Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
WATERLOO -- Dorothy M. Becker, 86, of Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center, formerly of 1117 Ravenwood Road, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the center of cancer; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil service; visitation for an hour before services at the church.
WATERLOO -- Jane E. Thompson, 61, of 135 E. San Marnan Drive, Apt. 3, 2001, died Sunday, May 6, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church.
CEDAR FALLS -- Robert E. Davis, 81, of 7136 Leversee Road, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services pending with Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, Waterloo, 233-3146.
WATERLOO -- Gary Lee Mullin, 54, of Diamond Head, Miss., and Rowlette, Texas, formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, in Rowlette; cause of death pending autopsy results; services pending with Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146.
CEDAR FALLS -- Arlene E. Johnson, 77, of Allison, formerly of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. May 14 at Finchford Community Church, Finchford, with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, Cedar Falls; visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO -- Florence E. Henry, 96, of Waterloo, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Country View, of natural causes; services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Country View, with burial in Mount Vernon Township Cemetery, rural Waterloo; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Parrott and Wood Family Funeral Care, 232-3235, and for an hour before services Tuesday at Country View; memorials to the family.
LA PORTE CITY –- Erma R. Wilson, 74, of 1204 Bishop Ave., died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; graveside services 1 p.m. Wednesday at West View Cemetery, La Porte City, where the family will have the inurnment of both Erma R. and George A. Wilson; no public visitation; memorials to the family; Huisman Funeral Home, 342-3131, is in charge of arrangements
WATERLOO -- Arthur P. Lindgard, 87, of Waterloo, died Friday, May 4, 2001, at his home of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Waterloo, with inurnment at a later date in the Oneota Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.; no visitation, his body was cremated; memorials to the family; Parrott and Wood Family Funeral Care, 232-3235, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO -- Winifred Debe Jochumsen, 94, of Friendship Village, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services 1 p.m. today at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery Chapel, with burial in the cemetery; Kearns, Husiman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146; memorials to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church or charity of the donor's choice.
CEDAR FALLS -- Waneta Alberta Behrens, 81, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the Cedar Falls Western Home of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nazareth Lutheran Church, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; memorials to Christian Crusaders or the church.
CEDAR FALLS -- Hoyt C. Messerer, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, May 4, 2001, at Windsor Nursing and Rehab Center, Cedar Falls, from complications of Alzheimer's disease; services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525; there will be no visitation; memorials to the Alzheimer's Association research.
DUMONT -- Franics L. Stock, 75, of Dumont, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City, of natural causes; services pending with Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont, (641) 456-3232.
OSAGE -- Wava Mae Thome, 86, of Osage, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Stacyville Community Nursing Home, Stacyville, of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Roman; two daughters, Joeleen Samec of New Hampton and Deanna Shoars of Orchard; and five grandchildren; she was preceded in death by a sister, Marian; and two brothers, Kenneth and Richard; services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Osage, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, where there will be a 7 p.m. Scripture service; Mrs. Thome was a midwife in early years and also had worked as a cook at the Mitchell County Care Facility, Sacred Heart Catholic School for 14 years, and the Knights of Columbus Hall; she catered weddings and during the summers cooked at Faith Lutheran Home, retiring in 1978.
WAVERLY -- Margaret E. Hinrichs, 81, of Waverly, formerly of Tripoli, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly, from complications of a stroke; survivors include a daughter, Judy K. Hinrichs of Smithville, Texas; three sons, Darrel W. of Humboldt, Donald D. of Waterloo and Dwight D. of Tripoli; and six grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, on Nov. 28, 1972; a grandson; and three brothers, Louie, Erwin and Clarence Wedemeier; services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Waverly, with burial in St. John Lutheran Cemetery-Crane Creek, Tripoli; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; memorials may be directed to Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. John Lutheran Church-Crane Creek or the Bartels Chaplaincy Endowment Fund; Mrs. Hinrichs and her husband farmed north of Bremer, west of Waverly and near Tripoli; she worked as a cook for the Bremer County Home, and in the late 1970s received her nurse's training at Hawkeye Institute of Technology, Waterloo; she then worked at Bartels Lutheran Home, Mitchell Manor, the Waverly Public Library and for Home Health Care.
DECORAH -- Esther A. Kruse, 94, of Decorah, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the Aase Haugen Home, Decorah, after a lengthy illness; survivors include a son, David of New Windsor, Ill.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene Thompson, Gladys Gavle and Ella Otteson, all of Decorah; and two brothers, Leon Larson of Rochester, Minn., and Merton Larson of Lakeland, Fla.; services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Decorah Lutheran Church, with burial in Monona City Cemetery, Monona; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Fjelstul Funeral Home, Decorah, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.
WEST UNION -- Roy Granneman, 92, of West Union, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center, West Union, after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Evelyn; a son, Gary of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; three daughters, Mary Ann Miller of Marshalltown, Joyce York of Hot Springs, Ark., and Linda Granneman of Stoneport, Ill.; and 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and six stepgreat-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by a son, James; a sister, Edna Wilson; and an infant brother; services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union, with burial in West Union Cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; Mr. Granneman farmed, did custom feed grinding for area farmers for a few years; he then managed the YMCA Bowling Lanes, Newton, then moved to Marshalltown and Oelwein and operated service stations; he then moved to West Union and open the Lilac Bowling Lanes, which he operated for 22 years, retiring in 1980.
DUMONT -- Francis L. Stock, 75, of Dumont, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at North Iowa Mercy Health Center-East Campus, Mason City, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Lois; two sons, Rodney of Phoenix, and Ron of Warren, Ohio; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dilman and Lowell, both of Hampton; and three sisters, Virginia Rodgers of Iowa Falls, Carol Miller of Mesa, Ariz., and Luella Miller of Hampton; she was preceded in death by a sister, Maxine; services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dumont United Methodist Church, with burial in Harlan Cemetery, rural Dumont; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Dumont; Mr. Stock served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-47 and 1950-52; he farmed and worked at Oliver Corp., Charles City.
TRAER -- Harry B. Risvold, 69, of Traer, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer, after a lengthy illness; survivors include his wife, Carol; a son, Larry of Elgin, S.C.; a daughter, Laura Abbott of Savannah, Ga.; six grandchildren; and a sister, Janet Wisdom of Weeki Wachee, Fla.; services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, with burial in Buckingham Cemetery, both in Traer; graveside military rites will be conducted; friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Overton Funeral Home, Traer; memorials may be directed to Huntington's Disease Society of America; Mr. Risvold was a watch maker.
FAYETTE -- Marvin Richard Sunnes Sr., 70, of Fayette, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, of renal failure due to diabetes; survivors include his wife, Grace; two sons, Marvin Jr. of Hawkeye and Harlan of Maynard; two daughters, Grace Ann Close of Monona and Jenny Herman of Hawkeye; nine grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister, Gladys Steward of Greenwood, Wis.; he was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Sterling; services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawkeye, with burial in Dunham Grove Cemetery, rural Randalia; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Hawkeye, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; Mr. Sunnes served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War; he farmed in the Story City, Hawkeye and Fayette area; he also was a grain buyer.
GARRISON -- Dewey Wolf, 52, of Oelwein, formerly of Garrison, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at East Towne Care Center, Independence, from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease; survivors include three sisters, Sharen Stueck of Vinton, Barbara Phelps of Garrison and Idamae Stanek of Independence; he was preceded in death by his parents, Vertus and Annabelle Nessler Wolf; services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Phillips Funeral Home, Vinton, with burial in Oneida Cemetery, Clutier; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home; Mr. Wolf worked at Iowa Ham in Vinton and transferred to the Independence plant, retiring in 1999.
GRUNDY CENTER -- Emileigh Hope Nibaur, 5-year-old daughter of Mark E. and Lori L. Teasdale Nibaur of Bettendorf, formerly of Grundy Center, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000, at home after a lengthy illness; survivors include her parents; two brothers, Nate and Preston Nibaur, both at home; her grandparents, Larry and Delores Teasdale of Grundy Center and Roger and Marilee Nibaur of Elma; and great-grandmothers, Charlotte Conway of Elma and Myrna Thoren of Grundy Center; services were 10:30 am. today at Asbury United Methodist Church, Bettendorf, with burial in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley; McGinnis, Chamber & Sass Funeral Home, Bettendorf, was in charge of arrangements; memorials may be directed to the family; Emileigh attended Mark Twain Elementary Pre-School, and would have been a kindergartner at Paul Norton Elementary School.
OSAGE -- Kenneth Dean Johnson, 61, of Osage, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Frances; two sons, Tracy and Russell, both of Osage; four daughters, Teresa Johnson of St. Ansgar, Kim Barker and Kari Gast, both of Osage, and Lisa Hemann of Brighton, Tenn.; 14 grandchildren; five brothers, Dale, Charles, Ivan and Harley, all of Osage, and Keith of Fort Dodge; and five sisters, Eleanor Schallock, Margaret Olsen and Mildred Sponheim, all of Osage, Carol McLaughlen of Belmond and Sharon Boyce of Roseville, Minn.; he was preceded in death by a daughter, Janine; and a sister, Florence Borcherding; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage, with burial in Rock Creek Cemetery, Merona; friends may call from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard and had farmed in Osage.
CHARLES CITY -- Hazel Leora Meyer, 88, of Charles City, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include three daughters, Dolores Moon of Rockford, Ill., and Bonnie Holtz and Lois Meyer, both of Floyd; a son, John J. of New Hampton; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; Judy Reetz Monson of Charles City and Lyle Stillions of Colwell, whom they raised; and a sister, Nettie M. Wall of Floyd; she was preceded in death by her husband, John Joseph; a brother, Dewey Stillion; and a great-grandchild; services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Gospel Lighthouse Church, Floyd, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City; friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; visitation also from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home and for an hour before services at the church; memorials may be directed to the church.
NEW HAMPTON -- Sister Armella Sinnwell, 75, of Dubuque, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, at Holy Family Hall, Dubuque, of natural causes; survivors include two brothers, Delphin "Pete" of Waterloo and Myron of New Jersey; and two sisters, Junilla Kuehn and Kathleen Laures, both of New Hampton; services will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Francis Chapel, Dubuque, where there will be visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday; Sister Sinnwell was a teacher in primary grades at parishes in northeast Iowa and Illinois.
BRISTOW -- Dora Mae Miller, 90, of Bristow, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at Community Nursing Home, Clarksville, of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Billie "Jean" James of Franklin, Tenn.; nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren; and four brothers, Charlie Gordon of St. Louis, Mo., George Gordon of Jacksonville, Mo., Theron "Lefty" Gordon of Lincoln, Neb., and Roland Gordon of New Castle, Colo.; she was preceded in death by her husband, George; twin great-great-granddaughters; two sisters, Grace Hanson and Florence Wickham; and two brothers, John and Thomas Gordon; services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Linn's Funeral Home, with burial in Northlawn Memory Gardens, both in Iowa Falls; friends may call until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.; Mrs. Miller was proprietor and owner of Dora's Tap and Grill, Bristow, for 39 years.
WATERLOO -- Merlin A. Wilson, 56, of Waverly, formerly of Waterloo, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at home of cancer; memorial services 7 p.m. Thursday at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187; no visitation, his body was cremated.
