Hubert Ellsworth "Hub" Colby

April 16, 2003

Hubert Ellsworth “Hub” Colby, 94, a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center, died on Friday, April 11, 2003.

Funeral services were held on Monday, April 14, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Belmond. Rev. Lowell Halvorson officiated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Burial was in the Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone.

Hub Colby was born on July 21, 1908 in Lake Mills, the son of Dr. Joseph E. and Millie (Ethel) Colby. He attended and graduated from the Lake Mills High School and then attended Iowa State College.

He was united in marriage to Faye Arlene Ferris on July 7, 1930, at Princeton, Missouri. Hub was a police officer at Joice for a time and then was employed as a conservation officer for the state of Iowa for 12 years, commencing his tenure as an officer at Ledges State Park in Boone. He then spent time in the Sheldon area and later served as a conservation officer in Wright County.

Hub was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He served stateside in Peoria, Illinois, during World War II. Upon completion of his service in the military he was employed as a supervisor for General Mills in Belmond from 1949-1965. When Central Soya acquired the Belmond location he and his wife moved to Chicago, Illinois where he continued with General Mills as a plant entomologist from 1965 until retirement in 1970. They then returned to Iowa where they spent a short time in Lake Mills and them moved back to Belmond.

Hub was a long time member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Belmond and was a member of the VFW. He became a resident of the Belmond Health Care Center in November 2000, where his wife also lives.

He is survived by his wife, Faye Colby of Belmond; one daughter, Harriet “Nubby” Woodin and husband, Richard of Clarion; one son, David and wife, Kay of Silver Bay, Minnesota; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; and one sister.
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Elaine Brinkman

April 23, 2003

Elaine Brinkman, 74, of Clear Lake, formerly of Clarion, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2003.

Funeral services were held on Friday, April 18, at the United Presbyterian Church, Clarion. Rev. Candace Adams and Rev. Jerry Swanberg, officiated at the 1:30 p.m. service. Interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion. The Willim Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Elaine Dahlgren was born on June 11, 1928, in Wright County the daughter of Carl A. and Eva (Hardy) Dahlgren. She resided in Clarion for most of her life.

On May 18, 1946, she and Duane Brinkman were united in marriage at The Little Brown Church in Nashua. She owned and operated D & E Motors for 28 years and she also owned The Travel Connection in Clarion.

Elaine had retired to Clear Lake and enjoyed spending time with her family. In recent years she enjoyed traveling to their lake home on Tablerock Lake outside of Branson, Missouri.

Elaine is survived by her husband, Duane of Clear Lake; two daughters, Linda Casady and husband, Bill of Marshalltown and Diana Kalkbrenner of Peoria, Illinois; five grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Vi Fisher and husband, Joe of Clarion; and one brother, Albert Dahlgren and wife, Mary Jane of Clarion.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Melvin and Carlton; and one sister, Vera Lofton.
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Margaret "Meg" Eppel

April 23, 2003

Margaret “Meg” Eppel, 80, of Clarion, died on Monday, April 21, 2003, at the Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge.

According to Meg’s wishes, no funeral services are planned. She has donated her body to medical science.

Meg immigrated with her late husband, Harold Eppel, from South Africa to the United States in 1990, to live with her daughter, Pat Crozier and her husband, Dave in Clarion.

She had a great love of her family and was an avid reader and gardener. She was always very appreciative of the privilege of becoming a United States citizen.

Meg is survived by her daughter, Patricia Crozier and husband, Dave of Clarion; two sons, Robert Eppel of Johannesburg, South Africa and John Eppel of Bulwayo, Zimbabwe; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Gilbert and Butch Hannan of South Africa.
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