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ADELINE V. ULVE
LAKE MILLS - Adeline V. Ulve, 80, of Lake Mills, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Salem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Dykstra and the Rev. Sara Beth Akre officiating. Burial will be in Salem Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, (515) 592-0221.
EARL E. KAHL
NORA SPRINGS - Earl E. Kahl, 61, of 116 N. Seminary, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 419 N. Delaware Ave., Mason City.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, and will continue one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.
Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, (515) 423-0924.
RONALD RAY HENRICKS
ALLISON - Ronald Ray Henricks, 75, of Allison, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Allison United Church of Christ with the Rev. Robert Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Dumont Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home, Allison.
ELDORA STODDARD
NORTHWOOD - Eldora Stoddard, 84, of Northwood, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, 309 N. Ninth St., Northwood, with the Rev. Paul Homer and Intern Pastor Lydia Mittag, of Mona Lutheran Church and Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 until 8 p.m. Sunday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 S., in Northwood, and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.
Eldora was born July 14, 1915, at the home of her parents in Deer Creek Township, Worth County, east of Northwood. Her parents were Ida (Fleischfresser) and Fernie (F.H.) Siebrecht. She was baptized Eldora Clara Augusta at Zion Lutheran Church, Northwood, on Aug. 1, 1915. Her sponsors were her grandmother, Clara Siebrecht, her aunt, Augusta Siebrecht, and her uncle, Emil Fleischfresser. She confirmed the faith of her baptism at Zion Lutheran Church on July 21, 1929.
She and her brother, Palmer, attended Grove Township School No. 5, sometimes known as the Swensrud School. Road conditions made it easier to reach this school rather than the Deer Creek School. She graduated from Northwood High School on May 24, 1934.
Eldora was very interested in music. She began piano lessons at the age of 9 and later played the reed organ at Zion Lutheran Church. While in high school she participated in vocal groups and played clarinet in the band that was directed by L.T. Dillon. She especially remembered being part of the production of the musical "H.M.S. Pinafore" in 1933. Eldora, on the piano, and her brother, Palmer, on clarinet, provided music during the intermissions at dances and at other programs.
She worked as a waitress in Northwood, Charles City and Cresco. She was later employed as a secretary in the law offices of L.E. Plummer, Phil Norland and Floyd and Craig Ensign. She also worked at the Worth County Farm Bureau office, the Worth County Extension office and at the real estate and farm management office of J.N. Methus. For the last 10 years before her retirement on Sept. 12, 1980, she worked at Northwood State Bank.
She was married at Northwood to Glenn Melvin Stoddard, son of Clarence and Ethel (Davis) Stoddard of Kensett, on April 12, 1947.
She was preceded in death by her mother on Feb. 18, 1939, her father on Nov. 18, 1957, her husband, Glenn, on Nov. 28, 1988, and her brother, Palmer Siebrecht, on Jan. 21, 1991.
She is survived by her daughters, Sharlene Ida Stoddard of Northwood and Glenda Kay Huston and her husband, Hugh, of Minneapolis, Minn. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Mrs. Palmer (Thea) Siebrecht, of Thompson; Glenn's sisters, Maxine Davis, of Artesia, Calif., and Shirley Andersen, of Columbia, Mo.; and his brother, Leland, and his wife, Arlene Stoddard, of Baldwin, Wis.; and a number of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Memorials contributions may be given to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 Second St. S.E., Mason City, Iowa 50401.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 324-1121.
WILMER "BILL" DIETRICH
ST. ANSGAR - Wilmer "Bill" Dietrich, 91, of St. Ansgar, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, (515) 736-4920.
LUELLA JOHNSON
FOREST CITY - Luella Johnson, 84, died Friday (Oct. 15, 1999) at Good Samaritan Center, Forest City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial will be in Madison Township Cemetery
in Forest City.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City.
Luella Marie Johnson was born in Hancock County on Aug. 18, 1915, the daughter of Otto and Marie (Martinson) Book. She received her education in a country school near her home.
She married Clarence V. Johnson on Nov. 18, 19936, in Des Moines. The couple lived in several north Iowa and southern
Minnesota communities before living in Forest City.
Luella worked at the Winnebago Hatchery, the Palace of Sweets and was a dedicated worker for the Neighborhood Food Bank. She was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Rebekah Lodge.
She loved crocheting, sewing, doing crafts and quilting. She made many baby blankets, afghans and quilts for family and friends. For many years she enjoyed gardening and her flowers. Her biggest pleasure came from helping people and the Food Bank enabled her to touch many lives in a positive way. She was a tireless advocate for the organization and worked hard to keep it viable and providing services to those less fortunate.
Luella is survived by her sons, Lyle V. Johnson and his wife, Vicki, of Forest City, and Roger S. Johnson and his wife, Sharon, of Upton, Wyo.; four grandchildren, Sherri Randell of Upton, Wyo., Rodney Johnson of Fertile, Russell, Melissa and Jeremiah Johnson, all of Forest City; a great-grandson, Tyler J. Johnson of Forest City; four brothers, Albert, Del and Olaf Book, all of Forest City, and Harold Book of Fertile; and a sister, Violet Charlson of Forest City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clarence V. Johnson who died on Jan. 17, 1999; a daughter, Nancy Johnson; four brothers, Everett, Floyd, Clarence and Gustav Book; and a sister, Emily Harringa.
JOHN KIELTY
CHARLES CITY - John Kielty, 91, of 1000 Hulin St., died Saturday (Oct. 16, 1999) at Floyd County Memorial Hospital, Charles City.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City.
MARK 'BUBBA' ALLEN HORNING
NORTHWOOD - Funeral services for Mark A. Horning will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Round Prairie Lutheran Church, Glenville, with the Rev. Kent Otterman officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, 1415 Highway 13 N., Albert Lea, Minn., and one hour prior to services on Monday at the church.
Mark died Wednesday (Oct. 13, 1999) at his home in Northwood.
Mark was born Nov. 21, 1961, the son of Donald and Mavis (Wikoren) Horning in Albert Lea, Minn. where he grew up. He later moved to Northwood and attended high school there.
On April 18, 1989, Mark was united in marriage to Judy Chisholm in Mason City, and through this union three children were born. They lived in rural Northwood and farmed.
Survivors include his wife, Judy; children, Greg, Heather and Daniel, all at home; parents, Donald and Mavis Horning; brother, Richard, of South Dakota; sisters, Deb and her husband, Natale Ponticello, of Omaha, Neb., Pat Horning, of Colorado, and Diane Horning, of Albert Lea; mother-in-law, Mary Chisholm, of Manly; father-in-law, Robert Chisholm and his wife, Margaret, of Mason City; brothers-in-law, Tim and his wife, Nancy Chisholm, of North Branch, Minn., Johnny and his wife, Lisa Chisholm, of Forest City, Jeff and his wife, Lorrie Chisholm, of Nevada, and Jimmy and his wife, Paula Chisholm, of Ellsworth, Wis.; sisters-in-law, Cindy and her husband, Tom Dahl, of South Sioux City, Neb., Janie and her husband, Frazier Glenn, of Walkersville, Md., and Sandy and her husband, Randy Linderman, of Mason City; grandparents, Clarence Horning, of Albert Lea, and Dorothy Rademaker, of Manly; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mark will be sadly missed by his wife and three children, parents, and all who knew him.
Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, (507) 373-4330.
JUDITH E. "JUJU" MALFERO
NORA SPRINGS - Judith E. "Juju," 57, died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1999) at 302 Third St. NE, Nora Springs.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, with the Rev. Dennis Cahill of Holy Family Catholic Church officiating. As she requested her remains will be cremated following the service.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory and until the time of the service Monday.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or to the Judy Malfero Memorial Fund.
Judith E. "Juju" Malfero was born June 15, 1942, and was raised in Mason City by her mother and stepfather, Loretta and Ray McCarville. She attended Mason City schools.
She married Joseph N. Malfero Dec. 17, 1962, in Mason City. For the last several years they have made their home in the North Iowa area.
Judy dedicated her life to being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was an excellent cook. She was known for her cookies, cakes and every Christmas her homemade ravioli.
Her family includes her husband, Joseph of Nora Springs; her daughters, Vicky Hoffman of Walters, Minn., and Angie Malfero of Nora Springs; her sons, Joe Malfero Jr. of Milwaukee, Wis., and Nick Malfero of Las Vegas, Nev.; nine grandchildren, Jesse, Ashley, Christina, Mycayla, Ashley, Amanda, Alishia, Angela, and Nicky; her stepfather, Ray McCarville of Mason City, two sisters, Patricia Pagle of Waverly and Michelle Spurgeon of Waverly; and two brothers, Larry Hartema of Chicago and Steve Hartema of Mason City.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, and two brothers, Dave and Kenny Hartema.
