Doris Virginia Nagle

December 17, 2008

Doris Virginia Nagle, 88, of Northwood, died on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, December 15, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly, with Rev. David Kucera officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4-6:00 p.m., on Sunday, with a Scripture Service at 5:30 p.m., at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood, and continued one hour prior to the services at the church.

Doris was born on February 28, 1920 in Litchfield, Illinois, to Ray and Irene (Neift) Whitlow. She grew up and attended school in the area and married John Thomas Nagle, Jr., on November 6, 1941 in Litchfield. They worked and farmed in that area until moving to Joice, Iowa, in 1958 and then to Northwood in 1965. She worked at Fleetguard in Lake Mills in the  60’s. Doris and John farmed and did custom hauling and farming in the Northwood area until John’s death in 1998.

She enjoyed gardening, cooking, golfing, dancing, and being with family and friends.

Doris is survived by her children, Linda (Jerry) Klidies of Green Cove Springs, Florida, Marilyn (Terry) West of Memphis, Tennessee, Theresa (Kendrick) Berg of Osage, John (Marilyn) Nagle of Greeley, Colorado, Joyce (Dennis) Kildahl of Rochester, Minnesota and Dennis Nagle of Northwood; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Rosalie Towell and brother, Russell Whitlow from the Litchfield, Illinois area.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; son, James; and sister, Ruth House.
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Marian Midtgaard

December 24, 2008

Marian E. Midtgaard, 70, of Mason City, died at her home, on Monday, December 15, 2008.

Memorial services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, December 19, at the Fertile Lutheran Church, Fertile, with Lay Minister Dave Halverson officiating. Inurnment will be in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Fertile at a later date. A gathering of family and friends was held on Thursday from 4-6:00 p.m., at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, and also one hour prior to the services at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Fertile Lutheran Church or the donor's choice.

Marian E. Midtgaard, was born on June 19, 1938 in Forest City, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin and Martha (Storm) Midtgaard. She attended school in Fertile and graduated in 1956. She attended Waldorf College and received her Bachelor's Degree from the Northern Colorado University in Greeley, Colorado. She began her teaching career in Fenton, Iowa and she then taught in Lake Mills and Minneapolis, Minnesota, before coming to Mason City, where she taught kindergarten at Harding Schools. She had a passion for teaching and nurturing the children, she touched many lives throughout her 39 years of teaching. She enjoyed traveling and also had a love of music and books.

Marian was an avid sports fan who loved cheering on her favorite teams. She was very active in the Christians Women's Club in Mason City and was also a member of the Fertile Lutheran Church and also an associate member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mason City.

Marian was very social and loved the time she spent with her friends and family. She will always be remembered for her pleasant and cheerful personality and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is survived by her siblings, Arden Midtgaard and wife, Fern of Fertile, Ken Midtgaard and wife, Mary of Mason City and Maynard Midtgaard and wife, Madelyn of Northwood; nieces and nephews, Cindy Schubert and husband, Russ of Britt, Arlyn Midtgaard and wife, Lila of Fertile, Connie (Mark) Hallam of Mankato, Minnesota, Vicky Vogl and husband, Larry of Cedar Rapids, Debra Sjolinder and husband, John of Mason City, Susan Pope of Mason City, Michael Midtgaard of Minnetonka, Minnesota, John Midtgaard of Northwood, Tom Midtgaard and wife, Ann of Fort Myers, Florida, David Midtgaard of Fertile, Mary Bloomingdale and husband, Bob of Northwood and Mark Midtgaard of Northwood; and many great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and nephew, James Midtgaard.
© Northwood Anchor 2008