THE COURIER Deaths (1935-2006) Carolyn Thorsen, 71, of Moultonborough, N.H, died Monday, Aug. 28, at her home. 8,1935, in Cedar Falls, daughter of Harold and I OBITUARIES NE Iowa Deaths Albert R. Conklin CLARKSVILLE died Thursday, Aug. Clinics, Iowa City, of www.wcfcourier.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 C6 Metro Carolyn Thorsen CEDAR FALLS formerly of Cedar Falls, She was born April Mae Westendorf Willey (1923-2006) Albert Richard Conklin, 74, of Clarksville, SHELL.
ROCK 31, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Friday, Sept. at natural causes. She was born Mae Westendorf Willey, 83, of Shell Rock, died Allen Hospital, Waterloo. May 23, 1923, in Tripoli, Westendorf. daughter of She Henry married and F.
Telephone Company, the Waverly Post Office as a custodial worker and the city of Clarksville. Survived by: his wife; two sons, Michael (Diane) of Dumont and Kevin of Clarksville; three daughters, Arlana Poland of Clarksville, Linda Kramer (Anthony Fisher) of Hansell and Tamara Majewski of Greene; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Alvin (Liz) of Casa Grande, and James (Beverly) of Plainfield; and two sisters, Betty deNeui and Marie (Russell) Rohwedder, both of Waverly. Preceded in death by: a brother-in-law, John deNeui. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Clarksville, with inurnment at a later date at Lynwood Cemetery, also in Clarksville.
Public visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home, Clarksville, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the family. Lenora Holm Klepfer. She married Thomas Thorsen He was born Sept.
16, 1931, in Bremer County Adella Hagemann in Walker, and he preceded her in death in near Waverly, son of Vaughn and Effie Dietz Morgan Willey Oct. 19, 1946, at St. Paul's Lutheran 1999. Conklin. He married Arlene Mae Hirsch Jan.
5, Church, Waverly. He died in 1996. She graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1958, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1940 1953 and worked in the admissions office at Carlton He graduated from Plainfield High School in and then took the one-year business course at Northfield, Minn. 1949 and following graduation began working at Wartburg.
She started working for Lutheran College, Survived by: three daughters, Elaine Thorsen of Carver's Lumber. He served in the U.S. Navy from Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1941. Moultonborough, Ellen Thorsen of Frankfort, Ky, 1951 to 1955 aboard the U.S.S. Oriskany during Survived by: two sons, Jack (Sherri) and Jim, both Des and Kathryn Cunningham of Sandy Hook, Conn; the Korean War.
After returning home he of Shell Rock; a daughter, Jo (Dan) Kinsinger of Carolyn four grandchildren; and three brothers, Harold of Albert Conklin resumed working at Carver's Lumber. Through Mae Willey Moines; 13 grandchildren; 11 great Westendorf grandchildren; and Thorsen Klepfer of San Jose, James Klepfer the years he worked at Northwestern Bell three brothers, Stan (Janet) Carolyn Thorsen Preceded in death by: a son, David; Services: 10 a.m. today at Kviteseid with burial in Kviteseid Lutheran Anderson Funeral Home, Montevideo, ments. Memorials: may be given in her Research Foundation, 675 Third Ave, Roberta "Bobbie" Neely EVANSDALE Roberta "Bobbie" Road, died Thursday, Aug. 31, at Waterloo.
She was born Nov. ter of Clarence Moore She attended classes Deaf in Council Bluffs Survived by: her four sons, Rick (Dulce) Nichols of Waterloo and Delbert Heights; four daughters, Grove, Kimberly Nichols of Goldfield adopted daughter, Joni grandchildren; 11 (Raymond) Cooper and Pat Hess of West Des death by: a brother, services: 10 a.m. Tuesday Leona H. Bottema (1919-2006) LA PORTE CITY Leona Thursday, Aug. 31, at Covenant She was born Jan.
11,1918, in of Willie and ried William He died Nov. Survived a daughter, grandchildren; Cedar Rapids; Santa Maria, Preceded Leona Services: Bottema Catholic Cemetery, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at where there will be a 4 p.m. also for an hour before services Memorials: may be directed Leona Bottema Roberta Neely Olathe, an Park, 17 ters, Betty Indianola, and Preceded in Moore.
Memorial Waterloo. H. Botterna, 88, of La Porte City, died Medical Center, Waterloo. Benton County, rural Clutier, daughter Anna M. Oehlerich Selken.
She marBottema Feb. 6, 1940, in La Porte City. 27.1998. by: a son, James (Yvonne) of La Porte City; Joyce Zach of Leawood, Kan; three a brother, Delbert (Betty) Selken of and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Selken of Calif. in death by: a brother, Raymond.
10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church, with burial in West View both in La Porte City. Public visitation from Huisman Funeral Home, La Porte City, rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil service. Visitation Tuesday at the church.
to the family. CEDAR FALLS Gene C. Burkhardt, 57, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, Sept. 1, at Sartori Memorial Hospital of natural causes. He was born Nov.
10, 1948, in Janesville, son of Ralph and Lucille Poock Burkhardt. He married Lori Meier Sept. 11, 1970, at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Eagle Center.
He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and worked at John Deere Co. in Waterloo for 30 years, retiring as a supervisor in 2001. Mr. Burkhardt was a lifetime member of the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49.
Survived by: his wife, Lori of Cedar Falls; a son, Gene Brian (Katie) of Cedar Falls; two daughters, Tami (Jeff) Burkhardt Popenhagen of Cedar Falls and Katrina Burkhardt of Chandler, Ariz; a brother, Jim (Arleen) of Cedar Scott Klepfer of Cedar Falls. and a brother, Marvin Klepfer. Lutheran Church, Milan, Milan Methodist Cemetery. Minn, is in charge of arrange- name to Damon Runyon Cancer New York, NY 10017. (1935-2006) Lee Neely, 70, of 247 Evans Covenant Medical Center, 26, 1935, in Indianola, daughand Bertha Robinson.
at the Iowa School for the and was a homemaker. husband, Floyd Delbert Neely; (Melinda) Moore of Newton, John Evansdale, Ron (Julie) Nichols of (Connie) Neely of I Elk Run LuAnn Willard of Eagle Jackson of Newton, Melissa and Susan (Mike) McCabe of (Greg) Schooner of Brooklyn great-grandchildren; and three sisMary (Jack) Riplinger, both of Moines. Buck Moore; and a sister, Linda at Christ Lutheran Church, Gene C. Burkhardt (1942-2006) Gene Burkhardt Falls; and a sister, Gloria Howe (Stan Messerich) of Earlville. Preceded in death by: his father and mother; his stepmother, Mae Burkhardt, and two sisters, Barb Bern and Charlotte Burkhardt in infancy.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Mount Vernon Township Cemetery, rural Waterloo. Military honors will be conducted at the grave by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Public visitation from 4 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the church. Memorial fund: will be established. Condolences may be left at www.dahlfuneralhome.com. Death Notices CEDAR FALLS Thomas B. Hamer, 88, of Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, died there Saturday, Sept.
services 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Traer, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park Cemetery; visitation from 4 to 07 p.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Home, 266-3525; memorials to be designated at a later date. CEDAR FALLS Donald Newberry, 77, of Cedar Falls, died at his home Saturday, Sept.
services pending with DahlVan Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, 266-7525. ALTA VISTA Florence A. Homyer, 103, of Alta Vista, died Friday, Sept. 1, at Colonial Manor, Elma; services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church, Alta Vista, with burial in the Union Cemetery; visitation for an hour before services Tuesday at the church; Conway-Kolbet Funeral Albert Conklin was born January 7, 1923, in Eldorado, Iowa, the second son, the middle child of Arthur and Ruth (Holien) Trapp.
He married Clara Gross of Eldorado June 1, 1947, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado. Ken was valedictorian of the West Union, Iowa High School class of 1940. He furthered his education at Texas University and West Texas State Teachers' College before serving in the U.S. Army in Italy during WWII.
He was honorably discharged as a R. Ken Trapp (1923-2006) CEDAR FALLS R. KEN and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Hoosier Village Health Center R. Ken Trapp TRAPP, 83, of Zionsville, Indiana, Saturday, August 26,2006, at in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ken first lieutenant.
Between 1951 and 1984, Ken and Clara lived in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where Ken first was the owner of the Blue Line Moving and Storage Company. In 1 1961, he founded Trapp and Wood, Realtors with partner William O. Wood. Later the firm became known as Trapp and Associates. Ken was a member of the Cedar Falls Board or Realtors, of which he served as president in 1963.
In 1969, he served as president of the combined Waterloo-Cedar Falls Board of Realtors. He held several other leadership positions, including the Board's Ethics and Membership Committees. In 1972, he was named Realtor of the Year. In Cedar Falls, Ken and Clara were active members of St. John Lutheran Church, of which Ken served a term as president.
After moving to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1984, the Trapps joined Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, where Ken again served a term as president of the congregation. At Ken's passing, he and Clara are members of Christ Lutheran Church of Zionsville, Indiana. Through the years, Ken and Clara have been active supporters of civic, arts, church, and educational organizations. Ken was a charter member of the University of Northern Iowa Civic Arts Board, a member and president of the board of the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, and active in the Chamber of Commerce. Ken logged thousands of miles as an 18-year member of the Early Risers' jogging group in Cedar Falls.
He and Clara continued their walking in Arizona, hiking down and up the Grand Canyon in 1986. Travel was a great relaxation for Ken, and he and Clara visited all 50 states and six continents in 25 trips abroad. Ken also enjoyed golf and hit a hole-in-one in 1988. Spending time with immediate and extended family was a great joy to him. Ken is survived by his wife, Clara; two daughters, Dr.
Joan Trapp of Davenport, Iowa, a and Lynne (husband Greg) Fuller of Indianapolis and Danville, Indiana; his sister Marilyn Nesvik of Cedar Falls, Iowa; sister-in-law Helen Trapp of Decorah, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Chaplain Colonel Richard D. Trapp. Funeral services will be a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2006, at St.
John Lutheran Church with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. On-line condolences may be left for the family at www.dahlfuneralhome.com. Memorials in Ken's honor may be made to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, or the Alzheimer's Disease Research.
Sunrise Hill Care Center, Traer, with Kaiser-Corson Funeral after an extended illness; services Home, Waverly, 352-1187. pending with Overton Funeral Home, Traer, (319) 478-2775. WAVERLY Anne E. Huebsch Becker, 99, of Waverly, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly; memorial services 11 a.m.
Tuesday at the Good Shepherd Chapel at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, with inurnment in the Strawberry Point Cemetery, Strawberry Point; there will be no visitation, her body has been cremated; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, Waverly, 352-1187, is in charge of arrangements; memorials to Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community. WAVERLY Pamela K. Hansen, 52, of Waverly, died Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Waverly Health Center following a sudden illness; services pending Mae Willey Westendorf, both of Waverly, and Joe Preceded in death by: a daughter, two brothers, Don Westendorf and Bob in-law, Grace Westendorf and Phyllis Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. today at Waverly.
At her request, her body was Memorials: may be directed to the established at a later date. Condolences can be left at Westendorf of Shell Rock. Jill Stadtlander; a grandson; Westendorf; and two sistersWestendorf. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, cremated. family and a memorial will be www.kaisercorson.com.
31, at the La Porte heart failure. City Nursing and Rehab Center of congestive Anna Jaeger (1901-2006) BRANDON Anna Jaeger, 104, of Brandon, died Thursday, Aug. She was born Dec. 15,1901, in Anchor, Ill, daughter of Peter C. and Anna M.
Schleeter Thedens. She married Floyd O. Gates May 19, 1929, in Independence, and he died Aug. 25, 1942. She then married Anton Jaeger Oct.
12, 1944, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. He died March 13,1948. She worked at the grocery store and the Brandon Cafe, was employed as the city clerk in Brandon for 30 years, and also was employed at Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, for 20 years, retiring at age 80. Survived by: two sons, Harold (Shirley) Gates of Robert (Margo) Gates of Brandon; two grandchilgreat-grandchildren; and two sisters, Ida Meythaler of and Frances Williams of Brandon. death by: twin daughters; five brothers; and two sis- Anna Jaeger La Porte City and dren; five Independence Preceded in ters.
Graveside Rowley. Public Home, La Porte Memorials: Church. services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rowley Cemetery, visitation from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Huisman Funeral City.
may be directed to the Brandon United Methodist Lois. J. Bruns (1933-2006) WAVERLY at Manor Care She was born Lois Bruns Denver. Preceded in daughter; three sisters, Grace Services: 11 with burial in tion from 4 to Wednesday at Memorials: Condolences (1933-2006) Lois Jane Bruns, 72, of Waverly, died Friday, Sept. 1, Health Services, Waterloo, of natural causes.
Nov. 22, 1933, in rural Denver, daughter of August and Mary Struckman Kirchoff. She married Gerald A. Bruns Oct. 26,1954, at Peace Evangelical Church, Waverly.
She graduated from Janesville High School in 1951, worked at Blacks Department Store, Waterloo, and then attended Beauty School. Survived by: her husband; a son, Robbie (Teddy) of La Porte City; two daughters, Regina Ohrt of Royal Center, and Wendy (Blaine) Davis of Waverly; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ernest (Ann) Kirchoff of death by: a daughter, Becky brothers, Albert, James and Owen Moran and Mary "Dean" King. a.m. Wednesday at Kaiser-Corson Harlington Cemetery, both in 7 p.m. Tuesday and for an the funeral home.
may be directed to the family. may be left at www.kaisercorson.com. Bruns; a great-grandRoberts; and two Funeral Home, Waverly. Public visitahour before services WATERLOO Margaret Peterson, 86, of Anaheim, formerly of Waterloo, died Aug. 3, of complications of advanced age.
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