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Susanne A. Tjornhom,
87
February 16, 2010
 FERGUS
FALLS-Susanne Alexandra Tjornhom, 87, died on Monday,
February 8, 2010, in Woodbury, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be
held at the Zion Lutheran Church in the summer of 2010.
Memorials to Zion Lutheran Church, Battle Lake, Minnesota.
She was born in
Alexandria, Minnesota, on April 9, 1922 (Palm Sunday), the
daughter of Rev. A.T. Tjornhom and Mrs. Tjornhom (Constance
Alrick). She was baptized on May 7, 1922 at the First
Lutheran Church of Alexandria. On June 30, 1940, she renewed
her baptismal vow in Confirmation at the Our Saviors
Lutheran church in Hillsboro, North Dakota. She graduated
from the Hillsboro High School in 1940 and in 1944 she
received her B.A. Degree in Business Education from St. Olaf
College, Northfield, Minnesota. She earned both a M.A. and
Ph.D from the University of North Dakota. Her first year of
teaching was in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Following that
year, she taught in several Minnesota schools including Long
Prairie, Moorhead, Red Wing and Fergus Falls. She was a
member of the first faculty at Fergus Falls Junior College.
Although she enjoyed every
year she taught, her almost four years in Ghana, West
Africa, were especially challenging and rewarding. The
capable young men she mentored earned graduate degrees in
the U.S. and continue to fill important positions in the
U.S. and Ghana.
After returning to the
U.S., she became a member of the faculty of Waldorf College
in Forest City. At the time of her retirement, she was
completing four years as Dean of Waldorf College.
After retiring in 1988,
she returned to her home on Otter Tail Lake and became a
member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Amor. A young man from
the church told her he didn't know how to read and she set
up a schedule to assist the man in learning. During the
years of her retirement she taught several others how to
read. The last student she tutored was from Sudan in Africa.
Wherever she taught,
Susanne maintained her allegiance to her church. She
regularly attended Sunday services, taught Sunday School,
participated in activities of Women of the Church and
assisted the Lutheran Daughters of the Reformation. She
maintained her membership in several professional
organizations including the NEA and MEA, Delta Kappa Gamma,
Delta Pi Epsilon, Pi Mega Pi, AAUW, local teacher
organizations and the Fergus Falls Book Club.
No matter where she
taught, she always returned to Otter Tail Lake to refresh
herself. Her last years were spent at the Mill Street
Residence in Fergus Falls.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; an infant brother, Alrick; her sister and
brother in law, Natalia and Paul Anderson; and her brother,
Mark Tjornhom.
She is survived by her
sister-in-law, Florence; nephews and nieces, Steven, Paula,
Amy and Peter and their spouses and families, all of
Minnesota, Michael and Cindy and their families of
California; and numerous other family and friends.
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Ronald R. Lee, 69
February 16, 2010
 TITONKA-Ronald
Ray Lee, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at the
Good Samaritan Center in Forest City, after a struggle with
cancer. He was 69.
Funeral services were held
on Friday, February 12, at the Good Hope Lutheran Church in
Titonka. Internment was in the Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery.
Arrangements were handled by the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf
Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers please send memorials to
the Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka.
Ron was born on October
12, 1940, to Bert and Arlene (McAuley) Lee in Madrid. He
attended country school at Lincoln #3 until the second grade
and then attended and graduated from the Fertile High School
in 1960. Ron married Linda Lou Rode of Titonka at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church on May 1, 1965. They lived most of
their married life in Titonka and together they raised three
children, Lisa, Denise and Jeffrey. Ron farmed the Rode
family farm for many years working side by side with Linda's
father, William Rode. He also worked at Winnebago Industries
in the Maintenance Department until 1996 when he retired,
due to his wife's illness.
He loved being able to
help people and was always quick with a joke and a good
laugh. Ron was an accomplished fisherman who learned this
lifelong passion from his father, Bert, who was his favorite
fishing partner. Ron passed on his love of nature to his
family and enjoyed many special camping trips with them to
Minnesota and Canada. He was always on the go whether it be
gardening, fishing or hunting and was always willing to
share a story or two about his day.
Ron is survived by his
three children, Lisa (David) Meyer of Urbandale, Denise
(Eric) Rossmiller of Forest City and Jeffrey (Shannon) Lee
of Eagan, Minnesota; five grandchildren, Allison and Mitch
Meyer, William and Matthew Rossmiller and Brendan Lee; four
sisters, Janice (Dwaine) Asche of Clear Lake, Donna (Dennis)
Olson of Joice, Gail (Larry) Shropshire of Fertile and
Connie (Craig) Suby of Mt. Carmel, Illinois; three brothers,
LaVerne (Sue) Lee of Fertile, Darwin (Marti) Lee of Joice
and Dennis (Mary) Lee of Zumbrota, Minnesota; and many
nieces and nephews.
Ron was preceded in death
by his wife, Linda; his parents, Bert and Arlene Lee; and an
infant brother, Raymond Lee.
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John W. Hamilton,
86
February 16, 2010
John W. Hamilton, 86, of Story City, died on Wednesday,
February 10, 2010, at the Bethany Manor in Story City.
A memorial service will be
held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 17, at the
Bethany Manor Chapel in Story City.
John was born on April 30,
1923 in Plymouth Township, Plymouth County, to John and Loca
Hamilton. He married Jean Gist on June 16, 1945 in Madison,
South Dakota. The couple lived in several Iowa communities,
including rural Sioux City, Greene, Britt, Iowa Falls and
Radcliffe. John worked in the farm implement business and
later sold insurance. The couple had four children, Nancy,
Laura, Timothy and Colleen. Jean died on December 19, 1998.
John eventually became a resident of Bethany Manor in Story
City, after suffering a massive stroke in June 2004 and
lived there for the remainder of his life.
Survivors include three
daughters, Nancy Spiess of Ames, Laura Hamilton of White
Bear Lake, Minnesota and Colleen Hamilton of Ames; one son,
Timothy (Karen) Hamilton of Alburnett; four grandchildren,
Tory (Eva) Spiess and Tanya Spiess of Ames, Jahan Hamilton
of Iowa City and Anjali Hamilton of Alburnett; two
great-grandchildren, Audrey and Katelynne Spiess; and one
sister-in-law, Sylvia Gist of Lamberton, Minnesota.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife; brother; two sisters; sister-in-law;
three brother-in-laws; niece; nephew; and son-in-law.
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Martha M. Johnson,
85
February 16, 2010
 FOREST
CITY-Martha M. Johnson, 85, of Forest City, died on
Saturday, February 13, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, February 17, at the Faith
Lutheran Church in Miller, with Lay Pastor Rose Visser
officiating. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the
services at the church. Burial will be in the spring in the
Ellington Township Cemetery in rural Forest City.
Martha M. Johnson, was
born in Ellington Township, Hancock County on February 22,
1924, one of 13 children born to Barney and Anna (Cook)
Pitkin. She received her education in rural school and
helped her parents at home. She then worked as a housekeeper
for a family near Britt, before returning to Forest City.
She worked for many years in the maintenance department at
Waldorf College. In 1976, Martha was married to Ben Riekena.
He passed away in 1978. On January 3, 1981, she married
Robert Johnson at the Faith Lutheran Church and the couple
made their home in Forest City. Bob and Martha together
helped care for many of their elderly friends, providing
transportation and companionship for the homebound.
Martha could do almost
anything she put her mind to. She kept a big garden and
canned lots of produce. She enjoyed crocheting and quilting
and over the years did lots of painting and wallpapering,
both inside and outside homes. She was a wonderful cook and
cooked for the Forest City Hospital and at Forest Haven. She
loved to walk for exercise and was a member of the Faith
Lutheran Church in Miller.
She is survived by her
husband, Robert Johnson of Britt; son, Glen Pitkin of
Sandstone, Virginia; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren;
brother, George Pitkin; sisters, Naomi Holmes and Alice
Jacobson; and extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; and 9 siblings.
The Petersen Lund Funeral
Home Forest City, was in charge of the arrangements.
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Lonnie K. Jurgens,
43
February 23, 2010
ZION, Illinois-Lonnie Kay Jurgens, 43, of Zion, Illinois,
died on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at the Vista Memorial
Hospital East in Waukegan, Illinois.
A graveside service was
held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, February 22, at the Memorial
Park Cemetery, Mason City, with Pastor Gerald Swanberg of
the United Methodist Church in Forest City officiating.
Visitation was held from 4-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.
Lonnie Kay Jurgens, was
born on June 28, 1966, in Winnebago, Nebraska, the daughter
of Lynn Jurgens and Karen Markwardt-Blakewell. Lonnie
received her education in the Albuquerque, New Mexico and
Forest City School Systems. After her schooling Lonnie
joined the Job Corps for a short time. Lonnie moved from
Winnebago, Nebraska to Zion, Illinois and had been a
resident of Zion for 24 years. During her time in Zion,
Lonnie took care of a close friend of hers (David).
Lonnie enjoyed arts and
crafts, loved to draw and was very artistic. Lonnie
professed her faith at the Paradise Hills United Methodist
Church in Albuquerque.
Those left to cherish her
memory are her father, Lynn (Becky) Jurgens of Forest City;
her mother, Karen Markwardt-Blakewell of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; her brothers, Randy (Anita) Jurgens of Indianapolis,
Indiana and Tim (Lisa) Jurgens of Forest City; her sisters,
Lori (Luis) Zapata of Chaparral, New Mexico and Carol
(Steve) Hugo of Woden; grandmothers, Iona Markwardt of Clear
Lake and Frieda Jurgens of Belmond; family friend, Ruth
Welscott of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; special friends,
David and Carmelita; and many other friends at Zion,
Illinois as well as many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and
other extended family members and friends.
Lonnie was preceded in
death by her grandfathers, Lloyd Jurgens and Harold
Markwardt; a brother and sister, Todd and Tammi Jurgens who
died in infancy; and a nephew, Kodi Elbert.
The Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
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Mary Peterson, 96
February 23, 2010
FOREST CITY-Mary Peterson, 96, of Forest City, died on
Saturday, February 20, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Care
Center in Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, February 24, at the
Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City, with Pastor Rodd
Hopp officiating. Burial will be held in the spring in the
Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be
from 5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 23, at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home in Forest City and will continue an hour
prior to the services at the church.
Mary Arlene Peterson,
daughter of James and Marie (Vavrina) Benesh, was born on
September 6, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois. She was baptized at
the St. Procopius Catholic Church in Chicago. At the age of
five, she moved with her parents and brothers to a farm west
of Garner after living in the Duncan and Britt areas. Later
she moved to the Hayfield area where she attended the
Hayfield Consolidated School and graduated from the Hayfield
High School in 1933. She was united in marriage to Raymond
A. Peterson on March 10, 1938, at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Forest City. She and her husband resided in the
Hayfield area for many years.
Mary enjoyed gardening,
cooking and her family. She worked for many families in the
area and also worked at the Summit Printing Company for 21
years. She and her husband wintered in Tempe, Arizona, for
15 years following her retirement. She became a resident of
the Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason City in 2003.
Mary is survived by her
daughter, Marylou (Dave) Maklenburg of Mason City and son,
Marvin (Linda) Peterson of Clearwater, Florida; five
grandchildren, Doran Maklenburg of Mason City, Marcie (Tim)
Whitney of Rochester, Minnesota, Sara (Del) Mulholland,
Laura (Joel) Conklin and Glenn Peterson, all of Clearwater,
Florida: four great-grandsons, Kaleb and Jacob Peterson,
Tyler and Reese Conklin; a great-granddaughter, Emily
Peterson; two sisters-in-law, Margaret and Judith Peterson
of Britt; niece, Marlys Clark of Fertile; and nephews, Allan
(Mary Louise) Peterson of Mobile, Alabama and Gaylon (Ann)
Peterson of Miami, Florida.
Mary was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband, Raymond on July 20, 1993; and
brothers, James and Joseph Benesh.
The Petersen-Lund Funeral
Home, Forest City, was in charge of the arrangements.
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David O. Davidson,
61
February 23, 2010
David O. Davidson, 61, of Lake Mills, died on Saturday,
February 20, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral
services will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, February
25, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills, with Pastor
Randy Baldwin and Pastor David E. Jordon officiating. Burial
will be in the Salem Memorial Cemetery, Lake Mills, with
military honors conducted by the Otto/Chose Post #235 of
Lake Mills. The Final Call ceremony will be conducted by
members of the Lake Mills Fire Department during the service
at the church. Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 24,
from 3-7:00 p.m., at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake
Mills and will continue one hour prior to the services on
Thursday.
David Olin
Davidson, was born on May 2, 1948, to parents Olin and
Minnie (Varland) Davidson in Buffalo Center, Iowa. He was
baptized and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in
Thompson, Iowa. David attended and graduated from the
Thompson Community High School in 1966. On February 27,
1968, David entered the United States Army, receiving his
basic training at Ft. Bliss, Texas and additional training
at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He served in Vietnam. David was
united in marriage with Gloria Gentz on August 21, 1971, at
the Deer Creek Lutheran Church in Carpenter, Iowa. The
couple had two children, Lisa and Darrel and made their home
in Lake Mills.
Early on, David
worked at Deluxe Products for about ten years and on October
6, 1981, he became Postmaster for Lake Mills. On May 2,
2003, David retired from the postal service after 32 years
of being a mail carrier and postmaster. Following his
retirement, to keep himself busy, David was employed by
Forest City Ford.
David was
active in the community of Lake Mills, serving one term on
the city council in 1987, he was a member of the Otto/Chose
Post #235 and served on the Lake Mills Fire Department from
1975-1991. Dave loved restoring cars, hunting, trap
shooting, crossword puzzles and above all else, his family
and grandchildren.
Survivors
include his wife, Gloria of Lake Mills; children, Lisa
(Matthew) Johanson of Wasilla, Alaska and Darrel Davidson of
Lake Mills; two grandchildren, Aidan and Kyla Johanson; and
three sisters, Mavis Thorson of Lake Mills, Delores (Robert
) Knudtson of Forest City and Lois (Val) Lembke of Iowa
City; and by numerous nieces, nephews and extended
relatives.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Olin and Minnie Davidson; a brother-in-law,
Bob Thorson; and many aunts and uncles.
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Eleanor M. Jensen,
85
February 23, 2010
Eleanor M. Jensen, 85, of Britt, died on Sunday, February
21, 2010, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt,
surrounded by family and friends.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 24, at the
Evangelical Free Church in Britt, with Jason Boomgarden
officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in
Britt. Visitation will be from 4-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at
the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt and will continue one hour
prior to the services at the church.
Eleanor Mabel Jensen, the
daughter of Frank and Mamie (Brozik) Chizek, was born on
March 13, 1924, on a farm northwest of Garner. She attended
the Hayfield Consolidated School and helped her family on
the farm. On March 9, 1947, she was married to Nels E.
Jensen at the St. Boniface Catholic Church Rectory in
Garner. They farmed near Eagle Lake and Hayfield before
moving to their farm north of Britt in 1975.
She enjoyed quilting,
sewing, baking, gardening and crossword puzzles. She was a
member of the Upper Flat Evangelical Free Church north of
Britt and a quilting group.
Eleanor is survived by her
husband, Nels of Britt; three children, Janeen Hempler of
Stillwater, Minnesota, Eileen (Edward) Schutter of New Hope,
Minnesota and Marlin (Donna) Jensen of Mason City; six
grandchildren, Anita Hempler, Marie Johnson, Scott (Janice)
Schutter, Candace Hempler, Susan (Dan) Lindstrom and
Christopher Jensen; two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Claire
Schutter; and a nephew, Robert (Barbara) Chizek.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; and two brothers, Frank and Robert Chizek.
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Frances M.
Heusinkveld, 83
February 23, 2010
Frances M. Heusinkveld, 83, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died
on Monday, February 22, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center
in Forest City.
Funeral service will be held
at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, February 26, at the United
Methodist Church in Storm Lake, with Pastor Jerry E. Oakland
officiating. Inurnment will be in the spring in the Hope
Cemetery in Hull, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the
church an hour prior to the services. The Petersen-Lund Funeral
Home in Forest City, is in charge of the arrangements.
Frances Mary Heusinkveld,
was born on August 12, 1926 on a farm near Hull, Iowa, the
daughter of Dirk and Ella (DeBoer) Heusinkveld. She attended
country school for eight years. At an early age she showed a
love and aptitude for music and greatly enjoyed her summer
piano lessons. Though circumstances prevented her from
taking lessons during the winter, on many evenings she
donned a coat to play the piano in the unheated front room.
In her junior year in Hull
High School, she began studying piano with the renowned
Maybelle Riemann of Hull. She went to her lessons with a
feeling of awe at Miss Reimann’s beautiful house, with its
soft luxurious carpets and beautiful furnishings. Though she
found these lessons extremely profitable and enjoyable, she
had to discontinue them when she began college at the
Northwestern Junior College at Orange city, Iowa. She
transferred to Central College at Pella, Iowa in her junior
year, began organ lessons and resumed her study of the
piano. She graduated from Central with a music major,
specializing in piano. After teaching for three years at
Castana, Iowa she completed her Master’s Degree in piano at
the University of Iowa. She then taught at Denison, Iowa and
at Upper Iowa University at Fayette, Iowa for two years at
each place.
Her next position was at
Buena Vista college at Storm Lake, Iowa as classroom teacher
and college organist, a position which included numerous
organ recitals. She also served as organist for many years
at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. During this
period she returned to the University of Iowa to get a PH.D.
Degree in organ literature. Later, on the basis of written
and playing examinations, she also attained from the
American Guild of Organists the Service Playing Certificate,
Colleague Status and Associate Status. After 33 years of
teaching at Buena Vista she retired from classroom teaching
but continued to teach organ students at the college and
privately at home for several years.
She enjoyed travel and the
study of foreign languages. Her travels through the years
have taken her to many places including Mexico, various
parts of Europe, Africa, China and Taiwan.
In later years she took up
the study of the cello and the viola which she enjoyed very
much. After many years as a resident of Storm Lake, Frances
moved to an assisted living facility in Pella, Iowa. Most
recently she made her home at the Good Samaritan Care Center
in Forest City, where she passed away on February 22, 2010
at the age of 83 years.
Frances is survived by two
brothers, Willis (Marj) Heusinkveld of Centerville and Henry
Heusinkveld of Kansas City, Kansas; and many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; two brothers; and a sisters.
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