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James D Trettin, 46, of Maricopa, Az. formerly of Clear Lake, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at the Merravilla Nursing Center in Phoenix, Az. Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 27, 11 a.m., at Faith Baptist Church, 1807 South Kentucky, Mason City, with the Rev. Miles Grismore officiating. Inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be given to James Trettin Memorial Fund.
James Dean Trettrin was born Nov. 23, 1959 to Vernon W. and Marlys (Hansen) Trettin, of Clear Lake. He attended and graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1978. He later attended North Iowa Community College where he received his LPN degree. James was working as a LPN in a care center in Phoenix before his illness. James and Sandra Schumaker were united in marriage on Dec. 16, 1978. The couple had a daughter, Casey. In his younger years he enjoyed training dogs. James was a pet lover and also enjoyed playing the guitar and listening to music.
James is survived by his daughter, Casey Henaman and her husband, Tyler, of Manly, Iowa; a grandson, Cole Henaman, Manly; mother Marlys Trettin, Clear Lake; brother, Michael Trettin and wife, Judy, of St. Peter, Minn.; sisters, Mary Callison and husband, David, Ventura, Iowa, Teresa Trettin of Des Moines, Iowa; nephews and nieces, Patrick Trettin, Shane Callison and wife, Lynnae, Joel Callison, Alyssa Callison and Jared Callison; and his fiancee', Anne Pearson, of Marcopa, Az.
James was preceded in death by his father, Vernon, and paternal and maternal grandparents.
Arrangements were made through Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, Mason City.
Heather E. (Younge) Dixon, 29, of 4206 S. Mentor, Springfield, Mo., formerly Ventura, Iowa died Sunday, July 23, 2006 from a fall at home.
Services are set for Friday, July 28, 11 a.m., at the First Baptist Church, Chillicothe, Mo. Interment will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, rural Chillicothe. Visitation will be Thursday, from 5 -7 p.m. at the Lindleys Funeral Home, 910 Washington, Chillicothe, family suggests memorials to Heather E. Dixon Memorial Fund.
Lindleys Funeral Home, Chillicothe, 64601-2234, 660-646-4857, is in charge of arrangements.
Edmund "Ed" L. Vorland, 79, 516 S. 12th St., Clear Lake, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006 at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. A funeral service was held Friday, Aug. 11, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jeff Ungs officiating. Interment was at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Military Honors were presented by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Memorials may be given to the Edmund L. Vorland Memorial Fund.
Ed was born June 29, 1927 at Eagle Grove, Iowa, the son of Helge and Louise (Thompson) Vorland. He attended school at Vernon schools near Renwick, Iowa. He farmed with his family and worked at the elevator in Hardy, Iowa. Ed served in the U.S. Army. He married
Alice Mae Jensen May 29, 1955 at Lake Lutheran Church, rural Goldfield, Iowa. They moved to rural Clear Lake where he farmed. He later farmed for Dr. Preston. He worked for Clear Lake Aluminum Co. and the City of Clear Lake until his retirement in 1993.
Ed loved camping, fishing, yard work, flowers, watching birds, puttering around the garage and watching sports on TV. Ed enjoyed his Sunday morning coffee and donuts with the family. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Clear Lake V.F.W.
Ed is survived by his three children: Gene Vorland and his wife, Cathy, Clear Lake, Louise Norris and her husband, Charlie, Mason City, and Norman Vorland and his wife, Julie, Hanlontown, Iowa; six grandchildren: Jennifer Cash and her husband, Todd, Jason Norris and his wife, Julie, Eric Vorland, Sara Vorland, Jacob Vorland and Alyson Vorland; two great-grandchildren, Katie and Madalynn Cash; four brothers, Glen Vorland and his wife, Mavis, Chokio, Minn., Herman Vorland and his wife, Marge, Hardy, Iowa, Richard Vorland and his wife, Virginia, Clear Lake, and Kenny Vorland and his wife, Marlene, Hardy; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Vorland, Northwood, Iowa and Florence Vorland of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Alice (August 16, 1989); one sister, Pearl McClamrock, and three brothers, Nels, Howard and Eugene Vorland.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Julia M. "Jose" Petersen, 93, of 2500 N. Shore Dr., Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006 at her home.
Memorial services will be Friday, Aug. 18, 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Tom Healey officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Family suggests memorials to Julia M. "Jose" Petersen.
Jose was born Dec. 7, 1912, in Monticello, Wis., the daughter of Edward and Eva Kundert. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Clear Lake. Jose graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1928. After graduation she worked with several local businesses and the Clear Lake city water office until she married
her classmate, Peter O. (Pete) Petersen, on Aug. 10, 1935, in the first of three homes Pete built for them.
Jose then worked with Pete as the accountant for their construction company until they retired in 1973. When not working she loved knitting, reading, and playing bridge in the many bridge clubs of which she was a member until her eyesight deteriorated from macular degeneration. She was also active in various First Congregational Church activities.
She is survived by one son, Tom, and his wife, Margaret (Meg) Jungers Petersen of Clearwater, Fla.; two grandchildren, Hannah Jungers Petersen Brown and her husband, Jason, of Tampa, Fla., and Thomas E. (TJ) Petersen, Jr., of Clearwater; a half-brother, Dr. Rae Bieber and his wife, Connie, of Clear Lake, and many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Jose was preceded in death by her grandparents, William and Hannah Barlow; her mother, Eva Bieber; her father, Edward Kundert; her husband of almost 67 years, Peter O. Petersen; her brother, Donald Kundert, and her half-brothers, Kenneth, Garfield, and Phillip Bieber.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Bill Estrem, 60, of Slater, Iowa, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Ballard High School gymnasium in Huxley, Iowa with the Rev. Heidi Williams of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in the Slater City Cemetery. Memorials are requested to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Bill was born Jan 17, 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Casper T. and Imogene (Brazelton) Estrem. He was a lifetime resident of Slater. Bill was a carpenter and employed by the Ballard Community School. He was a US Army veteran of Viet Nam.
Bill married
Ardis Proehl Oct. 12, 1968. He was president of the Bell Harbor Home Owners Association Board of Clear Lake; a member of Slater Community Club, the park board, the Building Committee at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and a previous member of the Slater Council and the Bethlehem Church Council. He was interested in sports.
He is survived by his wife, Ardy, of Slater; three sons, Lynn of Des Moines, Iowa, Mark (Tina) of Slater and Kurt (April) of Slater; three grandchildren, Clay, Cael and Aubrey; his parents, Cap and Imogene Estrem of Ames, Iowa; and two sisters, Shelley (Marc) Lott of Ames and Sharmon Niss of Des Moines.
Soderstrum Riis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Henrietta W. Vierkant, age 90, of rural Meservey, Iowa, died, Monday, Aug. 14, 2006 at the Belmond Medical Center, Belmond, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, First Reformed Church, Meservey. The Reverend Rodney Meester will be officiating. Burial will be in the Alexander Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 5-8 p.m. at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 1st Street S.E., Belmond, and continue one hour prior to the services at church Thursday.
Henrietta W. Meinders, the daughter of Heinrich and Pauline (Stadtlander) Meinders was born July 19, 1916 at the family farm in Peasant Township of Wright County, Iowa. Henrietta was baptized at the Reformed Church in Meservey on April 1, 1917 and was also in the Class of 1934 Catechism at the church.
She attended country school in Pleasant Township. At age eight they moved to a farm northwest of Meservey and she attended school in Meservey graduating from high school in 1935.
On Dec. 11, 1937 Henrietta was united in marriage to William George Vierkant at the First Reformed Church in Meservey. They made their home and raised their family on the Vierkant family farm in Wisner Township in Franklin County and lived there their entire married
life. She enjoyed assisting her husband with the field work and other farming tasks.
Henrietta was an active member of the Meservey Reformed Church, the RCWM, the Meservey Senior Citizens, and the Alexander Cemetery Society.
She was a self taught musician, playing guitar, organ, and harmonica. She enjoyed serving her church as organist.
Henrietta was very much a family person who received great joy in family celebrations, especially Christmas, when she always made sure there were plenty of presents for her family and grandchildren. She will be remembered by many for wonderful cooking, especially her homemade pies. They will also remember the many quilts, lap robes, doll clothing, and other embroidery work and handicrafts that she made over the years as gifts and for those who were less fortunate. She was known to make many of her own patterns from scratch.
Those left to cherish the memory of Henrietta's life include her three daughters; Marianne Payne and husband, Loren, of Belmond, Iowa, Betty DeVries and husband, Robert, of Moorhead, Minn., and Darcy Kolb of Clear Lake, and her special friend, Art Niles of Mason City, Iowa; her son, William Vierkant, Jr. and wife, Kim, of Alexander, Iowa; her sisters, Pauline Arends of Alexander and Verbena Friesleben of Clear Lake; her nine grandchildren: Lonnie Payne of Des Moines, Iowa, LeAnn and Dan Tindall of Akron, Iowa, Denby DeVries and fiance, Duane Eckholm of Moorhead, Korly DeVries of Minneapolis, Minn., Bridget and Carver Matheidas, Frisco, Tex., Danielle and Scott Naumann of Dougherty, Iowa, Juliet and Jason O'Donnell of Burnsville, Minn., Dillion Vierkant of Alexander, and Marissa Vierkant of Clear Lake; her great-grandchildren Zachary, Kayla, and Danika Tindall; Corgan Dunklee; Nicholas and Morgan Naumann; and Kolson O'Donnell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William George Vierkant, Sr.; two brothers, Alfred and Marvin Meinders, and one sister, Clara Harken.
Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.
Arlovene Kugler Wagner, 93, passed away quietly in her sleep on June 26, 2006 at her home in Northridge, Calif. after a two-month illness. She is survived by her son, Fred James Wagner; daughter, Susan Wagner Moore and grandson, William James Moore.
Arlovene was born Dec. 15, 1912 in Hampton, Iowa to J.R. and Lillian Oehler Kugler. She grew up in Clear Lake and graduated valedictorian from Clear Lake High School in 1930. After high school Arlovene completed a secretarial course at Hamilton College of Commerce. She then attended Grinnell College for two years until her tuition funds disappeared in a bank closure due to the depression. Arlovene returned to Clear Lake and went to work for the Northwestern Distributing Company in Mason City as a secretary/bookkeeper from 1934 to 1946. She married
Walter H. Wagner in June 1937 and they were together until Walter's death in May 1978. Walter and Arlovene moved their family to California in December 1951. Arlovene loved the California weather but she left her heart in Iowa. She retired at the age of 65 from the Los Angeles City Schools where she worked as the secretary to the principal of a large high school.
Arlovene will be remembered for being loving, caring and generous to all of her family. She is greatly missed.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to Fred Wagner, 10433 Baird Ave., Northridge, CA 91326.
Arthur Burnett "Bud" Engen, 86, of White Bear Lake, Minn., passed away on Aug. 8, 2006 at his home surrounded by family. A celebration of Bud's life was held on Aug. 19, at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minn. Memorials preferred to St. Olaf College Music Department or St. Andrew's Choir.
Bud had previously taught vocal music at Clear Lake High School and directed the church choir at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Nora Engen.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughters, Barb (Russ) Betzler, Kathy (Tim) Hermann and Kristi (John) Stevens; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Kathryn Gambell, age 90, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., passed away Aug. 19, 2006 in Rifle, Colo. at E. Dene Moore Nursing Home.
Kathryn was born on May 16, 1916, in Clear Lake, Iowa to Dr. A.A. Joslyn and Mayme (Smythe) Joslyn She attended the first kindergarten in Clear Lake and graduated from Our Lady of Angels Academy in Clinton, Iowa in 1934. While at Iowa State College she had the lead in their operas. She loved to sing and had a beautiful voice. After college she worked as a librarian at Iowa State and was on the local radio station each week reading a story and giving a 15-minute book review.
Married to the late Ray Gambell in 1938, she lived in Auburn, N.Y. until 1957 and in Findlay, Ohio until 1993 when she moved to Glenwood Springs.
She was an active member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church where she was a member of Daughters of the King and the Altar Guild, taught Sunday School and sang in the choir at the Episcopal Church. She was a volunteer at the Valley View Hospital for 11 years and received the volunteer award in 1999. She organized the American Cancer Society Daffodil Sale for six years and was known to many as the "Daffodil Lady." She was a member of the Glenwood Springs Garden Club for 12 years and in 2001 was given the Garfield County Humanitarian award for her volunteer work in the community.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas Gambell of Glenwood Springs and James Gambell of Mazatlan, Mexico; one sister, Alberta Randell of Iowa City, Iowa and one brother, Thomas Joslyn of Clear Lake; three grandchildren, Sarah Gambell of Glenwood and Alex and Eric Gambell of Fort Wayne, Ind.
A Eucharistic celebration of Kathryn's life will be held at St. Barnabas Church on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 1 p.m., in Glenwood Springs. The Rev. Torey Lightcap of the St. Barnabas Church will officiate. Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be interred at Mason City, Iowa in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers it was Kathryn's wish that Memorial contributions be made to the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 546 Hyland Park, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Dean David "Dino" VanHorn, 68, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, at his home in Clear Lake after his battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Church of Christ, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jim Allard officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Dean VanHorn Memorial Fund.
Dean was born in 1938 in Mason City, Iowa. He raised a family with Jan (Tobey) VanHorn until her death in 1986. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and had 37 years vested in the Local 234 Union.
He will be remembered fondly as the dad, grandpa and friend who always had a story to tell. He enjoyed gardening, playing cards, shooting pool, bird watching and spending time with his beloved friend, Barb.
He is survived by his special friend, Barb Bergman; step-sister, Vivian Freham and her husband, Dick; sons, Dale and his wife, Teresa, Chuck and his wife, Irene, Greg and his wife, Jackie, Dave, Bob, "Buck" and his wife, Darcy, Billy and his wife, Sara; two daughters, Cindy and Patricia; grandchildren, Shelly, Cher, Todd, Chad, Valerie, David, William, Marissa, Brianna, Noah, Cade, Autumn, Wylie, Allisa, Connie, Carrie, Jennifer, Janelle, J.J, Anna and Jenna.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah and Flossie Van Horn; wife, Jan Van Horn; brother, Bob Van Horn and step-brother, Harold Thompson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Betty Buseman, 87, formerly of Klemme, Iowa died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, where she had been a resident since January 1994.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme with Pastor Donna Buckman officiating. Burial will be in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
Public visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Andrews Funeral Home, 528 East Main Street in Klemme and continue one hour prior to the services on Thursday at the church.
Betty Lavonne Buseman, the daughter of John Carl and Mabel Cora (Welch) Velau, was born on the family farm in Liberty Township, Hancock County, on Jan. 22, 1919. She grew up on the farm which has been in the family since 1888. She attended country school at the Liberty No. 8 school.
Betty was united in marriage to Francis Buseman on May 29, 1936, at Waterloo, Iowa. They farmed in the Klemme area for many years before retiring and moving to Garner, Iowa in October 1990.
She enjoyed cooking and baking. She baked and decorated many wedding and anniversary cakes through the years. She was also active as a 4-H leader for many years. She and Francis also co-managed the 4-H food stand at the Hancock County Fair for 16 years. They traveled extensively throughout the western United States and spent many winters in California and Texas before retiring to Garner.
She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Esther Tulp of Goodell, Iowa and Della Velau of Klemme; two nephews, Melford Velau of Belmond, Iowa and LaVern D. Velau of Klemme; five nieces, Luella Bonner of Clear Lake, Lucille Gaffney of Swaledale, Iowa, Miriam Jaberg of Fridley, Minn., Lynette Nuehring, of Kanawha, and Sheri Williams of Waukee, Iowa.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Francis, in September 1992; and two brothers, Charles John in July 1981 and LaVern Darrell Dean in July 1998.
