Lila (Mrs. Earl) Anderson, 100, a former resident of 902 Clinton St., Charles City, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City. At her request her body was donated to the anatomy department at the University of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines. Memorial services for Lila Anderson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the First Wesleyan Church in Charles City. The Rev. Ted Clark, pastor, will officiate. The Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City is in charge of the arrangements.

Catherine Gerhard 

MARBLE ROCK - Catherine C. Gerhard, 89, of Marble Rock, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at the Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Roseville, rural Marble Rock. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Reid's Funeral Chapel in Marble Rock is in charge of the arrangements.

Elma Belknap 

VINTON - Elma Bucknell Belknap, 90, of Vinton, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Virginia Gay Hospital. Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at Overton-Van Steenhuyse Funeral Home, Vinton. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton.

Adeline Jackson 

Adeline M. (Mrs. Glenn) Jackson, 97, of Sun City, Ariz., and formerly of Marshall, Minn., Charles City, and Chicago, Ill., died March 29, 2001, at the Cook Health Care Center in Sun City. Graveside inurnment services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Chapel of Riverside Cemetery in Charles City.

Doris LaVonne Geesman 

Doris LaVonne (Mrs. John) Geesman, 67, 2081 Quail Avenue, Charles City, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn., of heart complications. A funeral service for Doris LaVonne Geesman will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2001, at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, Charles City. Pastor Mark A. Anderson of the Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charles City, will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday at the Riverview Cemetery, Algona, with Pastor Richard Iles of the Good Hope United Methodist Church of Algona officiating.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time on Monday at Fullerton Hage. © Charles City Press 2001

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Mary Lou Morgan

 Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City for Mary Lou (Mrs. Jon) Morgan, 77, a former Charles City resident and mother of Robin Krueger, who died Monday morning, May 7, 2001, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Hampton.

Lyle Gaston 

Lyle S. Gaston, 91, a resident of 1360 Quail Ave., Floyd, died Tuesday morning, May 8, 2001, at the Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 11, at the First Baptist Church in Charles City. The Rev. Ruth Yeaton, associate pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens south of Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3 to 9 p.m. where the family will greet friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue Friday morning at the church an hour prior to the service.

Charlie Ball 

Graveside inurnment services for Charlie L. Ball of Ionia, who passed away on April 4, 2001, at the age of 67, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at Sunnyside Memory Gardens in Charles City. Ionia Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Francis Stock 

DUMONT - Francis Stock, 75, of Dumont, died May 5, 2001, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus in Mason City. Funeral services will be held today, Tuesday, May 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Dumont United Methodist Church in Dumont. Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery, rural Dumont.

Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Dumont is in charge of the arrangements. © Charles City Press 2001

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Harold Doescher 

MASON CITY - Harold Edwin Doescher, 73, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center, Mason City.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, May 11, at the United Methodist Church, Rudd, with the Rev. Richard Pippert and Rev. Deborah Stowers officiating. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 W., Mason City. The body has been cremated.

Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society in his name.

Donald Gruis 

ROCKFORD - Donald William Gruis, 78, of 1974 Echo Ave., Rockford, died on Monday, May 7, 2001, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, May 10, 2001 at Zion Lutheran Church, Rockford. Internment will be in Riverside Cemetery. The Graper-Walker Post 338 of Rockford will conduct military rites. The Fullerton Schumburg Funeral Home in Rockford is in charge of the arrangements. © Charles City Press 2001

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Caroline Baldwin 

NASHUA - Caroline B. Baldwin, 83, of Princeton, Minn., formerly of Nashua, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at the Elim Home in Princeton, Minn., of natural causes.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Little Brown Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Nashua.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, May 11, at the Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.

Living family members include her daughters and son-in-law, Shirley Conley of Fairchild, Wis., and Verna and Ron Rankin of Dayton, Minn.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Michael Scott of West Union.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon in 1998; two brothers, Little Charles and James W.; and two sisters, Florence and a sister in infancy.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Theodore Stewart 

Theodore R. Stewart, 82, formerly of Charles City, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif. Graveside services will be held Monday, May 14, at 10 a.m. in Sunnyside Memory Gardens with Rev. Ted Clark of Wesleyan Church officiating. Sunnyside Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ted Stewart was born Aug. 25, 1918, in Charles City to Chris and Helen Stewart. He graduated from Charles City High School in 1936. He married Marian Lambert on his birthday in 1940. On July 30, 1943, two important events transpired: his first child was born, a girl, and he received his draft notice. He joined the Army Air Corps, where he became an instructor of navigation.

After the war was over, Ted returned home and went back to work at Salsbury Laboratories. He was active in his church, the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Charles City. His second child, a son, was born May 24, 1947. Ted was active in the Boy Scouts, was an Eagle Scout, and received the prestigious Silver Beaver award. He was a scoutmaster for many years, and took frequent canoe trips into the wilderness of Canada with the scouts.

Ted began selling insurance for the Preferred Risk Insurance Company for non-drinkers only. Preferred Risk asked him to move to California, and open up a new territory for them. In January of 1956 he headed west with his family and bought a home in Fullerton, Calif. He found a church home at the Whittier Wesleyan Methodist Church, and eventually became the treasurer of the Wesleyan church conference, a position he filled for many years.

He was very active in the Los Angeles YMCA's volleyball program. He coached the team for their tryout for the Olympics in Mexico City, the very first year that volleyball was an Olympic sport.

He is survived by his wife, Marion; his daughter, Robin Lakes; his son, Craig Stewart; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a sister, Jung Davis of Apache Jct., Ariz., and one brother, Kenneth of Houston, Texas.

DeLeroy F. "De' Connerley 

DeLeroy F. "De" Connerley, 73, a resident of 304 15th Ave., Charles City, died Wednesday evening, May 9, 2001, at his home. Funeral services for "De" Connerley will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. The Rev. Dianne Christopher, senior pastor, will officiate. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit at the church. Interment may occur at a later date.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3 to 9 p.m. today, Friday, May 11, where the family will greet friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday morning an hour prior to the service at the church.

DeLeroy Fay Connerley was born Jan. 24, 1928, at Dysart, the son of Fay Edward and Rosilla (Henkel) Connerley. He graduated from Grundy Center High School and was involved with the U.S. Army in occupation forces following WWII. On Aug. 7, 1950, he and Donna M. Ritter were married at Bentonville, Ark. They moved to Charles City where he was employed by Allied Redi Mix from 1958 to 1988.

He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and the American Legion. He was an avid collector of Minnesota Viking and Iowa Hawkeye memorabilia.

Living family members include his wife, Donna of Charles City; five sons: Dennis and his wife Donna Connerley and DeWight and his wife Rachel Connerley, all of Floyd, Doug and his wife Lynette Connerley of Gotham, Wis., Allen Connerley of Hayfield, Minn., and Dave and his wife, Mary Connerley of Blacksburg, Va.; two daughters and their husbands, Sue and Jim Ward of Charles City and Dawn and Dale Swenson of West concord, Minn.; 21 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Audrey Springer and Phyllis Connerley, both of Grundy Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Mary Louise Morgan

 NEW HAMPTON - Mary Louise Morgan, 77, of New Hampton and Charles City, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease for seven years. Mary Louise Mann Morgan was born May 29, 1923, in Chariton, to Harold and Ora Carpenter Mann. She graduated from Chariton High School. She received a bachelor's degree from Iowa State College in Applied Arts in 1952 and a master's degree in counseling from the University of Illinois at Urbana. © Charles City Press 2001

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George Edwards

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. - George F. Edwards, 82, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.

The family will welcome visitors on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at CedarVale Funeral Chapel in Hot Springs Village, Ark., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cremation arrangements were handled by CedarVale Funeral Chapel.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, PO Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631-3356.

Fern Johnson

 Fern I. Johnson, 89, of Swea City, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at the Heritage Home in Bancroft.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at the First Baptist Church in Swea City. Rev. Al Kleinsasser Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Harrison Township Cemetery in Swea City.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 16, at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Swea City. © Charles City Press 2001

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Mildred Eliasen

GREENE - Mildred Eliasen, 91, formerly of Greene, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at the Liebe Care Center in Greene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, at the First Presbyterian Church in Greene. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene is in charge of the arrangements.

Tyndall Fosse 

NASHUA - Tyndall N. Fosse, 101, of Rochester, Minn., formerly of Nashua, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, at the Charter House in Rochester, Minn.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Nashua. Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Lillian Brady 

NASHUA - Lillian Brady, 99, of Anoka, Minn., formerly of Nashua, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at the Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Anoka.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Nashua.

Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua is in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret Barth 

ALLISON - Margaret Dann Barth, 86, of Allison, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery in Nashua.

Schwartz Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. © Charles City Press 2001

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MariLi HeeYun Pooler

The life of MariLi HeeYun Pooler, 31, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and formerly of Charles City and Waverly, will be memorialized in a graveside service at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2001, in the Riverside Cemetery at Charles City. Friends are asked to meet at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City and then proceed to the cemetery for the service.

MariLi lost her life in March, 1999, while vacationing in Greece. © Charles City Press 2001

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Darell Kock

Darell Kock, 60, a resident of 619 8th Ave., Charles City, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 31, 2001, following a 17-month battle with a brain tumor.

Funeral services for Darell Kock will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, at the Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City. The Rev. Jim McDonald, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday where the family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home and at the church one hour prior to the service.

Darell Duane Kock was born Sept. 18, 1940, at Vilmar, the son of Ernest and Ruth (Berk) Kock. He received his education at the Marble Rock Schools and in 1959 was in the first graduating class from the combined Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock schools. After graduation Darell entered the United States Air Force serving in Biloxi, Miss., the Okinawa Islands, and at Homestead, Fla., for four years. On March 16, 1963, he married Barbara Neir at Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City. He worked as an electrician at White Farm Equipment Company for over 20 years and at GMT in Waverly as an electrical desinger for 15 years. Darell was a member of Bethany Alliance Church where he was a board member and elder. He oversaw many "behind the scenes" projects at the church.

Darell loved spending time with his grandchildren and they will always have special memories of their time with Grandpa. He was so anticipating the arrival of his two newest granddaughters from Russia. Darell had a special love for children and especially enjoyed being the Game Director at the Awana Clubs at the church for the last seven years.

Living family members include his wife, Barbara of Charles City; two daughters and their husbands, Kathy and Lyle Luppes of Rosemount, Minn., and Sandy and Ayron Glynn of Eagan, Minn.; five grandchildren: Amanda, Joshua and Jennifer Luppes, and Elena and Natalia Glynn; three brothers: Alvin and his wife Betty Kock of Marble Rock, Darwin and his wife Leola Kock of Riceville, and Ronald and his wife Terra Kock of Newalla, Okla.; a sister, Sharon and her husband Dale Laue of Elma; a sister-in-law, Janette Kock of Greene; a half brother, Dennis O'Rourke of Hurdland, Mo.; and his mother-in-law, Marie Neir of Charles City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Jolene; an infant granddaughter, Danielle Glynn; two sisters: Eileen Willsher and Evelyn Merriss; a brother, Alfred Kock; and his father-in-law, Arthur Neir. © Charles City Press 2001

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 JoAnn Miles

JoAnn (Mrs. Wayne) Miles, 67, a resident of 806 10th St., Charles City, died Tuesday morning, June 5, 2001, at her home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City. The Rev. Curt Schneider, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens south of Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue Friday morning at the church an hour prior to the service.

JoAnn Joyce Miles was born Feb. 26, 1934, in Hamilton County, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Marie (Brown) Peterson. She was educated in the rural system in Rose Grove #9, Ellsworth Elementary and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1951. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) from the fall of 1951 through the fall of 1953.On Jan. 31, 1954, she was united in marriage to Wayne H. Miles at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. While living there, she was a telephone operator and bookkeeper for the telephone company, president of the PTA, president of the Deb-Hart Club, a Sunday School teacher and was active in scouting. She was president of the American Legion Auxiliary unit (Ellsworth), county (Hamilton) and 8th District (14 counties in north central Iowa).

On Dec. 1, 1970, the family moved to Charles City to what would later be 1819 Timber Ave. to raise turkeys. JoAnn became involved in many activities: Sunday School teacher, president of Charles City Woman's Club, president of Double Dozen Club and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

She was very active in the Floyd County Democratic Party, serving as chair from 1976 to 1982. She continued her work in the American Legion Auxiliary serving as unit (Charles City), county (Floyd) and 4th District (12 counties in northeast Iowa) President. After serving in many Department (State of Iowa) appointments, JoAnn was elected Department President for the 1997-98 year. She was a life member of the Floyd County Historical Society and was an avid basketball fan, especially the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Boston Celtics.

Living family members include her husband, Wayne of Charles City; their three children and their families: Joyce and Tom Hopfensperger and son Allan of Cedar Rapids, David Miles and Loree of Des Moines, and John Miles and Linda, daughter Ahafia, and son Kestrel of Kansas City, Mo.; three stepgrandsons; one stepgranddaughter; a brother, Clifford Peterson of Des Moines; and a sister, Darlene Levey of Des Moines/Kihea, Maui, Hawaii; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Norman and David Lee; and one sister, Thora.

Memorials may be directed to the Hospice of North Iowa, Charles City site; the Messiah Lutheran Church; or the Past Presidents Scholarship, American Legion Auxiliary. © Charles City Press 2001

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Donna Fenzloff

Donna (Mrs. Albert) Fenzloff, 62, a resident of 2797 290th St., Greene, died Wednesday afternoon, June 6, 2001, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City.

Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev. Rick Magstadt, pastor of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Osage, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens, south of Charles City.

Visitation will continue Monday morning from 9 a.m. until service time.

Donna Mae Matthews Fenzloff was born June 17, 1938, at Glencoe, Minn., the daughter of Harold C. and Elvira O.B. (Grenke) Matthews. She attended Lutheran School in Glencoe and graduated from Charles City High School in 1956. She was a bookkeeper at the J.C. Penny Store in Austin, Minn., from 1956-57 and was a wool presser at the Paris Cleaners in Charles City from 1957-58. On March 7, 1958, she and Albert F. Fenzloff were married in the Little Brown Church at Nashua. She was a wool presser at the New Brighton Cleaners in New Brighton, Minn., from 1967-74, worked at Sherman Nursery Greenhouse in Charles City from 1976-77 and worked at the Charles City Laundromat from 1991-2000. She liked various crafts, sewing and knitting, and enjoyed gardening when she was able, and collected chickens.

Living family members include her husband, Albert, of rural Greene; two sons, Jeffrey of Elma and Scott and his wife, Susan Fenzloff of Cedar Falls; a brother, Allan, and wife, Cindy Rubendall, of Gibbon, Minn.; and two sisters, Debra (Mrs Mike) Briese of Jordan, Minn. and Linda (Mrs. Steve) Martin of Gibbon.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Dale Boyer 

Dale Boyer, 91, a resident of 905 Freeman St., Charles City, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev. Mark Anderson, pastor of the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home from 3-9 p.m. Monday where the family will greet friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until service time.

Dale Leland Boyer, the son of Samuel and Mildred (Rice) Boyer, was born May 15, 1910, in Floyd County. He attended country school and Charles City High School. On May 14, 1930, he was united in marriage to Pearl Goodale at Charles City. He farmed until 1942, then moved to Colwell where he owned and operated the blacksmith shop. Dale then worked at the Colwell school as a custodian and bus driver for 12 years. They moved to Orlando, Fla., in 1961 where he serviced televisions, then they moved to Charles City the following year at which time Dale worked for Goodyear and later at Sears servicing television sets along with other small appliances. After retiring in 1973 he continued to repair sewing machines, lawn mowers, small appliances, etc., for many years.

Dale loved to fly, taking lessons in earlier years and receiving his pilot's license. He also enjoyed fishing in northern Minnesota and Canada. At the time of the Charles City tornado, which was also his birthday, he was all packed and ready to leave for Canada.

Living family members include his wife, Pearl, of Charles City; two daughters, Delores Haberkorn of Charles City and Janice Groesbeck and her husband, Darwin, of Riverside, Calif; three grandchildren, Craig Haberkorn and his wife, Cindy, of Charles City, Angela Andreas and Shauna von Hanstein and her husband, Phillipp, all of Madison, Ga.; six great-grandchildren, Damon, Travis and Dustin Haberkorn, Angela Parsons, and Lindsey and Brandy Andreas; a great-great-grandson, Dylan Parsons; and a brother, Lyle Boyer, of Charles City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Darlene Boyer, in July 1946; a son-in-law, Kenwood Haberkorn, in June 2000; and a sister-in-law, Arlene Boyer, in February 2001.

Roger Finch 

MINNEAPOLIS - Roger A. Finch, 82, of Robinsdale, Minn., formerly of Charles City, died Friday June 8, 2001 at the North Memorial Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday June 12, 2001 at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. Officiating will be Pastor Dianne Christopher of Trinity United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Rudd. Military rites will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to direct memorials to the National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Development Department c/o Marc Lichtman or Lois Heffernan 1501 N.W. 9th Ave., Miami, Fla. 33136-1494, phone (305) 243-6668.

Roger Finch was born August 3, 1918 the son of Archie and Ethel (Hinman) Finch in Nora Springs. He grew up in the Rudd area and later graduated from the Rudd High School. On May 31, 1941 Roger was united in marriage to Florence "Betty" E. Pace in Faribault, Minn. Shortly after there marriage Roger was drafted into the United States Army. He entered into active duty on October 22, 1942. During his tour of duty Roger fought in two major battles which included Normandy in Northern France and Ardennes in West Germany. He was wounded in battle both times for which he earned the following decorations and citations: a Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster, World War II Victory Medal, ETO Campaign Ribbon with 4 bronze stars, ADSM Ribbon, ATC Ribbon, and a Combat Infantry Badge. Upon his completion of duty Roger had earned the rank of Captain in the 330th Infantry 83rd Division.

When Roger returned from serving his country he went to work at Oliver-White Farm where he remained until his retirement. After retiring Roger was asked to become the president of Rockford Brick and Tile. He later helped close the facility and went back to White Farm as plant manager. Roger was also involved in the educational system in Charles City as he served as president of the school board for several years. He was the finance manager at the Methodist church and was very involved in raising money for the educational wing that was later destroyed by the tornado.

Roger loved the water, whether he was fishing or just enjoying its movement. He was an avid golfer and a former semi pro baseball player. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Charles City, Shriners in Hayward, and the American Legion. Roger was also a member of the Hayward United Methodist Church, Hayward, Wisc.

Those thankful for having shared in Rogers life include his wife of 60 years Betty of Robinsdale, Minn; five children, Patty Finch Guthrie and her husband William of Minneapolis, Penny Moyers of Indianapolis, Ind., Robert (Bob) Finch and his wife Sherry of Centerville, Ohio, Ron Finch and his wife Jennie of Atlanta, Ga., Richard Finch and his wife Ann of Coon Rapids, Minn; one sister Eunice Frevert and her husband Merrill of West Union; two brothers, John Finch and his wife Bernadine of Orville, Calif. and Randall Finch and his wife Laurel of Bullhead City, Ariz.,; 12 grandchildren, Kristin, Jenny, Mike, Ryan, Susan, Eric, Patrick, Nathaniel, Shelly, Jermaine, Lauren and Marie; two great granddaughters, Megan and Amirah; and many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Finch was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Madeline and two brothers, Harold, and Melvin "Mully."

Verna Bast 

NASHUA - Verna Mae Bast, 75, of Nashua, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Nashua. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City.

Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home of Nashua is in charge of arrangements.

Irvineus Myren 

NASHUA - Irvineus S. Myren, 87, of Nashua, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.

Services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Committal services will be conducted at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery in Tipton.

Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua is in charge of arrangements.

Laura Gerhard 

GREENE - Laura H. Gerhard, 89, of 118 South Main, Greene, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Liebe Care Center in Greene.

A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greene. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery, also in Greene.

Reid's Funeral Chapels in Greene is in charge of arrangements.

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 Lynne B. Momberg

Lynne B. (Mrs. Sam) Momberg, 79, 307 Parkridge Drive, Mason City, IA, and formerly of Charles City, Clinton, and Des Moines, IA, died Monday, June 11, 2001, from heart complications.

A funeral service for Lynne Momberg will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, June 15, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St. NE, Mason City. The Reverend Richard Sheerer, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Charles City. Friends may call from 4-8 PM Thursday, June 14, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. SE, Mason City, where the family will be present to greet friends from 6-8 PM. Visitation will continue 1 hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Friday.

A complete obituary for newspapers will follow.

Lynne Momberg Lynne B. (Mrs. Sam) Momberg, 79, 307 Parkridge Dr., Mason City and formerly of Charles City, Clinton and Des Moines, died Monday, June 11, 2001, from heart complications.

A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 15, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, 100 First St., Mason City. The Rev. Richard Sheerer, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St., SE, Mason City, where the family will be present to greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Friday.

A complete newspaper obituary will follow.

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 Elvera Henning

WATERLOO - Elvera Emma (Griner) Henning, 83, of Clarksville, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Country View Care Facility, Waterloo.

A funeral service will be held beginning at 1:30 p.m. today at Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville. Interment will be in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville.

Elihue Link IONIA - Elihue Harold "Beek" Link, 74, of Ionia, passed away Friday morning, June 15, 2001, at North Iowa Mercy Health Center in Mason City of natural causes.

Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at St. John Evangelical Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Charles City. Visitation will be Monday from 4-8 p.m. at the Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home in Nashua and one hour prior to services at the church on Tuesday. Memorials may be directed to the family or to the charity of your choice.

He was born in Chickasaw County on Jan. 29, 1927, the son of Elihu and Agnes (Jordan) Link. He attended Chickasaw country schools and graduated from Charles City High School in 1945. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Army of Occupation, Good Conduct and W.W. II Victory medals.

He was united in marriage to Leona Florence Koeneke on Jan. 18, 1948, in Charles City. To this union five children were born. Leona passed away April 20, 1979. Beek was married to Leona Rowley on Sept. 18, 1982. She passed away in April 1990. Glenda Hildebrand and "Beek" were united in marriage on July 13, 1992, in Charles City.

"Beek" worked at the Charles City Livestock Exchange and was a self-employed cattle buyer and farmer. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and an associate member of Messiah Lutheran Church. He also was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose.

"Beek" is survived by his wife, Glenda; two sons and their spouses, E. Michael and Dee Link of Ionia and Greg and Edie Link of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; three daughters and their spouses, Linda and Normand Klemesrud of Charles City, Debbie and Mike Hayman of Bettendorf and Cindy Maag of LeClaire; seven stepchildren, Gloria Palmer of Mason City, Joanne Boyd of Loveland, Terri Allen of Cedar Falls, Karen Hagarty of Waterloo, Richard Tibbits of Charles City, Joyce Boehmer of Charles City and David Tibbits of Nashua; one brother, Louis Link of Iona; seven grandchildren, Nathaniel Klemesrud, Jason Klemesrud, Kari Prigge, Trevin Hayman, Alissa Maag, Courtney Maag and Ashley Maag; two great-grandchildren, Tyler and Madison; and 15 step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wives, Leona (Koeneke) Link and Leona (Rowley) Link; his parents, Elihu and Agnes (Jordan) Link; one sister, Nellie Crooks; and one great-grandson, Parker Prigge.

Merrill Johnson 

MASON CITY - Merrill L. Johnson, 81, a resident of 1170 Highway 218, Floyd, died Sunday morning, June 17, 2001, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center, East Campus, in Mason City.

Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Grace United Methodist Church of Floyd. The Rev. Solomon Odoom, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Floyd.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3-9 p.m. Tuesday where the family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church Wednesday one hour prior to the service.

Merrill Leland Johnson was born May 17, 1920, in Floyd County, the son of Ben H. and Anna (Lesch) Johnson. He attended rural schools and graduated from Floyd Consolidated High School in 1938. He farmed with his parents and on Dec. 28, 1948, he and Charline Rucker were married in Floyd County. They farmed near Grafton for three years before moving to their farm north of Floyd.

He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd and the Floyd County Farm Bureau.

Living family members include his wife, Charlene, of rural Floyd; a son, Maurice and his wife, Pam Johnson, of rural Floyd; and two grandsons, Ben and Andy Johnson.

Memorials may be directed to the Grace United Methodist Church elevator fund.

Leonard Klink Marble Rock - Leonard Klink, 84, of 1450 290th St., Marble Rock, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Rockford. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, also in Rockford.

Reid's Funeral Chapel in Marble Rock is handling arrangements.

Wilma Ewald

A graveside service for Wilma Ewald, 88, a former Charles City resident who died March 5, 2001, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Cemetery, Charles City. Friends and family are invited to gather at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church's Social Hall immediately following the service.

Jennie Henry

Jennie P. (Mrs. Ray) Henry, 90, 602 Eleventh Street, Charles City, and formerly of 108 Park Ave., Charles City and 1250 Rampart Avenue, rural Floyd, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City, following an extended illness.

A funeral service for Jennie Henry will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert streets, Charles City. The Reverend Dennis D. Niezwaag will officiate. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.

Mrs. Henry, the former Jennie Pearl Slinger, was born Feb. 9, 1911, in Riverton Township, rural Charles City, and the daughter of Fred and Marie (Schneider) Slinger. She attended country school and graduated from Charles City Community High School in 1928. Jennie then received her normal training to teach school. She taught in rural schools prior to her marriage.

On Jan. 1, 1939, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Rectory, she was united in marriage to Ray L. Henry. For 54 years, the couple made their home in rural Floyd, where Jennie was busy in all the activities of being a wife, mother and homemaker. It was there that Jennie developed a fond love for raising flowers, produce in her garden, chickens and sheep. Mrs. Henry was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Royal Neighbors, the Charles City Women's Club, the neighborhood Birthday Club and the FCNB Heritage Club.

Those thankful for sharing Jennie's life are her husband of over 60 years, Ray of Charles City; her two children and their spouses, Elaine and Bill Springenburg of Charles City, and Delwyn and Lois Henry of Floyd; a sister, Mrs. Bernice Hobert of Charles City and a brother, Glenn Slinger of Charles City; five grandchildren, Randall Knutson and his wife Michele, Curt Knutson, Robert Henry and his wife Jill, Jana Henry and Grant Henry; and seven great-grandchildren.

Her parents and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy and Oscar Gabel, Grace Slinger, and Melvin Hobert, precede her in death.

Roberta Brewer

 DES MOINES - Roberta J. Brewer, 84, of Des Moines, formerly of Tripoli, died June 14, 2001, at Heather Manor in Des Moines.

Funeral services were held Monday, June 18, at Rettig Funeral Chapel in Tripoli. Burial was in the Fremont Cemetery, rural Tripoli.

Rettig Funeral Home in Tripoli is in charge of the arrangements.

Lidija Jakobson

 NASHUA - Lidija Jakobson, 81, of Nashua, died Saturday evening, June 16, 2001, at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home of cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Nashua, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, also in Nashua.