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GORDON HARLAN HOUCK
MASON CITY - Gordon Harlan Houck died Friday (Sept. 17, 1999) at Good Shepherd Health Care Center, Mason City, of congestive heart failure after a two-year illness, following a stroke at Des Moines General Hospital during an angiogram procedure in April 1997.
Gordon Houck was born at Carbon, Iowa, to Homer Houck and Lillian Hardisty Houck July 10, 1910, and grew up on a Corning area farm and graduated from high school in that community.
Gordon Houck graduated from the University of Iowa College of Engineering as a mechanical engineer.
He married Thelma L. Tanner, a University of Iowa graduate nurse from Ladora, Iowa. His professional career was spent with John Deere Tractor Works as a mechanical design engineer, where he acquired several patents, many of which are still in use today. His avocation was aviation and he continued to be an active pilot until the time of his stroke at age 87.
He was a member of Triangle Engineering Fraternity at Iowa City, John Deere Supervisors Club, Masons, Elks, Sunny Side Country Club and the Congregational Church, all of Waterloo.
He is survived by a son, pharmacist Garvis G. Houck and his wife, Marilyn, of Mason City; a brother, Claude A. Houck and his wife, Lorraine, of Palm Springs, Calif.; three granddaughters, Leigh Ann Houck O'Neil and her husband, William, of St. Louis, Jill Rae Houck of Houston, and pharmacist Hillary Houck Lunning and husband, Michael, of Mason City; and three great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Gregory O'Neil and Lauren Elizabeth Lunning.
Committal services are scheduled for 3 p.m. on Oct 9 at the chapel at Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery.
PAULINE BAKER
KANAWHA - Pauline Baker, 79, passed away Wednesday (Sept. 22, 1999) at Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Wright Christian Reformed Church, southwest of Kanawha, with Pastor G. David Daley officiating. Burial will be at Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
rural Kanawha.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home in Kanawha and will resume one hour prior to the service at the church Saturday.
Pauline, the daughter of Peter and Jennie Siemens Eekhoff, was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Wellsburg, Iowa. She attended school in the Wellsburg area and graduated from Steamboat Rock High School.
Following graduation, Pauline was employed for a short time at the Hardin County Treasurer's office.
Pauline was united in marriage with Anco Baker on March 26, 1941, at the home of her parents in Wellsburg. The couple made their home on a farm southwest of Kanawha until 1992, when they moved into Kanawha. Among Pauline's many talents were writing poetry, gardening and sewing. She loved music and enjoyed singing in a community choir and in other small groups.
Pauline was a member of the Wright Christian Reformed Church and was active in many ladies organizations, where she willingly served as head of various groups and committees. Above all, Pauline was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Anco; six children, Donald Baker and his wife, Mim, of Cedar Falls, Arnold Baker and his wife, Karen, of Newaygo, Mich., Duane Baker and his wife, Debbie, of Chatsworth, Ga., Norman Baker and his wife, Joyce, of Denver, Phyllis Nuehring and her husband, Marvin, of Kanawha, and Marvin Baker and his wife, Beverly, of Janesville, Wis.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Elizabeth Eekhoff of Wellsburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Edward.
Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt - (515) 843-3839
AGNES G. ROBERTS
BLEMOND - Agnes G. Roberts, 98, passed away Tuesday (Sept. 21, 1999) at the Belmond Health Care Center in Belmond.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond with the Rev. James Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery
near Coulter.
Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond.
Agnes, the daughter of C. L. and Beate Olson Kinseth, was born Aug. 15, 1909, near Bode, in Humboldt County. She grew up and attended school in Bode.
After graduating from Bode High School in 1919, Agnes went to California and lived with relatives. She later returned to Iowa and worked for Andy Brodall at a restaurant in Latimer. It was there that she met Ralph Roberts. Agnes was united in marriage with Ralph Roberts on April 6, 1929, in Bode.
The couple made their home in Goodell and later Belmond, where they owned and operated the Case Hotel and Yellow Front Restaurant. They then owned and operated the Duck Inn Café in Goodell. They retired from the hotel and restaurant business in 1972.
After Ralph passed away in 1976, Agnes continued to live in her home in Belmond. She would later move into a condominium at the Belmond Apartments in the late '70s and entered the Belmond Health Care Center in 1991.
Agnes is fondly remembered for her pie baking, having baked well over 5,000 pies. She loved to cook. Agnes was kind to everyone and had many friends. Agnes was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Belmond for nearly 70 years.
Agnes is survived by two sisters-in-law, Loretta Rodemeyer of Pharr, Texas, and Mildred Oliver and her husband, Wayne, of Des Moines; brother-in-law, Milo Roberts and his wife, Sophie, of Belmond; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; three brothers; and eight sisters.
Dugger Ewing Funeral Home, Belmond - (515) 444-3248
ROGER E. SAWYER
MASON CITY - Roger E. Sawyer, 85, of 186 Lakeview Dr., Died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wayside Chapel First United Methodist Church, Mason City. The body was cremated.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City.
Arrangements are incomplete at Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory.
RICHARD L. FAXON
HAMPTON - Richard L. Faxon, 79, of Hampton, died Wednesday (Sept. 22, 1999) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hampton United Methodist Church, Hampton, with the Rev. Wilbert Trusheim officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Glen Haven Memorial Garden, Minneapolis.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton, with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
JOHN ARJES
GREENE - John Arjes, 82, of Greene, died Thursday (Sept. 23, 1999) at the Liebe Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Reid's Funeral Chapel, Greene, with Associate in Ministry Peg Torrin officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery , Greene.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel, in Greene and will continue one hour before services on Saturday.
Reid's Funeral Chapel, (515) 823-4457.
EMMA T. SCHMITT
MASON CITY - Emma T. Schmitt, 102, of 501 S. Kentucky Ave., died Tuesday (Sept. 21, 1999) at the Heritage Care Center.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., with Monsignor Joseph Slepicka officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. today until time of services.
Emma's family requests that memorials be given to an organization of one's own choosing in her memory.
Emma T. Schmitt was born Jan. 18, 1897, at Spillville, the daughter of Wenceslaus and Mary Balek. She received her education through Spillville schools.
On June 25, 1918, she was united in marriage to Anton "Tony" G. Schmitt at Spillville.
Emma enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was a longtime member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Mason City, and a past member of a women's circle.
She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Zeller and her husband, Don, of Watseka, Ill. and Lorene Timm, of Las Vegas; one daughter-in-law, Margie Schmitt, of Paradise, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Don; and 17 brothers and sisters.
Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.
RICHARD E. 'DICK' CLAUSEN
MASON CITY - Richard E. "Dick" Clausen, 89, of 34 21st St. S.E., Mason City, died Wednesday evening (Sept. 22, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 329 E. State St., with the Rev. Randy Nielsen, chaplain of Good Shepherd, officiating. Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery
with full military rites by the Mason City Memorial Association.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Richard Clausen Memorial Fund.
Richard was born on April 10, 1919, on a farm northwest of Manly, the son of Leslie Earl and Elizabeth (Evans) Clausen. At age 3, he moved with his parents to Mason City, where he graduated from Mason City High School with the Class of 1937.
In 1940, he joined the National Guard and was inducted into the Army in 1941. He received his training in Claiborne, La., with the 34th Division. This division then went to Ireland, England, North Africa and finally, Italy. In May 1945, he was honorably discharged.
He managed the parts department for Farm Equipment and Supply, and in 1949, he worked for Harold Motors also in the parts department. In 1950, he bought a truck and began long-distance trucking until beginning work for State Brand Creamery in 1957. In 1962, he began working for Ellsworth Trucking. He retired in 1983.
On Jan. 18, 1953, he was united in marriage to Evelyn Alice Kobernusz. To this union was born three children. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, a life member of the San Juan Marne VFW Post No. 733, and Mason City Moose Lodge No. 1328.
He enjoyed bowling very much, pitching horseshoes, watching Viking football and baseball on TV, fishing at Clear Lake and in
Minnesota, dancing at the VFW and spending time with his grandchildren.
Those thankful for sharing Dick's life include his daughter, Paula and her husband, George Grouette, of San Marcos, Texas; his son, Kevin and his wife, Deanna Clausen, of Mason City; seven grandchildren, Krista, Rachel, and Melissa Clausen, Michael, Jeremy and Krystal Grouette, and Faith Lohr: three great-grandchildren, Michael J. Grouette, Renee and Nathan Harris; three sisters, Ida Mary Sullivan, of Chicago, Evelyn Clausen, of Mason City, and Betty Jennings, of New Jersey; one brother, Dean and his wife, Darlene Clausen, of Mason City; numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Janet Deets, of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn, in 1987; and one daughter, Renee Lohr.
Fullerton Funeral Home, (515) 423-8676.
