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LEONA E. GROSS
EAGLE GROVE - Leona E. Gross, 87, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at her home in Eagle Grove.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eagle Grove. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery , Eagle Grove.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Willim Funeral Home, Eagle Grove.
INGA ENGELBY
RAKE - Inga Engelby, 88, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Rake.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center. Other arrangements are incomplete.
JENNIE L. MENTINK
MASON CITY - Jennie L. Mentink, 94, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Friday (Aug. 20, 1999) at Heritage Care Center, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 213 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Nils C. "Chris" Hellevik officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery , Mason City.
The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, and visitation will resume one hour prior to services Monday at the church.
Memorials may be directed to the Jennie Mentink Memorial Fund.
Jennie L. Mentink was born Sept. 30, 1904, in Lisbon, to James N. and Louetta G. (Dixon) Meehan. She attended Lisbon schools.
On Jan. 26, 1926, she married Louis J. Mentink in Lisbon. They moved to Clear Lake that same year and then to Mason City in 1929.
Jennie has been a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years. She is a former president of the McKinley School PTA. Jennie enjoyed playing canasta and 500, as well as crocheting. She did like to watch sports, especially the Chicago Bulls.
Jenny was very proud of her family. They include three sons, Maurice E. Mentink and his wife, Lyla, Mason City, John Mentink and his wife, Mary, Mason City, and Joseph Mentink and his wife, Pat, Martinsville, Ind.; three daughters, Arlys Kimball and her husband, Vernon, Mason City, Margaret Johnson and her husband, Dean, Des Plaines, Ill., and Ragna Flatness and her husband, Ron, Mason City; a son-in-law, Paul Fransen, Des Moines; 16 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Loretta Youngquist, Gowrie.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Louis; a daughter in infancy; a daughter, Judy; two brothers, Maurice and Edwin; and one sister, Esther.
ERNA A. BOEHLJE
SHEFFIELD - Erna A. Boehlje, 91, died Friday (Aug. 20, 1999) at Sheffield Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, at Grace Baptist Church, Sheffield, with the Rev. Bruce Rulapaugh officiating. Interment will be in Hillside Cemetery , Sheffield.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield. Grarup Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to Village Green Bible Camp, Lansing.
Erna was born May 31, 1908, in rural Thornton, the daughter of Deitrich Koster and Emily (Gerdes) Koster.
Erna attended rural schools near Thornton and graduated from Sheffield High School in 1926. Following graduation, Erna moved to Naperville, Ill., where she worked at Kroehler Furniture Factory three years. In 1929 she moved to Sheffield and worked at Schaefer's Department Store for three years.
On May 28, 1933, Erna was united in marriage to Ernest Boehlje at Grace Baptist Church, Sheffield. Following her marriage, the couple farmed first near Sheffield then purchased a farm east of Rockwell in 1941. Erna lived there until 1968, when she moved into Sheffield. She became a resident of the Sheffield Care Center last June.
Erna enjoyed crocheting, ceramics and china painting. She has always been an avid reader. She was active in her church, belonging to the various ladies groups and had been a member of the What's New Club.
Erna is survived by her daughter, Nettiemae Sisson and her husband, Gene, of Leo, Ind.; her son, Raymond Boehlje and his wife, Darlene, of Mason City; and a sister, Edith Schaefer of Waterloo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons, Richard and John; one grandchild, Susun; two sisters, Lillian Fedelleck and Elpha Bloomquist; and four brothers, Henry, Albert, Raymond and Vernon.
Grarup Funeral Home - (515) 892-4241
ETHEL MAE BUTZ HUBER
MASON CITY - Ethel Mae Butz Huber, 71, passed away peacefully at her home at Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City, on Wednesday (Aug. 18, 1999).
A celebration of her life and family will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockwell, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. The family will greet friends one hour prior to services at the church. Ethel was cremated and inurnment will be done at a later date. Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Those planning an expression of sorrow may consider gifts to the Ethel M. Huber Memorial Fund.
Ethel, daughter of Frank and Helen Marie Vick Butz, was born on June 29, 1928, in Ridgeway. She graduated from Ridgeway High School in 1946. Ethel married Parnell A. Huber on July 9, 1946. They had four children, twins Lynn and Lynda, Beverly and David.
Ethel was the District Clerk for the State of Iowa, Post No. 8, Iowa Highway Patrol, and also worked four years with Job Services of Iowa. She was active in church and community , both at local and state levels. She served eight years with the Red Cross board of directors, ACCW and American Legion Auxiliary, at both county, district and state levels. Ethel was a volunteer for Newman High School girls physical education. She was active in all community drives and political interests.
She loved spending time with her family and friends. One of her many joys was playing cards, spending time with her children and grandchildren. Ethel will always be remembered for her strength, dignity, compassion and love. She was a devoted mother and friend. She was known for her generosity, delightful sense of humor, and her faith in God. Ethel loved her staff at Good Shepherd, Hospice of North Iowa and her many care givers.
Ethel is survived by her four children, Lynn Hubber, Rockwell, Lynda Olson, Coralville, Beverly Huber, Mason City, and David John Huber, Dallas, Texas; 10 gradnchildren; three great-grandchildren; her twin brother, Earl Butz, Sun City, Ariz.; her sister, Alice Pierce, Cresco; her brother Marion Butz, Des Moines; and several nieces and nephews. She had four grand dogs, Addie, Bob, Woody and Annie. She had many special friends, including Cheryl Plagge, Mona Nova and Cindy Hesley, all of Mason City.
Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Parnell; her parents; two brothers, Russell and Lawrence; and her granddaughter, Elizabeth.
Fullerton Funeral Home - (515) 423-8676
EVERETT KLEIN
NORTHWOOD - Everett Klein, 76, died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 99 Eleventh St. S., Northwood.
Conner Colonial Chapel - (515) 324-1543
FRANCIS L. KELLEHER
SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Francis L. Kelleher, 73, formerly of Charles City, died Thursday (Aug. 19, 1999) at Northwest Medical Center, Springdale, Ark.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Sunnyside Chapel and Funeral Home, Highway 18 S., Charles City. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, with military rites performed by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Chapel and will resume at 9 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday.
Sunnyside Chapel and Funeral Home, Charles City - (515) 228-2635
SUSAN A. OHARA
TAMPA, Fla. - Susan A. OHara, 52, formerly of Buffalo Center , died Saturday (Aug. 21, 1999) at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Fla.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Winter Funeral Home, Buffalo Center.
SCOTT R. MABEN
GARNER - Scott Maben, 37, died Sunday (Aug. 15, 1999) at his home.
According to his wishes, there will be no services. The body was cremated.
Cataldo Funeral Home, Garner, is in charge of arrangements.
Scott Rae Maben, the son of Gary and Patricia (Irving) Maben, was born July 8, 1962, at Mason City. He graduated from Garner-Hayfield High School in 1980 and enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
On July 24, 1986, he was married to Loretta Savino at Forest City.
He worked at Winnebago Industries until October of 1988, when he moved to Greeley, Colo., and worked at Distortions Corp. and later for Monforts. Scott moved back to Garner in December of 1997 and worked at Fleetguard in Lake Mills.
He enjoyed his dog, Hades.
Scott is survived by his parents, Gary and Pat Maben, Garner; his daughter, Dakotah Rae Maben, Clear Lake; a nephew and niece, Jeremy and Jenna Jeambey, Garner; his maternal grandparents, Herbert and Gelaine Irving, Garner; and Loretta Arneson, Clear Lake.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Jeffrey Blane, July 7, 1963; a sister, Sarah Jo Maben Jeambey, April 14, 1996; paternal grandmother, Gladys Maben, Oct. 22, 1993; and paternal grandfather, Orville Maben, June 17, 1999.
Cataldo Funeral Home (515) 923-2841.
