Floyd Arthur Rasmussen

February 9, 2006

Floyd Arthur Rasmussen, 77, of Marshalltown and formerly of Goldfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Floyd Arthur Rasmussen was born on January 10, 1929, in Lacqui Parle, Minnesota, the son of Oliver and Emma Fay (Prusia) Rasmussen.

Floyd graduated from the Goldfield High School. On January 17, 1951 he entered the U.S. Army, serving until December 31, 1952, during the Korean War.

After the service he returned to Goldfield, where he took care of the Glenwood Cemetery for 15 years. Floyd was a member of the Park Christian Church in Goldfield.

He is survived by three sisters, Florence Jorgensen of Humboldt, Grace and Linda; and one brother, Orville Rasmussen.

Donald S. Gardner

February 16, 2006

Donald S. Gardner, 75, a former Clarion resident, died at his home in Birchwood, Wisconsin on Wednesday, February 1, 2006.

Memorial services were held on Tuesday, February 17, at the Marantha Evangelical Free Church in Rice Lake, Minnesota. Rev. Dan Reid, Chaplain Paul Harwart and Rev. Paul Green officiated with interment in the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin.

Donald S. Gardner was born on June 29, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Fay and Gladys (Stacy) Gardner. He graduated from the Clarion High School in 1948. After graduation he entered the United States Air Force for six years and received an Honorable Discharge in 1954. He then attended a vocational school and graduated with an Associate Degree in Accounting.

He was married to Margaret Barden in 1955 in Cedar Rapids and they had four children. Donald worked for and then owned and operated the Barden Locker in Clarion for many years before moving to Ridgeport, where he owned a locker as well. They later moved to Boone and he retired in 1992. He moved back to Clarion for awhile and married Elfrieda Harwart on July 13, 1996 in Hopkins, Minnesota. In 2000, they built a home and moved to Birchwood, Wisconsin where they resided at the time of his death.

Donald is survived by his wife, Elfrieda Gardner of Birchwood, Wisconsin; eight children, Jay Dean Gardner, Bryan Gardner, Julie Butler, James Gardner, Paul Harwart, Elizabeth Walsh, Barbara Schlonger and Heidi Greenlee; 21 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Richard and Roger Gardner; a sister, Marion Voelk; many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 7, at the Foust Funeral Home in Eagle Grove. Pastor Tony Sollazzo officiated at the 11:00 a.m. service.

Jacqueline Kay Glass was born on December 11, 1961, in Las Animas, Colorado, the daughter of Jerry and Shirley (Harper) Glass. She was raised in Kansas, graduating from the Buhler High School in Buhler, Kansas in 1980. Jackie moved to Eagle Grove in 1997.

On September 19, 2005, Jackie was united in marriage with Patrick Douthit at Webster City. The couple made their home in Eagle Grove.

Jackie has worked for the U.S.D.A. since 1989. Jackie loved animals and enjoyed creating charcoal pencil drawings.

Jacqueline is survived by her husband, Pat of Eagle Grove; three children, Ron Sanders and Jerry Sanders, both of Eagle Grove; and Amanda Sanders of Clarion; parents, Jerry and Shirley Glass of Hutchinson, Kansas; sisters, Virginia Snow and husband, Andrew of Wichita, Kansas and Terri Licktieg and husband, John of Hutchinson, Kansas; grandmother, Pearl Glass of Texas; mother-in-law, Nancy DeJoode and husband, Bob of Knoxville; father-in-law, Quinton Douthit of Texas; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents and paternal grandfather.

AnnaBelle "Ann" Ella Smith

March 9, 2006

AnnaBelle "Ann" E. Smith, 82, died on Monday, February 6, 2006, at the Mercy Hospice-Johnston of respiratory failure.

Eucharist Services were held on Saturday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in West Des Moines. Interment followed in Resthaven Cemetery.

AnnaBelle "Ann" Nelson was born on September 18, 1923, on the family farm near Galt, the daughter of Clifford and Laura (Perkins) Nelson. She was a member of the 1940 graduating class of the Clarion High School and went on to Thompson's Rudemar School of Beauty in Des Moines, graduating in 1942. She married Francis Robert (Bob) Smith on October 22, 1943 in Yuma, Arizona and they were the parents of three children.

In 1995, Ann retired from the West Des Moines School District where she had worked in food service for 27 years. Throughout her life, Ann enjoyed many activities including hunting, fishing, traveling, dancing, tending to her flowers, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.

Ann is survived by two daughters, Judy Danforth of Yorba Linda, California and Jody Smith and husband, Brian of West Des Moines; four grandchildren; three great-granddaughters; and one sister, Alice Moss of Clarion.

Joyce Marie Bisbey

March 30, 2006

Joyce Marie Bisbey, of Rochester, Minnesota, died peacefully on Monday, February 13, 2006, at the Seasons Hospice House in Rochester, after a long fight with cancer.

A memorial service will be held at an unknown date in the near future.

Joyce Marie Larsen was born on June 2, 1930 in Corwith, the daughter of William (Willie) and Elsie (Larsen) Flower. She attended school in Eagle Grove where she met her husband of 56 years, Dwight Bisbey of Clarion.

Joyce was a homemaker and dedicated her life to her family.

She is survived by three brothers, Floyd Larsen of Palm Springs, California, Bob Larsen and Lewis Larsen, both of Eagle Grove; one son, Dr. Roger Bisbey and wife, Julie of Rochester, Minnesota; two daughters, Nancy (Bisbey) Eichmann and husband, Larry Mendenhal of Cedar Rapids and Kathy (Bisbey) Silk and husband, Brian of Mason City; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Laurence H. Frakes

February 23, 2006

Laurence H. Frakes, 74, of Gilmore City, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2006, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.

Roger John Omvig

February 23, 2006

Roger John Omvig, 54, of Kanawha, died on Friday, February 17, 2006, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 21, at the Kanawha Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Amsterdam Township Cemetery near Kanawha.

Roger John Omvig was born on March 11, 1951, the son of John and Phyllis (Norby) Omvig. He was educated in the Kanawha school system, graduating from the Kanawha High School in 1969.

On November 8, 1969, Roger married Diane Walk at the Kanawha Lutheran Church. They were the parents of two children. Roger and his family made their home on an acreage near Kanawha until recently moving into town.

Roger worked for Winnebago Industries for six years, farmed in the Kanawha area for ten years, was employed at the Kanawha Elevator for 15 years and has currently been building compressors at Stellar Industries the last five years.

Roger was a member of the Kanawha Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Diane of Kanawha; a daughter, Daphne Pogge and husband, Jay of Corwith; a son, Michael and wife, Bobbie of Eagle Grove; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Jo Bell and husband, Larry of Marion, Ohio, Marlys Johnson and husband, Marvin of Kanawha and Sharon Grimm and husband, Robert of Kanawha; a brother, Dean Omvig and wife, Mary Ann of Valencia, California; aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members and friends.

Jesse Eleanor Archerd Mechem

February 23, 2006

Jesse Eleanor Archerd Mechem, 99, of Belmond, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2006, at the Belmond Health Care Center.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 25, at the United Methodist Church in Belmond. Pastor Mike Druhl will officiate at the 11:00 a.m. service. The body was cremated and a private family interment will take place at the Evergreen Cemetery.

George W. Kraft

February 23, 2006

George W. Kraft, 80, of Goldfield, died on Saturday, February 18, 2006, at the Wright Medical Center in Clarion.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 22, at the United Methodist Church in Goldfield. The Rev. Dale Schoening officiated at the 2:00 p.m. service. Burial was in the Glenwood Cemetery, Goldfield.

George W. Kraft was born on February 22, 1925 at Jolley, Iowa, the 11th child of Fred and Ida (Schnell) Kraft. He was raised and attended schools in Rockwell City and Manson. George then moved to Vincent and worked on several farms before serving in the United States Navy during World War II.

On March 12, 1950, George was united in marriage to Cornelia (Connie) Stearns in Manson. The couple established their home in Goldfield where George hauled milk and made cheese at the Goldfield Creamery. He later worked for Moorman's Feed Company hauling bagged feed until an accident forced him to retire in 1983.

George was a member of the United Methodist Church in Goldfield.

Survivors include his wife, Connie of Goldfield; three sons, Mike Kraft and wife, Diane, Greg Kraft and wife, Ramona and Roy Kraft and wife, Jodi, all of Goldfield; three sisters, Garnet Bloomquist of Fort Dodge, Nadine Nutter of Shelton, Nebraska and Marie Vosberg of Manson; and numerous nieces and nephews.