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James R. (Jimmy) Lane
James R. (Jimmy) Lane, 37, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001 in rural Clear Lake. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 18, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. Family suggests memorials to James R. Lane memorial fund.
Jimmy was born Oct. 5, 1963 in South St. Paul, Minn. the son of Jim and Jane (Pramer) Lane. He attended Clear Lake High School.
Jimmy was manager of the Neighbors Place in Hanlontown. He enjoyed golfing, being around people, making them laugh, singing Karaoke, spending time with his family and most of all his nieces and nephews.
Jimmy is survived by two sisters and one brother, Royce Monson and her husband, Wayne, Clear Lake, Bill Lane and his wife, Lisa, Mason City, and Jolene Thompson, Clear Lake; a sister-in-law, Lucy Lane Conde, Puerto Rico; eight nieces and nephews, Eric and Melissa Monson, Clear Lake, John Thompson, New London, Minn., Jesse Mugan, Dalton Lane, and Joshua Lane, all of Mason City, Christina and Richie Lane, Puerto Rico; uncle and aunts Don and Jane Lane, Mesa, Az., Don and Jane Pramer, Arizona, Peg Kazebier, Redwood Falls, Minn., and Katie Lane, Clear Lake. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard Lane.
Peggy Lou Powell
Peggy Lou Powell, 64, of 815 6th Street SW, Mason City, Iowa, died Tuesday, Aug.14, 2001 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Harvest Time Church, 804 North Tyler Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. George Johnson officiating. According to Mrs. Powell's wishes, her body has been cremated. Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd Street NE, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Peggy Powell Memorial Fund.
Peggy was born July 31, 1937 in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Cecil (Sutton) Lamb. She was a member of Harvest Time Church in Mason City who loved the Lord and being a part of her church community. Peggy opened her arms to everyone around her, she always enjoyed being with people, and was loved by everyone who knew her.
Peggy will be greatly missed by her four children; Michael Symes and his wife, Debi, of Mason City, Catherine Rand and her husband, Lee, of Garner, Iowa, Colleen Symes and her son, of Clear Lake, and Duke Powell and his wife, Jeannie, of Mason City; ten grandchildren, six great-granddaughters; nine brothers and sisters; and her lifelong companion, "Shchtzee".
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Cecil Mae Broers
Cecil Mae Broers, 94, formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at the IOOF Home in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 20, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. David Anderson of St. James Lutheran Church in Mason City officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. The family suggests Memorials to the IOOF Home or Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Cecil Mae (Walls) Broers, the daughter of Isaac and Lola (Sanders) Walls, was born on Jan. 3, 1907, at Modesto, Ill. She was united in marriage to Emil J. Broers on Dec. 29, 1926, in Mason City, Iowa. The couple farmed in rural Mason City. After retiring in 1970, the couple moved into Clear Lake. Cecil was a wonderful homemaker who loved to take care of her children, and later, her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking and gardening, and she took great pride in her flower garden.
Cecil is survived by two sons, Billy Broers and his wife, Marilyn, of Mason City, and Emil Broers Jr. and his wife, Anita, of Ventura; six grandchildren, Janell Hejlik and her husband, Brick, Darla Steenhard and her husband, Gary, Alesa Sweers and her husband, Ron, Twyla Doyle and her husband, Bryant, Troy Broers and his wife, Dana, and Tom Broers and his wife, Tanya; 14 great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1988; and five brothers, Howard, Russell, Leonard, Ralph, and Donald.
Charles N. Lenhart
Charles N. Lenhart, 91, of Clear Lake, died Friday, Aug. 17, at the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake.
A funeral mass was held Monday, Aug. 20, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Burial was in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery in Mason City.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the Charles Lenhart memorial fund.
Charles Norbert Lenhart, the son of John and Christine (Nilles) Lenhart, was born on Oct. 23, 1909, in Clarion, Iowa. He spent most of his childhood in South Dakota, where he also attended country schools. He worked all over the country, and traveled a great deal before moving to Mason City, Iowa, where Charlie met Virginia Manning. The couple was wed on Jan. 3, 1946, in Mason City.
While living in Mason City, Charlie raised his family, and he worked for Gibbs Cook as a painter. Charlie and Virginia moved to Clear Lake in 1968, and in 1984 Virginia passed away. After retirement, Charlie opened the South Point Saw Shop, and remained active sharpening saws until 1990. On Sept. 26, 1987, Charles was united in marriage with Barbara Verhuel at Clear Lake. They remained in Clear Lake their entire married
life. Charlie was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake, and he loved to spend his free time fishing, dancing, being a carpenter, and listening to or watching Minnesota Twins games. He was indeed their biggest fan.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Barbara Lenhart of Clear Lake; his children and their families, Linda Halvorsen and her husband, Tim of Forest City, their children, Benjamin, Daniel, and Genevieve Halvorsen; Sue Snyder and her husband, Bill of North Richland Hills, Texas, their children, Kristine Johnson and Victor Snyder; and Tom Lenhart and his wife, Coleen of Houston, Texas, their children, Erica, Brian, and April Lenhart; and a brother, Art Lenhart of Denver, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Virginia in 1984; two sisters, Sally Rotter and Betty Lenhart; and two brothers, John Lenhart and a brother in infancy.
Winola M. (Wagner) Prull
Winola M. (Wagner) Prull, of Geneva, Iowa, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at the Franklin General Nursing Facility in Hampton, Iowa. Her funeral was held at the Geneva United Methodist Church on Thursday, Aug. 16, with Pastor Jerry Hoff officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Ackley, Iowa. Arrangements were completed by Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley.
Winola Margaret Wagner was born in Wentworth, Wis., on July 30, 1916, the daughter of John H. and Ethel (LeValley) Wagner. When she was 10 years old, the family moved to Faulkner, Iowa, where her father opened a blacksmith shop. She, and her three brothers, treasured their lives together in "small town U.S.A." She graduated from Geneva High School in 1934. Following her graduation, she graduated from Iowa State Normal School, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Her early career included teaching in Iowa's rural one room schools, near Ackley. On May 25, 1938, she was united in marriage to Clifford William Prull of Ackley, at the Ackley Methodist Church. They made their home on the farm, in rural Geneva, all their married
life. To this union four children, three daughters and one son, were born, in four years.
She became a member of the Geneva United Methodist Church following her marriage. She served as church organist for over 30 years and served as choir director and Sunday school teacher for many years. She held the office of president in United Methodist Women for three different terms, and was involved in it until moving to Cedar Ridge Independent Living Facility, Iowa Falls, in November 1999. In May of 2001, she moved to the Franklin General Nursing Facility in Hampton. She was also one of the organizers of the Geneva Women's Club.
Her past artistic accomplishments include music composition (she composed over 20 songs), playing a wide variety of instruments including the piano, organ, harp, violin, accordion, and electronic keyboard. She also enjoyed raising orchids, flower gardening, flower arranging, ceramics (she made each of her children a complete set of dishes as a wedding present) and genealogy. She had also written poetry since she was 13 years old.
In March of 2001, her children had a book of her poetry published "Iowa's Beautiful Seasons."
Those grateful for her life are four children, Sharon Abbas and her husband, Lyle, of Clear Lake, Gloria Burkle and her husband, Stan, of Nashua, Dale W. Prull and his friend, Janice Owen, of San Jose, Calif., and Aleyna Davisson and her husband, Larry, of DeSoto; as well as 11 grandchildren and spouses; 17 great-grandchildren; her brother, Robert Wagner of Duluth, Minn.; a sister-in-law, Lulu Kramer, of Portland, Or.; as well as six Wagner nieces and nephews and six Prull nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clifford in Oct. 1991; two brothers, Ted and John Wagner; and a nephew, Darrell Wagner.
Julia Shane
Julia Shane, 85, of Austin, Minn, died Saturday, Aug.. 18, 2001, at Burr Oak Manor where she was a resident.
Julia was born Oct.. 23, 1915 in Austin to Frank and Anna (Steiner) Wendel. She had several positions of work throughout her lifetime including home care and clothing care. She was an auxiliary member of the Eagles Club, VFW and Moose. Julia spent several years serving ad working with the VFW and Moose and hen settled to one position with the Moose where she served several years. She had several positions in the kitchen area with her last position preparing bread baskets. Everyone there knew her as The Bread Lady. She has served the public in many different ways and is well praised by her peers and well liked by many people. Julia was the last born in her family. She was always called the baby and at that time her family spoke mostly German. By the time she entered school the schools were required to teach English so she learned as she went. She enjoyed growing flowers, gardening, cooking and collecting recipes of all kinds of foods. She has thousands of recipes dating back to the early 1900's with her favorite being homemade baked beans. In her younger years she liked going dancing at the Terp Ballroom. She was a lover of polka music and she played the accordion and the harmonica.
Survivors include two sons: Floyd Shuck and his wife, Eleanor, Lime Springs, Iowa, and Robert Shuck and his wife, Janice, Albert Lea; a daughter, Anna Potter and her husband, Randy, Havana, Ark.; nine grandchildren; twenty great- grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd Shuck, her second husband, Floyd Shane; her parents; grandson Terry Shuck; three brothers, Joseph, Lawrence and Albert Wendel; five sisters, Mary Eve Wendel, Katherine Wendel, Marie Wendel, Lizzie Wendel, and Anne Katherine Wendel.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Father William Becker officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Billy Lee Bergman Sr.
Billy Lee Bergman Sr., 66, of 717 North 13th Street, Clear Lake, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001 at his home.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, August 28, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. David Gobeli officiating. Interment followed at Clear Lake Cemetery where military honors were conducted by the Clear Lake VFW Post. _Memorials may be directed to the Billy Lee Bergman Memorial Fund, 717 North 13th Street, Clear Lake, Iowa, 50428.
Bill was born Nov.26, 1934 in Britt, Iowa, one of six children born to Bennie and Helen (Broome) Bergman. He served in the United States Army from Dec. 1951 until Dec. 1954 during the Korean Conflict. Bill was united in marriage to Barbara (Bobbietendorf on Aug. 5, 1954 while stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. After his discharge from the service they lived in Clear Lake. After that, they lived in southern Calif. for ten years and in Canon City, Colo. for four years. They returned to Clear Lake where Bill worked at Curries Manufacturing until his retirement in 1997. Bill loved to write poetry and make people laugh. He also loved his God dearly.
Billy will be greatly missed by his wife, Bobbie, of Clear Lake; four children, Eddie Bergman and his special friend, Ann Sanchez, Kevin Bergman and his wife, Debra, and Terry Bergman and his wife, Connie, all of Mason City, and Janie Bergman Bernhoft and her husband, Patrick, of Clear Lake; two daughters- in-law, Shelly McCauley of Hanlontown and Ronda Fredrickson of Tacoma, Wash.; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Billy was preceded in death by a son, Billy L. Bergman Jr., otherwise known as "Shorty"; his mother, Helen Austin; a brother, Randy; and a sister, Joann.
Willard Arthur Scott
Willard Arthur Scott, 84, of 4338 Wellington Hills Lane, Snellville, Ga., formerly Clear Lake, Iowa died Wed. Aug. 22, 2001 at the Embracing Hospice Unit, Snellville, Ga. Services were held Saturday, August 25, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa with Bruce Collins officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggest memorials to Willard Arthur Scott Memorial Fun
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Willard was born Aug. 17, 1917 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa the son of Hans and Fronia (Fuller) Scott. He was united in marriage to Yvonne Epple on Nov. 28, 1947 in Austin, Minn. Willard worked for the City of Clear Lake for many years.
Willard is survived by his daughter, Lorraine Simmer, Snellville, Ga.; three grandchildren, Derek Simmer and his wife Angele, Sean Simmer and Christopher Simmer; one great- granddaughter, Jordyn Simmer; three sisters, Leona Wilkinson, Evelyn Skjeie and Irene Kelly; and two brothers, Harold Scott and Raymond Scott.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Yvonne; one granddaughter, Grace Simmer; one brother, Eldo; and one sister, Esther.
Mary E. Guthrie
Mary E. Guthrie, 88, formerly of Clear Lake, and recently of Hastings, Minn., died Sunday, Sept. 2 at the Regina Nursing Home in Hastings.
Mary was born Nov. 9, 1912 in Emmetsburg, Iowa, to Thomas McNulty and Grace (Crowley) McNulty. She married
Theodore F. Guthrie in Emmetsburg on July 7, 1938. Mary and Theodore moved to Clear Lake in 1952. Mr. Guthrie died July 30, 1983. Mary continued to live in Clear Lake until 1992, when she moved to Hastings to be near her daughter. She was a former resident of Augustana Home in Hastings prior to moving to Regina.
Mary is survived by a son, Robert Guthrie, of Silverthorne, Colo.; two daughters, Mary Bishop and her husband, David, of Victoria, Minn., and Ann Schlader and her husband, Roger, of Hastings; six grandchildren, Rob and Ted Guthrie, Jon Bishop and his wife, Mary Jo, Laura Bishop and her husband, Chuck Weber, Thomas Schlader, and James Schlader and his wife, Amy; and one great-grandchild, Eric Bishop.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and one sister.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. at the Regina Chapel in Hastings with a visitation one hour prior to the funeral. Interment will take place at Clear Lake Cemetery at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Arrangements are being handled by the Caturia-Smidt Funeral Home of Hastings.
Richard R. Skene
Richard R. Skene, 92, of 14476 Balsam Ave., Ventura, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2001 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Memorial services were held Friday, Sept. 7, at the Ventura United Methodist Church, Ventura, Iowa with Rev. Paul Hasel officiating. Inurnment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of services.
Richard was born June 20, 1909 on the family farm in rural Ventura, Iowa the son of Walter and Catherine (Burke) Skene. He graduated from Ventura High School in 1928 and then attended Iowa State University. He served in the United States Army during WW II in Patton's Third Armored Division. He married
Edith Sorensen Aug. 26, 1942. The couple was united in marriage for 59 years..
Following the service, he returned to the family farm. He continued to live on the farm following his retirement, helping his son with the operation. He enjoyed fishing, dancing at the Surf Ballroom and working in his garden. He was a former member of Ventura Lions Club, a committee member of ASCS, Ventura School Board member and was a member of Danish Brotherhood since 1948.
Richard is survived by his wife, Edith Skene, Ventura; a son, Robert Skene, Ventura; and a daughter, Carolyn Skene, San Jose, Calif.; three sisters, Charlotte Palmer, San Francisco, Calif., Anita Parker, Houston, Texas, and Marian Whitmer, Belleville, Mich.; sister and brothers-in-law, Verner Sorensen and his wife, Alta, Rockford, Iowa, Thorvald Sorensen, Plymouth, Iowa, Irvin Sorensen, Northwood, Iowa, Helen Bergman, Britt, Iowa, Frances Miller, Ventura, Iowa and Hans Sorensen and his wife, Beth, Menomonee Falls, Wis., and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Howard Skene.
Harold C. Boehnke
Harold C. Boehnke, 72, of 1030 260th St, Ventura, Iowa died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001 at the Concord Care Center, Garner, Iowa. Funeral services were Friday, Sept. 7 at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Garner, Iowa with the Rev. Carl Hedberg officiating. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery, rural Garner. _The Family suggests memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church.
Harold was born Jan. 13, 1929 on the family farm in rural Ventura, Iowa the son of Charles and Elsie (Berghofer) Boehnke. He graduated from Ventura High School in 1947 and continued farming the family farm. He married
Doris Swenson June 6, 1956.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Garner, Iow8a.Hd is
survived by his wife, Doris Boehnke, rural Ventura; three children, Bev Boehnke, Cleveland, Minn., Paul Boehnke and his wife, Terri, rural Ventura, and Sharon Zirbel and her husband, Greg, rural Ventura; five grandchildren, Brandon Niedermayer, Zack Zirbel, Blake Boehnke, Zane Zirbel and Blair Boehnke; four brothers, Clarence Boehnke and his wife, Phyllis, Mesa, Az., Armand Boehnke and his wife, Marjule, Burnsville, Minn., Eldon Boehnke and his wife, Alphia, Clear Lake, and Walter Boehnke and his wife, Betty, Denver, Colo.; one sister-in-law, Louise Boehnke, Ventura. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Roland Boehnke.
