Barbara Meier
January 8, 2002
Barbara (Torgerson)
Meier, 69, of Northwood, died on
Thursday, January 3, 2002, of
natural causes, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in
Mason City. She had been in
declining health for a number of
years.
Memorial services
were held on Tuesday, January 8,
at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood, with Rev. Allan
Stoa officiating. Private
inurnment was in the South Shell
Rock Cemetery, Northwood.
Barbara was born
on February 7, 1932, on a farm
east of Northwood, to Alfred and
Viola (Helgeland) Torgerson. She
was educated in Worth County
starting with country school at
Brookfield #1 and Brookfield #3,
entering the Northwood School
System in 1940 and graduating
from the Northwood High School
in 1950. She worked briefly in
the Anchor office, the Northwood
Theater and for several years as
a switchboard operator in the
local telephone office.
She married Ken
Meier at Manly in a wedding
ceremony officiated by her
paternal grandfather, the late
Rev. A. J. Torgerson. Later the
couple relocated to the Chicago
area as Ken pursued a career in
the trucking industry. Upon his
retirement in 1993, they
returned to Northwood.
Barbara's special
interests included cats,
extensive reading, indoor
flowers and bird watching.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Ken;
son, Kyle; sister, Margaret; and
her parents.
Survivors include
her son, Kal and his wife, Pam
of LaPorte, Texas; and a
brother, Don Torgerson of Yorba
Linda, California.
The Schroeder &
Sites Funeral Home, Northwood,
was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Clarice Huso
January 8, 2002
Clarice "Ki" Huso,
89, of Riceville, died on
Thursday, January 3, 2002, at
the Riceville Community Rest
Home.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, January
5, at the St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Riceville, with Rev.
Michael Parris officiating.
Burial was in the Riverside
Cemetery in Riceville.
Clarice was born
on January 27, 1912 at
Carpenter, Iowa, the daughter of
Antone and Sinan Lund Lomen. She
was a graduate of the Northwood
High School in 1930. She
attended the Mounds/Midway
School of Nursing in St. Paul,
Minnesota and graduated as an RN
in 1933, with post-graduate
courses in anesthesiology at the
University of Minnesota. She
worked as a
nurse/anesthesiologist in the
St. Paul, Minnesota and Eau
Claire, Wisconsin areas, until
her marriage to Bill Huso on
December 28, 1944 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Clarice was the
administrator and head RN at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood from 1962 until 1964.
Ki and Bill moved to Riceville
in 1964 where they owned and
operated A and H Motors.
Survivors include
two daughters, Karen Huso of
Sylmar, California and Margaret
Jordan of McIntire, Iowa; one
son, Richard Huso of Dodge
Center, Minnesota; five
grandchildren; and one
great-grandson.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
husband, Bill in 1995; one
brother, Kenneth Lomen; and one
sister, Ruth Talle.
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Orville "Bud" Thomas
January
30, 2002
Orville "Bud"
Thomas, 81, died on Thursday,
January 3, 2002, at the Bethesda
Nursing Home in Beresford, South
Dakota.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, at the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
Beresford, with Rev. Robert
Hansen officiating. Interment
was in the Beresford Cemetery.
Orville was born
on February 28, 1920 near
Carpenter, Iowa, to parents Fay
and Gertrude (Eckert) Thomas. He
attended elementary schools in
Worth County, Iowa. He attended
the Carpenter High School and
graduated from the Windom High
School in Minnesota. He then
farmed with his father near
Windom. Bud married Thelma
Brugman on September 21, 1947.
The couple farmed in Jackson and
Cottonwood Counties for several
years. They stopped farming in
1962 and moved to Luverne,
Minnesota, where they lived
until 1965 when they moved to
Beresford. The couple then moved
to Park Rapids, Minnesota in
1972, where Bud worked in the
fertilizer business until 1982,
when they retired and moved back
to Beresford. Thelma passed away
in 1994 and Bud became a
resident at the Bethesda Home in
January of 2000 and had resided
there until the present time.
Bud was currently
a member of the Emmanuel
Lutheran Church in Beresford. He
was a member of the Beresford
Senior Citizens and was active
in the Farmers Union. Among
Bud's hobbies were working with
small engines and mowing lawns.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; his
wife, Thelma; and two brothers,
Leland and Clayton.
Survivors include
his son, Duane of Beresford;
daughter, Linda Farley and her
husband, Tom of Beresford; four
grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren; sister,
Valetta Anderson of Northwood,
Iowa; sister-in-law, Lois Thomas
of Fargo, North Dakota; and many
other relatives and friends.
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Cecil F. Stacey
January 8, 2002
Cecil F. Stacey, 79, of Selden,
Kansas, died on Friday, January
4, 2002, at the St. Joseph
Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, January 8, at the Pauls
Funeral Home in Selden, Kansas,
officiated by Rev. Yockey L.
Jones. Interment was in the
Selden Cemetery.
Cecil was
born on September 2, 1922 in
Mingo, Kansas, to Tom and Anna
(Reel) Stacey. He lived in the
Mingo and Jennings areas, then
moved to Selden in 1931. He also
lived in Colorado and Iowa. He
served in the U.S. Army during
World War II in the European
Theater. He married Dorothy
Spannigal in 1941 and then
Marietta Wilcox on April 20,
1947 in Omaha, Nebraska. He
worked for the Rock Island
Railroad for 30 years. After
retiring he moved back to
Selden, Kansas in 1981.
He enjoyed
fishing, golfing, gardening,
animals and antiques.
Survivors
include his wife, Marietta
Stacey of Selden, Kansas; sons,
Terry Stacey of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Jerry and Linda
Stacey of Hutchinson, Minnesota
and Thomas and Dorothy Stacey of
Selden, Kansas; daughters,
Dorothy and Jim Lourance of
Lakeview, Oregon, Loraine and
Steven Kalvig of Grafton and
Barbara and Mitchell Thofson of
Kingman, Arizona; 17
grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
He was
preceded in death by his
parents; brothers, Frank and
Gene Young and Joe Beal; and
sisters, Ada Tate, Mae Maske and
Josie Shuler.
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Roy Hanson
January 8, 2002
Roy Leonard
Hanson, 93, St. Ansgar, Iowa,
died on Saturday, January 5,
2002, at the North Iowa Mercy
Medical Center in Mason City.
Funeral services
will be held at 1:30 p.m., on
Wednesday, January 9, at the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter, with Rev. Kathy
Larson officiating. Interment
will take place in the First
Lutheran Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
The Schroeder & Sites Funeral
Home, Northwood, is in charge of
the arrangements.
Roy was born on
November 17, 1908 in Worth
County, Iowa, rural Carpenter,
to Hans Peter and Lena Severson
Hanson. He was baptized on
December 26, 1908, at the Deer
Creek Lutheran Church,
Carpenter, with Rev. M. E.
Waldeland officiating. He was
confirmed on March 16, 1923, by
Rev. M. E. Waldeland. He
graduated from the Carpenter
High School in 1925 and was the
last living member of this
class.
He never married
and lived his life on the farm
where he was born and raised. He
began renting his cropland out
in 1978 while continuing to
raise Herefords. Roy took pride
in raising top quality Hereford
cattle. A pair of his calves
were featured on the June 1979
front cover of the American
Hereford Journal. Roy also
served on the Board of Directors
and then as President of the
Worth County Co-op Oil from 1954
to 1975.
Roy entered the
St. Ansgar Good Samaritan Center
in November 1999.
He was preceded
in death by his father in 1912;
mother in 1955; brothers, Mervin
in 1929 and Alfred in 1969; and
sister, Gilma Hendrickson in
2000.
Survivors include
his nieces and nephews and their
families, Ivadene Dale of San
Jose, California, Horace
Hendrickson and his wife, Ann of
Northwood, Marcella Olson and
her husband, Ron of Apple
Valley, Minnesota, Ardis
Sorenson and her husband,
Carroll of Thornton, Colorado,
Duane Hanson and his wife,
Sharon of Thompson, North
Dakota, Merle Hanson and his
wife, Jeanette of Northwood,
Sharyl Engelhardt and her
husband, Jon of Adel, Iowa,
Ivanell Howard and her husband,
Earle of Grandby, Colorado and
Audrey McIntosh and her husband,
Richard of Jefferson City,
Missouri.
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Julia Stumo
January 8,
2002
Julia
Harriet Stumo, 92, of Northwood,
died on Saturday, January 5,
2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services
will be held at 1:30 p.m., on
Thursday, January 10, at the Elk
Creek Lutheran Church, rural
Kensett, with Rev. Selmer G.
(Sam) Hernes officiating. Burial
will be in the Elk Creek
Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-7:00
p.m., on Wednesday, at the Elk
Creek Lutheran Church and one
hour prior to the service time
on Thursday at the church. The
family of Julia Harriet Stumo
has requested that memorial
contributions be made in her
memory. The Conner Colonial
Chapel of Northwood, was in
charge of the arrangements.
Julia Harriet
Stumo, was born on February 3,
1909 in Montpelier, North
Dakota, the daughter of Bendick
and Hilda (Erickson) Holstad.
She was baptized in the
Montpelier, North Dakota
Lutheran Church and reaffirmed
the faith of her baptism through
confirmation at the North Shell
Rock Lutheran Church, rural
Northwood. She attended and
received her education in the
rural schools in North Dakota
and Iowa including the Somber
Lutheran School in Worth County,
graduating from the Northwood
High School in 1928. After
completing her schooling she
worked as a childcare provider
in Worth County, and also worked
at the Quality Café in
Northwood.
She was married
to Gerhard Joseph Stumo on March
27, 1932, at the North Shell
Rock Lutheran Church, rural
Northwood, by the Rev. J. W.
Ylvisoker. After their marriage
together they farmed in the
Hayward, Minnesota area, east of
Albert Lea, before moving to the
Worth County area, where they
continued to farm until their
retirement in 1969. They moved
to the Viking Manor in Northwood
in 1994. Julia moved to the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood in 2000.
She enjoyed
making afghans, sewing, ladies
aid, and circles, the church
choir, and music, but her great
love and enjoyment was her
family and grandchildren.
She was a member
of the Elk Creek Lutheran Church
and the church circles.
Left to cherish
her memory are her children,
Gene Stumo and his wife, Ilyce
of Northwood, David Stumo and
his wife, Clarice of Paynesvill,
Minnesota, Charles Stumo and his
wife, Mary of Northwood and
Helen Olness and her husband,
Roger of Benson, Minnesota; 10
grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; six
sisters, Lillian Thompson of the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood and her husband,
Jewell Thompson of Albert Lea,
Minnesota, Evelyn Gordon of St.
Ansgar, Luella Leidal and her
husband, Curtis of Northwood,
Burnette Sanderson and her
husband, Leon of Glenville,
Minnesota, Mildred Patterson of
St. Ansgar and Idena Hagen and
her husband, Stan of Plymouth,
Minnesota; brother, Aldon
Holstad and his wife, Katheryn
of Glenville, Minnesota;
sister-in-law, Dorothy Holstad
of Austin, Minnesota; as well as
other relatives and a host of
friends.
Julia was
preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Gerhard Joseph
Stumo on December 7, 1994;
grandson, Nels Stumo; two
brothers, Marvin and Irving
Holstad; and a sister, Gilma
Holstad.
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Julia
I. Hanson, 87, of Mason City,
died on Sunday, January 6, 2002,
at the Muse Norris Hospice,
Mason City.
Funeral services
were held on Wednesday, at the
Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason
City, with Rev. Kenneth Hatland
officiating. Burial was in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.
Julia I. Hanson,
was born on April 3, 1914 at
Albert Lea, Minnesota, a
daughter of William and Mary
(Huber) Sippel. She was a
graduate of the Albert Lea High
School. She married Elmer O.
Hanson on October 15, 1938.
Mrs. Hanson
resided at the Heritage Care
Center, Mason City, for the past
two years, where she received
excellent care.
Julia's husband
operated a Mobil service station
in Mason City. They farmed for
several years in the Lake Mills
and Northwood areas and near
Dexter, Minnesota. Moving to
Rudd, Iowa in 1963, they
purchased a grocery store, which
they operated as Hanson's
Superette, until retirement in
1973. After her husband's death
in 1978, Julia moved to Mason
City.
Julia will
especially be remembered for her
jelly rolls and sugar cookies.
She is survived
by one son, Everett Hanson and
his wife, Kathy of Hugo,
Minnesota; two daughters, Judy
Hoy and her husband, Jerry of
Nashua and Jane Balkenende and
her husband, Jack of Mason City;
12 grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Louise Kirby of
Woodbury, Minnesota and Irene
Enstad of Albert Lea, Minnesota;
and sister-in-law, Marge Sippel
of Albert Lea, Minnesota.
She was preceded
in death by her husband, Elmer
in 1978; son, Jerry in 1978; two
brothers, Bob and Albert Sippel;
and one sister, Laura Knudsen.
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Fredrick
Earl Varner, 50, of Northwood,
died on Sunday, January 6, 2002,
at his home of heart failure.
A graveside
service will be held at 2:00
p.m., on Wednesday, January 9,
at the Kensett Cemetery, with
the Rev. Sam Hernes of the
Bethany Lutheran Church, Kensett
officiating. Visitation will be
held from noon until 1:45 p.m.,
on Wednesday, at the Bride
Colonial Chapel in Manly. The
Conner Colonial Chapel of
Northwood, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Fred was born on
March 18, 1951 in Charles City,
Iowa, the son of Levi "Pat" and
Jean (Broege) Varner. He married
Debbie Prince on November 23,
1974 in Saugus, California. They
moved to Kensett to raise their
family, where they owned and
operated the Lion's Den Bar.
Fred loved to spend time with
his friends and family at the
cabin in Waterville. He enjoyed
fishing, hunting, and playing
pool. Fred especially loved
spending time with his
grandkids.
Fred is survived
by his wife, Debbie of
Northwood; daughter, Jami of
Mason City; three sons, Fred and
his wife, Sue of Kensett and
Danny and Matt of Northwood;
three grandchildren, Devin,
Trevor and Gavin; mother, Jean
Varner of Manly; one brother,
Lee Varner of Kensett; one
sister, Debbie Orth and her
husband, Paul of Kensett; three
nieces; and five nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his father, who also
died of a heart attack at age
50.
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Allan L. "Mert"
Foss, 61, died on Sunday,
January 6, 2002, after a valiant
struggle with cancer.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday, at the Cremation
Society of Minnesota-Edina
Chapel. Memorial services were
also held on Wednesday, at the
Faith Lutheran Church, London,
Minnesota, with interment in the
London-Deer Creek Cemetery.
Survivors include
his wife of 38 years, Crystal
(Gilbertson); sons, Jeff
(Tracie), Dan (Kelly), Joe
(Tami) and David (Peggy);
father-in-law, Warren; 10
grandchildren; brothers, John
(Thelma), Larry (Mary), Paul
(Genie) and Mike; and many
nieces, nephews and others
relatives and friends.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Harlon
and Ione; brother, Bernie;
sister and brother-in-law,
Joanne (Roger) Thompson; and
mother-in-law, Lilly Gilbertson.
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Martha H. Iverson
January 22,
2002
Martha H.
Iverson, 89, of Northwood, died
on Tuesday, January 8, 2002, in
Cokato, Minnesota, following a
stroke suffered on Christmas
Day.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, at the First Lutheran
Church, Dows, Iowa, with Rev.
Paul Thompson officiating.
Burial was in the Dows Cemetery.
Martha Helene
Iverson, was born on January 28,
1912, to Jacob and Clara (Hage)
Knutsen in Macroon, North
Dakota. At the age of two weeks
Martha moved with her family to
Scarville, Iowa, where she was
baptized and confirmed into the
Lutheran faith. She later moved
to Hanlontown, where she
graduated from high school in
1929. After attending Waldorf
College in Forest City and the
State Teacher's College in Cedar
Falls, Martha taught school in
Hanlontown and Fredericksburg,
Iowa.
On June 26, 1938,
she married to Clair Iverson.
They made their home in Lake
View for 16 years, Milford for
12 years and in Dows for 30
years. They wintered in Arizona
for each of the 19 years
following Clair's retirement.
Martha moved into the Maple
Court Apartments in Northwood in
1997.
Martha was
blessed with four sons, nine
grandchildren, and eight
great-grandchildren, Jon, Karen,
Valerie and Kevin of Medford,
Oregon; Paul and Mary of
Annandale, Minnesota; Roger,
Lynn, Carla, and Denny of
Bellingham, Washington; David,
Carol, and Scott of
Independence, Iowa; Jason and
Michelle Knick (Traci, Grant,
Austin, and Noah) of Becker,
Minnesota; Eric and Jenny
Iverson (Tanner, Alexis, and
Chloe) of Dassel, Minnesota;
Marc and Sarah Iverson (Emily)
of Bird Island, Minnesota; and
Dustin and Amy Avery of
Waterloo, Iowa.
Martha was
preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Clair;
brother, James; and sister,
Hazel.
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Richard
H. Dahlby, 60, died on Thursday,
January 10, 2002, at a
Scottsdale, Arizona Hospital.
A memorial
service was held in Scottsdale,
on Monday, January 14. A
memorial service will also be
held on Saturday, January 19, at
2:30 p.m., at the Lake Mills
Synod Lutheran Church, with Rev.
Alf Merseth officiating. Friends
may greet the family one hour
prior to the services at the
Lake Mills Church. The body was
cremated, with interment in the
Somber Lutheran Cemetery, rural
Northwood.
Richard Harlan
Dahlby, was born on July 23,
1941, to Daniel and Eleanor
(Hanson) Dahlby in Lake Mills,
Iowa. He was baptized and
confirmed at the Somber Lutheran
Church. He attended grade school
at the Bristol #5 Country School
and graduated from the Joice
High School in 1959.
He married Donna
Small on December 28, 1968 and
was later divorced. He farmed in
the Lake Mills area until moving
to Arizona in 1984. At the time
of his death he was a realtor
with the Prudential Real Estate
Affiliates of Scottsdale.
Richard is
survived by his sister, Marian
Iverson (Orion) of Scarville;
brothers, Donovan (Gail) of
Northwood, Roger (Jan) of
Northwood and Charles (Diane) of
Galena, Illinois; former wife,
Donna Dahlby of Columbus,
Montana; former sister-in-law,
Eileen Dahlby of Northwood; and
aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews
and their families.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Daniel
and Eleanor Dahlby in 2000; and
a brother, Allan in infancy.
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Alice Regina Trustem
January 16, 2002
Alice
Regina Trustem, 91, of Lake
Mills, Iowa, died on Friday,
January 11, 2002, at the Muse
Norris Hospice Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, January 14,
at the Salem Lutheran Church in
Lake Mills, with Rev. Kevin
Mackey and Rev. Roger Dykstra
officiating. Burial was in the
Bristol Cemetery in rural Joice.
Alice Regina
Trustem, was born on the Hanson
family farm in rural Northwood,
Iowa on March 12, 1910, daughter
of Amund "Amos" and Mary (Orpen)
Hanson. She was delivered into
this world by her mother and
father as there was no mid-wife
or attendant. She was the second
of six children. Her heritage is
that of being descended from
Norwegian Pioneers who arrived
and settled in Worth County in
the early 1850's.
Her mother, Mary
died in the 1918 world wide flu
epidemic when Alice was only
eight years old. She then lived
with her Grandma Orpen and
various other aunts and uncles.
She returned home in her teens
to help care for her father and
two of her brothers, Hank and
Reuben. During this time she
also worked as a house keeper
for various families.
Alice was
baptized and confirmed in the
Lutheran faith at the Bristol
Lutheran Church in rural Joice.
She received her instruction for
confirmation in Norwegian. Alice
remained a lifelong member and
supported Bristol until its
closing in the 1980's. She then
joined Salem Lutheran, where she
remained until the time of her
death.
Her formal
education was received at the
Brookfield #3 Township School.
She attended through the 8th
grade and then briefly attended
the Northwood High School.
She married
Edward K. Trustem on October 4,
1934, at the Little Brown Church
in Nashua, Iowa. Her husband, Ed
was an immigrant from Gol,
Hallingdahl, Norway, who served
in the Royal Norwegian Army with
Crown Prince (later King) Olaf
of Norway.
They were blessed
with two children, Kermit Arlen
and Rose Ann Marie. Together,
they farmed on various locations
in the Northwood area until
purchasing the family farm from
her father in 1947. Ed a
carpenter by trade, built a new
house and they remained farming
there until 1969, when it was
sold to her relative and his
wife, Ernest and Erma Hanson.
They built a new house in
Northwood and lived there from
1969-1976. Following 16 years of
employment with Deluxe (now
Fleetguard), Alice retired and
they built a new house in Lake
Mills and moved there to be
nearer to their daughter and
grandchildren.
Alice enjoyed
cooking, baking, gardening,
flowers (especially yellow
roses), embroidering, making
jams and jellies, reading,
traveling and watching comedies
on TV. She was near to
completely reading her Bible.
In March 2001,
Alice was honored when she was
crowned Queen of "A Night In Old
Ireland...a medieval feast" play
and dinner in LeRoy, Minnesota.
She was the last Queen crowned
in their last performance. She
was deeply touched and honored.
She is survived
by her son, Kermit Trustem;
daughter, Rose Ann and her
husband, Dennis Hill all of Lake
Mills; five grandchildren, Jerry
Hill of Lake Mills, Jeffrey and
his wife, Kim Hill of Austin,
Texas, Audra and her husband,
Chris Stambaugh of Rollingstone,
Minnesota, Jennifer Trustem and
Laura Trustem both of
McKinleyville, California; two
great-grandchildren; one sister,
Eleanor Gensrich of Hatton,
North Dakota; one sister-in-law,
Edna Hanson of Northwood; along
with many nieces, nephews,
relatives in the United States
Canada and Norway.
Alice was
preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Edward;
three brothers, Henry Hanson,
Reuben Hanson and Milton Aarback;
one sister, Lillian Stumo; and
one grandson, Erik Russell
Trustem.
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Truly Mae
Nelson Hansen
February 19, 2002
Truly Mae Nelson
Hansen, 88, died on Thursday,
January 17, 2002, at the Austin
Medical Center in Austin,
Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Saturday, January
19, at the Deer Creek Valley
Lutheran Church, rural
Glenville. The Rev. Dan Baker
officiated. Burial was in the
Six Mile Grove Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Lyle.
Truly was born on
May 27, 1913, to Walter and
Isabella (Kvale) Pike in Deer
Creek Township, Worth County,
Iowa. She was confirmed at the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church of
Carpenter and graduated from the
Otranto High School of Otranto
in 1931.
Truly Pike
married Rudolph Nelson in 1933
at the Silver Lake Lutheran
Church of rural Northwood. They
farmed near London until his
death in 1964. She moved to
Albert Lea where she worked at
Land O'Lakes and St. John's
Lutheran Home. She married Art
Hansen in 1974 at the Deer Creek
Valley Lutheran Church, rural
Glenville. They resided in
Glenville. He preceded her in
death. She moved to Lyle and
later to Austin, with St. Mark's
Lutheran Home as her last
residence.
She was a member
of the Deer Creek Valley
Lutheran Church, rural Glenville
and was active in WELCA and
circle. She enjoyed her family,
playing cards, crocheting,
dancing to old time music and
listening to country music. Her
grandchildren will remember her
for her famous homemade donuts.
She is survived
by three sons and one daughter,
Walter (Betty) Nelson of Warner
Robbins, Georgia, Ronald
(Marilyn) Nelson of Owatonna,
Larry (Paulette) Nelson of
Austin and Marian (Kenneth) Copa
of White Bear Township,
Minnesota; 14 grandchildren; and
25 great-grandchildren; one
brother, Harold Pike of Mason
City; three sisters, Dorothy
Naber of Mason City, Alice Olson
of Northwood and Thelma DeLaney
of Austin; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; both
husbands; three brothers; and
two sisters.
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Jarrett Wayne
Roberts, 23, of Joice, died on
Friday January 18, 2002, in
Joice.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, January
22, at the Fullerton Family of
Funeral Homes, Mason City.
Officiating was Rev. Steve Smith
of the Silver Lake Lutheran
Church.
Jarrett was born
on May 31, 1978 at Forest City,
Iowa, the son of Jerry and
Bridget "Gossman" Roberts. He
attended the Lake Mills High
School where he received several
medals for wrestling. He then
lived in the Lake Mills area
most of his life. He worked for
Universal Circuits Inc. and then
for Fleetguard. He was currently
employed at the Top of Iowa
Co-op in the grain division at
Joice. He was on the bowling
league for Fleetguard, where he
received an award for being the
best-improved bowler.
He spent his spare time
socializing with his numerous
friends in the North Iowa and
Southern Minnesota area. He also
bow hunted deer, hunted
pheasants and fished at area
lakes and streams. Jarrett honed
his skills by target and trap
shooting and playing golf.
Those thankful in
sharing Jarrett's life include
his mother, Bridget Neilon of
Northwood; father, Jerry Roberts
of Lake Mills; step-father, Alan
Neilon of Albert Lea; Jarrett's
special friend, JoAnna Pehrson;
two brothers, Michael I. Larson
of Fort Worth, Texas and Wade
Roberts of Cedar Falls and his
special friend, Jennifer Heyer;
maternal grandparents, Lila
Gossman of Buffalo Center and
Duane Gossman of Thompson;
paternal grandparents, Wayne and
Emma Jane Roberts of Lake Mills;
paternal great-grandparent,
Ethel Browning of Ogallala,
Nebraska; and several cousins,
aunt, uncles and friends.
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Geneva
M. Hendrikson, 69, of Mason
City, died on Friday, January
18, 2002, at the Muse Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
Funeral services
were held on Tuesday, January
22, at the Trinity Lutheran
Church, Mason City, with the
Rev. James M. Magelssen
officiating. Interment will be
in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in
Northwood.
Geneva was born
on October 2, 1932 in Winnebago
County, the daughter of Alfred
G. and Ida (Bartleson) Brones.
She graduated from the Northwood
High School in 1950 and Waldorf
College, where she received her
teachers certificate, in 1952.
Geneva married
Merle E. Hendrikson on June 19,
1953 in Forest City. She worked
as a para-professional at the
Washington and Hoover Elementary
Schools for 28 years, retiring
in 1998. She was an active
member of the Trinity Lutheran
Church, sang in the church choir
and was a member of a church
circle.
Geneva is
survived by her husband, Merle
E. Hendrikson of Mason City;
five children, Dr. Ronald
Hendrikson and wife, Nancy of
Oberlin, Ohio, Brian Hendrikson
and wife, Joan of Clear Lake,
Kevin Hendrikson and wife, Susan
of Ventura, Beth Haack and
husband, Tony of Mason City and
Mark Hendrikson and wife, Niki
of' Mason City; 10
grandchildren; brothers, George
"Al" Brones and wife, Norma of
Littleton, Colorado and Donald
Brones and wife, Laura of
Denver, Colorado; sister,
Charlotte Oulman and husband,
Dick of Scarville, John N.
Brones of Mason City and Allen
Brones and wife, Billie of
Arvada, Colorado; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Geneva was
preceded in death by her
parents; and sister, Edith
Rausch.
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Harlan A.
Peterson, 75, of Albert Lea,
died on Saturday, January 19,
2002, at his home.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, at the St. Theodore's
Catholic Church, Albert Lea,
with Rev. Kurt Farrell
officiating. Interment was in
the St. Theodore's Catholic
Cemetery. Military honors were
accorded by the Albert Lea
Veteran's Organizations.
Harlan was born
on November 23, 1923 in Worth
County, Iowa, to Gilbert and
Alvina (Lau) Peterson. He lived
in Worth County and attended the
Northwood School. Harlan served
his country in the U.S. Army. He
also lived in Chicago, Illinois
and then Freeborn County,
Minnesota. He married Julia
Bednarz on July 1, 1944 in
Chicago.
Harlan attended the St.
Theodore's Catholic Church. He
farmed for many years and also
worked part-time for the State
of Minnesota at the Hayward Rest
Stop. He was a member of the
Eagles, enjoyed dancing,
spending time with his family
and having coffee with his
friends.
He is survived by
three children, Diane Nelson and
her husband, Jim of Omaha,
Nebraska, Dennis Peterson and
his wife, Kathy of Albert Lea
and Dori Thompson and her
husband, Paul Erntson of Albert
Lea; eight grandchildren; three
great-granddaughters; special
friend, Fran Blakestad of Albert
Lea; sisters, Belean Johnson of
Navarre, Florida, Loretta Nelson
of Forest City, Phyllis Cordera
of Calumet City, Illinois,
Marjorie Grigutis of Munster,
Indiana, Dorothy Dempewolf of
North Glen, Colorado, Genevieve
and husband, John Kirsch of
Albert Lea and Rena Christensen
and her husband, Jim of
Farmington, Minnesota; brothers,
Maynard Peterson and his wife,
Maxine of Albin, Indiana, Arnold
Peterson of Glenville, Lemoine
Peterson and his wife, Pat of
Hastings, Minnesota, Arthur
Peterson and his wife, Shirley
of Timballton, Iowa, Norman
Peterson and his wife, Connie of
Albert Lea, Palmer Peterson and
his wife, Crystal of Twin Lakes,
Gaylord Peterson and his wife,
Darlene of Albert Lea and Gordon
Peterson and his wife, Linda of
Glenville; and many nieces and
nephews.
Harlan was
preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Julia in 1982;
and brother-in-laws, Ronald
Johnson, Kenton Nelson, Batista
Cordera, Ed Grigutis and John
Dempewolf.
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C. Dale Johnson,
77, of Osage, died on Tuesday,
January 22, 2002, at the Waverly
Municipal Hospital in Waverly.
Funeral services
were held on Friday, January 25,
at the Our Savior's Lutheran
Church in Osage, with the Rev.
Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy
Ott officiating. Interment was
in the Osage Cemetery.
Dale was born on
June 20, 1924 near Carpenter,
the son of Clarence and Ruth
(Parker) Johnson. He attended
the Carpenter School until his
junior year and then graduated
from the Orchard Consolidated
School in 1942.
He became a
member of the Meroa Rock Creek
Lutheran Church in 1947. On
March 19, 1950, he married
Marjorie Kittleson at the First
Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar.
They then resided in Otranto for
five years where Dale farmed,
later moving west of Osage where
he farmed for 29 years, until
1985 when he retired and they
moved to Osage.
Survivors include
his wife of 51 1/2 years,
Marjorie; six children, Robert
D. Johnson and friend, Karen
Lenz, Larry E. Johnson and his
wife, Lynda, LaVonne G. Freund
and husband, Galen, James S.
Johnson and wife, Jody, Richard
A. Johnson and wife, Mary Jo and
Donald L. Johnson and his wife,
Barb, all of Osage; five
sisters, Eleanor Schallock of
Osage, Margaret Olsen of Osage,
Mildred Sponheim of Nora
Springs, Carol McLaughlin of
Belmond and Sharon Boyce of
Roseville, Minnesota; four
brothers, Charles Johnson of
Osage, Harley Johnson of Osage,
Ivan Johnson of' Osage and Keith
Johnson of Fort Dodge; 15
grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Dale was preceded
in death by his parents; one
sister, Florence Borcherding;
and one brother, Kenneth
Johnson.
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James K. Leegaard
February 5, 2002
James K.
Leegaard, 93, died on Thursday,
Jan. 31, 2002, at the St. John's
Lutheran Home, Albert Lea,
Minnesota.
Funeral services
were held on Monday, at the
Silver Lake Lutheran Church,
rural Northwood. Pastor Steve
Smith officiated with interment
in the church cemetery.
James was born on
October 23, 1908, near Emmons,
Minnesota, to Knute and Marie (Loken)
Leegaard. He attended rural
country school. James married
Gertrude McCrady on June 8,
1929. James was a member of the
Silver Lake Lutheran Church and
farmed. He enjoyed dancing and
playing cards.
Survivors include
four children, Dale Leegaard and
his wife, Rose of rural
Northwood, Marilyn Schnoor and
her husband, Delmar of Albert
Lea, Minnesota, Alice Moen and
her husband, John of Albert Lea,
Minnesota and Cheryl Cavett and
her husband, Earl of Lake Mills;
and many grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded
in death by his parents; wife,
Gertrude Leegaard; four sisters;
and seven brothers.
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