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Nels Anderson
DAVENPORT -- Nels Anderson, Westchester, Ill., formerly of Davenport, unexpectedly died Saturday, May 26, 2001, at his home. While he is gone physically, his impression goes on. Nels was a worker, spending hours at his drafting table, creating ingenious designs. He was a great friend, often knowing what we needed before we knew it ourselves. If you saw him in blue and yellow clothing or spied the homemade goat hung on the house, you knew Nels was a proud Swede. He was an artist. By sketching the wildlife he loved or painting an abstract watercolor he gave us a tranquil world. He was a card player, reading himself to sleep on the sofa with bridge magazines, becoming a great partner and opponent. Nels was part of our family. He took us dancing, made us Swedish pancakes, educated and laughed with us. If we were not with him, he kept us in sight from the photo of his father on the mantelpiece to the computer image of his granddaughter on his Mac. He loved us and we will never forget that. Thank you for the music, Nels. Nels accomplished many things in his life. He was a BFA graduate of Drake University in 1966. He owned and operated joint businesses in Appleton, Wis., and Clarendon Hills, Ill. he taught interior design in Kenosha, Wis., Atlanta and Chicago. He was a member of Rotary International, A.I.D., A.S.I.D. and the W.S.A.G. He received many awards for design and art, including 1st place awards through A.S.I.D./CADO and more recently the Corsi Design Competition. He was one of 10 winners in "Design from Scandinavia" Magazines Invitational Design Contest. A memorial fund will be established. Nels is survived by the love of his life, Mary Ellen Luke; his children, Cristian and Erik, both of Appleton, and Amanda, Plover, Wis.; his step-mother, Lois Feiler, Bettendorf; granddaughter, Jada, Plover; his sister, Judy Davison, Davenport; step-sisters, Carol Jo Brown, St. Meinrad, Ind., and Julie Leslie, Riverside, Calif.; and hundreds of family members, friends, artists and co-workers. Nels was the son of the late Raymond O. and Grace E.
Illene Hyslope
DAVENPORT -- Services for Illene Hyslope, Davenport, will be 10 a.m. Monday at Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport. Interment will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Hyslope died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. Illene Shuster was born Jan. 1, 1934, in Washington, Iowa. She married Benny D. Hyslope June 6, 1953, in Aledo, Ill. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed bingo and reading. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Survivors include her husband, Benny D.; her daughters, Lynn Porter and Jody Hyslope, both of Davenport; a son and daughter-in-law, Benny R. and Pat Hyslope, Davenport; eight grandchildren; and her special friends, Jim Thiering and Paul and Elsie Dodson. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Shuster.
Esther Wilson
ROCK ISLAND -- Services for Esther E. Wilson, Rock Island, will be 1 p.m.,w Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Silvis, Ill. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery . Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Monday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island, where a wake will be held at 8 p.m. An additional visitation will be noon until the time of services Tuesday at the church. Mrs. Wilson died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. Esther Galusha was born April 10, 1918, in Milan. She married John W. Wilson in 1938. He died in 1972. In lieu of flowers, please send flowers to a loved one or memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Make A Wish Foundation. Survivors include her daughters, Joy and Hazel Wilson, both of Rock Island, and Judy Moore, Fort Belvoir, Va.; her sons, Gary, Ron and Herb, all of Rock Island, Gerald, Milan, Ill., and Patrick, Louisville, Ky.; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Mary Magerkurth, Milan, and Betty Hayden, Illinois City; and brothers, Bud and Andy Galusha, Milan, Harold Galusha, Taylor Ridge, Ill., and Ken Galusha, Rock Island.
Brian Aubry
MOLINE -- Services for Brian L. Aubry, Bryan, Texas, formerly of Moline, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Esterdahl Mortuary Ltd., 1216 5th Ave., Moline. The body will be cremated. Visitation is 3-5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Aubry died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at his home in Texas. He was an accountant at the American Bank in Bryan. Brian Aubry was born Nov. 14, 1963, in Moline, the son of William and Paula (von Motz) Aubry Jr. Memorials may be made to the family. Survivors include his sisters, Shelly Matthews, Washington, Pa., and Deanna Aubry, Mesa, Ariz.; and his grandmother, Margaret von Motz, Moline.
Louis Marten
LONG GROVE, Iowa -- Services for Louis C. Marten, Long Grove, will be 10 a.m. Monday in the Runge Mortuary Chapel, Davenport. Burial will be in Mt. Joy Cemetery , Park View. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. today at the mortuary. Mr. Marten passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 1, 2001, at Genesis Medical Center-East Campus, Davenport. He was born May 10, 1928, in Maysville, the son of Albert and Viola (Meier) Marten. He married Burnette Ganzer on Oct. 16, 1968, in Quincy, Ill. Mr. Marten was formerly employed at Walcott Elevator, then at the Borden Company in Rock Island for 20 years. He recently farmed, owned and operated Marten Trucking in Long Grove and was a representative for Cornelius Seed Corn. Mr. Marten was a member of Jackson County horse and harness Association. He enjoyed attending horse sales, farm auctions, pony rides and spending time with his grandkids. Memorials may be made to the Jackson County Horse and Harness Association or the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society. Survivors include his wife, Burnette "Bea"; his children and their spouses, Judy DeTrent, Daryl Marten and Mike and Glenna Rohlf, all of Davenport, and Dean and Dori Marten, Long Grove; 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Eleanor Abernathy, Davenport; and brothers, John and Donna Marten, Quincy. Delmar and Marilyn Marten, Big Rock, and Jim and Karen Marten, Walcott. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Micaela Clements; his parents; and a brother, Elmer.
Minnie Six
OTTUMWA, Iowa -- Services for Minnie Jane Six, formerly of Ottumwa, will be 1 p.m. Monday at National Cemetery , Rock Island Arsenal, with the Rev. Paul Tweeten officiating. Military honors will be provided by Davenport American legion Post 26. Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, is handling the arrangements. Ms. Six died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at the VA Hospital in Des Moines. Minnie Jane Chatterton was born Feb. 2, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyo., to Cyrus and Clara (Elder) Chatterton. During World War II, Minnie Jane served in the Air Force, stationed at Tonapa, Nev. She loved the piano and could play any song she ever heard. Survivors include her son, Michael Six, Cedar Rapids; her sister, Dorothy Tremblay, Davenport; a sister-in-law, Willa Chatterton, Ottumwa; a niece, Valletta Dannull, Blue Springs, Mo.; her nephews, Darrell Orman and his wife, Melanie, Blue Grass, Wayne Rysdam and Dean Rysdam, both of Denver, and Larry Chatterton and his wife, Nancy, of Texas; and several cousins, great-nieces and great-nephews. Minnie was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Doris Rysdam; and two brother, Billy Chatterton and Max Chatterton.
Verle Shaffer
TIPTON, Iowa -- Services for Verle G. Shaffer, Tipton, will be 11 a.m. Monday at Inland Cemetery , Bennett. Visitation is 9-10:30 a.m. Monday at Bentley Funeral Homes, Durant. Mr. Shaffer died Friday, June 1, 2001, at his home in Tipton. He was a mechanic at Durant Farm Equipment and at Glenn's Conoco, Bennett. Verle Glenn Shaffer was born Nov. 27, 1946, in Davenport. A memorial fund has been established. Survivors include his sons, Danny, Durant, Michael, Great Lakes, Ill., and Craig, Stanwood; and five grandchildren.
Ralph Pangburn
CLINTON, Iowa -- Ralph E. Pangburn, Clinton, died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Bluff Terrace Nursing Facility, Clinton. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The body has been cremated. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pangburn was employed in the shipping department at Climax Engine Co. for several years, until his retirement. Ralph Emerson Pangburn was born Sept. 19, 1915, in Davenport. He married Dorothy Miller in 1938 in Clinton. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a daughter, Sharon Hutton, Springfield, Ga.; his son, Gary, Clinton; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Marian Barta
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Services for Marian Ulch Barta, Cedar Rapids, will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in St. Johns Cemetery , Cedar Rapids. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today at the Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Mrs. Barta died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids of complications of surgery. Marian Ulch was born Aug. 15, 1915, in Chelsea. She married Emil W. Barta in 1937. For many years the couple farmed south of Cedar Rapids. Memorials may be made to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids or the donor's favorite charity. Survivors include her daughters, Jeanne Barta Craine, St. Peters, Mo., Dr. Anita Barta, LaCrosse, Wis., and Betty A. Stratman, Davenport; four grandsons; a great-granddaughter; and her brother, Joseph Ulch, Waukegan, Ill.
Lorraine Hoyt
MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Services for Lorraine M. Hoyt, Muscatine, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, Muscatine. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery , Muscatine. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Mrs. Hoyt died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine. She was a shipping clerk at Muscatine Pearl Works. Lorraine Butcher was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Muscatine. She married Lester Hoyt in 1938 in Kahoka, Mo. He died Feb. 2, 2001. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Homes. Survivors include her daughter Nancy Stych, Muscatine; a granddaughter; and her brothers, Keith Butcher, Muscatine, and Jack Butcher-Barlow, of Tennessee.
