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MARJORIE SMITH 77, formerly of rural Anthon, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 13, 2006, at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Viborg, South Dakota. Funeral services: Saturday March 18, 2006 in Sioux City. Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa. Meyer Brother's Funeral Home, Sioux City is in charge of arrangements.
ETHEL WISE 100, of Akron, Colorado and formerly of Oto, Iowa passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2006.
NOEL A. KRAGNESS 69, of Sigourney, Iowa and formerly of Anthon passed away on Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney following a courageous battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Funeral services: March 7, 2006 at Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel, Sigourney, Iowa. Burial will be at a later date in Vermillion Cemetery, Vermillion, South Dakota. Noel was born
August 9, 1936, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Oscar and Hazel (Criswell) Kragness. He graduated from Leeds High School in 1954 and the University of South Dakota in 1958 with a B.S. degree in Engineering. In June of 1958 he married
Marilyn Randolph in Vermillion, South Dakota. To this union three children were born; David, Brian and Donna. Noel worked as an engineer at Murray Iron Works in Burlington, Iowa for eight years. On January 30, 1965, he married
Martha Perkins in Bussey, Iowa. Noel, Marty and the children moved back to the Sioux City area in 1966 where Noel earned his teaching certificate at Morningside College. He then taught Chemistry, Physics, Math and Senior Seminar at Eastwood High School in Correctionville, Iowa for 25 years before retiring due to his health. He and Marty moved to Sigourney in 1998. Noel was a member of the Sigourney United Methodist Church and was a man of great intelligence who had many interests, including hunting and fretwork. He also had a unique sense of humor. Survivors include his wife: Marty Kragness of Sigourney; three children: David Kragness of Omaha, Nebraska, Brian Kragness and wife Sara of Vancouver, Washington and Donna Kehoe and husband Joe of Birchwood, Wisconsin and two grandchildren: Bryce and Sabrina Kragness. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Marilyn as well as a daughter-in-law, Tamara Kragness. A time of sharing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2006, at the Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel in Sigourney. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established to the Gideons. Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service in Sigourney is handling the arrangements.
WALTER WESTENDORF of Smithland, the founder of Westendorf Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Onawa, Iowa passed away on Monday, February 27, 2006.Services: Monday, March 6, 2006 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oto, Iowa. Burial: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, rural Oto. Walter is survived by a daughter and her husband, Joy and Leo McCarthy of Dubuque, Iowa; a daughter, Elaine Martin of Omaha; a son and his wife, Neal and Shirley Westendorf of Dakota Dunes, S.D.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Louis Westendorf of Carroll, Iowa; nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends. Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Arley in 1995; a son-in-law, Dennis Martin in 2005; a brother, Albert Westendorf; and one adopted sister, Sister Audrey Gray. The family requests that memorials be directed to the Rural Families in Crisis Program established by Walter through the Diocese of Sioux City, Public Parks and Recreation Program for the city of Smithland and to the Serra Club of Omaha for televised masses.
JOHN W. COLE 88, of Kingsley, formerly of Anthon passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2006. Services:Thursday, March 2, 2006 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kingsley, with burial in Kingsley. John was born
to Al and Annie (Coyne) Cole on a farm near Oto, Iowa on June 21, 1917. He graduated from Anthon Community School and went to work at Mike's Market in Anthon. He moved to Kingsley in 1939 and he and brother Bernard ran Cole's Market there for 40 years. John married
Phyllis Hodgen in Kingsley on October 19, 1944. He served four years with the U.S. Army during W.W. II and owned Cole's Variety Store for 10 years. He served as a substitute mail carrier for over 18 years as well. John was very active in the Kingsley community and served on the steering committee for their Diamond Jubilee, was a former commander of American Legion Nash Post 140 as well as being a member of that Post for over 60 years. He was also a Past President of the Kingsley Commercial Club. He is survived by two daughters, Suzanne McMahon of DeWitt, Iowa, and Michelle Cole of Chicago, Illinois; a son Mike of Townsend Montana, six grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother in law Max Hodgen, many nieces and nephews and special friends, Dale and Betty Murray of Kingsley. He was preceded in death by his wife Phyllis, who passed away on November 2, 2002, his parents, three brothers, Bernard, Leo and Raphael; a granddaughter, a nephew, four sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law. Memorials may be directed to St. Michael's Catholic Church or the Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center.
ALEX PARKER
On Wednesday, February 22, 2006 another tragedy struck our community with the accidental shooting of one of Anthon's finest young teenagers.
ALEX PARKER, the son of Lloyd and Jody Parker and brother of Keith and Jake Parker of rural Anthon, and a junior at Maple Valley Anthon-Oto High School in Mapleton, Iowa was accidently shot and succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning, February 23, 2006.
We have heard this young man described as " a role model, " "a good kid, " "a super nice boy, " "a great athlete, " "a good friend, " and we are sure that in this whole valley, as well as the whole school district there would only be praises sung about Alex. He touched so many people's lives during his time here. His spirit will live on!
If anyone would like to leave a message on the guest book about Alex, for Alex, or for his family - go ahead. We know he will definitely be missed, and never forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with Alex's family as well as all of his many friends, and classmates.
No obituary notice received.
CARRIE LIVERMORE 91, of Anthon, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2006. Services were held Friday, March 3, at the Oto United Church of Christ in Oto, with Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, at Anthon. She was born
to George and Ida (Beaver) Mason on April 3, 1914 in O'Neill, Nebraska. She married
Walter Livermore on October 24, 1934 and the couple lived in Oto most of their lives. Carrie was a part-time telephone operator and also worked in her sister's cafe. She and Walter moved to Anthon in 1984. He passed away on December 27, 1997. She was a member of the Oto United Church of Christ and belonged to the Ladies Mite Society. Survivors include one daughter Mary Esther and her husband Kenneth Hill of Anthon, two grandchildren; Brian and his wife Faye Hill, and Debra and her husband Chauncey Wilson all of Anthon; four great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Carrie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter on December 27, 1997, two brothers, Dale and Keith Manson, four sisters, Wilma Dicus, Betty Zerfing, Mildred Manson and Doris Schmidt.
JANET K. MICHENER, 69, of Kingsley, formerly of Anthon, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2006, at the Kingsley nursing home. Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 3, 2006 at Christy-Smith McCulloch Chapel in Moville, Iowa. Burial will be at a later date in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Janet was born
on May 22, 1936 at Blair, Nebraska to Lars and Lena (Jespersen) Jensen. The family moved to Iowa where Janet grew up; near Aurelia. She graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa and taught school for a few years. On August 17, 1962 she was united in marriage to Gary Michener in Storm Lake, Iowa. The couple moved to California for a year, then moved back to the Anthon area where they began farming. Janet and Gary were a team on the farm and raised their daughters together there. Janet was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star chapter in Anthon, the Garden Club and the United Church of Christ in Oto, Iowa. She enjoyed her family, gardening, canning and cooking. Survivors include two daughters, Ann and her husband Jay Hardy of Redwood City, California, and Kim and her husband Mo Emami of Fort Collins, Colorado; two grandchildren, Farrah and Zoya Emami; and a sister, Bette Morgan of Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Gary, who died unexpectedly on September 22, 2005; her parents, and two brothers, Guy and Vernon Jensen.
DOROTHY DEVE PETERSEN, 94 of Cedar Falls, Iowa and formerly of Anthon passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2006 of pneumonia at Sartori Memorial Hospital. Memorial services were held on January 2, 2006.
Dorothy was born
September 18, 1911, at Pierson, Iowa, the daughter of William and Ethel Fey. She married
John H. Petersen on June 30, 1932 at Rock Branch Methodist Church in rural Woodbury County. John passed away on May 9, 1986.
Dorothy graduated from Anthon High School in 1929 and received an Iowa Teaching Certificate from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. She taught in rural schools in Woodbury County for many years.
Dorothy and John owed and operated the Coast to Coast store in Anthon for a number of years. After selling their business they worked in hardware stores in Sioux City, Moville and Le Mars until moving to Cedar Falls in 1979.
It was in August of 2005 that Dorothy moved to Cedar Falls Lutheran Home in Cedar Falls. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls.
Survivors include two daughters, Delores and husband Richard Lynch of Cedar Falls, and Joan and husband Donald Smith of Edwardsville, Kansas, one son, Steven and his wife Jolene Petersen of Independence, Iowa, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband John, her parents, one brother Donald Fey and an infant grandson.
ARCHIE C. LYON, 81, formerly of Anthon, and Burke, South Dakota and a resident of LeMars, Iowa passed away on January 4, 2006 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Archie was born
on May 1, 1924 in Correctionville to Frank and Willa (Therien) Lyon. He was a life-long beekeeper in the business his father began in the 1930's near Anthon. Archie loved being a beekeeper and will be remembered for his strong work ethic and great knowledge of the industry. After being in business and a partnership with his brother Charlie, he went into business with his two sons; Randy and Ron Lyon. Their business expanded in South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and as far south as Texas.
On November 10, 1945 Archie married
Neola Bennett in Anthon. Archie and Neola were the proud parents of three children; Ron, Lynn, and Randy. Survivors include his wife of 60 years; Neola; a son Ron Lyon of Spring Valley, Minnesota, a daughter Lynn and her husband Hakan Fransson of Raleigh, North Carolina; six grandchildren; one brother Frank Lyon of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Annie and her husband, Claire Wulff of Mineola, Texas; a daughter-in-law, Leigh Lyon of Burke, South Dakota, and a sister-in-law Mary Jo Lyon of Anthon.
Archie was preceded in death by his parents; one son Randy Lyon of Burke, South Dakota, two brothers; Charlie of Anthon and Lee Lyon of Springfield, Ohio; a sister Elsie of Spokane, Washington. Archie will be greatly missed by all who knew him and his sense of humor which was so funny.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Clausen Funeral Home, Burke, South Dakota.
GARY ALLEN YOCKEY 65, of Holstein, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 2, 2005 in Wyoming, Iowa, while attending his father-in-law's passing. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Holstein, Iowa with Pastor Curtis Benson officiating. Burial will be in Holstein Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Barker Funeral Home in Holstein. The son of Gerald and Gertrude (Drossel) Yockey; Gary was born
on November 24, 1940, near Anthon, Iowa. He attended country school and graduated from Anthon High School with the class of 1958. He attended college in Omaha, Nebraska. He married
Virginia Backhaus in 1960. The couple had three children; Ranae, Rhonda and Todd. Gary married
Judy M. Petersen on December 5, 1970, while living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They had two children, Terry and Gerald (Chris) Yockey. Gary and Judy moved to Washta, Iowa in 1976. He worked at Wilson's Packing Plant in Cherokee, Iowa and helped on his parents farm. In 1981, he established Washta Insurance after an apprenticeship with Sid Gustafson in Paullina. The family moved to Holstein in 1991 and relocated their office as Yockey Insurance, Inc. Gerald (Chris) joined the office in management in 2000. Gary was a very devoted man to his family, hobbies and career. He enjoyed his family and, most of all, his seven grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping, snowmobiling, water skiing, music and especially boating in the summer. Each year he and Judy would take the grandchildren to their summer home at Okoboji, Iowa for one week and spoil them rotten. Gary truly sensed the needs of others and would put them first. Gary and Judy served as legal guardians the last several years for a good friend, Jarroll Otto. Gary was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Pheasants Forever and the Cattlemen's Association. He served on the board of directors for Mid-Step Services for over 10 years and the National Crop Insurance. He started an insurance-based software support group, Applied Systems. He also had the honor of serving as past president of the Professional Insurance Agents. Survivors include his wife, Judy; children Dr. Ranae (Larry Orrico) Yockey-Orrico of Chicago, Illinois, Rhonda (Dr. Scott) Anderson of Bellevue, Iowa and Gerald (Chris) and Amy Yockey of Holstein, Iowa; a sister, Joane (Pat) Cole of Huxley, Iowa; grandchildren, Rebecca, Matthew, Lucas and Marcus Anderson, Nathan and Hannah Yockey and Chaz Orrico; and his mother-in-law, Betty Petersen. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Todd Yockey and Terry Yockey and his father-in-law.
MARY AGNES (CRILLY) BURKE 87, passed away on October 9, 2005. A former resident of Sioux City, and most recently of San Juan Capistrano, California. Mary was well known in our community for more than 70 years. Born in Anthon, Iowa, July 31, 1918, she was the fourth child born
to Hugh and Florence Crilly. She was raised on the family farm and attended Anthon schools and graduated from Cathedral High School in Sioux City. Mary was a member of Immaculate Conception Church for years, and later Cathedral parish. Memories will be cherished of her devotion to her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Her giving nature and genuine goodwill for friends and neighbors will leave a warm place in many hearts. She is survived by her children, Mike and daughter-in-law, Carol, Alice Burke, and Joanne Burke Stager and son-in-law, John; five grandchildren, two great grand daughters, and two great grandsons, all who reside in Southern California. Also a brother, Mike Crilly; three sisters, Pauline Sorensen, Sr. Alice Marie Crilly, Eileen Renneker, and millions of nieces and nephews (all of them her favorite). She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers; Francis, Wayne, Ralph, Gene, and her sister, Nell, as well as husband Vincent S. Burke, infant son, James Michael, and granddaughter Lora Ann. Mary was a member of Saint Irenaeus church, Cypress, California. Services were held there on October 13, 2005. Pallbearers were: Jim and Peter Burke (grandsons), Ruth Crilly (niece), Gary Crilly (nephew), Steve Farrington and Robert Griggs (friends). She was buried at Forest Lawn, in Cypress, California, under a bright blue sky, a multitude of flowers, and surrounded by friends and family.
