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HENRY NISSEN
CLEAR LAKE - Henry Nissen, 93, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (April 7, 1999) at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel (515) 357-2193.
ROBERT M. GREENE
MASON CITY - Robert M. Greene, 75, of 661 Ninth St. N.E., died Wednesday (April 7, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Wayne Ryan of Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery , with flag folding and taps by the Mason City Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and until time of services on Saturday at Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Major Erickson Funeral Home (515) 423-0924.
RICHARD E. 'DICK' DOW
MASON CITY - Richard E. "Dick" Dow, 80, 221 West 57th St. #A8, Loveland, Colo., died Dec. 5, 1998, at the McKee Medical Center, Loveland, Colo.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at the Sheffield Cemetery , with the Rev. Doug Anderson of the First United Methodist Church, Sheffield, officiating. There will be Masonic graveside services Tuesday by Harding Lodge #649 A.F. & A.M.
The family will greet friends following the graveside services at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, Sheffield.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home (515) 423-0924.
NADINE MARIE HARMON
HAMPTON - Nadine Marie Harmon, 78, of Hampton, died Wednesday (April 7, 1999) at the Hampton Care Center.
Inurnment will be held at a later date. Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, is in charge of arrangements.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home (515) 456-3232.
MARIE ELLIS OVERHOLT
MASON CITY - Marie Ellis Overholt, 88, passed away Nov. 19, 1998, at her home in El Monte, Calif. Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery , Mason City, Iowa.
Marie was born in Suratov, Russia, on Nov. 19, 1910. At an early age she immigrated to the United States with her parents.
She grew up and attended schools in Mason City. After her graduation she moved to California where she made her home.
She married Norval Overholt in Las Vegas on Aug. 17, 1942. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1968.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Art (Emma) Becker; and a brother, Harold Ellis and his wife, Helen, all of Mason City, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews.
LEO RAYMOND LADOUCEUR
NORTHWOOD - Leo Raymond LaDouceur, 80, of Northwood, died Tuesday (April 6, 1999) at the Lutheran Retirement Home, in Northwood.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 9, 1999, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly with the Rev. Thomas McAndrew officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
in Manly, with military graveside honors by "Our Buddies" VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.
Friends may call from 5 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 99-11th St. South, Northwood.
The family of Leo Raymond LaDouceur has requested that memorial contributions be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly, Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, or to the Lutheran Retirement Home, in Northwood, in his memory.
Leo Raymond LaDouceur was born on Aug. 28, 1918, in Belcourt, N.D., the son of Sylvio and Blanche LaDouceur. He was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at the Catholic Church in Willow City, N.D.
He attended and received his education in the Willow City school system. At the age of 16, he and his widowed mother moved to Minneapolis, Minn.
In 1939, he was inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps, serving overseas during World War II. After his honorable discharge in 1945, he operated an oil station in Anoka, Minn. He later traveled throughout the states as a salesman doing antique shows.
He was united in marriage to Ina Berg on April 8, 1980, at the Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett. During the winter months he lived in Arizona, and before leaving Arizona, he became a resident of Springfield Nursing Home.
On March 31, 1998, they returned to their home in Northwood, and on April 14, 1998, he entered the Manly Nursing & Rehab Center and had been a resident of the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood since May 5, 1998.
He enjoyed fishing, music, antiques, singing, playing cards with his friends and planting fruit trees.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manly, and "Our Buddies" VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Ina (Berg) LaDouceur, of Northwood; one sister, Sylvia Monegon and her husband, Adrian, of Rolette, N.D.; one aunt, Alda Plante, of Minot, N.D.; seven nephews and two nieces, as well as other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Victor LaDouceur, who died on Sept. 28, 1998.
Conner Colonial Chapel (515) 324-1543.
RICHARD E. 'DICK' DOW
MASON CITY - Richard E. "Dick" Dow, 80, 221 West 57th St. No. A8, Loveland, Colo., died Dec. 5, 1998, at the McKee Medical Center, Loveland, Colo.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 1999, at the Hillside Cemetery
in Sheffield, with the Rev. Doug Anderson of the First United Methodist Church, Mason City, officiating. There will be Masonic graveside services Tuesday by Harding Lodge No. 649 A.F. & A.M.
The family will greet friends following the graveside services at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the First United Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall, 119 S. Georgia Ave. Mason City.
Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., is in charge of arrangements.
Major Erickson Funeral Home (515) 423-0924.
HENRY NISSEN
CLEAR LAKE - Henry Nissen, 93, of 307 N. 14th St., Clear Lake, died Wednesday (April 7, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Evangelical Free Church, Highway 18, Clear Lake, with the Rev. David Wiersbe officiating. Burial will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake.
Memorials may be made in his name to Hospice of North Iowa and the Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake.
Henry was born Oct. 16, 1905, in Risum, Germany, son of Paul and Helen (Christiansen) Nissen. He came to the United States in 1928 and worked as a farmhand until 1938. He then began farming for himself by renting a farm near Manly.
In 1944, he bought a farm north of Clear Lake. He returned to Germany for an extended visit, and while there, married Marie Friedrichsen in 1956. He, his wife and son then returned to the United States. He began farming again and remained a farmer until 1968, when he retired. The family then moved to Clear Lake.
He was a member of the Evangelical Free Church. Henry enjoyed reading and woodworking.
He is survived by his wife, Marie, of Clear Lake; and two daughters, Hannah Nissen, Youngstown, Ohio, and Lorian Medina, Spanaway, Wash. He is also survived by one son, Detlef Friedrichsen and his wife, Carol, Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren, John Friedrichsen and his wife, Julie, Atlanta, Ga., Nick Friedrichsen and his wife, Jenni, of Des Moines; Melinda Friedrichsen, Clive, Iowa; Wally Medina, Spanaway, Wash.; Angela Medina, Spanaway, Wash.; four great-grandchildren, Sarah Friedrichsen, Noah Friedrichsen, and Rhyann Friedrichsen; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and an infant son, Paul; four brothers and three sisters, all of Germany.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel (515) 357-2193.
ROBERT M. GREENE
MASON CITY - Robert M. Greene, 75, of 661 Ninth St. N.E., died Wednesday (April 7, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Wayne Ryan, of Rolling Acres Free Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery , with flag folding and taps at graveside by the Mason City Memorial Association.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and until time of services on Saturday at the Major Erickson Funeral Home.
Memorials may be given to the Robert M. Greene Memorial Fund.
Robert M. Greene was born Nov. 9, 1923, the son of S.W. "Bill" and Dorothy (Bull) Greene. Bob attended and graduated from Mason City High School in 1941. He attended Mason City Junior College.
Bob then enlisted in the U.S. Army in December of 1942, serving in the Signal Corps until September 1945.
Bob married Mae Drafahl on May 22, 1943, in Des Moines. Bob and Mae returned to North Iowa in 1971, where he delivered Winnebago motor homes, worked for Guardian Photo and, in recent years, he was the greeter at Target.
Bob's hobbies included reading, shopping and enjoying nature, and he was an avid animal lover.
He was a member of the VFW.
Bob is survived by his wife, Mae Greene, of Mason City; one son, Charles M. Greene, of Mason City; three daughters, Sherry Sauerbry, of Independence, Mo.; Eva Ricaurte and husband, Dr. Eduardo, of Toledo, Ohio; and Christine VerHelst and her fiance, Craig Anderson, of Fort Dodge; nine grandchildren, Lori Kilbury and her husband, Mike; Jeff Saurbry; Eric, Emma, Brandon and Andrea Ricaurte; Margie and Megan VerHelst; and Alex Anderson; two great-grandchildren, Jessica and Brad Kilbury; and his dog, Patcher.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
