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Mildred Nitz
LAKOTA - Mildred Nitz, 76, of Lakota, died Thursday (June 1, 1995) at
North Iowa Mercy Health Center East, Mason City. Funeral services
will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral
Home, Bancroft, with the Rev. Herold Heupel officiating. Burial will
be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Lakota. Visitation will be from
9 a.m. until time of services Monday at the funeral home.
Mildred Nitz was born Aug. 8, 1918, in Carroll.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Larson of Cresent;
a stepdaughter, Deloris Winter of Blue Earth, Minn.; three sons,
Roger of Austin, Texas; Virgil of LeMars and Frank of Olathe, Kan.;
11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and
two brothers.
Todd Allan Berger
ROCK FALLS - Todd Allan Berger, 32, of Rock Falls, formerly of Clarksville,
died Thursday (June 1, 1995) at home. Funeral services will be
held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church, Clarksville.
Burial will be in Lynwood Cemetery, Clarksville. Visitation will
be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville,
and 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday.
Memorials should be directed to the family.
Todd Allan Berger was born May 18, 1963, in Waterloo.
Survivors include one son, Seth Alan Berger of Rock Falls; his
parents, Keith and Janice Berger of Clarksville; one brother,
Tony Berger of Clear Lake; one sister, Amy Rottink of Clarksville;
and his maternal grandmother, Verbena Brown of Waverly.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather and paternal
grandparents.
Mabel S. Madson
NORTHWOOD - Mabel S. Madson, 91, of Northwood, died Thursday (June 2, 1995)
at North Memorial Hospital, Robbinsdale, Minn. Funeral services
will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Silver Lake Lutheran Church,
rural Northwood, with the Rev. Randy Nielsen officiating. Burial
will be in Silver Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sunday at Schroeder and Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 South,
Northwood.
Mabel S. Madson was born Sept. 26, 1903, in rural Freeborn County, Minn.
Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn Johnson of Stewartville, Minn.;
one son, Lorren Madson of Isle, Minn.; eight grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and
two brothers.
Margaret B. Tower
CHARLES CITY - Margaret B. Tower, 89, of El Cajon, Calif. and formerly of
Charles City, died Friday (May 26, 1995) at the Sharp Grossmont
Hospital, La Mesa, Calif., of a heart attack. Graveside commital
services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Sunnyside Memory Gardens,
rural Charles City, with the Rev. John G. Bissett, senior pastor,
Trinity United Methodist Church, Charles City, officiating.
Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Tower, the former Margaret Bernice (nee) Wickham, was born
April 7, 1906 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur Wickham
and Ami Zet (nee) Moore Wickham. She moved to Frederick, S.D., as
a young child.
On January 26, 1928, in Aberdeen, S.D., she married
Dale R. ``Curley" Tower. The couple made their home in Charles City
in 1929, when Mr. Tower came to work for the former Hart Parr
Tractor Factory. Mr. Tower died Sept. 13, 1977, in Rochester, Minn.
Mrs. Tower moved to New Hampton shortly thereafter, and a year
later, moved to El Cajon to live with her daughter. Mrs. Tower was
a member of the former Rebekkah Lodge in Charles City.
Living family members include a daughter and her husband,
Dalene and George Thompson of El Cajon, Calif.; two brothers,
Charles Wickham of Seattle, Wash., and Robert Wickham of
Searcy, Ariz.; a sister, Bertha Dotay of Ellendale, N.D.;
a grandson, Dale Thompson of Oceanside, Calif.;
seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers,
Leonard Wickham and Raymond Wickham; and a granddaughter,
Denise Thompson Bird.
Donald R. Dorenkamp
MASON CITY - Donald R. Dorenkamp, 63, of 319 1/2 S. Delaware Ave., died Monday
(June 5, 1995) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.
A Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
First United Methodist Church, Thornton, with the Rev. Jim Gochenouer
and the Rev. Vic Groh officiating. Burial will be in the
Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton. There will be no visitation.
Grarup Funeral Home, Sheffield, is in charge of funeral arrangements.
Donald R. Dorenkamp was born on Jan. 30, 1932 in Thornton, Iowa, the
son of Jacob Dorenkamp and Elsie (nee) Knoll Dorenkamp.
He attended school in Thornton and graduated with the class of 1949.
Following graduation he worked at the Thornton Locker until attending
the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls for two years. He
worked for Deckers Packing House in Mason City for 10 years until
moving to Torrence, Calif. where he worked for the United States
Postal Service for 13 years.
In 1979 he moved to Clear Lake, where he held various jobs until
1985 when he started Donald's Coins in Mason City, which he operated
until retiring. In his spare time he enjoyed playing golf.
He is survived by four sisters, Marian ``Sally" Peck of Bountiful,
Utah, Beverly Harmon of Nampa, Idaho, Shirley Cockram of Sheffield,
and Janice Vert of Austin, Texas; two brothers, Richard Dorenkamp
of Thornton, and Daryl ``Butch" Dorenkamp of St. Louis, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Evan L. Breeding
ROCKWELL - Evan L. Breeding, 94, of 213 Main St., Rockwell, died Saturday
(June 3, 1995) at the Rockwell Care Center. Funeral services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Rockwell Congregational Church.
Officiating will be the Rev. Kathleen King. Interment will be in
the Rockwell Cemetery. Visitation for the public will begin at
5 p.m. today at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 120 S. Third St., Rockwell.
Those planning an expression of sympathy may choose to direct their
memorials to the Rockwell Library.
Evan was born on Sept. 1, 1900, the son of Paul Breeding and
Maude (nee) Campbell Breeding.
He was born in Dekalb County, Ill. He is a graduate of
Rockwell High School receiving his diploma in 1919. He graduated
from Iowa State Teachers College with a B.A. and a Master's degree
in teaching. Evan also attended Creighton College, and received a
diploma in Bible study from Texas Bible College. He was a history
and economics instructor in Baxter and Percival and was a football
and basketball coach in Jesup. He taught for over 40 years and
retired from the Jesup School System about 1965.
At that time he returned to Rockwell and has spent the rest of his
life there. He was very proud to train and raise German Shorthair
retrievers. As a boy scout commissioner for over 18 years, he
organized various scout troops. He was an avid outdoorsman and
enjoyed fishing and hunting and spending many happy times at his
cabin in Minnesota.
Evan is survived by his sister, Edris M. Hobson, Rockwell; and
two nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Stanley Breeding,
his sister, Cleo Woodward and her husband Ken, and his sister's
husband, J.H. Hobson.
J. Byron `Red' Behrends
ROCKFORD - Services for J. Byron ``Red" Behrends, 82, of Buffalo Center, will
be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the North Prairie Lutheran Church,
Leland, with the Rev. Ervin Hesterberg officiating. Interment will
be in East Lawn Cemetery, Algona. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m.
today at Schumburg Funeral Home, Rockford, with a 7 p.m. prayer
service. There will be further visitation from 9 a.m. until service
time on Wednesday at the church.
Mr. Behrends was born Oct. 15, 1912 at Seneca, Iowa, and passed
away Monday (June 5, 1995) at the Salsbury Baptist Home, Charles City.
Byron was the son of Ornie Behrends and Lizzie (nee) DeMarese
Behrends. He served in the United States Army during World War II.
Byron farmed in the Thompson-Buffalo Center area from 1947 until 1968.
He was united in marriage to Emma E. Schueler on Aug. 30, 1950
in Albert Lea, Minn.
Byron is survived by one daughter, Elaine Batton of Lakefield, Minn.;
two sons, Richard Casler of Leland, Iowa, and Donald Casler of
Rockford; one brother, LaVern and his wife, Margaret of Kansas City,
Mo.; four sisters-in-law, Nila Behrends of Owatonna, Minn.,
Leona Behrends of Kandiyohi, Minn., Lita Behrends of Topeka, Kan.,
and Florence Behrends of Lone Rock, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and
12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Emma;
two sisters, Leona Behrends, and Lucy Neilsen; six brothers,
Ornie Behrends, Seibelt Behrends, Joe Behrends, Vincent Behrends,
Roy Behrends, and Gary Behrends; and one grandchild.
Walden C. Tweeten
FOREST CITY - Walden C. Tweeten, 65, of Forest City, died Sunday (June 4, 1995)
at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City. Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, Forest City, with the Rev. Lee Laaveg officiating. Burial
will be in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.
today at Petersen Lund Funeral Home.
Walden C. Tweeten was born Oct. 23, 1929 on a farm near Forest City.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Tweeten of Forest City;
three sons, Bennie Tweeten of Forest City, Dennis Tweeten, and
Terry Tweeten of Forest City; three grandchildren; two sisters,
Arlene Grimm of Davenport, and Katherine Larson of Arizona; and
two brothers, Lehman Tweeten and Orval Tweeten, both of
Forest City.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
