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FRANCES K. KNOOP
ROCKFORD - Frances K. Knoop, 83, formerly of 22 3rd St. S.W., Rockford, died Tuesday morning, (Jan. 25, 2000) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Fullerton-Schumburg Funeral Home, 302 West Main, Rockford. Officiating will be the Rev. Miles Grismore of Faith Baptist Church of Mason City. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery , Rockford.
Visitation was held on Thursday at the funeral home.
Frances was born on March 17, 1916, at Algona, one of 15 children of Elmer Alvin and Ethel Blanche (Blake) Gross. She attended country school near Rockford and was an active member of the Rockford Baptist Church along with the Ladies Missionary group. Frances also taught Sunday and Bible schools and volunteered to lead the children's singing.
On Oct. 6, 1931, she was united in marriage to Vernon Knoop at the Little Brown Church, in Nashua. She could often be found happily attending her flower gardens or baking and delivering buns to those that helped her. She enjoyed crafts and keeping an immaculate house. She also kept close family ties, especially with her sisters.
Those thankful for sharing in France's life include her daughter and husband, Katherine and Leon Ogilvie, of Rockford; three granddaughters, LeAnn Ogilvie, of Oakdale, Minn., Linda and her husband, Michael Beltran, of Albuquerque, N.M. and Lisa and her husband, Brad Franklin, and their three children Caleb, Andrew, and Josiah Franklin, all of Marble Rock; and a grandson, Greg Ogilvie, of Ames; four sisters, DeEtta Erickson, of Fairmont, Minn.; Bernice Jacobson, of Chapin, Blanche and her husband, Gene Crisp, of Longview, Texas and Naomi Rosecke, of Austin Minn.; two brothers, Donald Gross, of Rockford and Bernard and his wife, Coletta Gross, of Fort Dodge; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Vernon on Dec. 2, 1992; three sisters and five brothers.
Fullerton Funeral Home, (515) 423-8676 or 756-3311.
Richard Crapser
BELMOND Richard Crapser, 73, of LaHabra Heights, Calif., son of Glen and Juanita Crapser of Belmond, passed away Saturday (Jan. 22, 2005) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Belmond. There will be no visitation.
Richard Allen Crapser was born June 17, 1931, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Glen and Juanita DeVries Crapser.
At a young age, Richard and his family moved to Belmond, where he graduated from Belmond High School in 1949.
Richard played basketball in high school, junior college and in the U.S. Navy.
He attended Waldorf College and served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1955.
Richard was united in marriage to Jackie Long on July 7, 1957, in Ames, Iowa.
Richard attended and graduated from Drake University with a degree in accounting and finance.
For a time, he lived in Carlisle and then moved to California in 1964. Richard retired in 1993.
Richard enjoyed genealogy with his cousin, Mary. He taught Sunday school and was very family-oriented. He was an Indian Guide, served on the school PTA committees and helped with many fund raisers. He was a member of many coffee groups.
Richard was a member of the First Christian Church of Whittier, Calif., and the Masonic Lodge.
Richard is survived by his wife, Jackie; two sons, Mark, of LaHabra Heights, Calif., and Craig and wife Karen of Boise, Idaho; three grandchildren, David, Aaron and Kevin; parents, Glen and Juanita Crapser of Belmond; special cousins, Mary DeVries-Lindquist and husband Ron and their children, Amanda and Megan of North Branch, Minn.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luicks Lane S. in Belmond, is in charge of arrangements.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
Adelaide Jimenez
ST. ANSGAR Adelaide Jimenez, 83, of 4895 Dancer Ave. in St. Ansgar, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E. in Mason City, with the Rev. Lydia Mittag officiating. Interment will be held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City.
Visitation will be held from noon until time of services Friday at the Fullerton Funeral Home.
Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Adelaide Jimenez Memorial Fund.
Thoughts, condolences and stories may be e-mailed to the family at www.fullertonfh.com.
Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, (641) 423-8676; www.fullertonfh.com.
Lena M. Lock
MASON CITY Lena M. Lock, 96, of Mason City, died Monday (Jan. 24, 2005) at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Willowbrook Drive in Mason City, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
Donovan B. (Hibner) Hansen
CHARLES CITY Donovan B. (Hibner) Hansen, 88, passed away Sunday (Jan. 23, 2005) at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.
Funeral services for Mr. Hansen will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church in Charles City with Pastor Dennis Niezwaag officiating. Entombment will be held immediately following the services at Sunnyside Memory Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Sunnyside Funeral Home Chapel with Masonic services at 7 p.m. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Mr. Hansen was born Oct. 17, 1916, in Nora Springs, the son of Martin Hansen and Eula June (Smith) Hansen Hibner. He received his education in the Marble Rock School system.
Donovan entered the Army Air Corps on May 4, 1943. He served his country during World War II, doing three tours of duty overseas.
He received a Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Croix De Guerre Belgian and European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Medal.
Mr. Hansen was wounded in action April 16, 1945, but returned to active duty immediately, being honorably discharged on Dec. 1, 1945.
Donovan returned to Sioux Fall, S.D., after discharge working for the Hormel Co. and owned an excavating company.
Mr. Hansen moved to St. Petersburg, Fla., in the early 1950s. He bought a motel and went to work for J.J. Land Clearing. Donovan went to work for the city of St. Petersburg in the early 1960s. Donovan retired from the city of St. Petersburg in the mid-1980s.
When on a visit back to Iowa, Mr. Hansen met Mabel Edna (Howe) Jung. They married on Oct. 15, 1971. They made their home in St. Petersburg. Donovan and Mabel moved back to Charles City in 1998.
Donovan loved to hunt in his younger years. He also loved to fish, travel and play cards especially Canasta.
Donovan also loved to visit with his family and tend to his fruit trees.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, VFW and the American Legion.
Those left to cherish his memory: his wife, Mabel, of Charles City; a daughter, Mavis Sullivan, of Clifton, Va.; a daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Jung, of Clear Lake; five grandsons, Michael (Dora) Sullivan, Stephen (Cindy) Sullivan, Daniel (Jenny) Sullivan, Mark (Vicky) Jung and Matt Jung; two granddaughters, Kathryn Sullivan-Parker and Susan Jung; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Charles (Beverly) Hibner, of Charles City; Don (Doris) Hibner, of Charles City; Leo (Rose) Hibner, of St. Petersburg, and Duane (Joanne) Hibner, of Ducktown, Tenn.; two sisters, Marian Hahn, of St. Petersburg, and Fern (Vern) Kramer, of Charles City, and one sister-in-law, Esther Brunner, Charles City, along with several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Hansen was preceded in death by his parents; son, Robert Jung; son-in-law, Miles Sullivan; sister-in-law, Romona Hibner, and a brother-in-law, Myron Hahn.
Sunnyside Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (641) 228-2635.
MaDeen Deen' Ludwig
WEST BEND MaDeen "Deen" Ludwig, 79, of West Bend, died Tuesday (Jan. 25, 2005) at his home in West Bend.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Wilson's of Algona.
Wilson Funeral Homes, Algona, (525) 295-2622.
