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Virginia Graham White
Virginia Graham White Zinn
Virginia Graham White, 76,
Robbinsdale, Minn., died Thursday, July 13, 1995, at
her home.
Funeral services were held Friday, July 28, at
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church,
Minneapolis, Minn. Inurnment will be held Oct. 6,
1995, at West Point, Ill.
Virginia was born Oct. 6, 1918, at her parent's
home one mile south of Bowen, Ill., the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. White. After graduating from
Bowen High School, she attended what is now Western
Illinois State University at Macomb.
On Feb. 19, 1939 she married Robert Zinn at Bowen
Methodist Church. She followed the example of her
parents and was always actively involved in the life
of the Methodist Church. While residing in Clear
Lake, she was a youth counselor for several years.
In addition to a busy schedule with the youth, she
found time to be an active member of the Women's
Society. It was at Clear Lake that she was awarded a
life membership in the Women's Society. Outside the
church she was busily engaged in Beta Sigma Phi.
After moving to Minneapolis in June 1962,
Virginia and Bob joined Hennepin Avenue United
Methodist Church. Here they worked with the youth,
assisted with the serving of community meals, and
actively participated in the Double Club. Virginia
was a sponsor of the university of Minnesota chapter
of Kappa Phi Club;. She was employed by Fanny
Farmer for 18 years where she was a sales clerk and
later store manager.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; a
daughter, Patricia Wentworth, Austin, Texas; a son,
Harry C. Zinn and wife, Lynn, Ft. Collins, Colo.;
four grandchildren, Aaron E. Wentworth, Nathan B.
Wentworth, David G. Zinn, and Catherine Ann Zinn;
two sisters, Ruth Maurer, Bloomington, Ill., Joan
Eggert, Mankato, Minn.; a brother, Earl Granville
White, Titusville, Fla., and an aunt, Velma
Williamson, Morton, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her sister,
Katherine.
Evelyn Blanche (Wallace) Grant
Evelyn Blanche Grant (nee) Wallace
Evelyn Blanche Grant, 99, of
Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 30, 1995, at Heritage
Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 1, at
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Kermit Roisen of Zion Lutheran Church,
officiating. Burial was in Allegheny County Memorial
Park Cemetery, Allison Park, Penn.
Evelyn Blanche Grant was born May 25, 1896 in
Sewicley Heights, Penn., the daughter of David
Wallace and
Margaret Anne Wallace (nee) McCoy. She attended
schools in Sewicley and Commercial College in
Pittsburgh, Penn., and then worked at Crucible Steel
Company for five years.
On June 23, 1920, she married James D. Grant. To
this union one daughter, Isobel was born. In 1949
the family moved to North Hills Area where she lived
until her husband passed away in 1957. In 1959, she
moved to Beatrice, Neb., where she was active in the
St. John's Lutheran Church and was active in the
Guild and Auxiliary of the Lutheran Hospital where
she did volunteer work in the geriatric ward and
gift shop. She then moved to Clear Lake with her
daughter, Mrs. Don (Isobel) Boyer and cared for her
until her death in 1976. She loved music and
flowers.
She is survived by several nieces and many close
friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband; daughter; one grandson; four brothers; and
four sisters; and many nieces.
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Gerald Emerson Curphy
Gerald Emerson Curphy, 95, of
Mason City, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 1995 at I.O.O.F.
Home, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday),
Aug. 9, at the Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101
N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the Pastor Charles
Williams of the Clear Lake Congregational Church
officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Gerald was born Jan. 5, 1900, in Montour, Iowa,
the son of
Walter W. Curphy and Florence Luella (nee)
Curtis. On Dec. 27, 1919, he married Myrtle Roberts
in Des Moines.
Gerald grew up in Montour and graduated from
Montour High School and attended Capitol City
Community College. He worked at the Des Moines
National Bank and Peoples Savings Bank, Des Moines.
Gerald owned and operated Curphy Auto Supply in
Clear Lake for 50 years until retiring and moving to
Arkansas with his wife and Joe Grady. They returned
to Clear Lake and he sold Mason Shoes until 1984
when he moved into the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.
He was a member of the Clear Lake Congregational
Church, a 65 member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, a 60 year
member of the Masons, and a 50 year member of the
Eastern Star.
He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his
wife; two brothers; and two sisters.
Steve Sheldon Clark
Steve Sheldon Clark, 90, of Clear
Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 1995, at Oakwood Care
Center in Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 7, at
the United
Methodist Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred
Lewis officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.
The family suggests memorials in his name.
Steve Sheldon was born March 20, 1905, in Clear
Lake, the son of Thaddeus Sheldon Clark and Jennie
Hammond Clark. He attended Grant Township School and
later went to work for the Matt Olson Grocery Store
in Clear Lake. His other business experiences
included starting a restaurant across from City Park
in Clear Lake and working for a Mason
City cleaners.
On March 23, 1927 he married Myrna Erickson in
Hampton, Iowa. The couple moved to Gary, Ind., where
they were in the restaurant and grocery business.
They returned to Clear Lake in 1947 and operated
Clark's Sport and Hobby Shop. He continued in the
business until retirement in 1971.
His hobbies included skeet shooting and attending
gun shows. He loved the out-of doors, hunting,
fishing and boating on Clear Lake. He was very fond
of his dog.
Steve was a member of the Clear Lake United
Methodist Church and a lifelong member of the
National Rifleman Association.
He is survived by his wife, Myrna, Clear Lake;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a
brother, Frank Clark; a sister, Fern Richard; two
step-brothers; and three step-sisters.
Sharon D. Sammis
Sharon D. Sammis (nee) Deets
Sharon D. Sammis, 52, of Nora
Springs, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 1995. Her body was
cremated. There was no visitation or services held.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in
charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Cousteau Society, in
memory of Sharon D. Sammis.
Sharon was born Aug. 12, 1942, in Nora Springs,
the daughter of Ward W. Deets and Saddie E. Deets
(nee) Young. She was married to George Sammis in
1963.
Sharon grew up in Clear Lake and graduated from
Clear Lake High School in 1960. She lived for short
periods of time in Kansas City, Ks., and New York
City, N.Y., before returning to the Clear Lake area
in 1968.
Sharon was a stockholder and handled export sales
for Mach III, Mason City, for 25 years until
retiring in 1992. After retirement she stayed on the
board of directors as a consultant. She was an avid
reader and a world-wide traveler. She enjoyed
raising American Saddlebread horses.
She was a member of American Saddlebread
Association, the Cousteau Society, and the
Confederate Air Force of America.
She is survived by her mother, Sadie Deets, Clear
Lake; one son, T.R. Sammis II, Saipan; three
brothers, Douglas Deets and his wife, Sarah and
their children, Mitch and Jill, Rochester, Minn.,
Jeffrey Deets and his wife, Ellen, and their
children, Dan and Sarah, Burchinal, and Mike Deets
and his wife, Betsy, and their children, Matt,
Michelle, and Nathan, Clear Lake; one sister,
Carolyne Hudson and her husband,
Wayne, Oakland, Calif.; a special aunt, June Carr,
Clear Lake; and numerous other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her father, Ward
Deets; and her parents-in-law, Ted and Thelma
Sammis.
Cathy Jo "Coke" Paulson
Cathy Jo "Coke" Paulson
(nee) Madsen
Cathy Jo Coke Paulson, 45, of Clear Lake,
died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1995, at her home.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 4, at
Galilean Lutheran Church, Highway 18 West, with the
Pastor John Beck officiating. Burial was in Clear
Lake Cemetery.
Cathy Jo was born May 3, 1950, in Charles City,
the daughter of Wesley Madsen and Shirley Sutton
Madsen. Coke grew up in Charles City and graduated
from Charles City High School in 1968. She attended
North Iowa Area Community College and graduated from
Mason City School of Cosmetology.
Coke worked in Forest City and Clear Lake as a
hairdresser. In recent years she was the volunteer
coordinator for Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear
Lake, and also attended NIACC. Coke was interested
in the arts and painting. She enjoyed crafts,
playing cards and reading. She loved spending time
with family and friends.
Cathy was a member of Galilean Lutheran Church
and Galilean Lutheran Church Diners Club and various
clubs.
She is survived by two sons, Eric Paulson, Tempe,
Ariz., and Bret Paulson, Clear Lake; her parents,
Wesley and Shirley Madsen, Charles City; three
brothers, Greg Madsen and his wife Beth, Hopkins,
Minn., Doug Madsen and his wife, Mary Jane, Waverly,
and Rob Madsen and his wife, Gayle, Littleton,
Colo.; and many nieces and nephews; and numerous
special friends.
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Linda Lee Nelson Smith
Linda Lee Nelson Smith (nee) Dickirson
Linda Lee Nelson Smith, 47, of
Clear Lake, died Aug. 12, 1995, at the Muse-Norris
Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 15, at
the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. Burial was in the
Clear Lake Cemetery.
The family of Linda Lee Nelson Smith has
requested memorial contributions be made to Hospice
of North Iowa in her memory.
Linda Lee Nelson Smith was born on March 23,
1948, in Mason City, the daughter of James Robert
Dickirson and Lorene Kennedy Dickirson. She was
baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake
and attended schools in Clear Lake and Lakewood,
Calif., graduating from Western High School in
Anaheim, Calif. After completing her schooling she
moved
back to Clear Lake, moving to Colorado Springs,
Colo., and then to Garden City, Mich., in the spring
of 1973, where she worked for the Kerr Manufacturing
Company in Romulus, Mich., as a Laboratory Account
Specialist for 22 years retiring in July of
1995, due to ill health, moving back to Clear Lake.
She enjoyed water skiing, riding Harley Davidson
Motorcycles, shopping and was an avid reader.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear
Lake and a member of Alinon.
She is survived by her mother and step-father,
Lorene and Frank Haddy, Clear Lake; two sons, Darren
Robin Nelson and Dustin James Nelson,both of Garden
City, Mich.; father to Darren and Dustin is Robert
Nelson, Garden City; two brothers, Jeffrey Pierce
and his wife, Amy of Rochester, Minn., and Randy
Pierce of California; three sisters, Diana Byington
and her husband, Tim, Clear Lake, Darcy Dickirson
and her fiance, Dan Skellenger, Clear Lake, and Jody
Cramer and her husband, John, Medford, Minn.; two
sister-in-laws, Jacki Nelson and her husband,
Richard, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Bettie
Burnette and her husband,
Jim, of Westland, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her father;
grandparents; and an uncle, Leonard "Dud" Kennedy.
Pallbearers at the funeral service were Chris
Burnette, Rick
Burnette, Marty Pearson, Roland Drew, Greg Knopf and
Randy Pals.
Soloist Linda Nuehring was accompanied by
organist Karen
Harthan.
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Albert E.
(Al) Duregger
Albert E. (Al) Duregger, 83, of Clear Lake, died
Sunday, Aug. 13, 1995, at the Muse Norris Hospice
In-Patient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 16, at
the Ventura United Methodist Church in Ventura,
Iowa, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating. Burial
was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The family suggests memorials be made in his
name.
Albert was born April 11, 1912, in Terra Haute,
Ind., the son of Edward (Sr.) Duregger and Alice
Hoffman Duregger. At an early age he moved with his
parents to a farm in rural Swaledale, Iowa. He
attended rural school.
On Nov. 30, 1933 he married Fannie Rish at the
Methodist Church in Clear Lake. The couple farmed
until 1937.
Al was employed at the Perkins Dairy in Clear
Lake before going to work for Duesenberg
Construction for 35 years as a heavy duty machine
mechanic. He retired, but then decided to return to
work for Vern Severson, Snyder Construction and
Tuttle Asphalt until health reasons forced him to
retire at the age of 81.
His hobbies included camping and he had a special
fondness for his dog, Tasha. Al was a member of the
United Methodist Church, Ventura.
He is survived by his wife, Fannie Duregger,
Clear Lake; four children, Karen Nichols and her
husband, John, Clear Lake, Dennis Duregger, Clear
Lake, Vickie Dietrich, Mason City, and Jolene Boyd
and her husband, William, Mason City; six
brothers, Fred Duregger and his wife, Helen, New
Port News, Va., Virgil Duregger and his wife Jean,
Hayward, Calif., Leo "Bud" Duregger and his
wife, Edith, Clear Lake, Edward (Jr.) Duregger, and
his wife, Sharon, Garner, Iowa, and Larry Borom and
his wife, Abby, Orlando, Fla.; four sisters, Gladys
Henn, Clear Lake, Mary Avery, Garner, Helen
Sorensen, Alden, Iowa and Irene Sorenson,
Santa Monica, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; an
infant daughter, Venetta Mae Duregger; a daughter,
Carol Jean Duregger; a sister, Ida Mae Hill; and an
infant brother, Donald Duregger.
Soloist Rev. Jonathan Swenson was accompanied by
organist Pat Treloar at the funeral service.
Honorary pallbearers were: Barb Melhus, Lisa
Nichols, Rene
Duregger, Michelle Dunn, Denise Hall, Kristin
Noland, Rebecca DiDena Dietrich, Brant Boyd.
Active pallbearers were: Steve Wilson, Tim
Nichols, Jeff Duregger, Aaron Dietrich, Timothy
Dietrich, Benjamin Boyd, Ryan Melhus, Steve Duregger
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Lawrence Stelter
Lawrence Stelter, 73, Clear Lake,
Friday, Aug. 25, at the Muse-Norris Hospice
In-Patient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 28, at
Zion Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kermit Rosen
officiating. Burial was at the St. Peter
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Toeterville, Iowa.
The family requests memorials be made in his
name.
Lawrence was born March 15, 1922 on the family
farm in Otranto Township, rural Otranto. He was the
son of Gustav Stelter and Mary (nee) Schroeder. He
was baptized April 9, 1922 at St. Peter Lutheran
Church at Toeterville and was confirmed March 24,
1934. Lawrence attended Otranto School and graduated
from there in May of 1939. On April 4, 1943 he was
united in marriage to Gala Anna Bork in Austin,
Minn. The coupled lived on the family farm until
1967, when they moved to Clear Lake.
Lawrence was a 4-H Club leader for a number of
years and also served two terms on the Otranto
School Board. Lawrence received his real estate
license in May 1968. He began his career in real
estate with Ris-Van Realty in Clear Lake in 1968 and
later was one of the founders of Triad Realty in
1974. He was the first president of the Clear Lake
Board of Realtors in 1980 and remained a member
until his retirement in 1992.
He as a member of IOOF Lodge 187 and a past
member of the Clear Lake Noon Lions. He was an avid
Iowa Hawkeye fan.
Lawrence was a loving and devoted husband,
father, grandfather and great-grandfather to his
wife and their families, whom he loved very much. He
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.
He is survived by his wife, Gala, Clear Lake; two
sons, Dennis and his wife, Marilyn, Clear Lake, and
Daryl (Chip) and his wife, Linda, Lake Mills; two
sisters, Mrs. Lucille Larson and Mrs. Bernice
Callahan, both of Austin, Minn.; four grandchildren,
John Stelter and his wife Debby, Clear Lake, Dave
Stelter and friend, Tammy Schiermeister, Clear Lake,
Shawn Stelter, Armstrong, Iowa and Sheila
Stelter, Lake Mills; two great-grandchildren,
Timothy and Taylor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Organist Karen Harthan accompanied soloist Rev.
Jonathan
Swenson.
Honorary pallbearers were Roger Campbell, Don
Dirks, Tom
Nodland, David O Dowd, Shelby Pierce, Louie Schuler.
Pallbearers were Roger Ritter, Larry Day, Gary
Frerichs, Dean Molinsky, Wayne Oberbroeckling, Gary
Bork
James C. Hanson
James C. Hanson, 53, of Brandon,
S. Dak., died Wednesday, Aug.23, 1995 at Sioux
Valley Hospital, of cancer. Funeral services
were held Saturday, Aug. 26, at Chapel Hill Funeral
Home. Burial was at the Hills of Rest Memorial Park.
The family suggests memorials be directed to a
special fund in memory of James C. Hanson at
Sioux Vocational Services.
James was born Oct. 16, 1941, at Mason City,
Iowa. He grew up in Clear Lake, graduating from
Clear Lake High School in 1960. He attended the
University of Iowa where he received his BA in
business administration and his masters degree in
vocational rehabilitation counseling. On Sept. 8,
1963, he married Julie Erznozinik, at Clear Lake.
He was employed by the Vocational Assessment
Center in Oakdale,
Iowa, for five years, served as the director of the
Iowa Central
Rehabilitation Industries at Ft. Dodge, Iowa from
1968-1982. The couple
moved to the Sioux Falls area where he served as
president of Sioux
Vocational Services from 1982 until present. He was
a member of the CASA Board, National ANCOR Board and
past president of SD Association of Community Based
Program.
He is survived by his wife, Julie Hanson,
Brandon, S. Dak.;
a son, James Hanson, Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; three
daughters,
Holly Theisen, LeMars, Iowa, Heidi Hanson, Sioux
Falls, and
Heather Wells, New York, NY; three grandchildren; a
brother,
Jon Hanson, Clear Lake; and his mother, Dorothy
Rogers, Clear Lake.
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