John A. Dahlum

September 16, 2009

John A. Dahlum of Myrtle, Minnesota, died on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Center, Albert Lea, Minnesota. He was 57 years old.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, September 12, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Myrtle. Pastor Krista Stokke officiated. Visitation was from 4-7:00 p.m., on Friday, at the Bonnerup Funeral Service and one hour before the service at the church. Interment was in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery.

John was born in Scarville, Iowa, on December 29, 1951, the son of Harry and Sylvia (Fjelstad) Dahlum. He graduated from the Glenville High School in 1969. John was married to Frances Oakland on August 4, 1969 at the Gordonsville Methodist Church. He was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. He had lived in Freeborn County most of his life. John had owned Myrtle Trucking and John Boys Bar in Myrtle for 20 years. He worked as a foreman at Deluxe of Lake Mills, Iowa; Berg Corp of Albert Lea; Nelson Trucking; and Lukes Brothers.

He was a member of the Sons of American Legion in Glenville. John was an outdoor person and enjoyed fishing with his grandchildren, hunting and ball games. He especially enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.

John is survived by his wife of 40 years, Frances "Fran" of Myrtle, Minnesota; son, Dean (Lynae) Dahlum and children, Carter, Dawson and Gracie, all of Glenville, Minnesota; daughter, Tracy (Jamie) Dahlum of Gordonsville, Minnesota; sisters, Janice (Jerry) Van Ryswyk of Albert Lea, Minnesota and Deb (Marty) Dahlum Olsen of Lyle, Minnesota; brother, Mike (Sandy) Dahlum of Glenville, Minnesota; mother-in-law, Carol Oakland of Northwood; and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law.

John was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Lawrence Oakland; nephews, Nicholas Dahlum and Darin Oakland; and brothers- in-law, Peter Oakland and Rick Van Ryswyk.
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Glenn O. Ferley

September 16, 2009

Glenn O. Ferley, age 88, of Northwood, Iowa, died on Friday, September 11, 2009, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, September 14, at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Burial was in the Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation was on Sunday, September 13, from 3-7:00 p.m., at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and continued one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday. Memorials may be directed to the Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.

Glenn Orville Ferley, was born on December 7, 1920 in Hartland Township, Worth County, Iowa, to parents Alfred T. and Gena (Loken) Ferley. He attended country school and was baptized and confirmed at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood. On December 19, 1943, Glenn was united in marriage with Lyla C. Jacobson at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minnesota, by the Rev. Knutson. The couple made their home in rural Northwood, where Glenn and Lyla farmed.

The couple enjoyed dancing and traveling together, visiting places such as Norway, Alaska, the Ozarks and Branson. Glenn was a lifelong and active member of the Silver Lake Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his children, Cheryl (Larry) Schuttler of Grafton, Paul (Sharyl) Ferley of Northwood, Linda (Jerry) Holty of Hastings, Minnesota, Gerald (Lucretia) Ferley of Northwood, Shirley (Terry) Turvold of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Duane (Solla) Ferley of Hastings, Minnesota and Glenda Schiller of Hastings, Minnesota; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; brother, Seymour Ferley and his wife, Darlene of Emmons, Minnesota; a sister, Ardella Hagen of Manly; and many nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lyla on October 29, 2003; a baby brother; and a brother-in-law, Leo Hagen.

The family wishes to extend their most sincere thanks to the staff at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood and also to the Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, for the kindness and respect shown to Glenn and to them during this transition.
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Barbara Anne (Boeset) Kirchgatter

September 23, 2009

Barbara Anne (Boeset) Kirchgatter, age 60, of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2009, at her home in Fort Myers Beach. She had courageously been fighting cancer since the spring of 2008.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, September 26, at the Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the services. 

Barbara Anne Boeset, was born on March 23, 1949, to Hugo and Maxine (Munsell) Boeset in Grafton, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton. She attended grade school in Grafton and graduated from the St. Ansgar High School in 1967. She married Leland Kirchgatter on June 8, 1979. Barb and Lee managed country clubs and golf courses near Cresco, Iowa, Bemidji, Minnesota and Walker, Minnesota, between the years of 1980 and 2005. Barb was currently working at a Walgreens in Fort Myers Beach.

She loved butterflies, chocolate, her Yorkies Katie and Kodie, Florida and her family.

Barb is survived by her husband, Lee; two children, Michael (DeAnn) Read of Northwood and Amy (Mark) Wallin of Alden, Minnesota; two step-children, Scott (Mona) Kirchgatter of Anthon, Iowa and Mark Kirchgatter of Grafton; seven grandchildren, Joseph and Justin Read of Northwood, Spencer, Jacob and Ryan Wallin of Alden and Allison and Megan Kirchgatter of Anthon; mother, Maxine (Norbert) Pint of Forest City; siblings, Hugh (Jan) Boeset of Naperville, Illinois, Kathleen (Stan) Miller of Plano, Texas and Angela Anderson (fiancée, Deron Steiner) of Montgomery, Indiana; half-sister, Phyllis (Harvey) Norby of St. Ansgar; sister-in-law, Shirley (James) Brock of Osage; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Hugo; half-brother, Donald Boeset; brother-in-law, Donald Kirchgatter; and in-laws, Emil A. and Mabel Kirchgatter.

Barb’s courage and positive attitude will be treasured by her family and friends.
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Doyle Boutelle

September 30, 2009

Doyle Boutelle, 88, of Northwood, died on Monday, September 21, 2009, at the Heritage Care Center in Mason City.

A graveside service was held at 9:00 a.m., on Thursday, September 24, at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway, 18 West, Mason City with Pastor Wendi Gillan officiating. Military graveside honors were conducted by members of the Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood. A celebration of Doyle’s life was held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, September 24, at the United Methodist Church, Northwood, with Pastor Wendi Gillan officiating. Visitation was held from 5-7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood.

Doyle was born on August 2, 1921 in Kensett, the son of Raymond and Mabel (Hildreth) Boutelle. Doyle graduated from the Kensett High School and Mason City Junior College. Doyle was inducted into the U.S. Air Force on March 27, 1943 at Camp Dodge, Iowa and served with the 492nd Bomb Squadron serving in Burma and India during WW II, and was honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 13, 1945, at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. On January 16, 1944, Doyle was united in marriage to Dorothy Flarup at the First United Methodist Church in Mason City and to this union two daughters were born, Carol and Lonnie. Dorothy preceded him in death on May 31, 1988. On December 28, 1991, Doyle was united in marriage to Thelma (Frandle) Krull at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood.

Doyle’s working years included working at International Harvester in Mason City and Hanlontown. In 1957, Doyle and his family moved to Northwood where Doyle was part owner in the Northwood Implement Company. After many years Doyle was ready for a new challenge. Doyle and John Thompson started J-D One Stop, which they operated for many years. Doyle’s other accomplishments included establishing a garden center, building and operating a car wash, building the Viking Restaurant and the development of the Northwood Mobile Home Park.

Doyle was the proud grandpa of five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Doyle was an avid golfer, loved boating, was a die-hard Minnesota Viking and Northwood-Kensett Viking fan, loved to go camping in his travel trailer and enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s activities wherever they might lead him. He loved woodworking and built many things in his shop for family and friends. He was very active in the United Methodist Church in Northwood, serving on and chairing numerous committees and singing in the church choir. He was also very active in the Northwood Lions Club and was very community minded.

Doyle was an extremely easy going and patient person. He always looked on the bright side of things and always had a quiet and positive demeanor. “Well isn’t that nice” was always Doyle’s response when one of his family showed him something new.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Thelma Boutelle of Northwood; daughters, Carol (Phil) Johnson of Mason City and Lonnie (Steve) Forland of Northwood; grandchildren, Lance (Tina) Johnson of Mason City, Todd (Sarah) Johnson of Cedar Falls, Amy Scheib of Ankeny and Chad (Tara) Forland of Emmons, Minnesota; great-grandchildren, Reid Johnson, Reilly, Tate and Vance Johnson, McKenna, Raegan and Kamryn Scheib, Kyle Dion and Brooke Forland; step-children, Brenda (Russ) Ober of Leesburg, Georgia, Linda (Tom) Engstrom of Mankato, Minnesota, James (Teresa) Krull of Northwood, Eldon (Janice) Krull of Marshall, Minnesota and Paul (Cynthia) Krull of Northwood; step-grandchildren, Erika (James) Livermont, Christopher Ober, Kristin Engstrom, Peder Engstrom, Jesse (Erin) Krull, Chad (Allyson) Krull, Benjamin Krull, Katelyn Krull, Kayla, John and Tara Krull; one step-great-granddaughter, Emma Livermont; sister-in-law, Gayle Boutelle of Mason City; and many nieces, nephews as well as other extended family members and friends.

Doyle was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Dorothy; granddaughter, Carrie Joy Forland; and a brother, Don Boutelle.
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Linda Lee Tucker

September 30, 2009

Linda Lee Tucker, 58, of Northwood, died on Monday, September 21, 2009, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

At this time no service will take place. As per her request, cremation has taken place. The Conner Colonial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Linda Lee Tucker, was born on September 24, 1950 in San Francisco, California, the daughter of Milton and Wanda (King) Tucker. She graduated from high school in the bay area in California and attended junior college. Linda worked as a technician for 30 years for Pac Bell Telephone Company in the Bay area until her retirement, moving to Northwood in 2003.

Linda loved horses, gardening and the outdoors and was an avid photographer.

Those left to cherish her memory are her mother, Wanda King of Northwood; her brother, Daniel (Joanne) Tucker of Northwood; special friends, Geno Buttafoco of San Francisco, California and Gene LaChapelle of St. Ansgar; as well as extended family members and friends.

Her father, Milton Tucker, preceded Linda in death.
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Helen Joan Latch Nelson-Carroll

October 14, 2009

Helen Joan Latch Nelson-Carroll, died peacefully and quietly on Monday, September 28, 2009, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

A memorial service and celebration of Helen's life will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, October 23, at the St. Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Green Valley.

She was born in LuVerae, Iowa on August 17, 1922, to George Latch and Mary Barnes, the first of three children. Helen went to grammar school and graduated from the Renwick High School in 1940. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in music and later earned her Masters at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (her thesis has been used as a reference by music teachers everywhere). She was married for almost 50 years to Shelby Nelson and they had one daughter, Mary Lynn. Helen taught music in schools in Iowa and in Duluth, Minnesota and she was supervisor of music for the Duluth city schools for a number of years.

During her teaching and supervisory years, Helen was a featured speaker at many National Music Educators' conventions, she was elected to the Minnesota Educators Music Hall of Fame and she developed a nationally recognized television program for elementary students. In addition to her educational career, she was an accomplished pianist, a soprano soloist and an outstanding choral director.

Helen and Shelby bought land and built a rustic cabin on Murphy Lake northwest of Duluth. Helen and Shelby retired to Green Valley, where Helen immediately became involved in the local music scene, as a member of the Green Valley Chamber Music Society, as director of music at St. Francis-in the Valley Episcopal Church and as director of the Green Valley Community Chorus for many years.

A few years after Shelby's death, Helen married Robert Carroll, whom she had met at a Green Valley Community Chorus rehearsal. They had more than 11 years together, filled with music and travel.

She is survived by her husband, Bob; her brother, George Keith Latch; her sister, Nancy (Hank) Hinrichsen; her daughter, Mary Lynn Steele; grandsons, David and Brian Steele; and great-grandson, Sam Steele; as well as numerous friends and family members.
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