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| WATERLOO -- Barbara Jean Bergmeier, 63, of Guthrie, Okla., formerly
of Waterloo, died at home Feb. 3 of natural causes.
She was born March 4, 1936, in Waterloo, daughter of Isaac and Minnie Aneweer Titus. Survived by: three sons, Floyd of Chandler, Ariz., and Leonard and Jeremy, both of Guthrie.; a daughter, Roberta Albert of Nashua; seven grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; a great-grandchild; and a brother, John Titus of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Preceded in death by: her husbands, Robert Bergmeier and Jerry Shaffer; a son, Robert Eugene; a sister, Ruth; and a brother, Glen Titus. Services: were held at the Fort Gibson Cemetery in Oklahoma. Pollard Funeral Home, Guthrie, was in charge of arrangements. WATERLOO -- James Muehlbach Honan, 44, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of
Waterloo, died at home Feb. 14.
EVANSDALE -- Marlin J. "Mike" Raney, 73, of 115 Eldene Court, died at
home Wednesday, Feb. 23, of cancer.
WATERLOO -- Rebecca Bunch, 78, of Minneapolis, formerly of Waterloo,
died Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Minneapolis of natural causes.
HUDSON -- Irene J. Kubik, 89, of Hudson, died Friday, Feb. 25, at Cedar
Valley Hospice Facility, Waterloo, of natural causes.
WATERLOO -- Carolyn M. Jennings, 89, of Waterloo, died Friday, Feb.
25, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of natural causes.
CEDAR FALLS -- Dorothy F. Hostetler, 91, of the Western Home, died Saturday,
Feb. 26, at the home of natural causes.
WATERLOO -- Harold B. T. Brown, 81, of Harpers Ferry, formerly of Waterloo,
died Friday, Feb. 25, at Covenant Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
CEDAR FALLS -- Bonita L. "Bonnie" Thompson, 58, of Cedar Falls, died
Friday, Feb. 25, at her home of respiratory failure.
WATERLOO -- Tommy L. Moore, 70, of 129 Chestnut St., died Wednesday,
Feb. 23, at Allen Hospital of natural causes.
WATERLOO -- Mae Austin, 64, of 325 Rickert St., died Tuesday, Feb. 22,
at Allen Hospital of natural causes.
CEDAR FALLS -- Alva Rokes, 73, of 1812 W. 18th St., died Saturday, Feb.
26, at the Cedar Valley Hospice House, Waterloo, of natural causes.
WATERLOO -- Margaret Laurel Carrothers, 81, of the Spring Creek Health
Care Center, Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of Waterloo, died Friday, Feb.
25, at the center of natural causes.
WATERLOO -- Eric Glenn Newlon, infant son of Richard and Karen Hess
Newlon, was stillborn Thursday, Feb. 24, at Covenant Medical Center.
LA PORTE CITY -- Mary V. Mast, 89, of La Porte City, died Thursday,
Feb. 24, at Covenant Medical Center following a brief illness.
WATERLOO -- Rachel M. Kraft, 89, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Feb. 23,
at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes.
POSTVILLE -- Marvin J. Kleve, 65, of Postviile, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, at home of a sudden illness; survivors include his wife, Alvera; six sons, Jerald and Scott, both of Postville, Robert and Bruce, both of Castalia, Dennis of Calmar and Duane of Holmen, Wis.; two daughters, Cynthia Uhlenhake of Ossian and Barbara Looby of Calmar; 21 grandchildren; two brothers, Herbert and Linus, both of Calmar; and a sister, Betty Wurzer of Lawler; he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul; services were 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville, with burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Calmar; Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, was in charge of arrangements. RICEVILLE -- Ardyth Nath, 64, of Riceville, died Thursday, Feb. 24, at home after an extended illness; survivors include her husband, Dick; three sons, Doug and Dana, both of Riceville, and Christopher of Fraser, Colo.; a daughter, Debora Wright of Carbondale, Colo.; five grandchildren; two brothers, Howard Gray of Sauk Centre, Minn., and Dr. James Gray of Spring Grove, Minn.; and two sisters, Elaine Robinson of Fenton, Mich., and Evelyn Watson of Lime Springs; she was preceded in death by her parents, Warren and Mildred Tomlinson Grary; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Riceville; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Riceville. ACKLEY -- Lola Marie Wolski, 82, of Ackley, died Thursday, Feb. 24, at Presbyterian Village, Ackley, of lung cancer; survivors include two daughters, Sharon Harken of Ackley and Deborrah VanKleeck of Sand Springs, Okla.; a son, Mickey of Hampton; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Eldora Hegle and Janette Aardahl, both of Lisbon, N.D., Lois Neiber of Sedro Woolley, Wash., and Dorothy Maurer of Henderson, Nev.; she was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; an infant brother, Archie Hegle; and a son, Arthur; services will be private, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Ackley; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Brandt-Fritz Funeral Home, Ackley; Mrs. Wolski graduated from State Teacher's College, Valley City, D.C., in 1939 with a degree in elementary education; she taught country school in North Dakota. WAUCOMA -- Alois A. Klinner, 94, of Waucoma, died at home Feb. 19 after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Olivette; a daughter, Ruth Lynch; and several grandchildren; he was preceded in death by eight brothers, Roman, Joe, Herman, Bill, Barney, John, Henry and Frank; and two sisters, Anna and Louise; services were Feb. 22 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in St. Rose Cemetery, both in Waucoma; Waucoma Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements; Mr. Klinner worked at B&P Silo Company until his retirement. INDEPENDENCE -- Zinita Morris, 71, of Independence, died Thursday, Feb. 24, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, following a brief illness; survivors include two sons, Duane of Indianapolis and Raynard of Lyons, Colo.; a daughter, Karen Bolte of Waverly; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Dorothy Weber of Waterloo, M. Jean Morris of Center Point and Roberta Anderson of Quasqueton; she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Burns Morris, in 1996; a grandson; and a sister, Betty Green; services will be 2 p.m. Monday at White Funeral Home, Independence, with burial in Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton; friends may call after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home; she taught in the country schools of Buchanan County for a short time and later farmed with her husband in Buchanan County until retiring in 1988. ACKLEY - Norma G. Siedschlag, 79, of Ackley, died Thursday, Feb. 24, at her home of natural causes; survivors include a son-in-law, Anthony Stockdale of Hampton; and a sister-in-law, Donna Siedschlag of Ackley; she was preceded in death by a daughter, Zola Stockdale; and a brother, Bernard; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery, both in Ackley; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Brandt-Fritz Funeral Home, Ackley; she had been employed by Ackley Canning Factory for more than 40 years. ALLISON -- Ronald Vern Adelmund, 63, of Allison, died Friday, Feb. 25, at his home from complications of a heart attack; survivors include his wife, Gertie; a son, Bud of Clarksville; three daughters, Judy Yokom of Janesville, and Jenise Westendorf and Kitty Adelmund, both of Allison; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; five brothers, Larry of Nashua, Lester, Richard and Delos, all of Greene, and Alvin of Clarksville; three sisters, Wanda Buchholz of Tripoli and Carol Stotler and Kathy Siemons, both of Greene; he was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Sophie Thorne Adelmund; services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Reformed Church, Allison, with burial in the Allison Cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, and for an hour before services Monday at the church; he was employed by Schroeder Construction, Greene, for 16 years, and by the city of Allison for 24 years, retiring Jan. 1, 1999. REINBECK -- Mary Ann Tessau, 66, of Reinbeck, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, of natural causes; survivors include two brothers, Ray Tessau of Wellsburg and Roy Tessau of Reinbeck; and a sister, Alice Elaine Ennenga of Grundy Center; she was preceded in death by a sister, Marlys Meester; services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hand Funeral Home Chapel, Reinbeck, with burial in the Reinbeck Cemetery; friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the family present from 7 to 9 p.m.; a memorial fund is being established; she had worked by helping many area families with general housekeeping. TRIPOLI -- Herbert William Jahnke, 95, of Tripoli, died Friday, Feb. 25, at the Tripoli Nursing Home of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Bernice; a son, Gene Sells of Schenectady, New York; two daughters, Marlys Bailey of Roseville, Calif. and Vanada Jahnke of La Crosse, Wis.; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by three brothers, Albert, George and Ed; and two infant sisters, Sadie and Elda; services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Faith United Church of Christ, Tripoli, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call for an hour before services Monday at the church; memorials may be directed to the church choir or Sunday school; Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, is in charge of arrangements; he worked for Ambrose Oil until 1969, and was then groundskeeper for the Tripoli Schools for ten years, retiring in 1979. CALMAR -- Kay Francis Numedahl, 58, of Calmar, died Thursday, Feb. 24, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis., after a lengthy illness; survivors include her husband, Lyle; three sons, Craig of Urbandale, Kyle of Ossian and Monty of Independence; a daughter, Kim Siman of Calmar; six grandchildren; and a sister, Charlene Gilbertson of Decorah; she was preceded in death by her parents, Lester Smock and Ida Pusher Smock; three brothers, Don, Elmer and Richard Smock; and three sisters, Shirley Fonseca, Burnell Smock and Norma Joanne Smock; services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Calmar Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at French and Balik Funeral Home, Calmar, and for an hour before services Monday at the church; she was employed at Calmar Foods, Calmar. PARKERSBURG -- Geerta T. Weber, 98, of Parkersburg, died Friday, Feb. 25, at her daughter's home in Parkersburg of natural causes; survivors include two sons, Conrad Jr. and Roy, both of Parkersburg; two daughters, Elizabeth Stickfort of Stout and Millie Saul of Parkersburg; 22 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; 25 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild; she was preceded in death by her husband, Conrad Weber Sr., in 1953; two sons, Edward and John; two brothers, William and Gerhard Spree; and three sisters, Reinstena Spree, Nettie Weimken and Tillie Wildeboer; services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Stout Gospel Hall, with burial in the Stout Cemetery; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schwartz Funeral Home, Parkersburg, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the hall. MARBLE ROCK -- Frances M. Dolan, 74, of Marble Rock, died Friday, Feb. 25, at her home of natural causes; survivors include three sons, James of Pocahontas and David and Bill, both of Marble Rock; five daughters, Annette Simonson of Charles City, Mary Jo O'Neil of Des Moines, Patricia Parcher of Marble Rock, Jane Saxen of Cedar Rapids and Madonna Bowie of Oskaloosa; 27 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Leo B. Staudt of Marble Rock; and two sisters, Cleo Hebert of Charles City and Ellen O'Connell of Evanston, Ill.; she was preceded in death by her husband, Adrian Bernard Dolan, in 1993; a son, Raymond Leo; and an infant brother; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Roseville, rural Marble Rock, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the church, where there will be a 4 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary and a 7 p.m. Scripture service; visitation also for an hour before services Monday at the church; memorials may be directed to the family; Reid's Funeral Chapel, Marble Rock, is in charge of arrangements; she farmed with her husband in Marble Rock. INDEPENDENCE -- George Neidy, 88, of Independence, died Friday, Feb. 25, at Peoples Hospital Extended Care Center, Independence, of a sudden illness; survivors include a sister-in-law, Virgie Neidy of Independence; 10 nieces, including his main caretaker, Kay Neidy of Independence, Della Stancel, Delores Roman, Bonnie Streif and Burnitta Dennis, all of Cedar Rapids, Donna Smith of Sun City, Ariz., Mary Bennett of Hiawatha, Lois Waller of Marion, Maxine Allen of Cary, N.C. and Betty Jo March of Pacifica, Calif.; five nephews, Richard Neidy of Murrieta, Calif., Kenneth Hearn of Cedar Rapids, Glenn Frasher of Independence, Harold Frasher of Center Point and E.J. Fenner Jr. of South Bend, Ind.; several great nieces and nephews; he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Dale C. Neidy; and three sisters, Edna Hearn, Dorothy Frasher and Maria Fenner; services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fawcett Funeral Home, Winthrop, with burial in Wilson Cemetery, east of Independence, where military memorial services will be conducted; friends may call after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home; he served in the South West Pacific during World War II and had worked at the Mental Health Institute in Independence. WATERLOO -- Agnes Marie Klinoff, 94, of 4122 Hillside Drive, Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died at home Thursday, Feb. 25, of cancer; memorial services will be later, with family burial in Fairview Cemetery; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to Burton Avenue Baptist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice. LA PORTE CITY -- Patricia A. Clark, 61, of 503 Bishop Ave., died Thursday, Feb. 24, at Hospice House, Waterloo, of cancer; services were 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with burial in West View Cemetery, both in La Porte City; Huisman Funeral Home, La Porte City, 342-3131, was in charge of arrangements; memorials to Cedar Valley Hospice. PARKERSBURG -- Ruth Mary McCandless, 77, of Garnavillo, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Port Stewart, Northern Ireland, of natural cause; services 3 p.m. Monday at Garnavillo School gymnasium, with burial in Garnavillo City Cemetery; visitation 3 to 9 p.m. today at New Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, Garnavillo, (319) 252-1842, and from 1 p.m. until services Monday at the gym; a son, Tim McCandless of Parkersburg is a local survivor. WATERLOO -- LaQuonda Hollis Harris, infant daughter of Rosiland Hollis and Edward Harris, of 417 Center St., died Friday, Feb. 25, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, shortly after her premature birth; services pending with Greer Funeral Home, 232-8683. DYSART -- Lois Klinzing, 71, of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Dysart, died Saturday, Feb. 26, at Cox South Hospital, Springfield, of a sudden illness; services pending with Overton Funeral Home, Dysart, (319) 478-2775. |