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ALMA (BROOKS) RECTOR
NORTHWOOD - Alma (Brooks) Rector, 101, died Wednesday (June 30, 1999) at the Manly Nursing & Rehab Center.
Memorial services and a celebration of her life will be at a later date. Inurnment will be in the Zion Baptist Cemetery
in Sparta, N.C., beside her husband. According to her wishes, her body was cremated.
Conner Colonial Chapel, 99 11th St. S., Northwood, is in charge of arrangements.
Alma (Brooks) Rector was born on June 7, 1898, in Alleghany County in Sparta, N.C., the daughter of John and Columbia Eldora (Brooks) Eustis. She attended and received her education in the Glade Valley (N.C.) High School. She was united in marriage to Charles Martin Rector on Dec. 27, 1915, in Alleghany County, N.C. He preceded her in death in 1941. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Odebolt, where her husband worked at the Adams Ranch and she was a housewife. In 1958, she moved to the Bay area in California, where she furthered her education and obtained her L.P.N. license and worked as a Resident Grandma, Companion Nurse, and later as a house sitter for people in the area. She had been a resident of the Bay area for 40 years, until moving to Northwood, living with her daughter, Marybelle Block and her husband, Ken.
She enjoyed reading, writing and traveling, but her great love and enjoyment was her family.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Concord, Calif., Order of the Eastern Star in Odebolt, and Concord, Calif., Order of Amaranth, and was very active in other church and civic organizations. She also attended the Presbyterian Church in Odebolt, and First Lutheran Church in Northwood.
Left to cherish her memory are four daughters, Sue Heathman and her husband, Phayne, of Humboldt, Brooks Rector of Waterloo, Marybelle Block and her husband, Ken, of Northwood, and Nancy Bushnell and her husband, Jack, of Concord, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Barbara Rector, of Loveland, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.
Besides her husband Charles, her parents, one son, Frederick Rector, one grandson, Kent Rector, two brothers and two sisters also preceded her in death.
Conner Colonial Chapel, (515) 324-1543.
ELIZABETH HANSON
CLEAR LAKE - Elizabeth Hanson, 93, died Tuesday (June 29, 1999) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Ronald Stein officiating. Interment will be in the Clear Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Friends of the Library, Clear Lake, or the Thornton Public Library.
Elizabeth Dull Hanson was born at Alexander, on May 10, 1906, to William and Ida (Holman) Dull. She moved to Mason City as a young girl and attended public school there. Beth was united in marriage to Lester Hanson in 1924. They lived in Clear Lake for several years before moving to Ventura. Beth returned to Clear Lake in 1981 to live in the Lakeland Apartments. She moved to Oakwood Care Center in September 1996.
Beth was raised in the Baptist Church in Mason City. She was a member of the ODO Club and the Rebeka Lodge. Beth was an avid reader, loved cats and traveling, enjoyed fishing and gardening, was an excellent cook, and was happiest when all her "kids" came home for family gatherings.
She is survived by six children, Wendell "Hook" Hanson, Odessa, Texas, Bonnie Hanson, Clarksville, Ga., Betty Blick, Sultan, Wash., Jo Ellen Carpenter, Clear Lake, Joyce Stille, Swaledale and Larry Hanson, Mazatlan, Mexico; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers, two sisters, her husband, one son, David, and one granddaughter.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, (515) 357-2193.
DONALD D. DONTJE
FOREST CITY - Donald D. Dontje, 69, died Wednesday (June 30, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home.
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (515) 582-2685.
VIOLET L. BRONES
FOREST CITY - Funeral services for Violet L. Brones, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday.
Violet L. Brones was born in Forest City on Nov. 9, 1916, the daughter of Jared and Hazel (Harris) Nesset. She received her education in Forest City schools and attended Waldorf Academy.
She married James Brones at the United Methodist Church in Forest City on Jan. 12, 1945. The couple has made their home in Forest City their entire married lives. Violet worked for several years at Fleetguard in Lake Mills. She also worked for North Central Human Services and for Winnebago Industries. She was a charter member of the Rainbow Trail Riders and active for over 50 years in that organization. She enjoyed horses and attended horse shows with her husband. Violet was a long-time member of the United Methodist Church in Forest City, where she was involved with Ladies Aid and Circle. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her family remembers her delicious sugar cookies and her bread making. She enjoyed sewing and quilting.
Violet entered the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City in January 1998. She died there on June 30, 1999, at the age of 82 years.
She is survived by her husband, James Brones, of Forest City; her three children, Layne Brones and his wife, Meredith, of Cedar Edge, Colo., JoAnn Fiske of Forest City, and Jon Brones of Melbourne; a brother, Jared Nesset and wife, Margy, of Las Vegas, N.M.; a sister, Geraldine Sweeney and husband, Orva, of Forsyth, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Violet was preceded in death by her parents, and an infant sister, Vida.
HARRY M. ANDERSON
MASON CITY - Harry M. Anderson, 78, of 1826 Cerro Gordo Way, passed away Thursday (July 1, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 3, at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Gary L. Johnson, Chaplain at Hospice of North Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in Brush Point Cemetery , Fertile.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 today at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials be sent to Hospice of North Iowa in memory of Harry M. Anderson.
Harry was born Oct. 10, 1920, at Fertile, the son of Henry and Marie (Nilson) Anderson. He attended schools and graduated in Hanlontown.
Harry farmed and worked at Armor for many years. On Sept. 1, 1978, he married Berniece C. Scott at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They made their home in rural Hanlontown, where Harry continued to farm.
He enjoyed flower gardening and raising vegetables for his family. Harry and Berniece moved to Mason City in 1997 due to poor health.
Harry will be sadly missed by his wife, Berniece, Mason City; his stepchildren, Dennis Scott and his wife, Judy, Mason City, Cheryl Barkema and her husband, Don, Meservey, and Danny Scott and his wife, Rojean, Mapleton; one sister, Martha Meyers, Clear Lake; one sister-in-law, Lois Anderson; 11 step-grandchildren; 18 step-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
DONALD DONTJE
FOREST CITY - Donald Dontje, 69, died Wednesday (June 30, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Congregational Church in Forest City, with the Rev. Albert Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Madison Township Cemetery , Forest City.
There will be no visitation. Funeral arrangements were completed by Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City - (515) 582-2685.
AGNES TOLLAGSON
Thompson - Funeral services for Agnes Tollagson, 77, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson, with the Rev. Marilyn Peters officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery , Thompson.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Winter Funeral Home, Thompson, and will resume one hour before the service at the church Saturday.
Agnes Katherine Tollagson, daughter of Ed and Minnie Stalheim, was born Dec. 28, 1921. She attended school in Scarville and graduated from Scarville High School.
On Feb. 28, 1942, Agnes was united in marriage to Melvin Tollagson in Thompson. Agnes loved working with friends and always lent a helping hand and always found time to spend with all her grandchildren. She also spent a great deal of time with her flowers and her garden. Agnes liked to cook and everyone loved her cooking.
She worked at several places including Miller Locker, Korleskis and Woden Locker. She continued working until her health forced her to retire. She resided at the Lake Mills Care Center and later transferred to the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.
Agnes passed away at the Good Samaritan Center on Thursday (July 1, 1999).
Agnes is survived by her husband, Melvin, of Thompson; her daughters, Sharon Vrieze of Moore, S. C., and Phyllis Hauan of Thompson; her son, Wayne and his wife, Jeanne Tollagson, of Crystal Lake; nine grandchildren, Teresa Brunsvold, Troy Fleenor, Melissa, Lori and Travis Tollagson, Jeffrey, Timothy, Cyndy and Sheri Vrieze; four great-grandchildren, Halley, Blake, Derrick and Brett; two sisters, Norma and her husband, LaVerne Jorgen, and Hazel Peterson; two brothers, Arnold Stalheim and Kenney and his wife, Freda Stalheim; and many nieces and nephews.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Esther Thorson; a sister-in-law, Virgie Stalheim; two brothers-in-law, Earl Thorson and Gilbert Peterson; and a son-in-law, Ken Vrieze.
JAMES "JIM" PERRIN
OSAGE - James "Jim" Perrin, 52, of Des Moines, formerly of Osage, died Wednesday (June 30, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Jim was born Aug. 18, 1946, in Osage, the son of Harold and Kathryn (Mapes) Perrin. He attended schools in Osage and graduated from Osage High School in 1964.
During high school Jim worked at the Sunny Brae Golf and Country Club, Osage, assisting his father as grounds keeper. Jim later worked for Hartwig Construction and L.R. Falk Construction, both in Osage.
Jim did live in Mason City for a period of time, and he worked at YWCA, the YMCA and at General Foods. In 1991 Jim moved to Des Moines and started working at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, where he had been working up until May 24, 1999, when he became ill. When he started working at Iowa Methodist he was a parking lot attendant, and for the past three years he has been a transporter for the hospital.
Jim enjoyed the outdoors and going for long walks. He also enjoyed playing cribbage and working crossword puzzle books.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 3, at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Sharon Betsworth officiating. Burial will be in the Orchard Cemetery , Orchard.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
James is survived by one sister, Mary Morris, Mason City; two brothers, Richard Perrin and his wife, Mary, Osage, and Ben Perrin and his wife, Donna, Burleson, Texas; an aunt, Lucille Boekemeir and her husband, Don, Rockford; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Gene Perrin, on Feb. 15, 1999; two nieces, Stacy and Michelle Perrin; a nephew, Paul Perrin; and one brother-in-law, Phil Morris.
