Patrick O’Neil

December 6, 2006

Patrick Leo O'Neil, 17, of Manly, was received into the loving arms of his Savior on Saturday, December 2, 2006.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, December 8, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly, with Reverend Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City, with an Honor Guard by the Mason City Fire Department. Visitation will be from 4-8:00 p.m., on Thursday, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly. Visitation will be continued for one hour prior to service time on Friday at the church.

Patrick Leo O'Neil was born on May 2, 1989 in Mason City, the son of Steve and Susan (Severson) O'Neil. He was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly. Patrick was a junior at the North Central High School in Manly. Patrick also helped his uncle, Steve on construction projects in the north Iowa area, and also was in the cadet program with the Manly Volunteer Fire Department. 
 
Patrick loved being on the fire department in Manly, hunting, fishing, the outdoors, camping, tubing down the Shell Rock river near Rock Falls, gun shows, golfing, bonfires with his friends, and country music, especially Montgomery Gentry and Trace Adkins, but he especially loved being around his family and friends.

He was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly, and the Community Emergency Response Team in Cerro Gordo and Franklin County.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Steve and Susan O'Neil of Manly; his sister, Hannah O'Neil of Manly; paternal grandmother, Barbara O'Neil of Mason City; his maternal grandparents, Richard and Karen Severson of Manly; his maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Reyerson of Albert Lea, Minnesota; special aunts and uncles, Donna Ryan, Jean O'Neil, Cindy (Steve) Palmer, Debbie (Charles) Mejia, Sherri (Steve) Hutzel, Randy (Tammy) Severson and Lori (Rudy) Guillen; special cousins, Amanda, Traci, Jade, Jason, Sarah, Amanda, Matthew, Amy, Tara, Laura, Erin, Bradley, Shelby, Cody and Dustin. Also left to cherish his memory are countless friends.

Patrick was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Don W. O'Neil.
© Northwood Anchor 2006

Mildred Lee

December 6, 2006

Mildred Helena Lee, 88, of Manly, died on Sunday, December 3, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, December 6, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly, with Reverend Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating. Burial was in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown. Visitation was held from 5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at the Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly. Visitation was also continued one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church.

The family of Mildred Helena Lee has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly, or to the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City in her memory.

Mildred Helena Lee, was born on January 13, 1918 in rural Manly, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Wemken) Dietrich. She was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at the English Lutheran Church in Manly. She attended and received her education in the Manly Community School system, and received her GED from N.I.A.C.C. in Mason City. 

She was united in marriage to Raymond Lee on June 20, 1935, at the English Lutheran Church in Manly. Mildred and Raymond farmed for many years north west of Manly, and she helped her husband with the bookwork when he worked for the Worth County COOP in Manly. Mildred also did custom cakes and made draperies for many families in the north Iowa area. 

She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, butterflies, going fishing and camping, sewing, dancing, and wintering in Texas with her husband. Mildred was very active in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and all her grandchildren.

She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Martha Circle, and the Alter Guild in Manly.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 71 years, Raymond Lee of Manly; five children, Marlyn (Faye) Lee of Clear Lake, Gerald (Merle) Lee of Commerce City, Colorado, Carlton (Dianne) Lee of Mason City, Sharron (David) Petznick of Northwood and Gloria (Scott) Helling of Ames; 10 grandchildren, Marti Kindrick, Matthew Lee, Mary Wallis, Michael Lee, Dawnya Lee, Allan Lee, Holly Duncomb, Kevin Petznick, Erik Helling and Ashlee Helling; 21 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna Dahl; brothers, Leonard (Lila) Dietrich of Manly and Glen (Dorothy) Dietrich of Clear Lake; sisters-in-law, Clarice Dietrich of Kensett and Marcella Lee of Clear Lake; and many nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Richard and Larry Lee; brother, Wayne Dietrich; sister-in-law, Evelyn Dietrich; and a brother-in-law, Philip Dahl.
© Northwood Anchor 2006