Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
TRAER -- Harry F. Hansen, 79, of Holiday Lake, Brooklyn, formerly of Traer and Cedar Falls, died Thursday night, Dec. 24, 1998, at home of cancer; survivors include his wife, Charlotte; three sons, Roger of Carlisle, Keith of Laurinburg, N.C., and Randy of Traer; three daughters, Janet Grauvogel of Eagle River, Alaska, Carmen Hansen of Carlisle and Janine Peters of Traer; a brother, Raymond of Atlantic; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; preceded in death by three sons and two daughters; services will be noon Monday at Nevenhoven Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with burial at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cedar Falls; friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Nevenhoven Funeral Home; Mr. Hansen was a retired foundry worker at John Deere & Co.
GRUNDY CENTER -- George Frost Wilheim, 84, of Grundy Center, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1998, at the extended care unit of Grundy Memorial Hospital of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Anne; and a brother, Harold "Curt" of Cincinnati; private family services are planned; Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, Grundy Center, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the George F. Wilheim Trust in care of Grundy National Bank; Mr. Wilheim graduated from Iowa State University in 1937, and after graduating went to work for R. S. Bacon Veneer Co., becoming executive vice president of the firm in 1945; in 1963 he led an employee buyout of the firm, becoming its chairman.
SHELL ROCK -- Arlo H. Walters, 86, of Shell Rock, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at the Shell Rock Health Care Center from complications of Alzheimer's disease; survivors include his wife, Lillian of Waverly; a son, Gordon of Waverly; a stepson, Tim Allen of St. Cloud, Minn.; three stepdaughters, Sheila Albrecht and Penny Marlette, both of Shell Rock, and Deb Hamilton of Waverly; five grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose; a son, Dennis; and a sister, Esther Christophel; services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, both in Shell Rock; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday; visitation also for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; memorials may be directed to the family for a memorial fund to be established at a later date; Mr. Walters farmed, worked for Larkin Construction Co., and later worked at the Shell Rock elevator until retirement.
WATERLOO -- Clifford R. Mott,89, of Mason City, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1998, at the Heritage Care Center, Mason City, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, both in Mason City; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today Hogan-Bremer Funeral Home, Mason City, (515) 423-2372; among survivors is a son, Roger E. of Waterloo; memorials to the Clifford R. Mott Memorial Fund or the Mason City Senior Center.
WATERLOO -- Ruth D. Bowman, 83, of Waterloo, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital following a brief illness; services pending at Parrott & Wood Family Funeral Care, 232-3235.
WATERLOO -- Ernest J. Middleton, 72, of 1235 Pleasant Valley Drive, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, at the Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Fort Pierce, Fla., of natural causes; services pending at Sanders Funeral Service, 232-5667.
ELDORA -- William "Bill" Mairs, 46, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Eldora, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1998, in San Antonio of cancer; services pending at Creps-Abels Funeral Home, Eldora, (515) 858-2181.
OELWEIN -- Mildred L. "Jackie" McGonigle, 61, of Oelwein, died at home Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, of natural causes; services pending at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, (319) 283-4922.
INDEPENDENCE -- Stuart D. Briggs, 56, of rural Independence, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Peoples Memorial Long Term Care Center, Independence, of natural causes; survivors include a son, Dean of Independence; two grandchildren; and three sisters, Jeanette Bush of Cedar Rapids, Bonnie Nicol of Rapid City, S.D., and Joan Shank of Winthrop; he was preceded in death by his parents, John Lewis and Grayce Skinner Briggs; and two brothers, Robert and Allen; there will be no services, his body was cremated; White Funeral Home, Independence, is in charge of arrangements; Mr. Briggs was a Linotype operator in several print shops and also at the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
CLARKSVILLE -- Katherine Klunder, 74, of Clarksville, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly, of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Beryl Martin; a son, Roger Klunder of Oronoco, Minn.; three daughters, Beverly Miller of Waverly, Barbara Sue Ross of Braymer, Mo., and Carolee Flynn of Clarksville; nine grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harvey Klunder, on Dec. 6, 1988; a son, Jim Martin; and a brother, Sam Shirrell; services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel United Church of Christ, with burial in Lynwood Cemetery, both in Clarksville; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m Thursday at Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville; there will be a 7:30 p.m. Rebekah service today at the funeral home; memorials may be directed to the church; Mrs. Klunder was a retired school teacher, having taught in Raymond and Gilbertville.
SUMNER -- Charles Louis Jach, 93, formerly of Sumner, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 1998, at Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien, Wis., of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Dora Lanphear of Plains, Mont.; a grandson; two great-grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth, on Aug. 16, 1989; a brother, James Sr.; and three sisters, Helen Hindall Jach, Maggie Fish and Aggie McGee; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, Sumner, with burial in West Union Cemetery, West Union; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; Mr. Jach drove an egg truck for Wilharm Produce, Sumner, and later worked for Sumner Light Plant, retiring in 1970.
CHARLES CITY -- Anton S. Schmall, 90, of Charles City, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 1998, at Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include two sons, James of Millington, Tenn., and Anton "Tony" of Ida Grove; six daughters, Katherine Osterman of Rockwell, Rose Perrin of Charles City, Barbara Bean of Nashua, Patricia Barr of Dubuque, Dorothy Mosher of Torrence, Calif., and Donna Lawless of Bettendorf; 33 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Dr. Leo Schmall of Marion; he was preceded in death by two sisters; and a brother; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, both in Charles City; friends may call until 9 p.m. today at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil Scriptural wake service followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary; visitation also from 9 a.m. until services Thursday at the church; memorials may be directed to Immaculate Conception Educational Development Fund or the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund; Mr. Schmall farmed in the Nashua area for over 50 years.
DENVER -- Lillian Bergmann, 84, of Denver, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; survivors include two sons, Duane of Waverly and LaVerne of Cheyenne, Wyo.; two daughters, Marlys Wolfensperger of Waterloo and Donna Hulsing of Denver; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert Ohmann of Manteca, Calif., and Vernie Ohmann of Denver; she was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold, in 1970; two sisters, Minnie Kelley and Hilma Tiedt; and a brother, Carl Ohmann; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Denver, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call until 8 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Denver, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; memorials may be directed to the church or to the family; Mrs. Bergmann worked as a cook for the Denver schools for 16 years.
WATERLOO -- Charlene DeJaeger Mathews, 68, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, of a cerebral hemorrhage; services pending with Chapel of Memories West Family Funeral Care, 233-8437.
WATERLOO -- Orene Orum, 69, 1109 Baltimore St., died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, after a lengthy illness; services 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Lime Springs, with burial in Lime Springs Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138, with a 7 p.m. Scripture service; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- Greta Mae Caulk, 69, of Cedar Falls, died at the Western Home Martin Center on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Saturday at Nazareth Lutheran Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery; visitation an hour before services Saturday at the church; Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO -- Earl R. Dickinson, 85, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 2 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Heights Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Garden of Memories, Waterloo; visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 266-7525, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m.; visitation also for an hour before services Saturday at the church.
WASHBURN -- Ira D. Ellsworth, 74, of Manor Care Center, Waterloo, formerly of 314 Third St., died at the center Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, of natural causes; services were 10:30 a.m. today at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, both in Waterloo; military rites by Becker Chapman American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623; memorials to the family.
TRIPOLI -- Frieda A. Gundel, 94, of Tripoli, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at the Tripoli Nursing Home of natural causes; services pending with Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, (319) 882-4285.
HAMPTON -- Martin A. McCoy, 74, of Hampton, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998, at Franklin General Hospital, Hampton, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of Christ, Hampton; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, (515) 456-5247.
GREENE -- Ida Edith Henline, 99, of Greene, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Liebe Care Center, Greene, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Greene, with burial in Garden of Memories, Waterloo; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, (515) 823-4457, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; memorials to the Ida Edith Henline memorial fund in care of the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- Anna F. Pierce, 93, of the Western Home, died today, Dec. 29, 1998, at the home of natural causes; services pending with Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525.
WATERLOO -- Harry J. Allen, 77, of 4041 Crossway Drive, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital of natural causes; services pending with Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138.
CEDAR FALLS -- Bruce E. Keeling, 35, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at home; cause of death was suicide, according to Dr. Mark Bickley; memorial services 10 a.m. Thursday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, with inurnment in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens at a later date; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- James R. Preece, 64, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls, of an aneurysm; services 1 p.m. Thursday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, with inurnment in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens at a later date; visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m.; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- Okkie Mehmen, 78, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at home of congestive heart failure; services pending with Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525.
WATERLOO -- Erma F. Lassen, 93, of Friendship Village, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at the care center of natural causes; services pending with Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146.
CLARKSVILLE -- Katherine R. Klunder, 74, of Clarksville, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly, of natural causes; services 1:30 p.m Thursday at Immanuel United Church of Christ, with burial in Lynwood Cemetery, both in Clarksville; visitation 2 to 8 p.m Wednesday at Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, (319) 278-4245, where there will be a 7:30 p.m. Rebekah service; visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home; memorials to the church.
DENVER -- Lillian Bergmann, 84, of Denver, died Monday, Dec. 28, 1998, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Denver, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Denver, (319) 984-5379, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
