Fannie Flesner, was born on January 2, 1912 in rural Grundy County, the daughter of Henry and Rixtelena Emkes Flesner. She was baptized at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wellsburg.

On April 29, 1936, she married Fred J. Lindaman at the family home in Aplington. They made their home in Waterloo, where they were charter members of the Grace Reformed Church. Fannie, a homemaker, was active in Reformed Church Women and was Treasurer of the Sunday School for many years.

Fannie took great joy in entertaining friends and family in her home, and there was always room for those who had no family. There were many special people in Fannie's life whom she loved and cared for. She made certain she had each one's favorite food when they came to visit.

In 1997 Fannie moved to the Belmond Health Care Center.

Fannie was preceded in death by her husband in 2000; sister, Gesina Tjaden; and brother, Harm Flesner.

Janet Pals was organist and Maxine Whitty was soloist. Honorary casket bearers were Danny Lowenberg, Greg Smith, Tami Paysinger, Zackery Smith, Joshua Smith, Jim Brand, Kyle Smith and Patrick Johnson. Casket bearers were Cathy Korthas, Pamela Cisco, Justin Helgeland, John Smith, Judy Daily, Junior Peck, Douglas Lowenberg and Dennis Lowenberg.

Helen was born on October 31, 1906, on a farm near Beacon, Iowa, the daughter of Harvey and Nellie Bowen Malone. Her early life was spent on a farm near Eddyville, where she attended country school and graduated from the Eddyville High School in 1925. While in her teens she joined the Congregational Church and the Y.W.C.A. Following high school she attended nursing school in Oskaloosa.

Helen married Harold L. Smith of Britt on May 1, 1930. The family lived in Britt, Clear Lake, Lacona, Pleasantville, Wesley, and Belmond, as well as Stewartville, Minnesota and Kahoka, Missouri. Most of their life was spent on the farm, where Helen enjoyed working with the soil. She loved the outdoors and all of its wonders. Helen's life was devoted to caring for her large family.

In 1972 the couple retired in Belmond. She had been a resident at the care center since October 1996.

Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1979; brothers, Homer and William Malone; sister, Ada Hafferman; and great-grandson, Anthony Lowenberg.

Funeral services were held on Monday, January 9, at the First United Methodist Church in Mason City, with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Interment was in the Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.

Linda Ann, was born on July 15, 1949 in Mason City, daughter of Peter James and Eunice Maxine (Weber) McCauley. She attended school in Postville and McGregor, graduating from the McGregor High School in 1967.

Linda attended the Winona Secretarial School, passed the Certified Professional Secretary national exam, received her Associate Degree from North Iowa Area Community College, and completed one semester of classes at Iowa State University.

Linda and Stanley Boelman were married on April 19, 1980.

Linda was employed at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa for 16 years in the human resources department. After the birth of her children, she chose to become a "stay at home mom". Sixteen years later she reentered the work force and was employed at Mason City Hall as a human resources clerk the past six years.

Linda was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Mason City High School Band Advisory Board, the benevolent board at her church, and the PTO. Linda was an avid reader, enjoyed quilting, treasured holidays and family gatherings, and liked traveling with her family, especially their trip to Hawaii.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents.

Ann was born on August 18, 1928 in Newell. She graduated from the Belmond High School in 1946 and attended Shimer College. She married Cleo Wilson on June 25, 1950. Ann was employed for 16 years as a columnist and news editor by the Belmond Independent. She was a community activist with many causes, including the United Methodist Church, Democratic Party, Eastern Star, American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts of America, Belmond Arts Council, and various literacy programs. She embraced the philosophy of "Think globally, act locally" and strongly believed in serving one's community.

Her artistic talents took many forms, early in life with drawing and painting, and later with wood carving, story telling and photography. She was an avid quilter and was instrumental in starting several quilting groups, including one at the Altoona church that has now been named the Ann Wilson Quilters. Having sewn all her life, quilting was something she could still do even when she lost her vision

Ann loved to travel and saw much of the world. She toured five cities in the Soviet Union and attended the 1980 Moscow Olympics. In 1986 she and Cleo visited son, Tom in Belize, while he was in the Peace Corp. They also went to Guatemala. Over the years she visited some of Belmond's exchange students in their home countries, including England, Sweden, and Brazil. She first went to Mexico on mission trips with the United Methodist Church. In 1995 she returned to Mexico to see her eldest son married. She also loved domestic travel, and last May flew to San Francisco for her grandson's wedding.

Ann (and Cleo) also helped bring the world to Belmond by hosting exchange student "sons" Johan Fremling of Sweden, Marcio Olivera of Brazil and Kenny Maxwell of Chicago.

The Wilsons moved to Altoona in 1995 to be nearer to their grandsons.

Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Marjorie Hemmingsen; husband; daughter-in-law, Rebecca Ramirez Wilson; and granddaughters, Mollie and Vickie Wilson.

Janet Pals was organist and Marilyn Janssen was soloist. Honorary casket bearers were Dennis, Kenneth and Rodney Hill. Casket bearers were Derald Pals, Doug Barkema, Rick Martin, Bart Pals, DuWayne Barkema and Delwin Barkema.

Fonda, the daughter of Edward and Minnie Ammerman Martin, was born on July 26, 1930 in the Rowan area. She graduated from the Rowan High School and worked at the Ben Franklin Store in Clarion for many years, until she married Harvey Pals in 1967.

Fonda had numerous hobbies, including quilting, crafts, going to garage sales and auctions, and visiting antique shops. She was a long time member of the First Reformed Church.

Fonda was a very caring person as demonstrated by her care for Harvey during his long illness. She was optimistic during the past 14 months as she endured various medical problems. Her sense of humor will be remembered. Thanks to the creativity of the Belmond hospital staff, she played the part of the Statue of Liberty in the July 4th parade when the nurses incorporated her "neck brace and halo" into a costume.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2003; and brother, Gerold Martin.

Elmer Fred, the son of Fred and Lotti Bell Larsen, was born on March 16, 1911, on the family farm north of Alexander. He graduated from the Alexander High School in 1930 and started farming and driving a school bus.

Elmer married Eva Barkema on March 13, 1946. They made their home on the farm north of Alexander. Some of Elmer's hobbies included collecting antiques and attending summer time fairs and parades.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife in 2001; and two brothers.

Maxine, the daughter of Lewis and Mabel Thompson Bell, was born on January 17, 1915 in Clarion. She graduated from the Clarion Schools and attended the American Institute of Business in Des Moines.

On May 9, 1936, she married Eugene I. Nagle at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines. They had two sons, Larry born in 1939 and Mark born in 1948. Maxine joined the Women's Army Corps in 1943 and served for almost three years. She lived in Clarion and worked for the First National Bank. In 1951 she moved to a farm southwest of Mason City. She continued farming until retiring in 1978 when she moved into town and traveled most of the time.

Maxine moved to Clear Lake in 1980. Gene died on June 5, 1985. On June 12, 1987, she married R. B. Thompson of Belmond.

She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband; and infant son, Larry.

Pauline was born on October 30, 1924 in Martinsburg, the daughter of Paul and Katie (Shafer) Johnson. She grew up in Hedrick and graduated from the Hedrick High School. She married Clark E. Williams on July 4, 1945 in Oskaloosa. Pauline was in the ice cream retail business for 30 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and son, Mark.

Marjorie was born on August 6, 1918, the daughter of Harvey and Elizabeth Christenson. She graduated from the Goodell High School in 1935 and married Rudy Malek in 1940.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Phyllis and Iris; and brother, Stanley.

Minnie was born on July 30, 1911, to Dick and Elizabeth (Kuper) Pals on a farm east of Belmond. She attended country school through the eighth grade. She worked as a housekeeper for other area families for a number of years.

On March 5, 1936, she married Carl Mennenga at the Immanuel Reformed Parsonage. They farmed east of town for 37 years and retired to Belmond in 1973.

Minnie was an active member at the Immanuel Reformed where she taught catechism and was a member of the Ladies' Guild. She was a member of the Senior Citizens and the Over 60's Club. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, embroidery and playing cards with family and friends. She and Carl enjoyed fishing in Minnesota several times a year. Her grandchildren remember her babysitting and playing games with them, and the family will always cherish the memories of her pies and cakes.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1998; daughter, Betty Wenzel; an infant daughter; great-granddaughter, Morgan; six sisters; and five brothers.

STEPHEN FREDERICK STORK was born on November 12, 1950 at Boone, the son of Frank and Margaret (Ringsdorf) Stork. He grew up on his family's farm near Bancroft. He graduated from the St. John's High School and attended Iowa State University. Steve served as an Army tank commander during the Vietnam War and returned to Bancroft to farm. He married Leslie Frohling on July 22, 1978 in Belmond. Steve loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing, farming, car racing and mechanics. He will be remembered for his work with the VFW, American Legion, and pork producers.

On Monday, January 23, 2006, Steve died in a fire at his home near Pequot Lakes, where his family had moved in 2000. Three of his children, Tiffaney, Sondra and Marcie, also perished in this fire. Steve is survived by his wife; son, Jonathan; daughter, Kathleen; parents; brothers, John (Jennifer), Francis (Susan), Thomas (Julie), Anthony (Sandra), Patrick, and Matthew (Jody); sister, Rosemary (Terry) Donahoe; parents-in-law, Eugene and Ardith Frohling of Clarion; and brother-in-law, Gene (Kristi) Frohling of Rowan.

TIFFANEY MARIE STORK was born on August 24, 1979 at Algona. She grew up on her parents farm near Bancroft and graduated from the Buffalo Center High School. Tiffaney attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, graduating in 2003. She was a very social, energetic and creative young woman who loved all children and people. She was employed at the Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home as a registered nurses assistant.

SONDRA KAY STORK was born on February 23, 1981 at Algona. She grew up on her parents farm near Bancroft and graduated from the Woden-Crystal Lake High School. Sondra attended Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, graduating in 2003. She was a quiet, kind, caring individual and was very artistic. She loved to bake and read, and loved her pet cats. Sondra had dreams of going back to college for her teaching degree in history.

MARCIE ELIZABETH STORK was born on December 18, 1988 at Algona. She grew up on her parents farm near Bancroft, until the family moved to Pequot Lakes where she was a junior at the Pequot Lakes High School. Marcie had a great sense of humor. She was very energetic and loved to run and bake, she was the cookie provider of her class. Marcie was an A+ student and her dreams were to be a math professor or an architect.

Casket bearers were Greg Polzin, Dave Howieson, Steve Severson, Jeff Watne, Kevin Hadley, Aaron Fanselow and Tony Holmes. Honorary casket bearers were Tom Groom, Verle Crafton, Dwight Groom, Roger Wenzel and Ernie Nelson.

Harold Wayne, son of Bert A. and Alice (Yoeman) Hiams, was born on March 10, 1915, on the family farm near Rowan. He graduated from the Rowan High School in 1934.

He lived and worked on the family farm his entire life, except for the time he served in the U.S. Army during WW II. He enjoyed cars and bought a new one regularly. In his later years he enjoyed riding his bike into town and visiting at the post office. He was a member of the Farm Bureau.

Preceding him in death were his parents; brother, Dale; and sisters, Pearl Howieson and Doris Hardy.

Norma Ruth, was born on June 26, 1930 in Huxley, the daughter of Nels and Ruth (Johnson) Oakland. She graduated from the Fertile High School and Waldorf College and began teaching at Meservey.

Norma married Sterling Sprau on September 23, 1952 in Fertile. They farmed and she continued to teach. Following a stroke, Norma entered the Good Shepherd in Mason City in 1992.

Norma is remembered by her family as a wonderful cook and baker. Her kitchen was a hub where she welcomed many to visit. She was very patient and decorated cookies with a toothpick to make sure the details were right. While in college, she was part of a singing group and throughout her life she sang and played piano for church services, weddings and funerals. During Meservey celebrations she took part in the Kitchen Lassie's Band. She was an avid Vikings and Twins fan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1990; son, Kurt in 2005; and sister, Emelia Pederson.

Lida Augusta, was born on February 25, 1916 at Klemme, the daughter of Louis and Emma (Schlawin) Griffen. She graduated from the Klemme High School. Lida worked for a time at the Klemme Co-op. In addition, she did babysitting for various families.

Lida married John W. Eenhuis on November 9, 1939, at the Immanuel Reformed Parsonage. They farmed west of Klemme for many years. John died in 1994.

Lida was very much a family person. She received great joy in spending time with her children, grandchildren and extended family. She loved to sew and had taught many in her family how to sew. Lida was an excellent quilter. Family members will remember her wonderful baking. She enjoyed gardening and was very active in her church, where she was a long time member of the Quilter's Guild and the Ladies Circle.

Lida was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Elaine Stroud; infant grandson, Johnathan Prescott; and sisters, Gladys Olthoff and Mabel Griffen.