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Roy Calgaard
October 22, 2008
Roy Calgaard, 83, died in Lincoln, California, on Saturday,
October 4, 2008.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, October 21, at the Bethany
Lutheran Church Joice, from 6-8:00 p.m. Funeral services
will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 22, at the
Bethany Lutheran Church, with interment to be for both Roy
and Beverly following. Memorials may be directed to the
Bethany Lutheran Church or the charity of one's choice.
Roy was born on April 16, 1925 at rural Joice, to Oscar &
Martha Calgaard. His family moved to Fertile where he
graduated from the Fertile High School. Roy was united in
marriage to Beverly Haugen on April 21, 1945. He lived at
rural Fertile, Joice, Lake Mills, Clear Lake, and after his
wife's death in Lincoln, California.
Roy's life was full of memories enjoying many different
things from his days in High School musicals, local sporting
events, hunting and fishing trips, traveling, golfing,
attending the Super Bowl only to see the Vikings lose, and
in later years watching his grandson play numerous sports.
Roy served as a County Supervisor for Worth County, also
served on the ASCS County Committee, adjusted hail for
Farmers Mutual, and was a lifelong farmer. He was involved
in many church activities. He was proud of the fact that he
was baptized, confirmed, married and will be buried all at
the Bethany Lutheran Church of Joice. He was a past
president of the Sons of Norway, where he was President of
the Year in 1973 and served on numerous area boards.
Roy loved to visit. Give him a cup of coffee and someone to
visit with and life was good and all the better if it was a
free cup of coffee at the elevator.
Roy is survived by is daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Barbara
and Ron Nelson of Lincoln, California; son, Danny Calgaard
of Naples, Florida; and three grandchildren, Christina
Maulsby and her husband, Grant of Naples, Florida, Nicholas
Calgaard of Naples, Florida and Erica Calgaard of Des
Moines; sister, Judy Harris; sister in-law, Joyce Calgaard;
and many lifelong friends.
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Raymond F. Ver
Helst
October 29, 2008
Raymond F. Ver Helst, 85, of Mason City, died on Wednesday,
October 15, 2008, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday,
October 18, at the Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, Mason
City, with the Rev. Jim Stiles of the First United Methodist
Church officiating. Burial was in the Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
Raymond Francis Ver Helst, was born on April 23, 1923 in
Mason City, the son of August and Mary (Mannens) Ver Helst.
He graduated from the Rock Falls High School. After high
school, Raymond helped his family farm. Raymond was united
in marriage to Isabelle Grier-Layman on August 24, 1950, at
the Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City. In 1952
Isabelle and Raymond moved to Mason City where they raised
their family.
Raymond worked at the Floyd and Leonard Auto Electric, Mason
City Appliance and retired from Hardware Hank in Mason City
and Nora Springs. After retiring he was retained as the
Chief Consulting Engineer at Wendy's in Mason City.
Raymond is survived by his
wife, Isabelle Ver Helst of Mason City; children, Jack
(Sharon) Ver Helst of Boone and David (Anne) Ver Helst of
Mason City; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
siblings, Marguerite "Sis" Haight of Mason City and Don
(Doris) Ver Helst of Nora Springs; along with several
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Raymond was preceded in
death by his parents; son, James Ver Helst; brother, Jerry
Ver Helst; and brother- in-law, Keith Haight.
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David O. Nicholson
October 29, 2008
David O. Nicholson, 83, of Northwood, died on Sunday,
October 19, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
Funeral services were held
at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, October 23, at the Elk Creek
Lutheran Church, Kensett. Reverend Tom Martin officiated.
Burial was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood, with
military graveside honors conducted by members of "Our
Buddies" Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6779 of Northwood.
Visitation was held from 4-6:00 p.m., on Wednesday, at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood. Visitation was also held
one hour prior to the service time on Thursday at the
church. The family of David O. Nicholson has requested that
memorial contributions be made to the Elk Creek Lutheran
Church or to the Hospice of North Iowa in his memory.
David O. Nicholson was
born on April 8, 1925 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the son
of Eugene and Rose (Dess) Nicholson. He was baptized on May
3, 1925, at the St. Joseph's Church in New Castle. David
attended grade school in Alden, Minnesota and also attended
the Albert Lea, Minnesota High School. He was inducted into
the U.S. Army on May 9, 1945, at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota,
and served overseas during World War II with the 57th Field
Hospital and was honorably discharged on October 27, 1946 at
Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland.
He was united in marriage
to Anna Marie Miller on November 20, 1948, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua. She preceded him in death on
December 27, 2005. David farmed in Brookfield Township west
of Northwood from 1948 until his retirement from farming in
1970. David also drove Winnebago's R.V.'s with his wife,
Anna and also worked for the Trading Post in Gordonsville,
Minnesota.
David enjoyed woodworking,
fishing, and driving cars at the Trading Post, but his great
love and enjoyment was spending time with his family and
friends. He was a member of the Elk Creek Lutheran Church in
Kensett.
Those left to cherish his
memory are his children, Nancy (Darrell) Klingfuss of
Northwood, Donna (Russell) Hayes of Midland, Texas, Bill
(Terry) Nicholson of Northwood and Tina (Joe) Kuennen of
Northwood; ten grandchildren, Mark and Brian Klingfuss of
Northwood, Nikole Nicholson of Mason City, Alexandria and
McKensie Nicholson of Northwood, Andra Lea (Ed) Hall of
Midland, Texas, Emily (Mark) Hayes-Slade of Midland, Texas,
Anna Kuennen of Duluth, Minnesota, Laura Kuennen of
Northwood and Heather (Paul) Chambers of Charles City; a
great-granddaughter, Tiffany Mari Slade of Midland, Texas;
as well as many other extended family members and friends.
His parents; wife, Anna
Marie; a son, David Nicholson; and a sister, Pearl Thompson
preceded him in death.
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John Byron Byrd,
M.D.
November 5, 2008
John Byron Byrd, M.D., passed away on Monday, October 27,
2008. He died in an automobile crash south of Wood Lake,
Nebraska. John had spent the day in a place he loved best,
the sand hills of Nebraska, doing what he loved, hunting
prairie chicken and grouse, riding horses and running his
dogs.
Memorial services were
held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at the
St. Boniface Church in Elgin, Nebraska. Services will also
be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, November 8, at the First
Lutheran Church in Northwood. The family has requested
memorials be made to the Wood Lake Fire Department, Wood
Lake, Nebraska.
John was born in Amarillo,
Texas on September 13, 1944, the son of Roy and Katy (Black)
Byrd. At a young age he was out hunting and fishing with his
older brother, Roy Neal. John graduated from high school in
Valentine, Nebraska. He attended the University of Nebraska
at Lincoln. From there he graduated from medical school at
the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha in 1969.
John loved medicine and
loved caring for his patients. John actively taught the art
of medicine to medical students and residents. He was
boarded in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. John recently
retired at the age of 63 after 39 years as a family
physician. He practiced primarily in Kimball, Nebraska,
Valentine, Nebraska, Neligh, Nebraska, Sargent, Nebraska and
Northwood. He prided himself on staying current on medicine,
attending lots of meetings, reading the latest medical
literature, as well as reading textbooks.
John had many hobbies,
including a lifelong love of hunting and fishing. More
recently he became very involved in cutting horses,
initially riding them and then starting his own business,
John Byrd Quarter horses, breeding, training, buying and
selling and still working on mastering the art of riding a
cutting horse. John was an avid reader, a budding
photographer and dabbled in gourmet cooking. He was a
citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.
John is survived by his
wife, Phyllis of Northwood; and his son, Jay of Northwood;
daughters, Jodi Byrd and Elizabeth Tsukahara of Champaign,
Illinois; sons, Matt and wife, Cherie of Ogallala, Nebraska
and Chad and wife, Carrie of Wenatchee, Washington; his
parents, Roy and Katy of Toyahvale, Texas; brothers, Roy of
Park City, Utah, Jeff of Kilene, Texas and George; sister,
Becky of Abilene, Texas; grandchildren, Samantha Byrd of
Ogallala, Nebraska, James, Luke, Abby, Megan and Trey Byrd
of Wenatchee Washington, Jacob and Andrew Henery of Neligh,
Nebraska.
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Paul Allen Grosland
November 5, 2008
Paul Allen Grosland, age 67, of Austin, died at the St.
Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, on Wednesday, October 29,
2008.
Funeral services were held
at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, November 1, at the St. Olaf
Lutheran Church in Austin, with Pastor Ron Barnett
officiating. Visitation was from 6-8:00 p.m., on Friday, at
the Worlein Funeral Home in Austin and at the church one
hour prior to the service on Saturday. Interment was in the
Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood, Iowa.
He was born on April 10,
1941 in Northwood, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Inah (Hanson)
Grosland. Baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran
Church, Paul attended 13 years of school on the same block
in Northwood, graduating with the class of 1959. He attended
Mason City Junior College in Mason City, Iowa before moving
to Minnesota, where he attend Mankato State College and
served three years in the National Guard.
On August 26, 1961, he was
united in marriage to Ruth Hempen at the First Lutheran
Church in Northwood. They made their home in Cedar Falls
where Paul earned his BA Degree in Elementary Education at
the State College of Iowa in 1963. He taught sixth grade for
nine years in Fertile and Mason City, Iowa and Albert Lea.
He got his Master’s Degree in Audio Visual Library from
Mankato State College in 1971. He was a school librarian in
Fort Dodge, Northwood and at the Area Education Agency in
Ottumwa, Iowa. Moving back to Minnesota, he was the District
Media Director for the Austin Public Schools for 23 years,
retiring in 1999. Paul spent 53 years of his life going to
school. After retirement from the school system, he worked
at Hormel Foods Corp. in aircraft cleaning for seven years.
He enjoyed photography and
his I-Mac computer, spending time with his family, traveling
and doing day trips. Paul and Ruth went on an Alaskan cruise
and also to Norway.
Survivors include his
wife, Ruth of Austin; son, Dan Grosland of Inver Grove
Heights; daughter, Michelle (David) Phillips of Faribault;
granddaughter, Julia Phillips of Faribault; brothers, Virgil
Grosland of Plymouth and David (Diane) Grosland of Fort
Dodge, Iowa; sisters, Mavis (Richard) Nelson of Albert Lea,
Kerma Hammer of North Carolina and JoAnn (James) Villa of
Lake Mills, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Talora “Tillie”
Grosland of Albert Lea.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Oscar and Inah Grosland; brother, LaVon
Grosland; and a niece, Marilyn Hillman.
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