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Kurt Smith
February 27, 2002
Kurt P. Smith, Major USAF, died on Saturday, February 2, 2002. A military service will
be held on Friday, March 8, at Fort Rosecrans, California.
Smith was born on December 2, 1944 in Minot, North Dakota, the son of Karl
and Mary (Cullinan) Smith and grew up in a Navy family. He attended schools
in Coronado, Corpus Christi, Norfolk, Memphis, Paris, and Rota, Spain and also
St. Olaf College in Minnesota.
He taught in Madison, Wisconsin, later joined
the Peace Corps, and then the U.S. Air Force. After 21 years of active duty
he retired in 1987. Then he flew for United Airlines and lived most recently
in Dallas, Texas.
Survivors include his parents, Karl and Mary Smith of Coronado,
California, who were owners of the Coast to Coast in Belmond in the 1940s.
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Velma Hanson Kallestad
February 4, 2002
Velma Henrietta Kallestad, 91, most recently a resident of the
Belmond Health Care Center, died on Sunday, February 3, 2002.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 6, at
the
Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Rod Hopp
officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the
service at the church on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Belmond
Cemetery. The Andrews-Tenold Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Velma was born on April 28, 1910 in Britt, the youngest
child of Jens J. and Matilda (Larson) Hanson. She was baptized in 1913 at
the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fredsville. She received her
education in a rural school and graduated from the Crystal Lake High School in
1926. She worked at the Outing Club in Clear Lake, and in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Velma and Leonard Kallestad, were married on February
23, 1941, at her parent's farm home on their 40th wedding anniversary. Velma
and Leonard made their home in the Belmond area and farmed south of Belmond.
Leonard also sold seed corn. They moved into town in the mid 1970's and
later to the Belmond Community Apartments. Velma continued to live there
until moving to the care center in 1999.
She was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in
Belmond. She enjoyed reading and loved to stay knowledgeable and to discuss
current events. Velma also enjoyed music and played the organ. Velma and
Leonard enjoyed bus trips to visit her brother in California.
Leonard preceded her in death in 1978; also a sister,
Julia (Mrs. Walter) Peterson; and brothers, Harvey Hanson and Ervin Hanson;
and one nephew, Gilbert Peterson.
Surviving are her nieces, Inez Elaine and John Vestweber of Webster City, Marilyn Korte of Mason City, Clare and Michael
Wittenberg of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Karen Loda of Newbury Park,
California; and a nephew, James Peterson of Britt.
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Glen G. Neal
February 12, 2002
Glen G. Neal, 86, of Garner, died on Friday, February 8, 2002, at the Concord
Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday,
February 13, at the United
Methodist Church in Garner, with Rev. Kay Hooper as officiant. Music was
provided by organist, Mary Kopacek, accompanying soloist, Beverly Cataldo.
Ushers were Marvin and Maynard Schoneman. Casket bearers were Mark Neal,
William L. Stuck, Greg Poland, Roger Ginapp, Richard Bell and Don Pals.
Burial was in the Alexander Cemetery, near Alexander.
Glen George Neal, the son of George Joseph Neal and Grova Bennett, was born
on February 10, 1915 at Stilson, Iowa. He attended the
rural schools near Alexander.
On February 19, 1935, he married Erma Dora Bell at Fort
Dodge. They farmed for the first seven years of their marriage in the
Alexander, Dows, Mason City and Manly areas until moving to Ackley, where
they owned and operated a hotel. Later, they owned and operated the sale
barn in Dows. In 1957 they moved to Garner where they owned and operated
Glen's Auto Sales, until retiring in 1978.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, United
Methodist Men's Club and was Past President of the Lions Club in Garner. He
had served on the town council at Ackley. Glen enjoyed fishing and
traveling.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Erma in December
of 2001; and his parents.
Glen is survived by his two children, a son and
daughter-in-law, Larry and Elaine Neal of Garner and a daughter and
son-in-law, Joann and Bill Stuck of Dows; four grandchildren, Brenda (Stuck) Wyer and her husband, Larry of Lumberton, Texas, Bill L. Stuck and his wife,
Lisa of Dows, Mark Neal of Clear Lake and Lori (Neal) Hart and her husband,
Tom of Cedar Falls; four great-grandchildren, Amber Neal, Alex and Darby
Hart and Billy Stuck; a brother and sister-in-law, Maurice and Ruth Neal of
Pioneer, California; and many nieces and nephews.
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Eldon L. Eliason
February 12, 2002
Eldon L. Eliason, 84, of Belmond, died on Saturday, February 9, 2002, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Center in Mason City.
Funeral services are set
for 1:30 p.m., on Thursday, February 14, at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church, west of
Belmond. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 13, from 4-6:00 p.m., at the
Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home in Belmond, and one hour prior to the services at
the church on Thursday.
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Clara Harken
February 19, 2002
Clara P. Harken, 91, of Alexander, died on Thursday, February 14, 2002, at
the Franklin
General Hospital in Hampton.
Funeral services were held on Monday, February 18, at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton,
with Rev. Rodney Meester officiating. Burial was in the Belmond Cemetery.
Clara was born on December 28, 1910 in Belmond, the daughter of Henry Meinders and Pauline Stadtlander. She was educated
in the Wright County
Country Schools.
She married Thomas G. Harken on March 10, 1937, in Meservey and they farmed
together. She was a member of the First Reformed Church in Meservey, the
Franklin County Genealogical Society and TOPS.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; and two brothers, Alfred and
Marvin.
Survivors are her daughter, Evelyn Harken of Alexander; a son, Gary Harken
of Algona; sisters, Henrietta Vierkant of Meservey, Pauline Arends of
Alexander and Verbena Friesleben of Clear Lake; four grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; and two
step-great-grandchildren.
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Herman D. Watermiller
February 27, 2002
Herman D. Watermiller, 73, of Hampton, died on Saturday, February 23, 2002,
at his home in Hampton.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 26, at the Bethany Reformed
Church in Belmond, with Rev. Melvin Voss officiating. Burial was in the
Amsterdam Cemetery near Goodell. Military rites were provided by the Belmond
Honor Guard.
Herman, the son of Jacob and Mayme Mrazek Watermiller, was born on November
11, 1928, at Kanawha. He attended schools at Dougherty and Sheffield. He
didn't graduate from high school, but achieved his GED later in life.
Herman served in the U.S. Army for four years at the end of World War II.
After returning home, he worked for the Cow Pool in Meservey, later for
Central Soya in Belmond, and then for Winnebago in Hampton, before ill
health forced his retirement in 1991.
Herman was united in marriage to Delphine Beenken at the United Methodist
Church in Belmond. The couple made their home in Belmond and later in
Hampton. Herman enjoyed gardening, reading, and was a collector of Coke
memorabilia.
Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, James; two
brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Delphine of Hampton; son and daughter-in-law,
Jeff and Karen Watermiller of Mason City; son and daughter-in-law, Marlin
and Linda Kuhlers of Belmond; son, Ronnie Kuhlers and his friend, Tina
Summers of Rowan; daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Fred Bell of Belmond;
five grandchildren, Becky Pingel and her husband, Jeff of Webster City,
Tally Bell of Ames, Eron and Miranda Kuhlers of Mason City and Darci Kruger of
Belmond; three great-grandchildren, Dawson, Keaton and Payne; two sisters
and one brother-in-law, Nadine Blau of Meservey and Jayne and John Kintz of
Grinnell; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Shirley Watermiller of
Belmond; four sisters-in-law and their husbands, Velmie and Dave Sobottka of
Roberts, Wisconsin, Barbara and Carl Ohrt of Cedar Rapids, Nancy Beenken of
Belmond and Marie Beenken of Clarion; two brothers-in-law and their wives,
Allen and Dixie Beenken of Clarion and Roger and Laura Beenken of Clarion;
and many
nieces and nephews.
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Donald Goodwin
February 27, 2002
Donald Edwin Goodwin, age 70, most recently a resident of the Dows-USA
Health Care Center, died on Sunday, February 24, 2002, at the Care Center in
Dows.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 28, at the Vernon Lutheran Church
in Dows, with Rev. Paul Thompson officiating. A private family interment
service will take place in New York at a later date.
Donald was born on September 12, 1931 in Elmira, New York, the son of Colin
and Helen Frelove (Walker) Goodwin. He attended the Potter County Pennsylvania
Schools, receiving a certificate of completion on May 20, 1947.
He married
Kathleen Alice Norwood on July 4, 1952. He served in the United States Army
for 13 years, training with the 117th Airborne Division. He served in the Korean
War where he was a Mess Sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1961.
Donald had received various commendations, including medals for the Army
Occupation of Japan, National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct
Medal. He was also a past member of the VFW.
He lived in Dallas, Texas, where he was employed as a welder for the Dallas
Morning News for more than 30 years. In 1985, he and his family moved back to
Elmira, New York. In 1992 he moved to Iowa. Donald lived for periods of time
in Rowan, Dows, and Belmond, before becoming a resident of the Health Care
Center in September.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 7 brothers and sisters; and a
grandson.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen, a resident of the care center in
Hampton; three sons, Donald Goodwin of Alabama, William Goodwin of Dallas,
Texas and Robert Goodwin and his wife, Nancy of Mississippi; three
daughters, Susan Carroll and her husband, Ronnie of Texas, Helen Nikkol and
husband, Doug of Clarion and Kathleen Goodwin and fiancée, Mike Boll of Dows;
one brother, Eddie Goodwin of Rochester, New York; and one sister, Marian
Drake of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
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Curtis Rise
February 28, 2002
Curtis B. Rise, 82, of Belmond, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at the
Belmond Medical Center in Belmond.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 2, at the Trinity Lutheran Church
in Belmond, with Pastor Rod Hopp officiating. Music was provided by Eldoris
Bunnell, organist and Marilyn Janssen, soloist.
Casket bearers were Steve
McLaughlin, Wayne Lein, Gilman Soma, Rod Meints, Steve Soma and Doug Thompsen.
Ushers were Loren Bamford and Francis Morris. Interment was in the Belmond
Cemetery, with military services by the Belmond Honor Guard.
Curtis, the son of Chris A. and Berdie M. Thompson Rise, was born on August
29, 1919, on a farm west of Belmond. He grew up in Belmond and attended
school there, graduating from the Belmond High School in 1937.
Curtis joined the U.S. Army in 1942, and served his country during World
War II in the European Theater. It was in Europe that Curtis met his future
bride, Marguerite at a railway station in Strasbourg, France. He returned
home in 1946.
Curtis was united in marriage to Marguerite Roser on January 1, 1947, at
the Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond. The couple made their home in
Belmond where Curtis worked for the creamery for 28 years, later at the Tomson
Insurance Agency and then the Bunnell Agency, until his retirement in 1974.
A life long resident of Belmond, Curtis took great pride in the community.
Curtis loved Belmond's progressive nature and the pride that all its
citizens took in that work. He served as the Secretary of the Board of
Directors for the Belmond Community Apartments. Curtis was instrumental in
preparing the way for the start of the Belmond Community Apartments. He was
a member of the Belmond V.F.W. and the American Legion. Curtis was a member
of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond, where he was baptized and
confirmed.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Minerva and Avis;
and one brother, Kenny.
Curtis is survived by his wife, Marguerite; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Philip and Betsey Rise of Littleton, Colorado and Robert and Becky Rise of Storden, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Arlinne, Meredith, Noelle and
Jonathan; two great-grandchildren, Levi and Amanda; a sister and
brother-in-law, Vivian and Stewart Dillahunt of LaMesa, California;
sister-in-law, Jean Rise of LaMesa, California; brother-in-law, Orville
Davis of Roland; and several nieces and nephews.
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Kurt Lobdell
March 1, 2002
Kurt Lobdell, of Belmond, 42, died on Thursday, February 28, at his home of an apparent
suicide. Services were held on Monday, March 4. Full obituary later.
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