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Edith Helma (Langerud) Peterson, 98, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 25, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with Richard L. Scott, Lay Assistant at Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in the Lincoln Township Cemetery, rural Fertile, Iowa.
The family of Edith Helma (Langerud) Peterson has requested that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of North Iowa, or to the Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake in her memory.
Edith Helma (Langerud) Peterson was born on July 30, 1908, in Forest City, Iowa the daughter of Albert Tom and Tony (Olson) Langerud. She attended Forest City High School and graduated from Waldorf College. After completing her schooling she worked as a stenographer for A.M. Schanke in Mason City. She was united in marriage to Minard "Dusty" Rhodes in 1930, in Mitchell, S.D. He preceded her in death in 1980. After their marriage they owned and operated Rhodes Rides Carnival in Wisconsin for 20 years. Dusty and Edith wintered in Texas and operated a Mobil home park for 30 years, before moving to Clear Lake.
She was united in marriage to Harvey Peterson in 1985. He preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 2002.
Edith enjoyed playing the organ at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center, crocheting, knitting, painting, dancing. She had the opportunity to dance with Lawrence Welk. Dusty and Edith on occasion stayed with the Welk family.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, where she was involved in making quilts at the church, and in church circle.
Left to cherish her memory are two sisters, Marlys Haugen of rural Leland, Iowa and Junice Brown of Leland; a brother, Albert Langerud and his wife, Frances of Paris, Mo.; a step-son, Lyle Peterson of Mason City; a step-grandson, Kyle Peterson, who is serving in the United States Navy; many nieces and nephews as well as other relatives and friends.
Besides her two husbands, Edith was also preceded in death by her parents and five sisters, Stena Stewart, Geniva Howe-Johnson, Amy Hauge-Brown, Doris DeMerritt, and Esther Donohue-Baumgartner.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Marietta "Etta" Brood, 70, 2019 S. 32nd St., Clear Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 28, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Pastor Will Hunsaker officiating. Memorials may be given to the Marietta Brood Memorial Fund.
Etta was born Oct. 25, 1935 in Salem, Ind., the daughter of Emmett and Grace (King) Devin. Etta graduated from Crystal Lake High School. She worked at the I.O.O.F. Home. Etta married
Harold Brood January 4, 1964 in Thornton, Iowa. She worked on the family farm with her husband, managed the Clear Lake V.F.W. and did in-home health care. She enjoyed going to the casinos.
Etta is survived by her husband, Harold Brood, Clear Lake; three children, Thomas Brood and his wife, Laura, Lansing, Iowa, Cindy Hadacek and her husband, Pat, Rudd, Iowa and Stacy Brood, Clear Lake; five grandchildren, Elaina, Joseph, Alicia, Ericka and Courtney; and two brothers, Robert Devin and his wife, Coleen, Weber Falls, Okla. and Richard Devin and his wife, Pat, Abilene, Texas.
Etta was preceded in death by her parents.
Jackson "Jack" F. Wilcox, 70, of 1421 N. 23rd St., Clear Lake, died at the Muse Norris Hospice In-patient Unit, Mason City, Iowa on Sunday, Aug. 27th. He lost his courageous battle to kidney cancer. According to his wishes, his body was cremated. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake with the Rev. Dean Hess and the Rev. Derik Yarian officiating. Inurnment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery. Family suggests memorials to Music Man Square or Hospice of North Iowa.
The family will greet friends from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. The visitation will continue one hour prior to Jack's service on Saturday at the church.
Jackson was born on Oct. 10, 1935 in Winchester, Mass., the son of Woodford L. and Lesley C. (Brown) Wilcox. He was raised in Winchester and graduated from Winchester High School in 1953. He then attended Tufts University and graduated in 1957 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
In 1951 Jack and three friends formed Wedgemere Studios. They recorded weddings, church services, recitals and many other events. In 1954, while a freshman at Tufts, he was under contract with Park Street Church in Boston for weekly service recordings for mission distribution and continued with them until 1977. While at Tufts, Jack joined the stage crew as a technician for the Tufts Arena Theater and then was elevated to Sound and Lighting Designer. He was a part of many productions and thoroughly enjoyed the technical aspects of being back stage. His love of this field was to continue until recently.
Jack's love of astronomy started during high school and continued for his entire lifetime. His first job in this field was as a technician for the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston in 1958. He helped install the Korkosz projector and then became a lecturer as well as technician. While at the Museum of Science, he met and married
Val Roberts in 1960. To this union his son, Charles, was born in 1963. They later divorced. He stayed there for nine years before being asked to design and operate a new type of planetarium at the Worcester Science Center. Construction started in December of 1967. The opening show was "Galileo" combining the planetarium show with live theater. Many other shows were to follow including topics of Stonehenge, the Christmas story with the Magi and the Sapien Factor.
Jack left the Boston area and arrived in Clear Lake to build a planetarium on Jan. 1, 1978. He spent many months designing the planetarium but then the funding was not available to build it. While designing the planetarium, the Mad Hatter was building the KZEV radio station in the parking lot of the Silver Boot Motel where Jack was staying. With his engineering and public performance capabilities, he thought it might be a possibility of temporary or part-time employment. Within the month he became a radio personality, the chief engineer and started the "Jackson F. Wilcox Music Hall of Fame" on Sunday mornings. They had many crazy adventures on the air including calls to Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, the Ayatola Khomeni and the U.S. Navy trying to purchase an aircraft carrier to be used as dormitory space because they were trying to attract the summer Olympics. And who can forget the Buddy Holly tributes show. Jack broadcast the Sunday service of Zion Lutheran Church, where he later got involved with operating the sound system for many years. He had a segment where he shared classical, show tunes, jazz and barbershop music. He also had a Science Notebook where he shared his love of science and astronomy.
It was while at KZEV that he met and married
Sherry Hanf. Sherry worked at the Jack of Diamonds and used to stop at the station before she would go home at night. They married
on June 29, 1979 and made their home in Clear Lake. Jack left KZEV for a short time to become an Agriculture/Weather person on KIMT TV. Then the Mad Hatter asked him to come back to KZEV as General Manager.
In 1984, he joined Quality Quick Print as a salesman and then went to Decal Specialties which later became Dimensional Graphics in 1985. In 1993, he joined the team at Mach III and later a division of the company, River City Internet. He retired in February of 2006. He taught himself the ins and outs of computers and helped many people with their computer and internet problems. He never hesitated to help people even if it meant a trip to their homes.
Jack was active with the Lime Creek Nature Center in Mason City, serving as President of the Foundation during the construction of the facility in 1983. His interest in barbershop music started on his Sunday morning radio show. He joined the River City Barbershop Chorus in 1978 and was still an active member at the time of his death. He held various positions including stage manager for the annual show for many years, emcee for the chapter's sing outs and public relations director. Music Man Square brought a new excitement to Mason City and North Iowa. Jack was the liaison between the Foundation and the International Headquarters of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA). In 2000, he helped organize a thousand voice barbershop chorus for the ribbon cutting ceremony. He served as a docent for the museum until the time of his death.
In 1985, Jack joined the Clear Lake Volunteer Fire Department as Public Information Officer, the position he held until his health declined in June. He took so much pride in his job and loved being a part of the department. He loved giving peoples tours of the museum and sharing his knowledge of the department and the equipment.
Jack is survived by Sherry, his wife of 27 years; sons Charles (Erika) of Boston, Mass. and Colby of Clear Lake; granddaughter Angela of Hutchinson, Minn.; sister, Lesley (Larry) Anderson of Ridgewood, N.J.; sister-in-law, Becky Arnhold (Scott Ziemke), Brody and Riley of Janesville, Minn.; brother-in-law, Marty (Seiko) Frigaard and Crystal of Honolulu, Hawaii; niece, Sharon (Kim) Capwell and family of Mt. Arlington, N.J. and nephews, Robert (Linda) Anderson and family of Lakeville, Minn., Bruce (Deirdre) Anderson and family of North Haledon, N.J. and Eric (Loren) and family of Oakland, N.J. and many, many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lesley and W.L. "Dick" Wilcox, and in-laws, Eula and Alan Frigaard.
One of Jack's friends recently thanked him for his community service and he responded, "I didn't set out to do community service but was happy to do what was needed to be done in the community." He definitely was happy being behind the scenes doing anything that he could. I don't think that he ever told anyone "NO." Can you imagine the awesome "star party" that he'll be able to give from heaven?
Alma J. Jaspersen, 83, of Clear Lake, was called to her eternal rest Sept. 3, 2006, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services to celebrate Alma's life were held Tuesday at Zion St. John Lutheran Church, Sheffield, Iowa with the Rev. Kent A. Mechler presiding. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Sheffield.
Alma was born Dec. 5, 1922 at Klemme, Iowa to H.A. and Lena (Meinderts) Nelson. Alma was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She was united in marriage to Lloyd Jaspersen on May 25, 1941. They farmed in the Rockwell, Iowa area for 30 years. Alma and Lloyd retired to Clear Lake several years ago.
Alma's faith in Jesus was the focus of her life. She was a dedicated wife, mother, homemaker and Sunday School teacher for over 30 years. Her husband and family were an integral part of her life. Alma enjoyed active participation in the YOU-GO-I-GO Club in the Sheffield area for over 30 years. Alma was a member of Zion St. John Lutheran Church in Sheffield for over 50 years.
Alma is survived by her husband of 65 years, Lloyd Jaspersen; children, Kenneth (Irene) Jaspersen, Omaha, Neb. and Delores Mindrup, Clear Lake; grandchildren, Sue Jaspersen, Shawnee, Kan., Julie Jaspersen, Omaha, Neb., Laura Weaver and fiancé, Eric Grell, Chandler, Az., Steven and Joy Mindrup, Eagan, Minn.; great-grandchildren, Tyler and Quincy Weaver, Chandler, Alexa, Fletcher and Ian Mindrup, Eagan. Alma is also survived by two cousins, several brothers and sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews.
Alma is preceded in death by her parents and two infant brothers.
Dean David "Dino" VanHorn, 68, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006, at his home in Clear Lake after his battle with cancer.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006 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 had three children with his first wife, Arlene. He later 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 was preceded in death by his parents, Noah and Flossie Van Horn; wife, Jan Van Horn; son, Craig; brother, Bob Van Horn; step-brother, Harold Thompson and grand-daughter, Bess Amanda.
He is survived by his special friend, Barb Bergman; step-sister, Vivian Fehrman 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, and Billy and his wife, Sara; two daughters, Cindy and husband, Dave, and Patricia; grandchildren, Shelly, Cher, Todd, Chad, Valerie, David, William, Marissa, Brianna, Noah, Cade, Autumn, Wylie, Allisa, Connie (Bill), Keri (Damien), Bradley, Jennifer, Janelle, J.J, Anna and Jenna, and great-grandchildren, Tessa Jo and Philip.
Helen "Dorothy" Bartlett, 96, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at the Rolling Green Village Nursing Home, Nevada.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept.8, at the Bethel United Methodist Church, Manly, Iowa with the Rev. Robert Cumings officiating. Interment was in the Manly Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to Dorothy Bartlett Memorial Fund.
Helen Dorothy Bartlett was born Dec. 11, 1909, in Clear Lake, the daughter of Merle and Helen (Brose) Rogers. Dorothy attended Clear Lake Public Schools and graduated from Mason City High School in 1926. She graduated from Mason City Junior College and Iowa State Teachers College. Her first teaching job was in Marble Rock, Iowa. Dorothy moved to Manly in 1932, where she taught high school history and English until 1945. She was united in marriage to Maynard Bartlett Jan. 1, 1942, in San Diego, Calif. To this union a daughter was born. Dorothy returned to teaching in the Manly Public Schools in 1951 and continued until her retirement in 1972.
Dorothy enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, Scrabble, and bird watching. Her greatest love was spending time with family and friends. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Friendship Circle, Manly Study Club, Shell Rock Dinner Club, and Manly Public Library Board of Trustees where she served as the treasurer.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Elaine (Robert) Heiberger, Ames, Iowa; grandchildren, Kristine Heiberger, Chicago, Ill., Rob Heiberger, Chicago, Kevin Heiberger, Ames; a sister, Phyllis Sweet, Sarasota, Fla.; sister-in-law, Julia Bartlett, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Merle and Helen Rogers; husband, Maynard Bartlett; and two brothers, Leslie and Donald Rogers.
Reuben W. Schramm, 77, of Clear Lake died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at Muse Norris Hospice in-patient unit, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with Richard L. Scott, lay minister with Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City where a flag folding ceremony will be conducted by members of Clear Lake VFW at a later date.
Reuben W. Schramm was born Nov. 14, 1928 at Albert City, a son of Henry and Sophia (Lehmann) Schramm.
Reuben served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. While stationed in England he met his wife of 54 years, Jean Taylor. He operated Reuben's Barber Shop for over 32 years in Clear Lake. Following his retirement he did security work.
He enjoyed his grandchildren, great-granddaughter, fishing, having coffee at the Corner Drug, and trips to the casino with his wife, Jean.
He is survived by his wife, Jean Schramm, Clear Lake; a son, John Schramm, Lawrence, Kansas; two daughters, Susan Weipert, Clear Lake and Laura Thompson, Des Moines; five grandchildren, Nick Weipert, Osage, Iowa, Julia Weipert, Clear Lake, Katy Weipert, Clear Lake, Nigel Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa, Zach Thompson, Des Moines; one great-granddaughter, Erica Duffy, Clear Lake; two brothers, Donald (Maxine) Schramm, Storm Lake, Iowa and Walt (Lee) Schramm, Phoenix, Az.; a sister, Inez Eimers, Storm Lake; two brothers-in law, John (Heather) Taylor, Great Yarmouth, England; Ron (Anita) Taylor, Lowestoft, England; a sister inlaw, Violet (Dave) Butler, Gorleston, England; several nieces and nephews, including a special niece, Doreen (Rick) Skelton.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his in-laws, Jack and Aggie Taylor.
Joseph W. Charlson, age 89, of Lake Mills, Iowa died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 9, at Salem Lutheran Church with Pastor W. Paul Weeg officiating. Burial will take place at Salem Lutheran Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Otto Chose Post #235 of the American Legion.
Joseph Wilfred Charlson was born April 23, 1917, in Center Township, Winnebago County, the son of Christ C. and Emma (Olson) Charlson. He attended country schools in Winnebago County.
Joe served his country in the Army from August, 1942 to February, 1946.
On March 3, 1946 Joe was united in marriage to Esther Bernice Flugum at Winnebago Lutheran Church. Esther passed away on Jan. 15, 1981.
On April 25, 1982 Joe was united in marriage to Martha Singelstad-Holstad in Lake Mills. Martha passed away on July 8, 2002.
Joe farmed in the Leland and Lake Mills area and loved everything about "old school" farming, cows, old machinery, Farmall tractors and Model T cars. Very dear to his heart were his WWII Army buddies from Wisconsin who he stayed in contact with through the years.
Survivors include his four children, Eileen Taylor and her husband, Charles, of Ventura, Iowa, Harlan Charlson of Leland, Iowa, Jerald Charlson and his wife, Bonnie, of Leland, and LaVonne Peters and her husband, David, of Clear Lake; seven grandchildren, Jonathan Taylor, Lindsay Taylor, Angela Thompson and her husband, Brian, Brian Charlson, Nicole Charlson, Sarah Johnson and her husband, Scott, and Luke Peters; step-son, David Holstad and his wife, Judy, of Lake Mills; and step-granddaughter, Carrie and her husband, Brian Parks and family; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Hilma Egdal Charlson; first wife, Esther; second wife, Martha; two sisters in infancy including his twin sister, Burnette; and three brothers, Christian B, Johannas, and Carroll Charlson.
Richard G. Meier, 69, 110 Douglas, Swaledale, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2006 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. A funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake, with Pastor David Wiersbe officiating. Interment was at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Swaledale. Memorials may be given to the Richard G. Meier Memorial Fund.
Richard was born March 10, 1937 in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Gustav F. and Hermine (Wedertz) Meier. He grew up in the Swaledale area where he farmed and later worked for various farmers. He married
LaRue Roney Oct. 29, 1966 at the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake. He enjoyed going to Kelli's Kitchen for coffee in Rockwell. He loved visiting with his many friends and going to the Waverly Sale Barn. He was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake.
Richard is survived by his wife, LaRue Meier, Swaledale; brother, Martin Meier and his wife, Lois, Swaledale; sister, Mary Ann Ditsworth and her husband, Cecil, Mason City; brothers-in-law, Jay Roney, Swaledale, and Rollie Sargent, Marshalltown, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Dorothea Pals Sargent.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, was in charge of arrangements.
Thea Violet White Larson, 93, entered into rest with her Lord on Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center, Centerville, Iowa. A memorial service was held Friday, Sept. 15, at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Diane Hoover officiating. Inurnment was held at the Clear Lake Cemetery. According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. Memorials may be given to the Memory of Vi White Larson or the Clear Lake United Methodist Church.
Violet was born Aug. 25, 1913 in Turtle River, Minn., the daughter of Earl Maxham and Annie (Spilman) Eastman. She graduated from Clear Lake High School June 3, 1932 and was married
to Robert White on May 28, 1936 at the Clear Lake United Methodist Church Parsonage. They made their home and raised four sons in Clear Lake. Robert and Vi were active members of a CB club and enjoyed many hours of visiting with their CB "buddies." She will always be remembered by her CB handle as the "Weaver." Robert passed away on March 27, 1993 at their family home.
Vi wove rugs using cut up rags and a weaving loom she had set up in their family home. She also loved crocheting afghans for family and friends. Vi and Robert spent winter months in Donna, Texas for over 24 years. She made many friends during her time spent there. Her great pleasure in Texas was playing dominoes, cards and games at the "Rec Hall" and attending church with friends.
Vi married
Kenneth Larson Oct. 18, 1996 in Tucson, Az. He died April 27, 1997.
Vi was a life-long member of the Clear Lake United Methodist Church and the Lydia Circle.
Violet is survived by her daughter-in-law, Phyllis Henderson, Moravia, Iowa; sons, Richard White and his wife, Mary, Clear Lake, Ronald White and his wife, Nancy Vine, Mason City, and Russell White and his wife, Rita, Mason City; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and special friend, Richard Lee, Minneapolis, Minn.
Violet was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; son, Robert White Jr. in 1983; infant daughter, Janet Rose; stepson, Marshall Larson; grandson, Todd White; step-granddaughter, Stacy Jacobs; stepdaughter, Ginny Larson; brother, Don Eastman and sister, Carroll Baggo.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
