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Elizabeth "Betty"
Harrington
IONIA - Elizabeth "Betty" Harrington, 70, of Ionia, died
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in New
Hampton of natural causes.
A
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Ionia. Burial will be in the St. Boniface Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, Nov. 1,
2002, at the Ionia Funeral Home, where there will be a 7
p.m. scripture service.
Posted by Gene Manning on 11/01/22
Laura M. Merfeld Popes
GREENE - Funeral Mass for Laura M. Merfeld Popes, 99, of
101 North Water Street, Greene, will be 10:30 a.m.
today, Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, at St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Greene with Rev. Msgr. Walter Brunkan
officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Visitation will be 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St.
Mary's Catholic Church in Greene where there will be a
Vigil Service at 4:30 p.m. At the conclusion of the
Vigil Service family members and friends are invited to
share memories of Laura's life.
Laura Mary Merfeld was born Aug. 21, 1903, to Matthias
and Mary (Brunner) Merfeld in rural Butler County, the
only daughter with eight brothers; and died Thursday,
Oct. 31, 2002, at the New Hampton Care Center in New
Hampton.
She
received her education in rural country school until the
eighth grade and then Mount St. Clare Academy in
Clinton. On Oct. 11, 1927, she was united in marriage to
Carl J. Popes at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Greene.
To this union, six children were born.
Laura was an avid gardener, growing and canning many of
those fruits and vegetables. Tenderly cultivating her
various flowers was something she enjoyed. She spent
hours creating beautiful handiwork such as crocheting,
tatting, quilting, and knitting. She was an exceptional
seamstress, fashioning outfits that clothed her children
and others.
Above all, she loved her family, always eager to have
them and others experience the warmth of her
hospitality. During her lifetime, she was actively
involved in all her church organizations, including the
Guilds, Catholic Daughters of America, Archdiocese
Council of Catholic Women, and she held offices in
several of them.
She
will be missed by her family and friends.
Surviving are three daughters, Mary Mahoney; Rita
(Charles) Swinton, both of Nashua; Delores (Sister
Carla) Popes, PBVM of Dubuque; one son Glen J. (Billie)
Popes of West Long Branch, N. J.; daughter-in-law Sandra
Popes of Grundy Center, Iowa; twenty one grandchildren,
forty great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Vern Merfeld of
Greene and one sister-in-law Edna Merfeld of Osceola.
She
was preceded in death by her husband Carl on May 3,
1988; a daughter, Patricia Shimek on July 10. 1996; a
son, Howard on Nov. 12, 2000; a son-in-law, James
Mahoney on July 30, 2001, one grandchild, two
great-grandchildren, her parents and seven brothers:
Roy, Ed, George, Clyde, Henry, Harry, and Rev. Howard
Merfeld.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct
memorials to the Laura Mary Merfeld Popes Memorial Fund
or Spiritual Offerings in care of the family.
Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene is in charge of
arrangements.
Shirley Schroeder
NASHUA - Shirley L. Schroeder, 75, of Nashua passed away
Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, at her home in Nashua, of cancer.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. today, Monday,
Nov. 4, 2002, at St. John Lutheran church with burial in
Greenwood Cemetery, both located in Nashua. Visitation
will be one hour prior to service time at the church.
Shirley was born in Greene on Sept. 5, 1927 the daughter
of Lester B. and Mildred L. (Raisty) Crabtree. She
graduated from Greene High School in 1945. On March 11,
1967, she was united in marriage to Dale Schroeder.
Shirley worked as a secretary at Rath Packing Co. in
Waterloo and White Farm in Charles City.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Dale of Nashua; a
son, Ronald Schroeder of Prosperity, S. C.; and a
daughter, Joan Jones (Mark) of Aberdeen, N.C.; a sister,
Sharyl Kruger of Nashua; and three grandchildren.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and
brother, Robert L. Crabtree.
Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua is in charge of
arrangements.
Edward "Ted" Curtis
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City for Edward "Ted" Curtis,
86, a resident of 706 Allison Street, Charles City, who
died Sunday, November 3, at the Floyd County Memorial
Hospital in Charles City.
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Lulu Fisher
MASON CITY -- Lulu M. Fisher,
80, of 501 S. Kentucky died Thursday, Oct. 31,
2002, at Heritage Care Center.
Funeral services will be held
1:30 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home,
111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with Rev.
Thomas Healey, Chaplain, Hospice of North Iowa
officiating. Following cremation, the family
will scatter the ashes at a later date.
Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Lulu was born August 25, 1922
in Sexton, the daughter of Charles H. and
Gertrude L. (Steven) Aman. Lulu learned to play
the piano at a young age and was a church
organist as a young woman. She graduated from
high school at the age of 16 and went on to
become a beautician working in Fort Dodge,
Algona, Mason City and Nashua.
It was in Nashua that she met
Charles Fisher. She became a full-time homemaker
and a mother of five children. Lulu was a great
cook and enjoyed cooking for her family and
friends. Their door was always open and the
coffee was always hot for anyone who stopped by
for a visit. Charlie and Lu were charter and
lifetime members of the Mohawk Archery Club of
Mason City and both achieved the Iowa State
Championship during their involvement with the
club.
In later years they traveled
the U.S. in their motor home. They often pulled
their boat and enjoyed fishing for various
fresh-water fish and stopping at trout streams
along the way. They spent a lot of time near
Nashua, where they fished and spent time with
Charlie's family.
Charlie passed away in 1990
and Lu continued to enjoy her family putting her
energy into activities such as gardening,
crocheting, sewing, playing her organ music,
reading, crossword puzzles and cooking. She
enjoyed surprising others with presents she had
made or purchased. She filled her days by
spending time with her family and life-long
friends (especially Thelma VerBrugge and Lila
Paulsen). Following two strokes in August of
2000, Lulu lived at the Heritage Care Center in
Mason City. She had trouble remembering things
but was able to delight everyone in her ability
to remember many songs.
She spent many hours playing
on the organ she had donated to the care center
years before and on her portable keyboard. The
family is very appreciative of the tender care
Lulu was given while at Heritage.
Lulu will be missed by her
children; Jim Fisher and wife Marsha of
Davenport, Sue Bergan and husband Larry of Mason
City, Steve Fisher and wife Nancy of Hanlontown,
Vicki Fisher of Mason City, Pam Fisher of
Maplewood, Minn.: her siblings; Earl Aman of San
Luis, Colo., Jessie Garska of Hastings, Neb.,
Tom Aman of Albert Lea, Minn. She will also be
missed by her grandchildren; Larry Bergan Jr.,
Charles, James and Eileen Fisher, Kristopher
Skellenger, Amy Johnson, Erin Kalvig, Jodi
Hackbart and David Kalvig: and great
grandchildren; Jessica, Alex, Jake and Sam
Bergan, Madison Johnson and Jack Skellenger,
plus several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law,
nieces, nephews and friends
She was preceded in death by
her parents, one brother, Harold Aman and
spouse, Charlie Fisher
Memorials may be given to the
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Posted by Gene Manning on 11/04/02
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Edward "Ted"Curtis
Edward "Ted" Curtis,
86, a resident of 706 Allison Street,
Charles City, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002,
at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City. Funeral services for
Edward "Ted" Curtis will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at
the First Baptist Church in Charles
City. The Rev. Todd Yeaton will
officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood
Cemetery at Nashua.
Friends may call at
the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City
from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8,
2002. Visitation will continue at the
church on Saturday one hour prior to the
service.
Edward Curtis was
born Oct. 18, 1916, in Lucas County, the
son of L.F. and Mabel (Hubbard) Curtis.
He graduated from the Charles City High
School in 1932. On April 2, 1939, he was
united in marriage to Marguerite
Peterson at Charles City. In 1940 he
started working at Klemmish Battery and
Electric and in 1961 purchased the
business and changed the name to Ted's
Auto and Electric. "Ted" sold the
business and retired in 1999. He was a
member of the First Baptist Church.
While he enjoyed camping, collecting
antiques, of which antique scales was
his specialty, and going to flea
markets, his major interest was anything
that had to do with cars.
Living family members
include his wife, Marguerite of Charles
City; three daughters and their
husbands, Barbara and Charles Greaser of
Harleysville, Pa., Sheila and Lewis
Wright of North Liberty, and Terri and
Paul Kidd of LaJolla, Calif.; and a
grandson, Robert Kidd.
His parents, three
brothers, and a sister preceded him in
death.
The family suggests
memorials be directed to the First
Baptist Church.
Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Posted by Gene Manning 0n
11/05/02
Leona
Jacobs
NORA SPRINGS - Leona
Jacobs, 83, of Nora Springs, died
Monday, Nov. 4, 2002, at the Nora
Springs Care Center. Funeral services
for Leona Jacobs will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at the Rudd United
Methodist Church. The Rev. Lisa Locoh,
senior pastor, will officiate. Burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery at Rudd.
Friends may call at
the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City
from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, where
a Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m.
Visitation will continue at the church
an hour prior to the service.
Leona Lydia Lacour
Jacobs was born Sept. 25, 1919, in rural
Charles City, the daughter of Fredrick
and Martha (Hirsch) Lacour. She
graduated from the Orchard High School
in 1936. On Feb. 28, 1940, she was
united in marriage to John A. Jacobs,
Sr. at the Little Brown Church, Nashua.
They were married 62 years and were
members of the Golden Wedding Club.
Leona was a devoted farm wife starting
at Bristow and moving to Rudd where they
resided until moving to the Nora Springs
Care Center. She loved tending her
garden of vegetables and flowers. Her
kitchen was often filled with the aroma
of fresh baked goods. Leona enjoyed
writing poetry, reading books, doing
jigsaw puzzles, and playing 500. She was
an active member of the Rudd United
Methodist Church, the UMW, receiving a
lifetime membership pin in 1974, served
as an officer at the local and district
level, and was a devoted Sunday School
teacher. Leona was a 4-H leader and
mentored her children and many other
youth. She enjoyed the Rudd Senior
Citizens group and volunteering her time
for church and community activities.
Leona lived life to the fullest and
enjoyed her family.
Those grateful for
sharing her life include her four
children: John Jr. and Norma Jacobs of
Manson, Kathy and George Tumilson of
Rockford, Barb and Steve Thiher of Cedar
Rapids, and Deb Weiss of Iowa City; nine
grandchildren: Kristie and Randy Pohlman,
Darin and Carrie Jacobs, Joy and Scott
McMeekan, Shelle and Corey Sporaa,
Steven and Angie Thiher, Jon Tumilson,
Michael Thiher, and Rachel and Lisa
Weiss; seven great-grandchildren, Tasha
and Quentin Hill, Dylan Sporaa, Kobey,
Kamryn and Katilyn Pohlman and Kelsi
McMeekan; two future
great-grandchildren, baby McMeekan, and
baby Thiher; three step grandchildren,
David and Eileen Bangtson, Allan and Pam
Bangtson, and Jeanne and Bill Krebs; and
four step great-grandchildren: Matt,
Adam, Amy and Michael Bangtson.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, John, on June 9,
2002, parents, two brothers, Milton and
Clarence Lacour, and two sisters, Mabel
Shorey and one in infancy.
Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Elizabeth "Betty" Harrington
IONIA - Elizabeth
"Betty" Harrington, 70, of Ionia, died
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at Mercy Medical
Center in New Hampton of natural causes.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at
10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at
St. Boniface Catholic Church in Ionia.
Burial was in the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery.
Elizabeth L.
Harrington was born April 14, 1932, at
New Hampton, the daughter of Cletus and
Amelia (Roths) Meyers. She graduated
from St. Boniface High School in Ionia.
After her schooling she went to work for
the Oliver Corp. in Charles City. On
June 15, 1953, she was united in
marriage to Richard Harrington at St.
Boniface Catholic Church in Ionia.
Following their marriage the couple
resided all of their married life in the
Nashua and Ionia areas. She was a member
of St. Boniface Catholic Church, the St.
Boniface Guild, the Friendly Bunch, two
card clubs, and was a regular at bingo.
Betty is survived by
a son Roger (Mary) of DeWitt; three
daughters: Karen (Al)Wegner of Ionia,
Sue (Tim) Thorson of Nashua, and Jean
(Dan) Britt of Waverly; ten
grandchildren: Josh, Jordan, and Tory
Harrington, Sarah, Amanda, and Ryan
Wegner, Nick, Chelsea, and Ben Thorson,
Isaac Britt; a brother, Jerry Meyers of
Lawler; three sisters: Jane McGrane and
Linda Voves, both of Ionia, and Sister
Melita Meyers of Stacyville.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, husband, Richard,
and a son, Richard, Jr.
The Ionia Funeral
Home in Ionia is in charge of
arrangements.
Ruby J.
McIntire
SALEM, Ore. - Ruby
Jeanette McIntire, 81, of Salem, Ore.,
died Oct. 30, 2002, at the West Valley
Rehabilitation Center in San Jose,
Calif., with family present.
Ruby was born to
Russell and Iowa Pierce in Waverly,
where she made many lifelong friends.
She moved to California when she married
Tom in 1944 at the Little Brown Church
in the Vale in Nashua. They raised three
boys while living in San Pedro and
Torrance, Calif., and then moved to
Salem, Ore., in 1986 when Tom retired
from the City of Los Angeles.
Ruby enjoyed the
fellowship at the First Baptist Church
of Salem and South Valley Christian
Church of San Jose, Calif. Ruby also
enjoyed the friendship of many people at
the Salem Senior Center. She loved the
weekly senior dances and when she was
not on the dance floor played piano with
the band. Many of her neighborhood
friends and other people in Salem and
Torrance were considered as close as
family.
Ruby's kindness and
warmth will be greatly missed by those
who knew her. She is now in comfort
before the throne of Jesus Christ her
Savior. She was not afraid to die
because she knew it was the step to
everlasting life with her Lord. Those
whose faith is placed in the Lord Jesus
Christ will reunite with Ruby in the
future. Ruby's family all look forward
to that reunion.
Ruby is survived by
her three sons and daughters-in-law:
Steve and Shiela McIntire, Port
Townsend, Wash., Dave and Velma
McIntire, San Jose, Calif., Mark and
Anita McIntire, Salem, Ore.; and her
eight grandchildren: Brian, Rachael,
Kevin, Shannon, Carrie, Brennan, Leslie,
and Russell. Ruby is also survived by
nieces and nephews who loved her and who
lived in Iowa and North Carolina.
Ruby's loving
husband, Thomas Floyd, preceded her in
death in June of 1994. She was also
preceded in death by her brothers
Russell and Rex.
Ruby will be interred
with Tom at the Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland, Ore. Visitation
will be held at Virgil T. Golden Funeral
Home in Salem on Friday, Nov. 8, between
the hours of 9 a.m. and noon. Graveside
services will be held at Willamette
National Cemetery, Portland, at 2 p.m. A
time for remembrances of Ruby will be
held in Salem's Senior Center commencing
at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.
Contributions in
Ruby's memory can be made to the
Alzheimer's Association, Northern
California Chapter, 265 West El Camino
Real, Suite C, Mountain View, CA
94040-2217. Please make contributions
payable to "Alzheimer's Association" and
mark the contribution: "In memory of
Ruby McIntire for Research". If you wish
the family to be notified of your
contribution, please include the
following information - notify, David
McIntire, 4469 Faraone Court, San Jose,
CA 95136.
Virgil T. Golden
Funeral Service in Salem, Ore., is in
charge of arrangements
Posted by Gene Manning on 11/06/02
Jane
Twining
Jane Twining, 79, a
resident of 1203 Waller Street, Charles
City, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002, at
the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
A service to
celebrate the life of Jane Twining will
be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9,
2002, at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. The Rev. Dennis Niezwaag,
pastor of Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church, and Rev. Irving
Sandberg, pastor of Messiah Lutheran
Church, will officiate. Burial will be
in Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call
at the Hauser Funeral Home from 4 to 8
p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, and from
10:00 a.m. until service time on
Saturday.
Ellen Jane Beard
Twining was born April 2, 1923, at New
Hampton the daughter of Martin L. "Vern"
and Florence (Utley) Beard. Jane
graduated from the Charles City High
School in 1941. On Nov. 17, 1946, Jane
was united in marriage to Dale Twining
at Des Moines. Jane worked at the F. W.
Woolworth store and the Oliver
Corporation in Charles City. After the
tornado in 1968, she joined her husband
Dale in the operation of the Peerless
Photo Finishing Company. She was a
member of Saint John Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Jane loved to play 500
and bridge. Her main passion was
knitting and she created beautiful
sweaters, afghans, bedspreads, skirts,
dresses, capes, and spring and winter
coats for her family. Spending time with
her two grandchildren brought special
happiness to her life.
Left to cherish her
memory are her daughter, Nancy Houston
of Charles City; a granddaughter, Kris
Houston of Charles City; a grandson,
Dale Houston and his wife Jessica of
Minneapolis, Minn.; a sister, Lou
Willoughby of Waterloo; and cousins,
John Utley of New Hampton and Brenda
Butzlaff of Greene.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and her husband
Dale in 1982.
Ray
Henry
Ray L. Henry, 99,
died Wednesday Nov. 6, 2002, at the 11th
St. Chautauqua Guest Home. Mass will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9,
2002, at the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church with the Monsignor
Stanley J. Hayek officiating. Interment
will follow in the Calvary Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 until
7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St., Charles City. A scripture wake
service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at
the funeral home. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to services at
the church Saturday.
Ray was born Oct. 18,
1903, the son of Robert and Nellie
(Monaghan) Henry in Basset. On Jan. 1,
1939, Ray was united in marriage to
Jennie Slinger at Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church.
On Dec. 22, 1941 Ray
began instructing young Americans on how
to fly for the United States Army. He
served his country until his honorable
discharge on Oct. 18, 1945.
Ray enjoyed farming,
but was an avid pilot who loved to fly.
Ray was an air show stunt pilot who
loved to entertain, a flight instructor
for many years, and flew numerous
charter flights. Ray enjoyed traveling,
fox hunting, and eating ice cream with
strawberries. His most cherished time
was spent with his grandchildren and his
great grandchildren. Ray was a member of
the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church.
Those thankful for
having shared in Ray's life include his
two children, Elaine Knutson and her
husband William Springenberg of Charles
City, Delwyn Henry and his wife Lois of
Floyd; five grandchildren, Randall
Knutson, Curtis Knutson, Robert Henry,
Jana Henry, and Grant Henry, and eight
great grandchildren.
Mr. Henry was
preceded in death by his parents, wife
Jennie in 2001, two sisters, Ruth
Girkin, and Nina Ebert.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/07/02
Helen
Eikenberry
Funeral arrangements
are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral
Home for Helen Eikenberry, 84, a former
resident of South Cedar Terrace, who
died Thursday, November 7, 2002, at the
Salsbury Baptist Home in Charles City.
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Marie Boggess Zimmerman
BASSETT - Marie
Boggess Zimmerman, 86, of Charles City,
formerly of
Bassett, passed away
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at the 9th
Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles
City of natural causes.
Funeral services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.
13, 2002, at the Chenoweth and Son
Funeral Home in Nashua. Burial will be
in Mt. Carroll Cemetery, rural Ionia.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at the
Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua
and one hour prior to services Wednesday
morning at the funeral home. Memorials
may be directed to the family.
Marie was born in
Howard County on Oct. 3, 1916, the
daughter of Harry and Myrtle (Weber)
Clark. She attended high school in
Colwell. Marie was united in marriage to
Raymond Boggess in Waterloo on June 20,
1934, and to Farrald Zimmerman on
October 17, 1986, at Prairie du Chien.
She worked as a housekeeper.
Marie is survived by
four children: Phyllis (Dennis) Stock of
Ionia, Ruby (Kenneth) Goodale of Osage,
Donald (Lanora) Boggess of Cedar Falls,
and Donna (Dean) Lynch of Floyd; 21
grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren;
four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husbands: Raymond Boggess,
June 3, 1985, and Farrald Zimmerman; a
son: Jerry in infancy; two daughters:
Lorraine Boggess and Wilma Fisher; her
parents; four brothers: Harold, Kenneth,
Delbert and James Clark; one sister:
Lola Venz; and a grandson, Bob Goodale.
Chenoweth and Son
Funeral Home in Nashua is in charge of
arrangements.
Helen
Eikenberry
Helen Eikenberry, 84,
a former resident of South Cedar
Terrace, Charles
City, died Nov. 7,
2002, at the Salsbury Baptist Home in
Charles City.
Funeral services for
Helen Eikenberry were held at 10 a.m.,
Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles
City. The Rev. Dennis Niezwaag, pastor,
officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill
Cemetery at Greene.
Helen Beulah Aman
Egan Eikenberry was born Dec. 30, 1917,
at Gifford, the daughter of John and
Daisy (Leonard) Aman. She received her
education at Whitten. On June 7, 1935,
she was united in marriage to Magnus
Egan. They later divorced. Helen married
Jeff Eikenberry on May 1, 1965. They
lived in Marshalltown and after his
death in 1983 Helen moved back to
Charles City. Helen worked as a manager
at various restaurants and also as a
bookkeeper. She was a member of Saint
John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Helen
enjoyed studying her Bible and playing
500.
Living family members
include: two daughters, Donna Randall
and special friend Russel Kissel of
Osage, and Mickey Pugsley and husband
Phil Haugen of Charles City; two sons
and their wives, James and Jan Egan of
Palmetto, Fla., and Steven and Carol
Egan of Iowa City; 14 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; and nine
great-great-grandchildren; and two
sisters, Zola Wagner of Hampton, and
Irene Staudt of Ackley.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, husband, three
brothers, and two sisters.
The family suggests
memorials be directed to Hospice of
North Iowa Charles City site.
Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Silas
Johnson
BASSETT - Silas
Johnson, 79, a resident of 201 South
Main, Bassett,
died, Friday, Nov. 8,
2002, at his home. Funeral services for
Silas Johnson were held at 2 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev.
Dennis Niezwaag, pastor of Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiated.
Burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
Military honors were conducted by the
Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Silas B. Johnson was
born Nov. 24, 1922, at Waucoma, the son
of A. W. and Kathryn (Farrell) Johnson.
He graduated from Waucoma High School in
1940. Silas served his country in the
United States Army from 1943 to 1945. He
received the Philippine Liberation
Ribbon with one Bronze Star and the Good
Conduct Medal. On May 31, 1947, he was
united in marriage to Aili Maenpaa at
Stambaugh, MI. They moved to the Charles
City area in 1949. Silas worked as a
pipe fitter for Salsbury Laboratories
for over thirty years. He attended Saint
John Evangelical Lutheran Church and was
a member of the V.F.W. Silas enjoyed
woodworking, fishing, and playing
cribbage.
Living family members
include his wife, Aili of Bassett; two
sons, Michael Johnson of Madisonville,
Tenn., and Gerald Johnson and wife Carol
of Bassett; a daughter, Diane Takalo of
Hillsboro, Ore.; four grandchildren;
four great grandchildren; one sister,
Mary Floyd of Wichita, Kan., and two
special family members, Brandon and
Melissa Vermillion of Charles City.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, two brothers, and
five sisters.
Memorials may be
directed to Hospice of North Iowa
Charles City site and St. John
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Hauser Funeral Home
in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Jerome
"Lefty" Bahnsen
Jerome "Lefty" C.
Bahnsen, 67, of Nashua, died Saturday
November 9, 2002, at Rochester Methodist
Hospital.
Funeral services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday November
14, 2002 at the Zion Lutheran Church,
Rockford. Interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Rockford with
military rites conducted by the
Walker-Graper Post #338.
The Fullerton
Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 W. Main St.,
Rockford, is in charge of the
arrangements.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/12/02
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Alton E. Davis
OAKLAND, Minn. - Alton E.
Davis, 76, of Oakland, Minn., passed away
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at his home. The
funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at Faith Lutheran
Church, London, Minn. Pastor Reuben Unseth
will officiate. Interment will be in the
Deer Creek Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation
will be held today, Nov. 14, 2002, from 5 to
8 p.m. at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert
Lea, Minn., and one hour prior to the
service at the church. Military honors will
be accorded by the Albert Lea Area Veterans
Groups.
Alton was born May 5,
1926, the son of Clyde and Corinne
(Hendrickson) Davis in Freeborn County,
Minn. He was baptized and confirmed at the
Deer Creek Valley Lutheran Church. Alton
graduated from Northwood High School in
1944. He farmed with the family until
enlisting in the US Army serving his country
in Japan from January 1946 to July 1947 as
Staff Sgt. and earning a Victory Medal and
the Army Occupied Medal of Japan. He then
returned home to farm again on the family
farm.
Alton married Arliss
Hagen on Nov. 26, 1950, in the First
Lutheran Church of Glenville, Minn. They
farmed together in rural Oakland and London.
He and his wife raised purebred Duroc hogs.
He was the U.S.
Postmaster in Oakland receiving his 25 year
pin upon retirement in 1988. They also
enjoyed buying, selling and refinishing
antiques for their Lane of Hearts Antique
Shop. Alton raised and sold strawberries and
vegetables at local Farmer's Markets. Alton
helped organize and was the first president
of the Faith Lutheran Church. He enjoyed
taking his kids fishing, auctions,
antiquing, and visiting with special friends
at Austin McDonalds. He was in 4-H and
showed at the Freeborn Co. Fair and later
enjoyed watching his children and
grandchildren show their animals. He was a
4-H leader and received the Third Generation
4-H award.
Alton is survived by his
five children: Cindy Davis of St. Paul,
Minn., Vickie Kronlage and husband, Douglas,
of Charles City, Gary Davis and wife, Carol,
of Oakland, Minn., Christy Streff and
husband, Ken, of Sioux Falls, S.D., and
Craig Davis of Oakland, Minn.; his
grandchildren: Gayle Thoeny and husband,
Keith, Derrick Deick, Terra Rasmussen and
husband, Brian, Joshua Davis, Sara Davis,
Michaela Kronlage; his brothers: Emery Davis
and wife, Clarice, of Glenville, Minn.; his
sister: Yvonne Tews and husband, Leonard, of
Northwood; sisters-in-law: Margie Davis and
Joretta Jensen both of Glenville, Minn.;
brother-in-law: Ronald Carpenter of Clear
Lake.
Alton was preceded in
death by his parents; wife, Arliss; brother:
Curtis Davis; sisters-in-law: Phyllis
Christianson and Sharon Carpenter.
Bonnerup Funeral Service
in Albert Lea is in charge of arrangements.
Ethel Hole
SAC CITY - Ethel Hole,
age 101, of Sac City and formerly of Charles
City died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at the
Park View Care Center in Sac City. A funeral
service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 16, 2002, at the First Christian Church
in Sac City with burial in the Cory Grove
Cemetery, Sac City.
Visitation will be from 4
to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at the
Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City.
Ethel is survived by a
son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Margaret
Hole of Omaha; son-in-law, Milton Potee of
Rogers, Ark.; seven grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; a sister; a brother;
and a sister-in-law.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/14/02
Janice M.
Ferch
CONRAD - Janice M. Ferch,
56, of Conrad, died Wednesday, Nov. 13,
2002, at home under the care of Iowa River
Hospital, in Conrad, of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held today, Friday,
Nov. 15, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. at New Hope
Christian Church in Marshalltown. The Rev.
Kerry Jech will officiate. Burial will be in
Conrad Cemetery in Conrad.
Johnston Funeral Home in
Conrad is in charge of arrangements.
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11/15/02
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Wilmerth "Wilma" DeHaven
Wilmerth "Wilma" DeHaven,
86, of 602 11th St., died Saturday (Nov. 16,
2002) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua
Guest Home in Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 19, 2002, at
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City. Interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.
Nellie Horn
CLARION - Nellie D.
(Christensen) Horn, of Clarion and formerly
of Charles City, died Saturday, Nov. 16,
2002, at the USA Healthcare Center, Clarion,
of complications of pneumonia at the age of
86.
Funeral services will be
held Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at 10:30 a.m.
at the Sunnyside Chapel Funeral Home in
rural Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis
Niezwaag officiating. Burial will be in
Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles
City. Visitation will be held at the
Sunnyside Chapel Funeral Home Wednesday,
Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. until service time.
Nellie D. Christensen was
born Jan. 8, 1916, in Greene, Iowa, to Hans
P. and Clara E. (Druschel) Christensen. On
March 31, 1935, she was wed in Charles City
to Joseph R. Horn.
Living family members
include her husband, Joseph Horn of Clarion;
and a brother and his wife, Claude and
Shirley Christensen of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; two brothers, Kenneth M. and
one in infancy; and two sisters, Emma
Parsons and Margaret Bray.
It is suggested that any
memorials be made to the family.
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Marlene G. Noack
CEDAR FALLS - Marlene G.
Noack, formerly of this area, died
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at her home in
Cedar Falls of natural causes. Graveside
services will be held at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002, at the St. Paulus
Cemetery in Guttenberg. The Rev. Myron
Brockmeyer will officiate.
Friends may call from 3
to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at
the Richardson Funeral Home, 615 Main St.,
Cedar Falls, where the family will be
present from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be
directed to the Clayton County Genealogical
Society, P.O. Box 846, Elkader, Iowa 52043.
Marlene was born January
16, 1938, in rural Butler County, the
daughter of James and Violet (Dralle)
McNeilus. She graduated from Marble Rock
High School in 1955 and Iowa State Teachers
College (UNI) with her two-year teaching
certificate. On June 6, 1959, she was united
in marriage to Virgil Clay Noack in Marble
Rock. He died Dec. 17, 1997. She taught
third grade at Dike Elementary School from
1957 to 1962.
Marlene is survived by
her son and daughter-in-law, Steven P. and
Cindy Noack of Iowa City; daughter and
son-in-law, Sue J. and Carter Larson of
Chattanooga, Tenn; five grandchildren:
Michael and twins, Will and Claire Noack,
all of Iowa City, and twins, Kailey and
Kenadie Larson of Chattanooga, Tenn.; four
brothers Jim (Deb) McNeilus of Charles City,
Larry (Deb) McNeilus of Matoon, Ill., Dale
(Cindy) McNeilus of Sleepy Hollow, Ill., and
Harlan McNeilus of Colorado Springs, Colo.;
and three sisters, Marilyn (Dave) Meyers of
Grand Rapids, Mich., Marge (TJ) Tjepkes of
Charles City, and Marsha (John) Counsell of
Riceville.
She was preceded in death
by her parents.
Richardson Funeral Home
in Cedar Falls is in charge of arrangements.
Wilmerth
"Wilma" DeHaven
Wilmerth "Wilma" DeHaven,
86, of 602 11th St., died Saturday, Nov. 16,
2002, at Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest
Home.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 19,
2002, at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt St., Charles City, with Rev. Dennis
Niezwaag officiating. Interment will follow
in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to service time at the funeral
home today. Those planning an expression of
sympathy may direct memorials to Hospice of
North Iowa.
Wilmerth "Wilma" DeHaven
was born Aug. 13, 1916, in Charles City, the
daughter of William and Emma (Wendt) Menzie.
She attended school in Charles City and
graduated from Charles City High School in
1934. Wilma was united in marriage to Eugene
DeHaven on Aug. 19, 1959, at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua. She worked for the
Floyd County Courthouse for thirty plus
years until her retirement in 1981. Wilma
was a member of the St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Charles City, Wa-Tan-Ye
Club, and the Heritage Club. She enjoyed
playing cards, with Bridge being her
favorite, traveling throughout the U.S.,
gardening, and raising her violets.
Wilma is survived by two
nieces; Sue Kraus and her husband, Larry, of
Mason City, Donna Bindel and her husband,
Rich, of Forest City; one great niece,
Melanie Leber; one great nephew, Scott
Leber; sister-in-law, Arlene Menzie, of
Forest City; two special friends, Virginia
Moore, of Des Moines, and Chuck Thorson and
his wife, Judy, and their family, of Floyd.
Wilma is preceded in
death by her parents, husband Eugene in
1968, two brothers, Brice, and William
Menzie.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation Services in Charles City
is in charge of arrangements.
Billie
Koehler
Billie L. Koehler, 76, of
602 11th St., died Saturday November 16,
2002 at the 11th St. Chautauqua Guest Home,
Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002,
at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt
St., Charles City with Rev. Greg Lugn
officiating. Interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles City. Visitation
will be from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Nov. 20,
2002 until time of service at the funeral
home on Wednesday.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation Services in Charles City
is in charge of arrangements.
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Billie L. Koehler
Billie L. Koehler, 76, of
602 11th St., died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002,
at the
11th St. Chautauqua Guest
Home, Charles City.
Funeral services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today, Wednesday, Nov.
20, 2002, at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home,
401 Blunt St., Charles City with Rev. Greg
Lugn officiating. Interment will follow in
Riverside Cemetery, Charles City. Visitation
will be from 9:30 a.m. until time of service
at the funeral home on Wednesday.
Billie L. (Haskel)
Koehler was born Feb. 17, 1926. Billie was
united in marriage to Leonard Koehler on
Oct. 30, 1945, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Billie was preceded in
death by her parents, and her husband
Leonard on Oct. 8, 2001.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/20/02
Bradley J.
LaCoste
RUDD - Bradley J.
LaCoste, 23, of 301 6th Street, Rudd, went
to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Nov. 20,
2002, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester,
Minn., after battling cancer. Funeral
services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, at Rolling Acres
Christian Reformed Church, 340 20th St.
S.W., Mason City, with Pastor Paul Schaefer
of Plymouth Road Open Bible Church
officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Rudd.
Visitation will be from 5
to 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N.
Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, and one hour
prior to services at the church. Memorials
may be given to the Bradley J. LaCoste
Memorial Fund.
Brad was born Feb. 19,
1979, in Osage, the son of Alan and Sharon
(Beard) LaCoste. Brad graduated from
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School in
1997. In May of 2002, he graduated from the
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.
Following graduation, Brad accepted a
position as a draftsman for a manufacturing
company in Oelwein. At the age of nine, Brad
accepted Christ as his savior and, when
home, attended Plymouth Road Open Bible
Church. Brad enjoyed his nieces, nephews and
sports.
He is survived by his
parents, Alan and Sharon LaCoste of Rudd;
brother, Wayne LaCoste and wife, Sarah of
Rudd; sister, Stacy Gooder and husband Jason
of Rudd; maternal grandmother, Mary Beard of
Floyd; paternal grandmother, Iris LaCoste of
Rudd; two nephews, Dayton and Logan; three
nieces, Alexis, Sheridan and Mackenzie;
several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Brad was preceded in
death by his two grandfathers, Bob Beard and
Ray LaCoste.
Major Erickson Funeral
Home in Mason City is in charge of
arrangements
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/21/02
Clarence
William Gaiser
ROCKFORD--Clarence
William Gaiser, 89, a lifelong Rockford
resident, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at
the Hampton Health Care Center after a
battle with cancer. Services will be held
Tuesday, Nov. 26 at Zion Lutheran Church in
Rockford with the Rev. Patricia L. Shaw and
Rev. Ronald Bolinger officiating. Cremation
will follow services at the church.
Inurnment will be in the Riverside Cemetery
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
The family will greet
friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Fullerton
Schumburg Funeral Home at 302 W. Main Ave.
in Rockford. and will continue one hour
prior to the services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the North Iowa
Hospice. Clarence was extremely grateful for
all the assistance Hospice provided him in
his final months.
Clarence William Gaiser
was born on March 4, 1913 to Frank and
Minnie (Schultz) Gaiser and was one of five
children. He lived with his family eight and
one half miles southwest of Rockford and
remained in the area all of his life.
Clarence, his brothers, Harry and Wesley and
his sisters, Lillian and Hazel all received
their education at the nearby country
school.
Clarence and Irene Mayme
(Davis) were married in the Methodist
parsonage on the first day of spring, March
21, 1934 in Mason City. They were blessed
with two children, Kirby (Miller) of
Hampton, Iowa and Kelvin of Tucson, Ariz.
Clarence kept very busy throughout his life
with various job positions as he provided
for his family. His work centered around
farming, his employment for the City of
Rockford -water department for eight years,
working for Hoover Hatchery in Rudd for
fifteen years and his position as a part
time police officer in Rockford. Clarence
formally retired at the age of 80 years old.
Clarence was a member of
the Rockford Methodist Church and a 50-year
member of the local Masonic Lodge. He was an
avid gardener, taking much pride in growing
flowers to be admired by all the town
residents. Clarence traveled to Canada
occasionally, where he caught many fish. He
also enjoyed attending family events and
looked forward to spending winter months in
Arizona with his son and family.
Clarence is survived by
his children: Kirby and her husband, Dean,
of Hampton and Kelvin and his wife, Pamela,
of Tucson. He will also be greatly missed by
his four grandchildren: Mike and Ruth
Miller, Michelle and Dr. Doug Hand, Nick
Gaiser and Kelsey Gaiser. Clarence was the
proud great grandfather of Matt, Thomas and
Elizabeth Hand and uncle to several nieces
and nephews.
He is preceded in death
by his parents, Frank and Minnie, his wife,
Irene, his two brothers, Harry and Wesley
and two sisters, Lillian Baxter and Hazel
Greene.
Fullerton Funeral Home
and Cremation Services is in charge of
arrangements. www.fullertonfh.com
Marie Ross
Marie Ross, 86, a
resident of 315 15th Avenue died Friday,
Nov. 22, at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest
Home in Charles City.
Funeral services for
Marie Ross will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. The Rev. Paul Wilcox, pastor
of Trinity United Methodist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside
Memory Gardens rural Charles City.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4
to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until
service time on Tuesday.
Marie Eliza Uetz Ross was
born May 25, 1916 in Floyd County the
daughter of George and Minnie (Schmidt)
Uetz. She attended rural Floyd County
schools. On December 11, 1940, she was
united in marriage to Lee Ross at Charles
City. Lee died on March 13, 1969. From 1970
to 1996 Marie worked at the Salsbury Baptist
Home. She was a member of Trinity United
Methodist Church, United Methodist Women,
Friendship Club, and had been a den mother
for Pack 101 of the Cub Scouts. Marie's
family was very important to her and she
greatly enjoyed all the family
get-togethers. In her neighborhood she was
known as "everybody's mom".
Living family members
include a daughter, Shirley Krull and
husband, Arthur, of Dumont; three sons,
James Ross and wife Jeanne of Longmont,
Colo., Howard Ross and Darrell Ross and
wife, Jennie, both of Charles City; 13
grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren.
Her parents, husband, a
granddaughter, Debra Lynn Krull, two
brothers, Ernest and Elmer Uetz, and a twin
sister, Martha Davis, preceded her in death.
Hauser Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Harley F.
Barrett
MANCHESTER--Harley F.
Barrett, 86, passed away Saturday afternoon,
Nov. 23, 2002, at the Good Neighbor Home in
Manchester, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 26, at Community Congregational United
Church of Christ in Manchester with the Rev.
Kurt Pasko officiating. Burial will be in
Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, with graveside
military honors accorded by the Manchester
American Legion and VFW posts.
Friends may call at
Shelly Funeral Home in Manchester from 6:30
to 8:00 pm Monday and for the hour preceding
services at the church.
Harley Franklin, son of
Franklin and Alice Barrett, was born Feb. 7,
1916, in Audubon. The family moved to Des
Moines where he graduated from North High
School and attended Drake University.
He was united in marriage
to Vyrlee June Nuckolls on July 19, 1935,
and the new couple made their home in Des
Moines.
He served his country
during World War II with the U.S. Navy.
Following his discharge he started his own
furniture business in Lake City, Iowa, then
moved to Manchester in 1953 where he owned
and operated Barrett Furniture for 23 years.
He was a lifelong avid
fisherman especially enjoying his sport as a
summer resident of Walker, Minnesota, and
fishing in Florida in the winter. In
Manchester he was a member of Community
Congregational United Church of Christ, and
was an active civic leader serving on the
city council for years and as interim mayor
for one time. He was a former member of
Rotary Club and had been on the board of
directors of Farmers and Merchants bank. He
loved to play golf and had served as
president of the Manchester Golf and Country
Club during the period of remodeling and
building of the new club facilities.
His is survived by his
wife, Vyrlee of Manchester and two sons,
Gary (Dianne) Barrett of Walker, Minn., and
Daniel (Sarah) Barrett of Charles City. Also
surviving are eight grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his brother Maurice, his sister Geraldine
and one son Thomas Barrett.
Shelly Funeral Home of
Manchester is in charge of arrangements.
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Walter
H. Wunsch
GREENE--Funeral
services for Walter H. Wunsch, 76,
of 216 South Main, Greene, will be
10:30 a.m. today, Monday, Nov. 25,
2002, at St. Peter Lutheran Church
in Greene with Pastor Gary Hatcher
officiating. Burial will be in the
Rose Hill Cemetery with military
rites conducted by Tack Barnett Post
268 American Legion of Greene
officiating.
Visitation will
be one hour prior to service at the
church today.
Walter H. Wunsch
was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Dumont,
Butler County, a son of Alexander
and Helena (Schonbier) Wunsch, and
died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002, at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital in
Charles City.
He was baptized
April 17, 1927, at the Reformed
Church in Dumont, and confirmed a
member of St. Peter Lutheran Church
on April 7, 1946. He received his
education in the Bristow Public
School graduating in 1943. As a
young man he worked with his father
until he was inducted in the United
States Army on March 25, 1944. He
served with the 363rd Medical
Battalion in France and Germany
where he was wounded on March 6,
1945, and was awarded the Purple
Heart. He was honorably discharged
on Feb. 12, 1946.
On Oct. 6, 1946,
he was united in marriage to Ruth H.
Folkerts at the Little Brown Church
in Nashua. They made their home in
Greene and to this union were born
five children.
Walt and his
brother Paul continued the family
business in Greene known as Wunsch
Plumbing and Heating and later
Wunsch Construction Co. which was
started by their father in 1944.
Following his retirement in 1987,
Walt and Ruth spent their winters in
Texas. His number one priority was
his family and his grandchildren;
with golfing, and being on the
computer.
He gave of
himself unselfishly to the
betterment of the Greene community.
He was a member of the Swimming Pool
Board, Round Grove Golf Country Club
Board, Commercial Club, Scoutmaster
Troop 26 BSA, Tack Barnett Post 268
American Legion, St. Peter Lutheran
Church Choir, and the Community
Chorus.
He is survived by
his beloved wife of 56 years, Ruth
H. Wunsch of Greene; two daughters:
Linda (Lloyd) Foster of Omak, Wash.,
Carol (Keith) Kinnaird of Redmond,
Wash.; three sons: Steve Wunsch of
Ida Grove, Kenneth (Jody) Wunsch of
Marshalltown, Randall (Kelly) Wunsch
of Garner; grandchildren: Benjamin,
Christopher, and Stefanie Foster,
Amanda, Allyson, and Adam Wunsch,
Jason, Tiffany, and Becca Wunsch,
Megan, and Matthew Wunsch, and Colin
Kinnaird; one sister-in-law: Nola
Wunsch of Greene; and several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, one sister
Magarete Beninga, and one brother
Paul Wunsch.
Those planning an
expression of sympathy may direct
memorials to the Walter H. Wunsch
Memorial Fund in care of the family,
216 South Main Street, Greene, IA
50636-9408.
Reid's Funeral
Chapel in Greene is in charge of
arrangements.
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James B.
Garden
James B. Garden, 75, of
603 Howard St., Charles City, died Friday
November 22, 2002 at the Muse Norris
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at the
Trinity United Methodist Church, 601
Milwaukee St., with the Rev. Gayle Wilcox
officiating. Interment will be held in
Sunnyside Memory Gardens, Charles City.
Military rites will be conducted by the
Charles City Ceremonial Unit. Visitation
will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. Monday at
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St.,
Charles City. A prayer service will be held
at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour
prior to services at the church Tuesday.
Jim was born August 4,
1927 the son of Ralph and Ellen (Thomas)
Garden in Tracy. Jim later joined the United
States Army in which he served his country
with pride.
On Sept. 21, 1952 Jim was
united in marriage to Lillian Witzel in
Riceville. Lillian died in 1989. Jim later
was united in marriage to Evelyn Elliott
Helgen on Oct. 23, 1993 at Trinity United
Methodist Church, Charles City. Jim owned
and operated L&J Industries, which he
started back in 1965.
Jim enjoyed being active
whether it was fishing, hunting pheasants,
traveling, or being a mentor to the numerous
young people in the community over the
years. His most precious activity was
playing with his grandchildren and spending
time with his family. Jim was always quick
to brag about his family especially his
grandchildren. Jim had a passion for driving
semi trucks, and working with heavy
construction equipment. Jim was a member of
the VFW Post 4335 of Charles City, Moose
Lodge #1011, Elks Lodge, and Trinity United
Methodist Church.
Those thankful for having
shared in James' life include his wife
Evelyn, three children: Jamie Reicherts and
her husband, Mike, of Charles City, Tracy
Wingert and her husband, Bruce, of Fountain,
Minn., and Chris Garden and his wife, Lisa,
of Charles City; two step children: Candice
Baltzell and her husband, Dr. Robert, of
McCook, Neb., and Max Elliott Brewer and his
wife, Donna, of Florida; one brother: Brooks
Garden of Pella; eight grandchildren: Robin,
Cory, Jim, Loni, Matt, Jacie, Kristen, and
Brady; two step grandchildren, and five
great grandchildren: Codey, Rebeka, Alysha,
Coltin, and Morgan.
Mr. Garden was preceded
in death by his parents, first wife Lillian,
two sisters, and four brothers.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home and Cremation Services is in charge of
arrangements. www.fullertonfh.com
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11/25/02
Henry Naeve
NASHUA - Henry Russ
Naeve, 87, of Nashua passed away Sunday
evening, Nov. 24, 2002,
at the New Hampton Care Center in New
Hampton of natural causes. A funeral service
will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.
27, 2002, at the First Congregational U.C.C.
with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in
Nashua.
Visitation will be from 4
to 7 p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at
Chenoweth and Son Funeral Home in Nashua
with a 7 p.m. Masonic service, and one hour
prior to services at the church on
Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Henry was born April 10,
1915, in Ogden, the son of Henry C. and
Leona (Lark) Naeve. He married M. Geraldine
(Jerry) Isaacson on Aug. 7, 1941, in Madrid.
Henry was a sales representative for several
businesses, most recent Lamberton Ross of
St. Louis, retiring in 1983. He was a member
of the First Congregational U.C.C. where he
served as a Trustee on the Deaconate Board
and sponsored the Pilgrim Fellowship Youth
for many years; the Bradford Lodge #129,
where he had served as past Worshipful
Master; the American Legion, where he had
served as Post Commander; the VFW and
Shriners.
Henry graduated from
Boxholm High School in 1934 and attended the
Detroit Marine Diesel Engine School in 1942.
He served in the United States Army from
1942 to 1945 with the 543rd Engineer Boat
and Shore Regiment.
Henry is survived by his
wife, Geraldine (Jerry) of Nashua; a
daughter, Karilyn (Tom) Claude of Algona; a
son, Randy (Linda) Naeve of Ames; one
sister, Ruby Cavanaugh of San Jose, Calif.;
and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; a sister, Ruther Bullerdick;
and a brother, Leo Naeve.
Chenoweth and Son Funeral
Home in Nashua is in charge of arrangements.
Margaret M.
Marion
NORTH WASHINGTON -
Margaret M. Marion, 94, of Hiawatha,
formerly of North
Washington, died Friday evening at the
Hiawatha Care Center of natural causes. A
mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11
a.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, North
Washington, with Rev. John Hemann
celebrating the mass. The pall will be
placed on the casket by her four children.
Lector for the service will be Vincent
Huegel. Music for the service will be
provided by Jane Karels as organist and the
Immaculate Conception Men's Choir. The
offertory gifts will be presented by
granddaughters: Lori Petrich, Stephanie
Marion and Emily Marion. Interment will be
in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Washington,
with Jim Marion, John Marion, Perry Petrich,
Todd Lemme, Dana Lemme and Matthew Marion as
pallbearers.
Visitation will be one
hour prior to the funeral at the church.
Margaret Huegel was born
May 20, 1908, on her parents farm near North
Washington, the daughter of Joseph and Lena
Freidhof Huegel. She received her education
and graduated from St. Mary's School in
North Washington. After high school Margaret
worked for a few years at the court house in
Winona, Minn. On Sept. 28, 1937, at
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
North Washington, she married Wendell Max
Marion. The couple made their home in North
Washington where they raised their family of
three boys and three girls. Margaret was
actively involved in the early years helping
Comprehensive Systems get started. She was
associated with the ARC, volunteering many
hours helping the handicapped. She also gave
First Communion instruction to Catholic
handicapped families. Margaret was a long
time volunteer at the former Chickasaw
County Home. She was an accomplished
seamstress and made the families clothes as
well as spending a great amount of time in
her garden providing food for the family.
Her husband, Wendell, died on Oct. 24, 1983.
Margaret was a member of the Catholic
Daughters of the Americas, Court Joan of
Arc, the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church and Rosary Society.
Survivors include two
sons: John Marion (Penny) of Mt. Vernon, Jim
Marion (Mona) of Cedar Rapids; two
daughters: Joan Petrich of Chicago and Susan
Marion of New Hampton; eight grandchildren;
two sisters: Romana Lentz and Rita Burgart
of New Hampton; one sister-in-law,
Florentine Huegel of Ionia.
She was preceded in death
by her husband; a son, Joseph in 1969; and a
daughter, Maryann Lemme in 1998; a
son-in-law, Michael Petrich; two brothers:
Leo and Leonard Huegel; four sisters, Clara
Huegel, Sr. Mary Lucille Huegel, Olivia
Orthaus, and Lucille Nosbisch.
Hugeback Funeral Home in
New Hampton is in charge of arrangements.
Mable
Wamsley
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City, for Mabel
Wamsley, 90, a resident of Elkhart, Ind.,
formerly of Charles City, who died Monday,
Nov. 25, 2002, at East Lake Nursing and
Rehab in Elkhart, Ind.
Donald
"Butch" Burzette
STEWARTVILLE, Minn. -
Donald "Butch" Burzette, 57, of
Stewartville,
Minn., died Thursday,
Oct. 24, 2002, at St. Mary's Hospital in
Rochester, Minn. The funeral service was
held Monday, Oct. 28, 2002, at 2 p.m. at
Church of the Nazarene in Rochester, Minn.
Griffin-Gray Funeral Home
in Stewartville, Minn. was in charge of
arrangements.
Leonard F.
Duffy
OELWEIN - Leonard F.
Duffy, 81, of Oelwein, died Saturday, Nov.
23,
2002, at Mercy Hospital
of Franciscan Sisters in Oelwein after a
short illness. Funeral services will be held
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002, at 11 a.m. at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein with
Father Frederick Fangmann officiating.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in
Oelwein.
Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral
Home in Oelwein is in charge of arrangements
Bruce E.
Roethler
ELMA - Bruce E. Roethler,
40, of Elma, died of natural causes Friday,
Nov. 22, 2002, at the Colonial Manor in
Elma. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m.
today, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at St. Peters
Lutheran Church in Riceville with Reverend
Michael Parris presiding. Inurnment will be
at a later date in the church cemetery.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral
Home in Elma is in charge of arrangements.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/26/02
Mabel
Wamsley
ELKHART, Ind. - Mabel
Wamsley, 90, a resident of Elkhart, Ind.,
formerly of Charles City,
died Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, at East Lake
Nursing Home in Elkhart, Ind.
Funeral services for
Mabel Wamsley will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at the Hauser
Funeral Home in Charles City. The Rev.
Oliver Brewer and Rev. Solomon Odoom, pastor
of Grace United Methodist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery at Floyd.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 29, 2002, and from 9 a.m. until service
time on Saturday.
Mabel Arlene Boekemeier
Wamsley was born Aug. 24, 1912, the daughter
of William and Martha (Hubbard) Boekemeier.
A long-time resident of Floyd County, she
grew up on the family farm north of Floyd,
attended a rural grade school, graduated
from Floyd High School and attended the
University of Northern Iowa. From 1930 to
1934, Mabel was a rural school teacher. On
June 2, 1934, she was united in marriage to
Floyd Wamsley. For many years she and her
husband were owners of Wamsley Plumbing and
Heating, a respected Charles City business.
Mabel was a member of Floyd Grace Methodist
Church where she directed the choir for many
years. Her love of music lead to her
involvement with the PTA Mother's Chorus of
Waterloo, and a mixed chorus at Fountain
East Park, Mesa, Ariz., where they wintered
following retirement. She also participated
with the Phantasia Singers of Charles City.
Mable enjoyed traveling, including fishing
trips with family, entertaining friends and
family, playing cards and crafting. She
especially enjoyed being with her children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Living family members
include her husband, Floyd of Elkhart, Ind.;
a son, Vernon Wamsley and wife, Norma of
Elkhart, Ind.; a daughter, Margery Hansen
and husband, Leslie of Libertyville, Ill.;
three grandchildren, Debra, Vaughn and
Steven Wamsley; seven great grandchildren;
and a brother, Donald Boekemeier and wife
Lucille of Rockford.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, a grandson, Gregory Wamsley,
and a sister, Amy Tjaden.
The family suggests
memorials be directed to Grace United
Methodist Church, Floyd.
Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City is in charge of arrangements.
Paul Mohring
Paul Mohring, 83, of 1781
220th St. Charles City, died Monday, Nov.25,
2002, at home.
Arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton
Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt, Charles City.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home in Charles City is in charge of
arrangements.
Posted by Gene Manning on
11/28/02
Eloise Gayther
Eloise Gayther, 86, a
resident of 1110 South Main Street, Charles
City, died Friday, November 29, 2002, at the
Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles
City.
Funeral services for
Eloise Gayther will be held at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home in
Charles City. The Rev. Paul Wilcox, pastor
of Trinity United Methodist Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
and from noon until service time on Tuesday.
Eloise Marion Runyard
Gayther was born May 16, 1916 at Northwood,
Minn., the daughter of Carl and Ada
(Maechtle) Runyard. Her family moved to
Charles City when Eloise was very young and
she remained a life long resident of the
community. She graduated from the Charles
City High School in 1934. On Oct. 12, 1940,
she was united in marriage to Gilbert
Gayther. Gilbert died in 1986. Eloise was a
member of Trinity United Methodist Church,
and the Charles City Woman's Club. She
enjoyed playing Bridge, cooking, and
canning. Her family was very important to
her and she always looked forward to
spending time with them.
Living family members
include a daughter, Karen Fenster and
husband Dennis of Minneapolis, Minn., a son,
Dean Gayther of Eden Prairie, Minn.; and
four grandchildren, Ellen and Aaron Fenster,
and Will and James Gayther.
Her parents, husband, and
two sisters, Gladys and Audrey, preceded her
in death.
Adam Weigel
Adam Weigel, 72, a
resident of 403 4th Street, Rudd, died
Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Muse Norris
Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services for Adam
Weigel will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at
the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City.
Monsignor Stanley Hayek, pastor of the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, will
officiate. Burial will be at 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 7, 2002, at St.
Theodore's Cemetery, Albert Lea, Minn. The
Charles City Ceremonial Unit will present
the flag at the service.
Friends may call at the
Hauser Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday
and from 9 a.m. until service time on
Tuesday.
Adam Joseph Weigel was
born Nov. 14, 1930, at Albert Lea, Minn.,
the son of Christ and Julia (Leanhart)
Weigel. He received his education at St.
Mary's Catholic School in Albert Lea. Adam
served in the United States Army from 1947
to 1951. On Nov. 15, 1952, he was united in
marriage to Beverly Johnson. He had worked
at Wilson's Meat Packing Plant and then for
North Iowa Plastering where he retired in
1992. Adam was a member of St. Theodore's
Catholic Church in Albert Lea, Minn., and
the V.F.W. He enjoyed bird watching,
camping, and spending time with his family
and dog, Pebbles.
Living family members
include three sons, Lawrence Weigel and wife
Barbara of Austin, Minn.; Toby Weigel and
special friend Trisha Hanson of Rudd, and
Randy Weigel and wife Kelly of Mason City;
four daughters, Rebecca Jacobsma and husband
Gary of Hayward, Minn., Margie Shindelar and
husband Charlie of Colwell, Mary Lou Weigel
of Rudd; and Debra Martin and husband Jerl
"Rick" Martin of Charles City; 18
grandchildren; nine great grandchildren;
three brothers, Paul "Swede" Weigel of
Albert Lea, Minn., Francis "Shorty" Weigel
and wife Helen of Ariz., and Dominic Weigel
of Black Duck, Minn.; two sisters, Catherine
Callahan of Browerville, Minn., and Marie
Pick of Waldorf, Minn.; and his beloved dog,
Pebbles.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, wife, four brothers, and
three sisters.
Gerald
Winters, Sr.
Gerald Dale Winters, Sr.,
died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002 at the Liebe Care
Center in Greene, Iowa, at the age of 68.
Jerry, as he was fondly known, lived in the
Rockford area all his life, most currently
at 205 2nd Ave.
Jerry's life will be
celebrated on Dec. 3, 2002, with funeral
services to be held 11:00 a.m. at the First
United Methodist Church, 205 1st Ave. NW,
Rockford, IA. Interment will be at Riverside
Cemetery with full military honors provided
by the Walker-Graper Post.
The Fullerton Funeral
Home and Cremation Services, 641-756-3311,
is in charge of the arrangements.
Paul Mohring
ROCKFORD -- Paul William
Mohring, 83, of Rockford, died Monday, Nov.
25, 2002 at home. Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. today, Monday, Dec. 2,
2002, at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401
Blunt, Charles City. Officiating will be the
Rev. Dennis Niezwaag of St. John Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Visitation will be after 10
a.m. today at the funeral chapel. Interment
will be at Riverside Cemetery.
Paul was born one of four
children to Paul T. and Mary A. "Venz"
Mohring near Floyd. They moved to a farm
near Rockford where Paul and his siblings
attended the Hobert rural school near
Charles City. Paul continued farming with
his family. He also worked for Harley Peters
at the hog buying station in Charles City.
Paul enjoyed reading magazines and books,
especially his Bible where he found the
truth and the right way of doing things. He
also helped his neighbors, friends and area
farmers. He liked to fish, and hunted
rabbits with his sister. They truck farmed a
10 acre garden plot and sold produce. He
enjoyed the outdoors. He attended St. John
where he was baptized.
Paul is survived by his
last sister Elta Mohring who lived at home
with him.
He was proceeded in death
by his parents and his other two sisters
Martha in 1948 and Mable Mohring who died in
1991.
Fullerton Hage Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements.
Doris W.
Brandau
OSAGE --Doris W. Brandau,
87, of Osage, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002,
at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. Memorial
Services will be 11 a.m., today, Monday,
Dec. 2, 2002, at Eden Presbyterian Church,
3105 Glass Ave. rural Rudd, with Rev John
Bates officiating. Interment will be in Eden
Presbyterian Cemetery. A gathering of family
and friends was held Sunday at the Champion
- Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage
Doris was born July 2,
1915, to Hattie Muller and William Bortz and
graduated from Rudd High School in 1933. She
was married to Chester Brandau Feb. 18,
1938, at her family farm. They made their
home north of Rudd. After spending many
winters in Harlingen, Texas they retired in
Osage. She was the first resident at
Evergreen Apartments and then moved to Faith
Lutheran Home. She was a member of Eden
Presbyterian Church.
Living family members
include daughter; Lavon (Mel) Johansen of
Harlingen, Texas; sons, Loren (Sue) Brandau
of Osage, Max (Karen) Brandau of Nora
Springs; daughter-in-law, Linda Brandau of
Nora Springs; nine grandchildren, Christine
(Tony) Ximens of Raymondville,Texas, Melinda
(Abel) Almendarez of Harlingen, Texas,
Curtis (Cheryl) Brandau of Rudd, Jerry
(Lisa) Brandau of Ames, Scott (Vicki)
Brandau of Osage, Justin Brandau of
Bloomington, Minn., Dawn Brandau of Ames,
Kathie (Tim) Blake of Osage and Teresa
Brandau of Mason City and 14
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband Chester in 1991,
son Harlan in 1999, sister Tillie Schmidt,
and brother Alvin Bortz.
Champion - Bucheit
Funeral Home in Osage is in charge of
arrangements.
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