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Berneice Elizabeth Nassen
Berneice Elizabeth Nassen, 83, of Mason City, formerly of
Davenport, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 27, 1995, at the Genesis Medical
Center East, in Davenport.
Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 30, at the Cunnick-Collins
Mortuary in Davenport. Burial was in the Davenport Memorial Park
Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Moose Heart.
Berneice E. (nee) Carothers was born April 28, 1911, in Taylor Ridge,
Ill., the daughter of James L. and Nora (Roberts) Carothers.
On Aug. 7, 1931, she married Clifford Reem in Rock Island, Ill.
He died July 13, 1951. She later married Bernard Nassen on
Sept. 2, 1961, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He died Sept. 29, 1983.
She once was employed by the Mason City Schools in the cafeteria,
and more recently had been a housewife and homemaker. She was a
member of the St. James Lutheran Church, Mason City, the
Mason City V.F.W. auxiliary, the Mason City Women of the Moose,
where she also served as the senior reagent and the state recorder.
She also belonged to the Mason City Grandmothers Club, Mason City
Birthday Club, and....
Jane L. Anderson
Mrs. Jane L. Anderson, 82, of Garner, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 30,
1995, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa.
Memorial services were held Saturday, Feb. 4, 1995, at the
Jehovah Witnesses Kingdom Hall, Mason City, with Timothy Hartman
officiating. The family suggests memorials to the Jane Anderson
Memorial Fund.
Ref: Emelia Aker
Jane was born July 5, 1912, in Baltic, S. D., the daughter of
Knute and Emelia (Aker) Fossum. She graduated from Baltic
High School and then [from] Sioux Valley School of Nursing, Sioux Falls,
S.D. She worked as a nurse in the surgery unit.
On June 12, 1937, she married Martin Anderson, Jr., in Sioux Falls.
They lived on a farm near Dell Rapids, S.D., until 1938, when they
moved to Sioux Falls and lived there until 1980 when they moved to
Garner.
Jane loved to sew and crochet. She especially loved to read the
Bible and was excellent teacher of the Bible. She has been active
in the ministry for the Jehovah Witness for the past 58 years.
She is survived by her husband, Martin Anderson, Jr. Garner; one
son Lannie Anderson and his wife, Claudia, Garner; and two
grandchildren, Erik and Mariana Anderson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers,
Lawrence, Maurice, Joe, Art and Carl Fossum; and five infant
sisters.
Larry David Hill
Larry David Hill, 51, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995,
at his home with his family and friends at his bedside.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 3, at Zion Lutheran Church,
with the Sister Elaine Frank, chaplain at North Iowa Mercy Health
Center, will officiate. Burial was at the Clear Lake Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials in his name.Larry was born
Aug. 27, 1943 in Manhattan, Kan., the son of Dr. James K. Hill and
Jo Margaret Hill (nee) Foryth.
On Sept. 23, 1956 [??], he was married to Ada Tobey, in Bismark, N.D.
He was employed at Winnebago Industries at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Ada Hill, Clear Lake; three sons,
Tim Hill, Las Vegas, Nev., Jim Hill, Clear Lake, and Ken Hill
and his fiance, Darcie Berghefer, of Clear Lake; his mother,
Peg Hill, Titonka, Iowa; and three brothers, Karry Hill, Tuscon,
Ariz., Robbin Hill, Mason City, and Jim Hill, Garner, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his father; and an infant sister.
Organist Mary Jane Reynolds accompanied soloist Paul Langholz.
Pallbearers were Oscar Hicks, Rudy Scheibel, Greg Hanson,
Terry Scheibel, Red Fullman.
Leona M. McEldoon
Leona M. McEldoon, 84, of Clear Lake, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at
North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Christian Church
in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Larry Squier officiating. Burial was
in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.The family suggests
memorials in her name.
Leona was born Jan. 11, 1911, in Klemme, Iowa, the daughter of
Charles and Anna (Knoke) Schmidt. The family later moved to
Mason City.
Ref: Anna Knoke
On Nov. 23, 1929, she married James Paul McEldoon in Mason City.
The couple owned and operated McEldoon's Grocery Store from 1940-1952.
She later worked at Verna's and The Villa, women's clothing stores
in Clear Lake.She enjoyed knitting, sports, travel and playing
cards and Bingo with her good friends at the Lakeland and Park
Apartments. She was a member of the Christian Church in Clear Lake
and a former member of Eastern Star.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Larry (Ruth Ann) Knoll,
Mason City, Mrs. Robert (Karen) Humphrey, Clear Lake, and
Mrs. Doug (Paula) Juhl of Waldorf, Md.; a daughter-in-law,
Helen McEldoon; a son, ... Quick Shop....
Rosie G. Christiansen
Mrs. Rosie G. Christiansen, 77, of Clear Lake, died Monday,
Feb. 6, 1995, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit,
Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 9,
at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen
officiating. Interment was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake.
The family suggests memorials in her name.
Rosie was born May 1, 1917, on a farm by Meservey, Iowa, in
Franklin County, the daughter of Ben and Sena (Ahrenholtz) Vierkant.
She attended rural school in Wisner Township.
On Nov. 11, 1945, she married Floyd (Smokey) Christiansen at the
Reformed Church Parsonage, Meservey. They farmed north of Clear Lake
until 1960 when they moved to Clear Lake.
Rosie loved to sew, make quilt tops for the church, and was a member
of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.
She is survived by a sister, Alice Esk, Clear Lake; three brothers,
Bernard Vierkant, Jacksonville, Texas, George Vierkant, Glenville,
Minn., and Henry Vierkant, Mason City, Iowa; several nieces and
nephews; a special friend, Verbena Friesleben, Clear Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1987;
one sister, Grace Harms; and a brother Herman Vierkant.
Organist Karen Harthan accompanied soloist Marilyn Sadler.
Pallbearers were Rex Friesleben, LaVerne Lee, David Christiansen,
Steve Hammond, Bernie Vierkant, Robert Christiansen.
Gerald W. "Red" Smit
Gerald W. "Red" Smit, 62, of La Porte City, Iowa, died Tuesday,
Feb. 7, 1995, at home.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 10, at American Lutheran
Church of LPC with the Rev. Laurel Nordin, Interim Pastor and
Rev. Otto J. Reitz, former pastor of American Lutheran Church
officiating. Interment was in the West View Cemetery of LPC.
Gerald was born March 20, 1932, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of
Henry and Grace (Cordes) Smit.He graduated fr....
Ralph Maxwell Smith
R. Max (Ralph Maxwell) Smith, 83, of Clear Lake, died
Monday, Feb. 13, 1995, at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear....
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 17, at the Clear Lake
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating.
The body was cremated, and interment will be in the Clear Lake
Cemetery at a later date. The family suggests memorials to the
Salvation Army, Russ Pearson Adult Day Care Center, Mason City,
or the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake.
R. Max Smith was born Aug. 27, 1911, at Morris, Minn., the son of
Peter H. Smith and Maude Lena Dexter Smith. He grew up and
attended school in Mason City, Iowa. Max went to work for
Deck Brothers Sporting Goods. Later he worked on the Al-Can
Highway for E.M. Duesenberg, a Clear Lake contractor. After the
project was completed, he worked for and retired from Great Lake
Pipeline Company, now known as Williams Brothers Pipeline Company.
On Oct. 6, 1934, he married Ruth Hanna Miller in Mason City. The
couple lived in Maason City until March 1, 1945, when they moved
to Clear Lake. Max was dearly loved by his wife, children,
grandchildren, relatives and friends. He was a caring and
loving man. Max enjoyed gardening and refinishing furniture.
He is survived by three children, Jane Arevalo and her husband,
Bob, Leavenworth, Kan., Peter N. Smith and his wife, Retta,
Gul Breeze, Fla., and Judy Smith, Seattle, Wash.; six grandchildren,
Alan Arevalo, Robin Arevalo Cradic and her husband, Kevin,
Zachary Smith, Joshua Smith, Corey Smith and Seth Smith;
two great-grandchildren, Steven and Emily Cradic; a brother,
Dexter A. Smith, Peoria, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruth;
and his brother, Earle Smith.
