Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
WAVERLY -- Francis L. Harrington, 74, of Waverly, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Waverly Municipal Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187.
CHARLES CITY -- Anton S. Schmall, 90, of Charles City, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City, of natural causes; services pending with Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (515) 228-2323.
WADENA -- Mary Maxine Aeschliman, 78, of Wadena, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Mercy Living Plus, Oelwein, after a lengthy illness; services pending with Leonard Funeral Home, Elgin, (319) 426-5321.
RANDALIA -- Mary Jo McFadden, 64, of Randalia, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at home after a lengthy illness; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Catholic Church, Fayette, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (319) 422-3615, with a 7 p.m. prayer service; memorials to the family.
ALDEN -- Alice Cayler, 89, of Dodgeville, Wis., formerly of rural Alden, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Bloomfield Manor, Dodgeville, of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Williams, with burial in Williams Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Surls Funeral Chapel, Williams, (515) 648-9554.
WAVERLY -- Arlo H. Walters, 86, of the Shell Rock Health Care Center, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at the care center from complications of Alzheimer's disease; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Shell Rock; visitation until 8 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m., and also for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; memorials to the family for a fund to be established.
FAYETTE -- Charles Jach, 93, formerly of Fayette and Maynard, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., of natural causes; services pending with Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, (319) 578-3451.
DECORAH -- Robert Pagel, 76, of Decorah, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, Decorah, of natural causes; services pending with Floral Hills Chapel, rural Oelwein, (319) 6362442.
CRESCO -- Alfred E. Meyers, 87, of Cresco, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco, of natural causes; services pending with Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, (319) 547-2323.
CRESCO -- Alma Helm, 87, of Cresco, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco, of natural causes; services pending with Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, (319) 547-2323.
HAMPTON -- Martin A. McCoy, 74, of Hampton, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Rosalie; and a brother, Merritt of Clarion; services were 10:30 a.m. today at Church of Christ, Hampton, with burial in Hampton Cemetery; military rites were conducted by Hampton Veteran Memorial Association; Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, was in charge of arrangements.
GREENE -- Ida Edith Henline, 99, of Greene, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Liebe Care Center, Greene, of natural causes; survivors include a stepdaughter, Marilyn Scholle of Charles City; and two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, on Oct. 28, 1982; a son, Bernard M. Skillen; a daughter, Juanita I. Bean; two sisters, Lillie Bruns and Emma Morey; and two brothers, Enno and Ben Cirks; services were 10:30 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church, Greene, with burial in Garden of Memories, Waterloo; Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, was in charge of arrangements; memorials may be directed to Ida Edith Henline memorial fund in care of the family; Mrs. Henline worked at restaurants in the Greene area and also worked at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo.
DECORAH -- Howard I. Sersland, 67, of Decorah, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, Decorah, after a brief illness; survivors include his wife, Karol; a daughter, Cheryl Cline of Decorah; two sons, Keith of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Ron of Reedsburg, Wis.; five grandchildren; a brother, Walter of Monona; and a sister, Marolyn Bostrom of West Union; memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Fjelstul Funeral Home, Decorah.
AREDALE -- Milton R. Dye, 93, of Aredale, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton, of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Flege of Waverly; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Maxine Ayers of Aredale; he was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice; a son, Wilbur; and a sister, Florence Ebling; services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Aredale United Methodist Church, with burial in Dumont Cemetery, Dumont; friends may call from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont; memorials may be directed to the family for the church bell fund; Mr. Dye was director of Butler County Mutual Insurance Co. for 50 years and was an adjuster and agent for 25 years; he also farmed for 74 years.
CEDAR FALLS -- Raymond T. Downs, 79, of Cedar Falls, died today, Dec. 31, 1998, at Sartori Memorial Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525.
WATERLOO -- Benjamin F. Short, 74, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 1 p.m. Monday at Chapel of Memories West Family Funeral Care, 233-8437, with burial in Garden of Memories; military rites by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138 and Waterloo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623; visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and for an hour before services Monday at the chapel.
CEDAR FALLS -- Barbara Clay, 79, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Sartori Memorial Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Barr Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 268-0404.
LAWLER -- Cletus Murray, 81, of Lawler, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at St. Joseph's Community Hospital, New Hampton, of natural causes; services pending with Larkin-Martin-Hugeback Funeral Home, Lawler, (515) 394-4334 or 1-888-201-3708.
INDEPENDENCE -- Vernelle J. VanDresar, 61, of Independence, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at home after a lengthy illness; services 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, both in Independence; visitation after 2 p.m. Friday at Reiff Funeral Home, Independence, (319) 334-2501.
CHARLES CITY -- Greg G. Green, 32, of Charles City, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Charles City; services pending with Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, Charles City, (515) 228-4211.
NASHUA -- Gertrude C. Pals, 83, of Nashua, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Nashua; visitation 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home, Nashua, (515) 435-4134, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church.
TRIPOLI -- Frieda A. Gundel, 94, of Tripoli, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Tripoli Nursing Home after a lengthy illness; services 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church, Tripoli, with burial in St. John Lutheran Church, Crane Creek, rural Tripoli; visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, (319) 882-4285, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; memorials to Grace Lutheran Church sound system fund.
WELLSBURG -- Lester Anderson, 96, of Wellsburg, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown, of natural causes; services were 10:30 a.m. today at Creps-Abels Funeral Home, Eldora, (515) 858-2181, with burial in Eldora Cemetery.
OELWEIN -- Virgil Kirk Garrison, 93, of Oelwein, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at Oelwein Health Care Center after a short illness; survivors include his wife, Ardis; two daughters, Jean Hartman of Jesup and Janice Byrd of Waterloo; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Cecil; services will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, both in Oelwein; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for an hour before services Monday at the church; memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church; Mr. Garrison was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for many years, retiring in 1962.
ARLINGTON -- Richard "Ross" Ridenour, 93, of Arlington, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, at Grandview Health Care Center, Oelwein, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Matilda "Tillie"; two sons, Samuel of Arlington and Rodney of Bozeman, Mont.; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lyle of Monticello and Mark of Waterloo; and five sisters, Dorothy Roseman of Sun City, Ariz., Alice Nield of Waterloo, Sarah Brown of Burbank, Calif., Velma Yelden of Dundee and Mera Glew of Peoria, Ariz.; he was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Willard; and a sister, Laura Childs; services were Saturday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, with burial in Taylorsville Cemetery, Arlington; a memorial fund has been established; Mr. Ridenour farmed for many years and was a charter member of the Rural Electric Cooperative.
RUDD -- William R. Sieling, 73, of Rudd, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at home of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Ardamae; a stepson, Dennis Kleen of California; a stepdaughter, Darla Billings of California; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by a brother; and a sister; there will be no services; Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, is in charge of arrangements; memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, Charles City Center, or to the family; Mr. Sieling was a B-17 gunner for the U.S. Air Corps during World War II, was an electrical distribution lineman after the war, and was president of the Rudd Lions Club.
HAZLETON -- Dora E. McCalley, 74, of Hazleton, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Oelwein, after a long illness; survivors include three daughters, Julia Byerly of Cedar Rapids, Peggy Beaner of Humboldt, S.D., and Sally Kuecker of Tripoli; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Betty Kramer and Norma Cumberland, both of Oelwein, Jean McCardle of Independence and Wanda Humphrey of Oakland, Ark.; she was preceded in death by her husband, Alva J., on Nov. 18, 1990; a son, Stephen; two grandsons; and a brother, Melvin; services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, with burial in Wilson Cemetery, Independence; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, and for an hour before services Monday at the church; a memorial fund has been established; Mrs. McCalley was a telephone operator during World War II and also helped to fuel planes in California.
CHARLES CITY -- Winifred Tjaden, 83, of Charles City, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1998, at Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City, of a heart ailment; survivors include a son, Craig of Charles City; a daughter, Janeane Christy of Ottumwa; five grandchildren; four great-grandsons; and three stepgreat-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob "Jake" in 1983; two sisters; and a brother; services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Charles City; friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City; visitation will continue for an hour before services Monday at the church; memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, Charles City center, or St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church; Mrs. Tjaden was employed at J.C. Penney Co., at the insurance office of First Security Bank for a number of years, and was a legal secretary for Larson and Carr Attorneys for 27 years.
TRAER -- William Arp, 84, of Annandale, Minn., formerly of Traer, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at Annandale Care Center after an extended illness; survivors include a son, Larry W. of Evansville, Ind.; a daughter, Carole Behrns of Elk River, Minn.; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Marlys, in 1992; and a sister, Leona Jacobsen; services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Overton Funeral Home, with burial in Buckingham Cemetery, both in Traer; friends may call after noon Wednesday at the funeral home; memorials may be directed to United Presbyterian Church, Traer; Mr. Arp was a retired farmer and carpenter.
STRAWBERRY POINT -- Cindy L. Ryan, 40, of Gretna, Neb., formerly of Strawberry Point, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at home of cancer; survivors include her parents, Gary and Kay Ryan of Strawberry Point; her fiance, Bob Horn of Gretna, Neb.; a brother, Shannon of Cedar Rapids; and a sister, Kelly Fink of Iowa City; private family services will be Tuesday at Kahler-Dolce Mortuary in Papillion, Neb.; friends may call Tuesday with the family present from 2 to 8 p.m.; memorials to Gretna Library, Alegent Hospice or University Medical Center; Miss Ryan attended Starmont Public Schools, graduating in 1976; she then attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette, where she graduated magna cum laude in 1980; she worked for Professional Farmers in Cedar Falls, Farmland Industries in Kansas City, Broadcast Partner in Des Moines, and most recently as editor in chief at DTN in Omaha and Des Moines.
IOWA FALLS -- Marie Irene Nott, 94, of Iowa Falls, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls, of cancer; survivors include two daughters, Mary L. Harms of Alden and Karen McNickle of Iowa Falls; a son, Robert of Marshalltown; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Fuller of Iowa Falls; and a sister, Leona Johns of Iowa Falls; preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J.; three brothers, George, Frank and Harry Fuller; and a great-granddaughter; services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Memorial United Church of Christ, Alden, with burial in Alden Cemetery; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m.; Mrs. Nott was a 1921 graduate of Owasa Schools and attended Ellsworth College, earning her teaching certificate; she taught at country schools in the area for two years, and was past president of the Women's Fellowship at her church.
