Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
GREENE -- Rose Mary Hildebrand, 80, of Greene, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 2000, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital, McAllen, Texas, of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Gerald C.;two daughters, Judith Ann Blum of Cedar Rapids and Sharlene Ruth Salas of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Bernard of Royal Oak, Mich.; five grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Van Benschoten of Hueytown, Ala.; and a brother, Vincent Van Benschoten of Surprise, Ariz.; she was preceded in death by two brothers, the Rev. Alfred Van Benschoten and Ethan Van Benschoten; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Greene; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, where there will be a 7 p.m. public Scripture service; visitation also for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials may be directed to Rose Mary Hildebrand Memorial Fund in care of the family; Mrs. Hildebrand was employed by Dr. L.S. Wentworth and worked as a housekeeper for families in Marble Rock; later she and her husband farmed in the rural Greene area for 47 years.
WATERLOO -- Eugene J. Hogan, 79, of 1434 Rainbow Drive, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at home of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, with a 3 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service; visitation also for an hour before services Saturday at the church.
WATERLOO -- Alma Orth, 91, of Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died today, March 2, 2000, at the center of natural causes; services pending with Garden View Chapel, 232-2222.
WEST UNION -- Dennis Ruroden, 56, of West Union, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, after a brief illness; services pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (319) 422-3615.
ELGIN -- Elsie V. Torkelson, 85, of Elgin, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center, West Union, after a brief illness; services pending with Leonard Funeral Home, Elgin, (319) 426-5321.
TRIPOLI -- Arlon E. Lahmann, 77, of Tripoli, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at Community Memorial Hospital, Sumner, of natural causes; services pending with Rettig Funeral Home, Tripoli, (319) 882-4285.
POSTVILLE -- Wayne L. Donaldson, 81, of Postville, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center, Waukon, after a brief illness; services 10;30 a.m. Friday at Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, (319) 864-7252, with burial in Grand View Cemetery, Fayette; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
IOWA FALLS -- Grace Crabtree, 94, of Iowa Falls, died Tuesday, Feb. 29, 2000, at Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Popejoy, with burial in Alden Cemetery, Alden; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, (515) 648-9554, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.
TRAER -- Frances Currell, 76, of Traer, died today, March 2, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a brief illness; services pending with Overton Funeral Home, Traer, (319) 478-2775.
TOLEDO -- LeRoy Smith, 78, of Toledo, died today, March 2, 2000, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center after a brief illness; services pending with Henderson-Overton Funeral Home, Toledo, (319) 478-2775.
NEW HAMPTON -- Leo Duncomb, 83, of New Hampton, died today, March 2, 2000, at Heritage Residence, New Hampton, after a brief illness; services 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Hampton, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation an hour before services Saturday at the church; Conway Funeral Home, New Hampton, (515) 394-4331, is in charge of arrangements.
CLARKSVILLE -- Carl E. Bahlmann, 67, of Clarksville, died at home Tuesday, May 4, 1999, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Dot; five daughters, Barb DeVries of Forest City, Jo Groth of Plainfield, Becky Severson of Sioux Falls, S.D., Judy Sloter of Charles City and Jan Simpson of Waverly; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Al and Ed, both of Waverly; and two sisters, Esther Bahlmann and Eleanor Stumme, both of Denver; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Waverly, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials may be directed to the church, St. Paul's School or Wartburg College; Mr. Bahlmann was a retired farmer and was a U.S. Army veteran.
ELGIN -- Clara Opal Miller, 93, of Elgin, died Wednesday, May 5, 1999, at the Good Samaritan Center, West Union, of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, LaFonda McIntyre of Hawkeye; eight grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Milton, in 1994; a daughter, Lorraine Byle; a grandson; three brothers; and two sisters; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, Elgin, with burial in Elgin Cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard Funeral Home, Elgin, and for an hour before services Friday at the church.
RIDGEWAY -- Freddy Bergan, 86, of Ridgeway, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Cresco Care Center after a brief illness; survivors include two sons, Bill of Ridgeway and David of Glenwood; a daughter, Katherine Bergan of Cresco; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Peace Lutheran Church, Ridgeway, with burial in Ridgeway United Cemetery, rural Ridgeway; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at French & Balik Funeral Home, Decorah, and for an hour before services Friday at the church.
GREENE -- Grace L. Nettleton, 82, of Greene, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Jim of Greene; two daughters, Joan Cochran of Suisan, Calif., and Jean Nordmeyer of Greene; four grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Gail Wildman and Audrey Dudolski, both of Reinbeck, and Louise Taylor of Marshalltown; and a brother, Earl Fleener of Grundy Center; she was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Hoyt Wildman, on Aug. 1, 1955; a daughter, Judy Diane Nettleton; and two brothers, Craig and Lyle Fleener; services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greene, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, where there will be a 7:30 p.m. Scriptural wake service; Mrs. Nettleton was employed at Wildman Cafe in Greene and she later assisted her husband Jim in his diary cattle business.
VINTON -- Mary Lee Kinnane, 58, of Minnetonka, Minn., formerly of Vinton, died at home Nov. 21, 1998, from complications of rheumatoid arthritis; survivors include her husband, John E.; a son, Scott of Minneapolis; a daughter, Julie Morehouse of Minneapolis; and six grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Mabel W. Hite; and a brother, Frederick L. Hite; memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Vinton Presbyterian Church, with inurnment in Evergreen Cemetery, Vinton; a memorial fund has been established.
ELDORA -- Ruth Norma Shadle, 90, of Seattle, Wash., formerly of Eldora, died in Seattle on Nov. 19, 1998, of natural causes; survivors include a son, Jim of Libby, Mont.; a daughter, Julie Ann Snyder of Seattle; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Dale, in 1983; memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational Church UCC, Eldora, with private inurnment in Eldora City Cemetery; Creps-Abels Funeral Home, Eldora, is in charge of local arrangements; a memorial fund has been established; Mrs. Shadle attended Iowa State College, Ames, for a year, then worked as a telephone operator.
ARLINGTON -- Leonard Arthur Teepe Sr., 72, of Linn Grove, formerly of Arlington, died at his daughter's home in Arlington on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, of cancer; survivors include his wife, Helen; four sons, Arthur Sr. of Marathon, Dewayne of Hiawatha, Jimmy S. of Linn Grove and Leonard Jr. of Webb; four daughters, Geraldine Cox of Arlington, Helen Cox of Fayette, Gloria Becker of Hawkeye and Arlene Moore of Dolliver; 21 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dorothy Miller of Fayette; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Church of Christ, Arlington, with burial in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, south of Oelwein; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Floral Hills Chapel, rural Oelwein, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Teepe worked at Rath Packing Co. in Waterloo, Occo in Oelwein, and also worked construction.
NASHUA -- Darwin W. Pohl, 62, of Nashua, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minn., of cancer; survivors include his wife, Linda; and a sister, Jean Simons of Hampton; he was preceded in death by an infant sister; services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Nashua, with burial in Dumont Cemetery, Dumont; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home, Nashua, where there will be a 7 p.m. Masonic service; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Pohl attended meat cutting school in Toledo, Ohio, in 1963; he worked at B&W Food and Red Owl, before becoming a partner in B&D Foods, Nashua.
OSAGE -- Orla Mae Potter, 73, of Osage, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, of natural causes; survivors include four sons, Alba Jr. of Osage, Jerry of Iowa City, Larry of Mason City and Russell of Altoona; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Phil Betts of Evansdale and George Betts of Osage; a stepsister, Mary Ann Vote of Riceville; she was preceded in death by her husband, Alba; a brother; and a sister; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with private inurnment in Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, at a later date; friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m today and for an hour before services Friday at the funeral home.
TRAER -- Hattie Hanousek, 81, of Traer, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer, after a lengthy illness; survivors include her husband, Milo; a daughter, Lois Hoopman of Douglas, Wyo.; and four sisters, Lillian Kucera of Tama, Ida Kosnar and Julia Kubik, both of Traer, and Martha Kubik of Cedar Rapids; she was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer; services will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Traer, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Overton Funeral Home, Traer, where there will be a 7 p.m. Scripture service.
SUMNER -- Charles E. Ackerson, 70, of Sumner, died at home Tuesday, May 4, 1999, after a sudden illness; survivors include his wife, Barbara; three sons, Barth "Skip" of Oelwein, George of Norwalk and Mark of Sumner; a daughter, Terry Krueger of Elgin; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Ackerson of Cedar Rapids, Keith Ackerson of Edinburgh, Texas, and Wayne Secor of Austin, Texas; and two stepbrothers, Herman of California and Bernard Jr. of Wisconsin; services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with burial in Union Mound Cemetery, both in Sumner; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; Mr. Ackerson was a truck driver.
WATERLOO -- Rosemary C. Jensen, 76, of 517 Bayard St., died at her daughter's home today, May 6, 1999, of cancer; services pending with Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138.
CEDAR FALLS -- Alvin George Vaverka, 71, of Cedar Falls, died at home Jan. 15, 1999 of natural causes; graveside services 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillside Cemetery, Cedar Falls; graveside military rites by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49; memorials to the family; Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO -- James Murray, 66, of Waterloo, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Karrington Cottages of natural causes; no services; visitation 1 to 5 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525, with burial on Friday in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
WATERLOO -- Vernon "Dean" Tosh, 61, of Waukon, formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at his home, after a short illness; services will be next week in Miami; local visitation will be 3:30 p.m. Friday at Martin Funeral Home, Waukon, (319) 568-3162.
WATERLOO -- Mabel Fern "Pat" Ringler, 86, formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines, from complications of diabetes; services 2 p.m. Friday at Chet Ryan Mortuary, Nevada, (515) 382-3547, with burial at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
