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Dolores Marie Kruse
October 12, 2011
Dolores Marie (Maybee) Kruse,
passed away quietly on Monday,
October 10, 2011, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit in Mason City, of a sudden
illness. She was 83 years old
and a member of the Elk Creek
Lutheran Church, rural Kensett,
Iowa.
A Celebration of
Life service will be held this
Saturday, October 15, at 11:00
a.m., at the Elk Creek Lutheran
Church, rural Kensett, with
Pastor Tom Martin officiating.
Friends may call from 4-7:00
p.m., on Friday, October 14, at
the Elk Creek Lutheran Church
and one hour preceding the
services at the church on
Saturday. Inurnment will be held
in the Elk Creek Lutheran Church
Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
please direct memorials to the
family.
Dolores Marie
(Maybee) Kruse was born on March
14, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois,
to parents Verlin and Ruby
(Folkes) Maybee. She was
baptized and confirmed at the
Wicker Park Lutheran Church,
Chicago, Illinois. With the
death of her mother at a very
young age, she found her way to
Kensett, Iowa and made her stay
with Hans and Alma Pederson. She
graduated from the Kensett High
School in 1947. She was united
in marriage to William "Bill"
DeWayne Kruse on November 13,
1949, at the St. Paul German
Reformed Church, Manly Iowa.
They lived in a little house on
his dad’s farm in Brookfield
Township. In 1957, they moved
and then bought the farm that
she presently lived on. Bill
passed away on November 21,
1999.
Bill and Dolores
milked cows, raised sheep, had
chickens that they raised and
butchered to pay for their
children’s college education.
Dolores would travel the county
fair circuit showing her
Hampshire and Southdown Sheep in
the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Dolores loved to garden and had
lots of flowers inside the house
and outside in large flower
gardens. Dolores taught 4-H kids
how to knit. They had 4-H sheep
demonstrations at the farm, she
loved to crochet, embroidery, go
out for coffee with her friends,
travel long and short trips and
be with her family. She was a
member of the Elk Creek Lutheran
Church since 1957, and the
ladies aid in which she held
many offices. She also belonged
to the 3-M Club and was
president of the St. Paul’s
women’s guild.
Left to cherish
her memory are her children,
William (Teri) Kruse of
Shenandoah and Carol (Kruse)
Rueber of Sumner; her
grandchildren, Tiffany Kruse of
Iowa City, Tyler (Carrie) Kruse
of Des Moines and Aimee Rueber
(fiancé, Jesse Stayner) of
Melbourne; her brother, Vern
Maybee; sister-in-law, Wilma
Shafer; nieces and nephews and
other extended family members
and friends.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her
foster parents; husband; sister,
Grace Kral; and son-in-law,
Royce Rueber.
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Irene Vera Moretz
October 26, 2011
Irene Vera Moretz, 77, of
Hanlontown, died on Saturday,
October 22, 2011, at her home.
Funeral services
will be held at 1:30 p.m., on
Wednesday, October 26, at the
Elk Creek Lutheran Church,
Kensett, with Pastor Tom Martin
officiating. Burial will be in
the Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation was held from 5-7:00
p.m., on Tuesday, at the Conner
Colonial Chapel, Northwood.
Visitation will also be held one
hour prior to the service time
on Wednesday at the church.
Irene Vera
(Mc-Mann) Moretz, was born on
October 15, 1934 in Mason City,
the daughter of Charles and Ocea
(Ford) McMann. Irene was
orphaned as a teenager and went
to live with Clarence and Mabel
Hubacher, close family friends.
Irene was baptized and
reaffirmed the faith of her
baptism through confirmation in
a Methodist church in Mason
City. Irene attended the Mason
City community school system,
graduating from the Mason City
High School in 1952. After
graduation, Irene worked at
Standard Oil in Mason City and
was a waitress at the Hanford
Hotel. Irene was united in
marriage to Russell Moretz on
April 6, 1955, at the chapel at
the Larson Air Force base in
Washington and to this union
four sons were born, Glen, Paul,
Dan and Patrick. After Russell’s
discharge from the Air Force,
they moved to rural Northwood
and later to rural Hanlontown,
where they were engaged in
farming for many years.
Irene loved being
a homemaker, raising her sons
and later working as a certified
nursing assistant for 12 years
at the Lutheran Retirement Home
in Northwood until her
retirement. After retiring from
the nursing home, Irene and Russ
made life for friends and family
and mowed lawns. In July of
2011, they moved to a home in
Hanlontown.
Those left to
cherish her memory are her
husband of 56 years, Russell
Moretz of Hanlontown; her
children, Glen and Sandy Moretz
of Lake Mills, Paul and Connie
Moretz of Manly, Dan and Jan
Moretz of Hanlontown and Patrick
and Jody Moretz of Hanlontown;
12 grandchildren, Kelly (Chad)
Heuton, Ben, Mike, Natalie,
Andrea, Stefanie, Matthew, John,
Steve and Jodi and Tim, Bradley,
and Ryan Moretz; four
great-grandchildren, Sydney,
Carly, Jenna and Sawyer Heuton;
her sister, Florence Merrifield
of Ajijlic, Mexico; foster
brother and sisters, John and
Esther Hubacher, Bonnie Olson,
Art Wagner and Karen Hubacher;
brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, Art and Sharon
Moretz, Allen Moretz, Anna and
Dan Clayton, Lil Eskildsen,
Marge and Rick Low, Wayne and
Cindy Moretz, Sandy Moretz and
Joanne Moretz; special niece and
nephew, Charles and Cindy
Strait; as well as many other
special nieces and nephews, and
many other extended family
members and friends.
Irene was
preceded in death by her
parents; foster parents;
sisters, Erma Horak and
Marybelle McMann; foster
brothers and sisters, Charles
and Mary Hubacher, Floyd
Hubacher and Florence Wagner;
and three brothers-in-law, Glen
Eskildsen, Donald Moretz and
Richard Moretz.
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Audrey Mae Thompson
November 2, 2011
Audrey Mae Thompson, 89, of
Kensett, died on Wednesday,
October 26, 2011, at the
Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
Funeral services
were held at 10:30 a.m., on
Saturday, October 29, at the
Bethany Lutheran Church,
Kensett, with Pastor Tom Martin
officiating. Burial was in the
Kensett Cemetery. Visitation was
held from 5-7:00 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. The family of Audrey
Thompson has requested that
those wishing to give a memorial
in her memory may wish to
consider memorial contributions
be made to the Bethany Lutheran
Church in Kensett. Conner
Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is
in charge of the arrangements.
Audrey Mae
Thompson, was born on June 27,
1922 in Kensett, the daughter of
Andrew and Della (Newman)
Austad. Audrey was baptized and
reaffirmed the faith of her
baptism through confirmation at
the Bethany Lutheran Church in
Kensett. Audrey received her
education at the Kensett
Community School, graduating
from the Kensett High School.
Audrey was united in marriage to
Arley Thompson on January 18,
1941 in Mason City and to this
union four children were born,
Allan, Arla, Anita and Ann.
Arley preceded her in death on
September 13, 1995. Audrey was a
waitress in the restaurant in
Kensett, was a secretary for
Boyett Construction in Kensett,
drove school bus in the Bolan
area and was a day care provider
in her home for many years. In
later years, Audrey cared for
her husband when his health
failed.
Audrey enjoyed
cooking, traveling to Woodland
Hills, California, to see her
daughter, Arla Mink and to St.
Louis, Missouri, to see her
daughter, Anita Cross. Audrey
especially loved babies and
children, and her pets, but her
great love and enjoyment was her
children and grandchildren.
Audrey was very proud that at
her age of 89, she never had to
color her hair. Audrey was a
member of the Bethany Lutheran
Church and the Ladies Circle at
the church in Kensett.
Those left to
cherish her memory are her
children, Allan Thompson of
Kensett, Arla Mink and special
friend, Owen Baker of Woodland
Hills, California, Anita Cross
of St. Louis, Missouri and Ann
(Arlen) Low of Northwood; her
grandchildren, Troy Low of
Northwood, Tom Low and his
fiancée, Brittany Arndt of
Albert Lea, Minnesota, Sheila
(Bob) Walker of Manly, Ryan
Cross of St. Louis, Missouri,
Brandi (Jason) Kunderas of
Imperial, Missouri, Jeff
Thompson of Northwood and Tori
(Travis) Meyer of Bolan;
great-grandchildren, Paige
Walker and Jason Walker, Tyler
Gudiswitz, Caity and Brendan
Kunderas, Collyn Meyer and Trace
Low; brother, Warren (Helen)
Austad of Des Moines; as well as
many other nieces, nephews,
other extended family members
and friends.
Audrey was
preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Arley;
daughter-in-law, Sandy Thompson
who died on February 5, 1999;
grandson, Tony Low;
great-grandchildren who died in
infancy, Emma and Collin Meyer;
brothers, Donald, Dole and Allan
Austad who died in infancy;
sisters, Cathryn Childres,
Marilyn Diest, Nancy Cerfoyle,
Irene Stock and infant Ardella
Austad.
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Clarence “Lynn” Gordon
November 2, 2011
Clarence “Lynn” Gordon, 93, of
Carpenter, Iowa, died on
Saturday, October 29, 2011, at
the Good Samaritan Home in St.
Ansgar, Iowa.
Funeral services
will be held on Thursday,
November 3, at 1:30 p.m., at the
Deer Creek Lutheran Church near
Carpenter, with the Reverend
Lance Kittleson officiating.
Burial will be in the Deer Creek
Cemetery, with military honors
by the Walter T. Ennenberg Post
Number 358 of the American
Legion, St. Ansgar. Visitation
will be on Wednesday, November
2, from 5-7:00 p.m., at
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,
St. Ansgar.
Lynn was born to
Ole A. and Petronilla (Johnson)
Gordon, on July 18, 1918, at the
home place west of Carpenter. He
was baptized and confirmed at
the Deer Creek Lutheran Church
and attended the Carpenter
Community School. He grew up on
the family farm and at age 16
became the sole support of his
mother for 10 years. In June of
1944, Lynn gave up his farm
deferment and volunteered in the
US Navy. Lynn was honorably
discharged in June 1946 as a
Fireman Second Class. The
American fleet was congregating
at Okinawa to strike Japan when
the war ended. After service in
the Navy, Lynn and his brother,
Roy, formed the Gordon
Construction Company. They built
over 40 homes in the area. On
February 19, 1950, Lynn was
married to Beverly Furst-Blome
of Lakota at Mason City, Iowa.
They became the parents of three
daughters. In 1955, they
purchased the Deer Creek Parish
Hall and renovated it into the
home where they currently
reside.
Lynn held many
civic offices, which included
the Carpenter and St. Ansgar
School Boards, Carpenter City
Council, Carpenter Fire
Department and the Deer Creek
Church Council under five
different pastors. In 1982, he
volunteered many hours helping
to remodel the gym, which is now
the Carpenter Community Center.
His hobbies include; bowling,
dancing, gardening and playing
cribbage.
Lynn was preceded
in death by his parents; eight
sisters; four brothers; and his
granddaughter, Dana Quebe. He
was the last survivor of the
immediate Gordon family.
He is survived by
his wife, Beverly; his
daughters, Linda (Kevin) Herberg
of Redwood Fall, Minnesota,
Julie Quebe of Cedar Rapids and
Jill (David) Smith of Maricopa,
Arizona; one step-son, Jeff
(Marvella) Blome of Thompson;
seven grandchildren, Marnie
(Shawn) Maki, Tiffany (Nicholas)
Olson, Ryan Blome and Keely
Blome, Stephen (Rachael) Hollatz
and Bethany Hollatz and Jerek
Strouf; and great-grandchildren,
Jericho and Chloe Strouf, Aubrey
Olson and Baby Hollatz due in
April; his brother–in-law,
LuVerne Purdy and many nieces
and nephews.
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Claris G. Delyea
November 2, 2011
Claris G. Delyea, 89, of
Northwood, passed away on Sunday
afternoon, October 30, 2011, at
the Lutheran Retirement Home in
Northwood.
A memorial
service will be held at 2:00
p.m., on Friday, November 4, at
the St. Luke United Methodist
Church, Frederic, Wisconsin,
with Pastor Freddie Arvada Kirk
officiating. The family will
greet friends one hour prior to
the service and until 4:00 p.m.,
on Friday, at the church. The
graveside committal service will
be held at 2:00 p.m., on
Saturday, November 5, at the
Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont,
Minnesota, with Pastor Kevin
Bradley of the First
Congregational Church United
Church of Christ in Fairmont,
Minnesota officiating. Claris’s
family has requested that should
friend’s desire, memorial
contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society in her
memory.
Claris G. Delyea,
was born on August 20, 1922 in
Wilmar, Minnesota, the daughter
of Leo and Lillian (Havam)
Coyour. Claris graduated from
the Fairmont, Minnesota High
School. After completing her
schooling, she moved to
California and worked at Douglas
Aircraft Company during World
War II. After the war, Claris
moved back to Minnesota and was
united in marriage to David
Delyea and to this union a
daughter was born, Debbie
(Delyea) Rustad. Claris moved to
Frederic, Wisconsin, in 1967.
Claris began her career working
at the hospital for many years
and then later working in the
bank until her retirement.
Claris enjoyed her many years
there and the daily trips to the
local bakery for socializing.
Her years in Frederic were full
of treasured memories and
wonderful friends.
In 1997, she
moved to Northwood to live near
her daughter and grandchildren.
Claris became ill in June 2011,
and went to the assisted living
and then to the Lutheran
Retirement Home in Northwood.
Left with many
stories and cherished memories
are her daughter, Debbie and her
husband, Roger of Northwood;
granddaughters, Lisa Rustad of
Rochester, Minnesota, Lynn and
her husband, Bruce Hemann of St.
Ansgar and Susan and her
husband, Kevin McNutt of
Osceola, Wisconsin; and
great-grandchildren, Morgan,
Annika and Derek Hemann, and
Karter and Kylie McNutt. Claris
is also survived by Scott Coyour
of Springfield, Minnesota,
Cindee and her husband, Jim
Clausen of Burnsville, Minnesota
and Lee Coyour of Wilmer,
Minnesota; as well as other
extended family members and
friends.
In addition to
her parents, she was also
preceded in death by her sister,
Norma Jean Coyour; niece, Marsha
Coyour; sister and
brother-in-law, Nita and Marion
Rankin; a nephew, Grant Coyour;
and her brother, Howard Coyour.
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Thomas Vernon Walk
November 2, 2011
Thomas Vernon Walk, 69, of
Grafton, died on Monday, October
31, 2011, at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason
City.
As per his
family’s wishes, a private
memorial service will be held at
a later date and his cremains
will be scattered on the family
farm that has been in the Walk
family since 1892.
Thomas Vernon
Walk, was born on April 8, 1942
in Mason City, the son of Vernon
and Pearl (Koehler) Walk. He
received his education in the
North Central Community School
in Manly, graduating in 1960.
Thomas was united in marriage to
Violet Ellingson on November 15,
1963, in Mankato, Minnesota and
to this union two boys were
born, Michael and Scott. In
1968, Thomas began his career in
the field of Non-Destruction
Testing (Radiography), working
for various industries for 30
years until his retirement in
1998.
Thomas and Violet
enjoyed riding their bikes
together and in the year of his
60th birthday he not only rode
in RAGBRAI, but he completed the
entire RAGBRAI route from the
Missouri River to the
Mississippi. Thomas also enjoyed
restoring his 1952 Farmall C
tractor. He was a member of the
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
rural Osage.
Those left to
cherish his memory are his wife,
Violet Walk of Grafton; his two
sons, Michael and Scott Walk,
both of Grafton; a
brother-in-law, Howard Dorman of
Belmond; a sister-in-law, Linda
Ellingson of Lake Mills; nephews
and nieces, Joel (Lori) Dorman
of Pella, Todd (Katherine)
Dorman of Marion, Wendy (Kris)
Haugebak of Thompson, Dawn
(Karl) Westrum of Rake, Michelle
(Steve) Aukes of Boxelder, South
Dakota and Samantha (Derek)
Friest of Mason City; many grand
and great-grandnieces and
nephews; and his best buddy,
Spencer; along with other
extended family members and
friends.
Thomas was
preceded in death by his
parents, Vernon and Pearl Walk;
father and mother-in-law,
Lawrence and Esther (Olson)
Ellingson; his sister, Uralee
“Lee” Dorman; and his
brother-in-law, John Ellingson.
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