Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
FORT ATKINSON -- Frank Karnik, 79, of Fort Atkinson, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at home after a brief illness; survivors include four sons, Russel and Frank, both of Fort Atkinson, Larry of Cedar Rapids and Jim of Spillville; two daughters, Jane Karnik of Woodward and Betty Dornath of Rolfe; and two sisters, Viola Herold of Spillville and Mildred Brainard of Cedar Rapids; graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's Cemetery, Fort Atkinson; friends may call from noon to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Chekal Funeral Home, Fort Atkinson.
ROWLEY -- Beryle J. "Pete" Hopkins, 93, of Rowley, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at West Village Care Center, Independence, after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Cora; five sons, Floyd of Waterloo, Charles of Indianapolis, Cyrus of Brandon, Delbert of Los Alimotos, Calif., and William of Cedar Rapids; two daughters, Louise Yoder of Rowley and Susan Bacon of Cumming; and 31 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred Louise in 1974; a son, Bruce; a grandson; six brothers; and a sister; services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Presbyterian Church, Rowley, with burial in Rowley Cemetery; friends may call after 3 p.m. today at White Funeral Home, Independence; Mr. Hopkins retired from farming in 1971.
FORT ATKINSON -- Krista Marie Huinker, 16, of Fort Atkinson, died Friday, April 21, 2000, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident south of Calmar; survivors include her parents, Dean and Leann Huinker of Fort Atkinson; a brother, Ryan of Fort Atkinson; and her grandparents, Robert and Arlene Huinker and Leander Einck, all of Calmar, Rosalie Burger of Waterloo and Maurice Pentecost of Independence; she was preceded in death by a grandmother, Adella Einck; services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Seven Dolars, Catholic Church, Festina, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at French Funeral Home, Calmar.
ALLISON -- Barbara Ann Oltmann, 66, of Allison, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at home of natural causes; survivors include her husband, James Roy; three sons, James of Grimes, Joel and Jon, both of Allison; a daughter, Mary Hall of Allison; and 10 grandchildren; she was preceded in death by a brother, James Williams; services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Reformed Church, Allison, with burial in Allison Cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison; Mrs. Oltmann attended Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Falls, and was a schoolteacher in the fifth grade at Aplington School; she also was a bus driver for Allison Bristow School.
OELWEIN -- Florence Elizabeth Paulsen, 80, of Indianapolis, formerly of Oelwein and Van Horne, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Cambridge Care Center, Indianapolis, after a brief illness; survivors include three daughters, Sheila Baker of Pittesboro, Ind., Barbara Barr of Van Horne and Connie Redmond of Batesville, Ark.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a sister, Leone Johnson of Armstrong; and two brothers, Howard Blekfeld of Armstrong and Glen Neugent of Rolfe; she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph, Durwood and Tommy Blekfeld; and a sister, Violet Ross; services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Salem United Methodist Church, Van Horne, with burial in Salem Cemetery, rural Van Horne; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Keystone; a memorial fund has been established; Mrs. Paulsen graduated from Gates Business College, Waterloo, and had worked for the Waterloo Water Works.
CRESCO -- Frank A. Vlk, 85, of Cresco, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Regional Health Services Hospital, Cresco, of natural causes; survivors include two sisters, Carrie Jirik of Mahnomen, Minn., and Agnes Shileny of Cresco; he was preceded in death by three brothers, Henry, Joseph and John; and a sister, Mary Vlk; services will be noon Tuesday at St. Joseph's Worship Center, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, both in Cresco; friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Conway Funeral Home, Cresco, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; there will be a 5:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary and a 7 p.m. Scripture service today at the funeral home.
CEDAR FALLS -- Joan Goodin, 75, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, April 21, 2000, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; memorial services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, with inurnment in Garden of Memories, both in Waterloo; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today and for an hour before services Tuesday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO -- Robert Grubb, 72, of Waterloo, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at the Covenant Medical Center Skilled Nursing Unit of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with burial in Garden of Memories; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to the roofing fund at the church.
CEDAR FALLS -- Kathryn I. Peterson, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Stone Hill Care Center, Dubuque, of natural causes; graveside inurnment services 11 a.m., May 13, at Greenwood Cemetery; no visitation; Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, is in charge of arrangements.
EVANSDALE -- Jack E. Shinn, 83, of 226 Feldt Ave., died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at home of natural causes; services pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, Waterloo, 233-3393.
WATERLOO -- Wayne E. Fowler, 77, of Waterloo, died Friday, April 21, 2000, at home of cancer; memorial services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1530 Pleasant Valley Drive, Waterloo; no visitation, his body was cremated; Parrott & Wood Family Funeral Care 232-3235, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO -- Gilbert R. Kent, 71, of 1642 Locke Ave., died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Allen Hospital of cancer; services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Brethren Church, with burial in Garden of Memories; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, with a 7 p.m. public Masonic service; visitation also for an hour before services Wednesday at the church.
WATERLOO -- Adam James Oberbroeckling, 2-year-old son of Dan and Carol Oberbroeckling of Carmel, Ind., formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center of respiratory failure; services 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, with a 7 p.m. vigil service; memorials to Blessed Sacrament Chapel of our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Carmel, Ind.
LA PORTE CITY -- Mabel M. Rosauer, 84, formerly of La Porte City, Dysart and Hampton, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at the Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer, of natural causes; services 1 p.m. Wednesday at American Lutheran Church, Porte City, with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Huisman Funeral Home, La Porte City, 342-3131, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to the church.
INDEPENDENCE -- Mylon L. Pippenger, 78, of Independence, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a brief illness; services pending with White Funeral Home, Independence, (319) 334-2595.
TOLEDO -- Dorothy Smith, 82, of Toledo, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, after a lengthy illness; services pending with Henderson-Overton Funeral Home, Toledo, (319) 472-2223.
IOWA FALLS -- Alma Doud, 90, of Iowa Falls, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, with burial in Union Cemetery, both in Iowa Falls; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. today at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, (515) 648-9554.
INDEPENDENCE -- Opal L. Kolp, 90, of Independence, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at East Towne Care Center, Independence, after a brief illness; services 11 a.m. Tuesday at White Funeral Home, Independence, (319) 334-2595; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
TRIPOLI -- Leone Decker, 89, of Tripoli, died today, April 24, 2000, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services pending with Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, (319) 882-4285.
IONIA -- Catherine M. Miller, 69, of Ionia, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton, of natural causes; private family services were today at Larkin-Martin-Hugeback Funeral Home, New Hampton, (515) 394-4334, with burial in St. Boniface Cemetery, Ionia.
CHARLES CITY -- Morris W. Thelen, 79, of Charles City, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at the Ninth Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City, of natural causes; services pending with Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, (515) 228-2323.
DYSART -- Fred R. Belthuis, 86, of Dysart, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at home of natural causes; services planned for Wednesday morning at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, Waterloo, 233-3146.
NASHUA -- Bonnie Jean Blanchard, 76, of Davenport, formerly of Nashua, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, in Davenport of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Mary Jo Donahoe of Davenport; two sons, Roger of Independence, Mo., and Gary of Newton, Maine; two grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and a stepgreat-granddaughter; and two sisters, Lillian Jacobs and Marguerite Curtis, both of Charles City; she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth E., on July 18, 1993; services were 10 a.m. today at Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua; memorials may be directed to First Baptist Church, Davenport; Mrs. Blanchard assisted her husband, who was the circulation manager for the Des Moines Register for 41 years, retiring in 1994.
WAVERLY -- Evelyn E. Sands, 75, of Waverly, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Waverly Municipal Hospital of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Max; six sons, Lee Sands of Tucson, Ariz., Sandy Sands of Vista, Calif., David Sands of Wilmar, Minn., Ron and Todd Sands, both of Denver, Colo., and Ken Rogers of Waterloo; three daughters, Sage River of Iowa City, Shari Pruessler of Chicago and Chris Rittgers of Waverly; and 26 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her first husband, Dwayne Rogers, in 1951; a grandson; two brothers, Kenneth and Lloyd Boise; and three sisters, Grace Dowd, Ethyl McDonald and Mildred Clopton; services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene, Waverly, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly; memorials may be directed to the family; Mrs. Sands worked in food service at Sartori Memorial Hospital and Iowa State Teacher's College (UNI), both in Cedar Falls; she was later employed in the housekeeping department at Hawkeye Technical Institute (HCC), Waterloo, retiring in 1987.
GRUNDY CENTER -- Alex Theodore Kunzman, infant son of Clark and Kelly Krepsky Kunzman of Grundy Center, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2000, shortly after birth at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City; survivors include his parents; paternal grandparents, LaVelle Kunzman of Grundy Center, and Byron and Kathy Kunzman of Des Moines; maternal grandparents, Susan and Andy Krepsky of Grundy Center, and Mitch and Carolyn Kern of West Bend; paternal great-grandmother, Virginia Kunzman of Des Moines; maternal great-grandparents, John and Joan Lenertz of Emmetsburg, and Gary and Rose Fokken of Rodman; he was preceded in death by paternal great-grandparents, Clark and Sola Stroburg, and Byron Kunzman Sr.; and maternal great-grandparents, Robert and Babe Krepsky, and Virginia Fokken; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Grundy Center; friends may call from 9 a.m. until services Friday at the funeral home; a memorial fund has been established.
QUASQUETON -- Ruth E. Jennings, 96, of Quasqueton, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Good Neighbor Home, Manchester, following a lengthy illness; survivors include a son-in-law, Richard Lee of Quasqueton; and six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, six stepgreat-grandchildren and three stepgreat-great-grandchildren she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Delbert, in 1977; two daughters, Dorothy Jennings and Lavonne Lee; a son, Harold; a grandson; a sister, Cora Johnson; and a brother, Glen Kirkendall Sr.; services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at White Funeral Home, Quasqueton, with burial in Hazleton Cemetery, Hazleton; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
