Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
WATERLOO -- Jane Barrett, 89, of 1022 Conger St., died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with entombment in Mount Olivet mausoleum; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil.
WATERLOO -- Joann Caroline Dodge, 76, of 427 Cornwall Ave., died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service; memorials to Columbus High School or the church.
WATERLOO -- Florence Esther Bowers-Fisher, 86, of Waterloo, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Ravenwood Nursing & Rehab Center of heart failure; services 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- Normadel Stirm, 85, of Cedar Falls, died at the Western Home Saturday, May 5, 2001, of natural causes; memorial services 5 p.m. Friday at Community of Christ Church (formerly Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints); her body was cremated; visitation for an hour before services Friday at the church; Parrott & Wood Family Funeral Care, Waterloo, 232-3235, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the church.
CEDAR FALLS -- Anne Osborn, 80, formerly of Cedar Falls and Tripoli, died today, May 8, 2001, at Bartels Lutheran Home, Waverly, of natural causes; services pending with Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525.
WATERLOO -- Elaine A. Bass, 75, of 425 Allen St., died Friday, May 4, 2001, at her home of natural causes; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Edward's Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, where there will be a 7 p.m. vigil service; visitation also for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS -- Chad David Grant, 25, of rural Cedar Falls, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at his home; cause of death was suicide, according to Grundy County Medical Examiner; services 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Cedar Falls, with inurnment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein; there will be no visitation; a memorial fund will be established; Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO -- Luella M. Stromer, 92, of Waterloo, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Waterloo, with burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Readlyn; visitation for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Denver, 984-5379, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the church or charity of donor's choice.
WATERLOO/GREENE -- Ila I. Kittleson, 94, of St. Ansgar, died Sunday, May 6, 2001, at Good Samaritan Center, St. Ansgar, of natural causes; services 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, (641) 713-4920; sons, Edward Kittleson of Greene, and Roger Kittleson of Waterloo, are local survivors.
WAVERLY -- Mary Ann Jensen, 57, formerly of Waverly, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Shell Rock Health Care Center, Shell Rock, from complications of cancer; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187.
CALMAR -- Myron A. Elsbernd, 71, of Calmar, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Oneota Riverview Care Facility, Decorah, following a lengthy illness; services 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; French Funeral Home, Calmar, (319) 562-3393, is in charge of arrangements.
ACKLEY -- Harvey DeBuhr, 66, of Ackley, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, of natural causes; services pending with Sietsema Funeral Home, Ackley, (641) 847-2333.
WATERLOO -- Nancy Lou Clifton, 51, of Waterloo, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home of cancer; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Brethren Church; visitation from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 266-3525, with family present from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; memorials to the family.
DUNKERTON -- Annetta M. Moeller, 73, of the Denver Sunset Home, Denver, formerly of Dunkerton, died Saturday, May 5, 2001, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Dunkerton, with burial in Garden of Memories, Waterloo; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, Waterloo, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to Denver Sunset Home or the church.
WATERLOO -- Beulah Marie Chambers, 72, of Waterloo, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center of congestive heart failure; services pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274.
CONRAD -- Glen F. Hughes, 87, of Conrad, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, at Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Berniece M.; and a sister, Francis Berry of Marshalltown; he was preceded in death by five sisters; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Johnston Funeral Home, Conrad, with burial in Conrad Cemetery; friends may call until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home; a memorial fund will be established; Mr. Hughes had been a welder with Pettibone Co., Chicago.
TRAER -- Luella Thede, 92, of Traer, formerly of Reinbeck, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, after a lengthy illness; survivors include two daughters, Beverly Vojtech of Traer and Jeanette Van Metre of Waterloo; six grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren; a brother, Eldon Siemens of Garwin; and a sister, Helen Kahler of Traer; she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce; seven brothers; and a sister; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Hudson, with burial in Crystal Cemetery, rural Toledo; friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Overton Funeral Home, Traer.
TOLEDO -- David Allen "Dog" Schrader, 41, of Tama-Toledo, died Saturday, April 28, 2001, as a result of a motorcycle accident east of Montour; survivors include his common-law wife, Judy Lincoln; a son, Allen LeeRoy Tama; a daughter, Kayla Ann Schrader of Tama; four sisters, Kim Schrader of Boonville, Mo., Peggy Snyder of Toledo, Jeri Andrews of Sigourney and Connie Battazzi of Fort Collins, Colo.; and his father, Marvin of Gravois Mill., Mo.; he was preceded in death by his mother, Glenda; graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery, Tama; there will be no visitation; Hand Funeral Home, Tama, is in charge of arrangements; Mr. Schrader had been employed by Tama Packing Corp., Manatt's Concrete Co. and as a plumber with Iowa Sewer and Drain.
CHARLES CITY -- Lola H. Elledge, 59, of Edgewood, formerly of Charles City, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at her home after a lengthy illness; survivors include a son, Lary of Mineral Point, Wis.; a daughter, Lori Elledge of Edgewood; and a brother, Roger Brown of Waterloo; she was preceded in death by her parents, George J. and Hazel Johnson Brown; and a sister, Hazel Brown; services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Edgewood Bible Church, with burial in the Hansel Cemetery, rural Garber; friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church; Leonard Funeral Home, Edgewood, is in charge of arrangements; Ms. Elledge was a graduate of Nashua High School.
IOWA FALLS -- Alvin G. Offenheiser, 93, of Iowa Falls, died Sunday, April 29, 2001, at Heritage Care Center, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Shirley A. Hansen of Dubuque; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a sister, Evelyn Buske of Stockton, Ill.; and two brothers, Robert of Elizabeth, Ill., and Merle of Lexington, Ky.; he was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche; a sister, Inez Buchanan; and two brothers, Arthur and Oscar; services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Linn's Funeral Home, with burial in Union Cemetery, both in Iowa Falls; friends may call for an hour before services Thursday at the funeral home; Mr. Offenheiser attended Brown Business College, Freeport, Ill., and worked at Arrowood Marine, Iowa Falls, and was a postal carrier for the Iowa Falls post office from 1949 until retiring in 1966.
GREENE -- Fern Stuntz, 82, of Greene, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Liebe Care Center, Greene, of natural causes; survivors include her husband, Clyde; two sons, Wendell of Council Bluffs and Richard of Lawrence, Kan.; two daughters, Martha McCampbell of Sweetwater, Tenn., and Linda Backer of Arcadia, Wis.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Helen Dot Holmes of Lincoln, Neb., and Marjorie Wilson of Englewood, Fla.; she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Eleanor Frances Newcomer; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, both in Greene; friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, where there will be an 8:15 p.m. public Scripture service; visitation also for an hour before services Thursday at the church; memorials may be directed to the Fern Stuntz Memorial Fund in care of the family, which will be designated to the United Methodist Church music program; Mrs. Stuntz earned a teaching degree at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, where she served as president of Naiad Swimmers, Zeta Tau Alpha and the Mortar Board; she did graduate work at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, and Wartburg College, Waverly, and taught English, physical education and science for many years at Osage, Faribault, Nashua and Greene.
FORT ATKINSON -- Ralph R. Garden, 76, of Fort Atkinson, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Arlene of Colwell; three sons, Duane of Acme, Pa., Michael of Floyd and Robert of Colwell; a daughter, Barbara Garden of Acme; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Clarence Brooks Garden of Pella and James Garden of Charles City; and a half sister, Mary Cole of LaPuenta, Calif.; he was preceded in death by three half brothers, Lee Call, Barney Morgan and William Morgan; and a half sister, Ellen Hobson; services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sunnyside Funeral Chapel, with burial in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, both in Charles City; military rites will be conducted the Charles City Ceremonial Unit; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and for an hour before services Friday at the funeral chapel; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Garden was a farmer, mechanic and truck driver, and also served as the Colwell Fire Chief.
DECORAH -- Alice N. Bush, 84, of Decorah, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital, Decorah, following a lengthy illness; she is survived by a son, Tom of Junction City, Wis.; services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, with burial in Phelps Cemetery, both in Decorah; friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at French and Balik Funeral Home, Decorah, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; there will be a 4 p.m. rosary today at the funeral home.
WATERLOO -- Adrian L. Martin, 63, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Covenant Medical Center of natural causes; services pending with Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, 266-7525.
WATERLOO -- Ruth M. Westerbeck, 91, of Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at the center of natural causes; services pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274.
CEDAR FALLS -- Etta V. Reardon, 97, of the Western Home, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at the home of natural causes; services pending with Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525.
MANCHESTER -- Lloyd W. Wellman, 81, of Manchester, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Regional Medical Center, Manchester, after a lengthy illness; military graveside memorial services will be later; private visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory, Manchester, (319) 927-6305.
DENVER -- Frederick Seegers, 75, of Denver, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Allen Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Denver, (319) 984-5379.
ELDORA -- Nellie M. Harms, 74, of Eldora, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; services pending with Creps-Abels Funeral Home, Eldora, (641) 858-2181.
IOWA FALLS -- Vera May Warren, 94, of Iowa Falls, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; survivors include a brother, Kenneth Wohlford of Spooner, Wis.; and two sisters, Florence Warren of McGregor and Lulu Allen of Hampton; she was preceded in death by her husband, Orville "Ted"; two sons in infancy; a brother, David Wohlford; and three sisters, Lucile Bailey, Iva Menning and Gladys Johnson; services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Iowa Falls, with burial in Hampton Cemetery; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls; Mrs. Warren taught rural school in Franklin County.
ELDORADO -- Jill Koch, 35, of Eldorado, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn., after a lengthy illness; survivors include her father, Gerald Koch of Eldorado; and a brother, Jeff Koch of Ossian; she was preceded in death by her mother, Shirley Weidemann Koch; and her grandparents; services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, with burial in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, both in Eldorado; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, and for an hour before services Thursday at the church; a 1983 graduate of North Fayette High School, Ms. Koch attended Hamilton College, Mason City, for a year, and then worked for Home Health for three years; she was then employed in the jewelry department at the Decorah Wal-Mart for 11 years.
