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Doris Asbjornson
May 16, 2007
Doris Elaine (Forde) Asbjornson, 76, of Kensett, died on
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, May
12, at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Kensett, with Reverend
Tom Martin officiating. Burial was in the Elk Creek Lutheran
Church Cemetery, rural Kensett. Visitation was from 5-8:00
p.m., on Friday, at the Conner Colonial Chapel,
Northwood. Visitation was also held one hour prior to the
service time on Saturday at the church.
The family of Doris Elaine Asbjornson has requested that
memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of North Iowa,
Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, or the Bethany
Lutheran Church in Kensett in her memory.
Doris Elaine (Forde) Asbjornson, was born on November 26,
1930 in Emmons, Minnesota, the daughter of Selmer and Rose (Bergo)
Forde. She attended rural country schools near Emmons,
Minnesota. Doris worked for Deluxe Manufacturing in Lake
Mills for several years, before working at Mode-O-Day in
Mason City. Doris also worked for Carroll George Inc. in
Northwood for 28 years until her retirement.
She was united in marriage to Alden "Aldy" Asbjornson on
December 23, 1948 in Mason City. He preceded her in death on
February 8, 2004.
Doris enjoyed cooking, baking, reading, playing cards, and
going for walks, but her great love and enjoyment was
spending time with her children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren. Doris also enjoyed the activities at
the Lutheran Retirement Home and was elected the 2007
Valentines Queen at the home.
She was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church and the
church circle in Kensett.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Pam (Al) Foss
of Goodell, Paula True and special friend, Mike Bartz of
Clear Lake and Penny Miranda and special friend, Chet Fields
of Northwood; seven grandchildren, Brandi (Kris) Paulson of
Mason City, Jason (Kristi) True of Carpenter, Travis
Patterson of Mason City, Jeremy True and special friend,
Lisa Welsh of Clear Lake, Jamee Hove of Northwood, Brent
Asbjornson of Mobile, Alabama and Misty Miranda of
Northwood; five great-grandchildren, Hudsen Simmer, Tyler
Paulson, Tyler Patterson, Cameron True and Hannah True; two
brothers, Stanley (Cynthia) Forde of Hempstead, Texas and
Ronnie (Liz) Forde of Toledo, Iowa; one sister, Shirley
Peterson of Kimbalton, Iowa; as well as other relatives and
friends.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alden;
son, Mark; brother, Jerry Forde; and a sister, Beverly
Nelson.
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Robert Dale Pixley
May 16, 2007
Robert (Bob) Dale Pixley, 78, of Northwood, passed away on
Sunday, May 13, 2007, at the Good Shepherd Care Center,
Mason City, after suffering a stroke.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,
May 16, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the
Reverend Daniel R. Hart officiating. Burial will be in the
State Line Cemetery, Northwood. Visitation will be held from
5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 15, at the Conner Colonial
Chapel, Northwood. Visitation will also be held one hour
prior to the service time on Wednesday at the church.
Bob Pixley, was born on February 9, 1929, on the Pixley
family farm North of Northwood, the youngest child of Glenn
and Beva (Godfrey) Pixley. His great grandfather was Will
Dixon, one of the first settlers in Worth County. Bob was
baptized on June 12, 1938, at the First Methodist Church,
Northwood, and joined the First Lutheran Church, Northwood,
in June of 1948.
Growing up a farm boy, Bob spoke of swimming in the river
behind his home, helping out with chores, and family picnics
with his many cousins. Bob and his horse Duchess were active
in the Worth County Saddle Club into his early adulthood. In
high school Bob played basketball and football, graduating
with the Northwood Class of 1947.
Bob was a devoted husband to his high school sweetheart,
Verna Mae McHenry. They were married on June 15, 1947, and
except for a few years they were lifelong residents of
Northwood. Together Bob & Verna Mae raised four children,
Steven, Susan, Beverly, and Bruce. Bob had a kind, generous
spirit, quick to forgive and forget and will forever be the
best hugger of our family. Every child was automatically
drawn to him especially his grandchildren. We think he got
so sweet from eating all those cookies.
Bob held various jobs in the community during his life
working for area businesses where his gentle nature endeared
him to many. Anyone who met him became his friend and he
would show genuine interest in them and always remember
their name.
In 1961, Bob & Verna Mae purchased Pixley's East End Market
in Osage. They ran the friendliest grocery stand in town for
several years returning to Northwood in 1968. Bob farmed and
worked for Boyd Implement until 1971 when he took over the
Pixley Furniture Repair business established by his father.
Woodworking became his passion. Many handcrafted memories
remain with each one of us. Some are displayed at the Worth
County Historical Society.
Bob was dearly loved and will be sadly missed by his mother,
Beva Pixley of Northwood. His children, Steven (Julie)
Pixley of Harpers Ferry, Iowa, Susan (Larry) Balek of Mason
City, Bev Pixley of McKinleyville, California and Bruce
(Grace) Pixley of Grafton; grandchildren, Samuel Pixley of
Portland, Oregon, Lezlea (Chris) Dahlke of Winona,
Minnesota, Katie Pixley of McKinleyville, California,
Jackson Pixley of McKinleyville, California, Andria Pixley
of Northwood, Jay (Lauren) Balek of Waverly, Kyle Pixley of
Grafton, Jeff Balek of Mason City and Marcus Pixley of
Harpers Ferry; great-grandchildren, Caroline Dahlke, Ava
Dahlke, Sawyer Pixley and Baby Pixley due in the fall;
sisters-in-law, Lillian Pixley and Virginia
Thompson; brother-in-law, Arlynn (Ruth) McHenry; and aunt,
Margaret Godfrey, all of Northwood; and many other relatives
and friends.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Verna Mae in March
2006; father, Glenn; brother, John; and many loved ones.
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June Harmon
May 23, 2007
June Irene Harmon, age 85, of Mankato, died on Sunday, May
13, 2007, at the Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May
16, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Mankato, with Rev.
Paul Nolting officiating. Burial was in the Pilgrim’s Rest
Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday,
at the Mankato Mortuary, and continued one hour prior to the
service at the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers,
memorials are preferred to Immanuel Lutheran School
Endowment Fund.
June was born on May 15, 1921 in Mankato. She was the
daughter of Dr. H.C. and Clara (Meyer) Prey. June was a
graduate of the Bethany High School and also attended
Bethany College and the Chicago Conservatory of Music.
She was united in marriage to Dr. Stanley M. Harmon on
September 1, 1946 in Mankato. June assisted Stanley with his
Optometric Office and also taught piano and organ. She was a
member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where she was a past
organist. June enjoyed fishing, music, and playing the
organ.
June is survived by her husband, Stanley of Mankato; two
daughters, Carol Harmon of Mankato and Michal (Loren) Clobes
of New Ulm; three grandchildren, Jevne Clobes, Jennifer
(Daryl) Thul and Jonathan (Dawn) Clobes; ten
great-grandchildren, Michael, Hannalora, Andreas, Nathan,
Joshua, Oliver, Abigail, David, Caleb and Hannah.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Olaf Pederson
May 23, 2007
Olaf D. Pederson, 84, of St. Ansgar, died on Sunday, May 13,
2007, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
Funeral services were held on Friday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m.,
at the First Baptist Church in Austin, Minnesota, with Rev.
David Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Woodbury
Cemetery, Lyle, Minnesota. Visitation was held from 5-7:30
p.m., on Thursday, at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar.
Olaf D. Pederson, was born on April 1, 1923, to Sever and
Julia (Olson) Pederson in Hawley, Minnesota. He went to
grade school in Meltonville, Iowa and graduated from the
Otranto High School.
Olaf married Boneta Young on October 22, 1944 in Austin,
Minnesota. World War II was on when they married and Olaf
was stationed in the Pacific Theatre on the USS
Steady. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Olaf
and Boneta farmed on the family farm near Carpenter, Iowa.
He enjoyed farming especially dairy farming. He also worked
for years at Wilson's in Albert Lea and then at Continental
Grain in Northwood. Olaf enjoyed spending time with his
grandchildren. He liked to play cribbage with them and also
liked taking them fishing. He also liked, in later years,
going to Northwood and having coffee with friends.
Olaf was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters;
his wife, Boneta; and daughter, Beverly.
Olaf is survived by four sons, Donald and Penny Pederson of
Garner, and their children, Jessica and Frank Duregger of
Fort Myers, Florida and their children, Chanel, Macy and
Giselle; Piper and Ross Charlton and their daughter, Sophia
of Worthington, Minnesota; Cole and Chelsey Pederson of
Waterloo, Iowa; Son Marvin and Jill Pederson of Jeffers,
Minnesota, and their children, Sara and Terry Hemann of St.
Ansgar and their children, Brooke, Jacob and Kaitlyn, Josh
Pederson of Mankato, Minnesota. Tim and Kristi Pederson of
Harlan, Phil and Carrie Pederson and daughter, Emma of
Mankato, Minnesota. Son, Paul and Margaret Pederson of
Carpenter, and their children, Lucas and Stacy Brown and
their children, Ella and Ethan of Mason City, Nathan,
Kjersti and Sam of Carpenter. Son, Steve and Sue Pederson
of Dike, and their children, Kelsey and Kent Garrison of
Indianapolis, Indiana, Israel Pederson of West Lafayette,
Indiana and Drew Pederson of Dike. His grandchildren, Kris
(Cooper) Gunn and her husband, Tony and children, Austin and
Kaylle of Los Angeles, California, Tom Cooper of Los Angeles
and Kathi (Cooper) Ferguson and children, Joshua and Grace
of Denver, Colorado.
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William Alexander
May 23, 2007
William (Bill) Bailey Alexander, 79, of Northwood, died on
Saturday, May 19, 2007, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m., on Wednesday,
May 23, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with
Reverend Daniel R. Hart officiating. Burial will be at 1:45
p.m., on Wednesday, in the Ft. Snelling National Cemetery,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, with military honors conducted by
members of the Honor Guard at Ft. Snelling. Visitation will
be held from 5-7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, at the Conner Colonial
Chapel, Northwood. Visitation will also be held one hour
prior to service time on Wednesday at the church.
The family of William Alexander has requested that memorial
contributions be made to the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit Mason City, or to the Iowa Heart Association in his
memory.
William (Bill) Bailey Alexander, was born on July 7, 1927 in
Jackson, Minnesota, the son of Charles Ross and Leona
(Bailey) Alexander. He graduated from the St. Paul Central
High School in 1945.
He was inducted into the U.S. Navy on June 18, 1945, in St.
Paul, Minnesota and served on the USS LSM-101 Navy Ship
during World War II, and was honorably discharged on August
23, 1946 in Minneapolis. Bill graduated from the University
of Minnesota with a degree in agriculture and taught
agriculture in the Blue Earth, Minnesota, High School.
He was united in marriage to Marjorie Sechler. Bill along
with his family moved to Iowa in 1958 and managed the feed
mill in Kensett. Bill also worked in the agribusiness for
various companies and B&K lumber company in Northwood,
before retiring from Pioneer international computer division
in 1993.
He was united in marriage to JoAnn (Gullickson) Carlson on
August 19, 1978, at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Bill did volunteer work and was past presidents for Mended
Hearts, and the Iowa Heart Association. He was also involved
in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Crusillo, former
church council member at First Lutheran Church and taught
Sunday School at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett,
First Lutheran Church in Northwood, and was on the
Northwood-Kensett Booster Club. Bill also enjoyed fishing,
hunting, and golf.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, JoAnn Alexander of
Northwood; two sons, William (LuAnn) Alexander, Jr. of
Winthrop, Minnesota and Charles (Beverly) Alexander of
Lakeville, Minnesota; step-children, Kim (John) Kraft of
Winter Haven, Florida, Kevin (Lisa) Carlson of
Christiansburg, Virginia and Kari (Kirk) Stoa of Maple
Grove, Minnesota; six grandchildren, Matthew (Lindsay)
Alexander, James (Christina) Alexander, Rachael (Michael)
Newman, Jenna Alexander, Brianna Alexander and Brittany
Alexander; ten step-grandchildren, Melanie and Bryce
Carlson, Kyle, Ryan and Todd Kraft, Taylor, Nicholas, Jana,
Joshua, and Emma Stoa; two sisters, Betty (Edward) Hanna of
California and Norma (James) Jensen of Edina, Minnesota; as
well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Preceded him in death were his parents; wife, Marjorie; son,
Scott; and a brother, Charles.
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John Rovang
June 6, 2007
John G. Rovang, age 91, of Joice, died on Saturday, May 19,
2007, at his home in rural Joice.
Funeral service were held on Thursday, May 24, at 10:30
a.m., at the Fertile Lutheran Church in Fertile, with Lay
Pastor David Halverson and Pastor Dan Burton officiating.
Burial was in the Beaver Creek Cemetery in rural Kensett.
Visitation was on Wednesday, May 23, from 4-7:00 p.m., at
the funeral home and an hour prior to the service at the
church. The Petersen Lund Funeral Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorials be
directed to the Fertile Lutheran Church or the Hospice of
North Iowa.
John Glen Rovang, was born on November 21, 1915, in rural
Fertile Township, the son of Renus G. and Betsy (Rusley)
Rovang. He was baptized and confirmed at the Beaver Creek
Lutheran Church, rural Joice. He received his elementary
education in a rural school in Fertile Township and
graduated from the Lake Mills High School in 1934. He
attended Luther College and Iowa State University.
He began his teaching career at New Providence, Iowa, where
he was High School Vocational Agricultural Instructor. He
later taught Vocation Agriculture and the Veterans
Agriculture Program in the Forest City School System and the
North Iowa Area Community College, and was also engaged in
farming.
On July 6, 1942, he was married to Ruth Ward of Swaledale,
Iowa. They celebrated 64 years of marriage in 2006.
John served on several state and local committees. He served
as President of the Worth County Farm Bureau and President
of the Worth County Historical Society. He served several
years as Worth County Soil Conservation Commissioner and was
on the County FmHA Board. In 1988 he was appointed by
Governor Branstad to a 6-year term on the Iowa State
Judicial Selection Commission and also served as an Older
Iowa Legislative Representative to the Iowa Legislature. He
served as a Director on the Iowa State Poultry Board and was
named Iowa Master Egg Producer in 1961.
John was a member of the Winnebago Area Retired Teachers
where he served as vice president and legislative chair.
John was a member of the Beaver Creek Lutheran Church where
he served as congregation President, a Sunday School
Teacher, was on the Cemetery Board and held several other
Church offices. After Beaver Creek’s closing, he became a
member of the Fertile Lutheran Church.
John and Ruth enjoyed traveling and made several trips to
Europe to visit the areas of their ancestors. John was
especially interested in genealogy and researched his family
tree back to the 1600’s.
John was an avid reader and had a special interest in the
history of his community and the Beaver Creek Lutheran
Church. He researched the history of Beaver Creek after its
closing and wrote a history of his life and family. His
hobby was also antiques and he restored several antique and
collector cars. He served as secretary of the North Iowa
Vintage Auto Society. John was blessed with a special gift
of memory and was often contacted by others regarding
information on past historical events.
John was a devout Christian man and loved his family. He is
survived by his wife Ruth; sons, Douglas (Rosaline) of
Rochester, Minnesota and Richard of Eagan, Minnesota;
daughter, Donna (Brent Orton) of Mason City; six
grandchildren, Michelle (Bryan) Burke, Ann (Matt) Wolff,
Mark John, Matthew, Chrismar and Kiersten Orton; and two
great-grandchildren, Nicholas Burke and Abigail Wolff.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark John;
brother, Marvin; and sister, Jeanette.
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Obed Ladd
June 6, 2007
Obed Jerome Ladd, 62, of Edgemont,
South Dakota, formerly of Northwood, died on Monday, May 21,
2007, at the Fort Meade VA Hospital in Sturgis, South
Dakota.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday, May 25,
at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, with Reverend
Daniel R. Hart of the First Lutheran Church in Northwood
officiating. Visitation was held on Thursday, from 5-7:00
p.m., at the Conner Colonial, Northwood.
Burial was at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 26, at the Otter
Creek Cemetery in Highland, Wisconsin, with Reverend Roger
Koester officiating. Members of the State of Wisconsin
Military Honors Program conducted military graveside honors.
Obed Jerome Ladd, was born on February 19, 1945 in
Dodgeville, Wisconsin, the son of Emery and Gladys (Burtness)
Ladd. He attended Northwood Schools and was a graduate of
the Northwood High School.
Following high school Obed entered the United States
Army. He served our country in the Vietnam War where he
received numerous medals. After being honorably discharged
he worked road construction in Wisconsin, later going to
work for the Burlington Northern Railroad. Obed recently
retired from the Union Pacific Railroad.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, going to Alaska, routing for
the Green Bay Packers, spending time with friends,
especially his little friend, Cadence Hyatt.
He is survived by an aunt, Iva Nell May of Grass Valley,
California; along with many cousins, other relatives and
friends.
His parents, Emory and Gladys preceded him in death.
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Karen Reeder
June 6, 2007
Karen Banum Reeder, died on Thursday, May 24, 2007,
after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 29, in Clare, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband, Kevin; and mother-in-law, Ardis Reeder of Northwood.
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