Doris E. Hanson

December 12, 2012

Doris E. Hanson, 92, of Northwood, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.

Funeral services were held on Friday, December 7, at 1:00 p.m., at the Deer Creek Lutheran Church, Carpenter, Iowa, with Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial was in the Deer Creek Cemetery, Carpenter. Visitation was on Thursday, December 6, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood.

Doris was born on August 2, 1920 in Newburg Township, Mitchell County, Iowa, to Albert and Selma (Grapp) Kirchgatter. She graduated from the Carpenter High School. Doris married Elmer S. Hanson on May 12, 1940 in Reinbeck, Iowa. They spent their married life around the Carpenter area and retired to Northwood in 1974. After owning and operating the Chat’n Chew in Northwood, Doris worked at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood for over 20 years.

Doris was very active in the Deer Creek Lutheran Church, always being the hostess. She was an avid gardener and truly loved life.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer in 1974; brothers, Lloyd, Melbourne and LaVern; and sisters, Ruth Braun and Alice Smith.

Doris is survived by two sons, Verne (Ellen) Hanson of Indianapolis, Indiana and Darwin (Diane) of Swaledale, Iowa; a daughter, Myrna (Ron) Jensen of Mason City; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
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Ida Roisen

December 19, 2012

Ida May Roisen, 78, of Britt, formerly of Northwood, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 20, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Pastor Judy Converse officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Thursday at the church. Inurnment will be held in the South Shell Rock Cemetery, rural Northwood. The Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is in charge of the arrangements.

Ida May Roisen, was born on August 5, 1934, the sixth child of Martin and Ida (Fenney) Roisen, on a farm in rural Northwood. Ida attended school for the blind in Vinton, Iowa and worked for 20 years as a shelter worker in Garner and also lived at Duncan Heights, near Garner. She was baptized at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett and became a member of the First Lutheran Church in Northwood.

Ida was a very sociable person and liked to visit with her family and friends.

Those left to cherish her memory are her brother, Benjamin (Dobbie) Roisen of Sunnyvale, California; brother-in-law, Luverne Ensley of Ogden; cousins, Margaret (Glen) Bendickson of Lonsdale, Minnesota, Orrion (Sandra) Roisen of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Carol (Randolph) Clark of Sabula, Karen (John) Clayburg of Coon Rapids, Ethel (Stephen) Jordan of Orange, California and Allen Hauberg of Greenville, Ohio; and many nieces, nephews, as well as many other extended family members and friends.

Ida was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Sylvia Johnson, Mildred Ensley and Agnes Reece-Reich; and two brothers, Maynard and Wilfred Roisen.
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Robert "Bob" Millard

December 12, 2012

Robert Loren "Bob" Millard, 86, of Northwood, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, surrounded by his children.

A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Friday, December 14, at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Pastor Judy Converse officiating. Inurnment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, Mason City, with military honors conducted by members of the Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time on Friday at the church. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Mayo Hospital Cancer Research Center, or to the charity of ones choice in his memory.

Robert Loren Millard, was born on June 24, 1926 in Mason City, the son of Chester and Hazel (Fister) Millard. Bob received his education in the Hanlontown Community Schools, graduating from the Hanlontown High School. Bob met his future wife, Marcielle Elaine "Marty" Rowe at the Roller City in Mason City and after his honorable discharge from the Navy they were united in marriage on February 15, 1948 in Mason City. Bob was inducted into the Navy on March 12, 1946 and served his country honorably and faithfully until his discharge in February 1948. After their marriage, the family farmed in the Northwood area for over 50 years until his retirement in 2006.

Bob loved walleye fishing and took many trips fishing in northern Minnesota, South Dakota and Canada, with his family on summer vacations. Bob also enjoyed golf and couples bridge with his wife, Marty and men’s day golf, bowling in his earlier years and wintering in southern Texas. Bob was a member of the First Lutheran Church, a former treasurer and usher at the church. Bob was also a member of the Northwood Country Club.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Jillanne Millard of Rochester, Minnesota, Amy (Bob) Bulver of Owatonna, Minnesota and JoEllen (Dave) Uhl of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Jesse Bachtle, Jordan Bachtle-Robinson and Taylor and Katelyn Uhl; one great-granddaughter, Cadence Robinson-Wright; two brothers, Warren Millard of Mason City and Chester Millard, Jr. of Northwood; and his sister, Ardis Kocimski of Chicago, Illinois; as well as other nieces, nephews and many other extended family members and friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Hazel Millard; his wife, Marcielle Elaine "Marty" Millard who died on May 21, 2012; and two children, Kathy and Michael Millard.
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Terri Iverson

December 12, 2012

Terri Lynn Iverson, 47, of Northwood, died on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at her home in Northwood.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, December 13, at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church, Silver Lake, Iowa. Pastor Randy Baldwin will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service time at the church. Interment will be in the Silver Lake Cemetery. Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Terri was born on February 21, 1965 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She graduated high school and from Minnesota West Tech College in Jackson, Minnesota.

She enjoyed cooking and baking and spent many hours looking through cookbooks. She also had a good eye for decorating.

Terri is survived by her mother, Valie Iverson of Albert Lea; children, Christopher (Jessie Wright) Reyerson of Silver Lake, Minnesota, Kerri (David) Dawson of Northwood and their father, Keith Reyerson; one granddaughter, Ryli Dawson; one brother, Timothy Iverson of Albert Lea, Minnesota; one sister, Traci (Vaughn) Corwin of Windom, Minnesota; and nieces and nephews, Trevor Iverson, Shelbi Iverson, Raechel Holty, Tabatha (Luke) Anderson, Mara Buhr, Lauren Buhr, Hunter Corwin and Harley Corwin; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Oscar (Berneice) Jensen and Gordon (Deloris) Iverson.
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Leola "Lee" Berding

December 19, 2012

Leola "Lee" Berding, 81, of Chester, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, surrounded by her family, from complications of a stroke.

A Time of Remembrance with the family present was held from 1-4:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 16, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Colton, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Kensett, Iowa.

Lee was born on February 15, 1931 at Kensett, Iowa, to parents Carl and Hazel (Crippen) Jaspers. She lived her first 18 years around Kensett. Lee then married Victor Berding and they moved to Sheffield, Iowa, where they raised five children. After all five kids were gone, she boldly went to make her own way in life and was successful and happy. The early 80s found her living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, thoroughly enjoying big city living. It was there, about 20 years ago, that she met her last love, Steve Sater and became his significant other and he her’s. As Steve kept accepting better job offers, she found herself leaving the city life and never looked back. They moved to rural central Minnesota, North Dakota and finally to the Colton, South Dakota area, where they found themselves drawn to living on the shores of Brant Lake. To both of them this was truly heaven on earth.

Lee had many interests and careers. She owned the 65 Drive Inn Restaurant and Unique Antique Boutique on the Highway 65 Turnpike in Sheffield, Iowa. She loved buying and selling antiques. She also had intermittent careers as a Tupperware salesperson and manager, as well as a teacher’s aid and librarian, while raising her children and being an exceptional homemaker. Lee also enjoyed playing cards, boating, cooking, home decorating and traveling.

Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Victoria Lee Berding of Lancaster, California, Brad Berding of Chester, South Dakota, Renee (Rich) Strottman of Waterloo, Iowa, Hal (Gerilynn) Berding of Clear Lake, Iowa and Marla (Jeff) Pulkrabek of Amery, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Joel (Amy) Berding, Jennifer (Tyler) Halfpop, Matthew Berding, Jordan Strottman, Jocelyn Berding and Haley Pulkrabek; great-grandchild, Shepherd Halfpop; siblings, IvaDene Pavlik, Lowell "Tub" (Della) Jaspers, Donna Olsen and Carl "Bones" (Luella) Jaspers, Jr.; sister-in-law, Jane Wheeler; special four legged friend, Sami; and other relatives and friends.

Lee was preceded in death by her significant other and companion, Steve Sater; parents; brothers, Lee Jaspers, Fred Jaspers and Stanley Jaspers; brother-in-law, Bob Olsen; and sister-in-law, Leota Jaspers.
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