Minnesota and Douglas (Patricia) Formanek of
Forest City; 12 grandchildren and their families, Rich (Becky)
Formanek and children, Britney and Nick, Lori (Greg) Johnson and
children, Clay and Leah, Mat (Lisa) Formanek and children,
Mariah, Jacob and Ciera, Mike (Hilary) Formanek and son, Mick,
Mike (Michelle) Mohrfeld and children, Kasey and Zachary, Joe
(Kim) Mohrfeld and children, Stephanie and Joey, Jan Mohrfeld,
Sue Mohrfeld and children, Chase, Logan and Alayna, Chuck
Mohrfeld and Angie Le-Vasseur and son, Jackson, James (Maria)
Moen and children, Jessica, Bryan and David, Tammy Fox and
children, McKenna and Rachel and James (Traci) Formanek and
children, Mikena and Josie; 2 sisters, Anna (William) Tlach of
Britt and Mildred Schaefer of Garner; a brother, Clarence
(Marlene) Stupka of Ankeny; sisters-in-law, Elsie Formanek of
Garner, Vivian Formanek of Britt, Ruth Stupka of Milton, Florida and
Mary Ann Stupka of Garner; and many nieces, nephews and a host
of friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James; parents;
brothers, Raymond, Lewis and Harold Stupka; and a sister,
Dorothy Bosch.
The
Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
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Paul W. Osnes, 78
September 12, 2006
After being diagnosed with cancer and a tremendous journey of
faith for more than a year, Paul W. Osnes, 78, went to be with
the Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 6, 2006.
A celebration of life service was held at 1:30
p.m., on Monday, September 11, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City with Pastor Lee Laaveg officiating. Visitation was held on Sunday, September 10, at the Petersen Lund
Funeral Home in Forest City. A Memory Celebration followed the
visitation at the funeral home.
Paul was born on a farm near Garner on July 22, 1928, to John
and Barbara Osnes. He was one of eight children. Growing up on
the farm he enjoyed the animals, wheeling the tractor around,
pulling the wagons and implements, riding his motorcycle,
hunting, swimming, fishing, and riding horses. Attending
Ellington Prairie Lutheran Church and Sunday School, family
devotions, listening to Bible stories, scripture memorizing and
prayer were all a vital part of his Christian foundation. Having
contracted polio at a very young age, “With God all things are
possible to those who believe,” carried him throughout his
lifetime.
Paul attended country school where one of his teachers was his
sister, Arlet Osnes, and another Melba Baker Osnes. He then was
a student at the Ventura Public School, graduating from the Forest City
High School and going on to Waldorf College where he was also a
member of the Waldorf Choir under the direction of Odvin Hagen.
His love for music continued and has been passed on to his
children and grandchildren, his siblings, and many others. Art
class was also his favorite, which led to a lifetime of a
Diamond Vogel paint business in rural Forest City. As a
businessman in the community, Paul was known for his unique
talent, abilities, integrity and his genuine smile and sunny
disposition, reflecting his faith and trust in God. He always
had a kind word for and about everyone
Paul was a member of the Forest City Lions Club for 44 years,
being president and tail twister at times, and also active in
the Coin Club. Paul and Marty are members of the Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City and First Nazarene of Bradenton, when they
were in Florida.
Paul and Marty White were married in 1950 in Albert Lea, Minnesota,
and made their home in Forest City. Recently, they celebrated
their 55th wedding anniversary. Their family has been their
pride and joy.
Paul loved to travel. After attending Waldorf College, he did a
road trip of a lifetime by riding his motorcycle from Iowa to
California on Route 66. Later, after he was married, he and
Marty traveled to Nigeria, Israel, Italy, Germany, France,
Mexico and South America, as well as throughout the United
States. Other interests Paul had included boating, water skiing,
antique and coin collecting, rock hunting, building, and of
course painting.
As an artist he painted murals at the Forest City Roller Rink,
various groceries stores throughout northern Iowa and other
places, plus oil paintings and watercolors. Many of his
paintings have been made into greeting cards. He also taught art
classes in Florida and Iowa.
He is survived by his wife, Marty; his five children, Linda and
Ray Almos of Bradenton, Fla., Rita Anderson of Forest City,
Sonia and Roger Kegler of Forest City, Tom and Becky Osnes of
Tennessee, Monica and Tim Amstutz of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota;
grandchildren, Matt and Tabitha Anderson of Houston, Texas,
Tommy and Laura Osnes of Tennessee, Jamie and Tim Edwards of
Thailand, Christopher Osnes of Tennessee, Krystal and Jason Ide
of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Eric Kegler of Minneapolis, Kaleb,
Gabriel, and Pierce Amstutz of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota;
great-grandchildren, Ashton and Alexander Osnes, sons of Tommy
and Laura Osnes; two sisters, Arlet Vollers of Citrus Heights,
California and B.J. and Warren Overlie of rural Decorah; and two
brothers, John and Bonnie Osnes and Russ and Ardelle Osnes of
Forest City; one sister-in-law, Vera Osnes of Covina,
California;
and a brother-in-law, Clifford Johnson of Littleton, Colorado; and
numerous nieces and nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death were his parents, John and Barbara Osnes; two
brothers, Virgil Osnes and Thelan Osnes; and his sister, Janice
Johnson.
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Joseph Charlson, 89
September
12, 2006
Joseph W. Charlson, age 89, of Lake Mills, died on Wednesday,
September 6, 2006, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 9, at
the Salem
Lutheran Church with Pastor W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial was
in the Salem Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the
Otto Chose Post #235 of the American Legion. Visitation was held
on Friday, September 8,
at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills
and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.
Joseph Wilfred Charlson, was born on April 23, 1917 in Center
Township, Winnebago County, the son of Christ C. and Emma
(Olson) Charlson. He attended country schools in Winnebago
County.
Joe served his country in the Army from August 1942 to February
1946.
On March 3, 1946, Joe was united in marriage to Esther Bernice Flugum at the Winnebago Lutheran Church. Esther passed away on
January 15, 1981.
On April 25, 1982, Joe was united in marriage to Martha Singelstad-Holstad in Lake Mills. Martha passed away on July 8,
2002.
Joe farmed in the Leland and Lake Mills area and loved
everything about “old school” farming, cows, old machinery,
Farmall tractors and Model T cars. Very dear to his heart were
his WW II Army buddies from Wisconsin that he stayed in contact
with all these years.
Survivors include his four children, Eileen Taylor and her
husband, Charles of Ventura, Harlan Charlson of Leland, Jerald
Charlson and his wife, Bonnie of Leland and LaVonne Peters and
her husband, David of Clear Lake; seven grandchildren, Jonathan
Taylor, Lindsay Taylor, Angela and her husband, Brian Thompson,
Brian Charlson, Nicole Charlson, Sarah and her husband, Scott
Johnson and Luke Peters; step-son, David and his wife, Judy Holstad of Lake Mills; and step-granddaughter, Carrie and her
husband, Brian Parks and family; along with nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Hilma
Egdal Charlson; first wife, Esther; second wife, Martha; two
sisters in infancy including his twin sister, Burnette; and
three brothers, Christian B, Johannas and Carroll Charlson.
The
Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Robert Segerstrom, 81
September 12, 2006
Robert H. (Bob) Segerstrom, age 81, of Forest City, died on
Thursday, September 7, 2006, at the Manly Care Center in Manly.
According to Bob's wishes, his body has been donated to the Mayo
Clinic Medical Research Program. A memorial
service was held on Tuesday, September 12, at 2:00 p.m., at the First
Baptist Church in Forest City, with Pastor Larry Kidwell
officiating. Inurnment will follow at a later date in the Oakland
Cemetery in Forest City. There was no visitation. Assisting the
family with arrangements was the Petersen Lund Funeral Home.
Robert H. (Bob) Segerstrom, was born on the family farm in Mt.
Valley Township, near Forest City on November 29, 1924, the son
of A. Frank and Hilma (Johnson) Segerstrom. He spent his
lifetime farming in the area. Bob graduated from the Forest City
High School in 1942 and began farming with his father and
brother.
On December 16, 1950, he married Muriel Peterson of Red Wing,
Minnesota and they continued to run the family dairy farm
together until 1990. Bob enjoyed baking and after retiring from
farming pursued this interest by selling baked goods and garden
produce at Farmer’s Markets in Forest City, Clear Lake and Mason
City.
He accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of eleven and was an
active member of the Calvary Baptist Church for many years and
currently attended First Baptist Church in Forest City.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel, of Forest City; daughter,
Carol of Fridley, Minnesota; son, Lowell and wife, Kerri of Forest
City; son-in-law, Paul Gremillion and wife, Chris of Forest City;
grandchildren, Daniel Gremillion of Minneapolis & fiancee, Marisa,
Derek, Brooke, Austin, Colton, Ethan, Noah, Emma and Abigail Segerstrom
of Forest City; his sister,
Mildred Peterson of Eagan, Minnesota; his brother, Benjamin Segerstrom
and wife, Muriel of Owatonna, Minnesota; sisters-in-law, Myrtle Segerstrom of Chisholm, Minnesota and Betty Segerstrom of
Waterloo; and several nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Martha Gremillion; and brothers, Milton and Charles Segerstrom.
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Marjorie Costigan, 89
September 12, 2006
Marjorie Costigan, 89, of Buffalo Center, died on Friday, September
8, 2006, at the St. Lukes Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 12, at
the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Buffalo Center, with Pastor Perry Aalgaard officiating. Burial followed the service at
the Graceland
Cemetery in Buffalo Center. Visitation was held on Monday, at the
Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center.
Marjorie
Lauraine (Bye) Costigan, daughter of Nora (Opdahl) Bye and
Selmer Bye, was born on August 25, 1917, on a farm near Scarville.
Marjorie was baptized and later confirmed in her faith at the
Emmanuel (Norwegian) Lutheran Church in Scarville. She graduated
from the Scarville High School in 1935, and went on to study to be a
registered nurse at St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
in Mason City.
She graduated in 1938, and regularly met with her classmates,
celebrating their 60th reunion in Mason City in 1998. She first
worked in the nursery at Mercy Hospital, resigned to care for
her sick mother and then returned to work at Park Hospital until
she started to raise her family.
On July 15, 1939, Marjorie married Laurence Thomas Costigan and
they were blessed with four sons and a daughter.
Marjorie worked as the first school nurse at Buffalo Center
Community School. In 1962, she took on additional duties as the
assistant nurse for Winnebago County Public Health. Two years
later, she was promoted to Winnebago County Public Health nurse
and held that position until she retired in 1981. She was a
longtime member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Buffalo Center.
Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband, Larry in 1995;
infant daughter; her parents; one sister; and two brothers.
She is survived by her children, Thomas and wife, JoAnn of
Litchfield, Minnesota, Larry ‘Mick’ and wife, Lois of Newport Minnesota,
John and wife, Christina of Minneapolis Minnesota, Patrick and wife,
Dixie of Spokane, Washington and daughter, Mary and husband, Darrel
Steen of Lime Springs; ten grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy Stowe
of Omaha, Nebraska; and sister-in-laws, Zella (Bye) Profke of Kiester,
Minnesota and Ingeborg ‘Toots’ Bye of Albert Lea, Minnesota; and many
nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry; her infant
daughter; her parents; her sister, Bernice Peterson; her
brothers, Orlando and Melbourne Bye; her brothers-in-law, Jerome
Peterson and Doug Stowe; and by her sister-in-law, Pauline Carson
and her husband, Don Carson.
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Mildred S. Peterson, 93
September 19, 2006
Mildred Segerstrom Peterson, age 93, formerly of Cannon Falls,
Minnesota and Northfield, Minnesota, died on Thursday, September 14, 2006,
at the Regions Hospital in Saint Paul.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 19, at the Cornerstone
Community Church in Northfield.
Visitation was on Monday, at the Lundberg Funeral Home in
Cannon Falls.
Mildred was born the second of five children on
March 18, 1913 in Forest City, Iowa, the daughter of Albert F.
and Hilma E. (Johnson) Segerstrom.
She completed high school in Forest City, graduating in 1930.
During high school she completed special courses so that she
could teach after graduation. She taught in two Mount Valley
Township Schools. Later she attended Cedar Falls Teachers
College in Cedar Falls and was a member of Phi-Beta Kappa. Her
first public school position was in Hanlontown, Iowa, where she
taught third and fourth grades for several years. She also
taught fifth grade in Clear Lake.
Mildred married Roland H. Peterson on August 18, 1951 in Forest
City and they made their home in Cannon Falls. She enjoyed
being a homemaker and they were blessed with the birth of their
son, Keith in 1952. After Keith started school, Mildred returned
to teaching. She taught at the Cannon Falls Elementary School,
and from 1961 to 1976, she taught at Wastedo. During the late
60’s and early 70’s, she attended summer school at Winona State
Teachers College. In 1971, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts
in Education. Mildred finished her teaching career in 1977, when
she taught a sixth grade class in Cannon Falls.
In her retirement, she enjoyed traveling with her husband,
crafts, quilting, baking and gardening. She was a member of the
Calvary Baptist Church in Hastings, and also found fellowship in
attending the Cornerstone Community Church in Northfield. She
had served on the Cannon Falls Library Board and the Community
Hospital Auxiliary. Mildred also volunteered as a reader at the
nursing home.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Keith and
Belinda Peterson of Dennison; her grandchildren, Nathan and
Jennifer Peterson; great-granddaughter, Ophelia; her brother and
his wife, Benjamin and Muriel Segerstrom of Owatonna;
sisters-in-law, Myrtle Segerstrom of Chisholm, Betty Segerstrom
of Waterloo and Muriel Segerstrom of Forest City; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roland;
brothers, Milton, Charles and Robert Segerstrom; and niece,
Martha Gremillion.
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Mable E. Engelby, 86
September 26, 2006
Mable Engebretson Engelby, 86, of Albert Lea, Minnesota,
died on Friday, September 22, 2006, at the St. John’s
Lutheran Home in Albert Lea.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 26,
at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Vinje, Iowa, with Pastor
Chris Fiske officiating. Visitation was held on Monday
evening and one hour prior to the services at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home in Lake Mills. Burial was in the Bethel
Lutheran Cemetery, Vinje.
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Mildred R. Sime,
102
October 3, 2006
Mildred R. Sime, 102, of Story City and formerly of
Forest City, died on Monday, September 25, 2006, at
the Bethany Manor in Story City.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, September 29, at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City. Visitation
was held on Thursday, from 5-7:00 p.m., at the Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City. Burial was in
the Oakwood Cemetery in Forest City.
Mildred was born on July 26, 1904 in Des Moines,
Iowa to William and Ethel (Snively) Waldie. She was
baptized and confirmed a member of the Immanuel
Lutheran Church and received her education in the
Forest City and Ventura schools. She
married Arthur Sime on August 6, 1924 in Albert Lea,
Minnesota. The couple made their home in Forest
City.
Mildred was an active member of the Immanuel
Lutheran Church and her Leah Circle. Mildred was a
long time member of the Order of Eastern Star and
served several times as Worthy Matron. She moved to
Bethany Manor in 1997.
Mildred is survived by her son, John of Nevada; a
daughter, Verna Ruth of Minnesota; a niece DiAnne of
Kansas; 7 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren
and many great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a
son, Richard; and two sisters, Leone Damro and Ione
Hill.
The Soderstrum Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Ruth V. Brown, 95
October 3, 2006
Ruth V. Brown, 95, of Garner, died on Thursday,
September 28, 2006, at the Hancock County Memorial
Hospital in Britt.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday,
October 2, at the United Methodist Church in Garner,
with Rev. David Wagner officiating. Burial was in
the Concord Township Cemetery in Garner. The Cataldo
Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the Garner United
Methodist Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Ruth Veronica Brown, the daughter of Ferdnand and
Amelia (Stiehl) Gelner, was born on September 13,
1911, on a farm south of Forest City. She attended
school at Madison Township No. 6.
On October 3, 1933, she was married to Emery M.
Brown at the United Methodist parsonage in Garner.
To this union 3 children were born, Rachel, Marlene
and Alan. They made their home on the family farm
west of Garner. Ruth continued to live on the farm
after Emery passed away in 1998. Ruth was active
throughout her life. She loved being a farmer’s
wife, raising chickens, milking cows and gardening.
She was very active in 4-H as a young girl and later
as a 4-H Leader. She also was selected as a 4-H
Queen of Iowa in her youth. Ruth loved to whistle.
She whistled on WHO Radio and several other stations
around the state. She enjoyed making afghans for all
her grandchildren, quilting with the Methodist
Quilters and especially, oil painting.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church, UMW
and taught Sunday School. She belonged to the
Hancock County Historical Society, Armstrong House,
HCMH Auxiliary, Garfield Homemakers Club and Madison
County Federated Club.
Ruth is survived by her daughters, Rachel Jones and
companion, Ron Fontana of Ankeny and Marlene Stupka
and husband, Clarence of Ankeny; daughter-in-law,
Cathy Brown of Garner; 11 grandchildren, Michael
Jones, Jeff (Diane) Jones and children, Joe, Jessica
and Jimmy, David (Melissa) Jones and children,
Blair, Cole and Jenna, Matt (Amber) Jones and
children, Kienan, Ryle, Santiago and Jacy, Tim
(Julie) Stupka and children, Molly, Staci and Joey,
Jane (Dave) Bauman and children, Brittany and
Austin, Steven (Kam) Stupka and children, Jordan,
Ashley, Steven and Kendrick, Carrie Coons and
children, Amanda and Bryan, Nathan (Amy) Stupka and
twin sons, Dylan and Nickolas, Aaron Brown and Ryan
(Shaunte) Brown and daughter, Aleah; a sister, Doris
Isaacson of Northwood; sisters-in-law, Blanche
Gelner of Britt and Bertha Brown of Garner; many
nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emery;
son, Alan; parents; son-in-law, Lawrence Jones;
brothers, Leon, Donald and Harvey Gelner; sister,
Bernice Dahlhouser; and brothers-in-law, Arthur and
Leo Brown.
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