Richard Werle
May
17, 2006,
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Richard Werle, 65, of Unionville, Missouri, passed away at the
Putnam County Care Center on Wednesday, May 3, 2006, after a battle with
cancer.
A Memorial Visitation was held at the Playle & Jones Family Funeral Home
on Saturday, May 6, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. Memorials for Richard Werle may be made to
the family and entrusted to Playle & Jones Family Funeral Home.
Richard Werle, was born on September 12, 1940 in Manly, the
son of Dave Garver and Wilma Werle. Richard moved to Unionville when Dunlap
established itself and he was the head of the art department and often designed
their labels.
He is survived by two daughters, Vicky Timblin of
Unionville, Missouri and Nancy Walts of Louisville, Kentucky; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
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Andrew “Andy’ Land
May
10, 2006,
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 Andrew
“Andy” Clayton Land, 73, of Brainerd, Minnesota, formerly of Northwood, died on Friday,
May 5, 2006, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Visitation was held on
Monday, May 8, 2006, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood. Following the
visitation his body will be cremated. Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m.,
on
Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, with Reverend
Barbara Wills of the First Lutheran Church in Northwood officiating. Inurnment will
be in the North Shell Rock Cemetery, rural Northwood, with military graveside
honors by “Our Buddies” VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.
Andrew “Andy” Clayton Land, was born on April 12, 1933 in
Northwood, the son of Clayton Norris and Laura (Myli) Land. He was baptized and
reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood. Andy attended rural country school in the Heartland
Township #3, rural Northwood. He was inducted into the U.S. Air Force in 1952,
served during the Korean Conflict, and was honorable discharged in 1962.
He was
united in marriage to Joanne Barbara Makela on March 31, 1956, in Duluth, Minnesota.
She preceded him in death on March 24, 1993. Andy was inducted into the U.S.
Navy in 1963, and served many tours of duty overseas, until his retirement and
honorable discharge in 1974, earning many commendations as well as the Korean
and Vietnam Service Medals. After his wife’s death in 1993, Andy lived with his
daughters Barbara Sanchez and Lisa Mondt in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Andy loved
woodworking, fixing small appliances, and also was a helicopter mechanic. He was
a member of the First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory are his children, Barbara
Sanchez and Lisa Mondt, both of Brainerd, Minnesota and Larry Land of Dallas, Texas;
three grandchildren; a brother, Harry Land and his wife, Mary of Swisher, Iowa;
five sisters, Carolyn Kalvig and her husband, Carl of Northwood, Francis
Christiansen and her husband, Roger of Lake Mills, Lila Funk of Charles City,
Luan Sallee of Albert Lea and Lily Anderson and her husband, John of Albert Lea;
as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Joanne.
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Bruce Allen Mittag
May
17, 2006,
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 Bruce A. Mittag, age 65, of Glenville, died on the family
farm on Monday, May 8, 2006, as a result of a farming accident.
Funeral services
were held at 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, May 14, 2006, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Pastor Jeff Wallager officiated. Interment was in the Pilgrim’s Rest
Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-7:00 p.m., on Saturday at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home
and one hour prior to the services at the Church.
Bruce Mittag, was born on February 18, 1941, to Waldemar A. and
Luella M. (Schilling) Mittag in Northwood, Iowa. He attended District #59 grade
school, Northwood High School until transferring to Glenville consolidation of a
new school, graduating in 1959 and attended a semi driver’s school in Baraboo,
Wisconsin.
On June 29, 1960, Bruce was united in marriage to Donna Kay Ellingson at the
First Lutheran Church in Northwood. The couple lived on the family farm for a
number of years before moving to Benen, Minnesota, where he was employed at Lyle Mfg. as
a repair foreman on fertilizer equipment and then to their present home. Bruce
also drove semi for Ruan Transport for 34 years.
Bruce was a member of the Elks,
Eagles, the Glenville American Legion, the Horseshoe Lake Assn., and the
Glenville Snowriders. He was also the director of the Glenville-Emmons
Scholarship Foundation, a past member of the church council, and a 4-H Leader.
Bruce & Donna had managed the 4-H Clover Stand at the Freeborn County Fair for
18 years.
He enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s activities, hunting, fishing,
snowmobiling, going to county and state fairs, traveling, farming, gardening,
and “tinkering” around the farm.
Survivors include his wife, Donna; mother, Luella Mittag of
Glenville; daughter, Dorenne and husband, Mike Hansen and their children, Heidi,
Alex, and Logan of Glenville; daughter, Bonnie and husband, Curt Anding and
their children, Bethany and Lindsey of West Concord; son, David and wife, April
Mittag and their children, Skylar and Mariah of New London, Missouri; daughter, Brenda
and husband, Troy Wehking and their children, Emma and Olivia of Avoca; German
exchange daughter, Anette and husband, Dane Hutchinson and daughter, Amy of
Ratingen, Germany; Norwegian exchange son, PerKare and wife, Meretta Brenne of
Skogen, Norway; brother, Douglas and wife, Mary Mittag of Bolingbrook, Illinois;
sister-in-law, Connie and husband, Larry Thompson of Glenville; and
brothers-in-law, LeRoy and wife, Kathy Ellingson of Clemson, South Carolina and LaDon
Ellingson of Glenville.
Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Waldemar Mittag;
and his father-in-law, Kenneth Ellingson.
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John Orvedal
May
24, 2006,
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 John
Helge Orvedal, age 63, of Blue Earth, Minnesota, lost his battle with cancer and died
peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
A Celebration of life service was held on Saturday, May 20, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue
Earth, with Pastor Steve Bohling officiating. Visitation was on Friday at the Winter
Funeral Home & Cremation Service, in Blue Earth.
John (Bud) Helge Orvedal, was born on January 26, 1943 in
rural Northwood, to John and Mayme Orvedal. He was baptized in the Christian
Faith on April 25, 1943, and confirmed on June 1, 1958, in Northwood. He received his
education from the Northwood-Kensett High School, graduating in 1961.
On June 10,
1961, he married Karen Oakland at the First Shell Rock Lutheran Church in Northwood.
This union was blessed by two children, Valerie and Jeff. John remarried on
January 11, 1985, to Judy (Lutteke) Schreiber at the First Lutheran Church in
Northwood.
John and Judy moved to Blue Earth in 1985, where he was employed in
the agri-business fields. He later was employed as a semi-truck driver until his
early retirement.
John was an avid camper, and enjoyed playing golf. His
greatest love was spending time with his grandchildren. He was excited knowing
that he had another grandchild on the way.
John was a member of the Kensett
Lions Club, coached Little League and was a member of the Sons of Norway for
many years. He was very proud of his Norwegian heritage, and was fortunate to
visit Norway twice in his lifetime. John was diagnosed with cancer in February,
2004. During his good days he enjoyed spending time in the kitchen experimenting
with his culinary skills.
Those left to cherish John’s memory are his wife, Judy; his
children, Valerie Bork and husband, John of Grafton, Jeff Orvedal and wife,
Gayle of Las Vegas, Nevada; his step-children, Kaprice Schultz and husband, Jeff of
Wells, Minnesota, Chris Schreiber and wife, Angie of North Mankato, Minnesota
and Tracy Blagg and
husband, Tim of Blue Earth, Minnesota; his grandchildren, Patrice, John, and Brianna
Bork, Shelby and Alyce Orvedal, Taylor, Brayden, and Kiera Schultz, McKenna
Schreiber and Sydney Blagg; sister, Gertie Goodale and husband, Dale of Osage;
sister, Carolyn Thayer and husband, Richard of Jewell; and brother, Dennis Orvedal and wife, Helen of Northwood.
John was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to United Hands Hospice
or the American Cancer Society.
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Thera Johnson
May
31, 2006,
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Mrs. Glenn C. (Thera Hill) Johnson, 85, of Plymouth, Minnesota,
died on Saturday, May 20, 2006, after defeating cancer for over 15 years.
Attending
memorial services in Plymouth, on Tuesday, May 23, were Lyta Reyerson, Travis
Reyerson, Gilman and Mayvis Johnson and Janie Odegaard and many of her friends.
She devoted her life to her family and friends and will be
remembered by all whose lives she touched.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 68 years, Glenn;
sisters, Flavia Loberg and Lyta Reyerson; children and spouses, Sharon and Jim
Hale, Dennis and Helen Johnson, Kathleen and John Somers, Bryan and Nancy
Johnson and Jan and Jeffrey Black; 14 grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
Thera will also be well remembered by all for her courage
during her illness.
Thera was preceded in death by her parents, Lyle and Cora
Hill; and son, Gregory Craig.
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Ruth C. Myli
May
24, 2006,
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 Ruth
C. Myli, 77, of Waterloo, died on Monday evening, May 22, 2006, at the Covenant Medical
Center of Multiple Melanoma.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 25, at the St Ansgar Lutheran Church, with graveside services at 2:30 p.m. in the Elk Creek
Lutheran Cemetery in Kensett. Friends may call at the Kearns, Huisman Schumache
Chapel on Kimball from 4-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, May 24, and an hour before
services at the church. Those who wish may direct memorials to the church or the
charity of their choice.
Ruth C. Myli, was born on December 7, 1928 in Kensett, the
daughter of Rudolph and Mabel Redalen Myli. Ruth received her undergraduate
degree in sociology form St. Olaf and her master’s degree from the University of
Denver. She received an honorary doctorate degree from California Lutheran
University in Thousand Oaks, California.
She was an associate professor of Social Work
at the University of Utah for 13 years. She then moved to Sacramento and was the
Assistant to the Bishop of Pacific Southwest Synod of the LCA. She moved to
Waterloo in 1989 where she was area director of LSS for Northeast Iowa. She
retired in 1994. She was on the board of the House of Hope for Abused Women and
active in the Sons of Norway, past church council member and the Northeast Iowa
Synod of the ELCA.
Ruth is survived by three brothers, Harlan Myli of Kensett,
Russell (Sue) Myli of Lake Mills and Erling (Vada) Myli of Kensett; one sister,
Marilyn Myli of Kensett; nephews, Brian Myli of Las Vegas and Joel (Lisa) Myli of
Clinton; nieces, Amy (Troy) Anderson of Las Vegas and Kari (Richard) Arndt of Sauk
City, Wisconsin; great nieces and nephews, Kali, Sara, Lexi, and Bret Myli.
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Clarice (Kelly)
Paulson
June 7, 2006, Page 9
Clarice (Kelly) R. Paulson
of Mason City, Iowa, died on Friday, May 26, 2006, at the
Mercy Medical Center in Mason City.
Memorial services were
held at 3:00 p.m., on Friday, June 2, at the Trinity
Lutheran Church in Mason City, with the Rev. Kathy Graves
officiating. Visitation took place at the Major Erickson
Funeral Home, Mason City, on Thursday, June 1, from 5-7:00
p.m.
Kelly was born in
Northwood on December 6, 1916, the daughter of A. B. Ranum
and Clara Ranum. Following graduation from the Northwood
High School, she entered the University of Wisconsin at
Madison and graduated in 1939 with a degree in related art,
the focus on interior design.
In her freshman year French class, she met her future
husband. In 1940, Kelly married Dr. Jerome (Jerry) Paulson,
the love of her life. After Jerry's service in World War II
and his subsequent orthopedic residency, the Paulson family
moved to Mason City in 1951. Jerry practiced orthopedic
surgery with Surgical Associates at Mercy Hospital, until
his death in 1973.
After Jerry's death, Kelly worked at Kellum Interiors and
then, Professional Design L. C. as an interior designer for
more than twenty years.
Beloved wife, mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother, Kelly was a gifted woman
of boundless energy, creative spirit and intellect, and
passion for living. She remained vital and engaged with her
family, friends, and community until the day she died.
Kelly contributed to Mason City civic life in a wide range
of pursuits and served as a dedicated board member of the
Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, the Frank Lloyd Wright
Stockman House, the Mason City Planning and Zoning
Commission, the YWCA, Girl Scouts, and other organizations.
For fifteen years, she served on the architectural review
committee of Asbury Farms.
Loving all things beautiful, Kelly was particularly
dedicated in later life to the MacNider Art Museum which she
helped found and served for twenty years as an active board
member and to the Stockman House where she served as docent,
created and maintained the cutting gardens and bouquets, and
procured home furnishings. For her work at the Stockman
House, Kelly was awarded the Friend of Preservation Award in
1999 by the River City Society of Historic Preservation. She
was a devoted member of the Trinity Lutheran church and
committed to the Hospice of North Iowa.
At home, Kelly loved her
gardens, dogs, music, books, parties, and art of all kinds.
She remained interested in and informed about finance,
farming, trees, and other matters of local and national
interest. Always eager to learn and experience things
firsthand, the all-Norwegian Kelly traveled to Italy,
Mexico, Greece and Scotland in her ninth decade.
First and foremost, Kelly
loved her family intensely and maintained a close
relationship with friends, old and new. Generous in spirit
and young in heart, she strove for excellence in herself,
her family, those around her, and all that she did. Kelly
believed the "For where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also" (Matthew 6:21). She will be forever loved,
long remembered, and deeply missed.
Kelly is survived by her
daughters, Mary Kramer of Rockville Centre, New York and
Jane Gregerson and her husband, David of Minneapolis,
Minnesota; son, Eric of St. Louis Park, Minnesota;
grandchildren, Daniel Gregerson and his wife, Cari of
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Anne Gregerson of Minneapolis,
Minnesota; one great-grandson, Henry; and one sister, Janice
Meier and her husband, Robert of Gainesville, Florida.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Jerome; her parents, A. B. and Clara Ranum;
her sister, Joan; her brother, Wayne; and half-sisters,
Randine Thronson and Agnes Cleveland.
Memorials preferred to the MacNider Art Museum Acquisition
Fund, Frank Lloyd Wright Stockman House Gardens and
Furnishings Fund or the Hospice on North Iowa.
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Steven Groe
June 7, 2006, Page 9
Steven Richard Groe, of Minneapolis, will have graveside
services on Saturday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m., at the Sunset
Rest Cemetery in Northwood, with the Rev. Philip Peters
officiating.
Steven died on Thursday,
February 9, 2006, at his home in Minneapolis of lung cancer.
He was born on December 7, 1957 in Austin, Minnesota, the
eldest of three children to Gerald (Jerry) and Maxyne
(Anderson) Groe. Steven was baptized at the St Olaf Lutheran
Church in Austin and reaffirmed his faith through
confirmation at the Grace Lutheran Church in Austin. He
attended Austin High School and graduated with the class of
1975.
Steve has been employed in Minneapolis, most recently with
Consulting Radiologists, Inc.
Those left to cherish his
memory are his mother, Maxyne Groe of Austin; brother, Craig
of Mankato; sister, Gerilyn (Mike) Elsen of Eden Prairie,
Minnesota; nieces, Sylvia Orth of Mankato and Emmalyn Elsen
of Eden Prairie; aunts and uncles, JoEllen (Jim) Baily of
Mason City, Evelyn Fjelstad of Lake Mills, Carmen (Melborne)
Butler of Northwood, Duane (Laurene) Groe of Glenville,
Marilyn (Philip) Peters, Arlen (Rhodette) Groe, Ilah Groe,
Louise Groe and Jean Groe, all of Albert Lea; and many
cousins.
Steven was preceded in
death by his father in 1999; grandparents, Clarence Anderson
and Edna Anderson Johnson and Elmer and Pearl Groe.
Family and friends fortunate enough to have been a part of
Steve's life will miss him deeply.
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