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CORA RUTH HALVORSEN

NORTHWOOD - Cora Ruth Halvorsen, 98, of Northwood, died Monday (Aug. 2, 1999) at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Kensett, with the Rev. Selmer G. Hernes officiating. Burial will be in the Kensett Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from noon until time of services on Wednesday at the church.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, U.S. Highway 65 S., Northwood, is in charge of arrangements.

GARY STEPHEN GILL

WEST DES MOINES - Gary Stephen Gill, 68, of 1800 Grand Ave., No. 351, died July 13, 1999 at Hospice Kavanagh House. He died of melanoma and the body was donated to the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 1999 at St. Theresa's Community Center. Arrangements were made by Westover Funeral Home, Des Moines.

Gary was born in Kensett on April 1, 1931, to Stephen and Vera (Fent) Gill. He attended and graduated from Kensett High School in 1949.

He married Arlene Rivedahl of Mason City on April 11, 1955, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mason City.

He attended the State College of Iowa and then graduated from Iowa State University.

He was assistant attorney general for the state of Iowa from 1959 to 1962 and secretary to the Governor's Executive Council from 1963 to 1964. He was also adjunct professor of political science at Drake University from 1960 to 1963. He had a private law practice from 1963 until he retired in 1991. He had also been a volunteer at Hospice Kavanagh House, past president of Windsor Heights Little League and an Army veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Arlene; a son, Gary and his wife, Karol, of San Antonio, Texas; five daughters, Cheryl Gill, of La Crosse, Wis., Lori Liljedahl and her husband, Ken, of Des Moines, Valerie Gill, of Des Moines, Renee Johnson and her husband, Steve, of Onalaska, Wis., and Melanie Hansman and her husband, Frank, of Des Moines; and nine grandchildren. He also had four sisters, Patricia Fandel and her husband, John, of Golden, Colo., Rosalie Olson and her husband, Paul, of Mason City, Bonita Kral and her husband, Roger, of Glenville, Minn., and Sandra Anderson and her husband, Wayne, of Athelstade, Wis.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Iowa.

JUDITH MARIE ANDERSEN

ROCKFORD - Judith Marie Andersen, 50, of 303 First Ave. N.W., died Saturday (July 31, 1999) at home.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Paul Holmer, of the First Lutheran Church of Northwood, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery , Mason City.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Wednesday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.

Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.

LAWRENCE PITZENBERGER

NEW HAMPTON - Lawrence Pitzenberger, 91, of New Hampton, died Friday (July 30, 1999) at New Hampton.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, New Hampton. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery , New Hampton.

Visitation was held Monday at Larkin-Martin-Hugeback Funeral Home, New Hampton, with a 4 p.m. Rosary and a 7:30 p.m. Scripture service. There will be additional visitation one hour prior to services at the church.

DR. LAWRENCE M. FORLAND

NORTHWOOD - Dr. Lawrence M. Forland, 82, of Northwood, died Saturday (July 31, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice-Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery , Northwood.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, and will continue for one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be given to the First Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood, or to Hospice of North Iowa.

Lawrence M. Forland was born Dec. 25, 1916, near Geneva, Minn., the son of Mandius and Bertha (Anderson) Forland.

The family moved to a farm near Leland and later to the Manly area where he attended grade school and graduated from Manly High School in 1934. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps for two years and enrolled at Iowa State Veterinary College, graduating in 1941. Following graduation, he began his practice in Northwood.

On Oct. 24, 1941, he was united in marriage to Valborg Loberg at Silver Lake Lutheran Church. They lived in Northwood until 1958, when they moved to a farm near Joice. They moved back to Northwood in 1993.

Dr. Forland enjoyed photography, reading and raising his purebred Angus cattle.

He was a member of First Lutheran Church, Northwood, for 57 years, Masonic Lodge, Northern Lights No. 266, Upper Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, AVMA and IVMA. He served on the Northwood School Board for four years.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather to his wife, Valborg Forland, of Northwood; his four children, Barbara Neils and her husband, Ted, of Bloomington, Minn., LaVonne Welch and her husband, John, of Mason City, Steven Forland and his wife, Lonnie, of Northwood, and Christine Moore, of Fort Collins, Colo.; his six grandchildren, Jennifer and her husband, Jeff Christ, of Duluth, Minn., Andrew and his fiancee, Amy Shriver, of Iowa City, Amanda, Tom and Lauren Neils, of Bloomington, Minn., and Chad Forland, of Emmons, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Matilda; brothers-in-law, Robert Jorgensen and Ivan Reindl; and one granddaughter, Carrie Forland.

Conner Colonial Chapel, (515) 324-1543.

VELMAJEAN ROBERTS

ST. ANSGAR - Velmajean Roberts, 70, of St. Ansgar, died Monday (Aug. 2, 1999) at the Methodist Hospital, in Rochester.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mona Lutheran Church in Mona, with the Rev. Lydia Mittag officiating. Interment will be at Woodbury Cemetery , Lyle.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Worlein Funeral Home, 1801 Northwest Fourth St., Austin, Minn. and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Casket bearers will be Jeffrey Whalen, Steven Thome, Bradley Mayer, Darrell Thome, James Roberts, Craig Whalen, Todd Blood, Bryan Mayer and Jonathan Roberts.

Velmajean Roberts was born Nov. 15, 1928, in London Township, Mower County, Minn., to John and Emma (Scheffel) Kvale.

Velmajean attended Ames Country School in London Township and graduated from Austin High School in 1946.

She married LuVerne Roberts on Nov. 19, 1946, at London Lutheran Church. They farmed in London Township and then moved to Mitchell County, where they farmed for 48 years.

Velmajean was a member of the Mona Lutheran Church. Velmajean was also active in the Woodbury Willing Workers. She enjoyed quilting for church and her family, gardening, reading and puzzles and loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, LuVerne, of St. Ansgar; three daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and John Mickelson, of Faribault, Minn., Karen and Donald Whalen, of St. Ansgar, and Linda and Terry Mayer, of St. Ansgar; son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Kathy Roberts, of Rockwell; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters and one nephew.

MAXINE L. ENTNER

MASON CITY - Maxine L. Entner, 77, of 1639 Sixth St. S.W., died Monday (Aug. 2, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Nils "Chris" Hellevik officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa or the American Lung Association.

Maxine was born July 26, 1922, in Mason City, the daughter of Clyde and Lillian (Larson) Lindsay. She graduated from Mason City High School.

Maxine married Arthur E. Entner on Aug. 17, 1940, in Northwood. She worked 13 years at Mode O'Day retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church.

Maxine is survived by her husband, Arthur E. Entner, of Mason City; two sons, David Entner and his wife, Marcia, of Naples, Fla., and Todd Entner and his wife, Delores, of Garland, Texas; grandchildren, Melissa, Dixie, Christine, Brian and Jason; and great-grandchildren, Christopher J., Nathan, Emily and Emma.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Vivalore; and a child in infancy.

Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (515) 423-2372.

FOREST V. KLAGES

CHARLES CITY - Forest V. Klages, 82, of 611 11th St., died Tuesday (Aug. 3, 1999) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Gilbert Streets, Charles City, with the Rev. Mark A. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Thursday. There will be additional visitation one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.

Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, (515) 228-4211.

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