Sidney Leroy Holt
September 18, 2008
Sidney Leroy Holt, 84, of Marshalltown, entered into eternal
life on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at the Iowa Veteran's
Home in Marshalltown.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Friday,
September 26, at the Somber Lutheran Cemetery in Northwood.
Military honors will be provided by the Lake Mills
Otto/Chose Post #235 of Lake Mills. The arrangements have
been entrusted to the Pursel-Davis Funeral Home.
Sidney was born on October 23, 1923, the son of John and
Janet Holt in Bristol Township, Iowa. He joined the Army and
was a rifleman in Korea, receiving the Purple Heart in 1951
and many other honors after being wounded in Kaesong. After
his discharge, he worked as a farm hand.
He was Lutheran and attended church every Sunday, and
enjoyed working with wood, bargain hunting and outdoor
activities.
He will be missed by his cousin, Joel Holt of Earlville,
Iowa.
In eternal life Sidney joins his parents; and sons, Melvin,
twins Raymond and Ralph and Donald; and daughter, Ruth.
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Bonnie Mae Hagen
September 24, 2008
Bonnie Mae Hagen, 80, of Forest City, formerly of Northwood,
died on Thursday, September 18, 2008, at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday,
September 22, at the Sion Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with
Reverend Daniel R. Hart officiating. Burial was in the Sion
Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation was held one hour prior
to the service time on Monday at the church. The Conner
Colonial Chapel, Northwood, was in charge of the
arrangements.
Bonnie Mae Hagen, was born on October 16, 1927 in Thornton,
the daughter of Peter and Cecelia (Bertelsen) Floy. She was
baptized at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Thornton and
reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at
the United Lutheran Church in Thornton. Bonnie graduated
from the Thornton Consolidated School with the class of 1945
and attended the Hamilton Business College in Mason City.
Bonnie worked as a secretary for the Hotel Hanford in Mason
City and Omaha, Nebraska for several years.
Bonnie was united in marriage to Herbert Hagen on March 27,
1956. She entered this union with two daughters, Peggy and
Margaret from a previous marriage. They became a family and
farmed in Brookfield Township near Northwood. Later two more
daughters were born, Dawn and Ruth. In June 1998, they moved
to their home in Northwood. Bonnie lived this last year at
the Forest Plaza Assisted Living in Forest City.
Bonnie was a 4-H Leader and served on the Worth County
Extension Council. Over the years she was a Sunday and Bible
School Teacher and a former WELCA President at Sion. She was
a member of the First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Bonnie enjoyed collecting teacups, quilting, making quilts
for all her family and was a great seamstress, but her
greatest love and enjoyment was her family and
grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Peggy
Hagen of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Margaret (Jack) Harris of
Slater, Dawn (Dan) Millard of Fertile and Ruth Hagen of
Joice; grandchildren, Chad (Carrie) Harris of Grimes, Jodi
Harris of Des Moines, Jennifer Harris of Coralville and Tara
(Birra) Birri of Fertile and Ivy Millard of Lackland AFB,
Texas; great-grandchildren, Robay and Harra Birri of
Fertile; sister, Thelma Nicolet of Belmond; brother, Charles
(Janice) Floy of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas;
sister-in-law, Judy Hagen of Albert Lea, Minnesota; and many
nieces, nephews, other extended family members and friends.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents;
husband, Herbert who died in May 2001; sister, Seydell
Hagen; and three brothers-in-law, Lawrence and Richard Hagen
and Dwain Nicolet.
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Drexell Earl Estes
October 1, 2008
Drexell Earl Estes, 85, of Northwood,
died on Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at the Lutheran
Retirement Home, Northwood.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, at 10:30 a.m., at
the United Methodist Church, Northwood, with Rev. Wendi
Gillan officiating. Visitation was on Friday, from 5-7:00
p.m., at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood and one hour
before the services on Saturday at the church.
Drexell was born on July 8, 1923, on the family farm in
rural Northwood, Iowa, the son of A.W. and Stella Estes. He
attended the Kensett School #6. Drexell farmed with his
father and continued to farm in the Northwood area where he
also did custom farming. He married Bernice Low on April 27,
1946, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. During the off
season of farming he worked for Randall Transit, Northwood
Elevator and other electrical companies in the Northwood
area. He also worked at the Northwood Sale Barn every
Thursday for many years.
He enjoyed woodworking, spending time with his grandkids and
family, doing crossword puzzles, dancing, playing cards,
talking about the good old days and the coffee gatherings at
Sue’s Corner Post. He was a member of the United Methodist
Church, Northwood.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Bernice “Sis”
Estes of Northwood; three children, Linda Estes of Brooklyn,
Iowa, Gary Estes of Clear Lake and Connie Buss and her
husband, Andy of Omaha, Nebraska; three grandchildren Wesley
Bakken and his wife, Melissa of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Megan
Estes of Humble, Texas and Allison Estes of Burnsville,
Minnesota; five great-grandchildren, Rylie Bakken, Haylie
Bakken, Sydney Bakken, Caleb Schlote and Elijah Latusik; and
one sister, Hazel King and her husband, Joe of Mason City;
and several nieces and nephews and special friends Bonnie
Estes, John Heck and Brooke Claussen.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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