Alabama School Yearbooks by State and County
APLINGTON --- Mildred Willeke, 93, of Aplington, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Maple Manor Care Center, Aplington, of natural causes; services pending with Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Aplington, (319) 347-6275.
CRESCO --- Darrell Sowers, 72, of Cresco, died at home Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003; services pending with Conway Funeral Home, Cresco, (563) 547-3501.
CRESCO --- Oscar Christian Berg, 89, of Ostrander, Minn., formerly of Cresco, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at the Ostrander Nursing Home; services 11 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cresco, with burial in Ostrander Lutheran Cemetery; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco, (563) 547-2323.
GREENE --- Jay L. Jewell, 89, of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of Greene, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Tri City Medical Center, Oceanside; graveside services 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene; military honors by Tack Barnett Post 268 American Legion of Greene; Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, (641) 823-4457, is in charge of local arrangements; memorials to the Jay L. Jewell Memorial Fund in care of the family at 4814 Galicia Way, Oceanside, CA 92056.
IOWA FALLS --- Elizabeth "Libby" Meier, 91, of Iowa Falls, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Scenic Manor Nursing Home, Iowa Falls; services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Surl's Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, (641) 648-9554, with burial later in Hampton Cemetery; visitation for half an hour before services Saturday at the funeral home; memorials to Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls.
MANCHESTER --- Francis "Frank" Leroy Starr, 60, of Newhall, formerly of Manchester, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Mercy Medical center, Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness; no visitation, his body was cremated; private graveside services will be later in Peace Lutheran Cemetery, Ryan; Leonard-Muller Funeral Home & Crematory, Manchester, (563) 927-3112, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to James Starr Sr., P.O. Box 172, Masonville, 50654.
TRAER --- Albin A. Breja, 92, of Traer, died today, Oct. 10, 2003, at Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer, after an extended illness; services pending with Overton Funeral Home, Traer, (319) 478-2775.
VINTON --- Janus "John" Medvedjevs, 83, of Dysart, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Sunnycrest Nursing Center, Dysart, after a brief illness; services 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, both in Vinton; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at Overton-Van Steenhuyse Funeral Home, Vinton, (319) 472-2223, with a 7 p.m. Scripture service; memorial fund has been established.
WAVERLY --- Eleanor L. Sayers, 86, of Waverly, died today, Oct. 10, 2003, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly, of natural causes; memorial services 7 p.m. Monday at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Eichhorn House Dining Room; there will be no visitation, her body was cremated; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO --- Dorothy B. Townsend, 84, of Waterloo, died today, Oct. 9, 2003, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home of natural causes; services 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo; visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138; memorials to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, D-12 unit.
WATERLOO --- Florence C. Droessler, 90, of Stonehill Care Center, Dubuque, died there Tuesday. Oct. 7, 2003; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Saint Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Dubuque, with entombment in Resurrection Garden Mausoleum at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Dubuque; visitation 3 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, Dubuque, with a 7 p.m. wake service; memorials to Saint Joseph The Worker or Stonehill Care Center; a son, the Rev. Wayne Droessler of Central City, formerly of Waterloo, is a survivor.
WATERLOO --- Martha Selix, 97, formerly of 725 Harwood St., died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at ManorCare Health Services; Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO --- Edward H. Wilson, 64, of Waterloo, died at home Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, of complications resulting from prostate cancer; services 2 p.m. Friday at First Congregational Church; visitation 4 to 7 p.m. today at Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service, 232-3235; memorials to Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
WATERLOO --- Wilma "Willie" Bender, 100, of Rosewood Estates, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at home; memorial services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Waterloo Memorial Park Chapel, with inurnment in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; there will be no visitation; Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, 233-3393, is in charge of arrangements.
WATERLOO --- Paula Lynne Dorris, 46, of 1160 Prospect Blvd., Waterloo, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of complications associated with cancer; services 11 a.m. Friday at Antioch Baptist Church, with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m., at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146; memorials to the family at 1160 Prospect Blvd.
CEDAR FALLS --- Grace M. Peterson, 90, of the Western Home Communities, died there Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003; services 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, with burial in Fairview Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Dahl-Van Hove-School Funeral Home, 266-7525, and for an hour before services Friday at the church; memorials to the church or the Western Home in lieu of flowers.
WATERLOO --- William R. Hahn, 84, of Waterloo, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home; services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; graveside military rites by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post 138 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623; visitation 5 to 7 p.m. today at Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball, 233-3146; the casket will be closed; memorials to Cedar Valley Botanical Gardens, Hartman Reserve or Cedar Valley Hospice.
WATERLOO --- Peggy Sue Coen, 44, of Waterloo, died at her mother's home in Waterloo on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, of cancer; services pending with Garden View Chapel, 232-2222.
WATERLOO --- Dionne I "De-De" Kulaszewski, 43, of Waterloo, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, of natural causes; services 2 p.m. today at Garden View Chapel, 232-2222, with inurnment later; visitation noon until services; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO --- Neva A. Weaver, 92, of Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at the center of multiple organ system failure; services 1 p.m. Thursday at Collins Oak Park Chapel, (515) 462-1663, with burial in Middle River Primitive Baptist Cemetery, both in Winterset; visitation 10 a.m. until services Thursday at the funeral home; memorials to the family.
CEDAR FALLS --- Nelda M. Wigant, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; services 1 p.m. Friday at Vandemore Funeral Home, (309) 944-1415, with burial in North Cemetery, both in Geneseo, Ill.; visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home; memorials to the Nelda Wigant Memorial Fund.
INDEPENDENCE --- Lyle "Red" Medearis, 83, of Independence, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Grandview Care Center, Oelwein, following a brief illness; services pending with White Funeral Home, Independence, (319) 334-2595.
JESUP --- Walter E. Freet, 94, formerly of Jesup, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Buchanan County Health Center, Long Term Care, Independence, following a lengthy illness; services pending with White Funeral Home, Jesup, (319) 334-2595.
NEW HAMPTON --- Elaine M. Buscher, 77, of New Hampton, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, in New Hampton; services 10:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Parish, St. Mary's Center, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, both in New Hampton; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hugeback Funeral Home, New Hampton, (641) 394-4334, with a 4 p.m. rosary, a 7 p.m. Scripture service and a 7:30 p.m. video memorial tribute; visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
SHELL ROCK --- Grace Gersema, 85, of Shell Rock, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Waverly Municipal Hospital, Waverly, of cancer; services pending with Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187.
SHELL ROCK --- Robert Talbot Hunter, 50, of Shell Rock, died at home Oct. 7, 2003 from coronary vascular disease; memorial graveside services will be later; his body was cremated; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Shell Rock, (319) 885-4321, was in charge of cremation; memorials to his son, Shaun Hunter, 500 Pine View Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76140.
SUMNER --- Arlan Floyd Kirchmann, 78, of Sumner, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Community Memorial Hospital, Sumner, following a lengthy illness; services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Sumner, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner, (563) 578-3451, and for an hour before services Saturday at the church; memorials to the Bremer County Conservation Club, the Sumner City Parks Commission or St. John Lutheran Church.
WEST UNION --- Ted Nixon, 86, of West Union, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Linn Manor Care Center, Marion; services pending with Burnham-Wood Funeral Home, West Union, (563) 422-3615.
CHARLES CITY --- Robert Micich, 83, of Charles City, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003; services pending with Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, Charles City, (641) 228-4211.
WATERLOO --- Charlotte McGovern, 69, of Waterloo, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Allen Hospital of natural causes; services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Queen of Peace-St. Mary's Worship Center, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 233-3393, with a 4 p.m. Catholic Daughters of the Americas rosary and a 7 p.m. parish vigil service; visitation also for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; memorials to American Heart Association or the Cancer Society.
WATERLOO --- Walter G. Kuenstling, 89, of Waterloo, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center; memorial services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with inurnment in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; visitation for an hour before services Wednesday at the church; Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel-Downtown, 234-5779, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to the family.
WATERLOO --- Franklin D. Hook, 69, of Waterloo, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center; services pending with Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on South Street, 234-6274.
