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Alan James Henry
Alan James Henry, 47, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., died March 20, 1995,
of a heart attack.Burial was at the El Torro Memorial Park,
Lake Forrest, Calif.
Alan Henry was born in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Jim Henry.
He was a graduate of Central High School.
He is survived by three children, Christian Henry, Irvine, Calif.,
Allison Henry and Cameron Henry, Huntington Beach, Calif.; sisters,
Susan Peterson, Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Julie Schultz, Green Bay,
Wisc.; a brother, Brian Henry, Clear Lake, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Patty Lou Henry.
Clare Turnbull
Clare Turnbull, 89, formerly of Clear Lake, died Monday,
March 27, 1995, at Good Shepherd Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
Memorial services were held Friday, March 31, at the
First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, with the
Rev. Charles William officiating. The body was donated to the
University of Iowa Anatomy Department.
Clare Turnbull was born April 12, 1905, in Mason City, the son
of George and Josephine (Smith) Turnbull. He attended Mason City
High School. He operated his own radio repair shop in Mason City
prior to moving to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he worked for
Collins Radio. He joined the United States Air Force during
World War II, also specializing in radio repair.
After returning from the service, Clare married Annie Louise Urban.
She preceded him in death Jan. 23, 1990. He was employed at Armour
in Mason City from 1952-68.
He is survived by a son, Bruce Turnbull, Burchinal, Iowa; a
daughter, Ann Sadler and her husband, Jerry, North Brook, Ill.;
four grandchildren, Kelley and Jenny Sadler, and
Adam Turnbull and Andrew Turnbull.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife.
Larry Benson
Larry Benson, 52, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, March 28, 1995....
Harry Weimer Alcorn
Dr. Harry Weimer Alcorn, 75, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday,
April 4, 1995, at home. Funeral services were held Friday,
April 7, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Clear Lake, with the
Msgr. Joseph J. Slepicka officiating. Burial was at
Elmwood-St. Joseph's Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa. A scriptural
wake service was held at the church Thursday, April 6.The
family suggests memorials to the North Iowa Mercy Health Center
Foundation, or the National Tuberous Sclerosis Association for
research, 8000 Corporate Drive, Suite 120, Landover, Md. 20785.
Harry's grandson, Randy Rust, is affected with the disease.
Harry Allcorn was born April 3, 1920, in Tiffin, Ohio, the son
of John Stuart and Mae (Roadman) Alcorn. He graduated from Fordson
High School in Dearborn, Mich., in 1938. He continued his education
at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating in 1942.
He joined the United States Navy in 1942 and served as a Navy pilot
and naval cadet flight instructor from 1942-45.
He graduated from Creighton Medical School, Omaha, Neb., in 1950.
His internship was completed at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wis.
He completed ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Mich.
On Dec. 2, 1950, he married Dr. Marie O'Brien in Mason City. She
preceded him in death Feb. 23, 1983. Harry moved to Mason City in
1954 and joined an eye, ear, nose and throat practice with
Dr. Steve O'Brien. He founded the North Iowa Eye Clinic in
Mason City in 1972, retiring in 1982. During his practice, he
was affiliated with St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in the field of
ophthalmology.
On July 14, 1984, he married Catherine Suter at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Clear Lake.
He was a former St. Joseph Mercy Hospital staff president and a
member of the Cerro Gordo County Medical Association. His medical
affiliations also included board certification and membership in
the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Medical
Association and Iowa Medical Society. He was an active member of
several civic organizations, thalmology, the American Medical
Association and Iowa Medical Society. He was an active member
of several civic organizations, in....ÿÿ
He is survived by his wife, Catherine Alcorn, Clear Lake;
two daughters, Cynthia A. Rust....
...and which he owned until his retirement in 1973. He and Virginia
then moved to St. James City, Fla., where they made their home,
spending summers in the Clear Lake area.
Sherril Benner
On Oct. 7, 1934, he married Lila Hanson at the United Brethren
Church in Goodell, Iowa. The couple had five sons, Donald, Jerry,
Stanley, Phillip and Lavern. They were members of the Wesley
United Methodist Church, Mason City.
Sherril performed different jobs, foreman at Chevrolet factory
in Flint, Mich., worked at a gas station, as a farmer, welder at
Thomas Machine Co., and maintenance man for a 400 unit apartment
complex in Dallas, Texas. He retired in 1969, after which the
coupled lived in Clear Lake. He loved golfing and bowling.
He took up golfing at age 68. He started bowling in 1927 and
was on many bowling leagues over the years before giving up the
sport in 1992 because of his health. He enjoyed his family and
friends.
He is survived by his wife, Lila Benner, Mason City; a daughter,
Beverley Kephart and her husband, Raymond, Brighton, Iowa;
five sons, Donald Benner and his wife, Mary Jo, Phoenix, Ariz.,
Jerry Benner and his wife, Arlene, Grand Prairie, Texas,
Stanley Benner and his wife, Betsy, St. Peter, Minn.,
Phillip Benner and his wife, Maryann, Shreveport, La., and
Lavern Benner and his wife, Tess, Humbolt, Ariz.; two sisters,
Bonnie Beers and her husband, Burdette, Clear Lake, and
Nadine McCormick, Spencer, Iowa; 22 grandchildren; and 25
great-grandchildren.
Ref: Opal Benner
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Opal;
a daughter, Shirley Jean; a sister, Hazel Govig; a brother,
Kenneth Benner; and a grandson, Thomas Anthony Benner.
Organist Arlis Meeker accompanied soloist Romeyn Sloan.
Honorary pallbearers were Janet Kephart, Lynn Kephart,
Mare Benner, David Benner, Dawn Benner, Carrie Martin,
Brian Benner, Lee Kephart, Joel Kephart, John Benner,
Julie Hanley, Jerry Dean Benner, Karen Graves, Barry Benner.
Pallbearers were Michael Benner, Kevin Benner, Tim Benner,
Jay Kephart, Jim Benner, Olen Wynn.
James W. Richey
James W. Richey, 88, of St. James City, Fla., died Thursday,
April 6, 1995, at....
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Richey, St. James City, Fla.;
two sisters, Verna Ouvonly son of Thomas and Alice (Corn) Richey.
He married Virginia Harvey on June 17, 1948. He started a
trucking business in Clear Lake, which he later moved to
Knoxville, Iowa, hauling coal for coal mines. He then started
Knoxville Ready-Mix Concrete Company....
Elfrieda C. Woiwod
Elfrieda C. Woiwod, 91, of Garner, died Monday, April 10, 1995,
at Concord Care Center in Garner.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 13, at St. John's
Lutheran Church northeast of Garner with Rev. Carl R. Hedberg
officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.
The Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner was in charge of services.
Elfrieda Caroline Woiwod was born Aug. 19, 1903, the daughter of
Fred and Alvina (Wreded) Zeitz, on a Greene County farm near
Churdan, Iowa. She was baptized Sept. 20, 1903, and confirmed
May 19, 1918 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Farnhamville.
She moved with her family to Fairmont, Minn. She worked as a
nanny in Milwaukee, Wis.
Ref: Alvina Wreded
On June 21, 1931, she married Alfred H. Woiwod at Fairmont, Minn.
They farmed northeast of Garner until 1965, when her husband died.
Elfrieda moved to Clear Lake in 1968, where she lived with her
daughter, Ina Mae Woiwod. She had worked in Clear Lake at
Oakwood Care Center and at the Ben Franklin store. Due to ill
health, she moved to Concord Care Center in Garner in September
of 1993. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church,
Ladies Aid, L.W.M.L. and the Senior Citizen Clubs in both
Clear Lake and Ventura.
She is survived by a daughter, Elda Ann Motland of Hiawatha;
a daughter-in-law, Kathy Woiwod, Garner; five grandchildren,
Rodney A. Fuller and his wife, Cecile, Manhatten Beach, Calif.,
Nancy A. Gates and her husband, Rick, Clear Lake, and their
son, Brian, Elizabeth S. Waddingham and her husband, Mark, Garner,
and their daughter, Megan, Neal A. Woiwod and Susan K. Woiwod,
both of Garner; three brothers, Ernest Zietz and his wife,
Helen, Arnold Zeitz and his wife, Lorena and Alvin Zeitz and
his wife, Lois, all of Fairmont, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Alfred H. Woiwod, March 13, 1965; a son, Arlo Woiwod,
Jan. 23, 1991; and a daughter, Ina Mae Woiwod, Feb. 13, 1993.
Pallbearers were Elda Ann Motland, Kathy Woiwod, Rodney Fuller,
Cecile Fuller, Nancy Gates, Rick Gates, Elizabeth Waddingham,
Mark Waddingham, Neal Woiwod and Susan Woiwod.
