April 2021

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Cletus Bouska

Cletus Bouska

 

Cletus Martin Bouska, of Waucoma, passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, on the family farm surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be on April 25, 2021 from 2-6 p.m. at the Waucoma Event Center in Waucoma, Iowa. The funeral service will be held on Monday, April 26, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Lawler, Iowa.

One in a million, God-fearing, fun-loving Cletus Martin Bouska was born on March 23, 1940, on the same family farm where he passed. He was the eleventh and youngest child of Julius “Mike” Bouska and Mayme (Schlichte) Bouska. Loved and cherished from the moment of his birth, Cletus’s quick wit and love for a good prank endeared him to all he met. He received his education at Alpha School, graduating in 1957, the last class to graduate from Alpha. 

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Mary Buenzow

Mary Buenzow

 

Mary Eileen Buenzow, age 66 of Waseca died on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at her home following a nine year courageous fight with cancer.

  Born on April 7, 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa, she was the daughter of Merlin and Marjorie (Quinn) Dunt.   She attended Holy Name Catholic School in West Union before graduating from North High School in 1973.    Mary went on to attend Humboldt Airline School in Minneapolis and began working for Northwest Orient Airlines.   On June 5, 1976, Mary was united in marriage to Steven Buenzow.  They moved to Waseca where they were blessed with 24 years of marriage and three children before their divorce in 1998.

Over the years, Mary was employed at the Waseca Clinic and did home daycare before she began her career at the City of Waseca in 1987. She took pride in her role as City Clerk. She loved her job and co-workers and had many great memories of those years.  She retired as City Clerk in 2018.

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Dean Rueber

Dean Rueber

 

 

Dean L. Rueber, 78, of Westgate, Iowa died peacefully on Tuesday morning, April 13, 2021 at his lifelong home with his family by his side.

Funeral Service were held at  10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard, Iowa with Rev. Dennis Frank officiating.

Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Maynard and for one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.

Interment was in the Murphy-Greenwood Cemetery, rural Westgate.

A Memorial Fund has been established.

Condolences may be mailed to Kay Rueber, 21015 100th Street, Westgate, Iowa 50681.

Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

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Dale Nienhaus

Dale Nienhaus

 

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Karen Olson

Karen Olson

 

Karen E. Olson, 58, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines.  Memorial services for Karen will take place at a later time.

Karen was born March 21, 1963 in New Hampton, Iowa, to Herbert and Betty (DeSloover) Tillman.  She attained her Bachelor’s Degree and worked as an underwriter for a majority of her life.  Karen was united in marriage to Eric Olson. They had two daughters, Amy and Alicia.

Karen was a very good listener, always being there for her friends and family in times of need. She will be remembered for her twinkling blue eyes and mischievous side, laughing as she made jokes.

Karen will be missed my many. Including her husband, Eric Olson, daughters: Alicia and Amy Olson; grandchildren: sisters: Katherine Donath, Virginia (Robert) Witt, Marla (David) Pleggenkuhle and Bonnie Wessels and brother, David (Marcia) Tillman.  

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Blue Devils perform well at Bulldog Relays

Blue Devils perform well at Bulldog Relays

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Blue Devils competed at the Bulldog Relays, hosted by MFL/MarMac, on Thursday evening in Monona. The West Central girls claimed second with 112 points, while the boys were sixth with 72 points.

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NFV track medals in 12 events at New Hampton

Alyssa Bohr runs her leg of the NFV girls’ 4x400 during a recent track and field meet. Last week, Bohr and relay teammates Justine Cowley, Ava Bilden, and Jessica Francis took second at New Hampton with a time of 4:39.12. Bohr also earned a silver medal in the 400 meter dash, crossing the finish line in 1:03.43. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

NFV track medals in 12 events at New Hampton

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

TigerHawk track runners and field event athletes took part in the New Hampton Chickasaw Coed Track Invitational on Thursday as the boys took fourth and the girls finished sixth.

The boys scored 76.5 points and were led by a pair of first place finishes in the 3200 and distance medley. Peyton Halverson crossed the finish line at 10:55.83 in the 3200, while the relay team of Ayden Turner, Zack Robrock, Peyton Halverson, and Ben Miller finished in 3:56.15 in the distance medley.

The NFV girls earned silver medals in four events as they scored 80 points to finish sixth. Leading the way was Justine Cowley in the 200 meter dash (28.33 – 2nd), Alyssa Bohr in the 400 dash (1:03.43 – 2nd), and Ava Bilden in the 3000 (12:45.02 – 2nd). The 4x400 team of Bohr, Cowley, Bilden, and Jessia Francis also took second, finishing in 4:39.12.

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TigerHawk boys compete at Jesup

TigerHawk boys compete at Jesup

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

The NFV boys’ track and field team took part in a 16-team meet at Jesup Tuesday (April 13), scoring 31.5 points and finishing 11th.

“It was a cold and windy night and our kids had a few bright spots at Jesup,” said Mark Nuss, head coach. “Our team placing could have very easily been five or six spots better. We need to get our athletes to understand that cold weather is part of this sport and mental and physical warm up is important.”

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NFV boys' golf defeats West Central

North Fayette Valley sophomore Clay Moser watches his shot during recent TigerHawk golf action. Last week, NFV defeated West Central, 170-246, to improve to 2-0 on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

NFV boys' golf defeats West Central

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Both North Fayette Valley golf teams were in action last week, with the girls competing at New Hampton on Tuesday (April 13) and the boys hosting West Central on Thursday evening.

The girls shot a 250 to take fourth behind New Hampton (189), Crestwood (224), and Denver (233). Individual TigerHawk scores were not available at press time.

On Thursday, the NFV boys defeated West Central, 170-246, to improve to 2-0 in head-to-head play this season.

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Despite strong effort, NFV soccer takes first loss

North Fayette Valley senior middle fielder Jonah Moore shows off show nifty footwork during last week’s home opener in Fayette. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Despite strong effort, NFV soccer takes first loss

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

While the North Fayette Valley boys’ soccer team continued to play at a high level, the team suffered its first loss of the season Monday evening, April 12, as Hudson was able to win the match on penalty kicks in a shootout.

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