Harold M. (Moke) Ouverson
Harold M. (Moke)
Ouverson, 86,
Fertile, Iowa, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the Mercy
Medical Center of North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral
services were held Monday, July 1, at the Church of
Christ, Fertile, Iowa, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Interment followed at Brush Point Cemetery,
Rural Fertile. Military honors were provided by the Clear
Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Harold Ouverson
Memorial Fund.
Harold (Moke) was born Dec. 19, 1915 in Fertile, Iowa, the
son of Martin P. and Christina (Erickson) Ouverson. He
attended Fertile High School, graduating in 1933. In
1941, Moke enlisted in the U.S. Army. During WWII he
served in the Pacific Theatre, Guadalcanal. Following the
service he came back to Fertile to work on the family
farm. Moke married Ruth Smidt March 7, 1945, at the
Methodist Church, Forest City, Iowa. In 1957 Moke and
Ruth started the Ouverson Oil Station & Tank Wagon,
operating it for 35 years. They were Cub Scouts and Boy
Scout leaders for Pack 96, Fertile, Iowa which met in
their home. Moke loved the soil and his country.
Moke was a member of the Church of Christ, Fertile, IA,
the Clear Lake V.F.W. and the Mason City DAV. He was a
former Brush Point Cemetery board member.
Moke is survived by his wife, Ruth Ouverson, Fertile;
three children, Mike Ouverson and his wife, Nancy,
Worthington, Iowa, Terry Ouverson, Herndon, Va., and Kris
Ouverson, Rochester, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Dixie
Harrison, Centreville, Va.; four grandchildren, Jennifer
Ouverson and James Ouverson, Centreville, Va., Tim
Ouverson, Worthington, Iowa, and John McCormick, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; one sister, Edna Hill, Forest City, Iowa;
and many nieces and nephews.
Moke was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,
Donald and Leonard Ouverson; and one sister, Irene Wolter.
Victor (Mel) Long
Victor (Mel) Long,
76, of 121 N. 15th St., Clear Lake, Iowa died Friday, June
28, 2002 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City, Iowa. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 2, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Chaplin
Kathy Graves of Hospice of North Iowa officiating.
Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Military Honors
were by Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Family
suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.
Mel was born Dec. 3, 1925 in Clear Lake, Iowa the son of
Edward Melvin and Sena Violet (Jenson) Long. After
attending Clear Lake High School he worked for Miller's
Dairy in Clear Lake. He married Mary Olson on May 19,
1945 in Clear Lake.
Mel served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Following the
service he came back to Clear Lake and started working for
State Brand Creamery. In 1951 he started working for
Cerro Gordo County Road Maintenance and later was foreman
retiring in 1988.
Mel enjoyed traveling spending the winters in Texas,
woodworking, reading westerns, square dancing and country
dancing.
He was a member Mason City V.F.W., Moose Lodge, Eagles
Lodge and the Clear Lake I.O.O.F..
Mel is survived by his wife, Mary Long, Clear Lake; a son,
Harvey Long and his wife, Judy, Lake Geneva, Wis.; a
daughter, Judy Merriss, Bettendorf, Iowa; half sister,
Margaret Ann Collins; five grandchildren, Michelle Merriss,
Clear Lake, Brian Long and his wife, Connie, Wichita, Ks.,
Mikal Long and his wife, Dulce, Fredericksburg, Va., Laura
Fallon and her husband, Rodney, Newton, Iowa, and Sara
Long, Mesa, Az.; and eight great-grandchildren, Jacob
Fallon, Hope Long, Victoria Long, Emily Fallon, Hunter
Long, Jade Long, Mikal Long and Capitola Long.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers,
Andrew and Lloyd Long.
Paul H. Hefty
Paul H. Hefty,
60, of Conrad, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake, died
Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at the Marshalltown Medical and
Surgical Center, Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services
were held Saturday, June 29, at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapels Funeral Home, Clear Lake, with the Rev.
Derik Yarian, of Zion Lutheran Church, officiating.
Interment was held at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
The Clear Lake V.F.W. presented military honors.
Memorials may be given to the Paul H. Hefty Memorial Fund.
Paul was born Jan. 4, 1942 in Kearney, Neb., the son of
Paul H. and Louise M. (Bintz) Hefty Sr. He graduated from
Clear Lake High School in 1960. He then joined the United
States Army and Green Berets. He served in Vietnam where
he did three tours of duty. He lived on the west coast
until 1978, when he came back to Clear Lake. He worked
for Best Way in Clear Lake from 1978-88, when they sold to
Ritchie Industries, Conrad, Iowa. He moved to Conrad and
continued to work for them until 1995, when he retired due
to ill health. Paul married Jeanne M. Wood, July 5, 1980
in Clear Lake. Paul belonged to the Conrad American Legion
Post #681, Conrad. Iowa.
Paul enjoyed fishing, reading western books by Louis
Lamour, and watching Nascar races.
Paul is survived by his wife, Jeanne M. Hefty, Conrad,
Iowa; his mother, Louise M. Hefty, Clear Lake; three sons,
Darin Hefty, Wash., David Hefty and his wife, Dannette,
Rapid City, S.D., and Stephen Neff, Des Moines, Iowa; one
daughter, Dawn Neff, and her fiancé, Mitch Skellenger,
Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Kendahl Hefty, Danae
Hefty, Timothy Neff and Brooklyn Neff; one brother, Earl
Hefty, and his wife, Jo, Clear Lake.
Paul was preceded in death by his father, Paul H. Hefty
Sr.; and one grandson, Dayne Hefty.
Donald E.
Blomberg
Donald E. Blomberg,
73, Clear Lake, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Oakwood
Care Center, Clear Lake. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, July 2, at the Anderson-Schmidt-LaCanne Funeral
Home in Windom, Minn. with the Rev. Daniel Dettman
officiating. Interment followed at the Lakeview Cemetery,
Windom, Minn. with military honors by American Legion
Post 206. Memorials may be given to Hospice of North
Iowa.
Donald was born May 2, 1929 in Hendricks, Minn., the son
of Olaf and Julia (Persson) Blomberg. He lived in
Astoria, S.D. and then Sioux Falls, S.D. in 1942 where he
attended Washington High School. Don enlisted in the Army
in 1946 and served during WW II and the Korean Conflict.
Following the service he moved back to Sioux Falls.
Donald married Janet (Jan) Peterson March 9, 1957, in
Bingham Lake, Minn. They lived in Sioux Falls until 1960,
Bingham Lake until 1972, Windom until 1987 when they moved
to Clear Lake. While in Minnesota he worked at Toro
Manufacturing.
Donald enjoyed reading the newspaper, keeping up on
current events, having coffee with his friends, and Polka
music. He was a life member of the Clear Lake V.F.W. 4868
Saratoga Post, D.A.V. and the International Association
of Machinist Union Local 1956, Windom, Minn.
Donald is survived by three daughters, Darcy Johnson,
Mason City, Iowa, Wendy Blomberg, Clear Lake, and Judy
Sidebottom and her husband, Jim, Oxford Junction, Iowa;
one son, Tory Blomberg and his wife, Debbie, Duluth,
Minn.; six grandchildren, Derrick Palmer, Darren Palmer,
Jennifer Blomberg-Breckenridge and her husband, Troy,
April Blomberg, J.D. Sidebottom and Jani Sidebottom; three
great-grandchildren, Jarica Blomberg, Judson Blomberg and
Rachel Palmer; two brothers, Norin Blomberg and his wife,
Dee, Sioux Falls, S.D. and Elroy Blomberg and his wife,
Dee, Woodburn, Or.; one sister, Melba Dettman and her
husband, Robert, St. James, Minn.; one sister-in-law,
Eleanor Skovborg and her husband, Lawrence, Woodburn, Or.
Donald was preceded in death by his parents; his wife,
Janet on July 29, 1992 and his brother, Vernon Blomberg.
Helen Lattin
Chenous
Helen Lattin Chenous
died July 1, 2002, five days after her 81st birthday,
following a difficult battle with cancer. She leaves her
husband of 63 years, Orville; a son, Lawrence Steven, and
his wife, Kathy, and their sons, Bradley and Andrew
Chenous, of Argyle, Wis.; and a daughter, Susan, and her
husband, F. David Eastman, and their sons, Jeffrey and
Chad Eastman, of Clear Lake.
Joseph M. Fritz
Joseph M. Fritz,
90, of Mason City, died June 30, 2002 at Mercy Medical
Center - North Iowa. His funeral Mass was held Wednesday,
July 3 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, with
Father Dennis Cahill and Father Kenneth Gehling
officiating. Interment was held in Elmwood Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Joseph M. Fritz Memorial
Fund.
Joe was born Oct. 19, 1911 in Brighton, the son of Edward
J. and Theresa (Pieffer) Fritz. The family moved to Mason
City when Joe was a small boy. He attended Freeman School
and later Holy Family High School.
At age 18, he went to work for the Iowa State Highway
Commission where he worked 14 years. Joe farmed north of
Mason City his entire life, retiring in 1974.
He was a former Cerro Gordo County Supervisor and a member
of Holy Family Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Florence, of Mason
City; two children, Joseph Jerry Fritz, Mason City, and Jo
Ann Burn and Charles Martens of Clear Lake; five
grandchildren, Todd Burns and his wife, Marcie, of
Hanlontown, Iowa, Robert Burns, of Iowa City, Julie Olson
and her husband, Randy, of Mason City, James Fritz and his
wife, Julie, of Plymouth, Iowa, and Jay Fritz, Mason City;
one great-granddaughter, Taylor Neuhring, Mason City; one
sister, Margaret Healy and her husband, John, Solvang,
Calif.; one brother, Elmer Fritz, Mason City; one
brother-in-law, Ralph Willier, Leland, Iowa; and many
nieces and nephews.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters,
Marie Eggleston, Loretta Stanger, and Edna Fritz; three
brothers, Paul, Wilford, and Emmett.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City, was in charge of
arrangements.
Chadd L. Baker
Chadd L. Baker,
84, of 18074A
Grouse Ave., Clear Lake, passed away at the Muse-Norris
Hospice inpatient unit in Mason City, Friday, July 5,
2002. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
the Evangelical Free Church, Highway 18 West, Clear Lake
with the Rev. Dave Wiersbe officiating. Interment followed
at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be
made in memory of Chadd L. Baker. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Chadd Lavern Baker was born at home in Clear Lake, Iowa on
Sept. 30, 1917 to Ferry Chadd and Esther (Holmes) Baker.
He was baptized into the Christian faith in October of
1948 at Ellington Prairie.
He attended Mason City schools and in 1941 enlisted in the
Army. Chadd was united in marriage to Jennie Oswald on
Nov. 12, 1944 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
As a young man and farmer he learned to love the great
outdoors and farming became his greatest passion. This
love of the land was shared by his wife and children. They
farmed in Cerro Gordo County for approximately 40 years.
Chadd had a special interest in dairy cattle.
Upon his retirement in 1981 they moved north of Clear Lake
to "Bakers Akers." During his retirement years he enjoyed
the beautiful gift of children, grandchildren, and love of
family. For 22 years Chadd and Jennie spent the winters in
Arizona. Chadd enjoyed hosting games and watching good
westerns, simple pleasures, simple faith. He had a
delightful sense of humor, which helped in raising five
daughters and one son.
Chadd is survived by his wife, Jennie, of Clear Lake; five
daughters, Martha Gunderson and her husband, Jim, of Ham
Lake, Minn., Mary Sawin and her husband, Bob, of Kensett,
Iowa, Julie Azeltine and her husband, Pat, of Clear Lake,
Jane Suby and her husband, Richard, of Garner, Iowa, Joann
Kroneman and her husband, Allan, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, and
one son, Alan Chadd Baker and his wife, Shirley of
Ventura; eleven grandchildren, Melinda, Tina, Eric, Molly,
Chadd, Kelly, Andy, Susie, Jennie, Ashley and Angie; three
great- grandchildren, Brianna, Alley and Nathan; one
nephew, Art Olsen and his wife, Juanita.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marie
Olsen, and one great-grandson.
William "Bill"
Robert Beehner
William "Bill"
Robert Beehner, 85,
of Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 7, 2002, at the Oakwood
Care Center in Clear Lake.
Graveside inurnment service with military honors by the
Clear Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday, July 11, 2002, at Memorial Park Cemetery,
Highway 122, Mason City, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to
service time on Thursday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake.
William "Bill" Robert Beehner was born on Aug. 20, 1916,
in Dunkerton, Iowa, the son of Otto and Ana (Schmidt)
Beehner. He attended and received his education in the
Dunkerton School system. Bill was inducted into the U.S.
Navy serving aboard the USS Kuhha Gulf in World War II. He
was united in marriage to Mary Carter on Dec. 12, 1944, in
Telemuck, Ore. Bill worked for Borden's Ice Cream in
Waterloo and Mason City for 42 years until his retirement.
He enjoyed golf, fishing, and woodworking, but his great
love and enjoyment was his family and friends. He was
loved by many, and will be sadly missed. His physical
presence is gone, but his spirit lives on.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Clear
Lake.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 57 years, Mary
Beehner of Clear Lake; a daughter, Terri Daniels and her
husband, Ron, of Clear Lake; a son, Doug Marston and his
wife, Sandy, of Spring Lake, Minn.; five grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Pete Beehner and
his wife, Flora, of Montana, and Mike Beehner of Waterloo;
one sister, Betty Heines and her husband, Bill, of
Waterloo; as well as other relatives and friends.
His parents, four sisters, and two brothers preceded him
in death.
Glenn Elmer Sexauer
After a short illness we lost our dear friend,
Glenn Elmer Sexauer,
on July 10, 2002.
Glenn was born in 1953 in Saint Louis, Mo. He graduated
from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis and later
earned a bachelor of science degree in education from
Indiana University.
Glenn was teaching at the American School of Kuwait in the
1970's when he met his wife, Sheryl Evenrud, who was also
a teacher there. They were married in Des Moines, Iowa in
1981 then continued their overseas odyssey for 16 years as
teachers of the Saudi Arabian International School in
Riyadh, which was highlighted by their presence there
during the Gulf War.
Glenn and Sheryl traveled the world together and
experienced many adventures including trekking in Kashmir,
climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, and island hopping in
Papua New Guinea and Greece.
Glenn and Sheryl later retired to Clear Lake, Iowa, where
Glenn loved the people. He enjoyed biking, fishing,
walking along the lakeside and spending time with family
and friends.
Glenn was an eternal optimist, believing that, "There's no
such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing."
His easy going sense of humor and considerate way kept our
lives light and helped us all roll with the changes.
Adults and children alike were drawn to his presence and
comforted by his patience and ability to spin a good
yarn. To Glenn, there was no such thing as a stranger,
and he made us feel good about ourselves.
One of the things Glenn enjoyed most was sharing sunsets
with his loved ones. His worldly ways, enjoyment of life
and genuine interest in people helped make life an
adventure for all those who knew him. While this sunset
for his life with us has saddened us deeply and his
adventure of life here on Earth has ended, we know that
for Glenn another adventure has begun.
Glenn is survived by his wife Sheryl, of Clear Lake;
parents Marilyn and Elmer Sexauer of Tampa, Fla.; a
sister, Sally Logan and family, of Atlanta, Ga.; and a
brother, Matt Sexauer and family, of Franklin, Tenn.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of
arrangements.
Lucille Wessels
Lucille Wessels,
77, of Clear Lake, died Sunday, July 14, 2002 at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Her funeral will be held at the First Congregational
Church, 205 W. 10th Ave. N., in Clear Lake at 11 a.m.,
Friday, July 19, with the Rev. Thomas Healey officiating.
A luncheon will follow. Graveside services will be 2 p.m.
in the Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center, Iowa.
Visitation will be Thursday from 4 -8 p.m. at the Ward-Van
Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa. Family suggest
memorials to First Congregational Church, Clear Lake.
Lucille was born July 1,1925, at Kensett, Iowa, the
daughter of Henry and Nora (Taylor) Mandt. She attended
school at Northwood and graduated from Northwood High
School in 1943. She married Glen Yerhot in 1946, later
marrying Glen Lytle in 1948.
She was united in marriage to Roger P. Wessels on June 3,
1957 in Sioux Falls, S.D. They made their first home in
Mason City, but moved to Clear Lake in 1958. Early in
their marriage Lucille did alterations, laundry and
assisted Roger in managing the Lake Theatre. They started
X-Size Ladies Fashions in 1967 in Clear Lake, later
expanding the business into six stores in Iowa, four in
Minnesota and two in Missouri. They gradually closed the
X-Size stores in the 80's; the final being the Clear Lake
shop in 1985. Lucille then operated her L & R Ceramics
business, which she had started in 1982, full-time,
retiring in 1993. She then assisted her husband with a
vending machine and trailer sign rental business. She was
a member of First Congregational Church, Clear Lake.
She is survived by her loving husband, Roger P. Wessels,
of Clear Lake; three daughters, Diana Silverstein, of
Aurora, Colo., Linda Rausch and her husband, Larry, of
Omaha, Neb. and their children, Eugene and Jerry, and
Trudy Thomas and her husband, Wesley, of Lakewood, Colo.
and their children, Rena and Zach; two sons, Gene Lytle
and his wife, Jeannie, of Lakewood, Colo. and their son
Jamie, and Roger G. Wessels, of Omaha, Neb. and one
brother, Norris (Bud) Mandt and his wife, Kathy of Albert
Lea, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Pansy S. Jones
Pansy S. Jones,
82, of 110 Main, Fertile, Iowa died Tuesday, July 16, 2002
at the Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City,
Iowa. Funeral services were held Friday, July 19, at the
Fertile Lutheran Church, Fertile, Iowa with the Rev.
Dennis Ganz officiating. Graveside services were at the
Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Family suggests
memorials to Pansy Jones Memorial Fund.
Pansy was born June 17, 1920 in Reeve Township, Franklin
Co., Iowa, the daughter of Charles R. and Lizzie (Mutzel)
Savage. She graduated from Garner High School.
Pansy married Donald Jones on Dec. 23, 1941 in Albert Lea,
Minn. They lived in Clear Lake where she was the first
meter maid in Clear Lake in the late 1950's. She and her
husband owned and operated Jones Standard Station in Clear
Lake until their retirement in the early 70's.
She enjoyed spending their winters in Apache Jct., Az.
area and the summers visiting their children in Iowa. She
moved back to Fertile in June of 1993.
Pansy was a member of Fertile Lutheran Church.
Pansy will be sadly missed by her four children, Connie
Barlow and her husband, Kaye, Tempe, Az., Donna Simpson
and her husband, John, Clear Lake, Susan Reineke and her
husband, Ed, Forest City, Iowa and Bob Jones and his wife,
Brenda, Fertile, Iowa; thirteen grandchildren; several
great-grandchildren; and one sister, Donna Axelsen, Clear
Lake.
Her parents; husband, Donald; two grandsons, Dale Simpson
and Joel Haugen; and one brother, Devere Savage, preceded
her in death.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
of arrangements.
Donald E. Garlock
Donald E. Garlock
of Clear Lake died Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at Oakwood Care
Center.
Donald was born May 1, 1911 north of Clear Lake to
Christine and Sherman Garlock. He attended Clear Lake
School and graduated in 1928.
Donald worked at the Surf Ballroom from 1933 to 1936 where
he learned to enjoy big band music. In 1937 he went into
business with his brother, Herb. They operated a portable
roller rink for several summers. In 1942 he worked on the
Alaskan Highway for E.M. Duesenberg. In March 1943 he
enlisted in the Army and served with the 29th Division.
He received a Purple Heart for the wounds he received in
France during the days following D-Day.
Donald married Ruth Duesenberg from Garner, Iowa on Oct
17, 1940 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua. They were
married for 53 years. On his return from the service,
Donald worked for E.L. Secory Plumbing, retiring in 1976.
After retiring he and Ruth traveled in the Eastern part of
the United States and spent time in Oregon. They traveled
to England where he was stationed during World War II.
They also visited Normandy Beachhead in France where he
participated in the landing June 6, 1944.
Donald was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; parents,
Christine and Sherman Garlock; sisters, Weenonah and
Idelle; and brothers, Ernest and Herbert.
He is survived by two sons, Donald R., of Clear Lake, and
Dennis, of Iowa City; two daughters, Connie Pluchos and
her husband, George, of Portland, Ore., and Carol Garlock
of Wailea, Hawaii; two granddaughters, Katherine and Emily
Pluchos of Portland, Ore.; and a brother, Myron, of Clear
Lake, and many friends.
Memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church
of Clear Lake and the Girl Scout Camp Tanglefoot.
Memorial Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2,
2002, at the United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave North,
Clear Lake, Iowa with visitation one hour before the
service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake
Cemetery, Clear Lake. Military honors will be by the
Clear Lake V.F.W..
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
of arrangements.
Diane B. Nevill
Diane B. Nevill,
52, of Garner, Iowa, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at her
home surrounded by her family.
Her memorial service was held Saturday, July 20 at the
United Methodist Church in Garner with the Rev. Kay Hooper
officiating. Music was provided by organist, Michelle
Greiman, who accompanied a men's quartet of Bill Renner,
Bernie Urich, Tyler Urich and Jim Hill. Ushers were Jeremy
and Jason Barnes. Honorary bearers were Harold Curley, Dan
Birkey, Dave Birkey, Dave Kaduce, Emily Tindall, Ethan
Tindall, Ellie Tindall, Elaina Tindall, Adam Miller, Rick
Dirksen, Chad Dirksen and Dawn Eenhuis.
Memorials may be directed to the Diane Nevill Memorial
Fund.
Diane Berdine Nevill, the daughter of Raymond and Delores
(Wilson) Barnes, was born April 23, 1950 at Forest City.
She attended school at Woden-Crystal Lake where she
graduated from high school in 1968. She was employed at
Winnebago Industries in Forest City for 10 years. She
continued her education graduating from Capri Cosmetology
School in Mason City. On October 24, 1980 she was united
in marriage to Loren "Skip" Nevill, Jr. at the United
Methodist Church in Garner. They made their home in Garner
where Diane owned and operated a beauty shop for the past
seventeen years. She enjoyed spending time with her
family, watching sports and, especially, helping people.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Those grateful for her life and love include her husband,
Skip Nevill, of Garner; three children, Jody Moen, Jill
Nevill and Casey Nevill, all of Garner; her father, Ray
Barnes of Britt, Iowa; two sisters, Sandye Armstrong, of
Britt and Twyla Tindall and her husband, Mark, of Greene,
Iowa; a brother, Dennis Barnes and his wife, Linda, of
Crystal Lake, Iowa; a special niece, Dawn Barnes-Eenhuis
and her husband, Terry, of Fargo, N.D.; and many aunts,
uncles, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Delores, on Nov.
15, 1983.
Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner, Iowa, was in charge of
arrangements.
Adeline M. Peck
Adeline M. Peck,
65, of 102 East Lake Street, Ventura, died Thursday, July
18, 2002 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City.
A funeral service was held on Monday, July 22, 2002 at the
Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura, with the Rev.
Audrey Westendorf-Young officiating. Interment followed
at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Ward Van Slyke
Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of
arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Ventura
United Methodist Church.
Adeline was born Jan. 15, 1937 in Klemme, Iowa, the
daughter of Edwin S. and Doris L. (Haginger) Medaus. She
attended Klemme Public Schools before her marriage to
Wilbur "Duane" Peck on May 1, 1954 in Crystal Lake, Iowa.
The couple lived in Forest City, where Adeline worked at
Winnebago Industries for over 17 years. After retiring in
1983, they moved to Ventura and enjoyed living near the
lake. Adeline enjoyed traveling and visiting family in
Las Vegas, Nev. and Flagstaff, Az. Her hobbies included
spending time outdoors gardening and bird watching.
Adeline touched the life of everyone she came in contact
with and especially loved taking care of and spending time
with her family. She was a member of the Ventura United
Methodist Church.
Adeline is survived by her husband, Duane, of Ventura; two
sons, Randy Peck and his wife, Diane, of Las Vegas, Nev.,
and Curtis Peck and his friend, Becca Yates, of Clear
Lake; one daughter, Twila Formanek of Flagstaff, Az.; five
grandchildren, Ryan Peck, Las Vegas, Shane Peck and his
wife, Ashley, Las Vegas, Nicole, Nathan, and Natalie
Formanek, all of Flagstaff, Az., five sisters-in-law,
Evelyn Brower, of Mason City, Bernelle Lewerke and her
husband, Jake, of Clarion, Iowa, Gladys Waldschmidt of
Chico, Calif., Darlene Schmidt and her husband, Darl, of
Garner, Iowa, and Sharon Garrett of Charleston, S.C.; two
brothers-in-law, Donald Peck of Zearing, Iowa and Willard
Peck of Britt, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, one
brother, three sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law.
Evalena (Heavy) Coe
Evalena (Heavy) Coe,
85, of 203 Park Ave., Ventura, Iowa died Saturday, July
27, 2002 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Funeral
services were Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at the Ventura United
Methodist Church with Pastor Audrey Westendorf Young
officiating. Interment was in the Ventura Cemetery.
Family suggests memorials to Evalena Coe Memorial fund.
Heavy was born April 13, 1917 in Ventura, Iowa the
daughter of Addison H. and Elina (Bach) Cooley. She
graduated from Ventura High School in 1936.
She married Theodore Coe on Nov. 28 and they moved to
Grand Rapids Minn. They later returned to Ventura where
she cooked at various restaurants and at Bishop Morrison
Lodge church camp. For thirty-five years she was cook for
the Ventura Schools, retiring in 1987. She also did
upholstery and later operated a ceramic shop at her home.
Halloween was always special for Heavy, as she made
popcorn balls for the town and dressed in costume.
Heavy enjoyed crocheting, quilting, crafts and especially
having her family around her. She was a member of Ventura
United Methodist Church, Ventura, Iowa.
Heavy is survived by four children: Elsie Rist and her
husband, Ron, Moneta, Va., Bill Coe and his wife, Carolyn,
Ventura, Linda Stricker and her husband, Richard, Ventura,
and Gary Coe, Ventura; six grandchildren: Eric Coe and his
wife, Judi, Lakewood, Colo., Colette Sampson and her
husband, Michael, Mason City, Iowa, Aaron Coe and his
fiancée, Shawnette Crawford, Great Falls, Mont., William
M. Case, Sebeka, Minn., Donald Case and his wife, Monica,
Mason City, Iowa and Gary Case and his wife, Sandy,
Garner, Iowa; five great-grandchildren: Nick Coe, Jennifer
Coe, Clayton Sampson, Kacy Sampson and Austin Bailey Case;
one brother, Orland "Bud" Cooley and his wife, Doris,
Ridgeway, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ted, in
1997; three brothers, Clarence, Lawrence and Arnold
Cooley; and one sister, Ida Cooley Morse.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge
of arrangements.
Regina Irene
Porter
Regina Irene Porter,
1121 3rd St., Des Moines, Iowa, died Saturday, July 27,
2002 at Mercy Hospice House. Her funeral service was held
Tuesday, July 30, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Des
Moines. Burial was in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines.
Regina was born in Madrid, Iowa and lived most of her live
in Des Moines. She was an accomplished seamstress and was
retired from Meredith Publishing Company.
Regina is survived by a daughter, Helen Hoeven, Slater,
Iowa; a son, Fredrick Porter, Clear Lake, Iowa; two
sisters, Phyllis Carr and Marjorie Prince, both of Des
Moines; one brother, William Truitt, Des Moines; seven
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Porter.
Peter O. (Pete)
Petersen
Peter O. (Pete)
Petersen, 92, of
2500 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake, died Monday, July 22,
2002 at the North Iowa Mercy Medical Center East Campus,
Mason City, Iowa. Family and friends will gather for a
memorial service at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, at the
First Congregational Church, Clear Lake with Pastor Thomas
Healey officiating.
Pete was born Jan. 22, 1910 in Clear Lake, the son of
George Peter and Mary Karn (Paulsen) Petersen. As he grew
up, Pete developed his deep love for Clear Lake while he
worked in his father's bath house and as a pilot of
commercial speedboats that took passengers to and from
Bayside. He graduated from Clear Lake High School in
1928. Pete married his classmate, Julia (Josephine
Barlow) Kundert on Aug. 10, 1935 in the first of three
homes he built for them in Clear Lake.
He followed in his father's footsteps as he owned and
operated the Petersen Construction Co. Interestingly, in
the early 1900's his father had built the White Pier and
the Idelo, both on North Lakeview Drive in Clear Lake.
His father placed Pete's birth date on the foundation of
the White Pier. On Aug. 27, 1931 Pete was in the basement
of the White Pier as it was destroyed by a tornado. In
the winter of 1948/49 he built a home for T.L. "Otie"
Sears inside the Idelo building. In the spring of 1949
the Idelo was torn down, revealing the new home to the
residents of Clear Lake.
As a member of the Associated General Contractors of
America, Pete received several awards for construction
safety, including one for ten consecutive years of
"building without an accident which caused an employee to
miss work". During his 30 year construction career, he
built more than 125 homes in Clear Lake and many
businesses and schools including the Clear Lake High
School, the First Congregational Church, the Zion Lutheran
Church, the Ventura Grade School, and the Clear Lake Bank
& Trust. The last building Pete built before his
retirement in 1973 was the Clear Lake Telephone Company
office. In a 1999 newspaper article, he said he had many
fond memories of the years he helped shape the landscape
of Clear Lake and other North Iowa communities.
In retirement, Pete enjoyed his family, playing golf and
the beauty of Clear Lake. He was a member of the First
Congregational Church and on many church boards. During
his tenure as president of the Clear Lake Lions Club he
led the project to build the bleachers at the Clear Lake
High School football field. He is survived by his wife of
67 years, Julia (Jose) Petersen, Clear Lake; one son, Tom,
and his wife, Margaret (Meg) Jungers Petersen, St.
Petersburg, Fla. and South Burlington, Vt.; and two
grandchildren, Hannah Jungers Petersen and Thomas E. (TJ)
Petersen, Jr., also of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pete was preceded in death by his parents and six
siblings: Fred, Vern, Roy and Art Petersen, Marie Petersen
Conklin and Ruth Petersen Day.
Harold M. (Moke)
Ouverson
Harold M. (Moke)
Ouverson, 86,
Fertile, Iowa, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the Mercy
Medical Center of North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral
services were held Monday, July 1, at the Church of
Christ, Fertile, Iowa, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Interment followed at Brush Point Cemetery,
Rural Fertile. Military honors were provided by the Clear
Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Harold Ouverson
Memorial Fund.
Harold (Moke) was born Dec. 19, 1915 in Fertile, Iowa, the
son of Martin P. and Christina (Erickson) Ouverson. He
attended Fertile High School, graduating in 1933. In
1941, Moke enlisted in the U.S. Army. During WWII he
served in the Pacific Theatre, Guadalcanal. Following the
service he came back to Fertile to work on the family
farm. Moke married Ruth Smidt March 7, 1945, at the
Methodist Church, Forest City, Iowa. In 1957 Moke and
Ruth started the Ouverson Oil Station & Tank Wagon,
operating it for 35 years. They were Cub Scouts and Boy
Scout leaders for Pack 96, Fertile, Iowa which met in
their home. Moke loved the soil and his country.
Moke was a member of the Church of Christ, Fertile, IA,
the Clear Lake V.F.W. and the Mason City DAV. He was a
former Brush Point Cemetery board member.
Moke is survived by his wife, Ruth Ouverson, Fertile;
three children, Mike Ouverson and his wife, Nancy,
Worthington, Iowa, Terry Ouverson, Herndon, Va., and Kris
Ouverson, Rochester, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Dixie
Harrison, Centreville, Va.; four grandchildren, Jennifer
Ouverson and James Ouverson, Centreville, Va., Tim
Ouverson, Worthington, Iowa, and John McCormick, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; one sister, Edna Hill, Forest City, Iowa;
and many nieces and nephews.
Moke was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,
Donald and Leonard Ouverson; and one sister, Irene Wolter.
Victor
(Mel) Long
Victor
(Mel) Long, 76, of
121 N. 15th St., Clear Lake, Iowa died Friday, June 28,
2002 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason
City, Iowa. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 2, at the
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Chaplin
Kathy Graves of Hospice of North Iowa officiating.
Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Military Honors
were by Mason City Veterans Memorial Association. Family
suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.
Mel was born Dec. 3, 1925 in Clear Lake, Iowa the son of
Edward Melvin and Sena Violet (Jenson) Long. After
attending Clear Lake High School he worked for Miller's
Dairy in Clear Lake. He married Mary Olson on May 19,
1945 in Clear Lake.
Mel served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Following the
service he came back to Clear Lake and started working for
State Brand Creamery. In 1951 he started working for
Cerro Gordo County Road Maintenance and later was foreman
retiring in 1988.
Mel enjoyed traveling spending the winters in Texas,
woodworking, reading westerns, square dancing and country
dancing.
He was a member Mason City V.F.W., Moose Lodge, Eagles
Lodge and the Clear Lake I.O.O.F..
Mel is survived by his wife, Mary Long, Clear Lake; a son,
Harvey Long and his wife, Judy, Lake Geneva, Wis.; a
daughter, Judy Merriss, Bettendorf, Iowa; half sister,
Margaret Ann Collins; five grandchildren, Michelle Merriss,
Clear Lake, Brian Long and his wife, Connie, Wichita, Ks.,
Mikal Long and his wife, Dulce, Fredericksburg, Va., Laura
Fallon and her husband, Rodney, Newton, Iowa, and Sara
Long, Mesa, Az.; and eight great-grandchildren, Jacob
Fallon, Hope Long, Victoria Long, Emily Fallon, Hunter
Long, Jade Long, Mikal Long and Capitola Long.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers,
Andrew and Lloyd Long.
Paul H. Hefty
Paul H. Hefty,
60, of Conrad, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake, died
Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at the Marshalltown Medical and
Surgical Center, Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services
were held Saturday, June 29, at the Ward-Van Slyke
Colonial Chapels Funeral Home, Clear Lake, with the Rev.
Derik Yarian, of Zion Lutheran Church, officiating.
Interment was held at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
The Clear Lake V.F.W. presented military honors.
Memorials may be given to the Paul H. Hefty Memorial Fund.
Paul was born Jan. 4, 1942 in Kearney, Neb., the son of
Paul H. and Louise M. (Bintz) Hefty Sr. He graduated from
Clear Lake High School in 1960. He then joined the United
States Army and Green Berets. He served in Vietnam where
he did three tours of duty. He lived on the west coast
until 1978, when he came back to Clear Lake. He worked
for Best Way in Clear Lake from 1978-88, when they sold to
Ritchie Industries, Conrad, Iowa. He moved to Conrad and
continued to work for them until 1995, when he retired due
to ill health. Paul married Jeanne M. Wood, July 5, 1980
in Clear Lake. Paul belonged to the Conrad American Legion
Post #681, Conrad. Iowa.
Paul enjoyed fishing, reading western books by Louis
Lamour, and watching Nascar races.
Paul is survived by his wife, Jeanne M. Hefty, Conrad,
Iowa; his mother, Louise M. Hefty, Clear Lake; three sons,
Darin Hefty, Wash., David Hefty and his wife, Dannette,
Rapid City, S.D., and Stephen Neff, Des Moines, Iowa; one
daughter, Dawn Neff, and her fiancé, Mitch Skellenger,
Clear Lake; four grandchildren, Kendahl Hefty, Danae
Hefty, Timothy Neff.
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