Norma Marjorie Benner, 79, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake. 

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 8 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of services. 

The family requests memorial contributions be made to the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake in her memory. 

Norma Marjorie Benner was born on Nov. 13, 1917, in Marble Rock, Iowa, the daughter of Alton Martin and Maude Beatrice (Davis) Preston. She attended and received her education in the Marble Rock Schools graduating from Marble Rock High School in 1935. After completing her education she began working in the print room for State Brand Creamery in Mason City, Iowa, in 1937. She was united in marriage to Rodney Duane Benner on Oct. 16, 1938 in Princeton, Mo. After their marriage they lived in Mason City, Ventura and in October 1952, they moved to Clear Lake where she cleaned cottages in Clear Lake for several years. 

She enjoyed traveling, country music, cooking, watching Soap Operas on T.V., and reading, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren. 

Norma was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post $1658 in Clear Lake. 

She is survived by her husband, Rodney Benner of Clear Lake; three daughters, Norma Jean Benner of Iowa City, Iowa, Nancy Lee Hicks, of Ft. Meyers, Fla., and Carol Marie Hayes, Orlando, Fla.; one son, James Duane Benner of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one sister, Lanora Schultz of Marble Rock, as well as other relatives and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson, Eddie Wendall Hahn; two brothers, Ralph and Marvin Preston; and one sister, Audrey Billette. 

Honorary pallbearers were Bill Brower and Leo Lallier. 

Pallbearers were Roy Schumacher, Ron Springer, Walt Gorman, William (Sparky) Sparks, Ernie Woiwood, Darrell Avery. 

Roger D. Olson, 56, of Ventura, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997 at the Austin Medical Center in Austin, Minn.  

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 8 at the United Methodist Church in Klemme, Iowa, with the Rev. Jerry Robertson officiating. Burial was in Elk Township Cemetery in Klemme. 

Roger Duane Olson, son of Melvin A. and Christina Louise (Schwartz) Olson, was born April 1, 1940 on a farm near Clear Lake. Roger attended school at Ventura, Iowa, and Klemme. On May 28, 1960 he married Linda L. Wolters at the Little Brown Church near Nashua Iowa. He worked as a truck driver for the Doden Truck Line in Woden, Iowa, for the Klemme Cooperative Elevator, Land O\'d5Lakes in Mason City, Iowa, for 16 years and then farmed west of Ventura from 1963, until the time of his death. He did custom trucking and baling, fed feeder cattle and was a cattle buyer. He enjoyed his three grandsons, family and just plain working. 

He is survived by his wife, Linda L. Olson of Ventura; two sons, Dan Olson and his wife, Eenja, and their two sons, Jacob and Daniel, all of Tague, South Korea and Gregory Olson and his wife, Kimberly, and their son, Zachary, of Kansas City, Mo.; his mother, Christina Olsen and her husband, Arlin, of Klemme; his father, Melvin Olson and his wife, Mary, of Mason City; three brothers, Merlyn Olson and his wife, Audrey, of Santa Maria, Calif., Harland Olsen and his wife, Janet, of Mason City and Randy Olsen and his wife, Monica, Garner; a sister, Susie Olsen of Klemme and many nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and a special uncle, Herbert Schwartz. 

Mrs. Seth Priebe, organist, accompanied soloist Doug Hayes. 

Honorary pallbearers were DuWayne Bitker, Merle Pannhoff, Dean Michaelson, Scott Huerter, Lynn Wolters, Robert Wolters, DeJay Wolters, Jim Olsen and Ryan Olsen. 

Pallbearers were Tom Boehnke, Tom Waddingham, Gary Anderson, Raymond Pannhoff, Roger Schmidt and Ronald Knop. 

Judith 'Judy' Elaine Sharp, 57, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Friday, March 7, 1997, at her home in Clear Lake. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 11, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. David Langer of the First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center, Iowa, officiating. Following the services the body was cremated. 

The family of Judith 'Judy' Elaine Sharp has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Judith 'Judy' Elaine Sharp memorial fund in her memory. 

Judith 'Judy' Elaine Sharp was born on Feb. 16, 1940, in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of James Russel and Zola Frances (Riley) Jenkins. She attended and received her high school education in the Mason City High School, Mason City, Iowa, graduating from Mason City High School in 1958. After completing her education she worked as a secretary in the Mason City area. She was united in marriage to James R. Dickirson. He preceded her in death on May 3, 1987. She enjoyed sewing, needlework, walking, the outdoors and car rides around the lake, but her great love and enjoyment was being a housewife, mother, friend to all and being a babysitter to a special boy, Joshua Trimble of Clear Lake. 

She was a former member of the Moose Lodge #1328 in Mason City. 

She is survived by her father, James Jenkins, Buffalo Center; one daughter, Jody R. Cramer and her husband, John B. of Medford, Minn.; three step-sons, Lee Hoffman, Clear Lake, Mike Sharp of Michigan and Allan Sharp of Ft. Dodge, Iowa; four step-daughters, Darcy Skellenger and her husband, Dan of Clear Lake, Diana Byington and her husband, Tim, of Clear Lake, Pam West and her husband, Bill, of Ft. Dodge, Debra Evans and her husband, Kenneth, of Ft. Dodge; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Jill Larson and her husband, James, of Buffalo Center; one nephew, Jeff Ellis and his wife, Connie, of Mason City; and a special cousin, Ann Brown of Niantic, Ill.; as well as other relatives and friends. 

She was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Jenkins; two husbands, James R. Dickirson and Virgil Sharp; and a step-daughter, Linda Nelson Lindstrom. 

Organist Mary Jane Reynolds was accompanied by Marilyn Sadler. 

Honorary pallbearers were Dean VanHorn, Stan Barnes and Earl Hoffman. 

Esther A. 'Thompson' Nauman, 74, of Mason City, Iowa, died Friday, March 7, 1997 at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn. 

Graveside Inurnment services were held Tuesday, March 11 at Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. David Olson of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly, Iowa, officiating. 

Esther was born Feb. 25, 1923 at Forest City, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Rodberg) Vaage. She graduated from the Hanlontown High School. She was united in marriage to Orville Thompson on Oct. 11, 1942 at Albany, Mo. She made her home with her parents while Orville served his country during World War II. Following his return they lived near Hanlontown, Iowa, and Fertile, Iowa. Following his death in 1963 she raised her family in Hanlontown and Clear Lake. On July 6, 1965 at Charles City, Iowa, she married Arthur Nauman. They then lived in St. Charles, Mo. and later Davenport, Iowa. In 1968 they moved to Mason City, where she made her home since. Arthur preceded her in death in 1984. 

She is survived by three sons, James and his wife, Sheryl Thompson, Manly, Steven and his wife, Peggy Thompson, St. Ansgar, Iowa, and Jeffrey Thompson, Mason City; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Sylvia) Elwood, Jonesburg, Mo.; and one brother, Arthur, and his wife, Maxine Vaage, Des Moines, Iowa; and five grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Orville and Arthur; and two brothers, Earl and Orvin Vaage.

Norma E. Fatland 

Mrs. Norma E. Fatland, 67, of Ventura, Iowa died Monday, March 10, 1997 at home. 

Funeral services were held Friday, March 14 at Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating. Graveside services were held at Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa. The Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of services. The family suggests memorials to the Norma E. Fatland Memorial Fund. 

Norma was born Sept. 10, 1929 north of Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence Robert and Helen Marie Elizabeth (Hagge) Holmes. She moved with her family to a farm north of Ventura in 1937 and graduated from Ventura High School in 1947. Norma married Harold Albers Sept. 28, 1947 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, Iowa. 

They farmed in the Klemme area until 1962, then moved to a farm north of Ventura. In 1966 they moved to Ventura Heights, where she has lived ever since. Harold preceded her in death June 3, 1968. 

Norma worked at Clear Lake Bank and Trust, Clear Lake, from 1972-1992. Norma married James Fatland Jan. 7, 1977 at the Reformed Church, Klemme, Iowa. He preceded her in death April 17, 1995. 

Norma enjoyed growing flowers, gardening, playing cards, being with her family and spending time with her sister. She was truly an angel among her family and friends. 

Norma was a member of the Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura. 

She is survived by her children, Cheryl Lutz and her husband, Randy, Mason City, Charlene Fatland and her husband, Silas, Wiley, Colo., Sinva Opheim and her husband, Randy, Plymouth, Iowa and Olina Blasi and her husband, Jim, Hampton, Iowa; 10 grandchildren, Lisa Lutz, Jesse Lutz, Nicole Fatland, Krystal Fatland, Kari Neuberger, Kyle Neuberger, Aaron Opheim, Megan Opheim, Chad Hanneman and Corey Hanneman; one great-granddaughter, Alexis Hanneman; one sister, Carolyn Albers, Ventura; and one brother, DuWayne Holmes and his wife, Darlene, Clear Lake. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; and one infant brother. 

Temen Benford Peterson 

Mr. Temen Benford Peterson, 79, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Thursday, March 13, 1997 at his home. 

Funeral services were held Monday, March 17 at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake. Graveside services were held at the Fremont Lutheran Church, rural Cresco, Iowa. The family suggests memorials may be made to the Temen Benford Peterson Memorial Fund. 

Temen was born July 14, 1917 in rural Cresco, Iowa, the son of Ole and Nicolena (Granhaug) Peterson. He attended rural Fremont #3 school, rural Cresco. 

Temen worked on the farm with his family, until entering the Army Air Forces in May 1941 and serving as a radio operator and gunner. Sgt. Peterson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement during the Eighth Air Force bombing attacks on vital German industrial targets and enemy held installations. The official citation accompanying the award of the DFC commented on the courage, coolness and skill displayed by Sgt. Peterson on all occasions. As a member of the Third Bombardment Division which was cited for the now historic England-Africa shuttle mission to Messerschmitt factories at Regensburg, Germany in August 1943, he also earned the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal. 

After the service, Temen returned to the family farm. In 1946, he moved to Chicago, Ill., where he drove a city bus. He later was employed by Greyhound Transportation. In 1955, he returned to Iowa and worked on the family farm at Cresco until 1957. He was a driver for the Indianhead Transport terminal in Clear Lake. In 1963 he moved to Clear Lake and resided there until his death. 

Temen enjoyed his family, especially spending time with his three children. His hobbies included an interest in antique tractors. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake. 

He is survived by his children, Gale Temen Peterson, Clear Lake, Pamela Peterson and her husband, Brent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Verlene Vanderpool and her husband, J. David of Clive, Iowa; two grandchildren, Alli and David Vanderpool; two sisters, Alice Johnson and Helen Syverud, both of Evansdale, Iowa; and a brother, Jens Peterson, Decorah, Iowa. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; and seven brothers and sisters. 

Pallbearers were Gale Peterson, David Vanderpool, Arlin Bigalk, Brent Peterson, David Vestweber, Dean Bigalk..

Sharon Janine Hayungs 

She was preceded in death by her brother, David Hayungs; an infant brother, Richard Hayungs; and her grandparents.. 

Mary Malli  

Mary Malli, 54, of Ft. Atkinson, Iowa, died Saturday, March 15, 1997 at U.C.M.H. in Decorah, Iowa, of cancer. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 18 at St. John's Catholic Church, Ft. Atkinson, with the Rev. Jacob Roth officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon, Iowa. 

Mary Ceceil Manton was born on March 6, 1943 at LaCrosse, Wis. to John and Mary (Marley) Manton. She received her education at St. George in Lansing, Iowa. 

On Feb. 20, 1965 she married Robert K. Malli at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lansing, Iowa. Mary lived in the Lansing area until 1965 when Mary and Robert moved to Waukon. They lived there until 1988 when they moved to Ft. Atkinson. She was employed at Lickety Split in Ft. Atkinson, and K & S Super Valu in Decorah. 

Mary was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. 

She is survived by her mother; husband; four children, Suzanne Malli, Rochester, Minn., Robert Malli, Washington D.C., Mike and Chrissa Malli, Decorah, and Patrick Malli, U.S.A.F. in Germany; a sister, Kathleen Keenan, McGregor, Iowa; and one granddaughter. 

She was preceded in death by her father.

Pallbearers were Bill Keenan, Dick Keenan, Brian Keenan, Paul Farley, Ray Mullarkey and Robert Rausch. 

Mabel Emily Bitker

Mrs. Mabel Emily Bitker, 93, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Friday, March 21, 1997 at the Willow Creek Health Care, Mason City, Iowa. Services are pending at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. 

Neva Armsbury 

Mrs. Neva Armsbury, 84, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Monday, March 24, 1997 at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services are pending at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake.