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DOROTHY IRENE 'DOT' BAKER
MASON CITY - Dorothy Irene "Dot" Baker, 76, died Friday (July 16, 1999) at her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Ken Hatland of Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery , Fort Dodge, on Tuesday afternoon.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, and continue one hour prior to the services on Tuesday.
Dorothy Irene Baker was born Feb. 15, 1923, at Whittemore, the daughter of Frederick and Matilda (Kueker) Wagner.
In 1940, she was united in marriage to Darwin T. Baker at Algona.
Dorothy or "Ma" Baker as she was known, enjoyed basketball, writing poetry, cooking, gardening and shopping. She also enjoyed playing cards with her family and going to casinos and listening to country music, especially Johnny Cash. She always made time for her kids - they were her life. She had a real gift of giving herself to people. She loved nature and taking long walks outside, vacationing in Florida, and her cat Clyde.
She was a long-time member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mason City.
She will be greatly missed by her children, Charles Baker and his wife, Maureen, Spencer; Jean Less, Mary Donahue and Sharon Hughes and her husband, John, all of Naples, Fla.; Linda Dyer, Mesa, Ariz., Darla Ward and Phillip Baker, both of Mason City; Darwin M. Baker and his wife, Janie, Naples, Fla,; Deborah Wiebrand and her husband, Mark, Mason City; James Baker and his wife, Cindy, Mason City; Kim Hauan, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; David Baker and his wife, Becky, Mason City; Scott Baker, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; Patricia Roof and her husband, Robert, Mason City; and Dean Baker and his wife, Alanna, Dougherty; 40 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1990; two sons, Mark J. Baker and Johnny Baker; three sisters; seven brothers and one son-in-law, Lyle Hauan.
Hogan-Bremer Colonial Chapel, (515) 423-2372.
JOHN E. HUMPHREY
GARNER - John E. Humphrey, 90, passed away Sunday (July 18, 1999) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kay Hooper officiating. Interment will be at Concord Township Cemetery , Garner.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. Fourth St., Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
John Edward Humphrey, the son of John Edward and Lola (Strouse) Humphrey, was born Jan. 19, 1909, on a farm near Fertile. He graduated from Fertile High School as Valedictorian in 1927.
He worked for various farmers in the Fertile area. On Aug. 27, 1930, he was married to Helen Seglem at the Humphrey home in Fertile. In the spring of 1931, they began farming southeast of Garner. They retired from farming in 1970 and moved into Garner.
They spent family vacations at Many Point Lake in
Minnesota for 30 years. John enjoyed his family, fishing, card playing and all facets of farming.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Men's Club, was on the Administrative Board and had served on various church committees. He also served on the ASCS Board, Ell Township Election Board and the Ell Township School Board.
John is survived by his wife, Helen Humphrey; five children, Verneil Quintus and her husband, Jerry, of Garner, Carol Jass and her husband, Dick, of Mason City, John Wendell Humphrey and his wife, Linda, of Centerville, Linda Gilbert and her husband, Gary, of Fulton, Ill., and Dudley Humphrey of Mason City; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Reta Schaefer in 1974; a son-in-law, Robert Dodd in 1990; a grandson, Bradley Ray Humphrey, Sept. 1, 1995; a granddaughter, Roxanne Rene Dodd, Aug. 14, 1956; three sisters, May Larsen, Nellie Loats, and Barbara Robison; and a brother, Jasper Humphrey.
Cataldo Funeral Chapel, (515) 923-2841
GERTRUDE MARIE VANDYKE
HAMPTON - Gertrude Marie VanDyke, 80, died Wednesday (July 14, 1999) in her apartment in Hampton.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hansell United Methodist Church with the Rev. Laura Smith officiating. Burial will be in Ingham Township Cemetery , Hansell.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Hampton.
DONALD BARTA
MANLY - Donald Barta, 75, of Manly, died Monday (July 19, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly.
Bride Colonial Chapel, (515) 454-2242.
DONALD R. NASER
BRITT - Donald R. Naser, 94, passed away Saturday (July 17, 1999) at Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 23, 1999, at the Ewing Funeral Chapel, Britt, with the Rev. Robert Dodge officiating. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery , Britt.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Friday at the Funeral Chapel, in Britt.
Ewing Funeral Chapel, (515) 843-3839.
FRANCIS 'HANK' PORTER
MASON CITY - Francis "Hank" Porter, 60, of Mason City, died Sunday (July 18, 1999) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield.
Grarup Funeral Home, (515) 892-4241.
KENNETH J. DAHLE
ALBERT LEA, Minn. - Kenneth J. Dahle, 60, of 1108 Columbus Ave., died Monday (July 19, 1999) at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church ELS in Albert Lea. Burial will be in Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery , rural Lake Mills.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.
BEN S. HERBST
ALGONA - Ben S. Herbst, 57, of Algona, died Monday (July 19, 1999) at the Kossuth Regional Health Center.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, in Algona. Burial will be at a later time.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home, in Algona.
FRANKLIN WALTER FISCHER
MESERVEY - Franklin Walter Fischer, 88, formerly of Meservey, died Saturday (July 17, 1999) at the Hampton Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Evangelical Methodist Church, in Meservey, with Pastor Jim Gochenour officiating. Burial will be in the Meservey Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Grarup Funeral Home, Meservey.
Franklin was born Feb. 28, 1911, at Meservey to Herman Fischer and Lydia Christina (Wickersheim) Fischer. His mother passed away shortly after the birth of her eighth child and two years later, his father married Amanda Raecker. Franklin often spoke of the good relationship he had with his stepmother.
Following graduation from Meservey High School, he attended Iowa State College at Ames where he graduated with a degree in engineering.
He was married to Grace Elizabeth Obrecht on June 16, 1934, with whom he shared his life for 47 years, until her death Dec. 31, 1981.
Franklin worked nine years at Standard Oil Bulk Delivery in Meservey, prior to enlisting in the Air Force and served four years during World War II. He was a Liaison Pilot in the European Theater, during the War. His vivid memory was often told how he flew the plane in the area near Auschwitz gas chambers the day after the War in Europe ended. They could see the smoke still coming from the incinerators. They landed, could smell the burning flesh and could see a few people staggering about. They hurried back to their plane and flew to their base and reported the information to their commander, who in turn, quickly dispatched ambulances, doctors and nurses to get the few people who were still alive. This was where 1.6 million Jews were gassed and burned.
After returning from the service, he and his wife settled in Gilmore City, Iowa where he owned the Gilmore Oil Company and his wife taught lower elementary school for many years. Later he sold his business and then worked as a draftsman for Hotsy Mfg. Co. in Humboldt, where they made their home until retirement, when they moved to Edinburg, Texas.
Golf was a great past time for Franklin and his wife during retirement years and after her death, he often played 18 holes, six days a week. After her death, he returned to Iowa each summer for several weeks to visit relatives and friends and go fishing in
Minnesota.
Franklin was a member of the Salem Evangelical Church in Meservey and had been an active member in the Masons at Gilmore City, and member of the American Legion for 54 years.
He is survived by a brother, Lyle Fischer, of Carmichael, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Esther Obrecht, of Thor, Iowa and many nieces and nephews.
His parents, stepmother, four sisters, baby Lydia, Marie, Agnes and Lydia; and two brothers, Herman Jr. and Walter preceded him in death.
Grarup Funeral Home, (515) 892-4241.
