Jane L. Last

July 8, 2003

Jane L. Last, 63, of Ottumwa, died on Friday, July 4, 2003, at her home.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, at the Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with Rev. Lon Lewis officiating. Christina Court #3 Order of Amaranth will also conduct services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Westview Cemetery in Kirkville.

Jane was born on August 20, 1939 in Ottumwa, to Darrell and Ruth Jones Shaw. She married John Last on April 15, 1961. They divorced in 1989. They moved to Forest City in June of 1967, then to Northwood in December of 1969. She worked for the Northwood Anchor Publishing Co. from 1977 to 1985 and for the Worth County Dept. of Human Services from 1989 to 1993.

She was a member and presently Royal Matron Elect of Christina Court #3 Order of Amaranth and a member of the Rose Chapter #552 Order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church and Abigail Circle. She served eight years as President of the First Lutheran Women and two years on the Cluster II Leadership Team. She was active in Iowa Lutheran Via de Cristo, serving as the Forest City area representative on the State Secretariat and in various positions for the Forest City Via de Cristo weekends. She was also active in Girl scouts for 10 years, two years a a Junior Girl Scout Leader, four years as Neighborhood Chairman for Northwood-Kensett and one term on the North Iowa Girl Scout Council. She spent 10 years in the Cub Scout program, member of the TUNE board, Red Cross disaster team and life member of the Worth County Historical Society, including co-chairman of the Antique Show for several years.

Surviving is a daughter, Catherine M. Hove of Mason City; two sons, John David Last of Ottumwa and Robert L. Last of Oskaloosa; four grandchildren, Nicholas Hove, Zachary and Micah Chavez, all of Mason City and Joseph Last of Ottumwa; and a brother, Robert L. (Connie) Shaw of Ottumwa.

She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Mildred M. Russell

August 5, 2003

Mildred M. Russell, 94, of Sheridan, Wyoming, died on Friday, July 4, 2003, at the Sheridan Manor.

Memorial services were held at the First United Methodist Church in Sheridan, with the Rev. Don Derryberry officiating. Inurnment of the cremains were in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood, on July 30.

She was born on October 15, 1908 in Northwood, Iowa, to Louis and Mina “Minnie” (Hanson) Madson. She grew up and attended school in Northwood. She received her teaching degree from State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls. She married Dr. Bryan F. Russell on June 30, 1934 in Northwood. She taught school in Iowa and in Cody, Wyoming, before coming to Sheridan. Dr. B.F. Russell died in 1995.

Mildred was very active in Sheridan, being a member of the First United Methodist Church, PEO Sisterhood, American Legion Auxiliary, Sheridan Woman’s Club, Daughters of the Nile, United Methodist Women, Fine Arts Club, Sheridan Book Review Club and a life member of the Friends of the Library.

Her husband; brother, Alton Madson; and sister, Myrtle M. Rider; and her parents, preceded her in death.

Survivors include a son, Bryan W. Russell and wife, Edith of Cheyenne, Wyoming; daughter, Mildred R. Marsh and husband, Robert of Billings, Montana; grandchildren, Scott and Wendy Marsh of Bothell, Washington and Kirsti Marsh of Newcastle, Washington; and two great-grandchildren.

Those attending the memorial service for Mildred M. Russell, who passed away July 4, 2003 and her husband, the late Dr. Bryan F. Russell, who passed away in 1995, were her daughter, Mildred and husband, Robert Marsh of Billings, Montana; son, Bryan and wife, Edith Russell of Cheyenne; nephew, Tom and wife, Trudy Ryder of St. Louis; Virginia Thompson, Lucretia Thompson, Anne and Allen Hanna, Lloyd Madson and Jane Podgorniak. Services were held on Wednesday, July 30, with Rev. Richard Jensen officiating at the Sunset Rest Cemetery. The group met for lunch following the service at Danjo's Restaurant to get reacquainted and reminisce. Mrs. Russell grew up and attended school in Northwood in the early 1900s.
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Ruth Marie Elizabeth McMullin

July 15, 2003

Ruth Marie Elizabeth McMullin, 96, of Grinnell, formerly of Hanlontown, died on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at the St. Francis Manor in Grinnell.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown, with Pastor Kris Snyder officiating. Burial was in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown.

Ruth Marie Elizabeth McMullin, was born on December 23, 1906 in DeKalb, Illinois, the daughter of Axel and Caroline (Bauer) Strombom. She attended and graduated from the Hanlontown High School and also attended Cedar Falls Teachers College. After completing her schooling she taught school west of Kensett for one year. She married Norvel McMullin on August 6, 1927 in Mason City. He preceded her in death on August 30, 1976. In 1928, Ruth and Norvel moved to Hanlontown where she loved and cared for her family.

She enjoyed flowers and gardening but her great love and enjoyment was her church and family. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, church circle, Sunday School Teacher and the Blossom Belles Garden Club, all in Hanlontown.

Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, Richard McMullin and his wife, Priscilla of Overland Park, Kansas and Roger McMullin and his wife, Mary of Grinnell, Iowa; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant daughter, Linda Faye; a brother, Harold Strombom; and three sisters, Hortense Smith, Mildred Adams and Helen Oswald.
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Mickey Elwin Arnold

July 15, 2003

Mickey Elwin Arnold, 76, of rural St. Ansgar, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at Northwood, Iowa.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, at the Northwood United Methodist Church, with Rev. Richard Jensen officiating. Burial was in the Warren Township Cemetery, McCallsburg, Iowa. The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, was in charge of the arrangements.

Mickey was born on May 20, 1927 in Ellston, Iowa, to Leroy and Mary Ann (Clark) Arnold. He graduated from the Grand River High School in 1944 and attended one year at AIB in Des Moines. Mickey joined the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged in 1946. He moved to Nevada, Iowa, where he farmed. Mickey married Geraldine Lura on August 27, 1950 in Nevada. They moved to the Northwood area in 1951, farming east of Northwood.

Mickey was an avid farmer, snowmoblier, boater and golfer. He enjoyed playing pool while wintering in Texas. He was a member of the Northwood United Methodist Church, was past president of the Farm Bureau, a member of the Odd Fellows, a lifetime member of the VFW and the Northwood Country Club. Mickey enjoyed his grandchildren, going to their events and being supportive of their activities.

Mickey was preceded in death by his parents; and one daughter, Linda.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine of Northwood; two sons, Steve (Kathy) Arnold of Northwood and Brian (Tami) Arnold of Garner, Iowa; two daughters, LeaAnn Hauge of Jacksonville, Florida and Sue (Jim) Hale of Pleasant Hill, Iowa; one son-in-law, Larry Hauge of Northwood; nine grandchildren, Melissa, Chris and Brandon Hauge, Ryan and Derek Hale, Madison and Sam Arnold, Adrian and Lauren Arnold; two great-grandchildren, Sidney Hauge and Harper Hyde; two sisters, Cenith Carlson of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Berva Mills of Boone, Iowa.
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Eric Mahlon Pelham

August 12, 2003

Eric Mahlon Pelham, 25, of Visalia, California, died on Saturday, July 12, 2003.

his memorial service was held on Friday, at the Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Visalia.

Eric is the grandson of the late Mahlon (Pinky) and Maxine Pelham and the nephew of Craig Eckhart of Northwood. Eric was born on December 10, 1977 in Bellflower, California. He attended the Bellflower Christian Schools. He received his BA in Biology from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa in 2000. Upon graduation, Eric moved to Visalia to teach biology and chemistry at the Central Valley Christian High School. On July 19, 2001, Eric married Kimberly Koetsier. On February 14, 2003, Eric and Kim rejoiced in the birth of their son, Johnathan Mahlon. Eric coached the CVC High School Boys Varsity Soccer Team while teaching at CVC.

Eric and Kimberly were faithful members of the Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Visalia.

Eric is survived by his wife, Kimberly Pelham; his son, Johnathan; father and mother, Mahlon and Gloria Pelham; sister, Kristin; and grandmother, Ida Den Ouden. Eric’s extended family resides in the Bellflower area and in the Midwest. Kimberly’s family in Visalia includes parents, Ron and Beth Koetsier; siblings, Kathryn Koetsier, Kandice Koetsier, Ronnie and Amber Koetsier; and nephews, Dylan and Ronnie (Trey) Koetsier III. The grandparents are Henry and Margie Koetsier and John and Hattie Boeve. He has numerous extended family members in Tulare County.
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Alice K Watts

July 22, 2003

Alice K Watts, 80, of Northwood, died on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at the Mercy Health Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Rev. Paul Holmer and Pastor Jon Fredrickson officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, was in charge of the arrangements.

Alice was born on November 23, 1922 in Northwood, Iowa, to John O. and Martha (Luth) Fredrickson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Northwood Lutheran Church, Northwood. She attended the Northwood High School. Alice married Wendell Watts on September 27, 1942 in Northwood and they celebrated their 60th anniversary in September of 2002. Wendell preceded her in death on March 7, 2003.

Alice enjoyed people and baking. She supplied the town with many good things to eat, particularly noted were her pies and donuts. She was a dispatcher for the transit van and worked as a waitress for many years. Alice and Wendell enjoyed fishing and had many great adventures doing just that. Her greatest passion was her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Wendell; and two brothers, Donald and Arnold.

She is survived by two sons, Jim Watts and his wife, Chen of Sterling, Alaska and Tom Watts and his wife, Joan of Northwood; two daughters, Kandie and her husband, Ron Shupe of Northwood and Wendie and her husband, Roger Urbatch of Woodbridge, Virginia; a niece, Jann Ramus and her husband, John of St. Paul, Minnesota; grandchildren, Sue Lynn Height, Dan Watts, Kim Helgeson, Chad Watts, Bryan Shupe, Brad Shupe, Kelly Atkinson, Kerry Urbatch, Anna Eimes and Amy Urbatch; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Hendrickson, Helen Mowers and Dolores Mandt; and many nieces and nephews.
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Marvyleen V. "Babe" Pike

July 22, 2003

Marvyleen V. "Babe" Pike, 81, entered into eternity on Thursday, July 17, 2003, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, on Monday. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood.

Marvyleen was born on October 25, 1921 in Butler County, Iowa, to George and Dena (Havinga) Naber. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior in November, 1929. She attended the New Hartford School. She married Roy C. Pike on December 27, 1939. They farmed in Mitchell and Worth Counties and later moved to Northwood. Babe worked at the Viking Restaurant and later at the school cafeteria for 16 years in Northwood.

Babe was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roy; five brothers-in-law; and three sisters-in-law.

She is survived by four children, Robert Pike and wife, Darla of Forest City, Iowa, Judy Pike of Mason City, Gerald Pike and wife, Kathy of Cottage Grove, Minnesota and Linda Rice and husband, Richard of Lake Mills, Iowa; sisters, Arvada Pickering of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Audrey Schoeman of New Hartford, Iowa; brother, George Naber and wife, Dorothy of Cedar Falls; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
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Henry B. Logemann

July 29, 2003

Henry B. Logemann, Jr., 73, affectionately known in life as Junior Logemann, died on Saturday, July 19, 2003, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Pastor Allan Stoa officiating. Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, was in charge of the arrangements.

Junior was born in Deer Creek Township, Worth County, Iowa, on June 20, 1930, the only child of Henry B. and Melvine (Tollefsrud) Logemann. He was baptized into the Lutheran Church on July 9, 1930, by the Rev. John Yevasakker and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church, by Rev. O. H. Hovey in the spring of 1944. He received his elementary education in the Deer Creek Township Grade School and graduated from the Northwood High School in 1948. Junior served his country in the Army during the Korean conflict. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Northwood and farmed until retirement.

Junior was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Northwood and a lifetime member of the VFW Post #6779 in Northwood. He attended many lutefisk suppers throughout the area and enjoyed eating at various restaurants in a 60-mile radius of Northwood. He also bought many lunches. Junior enjoyed visiting with many new acquaintances he met at various shopping malls. He was a good carpenter and enjoyed building on his farm and also loved gardening.

Survivors include many cousins and friends, especially Arlys Reeder and Bonnie Brevig, of Northwood.

He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Clifford O. Foley Jr.

August 5, 2003

Clifford O. Foley, Jr., 70, died on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Northlake, Illinois.

Funeral services were held on Friday, at the Northlake Lutheran Church. He was buried in the family plot in Elmhurst Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois, beside his mother, father and brother.

Clifford was the son of former Northwood area residents, Clifford O. and Gertrude Popera Foley, Sr. He lived in and around the Chicago area all his life except for two years spent in the service. He served in Germany during the Korean Conflict in the Service Battery, 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, "Hell on Wheels", serving from 1953 to 1955.

He was a member of the American Legion Howard H. Rhode Post #888 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He had many relatives in this area and enjoyed visiting here as long as his health permitted.

Survivors include his wife, Dolores C. Foley; son, Clifford H. Foley; and brother of Arlene (the late Ed) Kannanberg.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Richard Foley.

Florence Klitzke and Larry Foley of Northwood, Ruben Foley of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Mrs. Doug McMullen of Spencer, Iowa and Mrs. Nate Westphal of Meriden, Iowa, attended the service.
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Inez (Hillman) Henrichs

July 29, 2003

Inez (Hillman) Henrichs, of Walnut Creek, California, died at the age of 79, on Friday, July 25, 2003.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 2, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, for relatives and friends with Rev. Al Stoa officiating. Cremation will be in Walnut Creek.

Inez was born on August 10, 1923, to Arther and Bertha (Hanson) Hillman. She was baptized on November 4, 1923 and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on July 11, 1937. She attended the country schools in Worth County and worked at Wilson’s Meat Packing in Albert Lea, Minnesota and at the Munsingwear Sewing Center. She married George Henrichs of Albert Lea in 1945. To this union one daughter was born, Judy (Henrichs) Reinorts and two grandchildren, Jason and Rebecca. Inez loved her family. Inez and her husband lived in California and Silver Springs, Nevada most of their life.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Judy and her husband, Tom; grandchildren, Jason and Rebecca; four sisters, Mavis Roppe and husband, DeWayne of Northwood, Janice Skogen and husband, Merle of Albert Lea, Dorothy Estes and husband, Wayne of Northwood and Bernice Stevens and husband, Roy of Albert Lea.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George; three brothers, Arlington Hillman, Harris Hillman and Dale Hillman; and three sisters, Ruby Hillman, Ruth Stevens and Deloris Appel.
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Blanche Luella Anderson

August 5, 2003

Blanche Luella Anderson, 95, of Kensett, died on Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

Funeral services were held on Friday, at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, with Rev. Selmer G. "Sam" Hernes officiating. Burial was in the Elk Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Kensett. The Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, was in charge of the arrangements.

Blanche Luella Anderson, was born on February 17, 1908 in rural Hanlontown in Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of George and Emma (Lee) Brunsvold. She was baptized at the Concordia Lutheran Church, rural Joice and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at the Somber Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills. Blanche attended the rural Brunsvold School in Fertile Township #1 and graduated from the Hanlontown High School. After completing her schooling she worked for the W. A. Crosby Drug Store in Hanlontown. She married Morris Anderson on February 19, 1942 at the Lutheran Parsonage in Northwood. He preceded her in death on July 6, 1987. After their marriage together they farmed on the Anderson farm for many years in rural Kensett.

She enjoyed embroidering, tatting, baking and cooking. She was a very active member of the Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett.

Left to cherish her memory is a sister, Alice Charlson of Hanlontown; a brother, Arnold Brunsvold and his wife, Evelyn of Albert Lea, Minnesota; sisters-in-law, Margaret Sigmond, Amey Johnson, Marcella Anderson and Margaret Brunsvold, all of Northwood; and many nieces and nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Morris; two brothers, Leon and Earl Brunsvold; and a sister, Myrtle Flugum.
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Harold Hagen

August 5, 2003

Harold Hagen, 72, of Joice, Iowa, died on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

A memorial celebration was held on Friday, at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Joice. The Mittelstadt Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Clarice; daughter, Cyndy and her husband, Lynn Bartness of Lake Mills; daughter, Patti and her husband, Larry Brekken of Northwood; son, Al Hagen of Lake Mills; five grandchildren, Jeff, Drew, Heath, Jessica and Brooke; four brothers, Eldon and wife, Avis, Irvin and wife, Gloria, Raymond and wife, Lavonne and Marlin and wife, Donna; brother-in-law, Curtis Arneson and wife, Dilla; sister-in-law, Carol Luecht; as well as many family members and friends.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Ida Hagen.
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