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ALICE G. HAUGE
NORTHWOOD - Alice G. Hauge, 86, of Northwood, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at the Lutheran Retirement Home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Holmer and the Rev. Al Stoa officiating. Burial will be in Salem Memorial Cemetery , Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.
VERAMAE LEITZ
LELAND - VeraMae Leitz, 65, of Leland, died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (515) 585-2685.
ILA OUDEKERK
AREDALE - Ila Oudekerk, 72, of Aredale, died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
DELOS H. LIND
HAMPTON - Delos H. Lind, 73, of Hampton, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jon Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Coulter Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
LUCILLE SNEED DAVIS
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Lucille Sneed Davis, 78, of Kirksville, died Monday evening (Oct. 25, 1999) at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Davis-Playle Funeral Home in Kirksville with the Rev. Dennis Smith officiating. Entombment was in the Maple Hills Chapel Mausoleum.
Those who wish to express their sympathy in the form of contributions may do so to the Adair County Historical Society. Contributions may be sent to or left at the Davis-Playle Funeral Home, P.O. Box 307, Kirksville, Mo., 63501.
Mrs. Davis was born Dec. 19, 1920, in Kirksville, the daughter of Dr. George F. and Laura (Davis) Sneed. Lucille was raised in Kirksville, attended the Kirksville public schools and graduated from Kirksville High School with the class of 1938.
On Aug. 1, 1941, in Kirksville, she married Dr. Edward L. Chappell, who preceded her in death. She then married James Randoph Davis, who preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 1988.
She attended Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (KSTC) and graduated with the class of 1942. After graduation, she moved to Clear Lake, Iowa, where she lived until 1967 when she returned to Kirksville. She was employed as a medical social worker for several years before her retirement.
She was a member of First Christian Church and had served on the Adair County Historical Society Board. She enjoyed collecting antiques, decorating her home and reading about history.
She is survived by one daughter, Laura Blackmon and her husband, Thomas, of Alamogordo, N.M.; one grandson, Christopher Blackmon and his wife, Tracy, of Glendale, Ariz.; two great-grandchildren, Cody Blackmon and Autumn Blackmon; and cousins, Dr. John R. Roderick and his wife, Ruth, of Kirksville, Jeannie Lucas and her husband, John, and sons, of Kirksville, and Betty Bohon and her husband, Dr. Rick and family, of Columbia, Mo.; and a stepdaughter, Mary Dean Young and David and family.
Lucille was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Edward L. Chappell; second husband, James Randolph Davis; her parents; one granddaughter, April Blackmon; and a cousin, Marjorie Roderick.
Davis-Playle Funeral Home, (660) 665-3744.
ROBERT CURTIS WHITE
ALLISON - Robert Curtis White, 89, of Allison, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at the Allison Care Center, Allison.
Private family graveside services will be held at the Allison Cemetery , with the Rev. Robert Williams officiating.
There will be no visitation. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison, is in charge of arrangements.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
NORMAN MYRE
FOREST CITY - Norman Myre, 73, of Forest City, died Wednesday (Oct. 27, 1999) in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Forest Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Paul Fries officiating. Burial will be in West Prairie Cemetery , rural Thompson.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (515) 585-2685.
VIRGIL F. JOHNSTON
OSAGE - Virgil Francis Johnston, 73, of Osage, died Thursday (Oct. 28, 1999) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., due to a ruptured aneurysm.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Osage, with the Rev. Arthur L. Hill officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery
with military rites by members of Osage American Legion Post 278 and Osage V.F.W. Post 7920.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Champion Funeral Home, 702 State St., Osage, with the family present from 4 to 5 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before services on Monday at the church.
Virgil was born Oct. 16, 1926, in Forest City, the son of J.F. "Jack" and Alice (Severson) Johnston. He attended Forest City public schools, graduating in 1944. He was active in football, basketball, baseball and track.
Virgil enlisted in the Navy in June of 1944, serving aboard a Seventh Fleet tender in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. He was discharged in July of 1946 with the rating of fire controlman third class.
He enrolled at Waldorf College for one year. He then joined the Iowa State Highway Patrol in 1948. He served in the Iowa City and Osage areas until 1952. He entered the real estate, insurance and farm management business in 1952 in Osage.
Virgil was united in marriage to Antoinette Kathryn (Toni) Dybsjord on Oct. 1, 1949, in Waterloo.
Virgil served as president of the Iowa chapter of Farm and Land Brokers in 1963, was a past president of the Cedar Valley Board of Realtors and had served as a director of several committees, including the Legislative Committee of the Iowa Association of Realtors and as vice-president of the Iowa Association of Realtors in 1966. He served as director of the Iowa Chapter of Farm and Land Brokers and was chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Iowa Chapter for two years. He served as director and as vice president of the Osage Development Corporation, served on the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Osage, was director of the Business and Industry Committee of the North Iowa Development Commission and had served as vice-president of the Osage Chamber of Commerce.
He was a member of the Rotary Club of Osage, American Legion, V.F.W., and Elks Club and was a past director of Sunny Brae Country Club. Virgil received the Outstanding Iowa Farm and Land Brokers Award in 1973 and was named Employer of the Year in Osage in 1985.
Virgil was an avid fisherman, enjoying "catch and release" fishing with friends in northern Canada. He also enjoyed golfing and all sports. He enjoyed traveling throughout Canada, the Far North, South Pacific, Florida and California.
Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association or to a memorial of the donor's choice.
Virgil is survived by his wife, Antoinette, of Osage; three sisters, Mildred Johnston of Waterloo, Alpha Sandage and her husband, Duane, of Ames, and Sylvia Kleen and her husband, Jim, of North Mankato, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Florence Johnston of Forest City and Shirley Johnston of Belmond; and a number of nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Alice Johnston; and two brothers, Robert Johnston and Maynard "Chip" Johnston.
Champion Funeral Home, (515) 732-3706.
ROBERT ERIC LARSON
FOREST CITY - Robert Eric Larson, 72, of Forest City, died Friday (Oct. 29, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. James Catholic Church in Forest City, with the Rev. Craig Steimel officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in St. Henry Catholic Cemetery , Perham, Minn., with the Rev. David Reider officiating.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, with scripture service at 4 p.m.
Robert Eric Larson was born on May 24, 1927, in Ashland, Wis., the son of Oscar and Wendla Larson. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy and saw action in the South Pacific at the end of World War II, surviving the sinking of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Gambier Bay.
Eric held a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. His entire career was spent in education, first as a high school teacher and counselor in various
Minnesota schools; then as a college teacher in Winona, Minn., and Sante Fe, N.M.; and finally as a special education director and psychologist for several schools in the Austin, Minn., area. The couple moved to Forest City in the fall of 1973.
Eric was an avid hunter and outdoorsman all his life. He also was actively involved in scouting in Forest City for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Marie, of Forest City; a son, Craig, of Trinidad, Colo.; a daughter, Kristin Stanley and her husband, Lester, and two grandchildren, Eric and Brooke, all of Eden Prairie, Minn.; a brother, Charles, and a sister, Dorothy Bagger, both of Ashland, Wis.; and two sisters, Ethel Kippa and Ruth Sheveland, both of Oshkosh, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Bill and Harry Larson.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (515) 585-2685.
