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IVEN RICHARD (RICH) NORSTRUD, JR.
BRITT - Richard Norstrud, 58, of 165 Center St. E., Britt, passed away from cancer, at home surrounded by his family, Tuesday (June 5, 2001.)
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, 18508 Highway 9, Forest City, with the Rev. Bill Robertson and the Rev. Pastor Greg Wirtjes officiating.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (June 8, 2001) at the Ewing Funeral Home, 178 Center St. W., Britt.
Richard was born July 18, 1942, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of Iven and Florence (Krambeer) Norstrud. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith Sept. 13, 1942.
Richard was a member of the Boy Scouts and earned his Eagle Scout badge. He graduated from Britt High School in 1960. After graduation he was employed by Britt Tech Corporation for eight years. He graduated from Iowa State University in Ames with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1971. He was then employed by the Engineering Department of Northwestern Telephone Labs in Chicago, Ill. In 1972 Richard returned to Britt where he has managed his father's business, NORCO Manufacturing Inc.
Richard was united in marriage to Karen (Beane) on Dec. 12, 1975, and adopted her three children. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Forest City.
Richard was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed his church, training and showing Velvet, his Labrador retriever, camping, and fishing.
Richard is survived by his wife, Karen, of Britt; daughters Tamara and husband, Randy Oettchen, and their children, Emily and Brandon of Gladbrook, Debra and husband, David Eickholt, and their children, Adam and Richard of Maxwell, Laura and husband, Thomas Minehart, of Albert Lea, Minn. and their four children, Jesse and his wife, Serena, and their son, Carter, of Nevada, Joshua of Glenville, Minn., Danielle and Nicole of Albert Lea, Minn.; Cheryl Olson and her sons, Casey and Justin of Corwith, and Davin Norstrud, and his children, Hailey and Shawn, of Britt. Richard is also survived by his parents, Iven and Florence Norstrud of Britt; a sister, Pernola Jean Hochhaus, of Grapevine, Texas; and a brother, Terry Norstrud, of Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Richard was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Alice (Farmer) Krambeer and Olai and Stella (Larsen) Norstrud, and his son-in-law, Ron Olson.
Ewing Funeral Chapel of Britt, (641) 843-3938.
FLORENCE MARIE (MASON) VELDHOUSE
GOODELL - Florence Marie (Mason) Veldhouse, 86, died Wednesday (June 6, 2001) at Belmond Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church, Goodell, with the Rev. Curtis DeVance officiating. Interment will be in Amsterdam Cemetery , Goodell.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Tenold Funeral Home, Belmond, and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church Friday.
Florence Marie (Mason) Veldhouse, the daughter of Walt and Madge (Robbins) Mason was born Jan. 24, 1915, in Hancock County, Goodell.
She attended and graduated from the Goodell High School and taught school in rural Twin Lakes Township.
Florence was united in marriage to Paul Veldhouse in May of 1936, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage on the day her husband died, May 28, 2001. Paul and Florence built a new home in Goodell in 1947 and continued to live there until they entered the Belmond Health Care Center. They also built a cabin in Clear Lake, where they lived for a time.
They loved to travel and pull their camper trailer and what was very important was spending time with her daughter and granddaughters.
She was a member of the Goodell United Methodist Church where she played the piano for many years and was a member of the Ladies Aid.
Florence had a diary she kept every day and baking a banana cream pie was her specialty.
Those thankful for sharing her life are her son-in-law, Bob Stille of Britt; granddaughters, Laurie S. Anderson and her husband, Doug, of Nevada, Linda S. Skogerboe of Goodell and her fiancé, Craig Meints, Lisa S. Barillas and her husband, Chris, of Clear Lake; and great-grandchildren, Brittany and Aaron Anderson, Anna and Amy Skogerboe, Nicholas and Rachel Barillas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul, on May 28, 2001; daughter, Virginia Stille; brother, Francis; and a sister, Louise.
BETTE HELEN TEALL
OSAGE - Bette Helen Teall, 78, passed away Sunday (June 3, 2001) from heart failure, in Vencor Hospital, Ontario, Calif.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Champion-Burcheit Funeral Home, 702 State St., Osage, with the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Interment will be in St. Ansgar Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from noon until 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
A scholarship has been established in Bette Teall's name at the University of Iowa. Memorials may be sent to the University of Iowa Foundation at P. O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244.
Bette was born in Northwood, the daughter of Thomas and Ida (Beyer) Teall. She attended high school in Northwood and graduated from the University of Iowa.
She taught in Iowa and Florida before moving to California. She was employed by the San Bernadino City Unified School District as a teacher and counselor for 32 years.
Bette was a member of the Lutheran Church of Our Savior in San Bernadino, the University of Iowa Alumni Association, the California Retired Teachers' Association and the San Bernadino-Riverside County Counselors' Association. She was very active in environmental and animal issues and was a member of several related organizations.
Bette is survived by a sister, Mary Goad of Cloquet, Minn.; nieces, Martha Briggs Curcio of Sugar Grove, Ill, Mary McWilliams of Cedar Rapids, Vicki Olson of Indianola, Spring Rosen of Sanibel Island, Fla., and Leslie Hill of Ocala, Fla.; a nephew, Paul McWilliams of Loveland, Colo.; a brother-in-law, Harold McWilliams of Osage; and many loving friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert Teall; and a sister, Helen McWilliams.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706
ALPHA GRACE RITTER
MASON CITY - Alpha Grace Ritter, 91, Clear Lake, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Jana Swenson officiating.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North Fourth St., Clear Lake. A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at Brush Pointe Cemetery , Fertile, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen of Zion Lutheran Church officiating.
Memorials may be directed to Zion Lutheran Church, Fertile Lutheran Church, or Hospice of North Iowa.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-423-2372.
FLORENCE (MRS. EMIL) SHILENY
CHARLES CITY - Florence (Mrs. Emil) Shileny, 86, a former resident of 612 Seventh Ave., died Wednesday (June 6, 2001) at the Eleventh Street Chautauqua Guest Home, Charles City.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with Monsignor Stanley J. Hayek as celebrant. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery
at Charles City.
Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City. St. Francis Circle will recite the rosary at 3:30 p.m. and the vigil Scriptural wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service time Saturday.
Florence Elizabeth Sabelka Shileny was born Dec. 17, 1914, at her parent's home northwest of Lawler, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Adank) Sabelka. She received her formal education in the rural school near her home. On June 23, 1936, she and Emil W. Shileny were married at Riley Ridge Catholic Church northwest of Lawler.
Florence was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Francis Circle and the Charles City Senior Citizens. She enjoyed having breakfast at McDonald's or Hardees with family and friends.
Living family members include two daughters and their husbands, Rose and her husband, Mark Frein, of Charles City, and Madonna and her husband, Rollin Whitehurst, of Mason City; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Her parents, husband in 1986, a brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323
MRS. KENNETH (ELIZA) HORN
CHARLES CITY - Mrs. Kenneth (Eliza) Horn, 90, formerly of Charles City, died Monday (June 4, 2001) at the Apple Valley Health Care Center in Apple Valley.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Charles City with the Rev. Todd Yeaton officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery
in Charles City.
Friends may call at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, from 3 to 9 p.m. today. Visitation continues from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home and one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the First Baptist Church of Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home Inc. (641) 228-2323.
KATHRYN P. MULLAN
MASON CITY - Kathryn P. Mullan, 91, of Mason City, died Wednesday (June 6, 2001) at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. NE, Mason City, (641) 423-2372
LILA FERNE CARPENTER
WEBSTER CITY - Lila Ferne Carpenter, 97, died Tuesday (June 5, 2001) at Hamilton County Hospital, Webster City.
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Willim Funeral Home in Clarion with Pastor Tim Platt of the Church of Christ officiating and Gary Brandt singing "How Great Thou Art" and "Morning Has Broken." Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery.
Lila Ferne Carpenter was born Oct. 13, 1903, the daughter of Brutus Tudor and Anna Mae (Montgomery) Tudor, at New Canton, Ill. Lila lived most of her life in Wright County, Iowa.
On Dec. 20, 1958, she married Joseph Howard Carpenter in Webster City. Two children were born to this union. Howard and Lila farmed in Wright County until Howard's death in 1958.
Lila was an active member of the Church of Christ in Webster City and Clarion, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Plantaganet Society, the Hugenot Society, the Webster City Women's Club and the League of Women Voters. She moved to Webster City in 1970.
She is survived by her daughter, Betty Hill and her husband, Lowell, of Urbana, Ill., a daughter, Bonnie Cook of Rowan; a sister, Anna Mae Hansen of Manchester; a brother, Woodrow Tudor of Arlington, Texas; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Lila was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and one sister.
Willim Funeral Home, (641) 579-6278
