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JOHN J. SIEVERTS
NEW HAMPTON - John J. Sieverts, 84, of New Hampton died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Lawler.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Conway Funeral Home in New Hampton, and one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
MATTIE L. HARMS
ALLISON - Mattie L. Harms, 96, of Allison died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at the Allison Care Center in Allison.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Allison.
DALE DEVERE 'RED' OLSON
CLEAR LAKE - Dale Devere "Red" Olson, 74, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Clear Lake Cemetery , with the Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. The body has been cremated.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St., Clear Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Dale Olson Memorial Fund.
Dale was born July 6, 1925, in Avoca, Wis., the son of John Olson and Hazel (Valley) Clark. He attended schools in Forest City and Clear Lake and served in the Coast Guard during World War II from 1943-1946. Dale married Joan Jodan on Aug. 17, 1946, in Clear Lake. He worked at Northern Natural Gas from 1946-1983.
Dale's hobbies and interests included painting, walking, traveling, music and visiting with friends and neighbors.
Dale is survived by his wife, Joan; his children, Peggy Winsor and her husband, Al, Marty Olson, Lori Copley and her husband, Herb, and Julie Budd, all of Clear Lake; grandchildren, Mike and Ryan Roberts, Jaime and Kerri Copley, Nicole, Ashley, Dan Budd and Spencer Olson; great-grandchildren, Gage Roberts and Max Roberts; one sister, Floy Hershberger and her husband, Jim, of Okoboji; and several nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Richard Dale Olson, in 1987.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, (515) 357-2193.
LAVERN W. STEINBACH
MASON CITY - LaVern W. Steinbach, 69, of 816 16th St. N.E., died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Ron Stein of First Baptist Church and the Rev. John Scheneman of First Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral chapel and will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.
LaVern Wilford Steinbach was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Des Moines, son of William and Lola A. (Champers) Steinbach. He married Sandy Lane on Aug. 29, 1992, in Clear Lake.
LaVern attended Des Moines schools. He worked for Crown Concrete in Des Moines, Altoona Ready Mix and drove for Yellow Cab in Des Moines and Mason City. He also worked for Mason City Wilbert Vault and North Iowa Vocational Center, and he drove school bus.
He loved animals, fishing, bowling and doing art craft work.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy Steinbach, of Mason City; three daughters, LaVonne Steinbach of Washington and Carrie Steinbach and JoEllen Steinbach, both of Mason City; two grandchildren; and one brother, Albert Steinbach, of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, James Allen Steinbach.
Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.
JOHN 'JACK' COYLE
MANLY - John "Jack" Coyle, 70, of Manly, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manly, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery , Manly.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., with a scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. and a rosary to follow.
John "Jack" Victor Coyle was born March 28, 1929, in Mason City, the son of John and Grace (Nielsen) Coyle. He was educated in Catholic schools in Mason City and Manly. He received his GED in 1966. He also served in the Armed Forces from 1947 to 1949. Jack raced stock cars from 1949 to 1953.
On Feb. 10, 1953, he was united in marriage to Frances Schumacher at Albert Lea, Minn. Jack was a loving husband and father, and also a "Jack of All Trades," many times working several jobs to support his family. He was a mechanic, worked for farmers, drove trucks, drove highway PO and charter buses, managed fertilizer plants in Manly and Hanlontown, artificial inseminator, sold and constructed grain bins, and returned to driving trucks, retiring in 1991. After retirement, he kept busy with odd jobs, but especially enjoyed driving school bus part-time and visiting with the kids.
His hobbies were dancing, horses, snowmobiling, camping and enjoying his children and grandchildren. The past four winters were spent in Alamo, Texas.
He was a longtime member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manly.
He is survived by his loving wife, Frances, of Manly; four daughters, Dee Ann Nilson and her husband, Howard, of Broken Bow, Neb., Kate Baumann and her husband, Steve, of Mason City, Mary Jo Baumann, of Manly, Ann Determan and her husband, Joe, of Mason City; three sons, John J. Coyle and Anita Hager, of Couer D'Alene, Idaho, Tom Coyle and his wife, Robin, of Manly, and Joe Coyle, of Manly; 12 grandchildren, Aaron Nilson and his wife, Sandy, of Springview, Neb., Wade Nilson and his wife, Wendy, of Holdridge, Neb., Jared and Kelsie Baumann, of Manly, Leah Coyle, of Mason City, Colton and John J. Coyle, of Couer D'Alene, Idaho, John, Sarah and Dylan Coyle, of Manly, and Ryan and Will Determan, of Mason City; four great-grandchildren; a special friend who is like a daughter, Joany Holmes and her husband, Tom, and their children, Blayne and Haley Holmes, of Plymouth; two sisters, Lois Hegtvedt and her husband, Edward, of Rockwell and Helen Hall and her husband, Jim, of Albuquerque, N.M.; one brother, Dean Coyle and his wife, Audrey, of Floyd; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Grace Coyle.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (515) 454-2242.
LUETTA A. KLINKSIEK
LEDYARD - Luetta A. Klinksiek, 81, of Ledyard, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church in Ledyard. Burial will be in Highland Home Cemetery , Ledyard.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church, Ledyard.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Bancroft, is in charge of arrangements.
DOROTHEA FRIEDERIKE FINK
HAMPTON - Dorothea Friederike Fink, 88, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at the Franklin General Nursing Facility, Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Wayne Dobratz officiating. Burial will be in the Hampton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
WILLIAM J. SMITH
NASHUA - William J. "Bill" Smith, 72, of Nashua, died Thursday (Aug. 5, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Nashua. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery , New Haven.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Chenoweth & Son Funeral Home, Nashua, with a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. scripture service.
MATTIE L. HARMS
ALLISON - Mattie L. (Meta) Harms, 96, of Allison, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at St. James Lutheran Church, Allison
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Lutheran Church, Allison, with the Rev. Peg Torrin officiating. Burial will be in the Allison Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison.
HELEN FRANCES GALES ZOLNER
GREENE - Helen Frances Gales Zolner, 74, of 6851 Rhodes Road, Houghton Lake, Mich., died Thursday (Aug. 5, 1999) at the Liebe Care Center in Greene.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greene, with Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery , Greene.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with a scriptural wake and rosary service at 7 p.m.
Reid's Funeral Chapel, (515) 823-4457
MELBOURNE HAGEDORN
BUFFALO CENTER - Melbourne Hagedorn, 71, of Buffalo Center, died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1999) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Reformed Church, Buffalo Center, with the Rev. Jennifer Edinger officiating. Burial will be at Highland Home Cemetery , Ledyard.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the First Reformed Church, Buffalo Center.
Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center, is in charge of arrangements.
Winter Funeral Home, (515) 562-2858.
