Tillman Kermith
Christianson
January 7, 2009
Tillman Kermith Christianson, 86, of Northwood, Iowa, died
on Thursday, January 1, 2009, at the Mercy Medical Center,
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held
on Monday, January 5, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Lutheran
Church, Northwood, with Rev. Daniel Hart officiating. Burial
was in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. Visitation was
on Sunday, from 2-4:00 p.m., at the Schroeder & Sites
Funeral Home, Northwood, and one hour prior to the services
at the church.
Tillman Kermith
Christianson, was born on March 24, 1922, to Owen C. and
Bertina (Brelseth) Christianson in Hartland Township, Worth
County, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Silver
Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood. He attended the
Hartland #1 Country School and graduated from the Northwood
High School. On October 6, 1946, he was united in marriage
to Clarice Marjorie Anderson at the Scarville Lutheran
Church Parsonage, Scarville, Iowa. The couple farmed in
rural Hartland Township.
He was a member of the
First Lutheran Church of Northwood and a past member of the
Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood. Tillman
retired from farming in 1996 and moved into Northwood. He
worked at ACT and later at the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Owen and Bertina Christianson.
Tillman is survived by his
wife, Clarice; two sons, Tom (Kathy) Christianson and Ron
(Linda) Christianson; grandchildren, Tim (Sara)
Christianson, Kim (Heath) Merz and Erin (Phil) Bubb; and one
great-grandson; brothers and sisters-in-law, Howard (Joyce)
Anderson and Robert (Leona) Anderson; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
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Duane LeRoy Groe
January 21, 2009
Duane LeRoy Groe, of rural Albert Lea, Minnesota, died on
Monday, January 12, 2009, at the North Memorial Medical
Center, Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He was 81 years old.
Funeral services were held
at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 17, at the Ascension
Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Pastor Mark Boorsma officiated.
Visitation was from 4-7:00 p.m., on Friday, at the Bonnerup
Funeral Service, Albert Lea and one hour prior to the
service at the church. Interment was in the Hillcrest
Cemetery.
Duane was born in Worth
County, Iowa on October 29, 1927, the son of Elmer and Pearl
(Sime) Groe. Duane lived in North Iowa until moving to
Freeborn County in the late 1940's. He graduated from the
Northwood High School. Duane was married to Laurene Anderson
on July 7, 1947, at the Silver Lake Church. Duane was a
member of the Ascension Lutheran Church and had been a
member of the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church. He had
farmed in Freeborn County and worked at Wilson & Co for over
40 years and had also owned the Wells Car Wash.
Duane enjoyed farming and
driving around checking his crops, yard work, gardening and
having coffee with friends. His greatest enjoyment was the
time he spent with his family and grandchildren.
Duane is survived by his
wife of 61 years, Laurene of Albert Lea, Minnesota;
children, Debbie (Terry) Bolinger of Hayward, Minnesota and
Lonnie (Jackie) Groe of Golden, Colorado; grandchildren,
Mark Bolinger, Randy Groe and Scott Groe; brother, Arlen (Rhodette)
Groe of Albert Lea; sisters, Evelyn Fjelstad of Lake Mills,
Iowa and Carmen (Melbourne) Butler of Northwood;
sisters-in-law, Nina Anderson of Ellendale, Minnesota,
Lillian Pixley of Northwood, Myrtle Berge of Osage, Carol (Erling)
Brudvig of Scarville and Mavis (Marvin) Klouse of Rose
Creek, Minnesota; and nieces and nephews.
Duane was preceded in
death by his parents; brothers, Burnell, Donald, Gene,
Elton, Jerry, and a brother in infancy, Orin.
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Mavis Mardell Roppe
January 21, 2009
Mavis Mardell Roppe, 72, of Northwood, died on Thursday,
January 15, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester,
Minnesota.
Funeral services were held
at 1:30 p.m., on Monday, January 19, at the First Lutheran
Church, Northwood, with Reverend Daniel R. Hart officiating.
Burial was in the South Shell Rock Cemetery, Northwood.
Visitation was held from 3-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, at the
Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood. Visitation was also held
one hour prior to the service time on Monday at the church.
Mavis Mardell Roppe, was
born on July 12, 1936 in Hartland Township, rural Northwood,
the daughter of Arthur and Bertha (Hanson) Hillman. She
attended and received her education at the Northwood
Community School. She was united in marriage to Dewayne
Roppe on March 14, 1952 at the Lutheran Parsonage in
Northwood. Mavis worked for 22 years at the Trading Post in
Gordonsville, Minnesota.
Mavis enjoyed playing
Norwegian Wist, as well as other card games, cooking and
entertaining family and friends. Family was very important
to Mavis, as well as daily phone calls to her sister,
Dorothy Estes. Mavis was instrumental in starting the
Lutefisk Dinners at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood
and she was known as the Lutefisk Queen. Mavis was a very
active member at the First Lutheran Church, and the Julia
Circle at the church. Mavis was also a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary in Glenville, Minnesota.
Those that are left to
cherish her memory are her husband, Dewayne Roppe of
Northwood; her children, Julie (Dennis) Gore of Albert Lea,
Minnesota, Debby (Claire) Wahl of Northwood, Bonnie
(Charles) Hengesteg of Northwood, Mary Willand and special
friend, Michael Davey of Northwood and Amy (Daryl) Hennigar
of Northwood; twelve grandchildren, Rusty (Jennifer) Wahl,
Ryan (Jennifer) Wahl, Robby Wahl, Holly Rothove-Low, Todd
Rothove, Samuel Hengesteg, Benjamin Hengesteg, Paul Ubben,
Diane Ubben, Jayne Ubben, Mark Willand and Matthew
(Jennifer) Willand; thirteen great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Dorothy (Wayne) Estes of Northwood, Bernice (Roy)
Stevens of Albert Lea, Minnesota and Junice (Merle) Skogen
of Albert Lea, Minnesota; sister-in-law, Pat Low of
Northwood; brothers-in-law, Jerry (Diane) Roppe of Aurora,
Oregon and Scott (Carol) Roppe of Omaha, Nebraska; as well
as many other extended family members and friends.
Mavis was preceded in
death by her parents, Arthur and Bertha (Hanson) Hillman;
brothers and sisters, Arlington Hillman, Harris Hillman,
Dale Hillman, Inez (Hillman) Henrichs, Deloris (Hillman)
Appel, Ruth (Hillman) Stevens and Ruby Hillman; and a
son-in-law, Bruce Hengesteg.
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Eleanor Edna
Aldrich
January 28, 2009
Eleanor Edna Aldrich, age 87, of Northwood, Iowa, died on
Sunday, January 18, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in
Rochester.
Funeral services were held
at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, January 21, at the Bayview/Freeborn
Funeral Chapel. Rev. Ronald Myers officiated. Interment was
in the Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation was one hour prior to
the service.
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Esther M. Ferley
January 28, 2009
Esther M. Ferley, age 82, of Philip, South Dakota, died on
Friday, January 23, 2009, at the Rapid City Regional
Hospital.
Visitation was held from
3-6:00 p.m., on Monday, January 26, at the Rush Funeral Home
in Philip and one hour preceding the service at the church
on Tuesday. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m., on
Tuesday, January 27, at the First Lutheran Church in Philip,
with Pastor Frezil Westerlund officiating. Interment was in
the Masonic Cemetery, Philip. A memorial is established to
the Haakon County Prairie Transportation. Arrangements are
with the Rush Funeral Home of Philip.
Esther M. Noe, was born on
July 27, 1926 in Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Phinis and
Belva (Dingman) Noe. She grew up in the Northwood community
and graduated from the Northwood High School in 1943. As a
young lady she worked as a receptionist for a medical doctor
and later worked for the Social Welfare Service of Iowa.
Esther was united in marriage to Glenn M. Ferley on July 2,
1944 at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church in Silver Lake,
Iowa. They made their home in Northwood, where Esther worked
as a secretary at the Wilson Packing Plant office in Albert
Lea, Minnesota. In October 1946, the family moved to Pierre,
where Glenn worked for the Dukelow and Ferley Jewelers.
In 1949, Glenn moved to
Philip, where he operated Ferley Jewelers within Husband’s
Bakery. Esther and the boys joined him in Philip in February
1950. While in Philip, Esther worked for Harold Covey in the
Law and Abstract Office and later as a bookkeeper for Mike
Groven’s Phillips 66 Station. She also worked at the Philip
Livestock Auction from 1974 through 1988, then as a
bookkeeper for Wampler Lumber Company from 1976 through 1993
and for Moses Building Center until August 1997. Esther was
a member of the First Lutheran Church in Philip.
Grateful for having shared
her life include her husband of 64 years, Glenn Ferley of
Philip; three sons, Steve Ferley and his wife, Beth Anne of
Rapid City, Jerry Ferley and his wife, Lee Ann of Oelrichs
and Dan Ferley and his wife, Lana of Ft. Collins, Colorado;
a daughter-in-law, Mary A. Ferley of Evansville, Indiana;
nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Esther was preceded in
death by her parents; a brother, Mike Noe; three sisters,
Roberta Wilkuski, Lorene Schutz and Belva Hove; and two
sisters in infancy.
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William “Bill” Gary
Pangburn
February 4, 2009
William “Bill” Gary Pangburn, 75, of St. Ansgar, died on
Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at the Muse-Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit in Mason City, following a stroke.
Memorial services will be
held on Saturday, February 7, at 1:30 p.m., at the Northwood
United Methodist Church, Northwood, with Reverend Wendi
Gillan officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior
to the service time on Saturday at the church. According to
his wishes, cremation has taken place. The family of William
Gary Pangburn has suggested that memorial contributions be
made to the Northwood United Methodist Church or to the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City in his
memory. The Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is in charge
of the arrangements.
William “Bill” Gary
Pangburn, was born on March 13, 1933 in Northwood, the son
of Milo and Marjorie (Gabriel) Pangburn. He attended and
received his education in the Northwood Community School,
graduating from the Northwood High School. After completing
his schooling, Bill drove trucks for various companies in
Albert Lea, Minnesota and the surrounding areas. For 35
years Bill worked as a brakeman and conductor for the Rock
Island Railroad, and later for the Chicago Northwestern
Railroad, and for a short time for the Short Line Railroad
in Manly, until his retirement. Bill was active and happy
right up until the end and will be remembered always riding
his motorcycle even when he turned it into a trike. He was
united in marriage to Eunice Hansen on July 15, 1989, at the
Northwood United Methodist Church.
Bill enjoyed camping at
National Parks and fishing trips to Canada with his family
and snowmobiling. His kids and grandkids remember his
determination to teach them how to water and snow ski. Bill
also enjoyed visiting and playing cards with his family and
friends. He was a 50-year member of the Northern Light
Masonic Lodge in Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory
are his wife, Eunice Pangburn of St. Ansgar; children,
Debbie (Dave) Wallukait, Lori (Charlie) Williams, Susie
(Kevin) Leinen, all of Des Moines and Gary Pangburn of
Northwood; step-children, Laurie (Kevin) Springer, Kristy
(Chuck) Howrey and Darrell Johnson; seven grandchildren,
Connie Scheff of St. Paul, Minnesota, Sarah Davis and Nicole
Sullivan of Norwalk, Iowa, Angela Sisco of Farmington,
Minnesota, Riley Pangburn of Northwood, Austen and Masen
Leinen of Des Moines; six step-grandchildren, Jacob and
Morgan Springer, Aubrey Johnson, Kylee, Josh and Zach Howrey;
five great-grandchildren, Lily, Colton, Caleb, Hailey and
Christian; his brothers and sister, Buck (Beverly) Pangburn
of Northwood, Dan (Donna) Pangburn of Phoenix, Arizona and
Nancy (Jonathon) Appleton of Fair Oaks, California; as well
as other extended family members and friends.
His parents; his former
wife, Sharrell Hagen; his daughter, Diane Pangburn; an
infant son, William G. Pangburn, Jr.; and a granddaughter,
Jenna, preceded him in death.
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Harlan A Peterson
February 4, 2009
Harlan A Peterson, 61, died at his home on Thursday, January
29, 2009, in Emmons, Minnesota.
Funeral services were held
at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, January 31, at the Emmons
Lutheran Church in Emmons, Minnesota, with Pastor Julie
Fiske officiating. Military Rites were performed by the
Emmons Louis/Tviete Post #317. Emmons Volunteer Fire
Department performed Fire Fighters “Last Call”. Visitation
was from 4-7:00 p.m., on Friday evening, at the Mittelstadt
Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa and again one hour prior to
the services at the church. Inurnment will take place at a
later date in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Emmons. Family
requests that memorials be made to the Oak Lawn Cemetery,
Emmons.
Harlan Arthur Peterson,
was born on July 17, 1947 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Henry
and Alice (Christian) Peterson. He was baptized and
confirmed at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Scarville,
Iowa. He graduated from the Lake Mills High School in 1965
and from Waldorf College in 1967. He helped on the family
farm and worked at the Scarville and Thompson elevators
before being drafted into the Army in July of 1970. Harlan
was united in marriage to Linda (Lawrence) Thompson on March
24, 1973. Harlan worked at the Speltz Elevator in Emmons and
for the City of Emmons. He started in propane sales in 1979
in Albert Lea at Superior Gas/Thermogas. He worked for Ron’s
LP Gas in Lake Mills for eleven years. He then entered into
a partnership, H & K Propane, business with Bob and Lou
(Larry) Knutson in Glenville, Minnesota and continued until
December 31, 2008, when he retired due to health reasons.
Harlan was a “people
person” who really enjoyed his family, friends and people in
general. He loved spending time at the farm, camping,
reading, mowing, tinkering in his shop, driving Stanley (his
’46 Chevy truck), and napping.
Harlan leaves to cherish
his memory his loving wife of 35 years, Linda of Emmons;
four children, Rod Thompson of Scarville, Lance (Carol)
Thompson of Joice, Iowa, Pam (Thompson) (Russ) Heinzerling
of Ankeny, Iowa and Howard (Carrie) Peterson of Lake Mills;
five grandchildren, Kayla and Codi Thompson, Austin and
Marissa Heinzerling and Lily Thompson; one brother, Homer
(Penny) Peterson of Scarville; one sister, Harriett (Warren)
Willand of Northwood; along with Al, Ron and Gil Thompson
and families and numerous extended family and friends.
Harlan was preceded in
death by his parents, Henry and Alice Peterson;
granddaughter, Casey Thompson; and nephew, Ryan Peterson.
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Robert D. "Don"
Griffiths
February 4, 2009
Robert D. "Don" Griffiths, 67, of Lake Mills, died on
Thursday, January 29, 2009, at the Muse Norris Hospice
Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held
at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, February 2, at the Asbury United
Methodist Church in Lake Mills, with Pastor Wendi Gillan
officiating. Visitation was from 5-7:00 p.m., on Sunday,
February 1, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills.
Cremation followed the services, with family inurnment held
at a later date. The family requests that memorials be made
to the Asbury United Methodist Church, Lake Mills or to the
Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.
Don was born on April 16,
1941, to Lyle and Charlene (DeNise) Griffiths in Charleston,
West Virginia. His family moved to Lisbon, Iowa, when he was
a small boy. He attended the Lisbon High School and was a
member of the Lisbon United Methodist Church. On March 13,
1959, he was married to Carol Jean James. They lived in
Lisbon and Buffalo Center before moving to Lake Mills in
1964. For many years Don drove a semi tractor trailer
throughout the country. He later went on to work for Randall
Transit for 22 years.
Don enjoyed spending time
with family and friends, listening to country and gospel
music, reading, watching and attending NASCAR races,
relaxing with his spoiled dog Reggie, boating, and
snowmobiling. He was an active member of the Worth County
Fence Stretchers and previously served as a volunteer for
the Lake Mills Ambulance Service. He was known to always
have a new joke to tell, and was a great friend.
He is survived by his
wife, Carol; his daughter, Deb and son-in-law, Dennis
Langerud of Jacksonville, North Carolina; daughters, Lisa
Griffiths and Jody Griffiths, both of Lake Mills and LaRae
Griffiths of Santee, California; his sister, Lela Carroll
and brother-in-law, Mort Emerson of Cave Creek, Arizona;
grandchildren, Christopher, Cal, and Denie Langerud, Lacey,
Ben and Haley Mathews and Wyatt Madson; great-grandchildren,
Gage and Savanah Baker; numerous nieces and nephews; and
many sisters and brothers-in-law.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Lyle and Charlene.
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Jeanette Kay Zipse
February 4, 2009
Jeanette Kay Zipse, 47, of Northwood, died peacefully at her
home surrounded by her family, on Thursday, January 29,
2009.
Funeral services were held
at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 31, at the First Lutheran
Church, Northwood, with Reverend Daniel R. Hart officiating.
Visitation was from 4-7:00 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.
Following the service, cremation took place with inurnment
to be held at a later date in the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran
Cemetery, rural Northwood.
Jeanette Kay Zipse, was
born on March 4, 1961 in Mason City, the daughter of Doyle
and Barbara (Harders) Eilertson. Jeanette was baptized at
the Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church, rural Glenville,
Minnesota and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through
confirmation at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. She
attended and received her education in the Northwood-Kensett
Community School, graduating from the Northwood-Kensett High
School in 1980. She was united in marriage to Brad Zipse on
August 20, 1994 in Mason City. Jeanette worked for the Worth
County Abstract Company in Northwood.
Jeanette was a member of
the First Lutheran Church in Northwood and was very active
in the Worth County 4-H, and was a Girl Scout Leader. She
was also a member of the Twilight Treadlers of SE Minnesota,
Mason City Spinners Guild, and Yarn Basket Babies in
Northwood.
Left to cherish her memory
are her husband, Brad Zipse of Northwood; her children,
Melissa Harang and special friend, Ben Barringer of
Rochester, Minnesota, Jesse Harang of Northwood and Samantha
Zipse of Northwood; her parents, Doyle and Barbara Eilertson
of Northwood; her brothers, Rob (Bess) Eilertson of
Northwood and Gene (Kathy) Eilertson of Northwood; her
sister, Diane (Doug) Meyers of Dixon, Illlinois; her father
and mother-in-law, John (Nalda) Zipse of Northwood; brother
and sister-in-laws, Craig (Debbi) Zipse and Cliff (Karen)
Zipse of Northwood and Melissa Johnson and special friend,
Dan Heiken of Northwood; and many special aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, other extended family members and special
friends.
Jeanette was preceded in
death by her grandparents, Leslie and Irene Eilertson, and
Clarence and Ruth Harders; a step-grandfather, Emil Wiese;
and an aunt and uncle, Kay and Ken Small.
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