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Orlin Edward Buck
Glenn L. Werstein
Marna F. Whaley
Cheryl
Kay (Trimble) Rettig
Genevieve E.
Grandon
Birdeva Edgar
Orlin Edward Buck
Orlin Edward Buck, 75, of Davenport, Iowa,
died at his home on April 24, 2004 with his family around him. He fought a
lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Orlin's Celebration of Life service
was held Tuesday, April 27 at First Christian Church in Davenport. Burial was in
Oakdale Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Orlin's' honor to the First Christian
Church of Davenport.
Orlin was born June 19, 1928 in Jesup, Iowa to Charles Arthur Buck and Nellie
Border Buck. In 1948 her married Mary Ellen Back. To this marriage were born two
daughters and a son. In 1971 Orlin married Daisy Lee Shinn, adding to his family
three stepchildren.
His work career included employment with Rath Packing Company, Walnut Dairy,
Anderson-Erickson Dairy, Investers Diversified, Ohio Life Insurance and Mutual
of New York, all in Waterloo, Iowa. He also owned and operated Tony's Diner with
his family, a restaurant he named after his son. He was an auxiliary police
officer in Waterloo for several years. Orlin moved to Davenport, Iowa after
accepting a position with Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Iowa, which he retired from
in 1994 after 23 years of employment.
Orlin was a member of the First Christian Church of Davenport. He was also a
member of many social and fraternal organization including Davenport Host Lions
Club; Silver Creek Chapter Order of the Eastern Star; Snow Lodge AM and FM of Le
Claire, Iowa; Kaaba Shrine; Mohassen Grotto; Davenport SR Bodies; Davenport York
Rite; White Shrine; Order of the Amaranth of Iowa and Good Sam Camping Club.
Orlin previously was a member of the Becker Chapter of the Eastern Star in
Waterloo, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife, Daisy Lee Buck, Davenport; his daughters, Roberta
Schlichting and her husband, Duane, Clear Lake, and Rebecca Ann Ripley, Clear
Lake; one son, Anthony (Tony) Edward Buck, Davenport; two step-children, Sandy
Shinn, Waverly, Iowa and Cyndi Reynolds, Waukee, Iowa; 10 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren. Orlin is also survived by a large family including six
siblings and numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.
Orlin and Daisy were chairpersons of the Lions Club Foreign Exchange program for
the State of Iowa for several years and hosted 53 students in their home from
all over the world. These young adults continue their relationships with the
Bucks and are considered part of their extended family.
Orlin was preceded in death by his father and mother; his step-mother, Norma
Maxine Buck; an infant brother; an infant sister, an adult brother and a
stepson.
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Glenn L. Werstein
Glenn L. Werstein, 9581 170th St., Swaledale,
Iowa, died Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at his home. A memorial service was held Friday,
May 7, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Mark Young officiating.
According to his wishes, his body was cremated. Memorials may be given to the
Glenn L. Werstein Memorial Fund.
Glenn was born February 15, 1941, in Belmond, Iowa, the son of Anton and Emma
(Robb) Werstein. He attended Ventura High School. Glenn served in the U.S. Navy
on the USS Kitty Hawk. Following the service he worked construction in Clear
Lake. Glenn married Patricia Drake on Sept. 30, 1966 at Zion Lutheran Church in
Clear Lake. He then worked for Secory's Plumbing and Heating from 1969 to 1974.
Then he went to work at Lehigh Portland Cement Co. until retiring in 2003. Glenn
and Pat moved from Clear Lake to their current home in 1975, which they built.
Glenn enjoyed camping, tinkering on machinery, building his house, boating on
Clear Lake, grilling and his retirement. He loved taking his family on Sunday
drives.
Glenn is survived by his wife, Pat Werstein, Swaledale; two children, Dan
Werstein, Swaledale, and Angie Mirecki and her husband, Louis, Los Angeles,
Calif.; two brothers, Donald Werstein and his wife, Joanne, Clear Lake, and
Richard Werstein and his wife, Phyllis, Lawton, Okla. and several nieces and
nephews.
Glenn is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Lyle.
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Marna F. Whaley
Marna F. Whaley, 72, formerly of Clear Lake,
died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Odyssey Inpatient Hospice in Tucson, Az. A
memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2 p.m., at Capilla Del Sol
Christian Church, 3130 W. Overton Rd., Tucson, Az. 85742. The Rev. Ed Nelson
will be officiating. Memorials may be given to the Marna Whaley Desert Garden
Memorial Fund at the above address.
Marna was born Aug. 6, 1931 in Fargo, N.D. She attended Mason City Schools.
After graduation she attended Phillips University in Enid, Okla. She married
James N. Whaley on Jan. 31, 1954. Together, they lived in Iowa, California and
Arizona. James passed away in 1971. Marna returned to Clear Lake, where she
resided until 1985. Marna moved to Tucson and worked for Northwest Hospital
until she retired in 1999.
Marna enjoyed attending church and being with her family and friends. She loved
animals, including her cat; and especially enjoyed watching the local wildlife
near her desert home.
Marna is survived by a daughter, Jana Furton, of Tucson; two sons, Mark Whaley
and his wife, Nancy, of Clear Lake and Gary Whaley of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; one
sister, Levon Garrison of Terre Haute, Ind. and two grandchildren, Ryan and Dane
Whaley of Clear Lake. She is also survived by a niece, Tamara Bruns, of
California; a nephew, Paul Bruns II and Bobbi Bruns, both of Clear Lake.
Marna was proceeded in death by her parents, Neil and Lila Garrison; her
husband, James Whaley and one sister, Arleen Randall.
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Cheryl Kay (Trimble) Rettig
Cheryl Kay (Trimble) Rettig, 56, of 1200 10th
Ave. N., Clear Lake, Iowa died May 5, 2004 at her home. Services were held
Monday, May 10, at the First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev.
Thomas Healey officiating. Cremation followed the service and inurnment will be
held at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Family
suggests memorials to the Cheryl Kay Rettig Memorial Fund.
Cheryl was born June 12, 1947 in Mason City, the daughter of Harold and
Elizabeth (Burgener) Trimble. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1965.
She then continued her education at University of Northern Iowa and La'James
College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology. Cheryl owned and operated her own
business in Minnesota for many years.
Cheryl married Jim Rettig in Arizona where her son, Josh, was born. She later
moved to Clear Lake to be closer to her family.
Left to cherish her memory is her son, Josh Rettig, Clear Lake; her father,
Harold Trimble, Mason City; mother, Elizabeth Trimble, Clear Lake; three
sisters, Nina Hepperly, Mason City, Teresa Thompson, Tempe, Az. and Linda
Oletzke and her husband, Michael, Fairmont, Minn.; two brothers, David Trimble
and his wife, Cindy, Layton, Utah and Daniel Trimble and his wife, Patti, Ft.
Dodge, Iowa and several nieces and nephews.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
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Genevieve E. Grandon
Genevieve E. Grandon, 98, 113 East Walnut,
Manly, Iowa, formerly of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at her home.
A funeral service was held Saturday, May 15, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church,
Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Interment was at the Clear Lake
Cemetery, Clear Lake. Memorials may be given to the Genevieve Grandon Memorial
Fund.
Genevieve was born March 6, 1906 in Barnsville, Minn., the daughter of Hugo and
Nona (Fitzgerald) Fex. She attended and graduated from Sacred Heart High School
in Pocahantas, Iowa. Genevieve married Charles Grandon on Jan. 31, 1928 at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Laurens, Iowa. They were the first couple to be
married in that parish. They lived in Laurens, until moving to Clear Lake in
July 1946.
Due to her health, Genevieve moved to Manly to live with her granddaughter,
Jill. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake.
Genevieve is survived by her two sons, Charles Romaine "Granny" Grandon, Manly,
and Michael Grandon and his wife, Mary, Clear Lake; six grandchildren,
Christopher "Kit" Grandon, Manly, Jill Houston, Manly, Brenda Beernink and her
husband, Mark, Rock Valley, Iowa, Valerie Glaser and her significant other,
David Warhol, Prior Lake, Minn., Lynae Hershey and her husband, Dan, Prior Lake,
and Mike Glaser and his wife, Allyson, West Des Moines, Iowa; 11
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Genevieve was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles, May 1992;
two sisters, Martha Lichter and Alice Harlan; three brothers, Louis, Hugo and
Joseph Fex.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
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Birdeva Edgar
Birdeva Edgar, 106, of Clear Lake, died
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at the Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be Thursday, May 20, 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church,
112 N. 4th St.,Clear Lake, with the Rev. Derik Yarian and Dick Scott, Lay
Assistant at Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Graveside services will be
Thursday 3 p.m. at the Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, Iowa. Family suggests
memorials to Hospice of North Iowa.
Birdeva was born Sept. 2, 1897 in Pocahontas County, Iowa on her grandparents
farm (John and Sarah Brown) the daughter of Edward Phillip and Lillian May
(Brown) Trenary.
She attended Buena Vista Academy, Morningside College, Highland Park College and
graduated from St. Thomas Hospital School of Nursing in Marshalltown in 1922.
While working as an R.N. at the Veterans Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich., she
met her husband to be, Harold Edgar. They were married Oct.6, 1925 in Crown
Point, Ind.
She has lived in Clear Lake from 1929 until April of 2000, when she moved to the
Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
In December of 2001, at the age of 104, she was inducted into the D.A.R. as a
descendant of John Cook, who served in the Revolutionary War. In addition, she
is a descendant of George Soule, who came to Plymouth, Mass. in 1620 on the
Mayflower.
She is survived by three sons, Wallace (Jean) Edgar of Scottsdale, Az., Cleworth
(Marleah) Edgar of Green Valley, Az. and Wesley (Myrna) Edgar of Phoenix, Az.;
daughter-in-law, Bonnie Edgar, of Clear Lake; 11 grandchildren, Mark (Cathy)
Edgar of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., Jody (Mike) Rodack of Tucson, Az., Kathy
(Mike) Da Walt of Shawano, Wis., Debbie (Randy) Bryan of Clear Lake, Lauri
(Leroy) Thorson, of Little Canada, Minn., Nancy Edgar of Flagstaff, Az., Brian
(Jennifer) Edgar of Chanhassen, Minn., Steven (Laurel) Edgar, of Phoenix, Az.,
Vicki ( Don) Weeks, of Newbury Park, Calif., Kim (Tim) Peelen, of Gilbert, Az.
and Michael (Linda) Edgar, of Peoria, Az. In addition, she is survived by 20
great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; son, Darrell Edgar; grandson,
Brad Edgar; brother, Lyle Trenary and sister, Gladys Keables.
By living in three different centuries, Birdeva has watched the automobile, the
radio, television, and the computer change the everyday lives of everyone.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, is in charge of arrangements
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