Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
WATERLOO -- Leonard Sbiral, 75, of Waterloo, died at home Monday, April 24, 2006, of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Saturday at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Waterloo, with burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Protivin; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274, with a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service; visitation also for an hour before services Saturday at the church.
EVANSDALE -- Shirley M. Huebner, 71, Evansdale, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo; services pending with Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service, Waterloo, 232-3235.
WATERLOO -- Armour "A.R." Magee, 91 of Waterloo, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, with inurnment in Waterloo Cemetery at a later date; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
WATERLOO -- Beverly Swyers, 86, of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service, West Ridgeway, 233-3393, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and for an hour before services Thursday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO -- Elvan Wooten, 78, of 119 Argyle St., died Thursday, April 20, 2006, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, with entombment in the chapel mausoleum at Garden of Memories Cemetery; visitation 9 a.m. until services Wednesday at the church; Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family at 119 Argyle St.
WATERLOO -- Dorothy M. Phillips Cooper, 95, of 613 Cottage St., died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services were 1 p.m. Monday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery; Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667, was in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family at 613 Cottage St.
OSAGE -- Mary Alice Marreel, 83, of Osage, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at Faith Lutheran Home, Osage; her body was donated to the University of Iowa; memorial services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Osage, with inurnment later in the church cemetery; a gathering of friends and relatives will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Osage following the mass; Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641) 732-3706, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to Diabetes Association and American Cancer Society.
DIKE -- Jacobus Hemmen, 89, of Dike, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Maple Manor Care Center, Aplington; services 10 a.m. Thursday at The Reformed Church of Stout, with burial in Stout Cemetery; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, (319) 824-3319.
CALMAR -- Kenneth Jacob Meyer, 94, formerly of Calmar, died Nov. 19, 2005, at his home in Green Valley, Ariz.; memorial services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Calmar Community Methodist Church, with inurnment in Calmar City Cemetery; full graveside military rites by Halvorson-Giesen American Legion Post 266; no visitation; Schluter-Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, Calmar, (563) 382-8651, is in charge of arrangements.
IOWA FALLS -- Helen Bunger, 89, of Iowa Falls,, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Hubbard Care Center, Hubbard; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Faith Presbyterian Church, with burial in East Friesland Cemetery, both in Ackley; visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, (641) 847-2333.
READLYN -- Lodyce Thoms Dittmer, 70, of Festus, Mo., formerly of Readlyn, died Friday, April 21, 2006, at Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Crystal City, Mo., from complications of cancer; services 10 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Pevely, Mo., with burial in Festus; public visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Vinyard Funeral Home, Festus, (636) 937-4646.
HAMPTON -- Robert Bernard White, 84, of Hampton, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Hampton Health Care Center; memorial services 10 a.m. Friday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, (614) 456-3232, with burial in Greenfield Cemetery, Kellogg, Minn.
CHARLES CITY -- Benjamin "Ben" J. Kluwe Jr., 70, of Charles City, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital hospice unit, Charles City; memorial services 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with burial in Beckwith Cemetery, Colwell; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, Charles City, (641) 228-4211, with a 7 p.m. Scripture wake service; visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church; memorials to Hospice of North Iowa-Charles City Satellite, 1003 Gilbert St., Charles City 50616.
COLWELL -- Robert Joseph Grady, 68, Monona, formerly of Colwell, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, in Milwaukee, Wis., following a sudden illness; services 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bridget Catholic Church, Postville, with burial in St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Monona, with military rites; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard Funeral Home, Monona, (888) 898-3419, with a 3 p.m. Scripture service and a 7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary; visitation also 9 a.m. until services Thursday at the church.
APLINGTON -- Sherman Frey, 81, of Aplington, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Maple Manor Care Center, Aplington, from natural causes; services pending with Redman-Schwartz Funeral Chapel, Aplington, (319) 347-6275.
MANCHESTER -- Mae D. Diercksen, 91, of Manchester, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following an extended illness; services 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, with burial in Oakland Cemetery, both in Manchester; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory, Manchester. (563) 927-3112, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
CLARKSVILLE -- Marilyn Joyce Bolin, 69, of Clarksville, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, of cancer; services pending with Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, (319) 278-4245.
CASTALIA -- Leslie J. Ihde, 71, of Monona, formerly of Castalia, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, LaCrosse, Wis., following a brief illness; services 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, with burial in Postville Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, (563) 864-7252, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
VINTON -- Olin Baldwin 90, of Vinton, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, from complications of a stroke; survivors include his wife, Cella; a son, Edwin of La Porte City; five daughters, Fay Cummings and Nola Lindahl, both of Vinton, Joan Werning of Newhall, Pat Davis of Des Moines and Mardene Schulke of Minneapolis; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; two stepgreat-grandchildren; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Edith Young of Raytown, Mo.; he was preceded in death by two brothers; and seven sisters; services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Assembly of God Church, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, both in Vinton; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Overton Family Funeral Home, Vinton; a memorial fund has been established; Mr. Baldwin was a farmer.
OELWEIN -- Pete "Ross" R. Reid, 79, of Oelwein, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Oelwein, after a sudden illness; survivors include his wife, Minnie; two daughters, LaVonne Burke of Oelwein and Dee Meyer of Maynard; five grandchildren; and a sister, Nilmah Rueber of Oelwein; he was preceded in death by four brothers, Don, Dale and two infants; and a sister, Amber Winkler; services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, both in Oelwein; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Hintz-Geilenfeld Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; a memorial fund has been established.
NEW HAMPTON -- Maxine Meighan, 77, of New Hampton, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at St. Joseph Community Hospital, New Hampton, from complications of a stroke; survivors include three sisters, Madonna Chabak of Sparta, Wis., Elizabeth Rochford of New Hampton and Elaine Klisart of Des Moines; and a brother, Robert of Waterloo; she was preceded in death by a brother, William Meighan; and three sisters, Evelyn Dittmann, Margaret Meighan and an infant, Ann Marie Meighan; services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, both in New Hampton; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Conway Funeral Home, New Hampton, where there will be a 4:30 p.m. rosary and a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service; memorials may be directed to the church or Senior Citizens Site; Ms. Meighan graduated from Gates Business College, Waterloo; she was employed for many years as a bookkeeper at J.C. Penney in New Hampton.
OELWEIN -- Paul H. Zidlicky Sr., 80, of Oelwein, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Laura; a son, Paul Jr. of Postville; a daughter, Jolynn Lottman of Morton, Ill.; four grandchildren; a sister, Orpha Obermeier of Charles City; and a brother, Arthur of Spillville; he was preceded in death by a brother, John; services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, both in Oelwein; graveside military rites will be conducted by Ross Reid American Legion Post 9 of Oelwein; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; a memorial fund has been established; Mr. Zidlicky taught school at North English and Decatur, then owned and operated Delmar Locker Plant, Delmar; he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
OELWEIN -- William Lyle Miller, 89, of rural Oelwein, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of heart failure; survivors include his wife, Helen; a son, James of Jesup; a daughter, Sondra Huebner of Newton; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons; and a sister, Katherine Loomis of Denver; he was preceded in death by four brothers, Bert, Ray, Fritz and Harry; and four sisters, Roxy Miller, Mary Loomis, Neva Henry and Edith Wilson; services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Floral Hills Chapel, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, both in rural Oelwein; friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until services Saturday at the chapel; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Miller was a mason.
CLARKSVILLE -- Ewald A. Klunder, 87, of Clarksville, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Community Nursing Home, Clarksville, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Minnie; two daughters, Joan Bartlett of Clarksville and Marilyn Lee of La Porte City; a son, Allyn of Nevada; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lela Wedeking, Gladys Stobbe and Arlene Klunder, all of Clarksville; and a brother, Alvin of Greene; he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Esther; a sister, Meta Kolb; and four brothers, Otto, Bill, Ernest and Harvey; services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel United Church of Christ, with burial in Lynwood Cemetery, both in Clarksville; friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; Mr. Klunder farmed until 1962, then was employed for the city of Clarksville for 17 years.
IOWA FALLS -- William "Bill" Stotser, 56, of Mishawaka, Ind., formerly of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Hospice House of St. Joseph County, South Bend, Ind., of lung disease; survivors include his mother, Florence Stotser of Iowa Falls; three sisters, Marilyn May of Des Moines, Patricia Boylan of Wichita, Kan., and Lois Stevens of Alexandria, Va.; and three brothers, George of Hubbard, John of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Bruce of Grundy Center; he was preceded in death by his father, Harold Stotser; and a brother, Robert; services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, with burial in Union Cemetery, both in Iowa Falls; military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 4 of Hubbard; friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at the church; Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, is in charge of local arrangements; Mr. Stotser received a degree in preengineering in 1962 from Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Falls; he served with the U.S. Navy as an electronics technician during the Vietnam War, then pursued an electronic engineering degree from Iowa State University; he was employed for 19 years at Western Union as an electronics technician in Sioux Falls, S.D., and South Bend, before accepting a position with the Ameritech Company, South Bend, where he worked for 10 years.
CEDAR FALLS -- Myrna E. Wilcox, 69, of Clear Water, Neb., formerly of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Marion Health Care Center, Sioux City, of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, with burial in Fairview Cemetery; visitation 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
WATERLOO -- Evelyn E. Fliehler, 78, of 3720 Village Place, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Friendship Village following a lengthy illness; services pending with Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138.
WELLSBURG -- Edith Murra, 83, of Wellsburg, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services pending with Doyen-Abels Funeral Home, Wellsburg, (515) 869-3336.
CHARLES CITY -- Harold Stephens, 81, of Charles City, formerly of Mason City, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Church, Charles City, with graveside services at 1:30 p.m. at the New Hampton Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (515) 228-2323, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church.
CONRAD -- Bernice Vivian Boyle, 97, of Conrad, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Oakview Nursing Home, Conrad, of natural causes; serivces 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Grundy Center, with burial in Alice Cemetery, rural Conrad; visitation 2 to 8 p.m. today at Johnston Funeral Home, Conrad, (515) 366-2150; a memorial fund is being established.
LAMONT -- Helen Hamlett, 93, of rural Lamont, died at home Thursday, July 9, 1998, after a short illness; services pending with Fawcett Funeral Home, Lamont, (319) 935-3327.
IOWA FALLS -- Melvin L. Richmann, 77, of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Scenic Manor Care Facility, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Iowa Falls, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Grant Township, Franklin County; military rites will be conducted by Hyman-Peavey American Legion Post 188 of Iowa Falls; visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Linn's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, (515) 6482569, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; memorials to the family in care of LaVelle Richmann, 1510 Custer Ave., Iowa Falls, IA 50126.
