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Margaret (Peggie) Kulow-Strand (nee) Dozark
Funeral services for Margaret (Peggie) Kulow-Strand a long-time
Lime Springs business woman and resident will be held at 11:00 a.m.
today, Wednesday, December 7, at St. Stephen's Catholic Church in
Chester. Interment will be at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Lourdes.
Lindstrom Funeral Home, Lime Springs, is in charge of arrangements.
Peggie (64) died Saturday, December 3, 1994, at Mitchell County
Hospital in Osage.
Peggie was born July 31, 1930, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of
William Dozark and Thelma Wentworth Dozark. She married
Edward Kulow of Riceville in June 1950, and he preceded her in
death in 1979. To this union five children were born. In 1981,
she married Curtiss Strand from Lime Springs and he preceded her
in death in 1989.
Peggie and Eddie farmed for 22 years in Riceville. They purchased
the Town and Country Bar and Grill in 1970 and moved to Lime Springs
in 1972. Later the business was named Peggie's Place. She retired from
the business in 1990.
While living in Riceville, Peggie and her family were active in the
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church there. She was president of the
Rosary Society and was active in Bible study.
After moving to Lime Springs, she became active as one of the
local business leaders. She served as an elected member of the city
council and was an officer of the Commercial club. She served on the
Economic Development Board and worked for the development of the
new apartment complex in Lime Springs. He volunteered her time at the
softball and swimming pool concession stands and organized pool
tournaments for children of the community. After retirement, she
volunteered as a tour guide for visitors to Lidtke Mill.
Survivors include her five children, Charles Kulow of Oakville,
Richard Kulow of Granada Hills, CA, Mary Wherry of Lime Springs,
Jeffrey Kulow of Fort Wayne, IN, and Anne Kulow of Morgan Hill, CA;
nine grandchildren; two sisters, Diana Lauterbach of Waterloo and
Florence Sutton of Waterloo; and two brothers, Paul Dozark of
Las Vegas, NV, and William Dozark of Lime Springs.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Edward and
Curtiss; her parents; and one brother, David Dozark.
Irene Speer
Irene Tuchek
Funeral services for Irene Speer, 81, of Bethany Towers, Fargo, ND,
were held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 27, at Bethany Homes, Fargo.
Irene died Thursday, November 24, 1994, after a long illness.
Irene Tuchek was born October 13, 1913, in Calmar. She grew up in
Protivin and graduated from high school in Cresco.
On January 1, 1937, she married Robert V. Speer. They lived in
Edgemont, SD, St. Paul, and Red Wing, MN, Cedar Rapids and Fargo, ND.
She worked for the North Oaks (MN) Kennel from 1953 to 1957 and the
Mohawk Fur Store in Red Wing from 1959 to 1964.
Surviving her are her husband; one son, David of Texas; two
daughters, Dorothy Burg of Edina, MN and Donna Nalewaja of Fargo;
10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Julia Buresh (nee) Dvoracek
Services for Julia Dvoracek Buresh were held at 1:00 p.m., Monday,
December 1, at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church in Saratoga with the
Rev. Tim Sir officiating. Interment was in the Saratoga Cemetery.
Lindstrom Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
She died Thursday, December 1, 1993, at the age of 89, at the
Riceville Rest Home.
Julia Dvoracek Buresh was born February 27, 1905, at her home in
Tabor, South Dakota.
On October 10, 1923, she married William Buresh at the Tabor
Presbyterian Church located in the country. Julia and William moved to
the farm that he had purchased in Saratoga where they lived for the rest
of their lives.
Julia was active in the church and attended the Saratoga
Presbyterian church. For over 15 years she dedicated herself to caring for
her husband when he became disabled from Guillan Barre syndrome. She
cared for him every day until she was admitted to the Riceville Rest
Home in 989 after being diagnosed as having Alzheimer's.
Surviving her are one daughter, Adeline G. Buresh Sullivan of
Decorah; five grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; one sister,
Bertha Dvoracek Kreutziger, and one brother, Harry Dvoracek, Jr.
She was preceded in death by her husband William, in March of
1993; one grandson; one great-grandson; and her sisters,
Anna Dvoracek Rehurek, Francis Dvoracek Buresh and
Emma Dvoracek Chase Jasa.
Margaret Maggie Casey
A Funeral Mass for Margaret "Maggie" Casey, 87, of the Bluffton area
was held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 3, at St. Bridget's Catholic
Church in Bluffton with burial in the church Cemetery. French and Balik
Funeral Home in Decorah was in charge of arrangements.
Maggie, 87, died at the Aase Haugen Nursing Home in Decorah
Thursday, December 1, 1994, after a short illness.
Survivors are nieces and nephews.
Walter R. Klimesh
A funeral mass was held for Walter R. Klimesh at 11:00 a.m.,
Monday, December 5, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. The
Rev. Daniel Keppler officiated with interment in St. Clement's Cemetery in
Spillville. Balik Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Walter, 65, died Friday, December 2, 1994, at the Palmer Lutheran
Hospital in West Union after a long illness.
Walter R. Klimesh was born June 8, 1929, in Conover, the son of
Joseph A. Klimesh and Albina (nee) Kalishek Klimesh. He
attended country school and St. Wenceslaus school in Spillville.
On May 4, 1953, he married Florine Herold at St. Clement's Catholic
Church in Spillville.
He farmed for 25 years north of Spillville and in 1978 moved to
Spillville. Walter did custom combining and helped out other farmers and
was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.
Surviving him are his wife, Florine; four daughters, Sally Koenig
of Postville, Sherry Bouska of Ridgeway, Peggy Beastrom and
Jean Bednar, both of Cedar Rapids; two sons Kenneth Klimesh of
Ridgeway and Paul Klimesh of Ankeny; 11 grandchildren; one brother,
Leonard Klimesh of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; and two sisters.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,
Stanley Klimesh and Joseph; and two sisters, Pauline Malek
and Angeline Weston.
Regina Markovetz
Funeral services for Regina Markovetz, 96, of Cresco, were held at
the Conway Funeral Home in Cresco Wednesday, November 30, with the
Rev. Tim Sir of the First Congregational United Church of Christ
officiaing. Interment was in the Bohemian National Cemetery east of
Protivin. Conway Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Regina died Monday, November 28, 1994, at the Evans Memorial
Home where she ad made her home since 1991. Services held Nov. 30.
Regina Markovetz was born near Protivin in Howard County
October 8, 1898, the daughter of Anton Markovetz and
Katherine Kostohryz Markovetz. She attended rural schools.
On Novmeber 10, 1942, she married James Markovetz at Protivin.
They first made their home on a farm and later moved to Cresco where
she worked at the Chambers Hotel in Cresco.
Regina is survived by nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, in 1992; her
parents; five sisters, Emma Vopava, Mae Riha, Anges Sobolik,
Louise Sobolik and Frances Bohach; and one brother,
Anthony Markovetz.
Raphael A. Baker
Funeral services for Raphael A. Baker were held Thursday,
December 1, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Cresco with the Rev. Paul
L. Weis officiating. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery. Conway Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raphael, 84, of Cresco, died November 28, 1994, at the Howard
County Hospital after a short illness.
Raphael A. Baker was born September 10, 1910, in Cresco, the son
of Joseph A. Baker and Barbara K. Lickteig Baker. He graduated
from high school in Cresco.
On June 12, 1939, he married Earline Woellstein in Cresco. He was
working as a clerk in the hardware store in Cresco when he was inducted
into the Army March 11, 1943. He served with Troop D 88th CAV RCN SQ
and spent one year and seven days in the Central European Theatre. He
was dischared November 19, 1945. Returning to Cresco, he worked for
Floyd Van Auken and then decided to enter the political field, running as
a candidate for Howard County Recorder where he worked for 26 years
before his retirement.
Raphael belonged to the American Legion Post 135 of Cresco and
was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his wife, Earline, of Cresco; two daughters,
Pat Mobely of West Union, and Judy Polashek of Protivin; six
grandchldren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters,
Irene Sovereign and Anna Grace Lentz, both of Cresco.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers,
Anthony Baker and Henry Baker; and one sister, Eva Reburn.
