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CHESTER 'CHET' MCCOLLOCH
FOREST CITY - Chester "Chet" McColloch, 80, of Forest City, died Thursday (Jan. 20, 2000) at his home in Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Forest City, with the Rev. Gary Marzolf officiating. There will be a spring burial at St. James Catholic Cemetery
in Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City
Petersen Lund Funeral Home, (515) 585-2685.
WILMA 'BILLIE' FRIEDRICHSEN
MASON CITY - Wilma "Billie" Friedrichsen, 82, of Mason City, and formerly of Olin, died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at Iowa City from congestive heart failure.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the St. John Lutheran Church in Olin, with Pastor Jennifer Henry officiating. Interment will be in the Olin Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Hayden Funeral Home in Olin.
She was born on July 6, 1917, at Preston, the daughter of Fred and Dora (Gehlsen) Stamp, and received her education in Preston and in Chicago, Ill. Billie's mother died when she was 10 years old, and when she was 16, she moved to live with an aunt near Miles. It was there that she met the young man she would marry.
On March 2, 1935, Billie married LeRoy "Pike" Friedrichsen at Miles. The couple began their married lives in Miles, where they lived until moving to a farm north of Stanwood in 1938. They farmed there until moving into Olin in the early 1970s. Pike died in 1990, and in 1994 Billie moved to Mason City. Billie spent her winters in Zapata, Texas, for many years and was there when her last illness became severe.
Billie was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Olin, the Happy Homemakers Card Club and the Olin Garden Club. She loved to work outside tending her flowers or helping with the farm work. She also loved animals and sewing.
Billie is survived by two daughters, Janet Friis and her husband, Paul, of West Branch and Sandra "Sandy" Wiskus-Paulson and her husband, Larry Paulson, of Clear Lake; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and one brother, Erwin "Dick" Stamp, of Bellevue.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers and one sister.
Hayden Funeral Home, (319) 488-3311.
JOHN MONROE
CHARLES CITY - John Monroe, 82, of 1907 Owen St., died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (515) 228-2323.
ROBERT C. EGGERS
CHARLES CITY - Robert C. Eggers, 70, of 804 Ninth Ave., died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at his home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
Hauser Funeral Home, (515) 228-2323.
MARGARET A. JENISON
MASON CITY - Margaret A. Jenison, 71, died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City.
Fullerton Funeral Home, (515) 423-8676.
NORINE M. WICKLUND
CHARLES CITY - Norine M. Wicklund, 81, a resident of 1106 Ellis Drive, died peacefully at home on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2000.
A funeral Mass for Norine Wicklund will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City, with the Rev. Msgr. Walter Brunkan celebrating the Mass. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery
at Evergreen Park, Ill.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 South Main St., Charles City, from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be a vigil scriptural wake service at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Tuesday from 9 a.m. until noon at the funeral home and Tuesday afternoon at the church one hour prior to the Mass.
Memorials may be directed to the Immaculate Conception School or Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Norine M. Shinnick Wicklund was born Oct. 30, 1918, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of John J. and Mary V. Shinnick. She attended St. Gabriels Catholic Grammar School and Laretto High School in Chicago. Before marriage she worked as a bookkeeper.
On June 2, 1945, she married Arvid John Wicklund in Miami, Fla. After the war, they made their home in Chicago, where she concentrated on being a wife and a mother. Later she returned to various bookkeeping positions until retiring from McDonald's Corporation in 1981 to move to Charles City to help with raising her grandchildren. She was active in the Charles City Senior Citizens, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Lay Carmelites, St. Anthony's Circle and the Charles City Women's Club. She loved sports, talking and visiting with friends, and participating in the lives of her grandchildren.
Living family members include two daughters, Barbara (Mrs. Sam) Soifer of Charles City, and Jo Ann (Mrs. Dave) Robinson of Fonthill, Ont., Canada; two sons, John Wicklund of Romeoville, Ill., and Bill and his wife, Pat Wicklund, of Naperville, Ill.; six grandchildren, Scott, Shawn and Regina Soifer and Matt, Jessica and Eric Wicklund.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1975; a son, James Raymond; a daughter, Mary Beth; three unnamed children; two brothers, Bernie and Jack; and a sister, Mary.
Hauser Funeral Home, (515) 228-5858.
JESS E. WADDELL
CHARLES CITY - Jess E. Waddell, 88, of Charles City, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, (515) 228-4211.
MELVIN A. ABBAS
GENEVA - Melvin A. Abbas, 75, of Geneva, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
EMMET JEROME "E.J." HART
MASON CITY -Emmet Jerome "E.J." Hart, 71, of 323 South Kentucky, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) while traveling through Missouri.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City.
Hogan Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.
MARGARET LAVON BENNER
ALBERT LEA, MINN. - Funeral services for Margaret LaVon Benner, 79, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of St. Theodore, Albert Lea, with the Rev. Louis Cook officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery , Newry.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, 1415 N. Highway 13, Albert Lea, where there will be a 7 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time at the church on Tuesday.
LaVon died Friday (Jan. 21, 2000) at the Albert Lea Medical Center.
Margaret LaVon Benner was born July 14, 1920, in Britt, the daughter of Tom and Margaret (Horstman) O'Rourke. She grew up and attended school in Britt.
On March 26, 1940, she married Lester G. Benner in Britt. They moved to Mason City after their marriage and to Hollandale in 1954, where they farmed. In 1974, they moved into Albert Lea. She was a former member of St. Mary's Church, Newry, a member of the Church of St. Theodore, Albert Lea, a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, and a member of Solo Parents. She loved to play bingo and traveled on cruises and many trips to Europe. She loved dancing and joke-telling. She was famous for her baked beans. She enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Georgia Alt and her special friend, Virgil Grosland, Kay and her husband, Tom Sawyer, all of Albert Lea, Charles and his wife, Joyce Benner, of Austin, Minn., William Benner, of Albert Lea, Sheila and her husband, Dan McNallan, of Viola, John Benner, of Minneapolis, Minn., Marie Schaub and her husband, Terry Hockert, of Lino Lakes, Minn., and Brian Benner, of Albert Lea; 15 grandchildren, Roger Alt, Lisa Deyo, Cindy Fosenburg, Debbie Grausam, Diane Moore, Todd Benner, Troy Benner, Char Skogheim, Brad Benner, Chad Benner, Sheena Meyers, Matt McNallan, Shelly Rahman, Jenny McNallan and Damien Schaub; 17 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her very special friends, Thelma Hall and Blanche Wogen.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lester in 1966; granddaughter, Tammy Benner, in 1992; son-in-law, Jake Alt, in 1995; and her brothers, Cecil, Leon, Jack and Warren O'Rourke.
She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Blessed be her memory.
Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, (507) 373-4330.
HILDA M. IHDE
GENEVA - Hilda M. Ihde, 84, of Geneva, died Saturday (Jan. 22, 2000) at the Franklin General Hospital, Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Geneva United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery , rural Geneva.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, (515) 456-3232.
