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Edward "Ed" George Wenthe

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Edward "Ed" George Wenthe

 

Edward "Ed" George Wenthe died Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at Ossian Senior Hospice.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Stavanger Lutheran Church in rural Ossian, with the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officating. Burial followed in Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.

S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in West Union assisted the family.

Ed was born on January 16, 1930 to William and Anna (Dieterich) Wenthe in Sumner. Ed attended Hawkeye High School and graduated in 1948.

Fri
30
May

Laurence L. Durnan, 63, of Waterloo

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2014-05-30 10:07

Laurence L. Durnan, 63, of Waterloo

 

Laurence L. Durnan, 63, of Waterloo, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.

A traditional Irish Wake was held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 30, at Jameson’s Public House in Waterloo with additional services held later in August.  

Richardson Funeral Service assisted the family. 

Memorials may be directed to the family or Child Reach with Plan International.

Condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com. 

He was born October 9, 1950, in Decorah, son of Philip and Lena Sanquist Durnan. He married Nancy Brown in June 1970, and they later divorced.                             

He graduated from St. Francis De Sales High School in Ossian in 1968 and attended the University of Northern Iowa.  He was employed as a systems analyst with John Deere and Rockwell International.

Fri
30
May

Margaret E. Henry of Fayette

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Margaret E. Henry of Fayette 

 

Margaret E. Henry of Fayette died Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Maple Crest Manor in Fayette.

Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 2, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Fayette, with the Rev. Jim Brockman officiating. Burial followed the service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein.

S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in Fayette was in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret E. Henry was born on Feb. 2, 1920 in Linn County, to John and Sadie (Burke) Woods. She graduated from Lamont High School in 1937. She went on to attend business college in Cedar Rapids.

Margaret was united in marriage to Thomas Henry on Jan. 10, 1942, in Cedar Rapids. Three children were born to this union. The couple moved to Fayette in 1947, where Margaret stayed home to raise their children and was also involved with the family business, Woods Bros. Wholesale, Co.

Wed
28
May

Hagers: A life of family, service, and faith

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:47

 

Gerald Hager, one of the original members of the Castalia Tractor Day Committee over 20 years ago, and his wife, Marlys, are being honored as the grand marshals for the Sunday, June 8, annual event. The couple are pictured in front of one of Gerald’s Allis Chalmers, of which he has nearly a dozen. (Becky Walz photo)

 

Hagers: A life of family, service, and faith

 

 

Becky Walz
News Editor
bwalz@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Gerald (Jerry) and Marlys Hager have been a part of many changes that occurred in Castalia over their nearly 60 years of marriage. They will soon be honored for their commitment to the small northeast Iowa community as the 2014 Castalia Days grand marshals. However, they prefer to stay out of the limelight.

Wed
28
May

Challenger set to rock Elgin Homecoming

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:31

Challenger set to rock Elgin Homecoming

 

 

The classic rock band Challenger will be the featured band during the street dance scheduled for Saturday, June 21, at Elgin Homecoming 2014. The band features David Carmody on lead guitar, Ron Seitz on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Brent Woodson on drums, and Charlie Meyer on bass.

Wed
28
May

Zweibohmer honored at city council meeting

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:27

 

 

Richard Barnes, left, president of the Clermont library board, and Mayor Jim Matt proudly presented Helena Zweibohmer with a Certificate of appreciation for her 22 years of dedication and service to the local library. Zweibohmer was honored Monday, May 19, at a special retirement/recognition celebration during the Clermont City Council meeting. (LeAnn Larson photo)

 

 

Zweibohmer honored at city council meeting

 

 

By LeAnn Larson
Publisher
lanews@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

After 22 years of serving the Public Clermont Library as librarian, Helena Zweibohmer was honored at a special retirement/recognition celebration during the Clermont City Council meeting on Monday, May 19. Richard Barnes, president of the library board, presented her with a plaque and gift to express the boards appreciation of her many years of service.

In his maintenance report, City Superintendent Brian Schroeder pointed out troubled areas throughout the town. Most recently, the culvert at the intersection of Spring Street and Carlton Street has started to disintegrate, and part of the road has begun to cave in. Cones have been placed on the roadway until the maintenance on this intersection can be taken care of. 

Wed
28
May

Ads To Go

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To place an advertisement on Ads To Go contact Melissa Boess or Antwyan Cullar

Wed
28
May

Doing what they can for those in need

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:20

A group of volunteers who gathered to load 50 hospital beds and mattresses bound for Haiti onto a truck for shipping gather in front of the loaded truck for a photo. Pictured are (l-r) Harold Peck, Steve Kress, Joe Koehn, Ron Gruber, an unidentified truck driver, Roger Amundson, Mary Olson, Lois Amundson, Pat Finnegan, Mike Finnegan, Keith Hanson, Dick Jensen, and Ron Jespersen.

 

Doing what they can for those in need

 

 

Brian Smith
Contributing Writer
bsmith@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Christian theologian John Wesley is credited with the phrase “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.”

            A small group of individuals in northeast Iowa have recently come together to take up the challenge issued by Wesley more than 200 years ago. By sending a shipment of 50 hospital beds and mattresses to Haiti, economically the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, they hope to put Wesley’s words into action.

Wed
28
May

Grimm to golf at State

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:10

Grimm to golf at State

 

 

West Central senior Chase Grimm has been on a roll on area golf courses lately, leading his team on and off the green.

On Friday, the Blue Devils competed for a coveted spot at the State Golf Meet, falling short, but Grimm finished 11th with 79 strokes to earn an individual berth at the big event.

Grimm will tee off at noon Friday, May 30, at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown.

Wed
28
May

Gussie Crafton

Submitted by Clauer on Wed, 2014-05-28 16:05

Gussie Crafton

 

 

Gussie Maye Crafton, daughter of John and Sarah Rorex, was born Aug. 6, 1922, in Egypt, Ark.  She graduated from Egypt High School in 1938 and later received a bachelor degree from Upper Iowa University.

On Jan. 19, 1943 Gussie was united in marriage to Victor C. Crafton. After living in Jonesboro, Ark. they moved to Fayette, in 1952.  Gussie worked at and then managed the Upper Iowa Bookstore from 1961 until her retirement in 1984.

Gussie resided in Maple Crest Manor from March of 2010 until she moved to West Palm Beach, Fla., in October 2012 after Vic’s death (May 5, 2012).  Gussie resided at Personal Touch, Inc. Adult Family Care where she died on Dec. 18, 2013, at the age of 91.

During WW II when Vic served in the army, Gussie traveled to California where she was a “Rosie the Riveter” at an airplane factory.  She was an “all-star” basketball player in both California and Arkansas.

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