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Jack Lowry, 68, of 4144 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake, Iowa, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home, 5000 W. 50th St. at Highway 100, Edina, Minn.
Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers.
Jack was born Aug. 19, 1934 in Scranton, Penn., the son of Bert and Catherine (Cook) Lowry. He was educated in Scranton and began his business career there. His career eventually brought him to the Midwest and he had several business interests in the Twin Cities. In 1995, he moved his family to Clear Lake, Iowa while continuing a consulting business in St. Paul, Minn.
He was united in marriage to Jacqueline Archer at the Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 31, 1987.
Jack's biggest delight was being a father. He also loved listening to classical music, especially Mozart, golfing, flying his own plane, and reading.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, and their two daughters, Mackenzie and Adrienne Lowry, all of Clear Lake; a daughter, Eileen Connors (Tom), of Wyoming, Minn.; a son, Ron Lowry (Julie), of Andover, Minn., a son, John Lowry (Sandy), of Clear Lake; and their mother, Jane Francis Lowry; grandchildren, Jack Lowry Connors, Stephanie, Samantha, Sherry, Amanda, Kim and Katie Lowry; three great-grandchildren; sisters and brother, Lorraine Delmonte ( Del), of Colorado Springs, Colo., Catherine Dudick (Bob), of Scranton, Penn. and Thomas Lowry (Carol), of Wichita Falls, Texas; father and mother-in-law, Bill and Connie Archer, of Story, Wyo.; sister-in-law, Geraldine Larson (Dave) and family, of River Falls, Wis., and numerous friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Bert Lowry.
Ward-Van Slyke Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Charles Thomas Campbell, 77, of Alexander, Iowa, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002 at the Good Shepherd Care Center.
His funeral service was held Sunday, Nov. 10, at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jan Burnett officiating. A graveside service was held the same day at the Alexander Cemetery, where military honors were conducted by the American Legion Post #0658 of Latimer. Memorials may be directed to the family of Charles Campbell to be distributed between Hospice of North Iowa and Good Shepherd Health Care Center.
Charles was born Aug. 9, 1925 in Mifflin County, Penn., a son of Samuel J. and Ethel May (Treweek) Campbell. He entered into service in the United States Navy on Aug. 5, 1943 and served during World War II on a PT boat in the Philippines. He was honorably discharged on March 10, 1946 and became a member of the Ancient Order of the Deep. He was duly initiated into the Solemn Mysteries of the Deep, having crossed the Equator Aboard the USS Boots. Charles was united in marriage to Helen Mae Perkins on March 29, 1946 at the Bethany Lutheran Church in Seattle, Wash. They lived in Alexander, Iowa from 1961 until 1995. Charles worked as a custodian for the Alexander School District for many years. In 1974, he began work in maintenance for the Iowa Department of Transportation at the Latimer Garage. Charles was an active member of the American Legion Post #0658 in Latimer and was a volunteer fireman for many years.
Charlie is survived by five children and their spouses, Gary and Bev Campbell of Cresco, Iowa, Karen and Craig Bartholomew of Mason City, Iowa, Jeanne Yerman of Las Vegas, N.V., Jerry and Jean Campbell of Clear Lake, and Don and Rona Campbell of Latimer; 14 grandchildren, Lee Campbell, Ian and his wife, Sarah Campbell, Stephanie Marker, Chad and his wife, Melissa Bartholomew, Krista and Michelle Bartholomew, Michelle, Paul, Monica, Melissa, and Pamela Yerman, Amanda and Valerie Campbell, and Joe and Janae Campbell; two great-grandchildren, James Yerman and Blane Bartholomew; five sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Helen, in August 1995; one brother; two sisters; a son-in-law, James Yerman; one sister-in-law and four brothers-in-law.
Anna Mae Schmitz, 84, of Jesup, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002, at West Village Care Center, Independence, Iowa, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 24, 1918, in Independence, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Herman Luloff and Clara Irene (Stoner) Luloff.
Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 8, at the American Lutheran Church, Jesup, with Pastor Wayne H. Hagen officiating. Music was by Mrs. Shirley Bergman, organist and Mr. John Bergman, soloist. Honorary pallbearers were Norman Stoner, Dan Stoner, Wesley Stoner, and Dwight Stoner. Pallbearers were Robert Hampton, Matthew Hampton, Steven Hanson, Gregory Hanson, Timothy Hanson, Todd Hanson and Michael Schmitz. Burial was at the Brandon Cemetery, Brandon, Iowa.
Memorials will be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice and to West Village Care Center both in Independence, Iowa.
Anna Mae graduated from Independence High School in 1936. On May 30, 1936, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Hanson in Independence. They later divorced. On Jan. 29, 1949, she was united in marriage to Donald Francis Schmitz at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1985. Anna Mae retired from the Mental Health Institute in Independence in 1983, where she had worked as a nurse's aid. She was a member of the American Lutheran Church in Jesup.
Mrs. Schmitz is survived by one daughter, Shirley Hampton, of Jesup; four sons, Gene (Myrt) Hanson and James (Julie) Hanson both of Clear Lake; Edwin "Bud" (Diane) Hanson and Stephen "Steve" (Barb) Schmitz, both of Waterloo, Iowa; 14 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her parents; and one great -granddaughter, Kaitlin Hanson.
White Funeral Home, Jesup, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.
Brian M. Hedges, 43, of 112 12th Pl. S., Clear Lake, died Nov. 6, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, due to injuries from a car accident.
Memorial services will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Rory Synoground officiating. Inurnment will be at a later time in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Windom, Minn. Family suggests memorials to Make A Wish Foundation.
Brian was born March 20, 1959 in Windom, Minn., the son of Marvin "Bud" and Betty (Wood) Hedges. He graduated from Windom High School in 1977.
Brian started working for Unisys in Jackson, Minn. and then transferred to Clear Lake and worked for them until their closing. He worked for Target in Mason City at the time of his accident.
He enjoyed fishing, model cars, slot car racing and going to coffee at Denny's.
Brian will be sadly missed by his parents, Bud and Betty Hedges, Clear Lake; a daughter, Michelle Hedges and her fiancé, Michael Lollar, Clear Lake; his grandson, Nathan Michael Lollar; two sisters, Linda Nielsen and her husband, Robert, St. Peter, Minn. and Mary Jo Nath and her husband, Dennis, Mitchell, S.D.; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and two nephews.
Gary J. Meehlhause, 62, of 2605 S. Lakeview Dr., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at his home. His funeral service was held Friday, Nov. 8, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess and Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating. Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Interment was at the Clear Lake Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Gary J. Meehlhause Memorial Fund.
Gary was born Jan. 16, 1940, in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of Louis and Adelia (Kracht) Meehlhause. He was united in marriage to Vivian Groe on April 19, 1969. Of this union came what he considered his greatest contribution, his son, Mark.
Gary graduated from Sheffield High School and Mason City Junior College and attended Wartburg College in Waverly. He served in the National Guard Reserves while in high school. He had been associated with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since November, 1961, and during his career was involved with the North Iowa Association of Life Underwriters, the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce and the Clear Lake Economic Development Corporation and was active in numerous fund raising activities in the community.
Gary enjoyed serving people in his work, traveling with his wife and son, most recently in his motor home, baseball, fishing and spending time with family and friends.
He was appreciated for his candor, his integrity, his sense of humor and his caring.
Gary is survived by his wife, Vivian; his son, Mark, of Dallas, Texas; his sister, Rita Lodge McBeain and her husband, Marvin, Mesa, Az.; nieces and nephews and their families.
Gary was preceded in death by his parents.
Byron Dean Smeby, 62, of Rockwell, Iowa, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, after a long courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the United Methodist Church in Rockwell, with Rev. Bruce Wittern officiating. Burial was at the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown, Iowa.
Those wishing to express their sympathy may through a memorial to the Byron Smeby memorial fund.
Byron Dean Smeby was born on June 25, 1940, on the Smeby family farm, north of Hanlontown. He was the son of John O. and Olga (Sorensen) Smeby. He attended rural country schools near Hanlontown, graduating from Hanlontown High School in 1959. He was united in marriage to Linda Davis on June 9, 1963, at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, and was blessed with three loving sons. Byron loved farming all his life. He began farming in 1968 and farmed until the present in the Klemme and Rockwell area. He especially enjoyed his Black Angus cow calf herd, and having John Deere equipment for his farming operations. His love of the land and farming has been handed down to his sons, who will continue in their father's legacy for many generations to come.
Byron loved the land and farming, but his great love and enjoyment was his family and grand children.
He was a former member of the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, in Klemme, and presently a member of the United Methodist Church in Swaledale.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Linda, of Rockwell; three sons, Terry Smeby and his wife, Janie, and their boys, Jordan and Collin of Mason City, Iowa; Todd Smeby and his wife,Tracy, and their girls, Ashley and Brielle of Klemme, Iowa; and Troy Smeby of Rockwell and Katie Pederson of Swaledale; four brothers, Jr. Smeby and his wife, Ruth, of Mason City, Royden Smeby and his wife, Verna, of Joice, Wally Smeby, of Mason City, and Glenn Smeby and his wife, Janet, of Mason City; a sister, Viola Jurasek and her husband, Jerry, of Mason City; his father-in-law, Oscar Davis of Clear Lake; six aunts and uncles; 21 nieces and nephews; as well as other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Olga, in 1967, his father, John, in 1982, a sister-in-law, Janice Smeby, in 1998, one niece and one nephew.
Leo "Lee" F. Ewen, 85, 104 S. 9th St., Clear Lake, died Nov. 16, 2002, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1001 S. 9th St., Clear Lake, with Msgr. Robert Hogan officiating. Interment will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Dougherty, Iowa at 1:30 p.m.
Memorials may be given to Leo F. Ewen Memorial Fund.
Leo was born July 24, 1917, near Dougherty, Iowa, to Jacob and Helen (McKigney) Ewen. He attended grade school in rural Floyd County and graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Dougherty in 1934. Leo helped on the family farm until entering the service in June, 1941. He was discharged in Sept. 1945, after serving three years in the European Theater with the 8th and 9th Air Forces. After returning home, he farmed in the Dougherty area until 1954 when he moved to Clear Lake.
Leo was married
to Doris Hogan on June 18, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dougherty, by the Rev. Paul Maquire. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, Knights of Columbus Council 106, Mason City, Teamsters Local 828 of Mason City, American Legion Post 354, Dougherty, and V.F.W. Post 4868, Clear Lake.
Leo retired from Associated Milk Producers (formerly State Brand Creameries) in Mason City in 1980 and was then custodian at St. Patrick's Church in Clear Lake until 1991.
Leo is survived by his wife, Doris Ewen, Clear Lake; two daughters, Jane Hitsman and her husband, Dennis, Boone, Iowa and Mary Ewen and Michael Suniga, Longmont, Colo.; two grandchildren, Lisa and Nicholas Hitsman, Boone; three sisters, Johanna Jansen, Helen Engels and her husband, Emil, and Agnes Foxen, all of Rockford, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Lillian Ewen, Nora Springs, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Vern Merfeld; Greene, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Leo was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Kathryn Merfeld; three brothers, Walter, Clement and Edward; and a brother and sister in infancy.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Winfred "Winnie" Knutson, 86, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of the Thornton, Iowa, area, died Nov. 14, 2002, at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb. at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 24 days.
Funeral services were held at Zion Lutheran Church in Clear Lake, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. Graveside services were at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Swaledale, Iowa.
Memorials suggested to the Winifred Knutson Memorial Fund.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Winfred Marie Knutson, the daughter of Hans and Anna (Anderson) Pahus, was born March 21, 1916 in Humbolt, Iowa.
Winnie was raised and graduated from high school in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. She attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She then attended Northwest University in Missouri graduating with a degree in elementary education. Winnie was united in marriage to H. Everette Knutson on Aug. 4, 1945 in Des Moines, Iowa. They moved to Red Oak, Iowa in 1957. Winnie taught grade school in Iowa for 37 years. She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Winfred was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Cheryl Anne; her husband, Everette on Jan. 23, 1967; a brother, Jennings Pahus; and a sister, Virginia Moehnke.
Winfred is survived by her son, Joel Knutson and his wife, Julie, of Bellevue, Neb.; grandsons, Christopher Knutson and Andrew Knutson, both of Bellevue; one brother, Donald Pahus of Hollywood, Fla.; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
May God bless her memory and give strength to those who mourn.
Linda A. Weaver, 53, of Lakeside Acres, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Linda was born Feb. 7, 1949, in Mason City, Iowa the daughter of Gordon and Phyllis (Mostrom) Miller. She attended school in Mason City. Following high school she worked at Buehler's Café.
Linda married
Leland "Dick" Weaver on Nov. 19, 1967, in Nora Springs, Iowa. They moved to Arizona and lived there for two years and then moved to the Clear Lake area. She worked for Libby Owens's until they closed and then worked at Mach III in the shipping department and at the Town Pump in Clear Lake.
Linda enjoyed sewing, making dolls, baking pies, cookies and breads for everybody, visiting with her neighbors, grilling, fishing and watching western movies.
Left to cherish her memories will be her daughter, Julie Weaver, Waterloo, Iowa and her friend, Rudy; four grandchildren, Shad and Tyler Weaver, and Alicia and Tomaz Garcia; her sister, Carol Tatro and her husband, Kaven, Clear Lake; three brothers, Gordon Miller and his wife, Betty, Apache Junction, Az., Mike Miller and his wife, Dena, Gilbert, Az. and Mark Miller and his wife, Sally, Mesa, Az. and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one son, David.
William H. (Buster) Cooper, 87, of 7067 275th Way, Clear Lake, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at his home.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m., at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen and the Rev. Ed Bard, Chaplin of Hospice of North Iowa, officiating. Graveside services were at Madison Township Cemetery, Forest City, Iowa. Family suggests memorials to Zion Lutheran Church or Hospice of North Iowa.
Buster was born April 18, 1915 in Kanawha, Iowa, the son of John and Johanna (Benniga) Cooper. He graduated from Kanawha High School in 1934. He married
Muriel Larson on Sept. 20, 1937 in Kanawha. They farmed in the Kanawha and Ventura area.
He worked for Ventura Schools as custodian and bus driver for ten years and at the end of each school year he would treat his kids on the bus to ice cream at his house. In 1967 they moved to Forest City where he worked at Winnebago Industries retiring in 1977. They moved to Mountain Home, Ark., living there until 1986, when they moved to Clear Lake.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. He enjoyed being outdoors, his garden, growing flowers, his special cat, Cuddles, and especially spending time with his family.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Muriel Cooper, Clear Lake; two children, Wayne Cooper and his wife, Jean, Des Moines, Iowa and Vicki Anderson and her husband, William, Clear Lake; six grandchildren, Gregory Cooper, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Michelle Lane, Omaha, Neb., Kimberly Cooper, Des Moines, Iowa, Chad Willis, Chicago, Ill., Stephanie Willis, Ames, Iowa and Brent Willis, Clear Lake; three great-grandchildren, Jamie, Katie and Emily and one sister, Gertrude Knoll and her husband, Bud, Mason City, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Dennis Cooper; seven brothers, Ubbo, Arthur, Gratus, George, John, Albert and James Cooper; and three sisters, Annie Abbas, Hattie Smidt and Grace Hoel.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Joseph Patrick Krinhop, beloved newborn son of Mark and Jennifer (Stealy) Krinhop, died peacefully in his parent's arms on his birthday, Nov. 13, 2002.
Services were held Monday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m., at St. Peters, 6730 Nicollet Ave., South Richfield, Minneapolis.
He is survived by his brothers, Max and Samuel; grandparents, Jeffrey and Mary Stealy of Clear Lake, and Michael and Rita Krinhop of Minneapolis, Minn.; great grandparents, Leo and Lou Stealy of Clear Lake, and Warren and Marie Nitzschke of Waterloo, Iowa, and Doug and Lois Dodge of Minneapolis; great-great-grandmother, Tillie Harris of Guttenberg, Iowa; uncles and aunts Tom and Heather Morin, Casey and Teresa Schlichting, and Patrick Krinhop, as well as many great uncles and aunts and numerous loving cousins and friends.
Although he could only stay with us a very short time, his memory will live forever.
