Search Archived Marriage Records
ROBERT M. NORBY
RUDD - Robert M. Norby, 79, died Saturday (Dec. 2, 2000) at Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.
In accordance with Robert's request there will be no services. The body was cremated. There will be a private scattering of ashes at the farm in the springtime when the corn is growing and the fish are biting.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 702 State St., Osage, is in charge of arrangements.
Robert was born Feb. 27, 1921, near Rudd, the son of Tillman and Gea (Field) Norby. He attended country school near Rudd.
On April 4, 1941, he was united in marriage to Doris Kuhlemeier at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. This union was blessed with four children: Ronald and his wife, Mary, of Rudd, Barbara Novak and Toby Anama of Des Moines, Carolyn Smith and her husband, Tom, of Centerville, and Bill and his wife, Vikie, of Rudd.
He farmed near Rudd most of his life. Camping and fishing were a few of his favorite pastimes. He was a member of Rock Creek Lutheran Church.
Robert is survived by his wife, Doris; his four children; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, John, Michael, Kimberly, Norby, Mrs. John (Tammy) Berhends and her children, Nicole and Emily, Mrs. Travis (Roxanne) Stohr and their children, Chase and Chance, Mrs. Ronald (Heidi) Marzen and their children, Cody and Lee, Mrs. Gary (Lisa) Parks and their children, Dylan and Kaylee, Scott and his wife, Shadi Norby, and their daughter, Marissa, and Krystal Norby; and three brothers, Raymond and his wife, Nancy, of Rudd, John and his wife, Bonnie, of Osage, and Harold and his wife, Roberta, of Nora Springs.
His parents preceded him in death.
Cards and memorials may be sent to the family at 1544 110th St., Rudd, 50471.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
MARIE M. LANE
MASON CITY - Marie M. Lane, 96, of 4 Third St. N.W. (The Manor), died Sunday (Dec. 3, 2000).
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 Willowbrook Dr. in Mason City, with the Rev. Terry Hamilton-Poore officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery
in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Visitation will held from 10 a.m. until noon today at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Mason City.
Memorials may be given to the Parish Health Ministries at the First Presbyterian Church.
Marie was born Sept. 26, 1904, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Kleinert) Horn. She attended schools in Ottumwa, Iowa, Austin, Minn., and Sioux Falls, S.D.
On Oct. 9, 1928, she was married to Roy L. Lane in Sioux Falls, S.D. They moved to Sioux City in 1932. When Marie lived in Sioux City, she was active in church school, Presbytery and Synod in the Presbyterian Church. She was a 70-year member of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.
The Lanes moved to Mason City in 1989 to retire and be near their children and grandchildren.
Marie was known as "The Knitting Lady," making hundreds of caps and mittens for Head Start and Charlie Brown Day Care Centers. She was a member of the Mason City Woman's Club, a 45- year member of Pythian Sisters; and a 20-year member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mason City.
She is survived by her daughter, Margie Lane Schmidt, of Mason City; grandchildren, Pamela Joy Echelbarger, of Mason City, Jennifer Lea Echelbarger Bernard and her husband, Dennis, of Webster City, Teri Lyn Echelbarger Purcell, of Minneapolis, Minn., Robert Lane Echelbarger, of Mason City, Thomas Vern Echelbarger, of Iowa City, Russell David Echelbarger, of Mason City, Elizabeth Anne
Schmidt
Ringwald and her husband, Rand, of Seattle, Wash., Andrew Lane Schmidt, of Bordentown, N.J., Martha Marie Schmidt, of Des Moines, and Sarah Jane
Schmidt
McBride and her husband, Scott, of Las Vegas, Nev.; great-grandchildren, Nora Marie Bernard, of Webster City, Danielle Louise Bernard, of Webster City, Rhys Evan Ringwald, of Seattle, Wash., Kyree Troy Mure, of Des Moines, Sierra Lee Mure, of Des Moines, and Thomas Quinn McBride, of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister, Marjorie Harbin, of Seattle, Wash., nieces and nephews; and other survivors include Robert Echelbarger and his wife, Sadie, of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy, on Jan. 6, 1984; daughter, Shirley Ann Lane Echelbarger; and sisters, Cecyle Overocker, and Blanche Harrington.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (641) 423-0924.
BURNELL TROE
LAKE MILLS - Burnell Troe, 86, died Monday (Jan. 29, 2001) at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn., with the Rev. Julie Fiske officiating. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery , rural Emmons.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and will continue one hour before the service at the church Friday.
N. (Nels) Burnell Troe, son of Baar N. and Josephine C. (Horvei) Troe, was born Oct. 25, 1914, in Worth County. Burnell was baptized and confirmed at Silver Lake Lutheran Church, rural Northwood.
On March 26, 1938, Burnell was united in marriage to Stella H. Erickson at Silver Lake.
Burnell was an active member of Emmons Lutheran Church. He farmed all of his life in the Emmons area. He enjoyed horses.
He is survived by his two daughers, Dorothy J. and her husband, Craig Benson, of Lake Mills, and Donna J. and her husband, Larry Bidne, of Emmons, Minn.; five grandchildren, Diane Schulze and her husband, Bruce, of Fertile, Chad Benson of Lake Mills, Jay Bidne and his wife, Wendy, of Emmons, Tammy Fredrickson and her husband, Jason, of Elkton, Minn, and Scott Bidne and his fiance, Joni Halvorson, of Northwood; six great-grandchildren, Steven and Ryan Schulze, Ashley, Logan and Dakota Bidne, and Hunter Fredrickson; three sisters-in-law, Lydia and her husband, Elmer Erickson, Gertrude and her husband, Melvin Erickson, and Hazel and her husband, Lyle Hengesteg; and one brother-in-law, Glenn and his wife, Arlene Erickson.
Burnell was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Stella, on Oct. 7, 2000; five sisters, Laura Nesby, Alma Brua, Cora Groe, Hilda Hagen and Eva Sime; two brothers, Helmer Troe and Alvin Troe; and one grandson, Donovan Burnell Hermanson.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home and Cremation, (641) 592-0221.
LLOYD D. EGGERS
CHARLES CITY - Lloyd D. Eggers, 63, of 600 S. Johnson St., died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, U.S. Highway 18 and Clark Street, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek as celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. There will be a parish vigil scriptural wake service beginning at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the funeral Mass at the church on Friday.
DAISY LAUGHLIN
WATERLOO - Daisy Laughlin, 72, formerly of Osage, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.
It was Daisy's wishes that her remains be cremated and that there be no services. The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, is in charge of the arrangements.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
WILLIAM H. ROSS
NORA SPRINGS - William H. "Willy" Ross, 75, of the Nora Springs Care Center, formerly of Liberty Square, Nora Springs, and Charles City, died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at the care center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, with the Rev. Dennis D. Niezwaag, pastor of Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery , Charles City.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, (641) 228-4211.
FRANK O. OBERG
WALTERS, Minn. - Frank O. Oberg, 84, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Burr Oak Manor in Austin, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at United Lutheran Church in Walters, Minn., with the Rev. David Jarvis-Schroeder officiating. Interment will be in the United Lutheran Cemetery
in rural Walters.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home, 255 Second Ave. S.W., Wells, Minn., and will resume one hour before the service at the church Saturday.
Frank O. Oberg was born June 5, 1916, in Twin Lakes, Minn., to Edward and Addie Oberg
He married Shirley Schuster on April 27, 1952, in Albert Lea, Minn.. He farmed all of his life and worked for Leo Donahue near Twin Lakes, Curt Schneider by Conger, Calmer Bidne in Kiester and the Harold Matz Fur Farm for many years. He also worked at Bricelyn Canning Factory.
He was a member of United Lutheran Church in Walters, Minn. He enjoyed visiting with friends and doing the paper route (Albert Lea Tribune).
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Oberg, of Walters, Minn.; four children, Patricia Oberg and special friend, Larry Lowman, of Albert Lea, Minn., Mark and his wife, Penny Oberg, of Mason City, DeAnna and her husband, Steve Kleinschmidt, of Albert Lea, and Roger Oberg of Albert Lea; two grandchildren, Christopher and his wife, Jessica Oberg, and Brandi Oberg, all of Mason City; two brothers, Emil and his wife, Anna Oberg, of Albert Lea, and James and his wife, Dorothy Oberg, of Albert Lea; one sister, Pearl Amundson, Albert Lea; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister-in-law, Betty Oberg; and a brother-in-law, James Amundson.
Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home, (507) 553-3124.
HAROLD E. EPPEL
CLARION - Harold E. Eppel, 79, died Wednesday (Jan. 31, 2001) at Community Memorial Hospital, Clarion.
According to Harold's wishes, his body will be cremated and no funeral services are planned. Tenold Funeral Home, Belmond, is in charge of arrangements.
Tenold Funeral Home, (641) 444-4474.
RAYMOND J. DERRY
ST. CLOUD - Raymond J. Derry, 83, of 816 32nd Avenue N., died Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Country Manor Health Care Center in Sartell, Minn.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church, St. Cloud, Minn., with the Rev. Gregory Lieser officiating. Burial will be in Assumption Cemetery , St. Cloud.
Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Saturday. Parish prayers will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the St. Cloud Knights of Columbus Bishop Zardetti Council No. 5548 at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials are preferred in lieu of flowers.
Daniel Funeral Home & Cremation Service, (320) 251-0383.
HELEN E. FARRAN
ROWAN - Helen E. Farran, 94, passed away Tuesday (Jan. 30, 2001) at Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the United Church of Rowan with the Rev. JoAn Skyrme officiating. Burial will take place in Graceland Cemetery
near Rowan.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond.
Helen, the daughter of James and Emma Scott Walpole, was born Dec. 12, 1906, in Rock Valley, Iowa. She grew up in Rock Valley where she attended Rock Valley Community Schools and graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1924. After high school Helen attended Iowa State University in Ames, where she received her normal training.
She taught one year of country school south of Rock Valley and then began teaching in Rowan at the Rowan Community School.
Helen was united in marriage with Dale "Curly" Farran on Nov. 27, 1936, in Orange City. The couple made their home in Rowan where they lived their entire married life. Curly passed away in 1963.
Beginning her career in Rowan in 1928, Helen dedicated her life to teaching. While teaching, she continued her education at Iowa State University. She received her bachelor of science degree in June of 1953. In Rowan, Helen taught all grades in many areas, including but not limited to, physical education, English, sciences, foreign languages and home economics. As the Rowan girls basketball coach, Helen took that team to the Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament in 1929. She retired from teaching in 1971.
After retirement Helen traveled the world extensively. Besides travel, her hobbies included gardening, quilting, sewing and cooking. Helen is fondly remembered for her homemade candy and rolls. She also enjoyed playing bridge which she played on her last birthday.
Helen was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority at Iowa State University and remained an active member throughout her life. Helen was a long-time member of the United Church of Rowan.
She is survived by two nieces, Jean Cowden of Santa Rosa, N.M., and Mary Ann Rebello and her husband, Harvey, of Mechanicsville, Va.; one nephew, Robert Walpole and his wife, Joyce, of Albuqerque, N.M.; 10 great-nieces and nephews; and several great-great-nieces and nephews.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sisters and one brother.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, (641) 444-3248.
