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Arthur Dales Armsbury
Arthur Dale Armsbury, 90, of Clear Lake, Iowa died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake. Memorial services will be Sat., Nov. 10, 2 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, Iowa with the Rev. Thomas Healey of First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Family suggests memorials to Oakwood Care Center.
Art was born June 8, 1911 in Mason City, Iowa. He graduated from Clear Lake High School, Mason City Junior College and attended Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa. While at Iowa State he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity.
Art moved to New Jersey where he worked for Crucible Steel. He married
Neva Ruby McGowan Nov. 3, 1934 in Indiana, Penn. He later worked for Brinks Armored Car Services. They moved back to Clear Lake in 1945 where they owned Arts Vending Service and Armsbury Cottages on North Shore Drive for over thirty years.
Art enjoyed being out on the lake, hunting, fishing and boat racing. He was a member of Clear Lake Gun Club, Ventura Gun Club, a life member of N.R.A, I.O.O.F. Lodge, Iowa State Trap Shooting Association, American Trap Shooting Association, Midwest Power Boat Association, Ducks Unlimited and C.I.O. & A.F.L. Union.
Art is survived by his daughter, Anna Dale McClaskey and her husband, Norman, Fairport, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Kimberly Ann Miller and her husband, Greg, and Melinda Sue Farina and her husband, Tom; five great-grandchildren, Amanda Miller, Mary- Margaret Miller, Dean Miller, Thomas Farina Jr. and Michael Farina; and a sister-in-law, Pat McGowan, Clear Lake. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mae Goodwin; wife, Neva; and grandson, Brendan Dale McClaskey.
Gwendolyn Burgess
Gwendolyn Burgess, 86, of Panora, Iowa, died Oct. 25, 2001. Funeral services were held Saturday, Oct. 27 at First Christian Church in Panora. The Rev. Cheri Gelner officiated.
Gwendolyn was born Feb. 2, 1915 on a farm north of Panora to Harry and Bertha Vay Culver. She graduated from Panora High School in 1932. On March 11, 1933, she married
Donald Burgess in Panora. She lived in the Panora area all her life. She was a homemaker all her married
life. For the past 20 years the couple spent the winters in Sarasota, Fla. She enjoyed her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Surviving her are her husband, Donald; sons Douglas Burgess of Ames, Iowa and Marshall Burgess of Panora; daughters Donna Furleigh, Clear Lake, and Joyce Good, Panora; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Amert Varner, Muskegon, Mich. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Rita Shook; a grandson, Shawn Burgess; a granddaughter, Heidi Shook; a sister, Hazel Patterson; a half- sister, Irma Bradley; and a half-brother, Dale Culver.
Jody Lynn Kaster
Jody Lynn Kaster of Harpers Ferry, Iowa formerly of Ventura, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2001 at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in Lacrosse, Wis., from a massive stroke suffered a week earlier.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Ventura United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Hasel officiating. Inurnment took place in Harpers Ferry.
Jody was the daughter of Robert and Arlene (Rafferty) Kaster. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, at noon, on Nov. 27, 1958 in Mason City, Iowa. She attended Ventura School. She graduated from Northeast Iowa Community College at Calmar in May of 1996 with a LPN Nursing Degree. She worked for the Thornton Manor Nursing Home in Lansing and later Home Health Care in the area.
Jody enjoyed being out in nature and taking pictures, fishing, hunting, camping, gathering ginseng in the fall, but most of all she loved spending time and doing things with her daughter Jessica, who is her mother's pride and joy. Jessica plans to follow her mother's footsteps into the field of medicine. Jody had many friends with whom she enjoyed spending time with and would help anyone. Her giving nature is reflected in her desire to be an organ donor. Her family honored her wish and today, hopefully, someone is leading a better life.
Jody is survived by her daughter, Jessica, of Harpers Ferry; three sisters, Sharon McIlrath, Mason City, Iowa, Deanna Bonner, Clear Lake, and Penny Kaster, Clear Lake; two brothers, Robert Kaster and his wife, Colleen, Ventura, and Randy Kaster and his wife, Barbara, Joyce, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preced in death by her son, Aaron Kaster; parents, Robert and Arlene Kaster; grandparents, Charles and Winnie Kaster and Thomas and Elsie Rafferty; and a special brother-in- law, Bob Bonner.
Cards may be sent to Jessica Kaster, Box 848, Paint Box Road, Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146.
Jack L. Caple
Jack L. Caple, 87, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Ventura, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
A funeral service was held on Thursday, Nov. 8, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Msgr. Joseph Slepicka officiating. Interment was at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, where military honors were conducted by the Mason City Veteran's Memorial Association.
Jack was born Sept. 24, 1914 in Finksburg, Md., the son of Roy Hugh and Rose Alice (Kimmy) Caple. He attended Finksburg rural schools before serving in the United States Army in the 82 Airborne as a paratrooper during World War II. Jack moved to Clear Lake in 1946 and was united in marriage to Margaret Mary Gaffney, who later passed away in 1963. Jack then was united in marriage to Victoria Meyer on Oct. 3, 1964 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City. He worked as a meat inspector for Decker's in Mason City for over 27 years, retiring in 1976. Jack enjoyed gardening and was a lifelong member of the Mason City V.F.W. Post 733.
Jack will be greatly missed by his three sisters, Margaret Reidemeyer of Baltimore, Md., Naomi Spencer of Manchester, Md., and Fern Beaver of Westminster, Md., and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Margaret; his second wife, Vickie; and one sister, Ruth Poist.
Sophia Ellen Floyd Hendricks
Sophia Ellen Floyd Hendricks, 93, of Mason City, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.
A funeral service was Friday, Nov. 9, 2001 at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Reverend Dennis Ganz officiating. Interment was in Clear Lake Cemetery.
Sophia was born Sept. 28, 1908 on Johnson Mesa, in the Territory of New Mexico. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth English Floyd. Her family moved to Iowa when Sophia was eleven. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1927 and was united in marriage to Ted Hendricks the same year. They subsequently made their home in southwestern Kansas. In 1940, when her husband went to South America to work in heavy construction, Sophia brought her children back to Jefferson, Iowa. Following the children's graduation from high school, Sophia joined her husband in Venezuela. They also lived in Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, and Bolivia until Ted's retirement, when they moved to a farm in Madison County, Iowa. In 1988, they relocated to Clear Lake to be near their son, Dr. James Hendricks, and his family. In 1999, Sophia moved to the Homestead in Mason City. She was a proud grandmother who loved to play the organ, sing, and was a beautiful seamstress. Sophia was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake and the Eastern Star in Truro, Iowa.
Mrs. Hendricks is survived by her three children, Donita and her husband, Dr. John Fatland, of Colfax, Iowa, Dr. James and MaryAnne Hendricks of Clear Lake, and Meredith Myers of Bend, Or.; one sister, Eddie Sammons of Larned, Ks.; one brother, Harold and his wife, Zoa Hedlund of Montezuma, Ks.; eleven grandchildren, Tamara Blair, Todd Fatland and his wife, Linda, Tracy Fatland, Heidi Fatland and her husband, Jeff Eaton, Lars Fatland and his wife, Karen, Dr. John Hendricks and his wife, Kathy, Thomas Hendricks and his wife, Sue, Ted Grauer and his wife, Cher, Lysa Moore and her husband, David, Julie Buckley and her husband, Jack, and Tom Myers and his wife, Karen; and seventeen great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Maas and her husband, Ryan, Jonathan and Amanda Blair, Sarah, Julie, and Kathleen Fatland, Donita Grace Fatland Christopher, John Nile Fatland, James and Megan Hendricks, Ben Grauer, Rachael Meade, Josie Moore, Whitney and William Buckley, and Robbie and Ryan Myers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and two sisters, Mary and Ida.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.
Neil Thomas Boonstra
Neil Thomas Boonstra, 18, Clear Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 12, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City, Iowa, with the Rev. Daird Korth officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
Neil Thomas Boonstra was born on Nov. 3, 1983, in Mason City, the son of Thomas and Lori (McMenimen) Boonstra. He attended and received his education in the Clear Lake School system and received his GED in October, 2001.
Neil loved music, playing his guitar, computers, hanging out with his friends, shopping for clothes, going to coffee houses and drinking espressos, and enjoying his dog, Wiggy.
He was a member of the YMCA in Mason City.
Left to cherish his memory is his mother, Lori McMenimen of Clear Lake; a brother, Max Boonstra of Clear Lake; his grandfather, Russell McMenimen of Salome, Az., his grandmother, Ann Boonstra of Mason City; a very special aunt, Peggy Boonstra of Mason City, an aunt, Doreen Pearsall of Danville, Calif.; uncles, Michael McMenimen and his wife, Becky of Apache Junction, Az., Doug McMenimen and his wife, Wuana of McAllen, Texas, and Ronald McMenimen and his wife, Lauren of Tempe, Az.; numerous cousins; as well as other relatives and friends.
His father, Thomas Boonstra; maternal grandmother, Shirley McMenimen; and paternal grandfather, Harry Boonstra, preceded him in death.
Everett Lowell Fankell
Everett Lowell Fankell, 90, Clear Lake, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001,at his home.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Fertile Church of Christ, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Burial was in the Lincoln Township Cemetery, rural Fertile, Iowa.
The family of Everett Lowell Fankell has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City in his memory.
Everett Lowell Fankell was born on Jan. 19, 1911, in Grant Township, Fertile, the son of John and Daisy (Youkom) Fankell. He attended and received his education in the Fertile School system. He was united in marriage to Mabel (Jensen) Orcutt in 1959, in Mason City. She preceded him in death in 1975. He was united in marriage to Gladys Jass in 1977 in Missouri. She preceded him in death in 1978.
Everett farmed all his life in the Grant Township in the Fertile area until his retirement in 1972, when he moved to Clear Lake.
He was united in marriage to Lydia Christgau on May 5, 1979, in Austin, Minn.
He was a member of the Church of Christ in Fertile, which his mother was instrumental in starting. He enjoyed traveling, and going to the Clear Lake Senior Citizen Center to eat and play cards.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Lydia Fankell, of the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake; three stepsons; a stepdaughter; a brother, Robert Fankell of Worland, Wy.; a sister, Betty Raymond of Mason City; eight nieces and nephews; as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives; a sister, Jeanette Hammond; and a brother, Harold Fankell.
Duane Joseph Hoefer
Duane Joseph Hoefer, 73, rural Mason City, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Williams, Iowa, with military honors by the Williams American Legion Post #236.
The family of Duane Joseph Hoefer has requested that memorial contributions be made in his memory.
Duane Joseph Hoefer was born on May 26, 1928, in Williams, Iowa, the son of Jacob J. and Mable (Maubach) Hoefer. He attended and received his education in the Williams area schools, graduating from Williams High School. On Dec. 1, 1950, he was inducted into the U.S. Army serving overseas in the Korean Conflict in the 7789 Medical Detachment with the Fifth Army Division, until his honorable discharge on Dec. 3, 1952, at Fort Custer, Mich. Before and after his term in the U.S. Army he was very active in his community. He served as a church director, was on the board of the co-op elevator, was a school board member, and was named a Master Swine Producer in 1964. Duane was actively farming at the time of his death, which he did all his life. He moved to the Mason City area in 1965 from Williams to his present home. Duane planted thousands of native trees to reforest his farm.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Clear Lake, and Mended Hearts.
He was united in marriage to Martha Jean Crase on June 26, 1954, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Williams and to this union six children blessed their lives.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Martha Jean Hoefer of rural Mason City; Nicholas Hoefer and his wife, Sandy, of Iowa City, Jennifer Sliwinski of Doylestown, Penn., Thomas Hoefer of Durango, Colo., Patricia Mayer and her husband, Kevin, of Norwalk, Iowa, David Hoefer and his wife, Terrie, of Ames, Iowa, and Steven Hoefer of San Francisco, Calif.; eleven grandchildren, Rebecca and Elizabeth Hoefer, Travis, Mark, and Alexa Homewood, Andrew, Kate, and Ted Sliwinski, Jacob, Emma, and Simon Hoefer; also left to cherish his memory are five brothers, Lyle Hoefer of Williams, Donald Hoefer of Ackley, Raymond Hoefer of St. Petersburg, Fla., Roger Hoefer of Peoria, Ill., and Daryl Hoefer of Davenport, Iowa; three sisters, Kathryn Smith of St. Petersburg, Fla., Evelyn McMillan, Elgin, Iowa, and Maxine O'Leary of Trenton, Mo.; as well as other relatives and friends.
His parents; and a sister, Dorothy Faber, preceded him in death.
Marilou Francis Friedrichs
Marilou Francis Friedrichs, 70, of 408 S. 9th St., Clear Lake, died Friday, Nov. 16, 2001 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Marilou Friedrichs memorial fund.
Marilou was born July 29, 1931 in Ionia, Iowa the daughter of John and Violet (Nichols) Klassen. She graduated from Rudd High School, Rudd, Iowa.
Marilou married
Lee Friedrichs on August 12, 1950 in the Immaculate Catholic Church, Elma Iowa. They moved to Clear Lake in 1962 where they owned and operated the Ford dealership until 1970 and later owned and operated the Clear Lake Appliance until their retirement.
She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa.
Marilou is survived by her daughter, Sandy Paulson and her fiancé, Steve Murphy, West Branch, Iowa; two sons, Dr. Robert Friedrichs and his wife, Debby, Mason City, and Scott Friedrichs, Minneapolis, Minn.; three grandchildren, Kristin Paulson, West Branch, Iowa, Jessica Friedrichs, Cedar Falls, Iowa and Joe Friedrichs, Missoula, Mont.; one sister, Evelyn Gabby, Osage, Iowa; and three brothers, Jerry Klassen and his wife, Vi, Cherry Valley, Ill., Bob Klassen and his wife, Betty, Ventura, and Jack Klassen and his wife, Greta, Alborne, Minn. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and infant son.
Roger David Miles
Roger David Miles, 46, of 7639 North Eastlake Terrace, Chicago, Ill., died of natural causes at his home, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001.
Funeral memorial mass was held at 10 a.m. Sat., Nov. 24, 2001 at St. Patrick,s Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Iowa with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggest memorials to Roger Miles Memorial fund.
Roger was born on Oct. 11, 1955, in Forest City, Iowa, the son of William and Delores (Falada) Miles. He graduated from Clear Lake High School 1974 and then graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in chemical engineering.
He was employed in Chicago with Corn Products International and later was transferred to their Winston-Salem, North Carolina plant. He lived there five years and then returned to Chicago with assignments in South Africa, Argentina, Columbia, Canada and across the United States. In 1999, he began employment with CF Industries as their Manager of Process Engineering; he was responsible for construction in seven upper Midwest states.
Roger's hobbies included architectural designing, charcoal sketching, golf, spectator sports, deep-sea fishing, scuba diving and nature.
Survivors include his parents William and Delores Miles, Clear Lake; two brothers, Randy Miles and his wife, Linda, Issaquah, Wash., and Ron Miles, the Sea Ranch, Calif.; several aunts and uncles, Stan and Arlene Miles, Milwaukee, Wis.; Francis and Ann Falada, West Des Moines, Iowa; Jim and Betty (Miles) Carson, Aurora, Ill.; Agnes (Falada) Simper, Inglewood, Calif.; Audrey Miles, Huntington Beach, Calif.; Hugh Myers, Arcadia, Calif. and Nelson Wild, San Francisco, Calif.; several cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, two uncles and three aunts.
