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Henry H. Schoneman
Henry H. Schoneman, 96, Clear Lake, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 1995,
at Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 18, at Zion Lutheran
Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating.
A graveside service was held at the Pleasant View Cemetery,
Thornton, Iowa. The family suggests memorials in his name.
Henry was born Jan. 10, 1899 in Thornton, Iowa, the son of
Hans Schoneman and Elsie Marie (nee) Peterson Schoneman.
He attended school in rural Thornton and helped on the family farm.
On Jan. 9, 1922 he married Mathilda Jorgensen. The couple owned
and operated the Swaledale Restaurant and Grocery Store for
eight years before moving to Clear Lake in March of 1943. They
moved to Clear Lake, where he operated Schoneman Insurance Agency
until his retirement in 1963. His wife preceded him in death
July 11, 1961.
In January of 1963 he married Louise Barkhurst at Zion Lutheran
Church Clear Lake. She died Aug. 7, 1984.
Henry loved to travel, play pool and was an avid baseball fan.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, and the
Clear Lake Senior Citizens Center.
He is survived by a daughter, Geraldine Polsdofer and her
husband, Jim, Rockwell, Iowa; a daughter-in-law,
Gladys Schoneman, Clear Lake; seven grandchildren,
Nancy Kerr, Greenville, Texas, Mark Schoneman, Houston, Texas,
Diane Romel, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, Paul Schoneman, Garner,
Iowa, Larry Polsdofer, San Jose, Calif., Ed Polsdofer, Dallas,
Texas, and Janet Alger, Clear Lake; 18 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives; a son,
Roger, in 1983; two brothers, Lauritz and William Schoneman;
and five sisters, Christina, Marie, Henrietta, Elisa and Sena.
Honorary pallbearers were Larry Polsdofer, Mark Schoneman,
Terry Polsdofer, Greg Ye95, at the North Iowa Mercy Health
Center East, Mason City.
Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 17, at Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Ventura, with the Rev. Daird W. Korth officiating.
Burial was in the Clear Lake City Cemetery.
Marie Elva Anderson
Marie Elva Anderson, was born Feb. 29, 1917, the daughter of
Ben F. and Nettie Mabel (Griffen) Greiman, on a farm in
Liberty Township, Hancock County. She was baptized and confirmed
at Peace Reformed Church, south of Garner. Marie attended rural
schools of Liberty Township and graduated from Klemme High School
in 1934.
Ref: Nettie Mabel Griffen
On Feb. 24, 1937, she married Dale Anderson at Mason City. They
farmed southwest of Clear Lake until 1988, when they moved to
Mason City. Marie enjoyed flower gardening, quilting, sewing,
cooking and antiques. Her love for her family and interest in
their activities was very important to Marie.
She was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ventura and
Dorcas Society. She was a former 4-H Leader for Daughter's of
the Land. She is survived by her husband, Dale Anderson,
Mason City; two daughters, Virginia Ames and her husband,
William, Rockwell and Dora Jean Mueller and her husband,
Fredrich, Mason City; six grandchildren, Susan Adams,
Rockwell, Patty Lane, Belmond, Pamela Haukoos, Lakeville, Minn.,
Kristi Hebel, Mason City, Brad Cronk and Linda Mueller,
both of Coralville; four great-grandchildren,
Nathan and Paul Adams and Kirsten and Anders Haukoos;
her sisters and brother, Dorothy Wilson and her husband,
George, Swaledale, Walter Greiman and his wife, Dorothy,
Milan, Mo., Donna Finders and her husband, Richard, Glendale, Ariz.,
and Nels Flagler, North Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters-in-law,
Louise Q. Greiman, Garner and Ardisce Greiman, Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson,
Danny Ames; a sister, Grace Greiman in infancy; and
two brothers, Floyd Greiman and Verne Greiman.
Ushers were Wilbert Nuehring and Dorance Rosendahl.
Honorary pallbearers were Roger Neuberger, John Schwichtenberg,
Wayne Toppin, Roy Schumacher, Michael Smith and Michael Carrot.
Pallbearers were Michael Adams, Jerry Lane, Peter Haukoos,
Michael Hebel, Brad Cronk and David Greiman.
Glenn Weston Bier
Glenn Weston Bier, 70, of Clear Lake, died Thursday,
Feb. 16, 1995, at the Muse-Norris Hospice In-Patient Unit in
Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 20, at the
United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis
officiating. Burial was in Amsterdam Cemetery, Goodell, Iowa.
The family suggests memorials be directed to the Glenn Weston
Bier Memorial Fund.
Glenn Weston Bier was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Belmond, Iowa,
the son of Henry and Priscilla (Pals) Bier. He graduated from
Belmond High School in 1943. He served in the United States Army
from January 1944 to June 24, 1946. He was a veteran of World War II.
On July 27, 1947, he married Ardes V. Polsdofer at the
Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. The couple farmed in
Goodell, Iowa, area for 21 years before moving to Garner and
later Clear Lake in 1974.Glenn was employed by the Iowa
Departmen of Transportation for 15 and one-half years.
His hobbies included gardening, fishing, woodworking and travel.
Glenn was a member of the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake.
He is survived by his wife, Ardes Bier, Clear Lake; two sons,
Ronald Bier and David Bier and his wife, Susan, all of
Mason City; two sisters, Mrs. George (Iva) Beek, Goodell,
and Mrs. Ethel Young, Belmond, Iowa; two brothers,
Lloyd Bier and his wife, Etta Lou, Garner, and Paul Bier,
Belmond, Iowa; two grandchildren, Joshua and Jennifer Bier,
Mason City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Laura Haupt
and Wanda Bier; two brothers, Lester and Warren Bier.
Organist Mary Jane Reynolds accompanied soloist Robert Riggs.
Pallbearers were Dan Jackson, Mark Harthan, Duane Polsdofer,
Lloyd Bier Jr., Pat Sweeny, Randy Hiscock.
Alta B. Matzen
Alta B. Matzen, 94, of Clear Lake, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995,
at the Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the
United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Fred Lewis
officiating. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City.
The family suggests memorials in her name.
Alta was born Jan. 13, 1901, on a farm in rural Rockwell, Iowa,
the daughter of Broudeson Nielsen and Ann Nielsen (nee) Bohnson.
She attended rural school.
On Nov. 29, 1922, she married Paul H. Matzen in rural Rockwell.
The couple lived northeast of Mason City, in Falls Township,
and farmed. In 1952, they moved to Greenfield, Mo., where they
raised chickens. They moved to the Clear Lake and Ventura
area in the late 1970s. She moved to the Good Shepherd Care Center
in Mason City in 1990. Alta enjoyed playing cards, especially 500,
Kings in the Corner and Rook.
She is survived by two daughters, June Ransom and her husband,
Keith, Ventura, and Marjorie Walls and her husband, Don,
Clear Lake; a son, Paul A. Matzen Jr., Manly, Iowa; a sister,
Eleanor Green, Clear Lake; 10 grandchildren, Nancy Gerardi,
Julie Holloway, Duane Ransom, Doug Ransom, Richard Walls,
Cindy Washburn, Steve Matzen, Scott Matzen, Daryle Matzen
and Darla Matzen; 12 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1990; two grandchildren,
Gary Ransom and Dixie Walls; eight sisters, Mabel Peterson ....
Gustav J. "Gus" Brandt
Gustav J. "Gus" Brandt, 75, of Clear Lake, died Monday,
Feb. 20, 1995, at Good Shepherd Healthcare Center, Mason City.
A funeral Mass was held Thursday, Feb. 23, at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, with the Monsignor Joseph J. Slepicka officiating.
Burial was in the Clear Lake Cemetery, where military honors
were conducted by the Clear Lake VFW.
Gustav J. Brandt was born Aug. 24, 1919, in Wesley, the son of
Gustav and Ella (Uhlenhake) Brandt. Gus moved to Clear Lake
as a child and attended Wesley and Clear Lake schools. He served
in the Army during World War II, and was stationed in Germany.
Gus worked for Kennedy's for over 40 years until retiring.
He enjoyed raising flowers and spending time with his dog, Cricket.
Gus was a member of thee Veterans of Foreign Wars, AmVets Post 135
and St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
He is survived by three sisters, Helen Henderson, Mason City, and
her husband; Katherine Fluhrer and her husband, Verl, Manly; and
Mary Lou Hannafan and her husband, A.J., Clinton; one sister-in-law,
Naomi Brandt .... [This paragraph was reconstructed and may have errors]
Zachery Christopher Green
Zachery Christopher Green, infant son of Misty Lei Dudley and
Matthew M. Green, Mason City, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 24, 1995, at
the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Private funeral
services were held at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel,
Clear Lake, with the Rev. Kermit Roisen officiating of
Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake.
Interment was in Garden of Angels in Memorial Park Cemetery,
Mason City.
Zachery was born Feb. 24, 1995, at the University of Iowa Hospital,
Iowa City. Zachery is survived by his parents Misty Lei Dudley
and Matthew M. Green, Mason City; maternal grandparents, Kimm Hansen
and her husband, Vance, Clear Lake; David Dudley and his wife,
Eleanor, Latimer, Iowa; paternal grandparents, Marlys Green, Mason Cit,
and Glenn Wyborny and his wife, Penny, Plymouth, Iowa; maternal
great-grandparents, Pat Atherton, Charles City, Iowa, Lindy Hansen,
Clear Lake, Irene Drier, Hampton, Iowa; paternal great-grandparent,
Grace Wyborny, Rock Falls, Iowa; six uncles, Chris Andy....
