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HENRY CROOKS
DOWS - Henry Crooks, 85, of Dows, died Monday (Jan. 17, 2000) at the USA Healthcare of Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 324-1121.
MARY JANE BURTIS
ALGONA - Mary Jane Burtis, 79, of Algona, died Monday (Jan. 17, 2000) at the Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery
in Algona.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, Algona.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
DAVID BERNHARD KARSTENS
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - David Bernhard Karstens, 46, of Broomfield, formerly of Mason City, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2000) at the Avista Hospital in Louisville, Colo.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Broomfield United Methodist Church in Broomfield, Colo. Burial will be in the Louisville Cemetery.
Rundus Funeral Home, 1998 West 10th Ave., Broomfield, Colo. 80020 is in charge of arrangements.
VIOLA TINA KAIN
ALGONA - Viola Tina Kain, 90, of Algona, died Sunday (Jan. 16, 2000) at the Good Samaritan Center in Algona.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona, and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, (515) 295-3731.
EVELYN R. TASS
MASON CITY - Evelyn R. Tass, 79, of Mason City, died Tuesday (Jan. 18, 2000) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
According to her wishes, her body was donated to the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines.
A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E. with the Rev. Carl A. Ries of St. Joseph's Catholic Church officiating.
Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.
ROMOEO G. CALICCHIA
MARSHALLTOWN - Romoeo G. Calicchia, 83, of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, died Monday (Jan. 17, 2000) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Des Moines.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery
in Mason City, with Jon Schank of the Hillside Church of Christ in Marshalltown officiating.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel in Marshalltown.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
He was born Feb. 22, 1916, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Rose (Fia) Calicchia where he attended the Mason City Schools. He entered the United States Navy in December 1941, where he worked as a submariner and also became friends with the five Sullivan Brothers of Waterloo, Iowa.
Following his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, he returned home to the Mason City area and worked as a manufacturer for the Northwestern Cement Plant in Mason City and the Oliver Plant in Charles City. He later moved to the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown where he was employed in the maintenance department for many years.
He was also an avid fan of baseball.
He is survived by one brother, Orlando Calicchia; one sister, Yolanda Mariner; one niece, Virginia Blakesly; and several other nieces and nephews, all of Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edward.
FRIEDA M. THORSON
MASON CITY - Frieda M. Thorson, 92, of 528 N. Harrison Ave., died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2000) at the Manly Care Center.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Rose Hill Cemetery
in Fredricksburg, with the Rev. Nanette Tomilson of the United Methodist Church of Fredricksburg officiating.
There will be no visitation. Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be given to the Frieda M. Thorson Memorial Fund.
Frieda was born Feb. 21, 1907, in Rockford, the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth (Schroeder) Jost. Frieda attended Mason City High School and Hamilton Business College. She worked on the farm for many years then as a laundry finisher at the I.O.O.F. Home for 26 years, retiring in 1981.
Frieda is survived by her daughter, Marianne E. Braun, of Rochester, Minn.; granddaughter, Dianne M. Braun, of Homestead, Fla.; grandson, Jeffrey E. Braun, of Rochester, Minn.; and brother, Paul Jost, of Modesto, Calif.
Frieda was preceded in death by her first husband, Earl Mayo; second husband, Selmer Thorson; and one sister, Esther Jost.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory (515) 423-0924.
CHARLES LEWIS SAGE
PLACERVILLE, Calif. - Charles Lewis Sage, 74, died Dec. 30, 1999. He was a resident of Placerville, Calif.
Mr. Sage was born Dec. 21, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa. He moved with his family to Richmond, Calif., During World War II, at which time he was proud to serve as a Merchant Marine.
After the war he received his auto apprenticeship and became a master mechanic. He actively pursued his trade for 50-plus years. During those years he traveled and worked around the world.
His wife, Marge; a son, Michael Sage; a daughter, Susan Sarte; two stepsons, Gregg and Larry LaComb; and a stepdaughter, Dianne Osburn, survive him. He is also survived by eight grandchildren.
Services and interment will be private.
Remembrances may be made to the American Heart Association, American Lung Association or the American Diabetes Association.
Green Valley Mortuary of Cameron Park was in charge of arrangements.
LINDA KAREN AAMONDT
ST. CHARLES, Ill. - Linda Karen Aamondt, 50, of St. Charles, died Saturday (Jan. 15, 2000) at her home.
Local services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 South, Northwood, with the Rev. Al Stoa officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery , Northwood.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 South, Northwood, is in charge of local arrangements.
Linda was born on Sept. 28, 1949, in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Swan "Art" and Lilja Swanson. She was a graduate of St. Paul Johnson High School in
Minnesota. Linda majored in elementary education and minored in English at Mankato State University, Mankato, Minn.
Linda and her husband of 26 years, Craig, and their family have been residents of St. Charles for 11 years. For the past seven years, teaching preschool children about Jesus at the First Baptist Church, of St. Charles, demonstrated her love of teaching little ones about the Lord.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Geneva and Bible Study Fellowship. Prior to her teaching ministry, she was actively involved in helping to establish their family business, Independent Telecom Consultants.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her loving husband, Craig; her children, Carl and Larissa, both of St. Charles; two sisters, Nancy (Dick) Roen, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Gloria (Paul) Michaelson, of Bloomington, Minn.; and three nieces and nephews.
Contributions in Linda's memory may be made to Riverwoods Christian Center, 35W701 Riverwoods Lane, St. Charles, Ill. 60174 or to the Transfiguration Church of Samara, Russia, and First Baptist Church of Geneva, 2300 So. St., Geneva, Ill. 60174.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 324-1121.
