Alan James Henry
Alan James Henry, 47, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., died March 20, 1995,
of a heart attack. Burial was at the El Torro Memorial Park, Lake Forrest,
Calif. Alan Henry was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Jim Henry. He
was a graduate of Central High School.
He is survived by three children, Christian Henry, Irvine, Calif.,
Allison Henry and Cameron Henry, Huntington Beach, Calif.; sisters,
Susan Peterson, Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Julie Schultz, Green Bay,
Wisc.; a brother, Brian Henry, Clear Lake, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Patty Lou Henry.
Clare Turnbull
Clare Turnbull, 89, formerly of Clear Lake, died Monday,
March 27, 1995, at Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Memorial services were held Friday, March 31, at the
First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Charles William officiating. The body was donated to the
University of Iowa Anatomy Department.
Clare Turnbull was born April 12, 1905, in Mason City, the son
of George and Josephine (Smith) Turnbull. He attended Mason City
High School. He operated his own radio repair shop in Mason City
prior to moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he worked for
Collins Radio. He joined the United States Air Force during
World War II, also specializing in radio repair.
After returning from the service, Clare married Annie Louise Urban.
She preceded him in death Jan. 23, 1990. He was employed at
Armour in Mason City from 1952-68.
He is survived by a son, Bruce Turnbull, Burchinal, Iowa; a
daughter, Ann Sadler and her husband, Jerry, North Brook, Ill.;
four grandchildren, Kelley and Jenny Sadler, and
Adam Turnbull and Andrew Turnbull.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife.
Larry Benson
Larry Benson, 52, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, March 28,
1995....ÿ
Harry Weimer Alcorn
Dr. Harry Weimer Alcorn, 75, of Clear Lake, died
Tuesday, April 4, 1995, at home. Funeral services were held
Friday, April 7, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with
the Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka officiating. Burial was at
Elmwood-St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. A
scriptural wake service was held at the church Thursday, April 6.
The family suggests memorials to the North Iowa Mercy Health
Center Foundation, or the National Tuberous Sclerosis Association
for research, 8000 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, Landover, Md. 20785.
Harry's grandson, Randy Rust, is affected with the disease.
Harry Allcorn was born April 3, 1920, in Tiffin, Ohio, the son
of John Stuart and Mae (Roadman) Alcorn. He graduated from
Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich., in 1938. He continued
his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
graduating in 1942. He joined the United States Navy in 1942
and served as a navy pilot and naval cadet flight instructor from
1942-45.
He graduated from Creighton Medical School, Omaha, Neb., in 1950.
His internship was completed at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison,
Wis. He completed ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford
Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
On Dec. 2, 1950, he married Dr. Marie O'Brien in Mason City. She
preceded him in death Feb. 23, 1983. Harry moved to Mason City
in 1954 and joined an eye, ear, nose and throat practice with
Dr. Steve O'Brien. He founded the North Iowa Eye Clinic in
Mason City in 1972, retiring in 1982. During his practice, he
was affiliated with St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in the field of
ophthalmology.
On July 14, 1984, he married Catherine Suter at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Clear Lake.
He was a former St. Joseph Mercy Hospital staff president and a
member of the Cerro Gordo County Medical Association. His
medical affiliations also included board certification and
membership in the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the
American Medical Association and Iowa Medical Society.
He was an active member of several civic organizations,
thalmology, the American Medical Association and Iowa Medical
Society. He was an active member of several civic organizations,
in....ÿÿ
He is survived by his wife, Catherine Alcorn, Clear Lake;
two daughters, Cynthia A. Rust....
...and which he owned until his retirement in 1973. He and
Virginia then moved to St. James City, Fla., where they made
their home, spending summers in the Clear Lake area.
Sherril Benner
On Oct. 7, 1934, he married Lila Hanson at the United
Brethren Church in Goodell, Iowa. The couple had five sons,
Donald, Jerry, Stanley, Phillip and Lavern. They were members
of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Mason City.
Sherril performed different jobs, foreman at Chevrolet factory
in Flint, Mich., worked at a gas station, as a farmer, welder at
Thomas Machine Co., and maintenance man for a 400 unit
apartment complex in Dallas, Texas. He retired in 1969, after
which the coupled lived in Clear Lake. He loved golfing and bowling.
He took up golfing at age 68. He started bowling in 1927 and
was on many bowling leagues over the years before giving up the
sport in 1992 because of his health. He enjoyed his family and
friends.
He is survived by his wife, Lila Benner, Mason City; a daughter,
Beverley Kephart and her husband, Raymond, Brighton, Iowa;
five sons, Donald Benner and his wife, Mary Jo, Phoenix, Ariz.,
Jerry Benner and his wife, Arlene, Grand Prairie, Texas,
Stanley Benner and his wife, Betsy, St. Peter, Minn.,
Phillip Benner and his wife, Maryann, Shreveport, La., and
Lavern Benner and his wife, Tess, Humbolt, Ariz.; two sisters,
Bonnie Beers and her husband, Burdette, Clear Lake, and
Nadine McCormick, Spencer, Iowa; 22 grandchildren; and 25
great-grandchildren.
Ref: Opal Benner
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Opal;
a daughter, Shirley Jean; a sister, Hazel Govig; a brother,
Kenneth Benner; and a grandson, Thomas Anthony Benner.
Organist Arlis Meeker accompanied soloist Romeyn Sloan.
Honorary pallbearers were Janet Kephart, Lynn Kephart,
Mare Benner, David Benner, Dawn Benner, Carrie Martin,
Brian Benner, Lee Kephart, Joel Kephart, John Benner,
Julie Hanley, Jerry Dean Benner, Karen Graves, Barry Benner.
Pallbearers were Michael Benner, Kevin Benner, Tim Benner,
Jay Kephart, Jim Benner, Olen Wynn.
James W. Richey
James W. Richey, 88, of St. James City, Fla., died
Thursday, April 6, 1995, at....
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Richey, St. James City, Fla.;
two sisters, Verna Ouvonly son of Thomas and Alice (Corn)
Richey. He married Virginia Harvey on June 17, 1948. He started
a trucking business in Clear Lake, which he later moved to
Knoxville, Iowa, hauling coal for coal mines. He then started
Knoxville Ready-Mix Concrete Company....
Elfrieda C. Woiwod
Elfrieda C. Woiwod, 91, of Garner, died Monday, April 10,
1995, at Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 13, at St. John's
Lutheran Church northeast of Garner with Rev. Carl R. Hedberg
officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
The Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner was in charge of services.
Elfrieda Caroline Woiwod was born Aug. 19, 1903, the daughter of
Fred and Alvina (Wreded) Zeitz, on a Greene County farm near
Churdan, Iowa. She was baptized Sept. 20, 1903, and confirmed
May 19, 1918 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Farnhamville.
She moved with her family to Fairmont, Minn. She worked as a
nanny in Milwaukee, Wis.
Ref: Alvina Wreded
On June 21, 1931, she married Alfred H. Woiwod at Fairmont, Minn.
They farmed northeast of Garner until 1965, when her husband died.
Elfrieda moved to Clear Lake in 1968, where she lived with her
daughter, Ina Mae Woiwod. She had worked in Clear Lake at
Oakwood Care Center and at the Ben Franklin store. Due to ill
health, she moved to Concord Care Center in Garner in September
of 1993. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church,
Ladies Aid, L.W.M.L. and the Senior Citizen Clubs in both
Clear Lake and Ventura.
She is survived by a daughter, Elda Ann Motland of Hiawatha;
a daughter-in-law, Kathy Woiwod, Garner; five grandchildren,
Rodney A. Fuller and his wife, Cecile, Manhatten Beach, Calif.,
Nancy A. Gates and her husband, Rick, Clear Lake, and their
son, Brian, Elizabeth S. Waddingham and her husband, Mark, Garner,
and their daughter, Megan, Neal A. Woiwod and Susan K. Woiwod,
both of Garner; three brothers, Ernest Zietz and his wife,
Helen, Arnold Zeitz and his wife, Lorena and Alvin Zeitz and
his wife, Lois, all of Fairmont, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Alfred H. Woiwod, March 13, 1965; a son, Arlo Woiwod,
Jan. 23, 1991; and a daughter, Ina Mae Woiwod, Feb. 13, 1993.
Pallbearers were Elda Ann Motland, Kathy Woiwod, Rodney Fuller,
Cecile Fuller, Nancy Gates, Rick Gates, Elizabeth Waddingham,
Mark Waddingham, Neal Woiwod and Susan Woiwod.
Catherine C. Edwards
Catherine C. Edwards, 65, of Clear Lake, died Saturday,
April 15, 1995, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus,
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 18, at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with David Funk officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery. The family suggests
memorials in her name.
Catherine was born Oct. 14, 1929 in Maywood, Ill., the daughter
of Harold and C[?] (Malony) McBeth. She graduated from Alexander
High School, Alexander, Iowa, in 1947.
Ref: Harold McBeth
Ref: C. Malony
On Oct. 2, 1949, she was united in marriage with Hubert Edwards
in Glenville, Minn. The couple lived in Clear Lake and she was
employed at the Tourist Park Grocery for 14 years, beginning in
the early 1960s. She also attended Hamilton Business College
during that time. She was later employed at Guardian Photo in
Mason City. She worked at Opportunity Village (formerly Handicap
Village) for 12 years, until 1992. She was employed by Advanced
Water Systems LC, in Clear Lake.
Her hobbies included reading and watching television. She especially
enjoyed driving around the lake.
She is survived by a son, David Edwards, Clear Lake; a sister,
Donna Lenning and her husband, Donald Mason City.
The family suggests memorials in her name.
James Fatland
[James Fatland was born] ... 26, 1916, in Ellsworth, Iowa, the
son of Ole and Inger (Winterton) Fatland. He attended school
in Ellsworth prior to moving to Clear Lake with his parents at
age 12. He worked with his father on the family farm before
joining the United States Army to serve during World War II.
Ref: Inger Winterton
In 1947 he married Eva Velau at Zion Lutheran Church in
Clear Lake. The couple farmed south of Clear Lake, then at
Nora Springs before returning to Clear Lake. In March of 1955
he began working construction for Estergard's. One of the first
projects he was involved with as a member of the firm was
building the roller coaster at Bayside, Clear Lake. He was also
employed at the Sugar Beet in Mason City during this time.
Later, he and Eva owned the Lake Cafe in the early 1970s. Eva
preceded him in death Nov. 19, 1973. He formed J&G Construction
Co. in Clear Lake. James continued in construction until his
retirement.
On Jan. 7, 1977 he married Norma Holmes at the Reformed Church
in Klemme, Iowa. His hobbies included playing cards and building
bird houses and lawn ornaments. He also made each of his
grandchildren mantle clocks. James was a member of the Ventura
United Methodist Church and V.F.W. Post No. 4868 in Clear Lake.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Fatland, Clear Lake; a daughter,
Sinva Opheim and her husband, Randy, Plymouth, Iowa, and their
children, Kari Neuberger, Kyle Neuberger, Aaron Opheim and
Megan Opheim; a daughter, Olina Blasi and her husband, Jim,
Hampton, Iowa, and their children, Chad and Corey Hanneman;
a son, Silas Fatland and his wife, Charlene, Esterville, Iowa,
and their children, Nicole and Krystal Fatland; a step-daughter,
Cheryl Lutz and her husband, Randy, Mason City, and their children,
Lisa and Jesse Lutz; a brother, Silas Fatland and his wife,
Laurleen Fatland, Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and first wife.
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