Keith W. Collins

August 11, 2000

Keith W. Collins, 74, of Clear Lake, died on Wednesday, August 9, 2000, at the St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota..

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 14, at 11:00 a.m., at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Clear Lake, with the Reverend Mark Young officiating. Interment will be at a later date in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. 

Memorials may be given to the Keith W. Collins Memorial Fund, to be used as a gift to the Christian Church Building Fund.
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Virginia Ann Ubben

August 11, 2000

Virginia Ann Ubben, 68, of Ackley, died on Thursday, August 10, 2000, at the Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 14, at the United Methodist Church in Ackley, with the Reverend Paul Smith officiating.
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William L. Robinson II

August 22, 2000

William L. Robinson II, 97, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, August 16, 2000, of natural causes at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A memorial service was held at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton on Tuesday, August 22, with the Rev. Wilbert Trusheim officiating. Burial was in the Hampton Cemetery. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of the arrangements.

William Robinson was born on July 20, 1903, the son of William L. Robinson and Ella French. He received his education at the Hampton High School. He went to Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Union College in New York, and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

William married Enid Hanson on July 3, 1938, in Forest City. They owned rental property.

William enjoyed horseback riding and traveling. He was a member of the Hampton United Methodist Church, the Anchor Lodge #191 A.F. & A.M. Masonic Lodge in Hampton, and a member of the El Kahir Shrine Club.

William is survived by his daughter, Jo Ella Helmer of Greenville, South Carolina; son, William Robinson II, of Hampton; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one brother; and a sister.
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Wallace E. Whipple

August 26, 2000

Funeral services for Wallace E. Whipple, were held in Tampa, Florida, with burial at Tampa on Saturday, August 19, 2000.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29 edition of the Hampton Times.
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LaVern F. Lemke

August 24, 2000

LaVern F. Lemke, 86, of Hampton, died on Monday, August 21, 2000, at the Extended Care Nursing Facility in Hampton.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 24, at 11:00 a.m., at the Morgan United Methodist Church in rural Dows, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating. Burial will be in the Morgan Township Cemetery, rural Dows. The Elledge Funeral Home of Dows is in charge of the arrangements.

LaVern Frank Lemke was born on January 25, 1914, at his home in Morgan Township, Franklin County, the son of Frank and Bertha Waller Lemke. He attended country school and in 1931 graduated from the Dows High School. For a few years after graduating, he worked for farmers and later began farming on his own near Dows.
 
On November 25, 1937, he was united in marriage to Johanna Gerzema in Des Moines. After their marriage, they raised their family and continued farming near Dows. He retired from farming in 1976 and in 1987 moved to their present home in Hampton.
 
LaVern was a member of the Morgan United Methodist Church where he was baptized and confirmed. He held several offices, taught Sunday School, sang in the church choir, and was a member of the Morgan Quartet. As a young man he often sang solos in church as well as for weddings and funerals.
 
LaVern is survived by one son, Dennis of Dows; four daughters, Darlene (Mrs. Darold) Bucholz of St. Augustine, Illinois, Judy Gorder of Dows, Linda (Mrs. John) Kidney of Webster City and Nancy (Mrs. Tom) Kornfeld of Greenville, South Carolina; ten grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Johanna, who died on April 26, 1999; seven brothers, Clarence, Elmer, Arthur, Wesley, Lee, Jesse and Harry; five sisters, Elsie Sutton, Cora Brandt, Esther Campbell, Edna Peterson and Sarah Frye; and one grandson, Mark Bucholz.
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Gladys Varrelmann

August 24, 2000

Gladys Varrelmann, 84, of Hampton, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.

Visitation is planned for Sunday, August 27, at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 28, at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, Latimer, with the Rev. Jeff Long officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Ignacia Guerrero

August 26, 2000

Ignacia Guerrero, 84, of Hampton, Iowa, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.

Visitation is planned for Friday, August 25, from 4-7:00 p.m., at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with a scripture service at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m., at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hampton, with Father James Miller presiding. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Leora "Lea" Stephenson

August 26, 2000

Leora "Lea" Stephenson, 85, of Clear Lake, Iowa, formerly of Hampton, died on Wednesday, August 23, 2000, at her home in Clear Lake.

Visitation is planned for Friday, August 25, from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, and one hour prior to the service time at the church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 26, at 3:00 p.m., at the Regular Baptist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Steven Cox officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Highway 18 West, Mason City.

Memorials may be made to the Regular Baptist Church in Clear Lake or to the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City in her honor.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Alvin H. Riis

August 26, 2000

Alvin Harold Riis, 82, of Hampton, died on Thursday, August 24, 2000, at the Franklin General Hospital Nursing Facility, following a series of strokes.

There will be no visitation. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, August 27, at 4:00 p.m., at the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Karla Griffen and the Rev. Jon Anderson officiating. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of the arrangements.

As per his wishes, his remains were donated to the Mayo Medical Foundation for the advancement of medical science.

Memorials may be given for the establishment of a scholarship at the Sheffield-Chapin/Meservey-Thornton High School in Sheffield and a camper ship fund for the youth from St. Paul Lutheran Church.

For the complete obituary, see the August 29, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Joyce B. Davis

September 28, 2000

Joyce B. Davis, 76, formerly of Hampton, died on Thursday, August 24, 2000. Memorial Services are planned for later this fall.

For the complete obituary, see the Thursday, September 28, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Henry Freese

August 26, 2000

Henry Freese, 97, of Dumont, died on Friday, August 25, 2000, at the Dumont Care Center, Dumont, Iowa.

No visitation is planned. Graveside services will be held on Monday, August 28, at 1:30 p.m., at the Dumont Cemetery in Dumont, with the Rev. Robert Connor of the Dumont United Methodist Church officiating. The Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont, is in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the Tuesday, August 29, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Carl H. Niehaus

August 29, 2000

Carl Herman Niehaus, 94, of Clarksville, died on Friday evening, August 25, 2000, at the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville, from natural causes.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29, at the St. John Lutheran Church, Clarksville, with the Rev. Norm Omodt officiating. Burial will be in the Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville. The Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, was in charge of the arrangements.

For the complete obituary, see the August 31 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Arlene Diemer

August 31, 2000

Arlene Dorothy Diemer, 76, of Manly, formerly of the Iowa Falls area, died on Sunday, August 27, 2000, at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center, in Manly.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2000, at 10:30 a.m., at the Bride Colonial Chapel, Manly, with Pastor Paul Schaefer of the Plymouth Road Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in the Grant Center Township Cemetery, rural Hampton.

For the complete obituary, see the August 31, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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Clifford Larsen

August 31, 2000

Clifford R. Larsen, 70, of Hampton, and formerly of Mason City, died on Monday, August 28, 2000, at the Muse-Norris Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 1, at the St. James Lutheran Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Craig Larsen and the Rev. David Anderson officiating. The Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City, is in charge of the arrangements. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery, Mason City.

For the complete obituary, see the August 31, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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James W. Walling

August 31, 2000

James W. Walling, 61, of Webster City, formerly of Alexander and Latimer, died on Monday, August 28, 2000, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames due to complications from diabetes.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 31, at 10:30 a.m., at the Calvary Baptist Church, Webster City, with the Revs. Terry Davenport and Henry Jensen officiating. The Foster Funeral Home, Webster City, is in charge of the arrangements. Burial will be in the Coulter Cemetery, in Coulter, Iowa.

For the complete obituary, see the August 31, 2000 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.
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Edith Schaefer

September 1, 2000

Edith Schaefer, 90, of Sheffield, died on Wednesday, August 30, 2000, at the Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.

Visitation is planned for Friday, September 1, at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf-Grarup Funeral Home, in Sheffield. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 2, at 10:30 a.m., at the Grace Baptist Church, Sheffield.

For the complete obituary, see the September 5, 2000 edition of the Hampton Times.
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