Doris G. Coats Olson, 83, of 1000 N. Eisenhower, Mason City, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2002 at the Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City. 

Memorial services with a Celebration of Life  were held Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Willows, 1000 N. Eisenhower, Mason City, with the Rev. Jeff Ungs of Galilean Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, Iowa officiating.  Family suggests memorials to Doris G. Olson Memorial Fund.  Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, was in charge of services.

Doris was born July 12, 1919 in Wilson County, Kansas, the daughter of John Wesley and Opal A. (Polson) Coats.  She graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1936 where she played basketball.

She married Donald L. Olson on Oct. 19, 1941 in LakeView, Iowa.  She worked in an airplane factory in Buffalo, N. Y. during WWII and traveled to meet her sailor husband when he was in port from Norfolk, Va. to San Francisco and San Diego, Calif.

They moved back to Sac City, Iowa, where they lived and raised their three daughters.  In 1972 they moved to West Des Moines, Iowa where they lived until 1997 when they  moved to the Willows in Mason City.

Doris especially enjoyed spending time with her daughters and families, having coffee time and gabfest with her friends at the Willows, and playing bridge and socializing when  living in Sac City.

Doris was a member of St. Paul¹s Lutheran Church, Sac City, Windsor Heights Lutheran Church and Galilean Lutheran Church.

Doris will be sadly missed by her three daughters, Sonnee A. Steveson and her husband, Ron, Ventura, Iowa, Tamara J. Beschen, Seattle, Wash. and Laura J. Olson, Decorah, Iowa; six grandchildren, Derek Steveson, Phoenix, Az., Jennifer Steveson, Phoenix, Az., Brooke Beschen, Seattle, Wash., Peter Vanney, Samuel Vanney and Paul Vanney, Decorah, Iowa; brother-in-law, Charles Olson, and his wife, Phyllis, Sac City, Iowa; and nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Wayne and Eugene Coats; two sisters, Beverly Goodnight and Phyllis Bly and her husband, Don, who passed away in May of this year. 

Dick Weaver

Dick Weaver 62, of 1507 N. 23rd St., Clear Lake, Iowa died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002 at his home in Clear Lake.  Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 4, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating.  Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.  Family suggests memorials to the Richard Weaver Memorial fund.

Richard was born May 13, 1940 in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Earl ³Bud² and Irene Helen (Bell) Weaver.  He attended Clear Lake High School. Following high school he worked at the Clear Lake Bakery.

He married Nadine Slagle on April 12, 1959 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church. They moved to Ft. Dodge where he drove for Sunbeam Bread. 

They moved back to Clear Lake in 1970 when he became a route driver for Clear Lake Bakery. He drove the Emmetsburg route until 1997, when he took over the Clear Lake route and ran it until his retirement in May 2002 due to ill health.

Dick enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle, old cars, camping with his family and grandchildren, woodworking and he was a Rusty Wallace NASCAR fan.  He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

Dick is survived by his wife, Nadine Weaver, Clear Lake; six children, Lanette Lauritzen and her husband, Bart, Clear Lake, Scott Weaver and his wife, Heidi, Tempe, Az., Lisa Glidden and her husband, Mark, Clear Lake, Michelle Weaver, Clear Lake, Richard Weaver Jr. and his wife, Laura, Clear Lake, and Nicky Froning and her husband, Jamie, Nora Springs, Iowa; thirteen grandchildren, Caitlin Lauritzen, Brandon Weaver, Alyssa Weaver, Jace Weaver, Aspen Weaver, Rhys Glidden, Trey Weaver, Chelsea Weaver, Tyler Weaver, Quincy Weaver, Chase Froning, Skyler Froning and Harley Froning; one great-grandchild, Drake Weaver; a brother, Roger Weaver and his wife, Mary, Omaha, Neb.; and his father-in-law, Harold Slagle, Garner, Iowa. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Bobby Weaver; and his mother-in-law, Edna Slagle. 

Leland Francis Weaver

Leland Francis Weaver, 68, died Saturday Nov. 2, 2002 at St. Mary¹s Hospital, Rochester, Minn.   Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery with Military Honors by the Clear Lake VFW. His family suggests memorials to the Leland Frances Weaver memorial fund.

Leland was born in Castalia, Iowa the son of  Claude and Ruth

(Schroeder) Weaver.  He attended school in Castalia.  He served in the United States Army following high school.

He moved to Mason  City following the service and drove truck for Zanios Produce in Mason City.  Leland married Linda Miller on Nov. 19, 1968 in Nora Springs, Iowa. 

Leland enjoyed fishing, collecting John Deere toy tractors and especially being with his family.

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Linda Weaver, Clear Lake; daughter, Julie Weaver; grandchildren, Shad and Tyler Weaver; two sisters, Jane Kotz, Mason City, Iowa and Marlys Kramer, Clear Lake; and several nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his son, David Weaver. 

Robert James ³Jim² Wilson

Robert James ³Jim² Wilson, 86, Clear Lake, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City, Iowa.  Funeral services are tentively set for Thursday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m., at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. The Rev. Dennis Ganz will be officiating.  Interment will be held at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from noon until the time of the service. Memorials may be given to the Robert J. Wilson Memorial Fund.

Robert was born Sept. 27, 1916, the son of Fred E. and Virgie (Potter) Wilson in Goodell, Iowa.  Jim married Lois M. Kennedy, on Feb. 17, 1939 in Mason City, Iowa.  He farmed south of Ventura and later operated Jim¹s Restaurant in Crystal Lake, Iowa.  He then went to work for Uland Brothers and did road construction for 25 years.  Jim retired and moved south of Clear Lake, where he raised cattle and junked scrap to keep busy.  He liked to go hunting, fishing, trapping and spending time visiting at the V.F.W. and Elly¹s.  Jim loved spending time with his great-grandson, Mike, and taught him how to drive the lawn mower.  He liked telling Mike funny stories. 

Jim is survived by his grandson, Doug D. Wilson, Clear Lake; great-grandson, Mike D. Wilson, Clear Lake; a brother, Bill Wilson and his wife, Elsie, Ventura, Iowa; and a sister Marie Hamann, Ventura.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lois; daughter, Charlene Wilson; son, Roger Dean Wilson; three brothers and two sisters.

Jack Lowry

Jack Lowry, 68, of 4144 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake, Iowa, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home, 5000 W. 50th St. at  Highway 100, Edina, Minn.

Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers.

Jack was born Aug. 19, 1934 in Scranton, Penn., the son of Bert and Catherine (Cook) Lowry. He was educated in Scranton and began his business career there. His career eventually brought him to the Midwest and he had several business interests in the Twin Cities. In 1995, he moved his family to Clear Lake, Iowa while continuing a consulting business in St. Paul, Minn.

He was united in marriage to Jacqueline Archer at the Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 31, 1987.

Jack¹s biggest delight was being a father. He also loved listening to classical music, especially Mozart, golfing, flying his own plane, and reading.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, and their two daughters, Mackenzie and Adrienne Lowry, all of Clear Lake; a daughter, Eileen Connors (Tom), of Wyoming, Minn.; a son, Ron Lowry  (Julie), of Andover, Minn., a son, John Lowry (Sandy), of Clear Lake; and their mother, Jane Francis Lowry; grandchildren, Jack Lowry Connors, Stephanie, Samantha, Sherry, Amanda, Kim  and Katie Lowry; three great-grandchildren; sisters and brother, Lorraine Delmonte ( Del), of Colorado Springs, Colo., Catherine Dudick (Bob), of Scranton, Penn. and Thomas Lowry (Carol), of Wichita Falls, Texas;  father and mother-in-law, Bill and Connie Archer, of Story, Wyo.; sister-in-law, Geraldine Larson (Dave) and family, of River Falls, Wis., and numerous friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Bert Lowry.

Ward-Van Slyke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Charles Thomas Campbell

Charles Thomas Campbell, 77, of Alexander, Iowa, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002 at the Good Shepherd Care Center.

His funeral service was held Sunday, Nov. 10, at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jan Burnett officiating.  A graveside service was held the same day at the Alexander Cemetery, where military honors were conducted by the American Legion Post #0658 of Latimer. Memorials may be directed to the family of Charles Campbell to be distributed between Hospice of North Iowa and Good Shepherd Health Care Center.

Charles was born Aug. 9, 1925 in Mifflin County, Penn., a son of Samuel J. and Ethel May (Treweek) Campbell.  He entered into service in the United States Navy on Aug. 5, 1943 and served during World War II on a PT boat in the Philippines.  He was honorably discharged on March 10, 1946 and became a member of the Ancient Order of the Deep.  He was duly initiated into the Solemn Mysteries of the Deep, having crossed the Equator Aboard the USS Boots.  Charles was united in marriage to Helen Mae Perkins on March 29, 1946 at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Seattle, Wash.  They lived in

Alexander, Iowa from 1961 until 1995. Charles worked as a custodian for

the Alexander School District for many years.  In 1974, he began work in maintenance for the Iowa Department of Transportation at the Latimer Garage.  Charles was an active member of the American Legion Post #0658 in Latimer and was a volunteer fireman for many years.

Charlie is survived by five children and their spouses, Gary and Bev Campbell of Cresco, Iowa, Karen and Craig Bartholomew of Mason City, Iowa, Jeanne Yerman of Las Vegas, N.V., Jerry and Jean Campbell of Clear Lake, and Don and Rona Campbell of Latimer; 14 grandchildren, Lee Campbell, Ian and his wife, Sarah Campbell, Stephanie Marker, Chad and his wife, Melissa Bartholomew, Krista and Michelle Bartholomew, Michelle, Paul, Monica, Melissa, and Pamela Yerman, Amanda and Valerie Campbell, and Joe and Janae Campbell; two great-grandchildren, James Yerman and Blane Bartholomew; five sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen, in August 1995; one brother; two sisters; a son-in-law, James Yerman; one sister-in-law and four brothers-in-law.

Anna Mae Schmitz

Anna Mae Schmitz, 84, of Jesup, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at West Village Care Center, Independence, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1918, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Herman Luloff and Clara Irene (Stoner) Luloff.

Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 8, at the American Lutheran Church, Jesup, with Pastor Wayne H. Hagen officiating. Music was by Mrs. Shirley Bergman, organist and Mr. John Bergman, soloist. Honorary pallbearers were Norman Stoner, Dan Stoner, Wesley Stoner, and Dwight Stoner. Pallbearers were Robert Hampton, Matthew Hampton, Steven Hanson, Gregory Hanson, Timothy Hanson, Todd Hanson and Michael Schmitz. Burial was at the Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Iowa.

Memorials will be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice and to West Village Care Center both in Independence, Iowa.

Anna Mae graduated from Independence High School in 1936. On May 30, 1936, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Hanson in Independence. They later divorced. On Jan. 29, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Francis Schmitz at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1985. Anna Mae retired from the Mental Health Institute in Independence in 1983, where she had worked as a nurse's aid. She was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Jesup.

Mrs. Schmitz is survived by one daughter, Shirley Hampton, of Jesup; four sons, Gene (Myrt) Hanson and James (Julie) Hanson both of Clear Lake; Edwin "Bud" (Diane) Hanson and Stephen "Steve" (Barb) Schmitz, both of Waterloo, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one

great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband,

Donald; her parents; and one great -granddaughter, Kaitlin Hanson.

White Funeral Home, Jesup, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Brian M. Hedges

Brian M. Hedges, 43, of 112 12th Pl. S., Clear Lake, died Nov. 6, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, due to injuries from a car accident.

Memorial services will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Rory Synoground officiating. 

Inurnment will be at a later time in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Windom, Minn.  Family suggests memorials to Make A Wish Foundation. 

Brian was born March 20, 1959 in Windom, Minn., the son of Marvin ³Bud² and Betty (Wood) Hedges.  He graduated from Windom High School in 1977.

Brian started working for Unisys in Jackson, Minn. and then transferred to Clear Lake and worked for them until their closing.  He worked for Target in Mason City at the time of his accident.

He enjoyed fishing, model cars, slot car racing and going to coffee at Denny¹s.

Brian will be sadly missed by his parents, Bud and Betty Hedges, Clear Lake; a daughter, Michelle Hedges and her fiancé, Michael Lollar, Clear Lake; his grandson, Nathan Michael Lollar; two sisters, Linda Nielsen and her husband, Robert, St. Peter, Minn. and Mary Jo Nath and her husband, Dennis, Mitchell, S.D.; and nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and two nephews. 

Gary J. Meehlhause

Gary J. Meehlhause, 62, of 2605 S. Lakeview Dr., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at his home.  His funeral service was held Friday, Nov. 8, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess and Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating.  Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Interment was at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  Memorials may be given to the Gary J. Meehlhause Memorial Fund.

Gary was born Jan. 16, 1940, in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of Louis and Adelia (Kracht) Meehlhause.  He was united in marriage to Vivian Groe on April 19, 1969.   Of this union came what he considered his greatest contribution, his son, Mark.

Gary graduated from Sheffield High School and Mason City Junior College and attended Wartburg College in Waverly.  He served in the National Guard Reserves while in high school.  He had been associated with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since November, 1961, and during his career was involved with the North Iowa Association of Life Underwriters, the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Clear Lake Economic Development Corporation and was active in numerous fund raising activities in the community.

Gary enjoyed serving people in his work, traveling with his wife and son, most recently in his motor home, baseball, fishing and spending time with family and friends.

He was appreciated for his candor, his integrity, his sense of humor and  his caring.

Gary is survived by his wife, Vivian; his son, Mark, of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Rita Lodge McBeain and her husband, Marvin, Mesa, Az.; nieces and nephews and their families.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents.

Byron Dean Smeby

Byron Dean Smeby, 62, of Rockwell, Iowa, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, after a long courageous  battle with cancer, surrounded by his family, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the United Methodist Church in Rockwell, with Rev. Bruce Wittern officiating.  Burial was at the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown, Iowa. 

Those wishing to express their sympathy may through a memorial to the Byron Smeby memorial fund.

Byron Dean Smeby was born on June 25, 1940, on the Smeby family farm, north of Hanlontown. He was the son of John O. and Olga (Sorensen) Smeby. 

He attended rural country schools near Hanlontown, graduating from Hanlontown High School in 1959.  He was united in marriage to Linda Davis on June 9, 1963, at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, and was blessed with three loving sons.  Byron loved farming all his life.  He began farming in 1968 and farmed until the present in the Klemme and Rockwell area.  He especially enjoyed his Black Angus cow calf herd, and having John Deere equipment for his farming operations.  His love of the land and farming has been handed down to his sons, who will continue in their father¹s legacy for many generations to come. 

Byron loved the land and farming, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and grandchildren.

He was a former member of the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, in Klemme, and presently a member of the United Methodist Church in Swaledale.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Linda, of Rockwell; three sons, Terry Smeby and his wife, Janie, and their boys, Jordan and Collin of Mason City, Iowa; Todd Smeby and his wife,Tracy, and their girls, Ashley and Brielle of Klemme, Iowa; and Troy Smeby of Rockwell and Katie Pederson of Swaledale; four brothers, Jr. Smeby and his wife, Ruth, of Mason City, Royden Smeby and his wife, Verna, of Joice, Wally Smeby, of Mason City, and Glenn Smeby and his wife, Janet, of Mason City; a sister, Viola Jurasek and her husband, Jerry, of Mason City; his father-in-law, Oscar Davis of Clear Lake; six aunts and uncles; 21 nieces and nephews; as well as other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Olga, in 1967, his father, John, in 1982, a sister-in-law, Janice Smeby, in 1998, one niece and one nephew.

Leo ³Lee² F. Ewen

Leo ³Lee² F. Ewen, 85, 104 S. 9th St., Clear Lake, died Nov. 16, 2002, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday,  Nov. 20, at St. Patrick¹s Catholic Church, 1001 S. 9th St., Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating.  Interment will be held at St. Patrick¹s Catholic Cemetery, Dougherty, Iowa at 1:30 p.m.  

Memorials may be given to Leo F. Ewen Memorial Fund.

Leo was born July 24, 1917, near Dougherty, Iowa, to Jacob and Helen

(McKigney) Ewen.  He attended grade school in rural Floyd County and graduated from St. Patrick¹s High School in Dougherty in 1934.  Leo helped on the family farm until entering the service in June, 1941.  He was discharged in Sept. 1945, after serving three years in the European Theater with the 8th and 9th Air Forces.  After returning home, he farmed in the Dougherty area until 1954 when he moved to Clear Lake.

Leo was married to Doris Hogan on June 18, 1949 at St. Patrick¹s Catholic Church, Dougherty, by the Rev. Paul Maquire.  He was a member of St. Patrick¹s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Knights of Columbus Council 106, Mason City, Teamsters Local 828 of Mason City, American Legion Post 354, Dougherty, and V.F.W. Post 4868, Clear Lake.

Leo retired from Associated Milk Producers (formerly State Brand

Creameries) in Mason City in 1980 and was then custodian at St. Patrick¹s Church in Clear Lake until 1991.

Leo is survived by his wife, Doris Ewen, Clear Lake; two daughters, Jane Hitsman and her husband, Dennis, Boone, Iowa and Mary Ewen and Michael Suniga, Longmont, Colo.; two grandchildren, Lisa and Nicholas Hitsman, Boone; three sisters, Johanna Jansen, Helen Engels and her husband, Emil, and Agnes Foxen, all of Rockford, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Lillian Ewen, Nora Springs, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Vern Merfeld; Greene, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Leo was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Kathryn Merfeld; three brothers, Walter, Clement and Edward; and a brother and sister in infancy.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Winfred ³Winnie² Knutson

Winfred ³Winnie² Knutson, 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of the Thornton, Iowa, area, died Nov. 14, 2002, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 24 days.

Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Graveside services 

were at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Swaledale, Iowa.

Memorials suggested to the Winifred Knutson Memorial Fund.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Winfred Marie Knutson, the daughter of Hans and Anna (Anderson) Pahus, was born March 21, 1916 in Humbolt, Iowa. 

Winnie was raised and graduated from high school in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.  She attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  She then attended Northwest University in Missouri graduating with a degree in elementary education.  Winnie was united in marriage to H. Everette Knutson on Aug. 4, 1945 in Des Moines, Iowa.  They moved to Red Oak, Iowa in 1957. 

Winnie taught grade school in Iowa for 37 years.  She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. 

Winfred was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Cheryl Anne; her husband, Everette on Jan. 23, 1967; a brother, Jennings Pahus; and a sister, Virginia Moehnke.

Winfred is survived by her son, Joel Knutson and his wife, Julie, of Bellevue, Neb.; grandsons, Christopher Knutson and Andrew Knutson, both of Bellevue; one brother, Donald Pahus of Hollywood, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.

May God bless her memory and give strength to those who mourn.

Linda A. Weaver

Linda A. Weaver, 53, of Lakeside Acres, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating.  Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. 

Linda was born Feb. 7, 1949, in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Gordon and Phyllis (Mostrom) Miller.  She attended school in Mason City.  Following high school she worked at Buehler¹s Café.

Linda married Leland ³Dick² Weaver on Nov. 19, 1967, in Nora Springs, Iowa.  They moved to Arizona and lived there for two years and then moved 

to the Clear Lake area.  She worked for Libby Owens¹s until they closed and then worked at Mach III in the shipping department and at the Town Pump in Clear Lake.

Linda enjoyed sewing, making dolls, baking pies, cookies and breads for everybody, visiting with her neighbors, grilling, fishing and watching western movies.

Left to cherish her memories will be her daughter, Julie Weaver, Waterloo, Iowa and her friend, Rudy; four grandchildren, Shad and Tyler Weaver, and Alicia and Tomaz Garcia; her sister, Carol Tatro and her husband, Kaven, Clear Lake; three brothers, Gordon Miller and his wife, Betty, Apache Junction, Az., Mike Miller and his wife, Dena, Gilbert, Az. and Mark Miller and his wife, Sally, Mesa, Az. and several nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one son, David. 

William H. (Buster) Cooper

William H. (Buster) Cooper, 87, of 7067 275th Way, Clear Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at his home. 

Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen and the Rev. Ed Bard, Chaplin of Hospice of  North Iowa, officiating.  Graveside services were at Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa.  Family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa.

Buster was born April 18, 1915 in Kanawha, Iowa, the son of John and Johanna (Benniga) Cooper.  He graduated from Kanawha High School in 1934. 

He married Muriel Larson on Sept. 20, 1937 in Kanawha.  They farmed in the Kanawha and Ventura area. 

He worked for Ventura Schools as custodian and bus driver for ten years and at the end of each school year he would treat his kids on the bus to ice cream at his house.  In 1967 they moved to Forest City where he worked at Winnebago Industries retiring in 1977. They moved to Mountain Home, Ark., living there until 1986, when they moved to Clear Lake.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.  He enjoyed being outdoors, 

his garden, growing  flowers, his special cat, Cuddles, and especially spending time with his family.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Muriel Cooper, Clear Lake; two children, Wayne Cooper and his wife, Jean, Des Moines, Iowa and Vicki Anderson and her husband, William, Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Gregory Cooper, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Michelle Lane, Omaha, Neb., Kimberly Cooper, Des Moines, Iowa, Chad Willis, Chicago, Ill., Stephanie Willis, Ames, Iowa and Brent Willis, Clear Lake; three great-grandchildren, Jamie, Katie and Emily and one sister, Gertrude Knoll and her husband, Bud, Mason City, Iowa. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dennis Cooper; seven brothers, Ubbo, Arthur, Gratus, George, John, Albert and James Cooper; and three sisters, Annie Abbas, Hattie Smidt and Grace Hoel. 

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Patrick Krinhop

Joseph Patrick Krinhop, beloved newborn son of Mark and Jennifer (Stealy) Krinhop, died peacefully in his parent¹s arms on his birthday, Nov. 13, 2002.

Services were held Monday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m., at St. Peters, 6730 Nicollet Ave., South Richfield, Minneapolis.

He is survived by his brothers, Max and Samuel; grandparents, Jeffrey and Mary Stealy of Clear Lake, and Michael and Rita Krinhop of Minneapolis, Minn.; great grandparents, Leo and Lou Stealy of Clear Lake, and Warren and Marie Nitzschke of Waterloo, Iowa, and Doug and Lois Dodge of Minneapolis; great-great-grandmother, Tillie Harris of Guttenberg, Iowa; uncles and aunts Tom and Heather Morin, Casey and Teresa Schlichting, and Patrick Krinhop, as well as many great uncles and aunts and numerous loving cousins and friends.

Although he could only stay with us a very short time, his memory will live forever.

Lewis Charles ³Chuck² Lindgren

Lewis Charles ³Chuck² Lindgren 56, of 902 North Shore Dr., Clear Lake, died at his home Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002. 

Memorial Services were held Friday, Nov. 22, at Zion Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. 

The family of Lewis Charles ³Chuck² Lindgren has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Lewis Charles Lindgren memorial fund, in his memory.

Lewis Charles ³Chuck² Lindgren was born on Oct. 19, 1946, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Oliver A. and Clara (Metcalf) Lindgren.  He graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1964, and earned his B.A. degree in English in 1968.  He was united in marriage to Nancy Freeburg on Aug. 26, 1967 at Arnolds Park, Iowa.  Chuck also earned his Master¹s Degree in school administration in 1975 at the University of South Dakota.  After completing his schooling he taught 10th grade English in Hawarden, Iowa. In 1976, he became vice principal in the Le Mars Community School until 1983 when they moved to Charles City where he owned a Sears Franchise store. Upon moving to Clear Lake in 1986, he taught classes in economics at Buena Vista and N.I.A.C.C. in Mason City, until 1991.  From 1992 through 1994 he worked as a sales representative for Gateway computers, and in 1995 until the time of his death he worked as the safety and transportation director at Opportunity Village in Clear Lake.

He enjoyed photography, fishing, boating, cars, and Harley Davidson motorcycles, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and grandchildren.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, and was a former member of the First United Methodist Church in Charles City.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Nancy Lindgren, of Clear Lake; his children, Andrea Baltzell and her husband, John, of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Erik Lindgren and his wife, Dawn, of Osage; two grandchildren, Morgan and Lauren Baltzell of Eden Prairie, as well as other relatives and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Dr. Harley Arnold Janson

Dr. Harley Arnold Janson, 90, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating.  Burial will be in the Norway Township Cemetery near Belmond, Iowa.  Visitation was Tuesday evening at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, and one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church.

Dr. Harley Arnold Janson was born on Jan. 28, 1912, on a farm near Goldfield, Iowa, the fourth of 10 children, to Hjalmar and Anna (Enge) Janson. He was proud of his Norwegian heritage.  He attended and received his elementary education at a rural country school near Goldfield, and 

graduated from Clarion High School in Clarion, Iowa.  Harley also graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Veterinary medicine in 1938.  He was united in marriage to Helen Henrickson on Sept. 12, 1940, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.  She preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 1990.  After graduating from the University of Toronto, he moved to Thornton, Iowa, and practiced veterinary medicine until his retirement in 1966.  After his retirement he continued his farming operations in the North Iowa area and moved to Clear Lake, shortly thereafter.  

He was united in marriage to Harriet Gorkowski on May 1, 1993, at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.

He enjoyed working, farming, fishing, playing Bridge, cribbage, pinochle, traveling to Russia, Norway and throughout the continental United States.

He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, and during his early years was very active in the community of Thornton. 

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Harriet Janson, of Clear Lake; three children, Barbara Janson and her husband, Arthur Hilsinger, of Boston, Mass., Kathleen Quinlan and her husband, David, of Jupiter, Fla., and Sharon Olson and her husband, Duane, of Tacoma, Wash., and Harriet¹s daughter, Cheryl Millard, of St. Paul, Minn.; five grandchildren, Mona Ellison and her husband, Donald, of Seattle, Wash., Ann Shallenberger of Boston, Mass., Remy, Victoria, and Carry Lee Gomez all of Tacoma, Wash., and Harriet¹s two grandchildren, BJ and Mari Millard, both of St. Paul; a brother, Edgar Janson of Belmond; three sisters, Marjorie Holzbaur of San Diego, Calif., Evelyn Leffingwell of Alexandria, Va., and Anna Elaine Kane of Westgate, Iowa; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Besides his first wife, Helen, he was also preceded in death by his parents, and five brothers, Tolford, Paul, who died in infancy, Kenneth, Eldon and Joel Janson.

Dustin ³Dusty² Palmer

Dustin ³Dusty² Palmer 16, of 714 N. 7th St., Clear Lake, died at his home Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002.  Funeral Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Evangelical Free Church, 1310 Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, with Pastors Randy Vaage and Dave Wiersbe officiating. Interment will be at the Clear Lake Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to the Dustin Palmer Memorial Fund.

Dustin was born May 28, 1986 in Mason City, Iowa. He attended Harding Elementary School in Mason City until the sixth grade prior to moving to Clear Lake in 1997.  Dustin was a junior at Clear Lake High School at the time of his death. Dustin really enjoyed being in school with his many friends as was evident with his many activities.  Dustin was the Clear Lake High School wrestling manager, and manager of the crosscounty team. He was a member of the concert choir, Base Youth Group, DeMolay North Iowa Chapter, Heart Connection Cancer Camp, and a participate in Relay For Life. He had received the Giving your Best Award and the Evening Lions Achiever Award. He was also on the Clear Lake High School honor roll. Dustin always found something good in everyone. He also enjoyed video games, watching football, camping and fishing. When he would go to Rochester he would always want to meet the new patients and see what he could do to help in their care. 

Dustin appreciated how people would come over and visit him. He was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake.

Dustin is survived by his parents, Jayne and Randy Bitker, Clear Lake; a brother, Adam Palmer, Clear Lake; paternal grandparents, DuWayne and Neva Bitker, Mason City; maternal grandmother, Phyllis Wilhite, Mason City; maternal grandfather, Marvin Wilhite, Apache Juction, Az.; paternal uncles and aunts, Dan and Sally Bitker, Garner, Iowa; Ron Bitker, Clear Lake; maternal uncles and aunts, Mark and LaVonn Dirks, Belmond, Iowa; Lonna Knutson, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Lori Carter, Petersberg, Ark.; David Braner, Mason City; Doug and Cathy Braner, Casselberry, Fla.; Jim and Helen Wilhite, Boone, Iowa; Dave Wilhite, Apache Junction, Az.; lots of nieces and nephews; many special friends; and Hersey and Hugs, his cats.

He was preceded in death by his cousin, Terry Knutson.