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Bryant Keith “BK” Westfall, age 35 of Brooklyn, formerly of North English, died early Sunday morning, May 3, 2015, in a motor vehicle accident. Memorial Service: 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Rev. Anni Mingin officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 P.M. Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the funeral home. Private Family Inurnment services will be at a later date. A memorial fund has been established.
He is survived by two daughters, Karyssa and Addysyn Westfall of Millersburg; a son, Brodie Westfall of Marengo; his mother, Marilyn (Danny) Mouchka of Victor; a brother Holdon Westfall of Parnell; a sister, Sadie Mae Westfall of Cedar Rapids; his grandparents, Verlyn and Mary Zuber of Marengo, Larry Westfall of Sunrise Beach, MO, and Dilly and Mariann Fay of Victor; his step-mother Shelly Westfall of South English; cousins, Taylor (Beth) Baird, Ben (Amy) Baird, Cody Westfall, Bailey Westfall and Chad (Ashlea) Cronbaugh; along with many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews; and close friends, AmyJo and Jason.
He was preceded in death by his father Larry “Pokey” Westfall, grandparents Patricia Westfall, and Curly and Connie Storck, and a cousin Caleb Cronbaugh.
Bryant Keith Westfall was born April 4, 1980 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Larry and Marilyn Zuber Westfall. He attended Marengo, and HLV schools and graduated from English Valley High School. BK was self-employed, owning and operating Westfall Construction. He enjoyed snowmobiling, four-wheeling, grilling, gardening, and working in his yard. But he reserved plenty of quality time to spend with his children, and he cherished every moment spent with them.
Nadine M. Shaull, age 99 of Marengo, formerly of Ladora, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo. Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 8, 2015, at the Ladora United Methodist Church, Ladora. Burial will be in Genoa Bluff Cemetery, rural Ladora. Visitation: 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
Nadine is survived by her son Carrol “Shorty” Shaull and wife Shirley of Ladora, seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 18 great-great grandchildren, 5 step-great-grandchildren and 9 step-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Leland in 1975, a daughter Beverly Shaull-Davis, one grandchild and one great-grandchild.
Nadine Marie Shaull was born October 10, 1915, in Ladora, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred Wright Shaull. She graduated from the Ladora High School in 1932 and was united in marriage to Leland A. Shaull on September 8, 1934 at the Ladora Methodist Church. The couple had two children, Carrol and Beverly. Nadine worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 40 years, as a clerk in Marengo and as Postmaster of the Ladora Post Office. She loved to bowl in earlier years, and also enjoyed crafts and jigsaw puzzles. She was a member of the Ladora United Methodist Church.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Rose Haven and the Hospice staff for all the wonderful care and compassion shown to Nadine during her stay at the nursing home.
Marvin S. Klein, age 87 of Brooklyn, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell. Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 2, 2015, Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, with Rev. John Dodds officiating. Burial will be in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2015, Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. Memorials may be contributed to the East Poweshiek Ambulance Service, Grace United Methodist Church, or the Malcom VFW Post 733.
Marvin is survived by his wife Carol; his children, Darrell (Nancy) of Brooklyn, David (Sue) of Bowie, MD, Terraleen Stern (Bill) of Indianola, and Mike (Julie) of Brooklyn; ten grandchildren, Cassandra Hilton (Brannon), Lesli Kramer (Joe), Brett Stern, Alicia Klein, Matt Klein (Lisa), James Klein (Alicia), Trent Klein (Kari), Crystal Klein, Kristen Klein, and Curtis Klein; and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sibling, Doris Shaffer of Reinbeck, Ivan Klein of Montezuma, and Eileen Maxwell of Jacksonville, IL.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson, Christopher Klein, a sister Marjorie Youkey, and two brothers, Ronald and Christian “Gene” Klein.
Marvin Share Klein was born June 29, 1927 in Ladora, Iowa, the son of Christian and Effie Share Klein. He graduated from Ladora High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Carol Hall on October 5, 1951 at the Madison Church of Christ, rural Brooklyn. The couple farmed for many years in Poweshiek and Mahaska Counties. He was a member of the Malcom VFW and Grace United Methodist Church.
Charles E. Alford, age 63, of Marengo, died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Marengo Memorial Hospital. Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 27, 2015, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Pastor Eddie Thomas officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 5 P.M. Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established.
Charles is survived by his wife, Janice; four children, Jeannie Varela (Alfonso) of Marengo, Shirley Arends (Robert) of Marengo, Theresa Alford of Minneapolis, MN, and Charles Alford (Angel) of Marengo; sixteen grandchildren, Robert Ritter (Becca), Joshua Ritter, Melanie Ritter, Michelle Huston, Christopher Rose, Nickole Ritter, Destiney Huston, Sarah Rose, Samantha Rose, Charles Alford, Jr., Andrea Huston, Natalie Huston, Zoe Alford, Myia Alford, Gia Alford, Ricardo Malagon; and eleven great-grandchildren: Landyn Varela, Lachlan Ritter, Aydan Varela, Channing Alford, Jason Ritter, Brylee Stidham, Jaxon Aubrecht, Presliegh Moyer, Destinee Ritter, Cameron Brenneman, and David Ritter.
Also surviving are his siblings, Jimmalee Todd (Brenda) of Des Moines, Donnie Alford (Chris) of Des Moines, Shirley Stepp (Vernon) of Kentucky, Lillie Alford of Kentucky, and Ronnie Alford of Des Moines. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Brandy, two brothers, Jerry and Earl, and a sister Betty.
Charles Everett Alford was born February 20, 1952 in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Arthur and Nanny Stepp Alford. He and Janice Duncan Alford were married for 43 years. Charles was employed as a roofer and a handyman of various trades. He enjoyed cookouts with the family, camping, fishing, motorcycles, classic cars, and beer time.
Georgia K. Geiger, age 73 of West Amana, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at her home, following a sudden illness. Per her wishes, her body was donated to medical research. Memorial Service: 7 P.M. Friday, April 24, 2015, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1007 Rider Street, Iowa City, with Pastor Dale Morrison officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting with arrangements.
Georgia is survived by a son Kurt S. Geiger of the Philippines; a daughter Liese Vanderbroek of Ames; and a half-sister, Dolores LaGrange (Robert) of Amana. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband Charles in 2013.
Georgia Karen Schoenfelder was born September 8, 1941 in Amana, Iowa, the daughter of George and Elizabeth Ertzinger Schoenfelder. She graduated from Amana High School, and married Charles J. Geiger on November 30, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska. The couple resided in West Amana, and were active in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Muscatine 7th Day Adventist Churches. Charles passed away in 2013.
Dorothy “Dot” Kathryn Provin, age 63 of Grinnell, formerly of Brooklyn, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with Rev. John Reynolds, Jr. officiating. Visitation: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established.
Dorothy is survived by her children; Scott (Wendi) Provin of Roosevelt, UT, Amy (Shane) Brown of Grinnell, and twins Alishia (Brandon) Tuttle of Malcom and Tony (Bree Johnson) Provin of Cedar Rapids; a brother Ben (Patty) Mowrey of Fort Collins, CO; a sister Char Seiler of San Antonio, TX; six grandchildren; Asia, Madison, Marshall, Carter, Camden and Kalor; and a sister like friend Connie Coleman of Malcom. She was preceded in death by her parents, a grandson Mason, and two brothers, Jim and Dick.
Dorothy Kathryn was born October 17, 1951 in Grinnell, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Margaret “Roberta” Harris Mowrey. She received her education in the Brooklyn Schools. She was a cook at Dickies Restaurant in Malcom and later cleaned several homes until her retirement.
Helen Marie Doud Ferguson, age 90, of North English, formerly Marengo, died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the English Valley Care Center. Currently there are no services scheduled. Inurnment will be at Friend’s Cemetery, Oskaloosa, at a later date. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting with arrangements.
Helen Marie Doud, was born December 4, 1924 in Muscatine, Iowa. She was a dispatcher for the Oskaloosa Police Department for 5 years and also worked at Schantz Furniture Store in Amana as a bookkeeper. She married Jerry Ferguson on June 24, 1978 at the Christian Church, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was a member of the Christian Church in Oskaloosa, the Royal Neighbors and the U of I Club. She enjoyed U of I sports, reading and crossword puzzles.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews and a brother-in-law Darrell Ferguson of Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her first husband Glenn Doud, and second husband Jerry on June 13, 2013.
Kenneth C. “Bud” Smith, age 84, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, April 18, 2015, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Rev. Matt German officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 7 P.M. Friday, April 17, 2015 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.
He is survived by his children, LuAnn Lacy of Kansas, David Smith (and the late Diane Smith) of New Sharon, Kenneth E. Smith of Montezuma, Roger Smith (Linda) of Mount Vernon, Mark Smith of Iowa City, and Kimberly Morris of Cedar Rapids; ten grandchildren, Randy Lacy of Kansas, Brett Lacy of Kansas, Rod Lacy (Kathy) of Kansas, Amy VanManen (Lonnie) of Sully, Chad Lacy (Beth) of Kansas, Paul Smith (Trina) of Georgia, Justin Smith (Carrie Thompson) of Montezuma, Brooke Noland (Chuck) of Louisiana, Josie Meineke and Johnnie Morris; and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Kevin Smith, five sisters, Donna, Glenda, Helen, Betty and Dorothy, and four brothers, Tillman, Doug, Irvin, and Dennis.
Kenneth Cody Smith was born September 6, 1930 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of David and Alice Parvin Smith. He received his education in the country school near High Amana. In his earlier years, Bud counted cattle and fixed fences on horseback for the Amana Society. He was employed over the years as an iron worker with Iowa Steel, making car accessories at Sheller Globe, and a greeter at Walmart in Cedar Rapids.
Kenneth and Nevada Pearl Smith were united in marriage, and to this union a daughter and four sons were born. The couple later divorced. He and Carol Miller were married and a son was born to this union.
Kenneth enjoyed playing checkers, yodeling, fishing, and hunting, and never missed a local garage sale. He had a sweet tooth and liked Pepsi, Hershey bars, and vanilla ice cream. He also enjoyed going for rides with his family and friends. He was a wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
