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Waterloo courier, Sunday, june 27. 1993 page cs NE Iowa Deaths died Thursday, June 24, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo of natural causes; survivors include a son, Elmer; a daughter, Esther Geerdes of Edin-burg, Texas; two stepdaughters, Lois Stephens of Reinbeck and Elvina Shu-pek of San Bernardino, and two grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, four great-grandchildren and seven stepgreat-grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wives, Lizzie and Louise; and two brothers, Delbert and John; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Second Christian Reformed Church, with burial in Wellsburg Reformed Church Cemetery; friends may call from 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Doyen-Abels Funeral Home in Wellsburg, and for an hour before services at the church; Mr.

Fritzel was a farmer, truck driver, cattle spotter and drove a school bus for the Wellsburg schools. NASHUA Marvel F. Tefft, 90, of Nashua, died Friday, June 25, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City of natural causes; survivors include a daughter, Donna Bertelson of Charles City; and three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernie; and a sister, Mabel Nichols; services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Chenoweth Son Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Nashua; friends may call from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday at the funeral home; memorials may be directed to the family. READLYN James C. Kearney 78, of Readlyn, died Fri independence Ada R. Brandenburg, 88, died Friday, June 25, at East Towne Care Center in Independence of natural causes; survivors include two sons, Richard of Waterloo and John of Independence; and 10 grandchildren; she was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold; two grandsons; and a brother; graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Har-lington Cemetery in Waverly; friends may call after 2 p.m.

today at White Funeral Home in Independence, where the family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. jf PARKERSBURG BeiTlice E. Sansenbach, 78, of rural Park-ersburg, died Saturday, June 26, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of natural causes; she is survived by her husband, Elmer; she was preceded in death by a brother, Roger Barr; and two sisters, Marlys Reynolds and Geor-gene Reynolds; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Parkersburg; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Schwartz Funeral Home in Parkersburg and for an hour before services Monday at the church.

Denver Earl H. Gibson, 71, of Denver, formerly of Shell Rock, died Thursday, June 24, at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, of congestive heart failure; survivors include his wife, Mary of Denver; five daughters, Mona Rahlf of Waterloo, Laura Miller of Fairfield, Wylene Heidorn of Rochester, Peggy Jacobs of Jefferson and Karen Johnson of Bozeman, four sons, Stuart of Woodstock, Duane "Buck" of Shell Rock, Kent of Denver and Brad of Charles City; 27 grandchildren; a brother, Merril D. of Garber; and a sister, Jeanette Wattles of Louisville, he was preceded in death by a half brother, James Ewing; and two sisters, Mona A. and Clara G. Gibson; services will be 10:30 a.m.

Monday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Waterloo, with burial in Mount Vernon Township Cemetery, with military graveside rites; friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Denver, and an hour before services at the church; memorials may be directed to the family; Mr. Gibson was a cattle feeder in the Shell Rock area until retiring in 1987, and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.

GRUNDY CENTER Bemice H. VaUghan, 72, of Grundy Center died Thursday, June 24, at her home of natural causes; survivors include two sons, Larry and Brent, both of Grundy Center; two daughters, Marywin Vaughan of Garner and Patricia Paris of Kent, three grandchildren; and two sisters, Pauline Smith of Onawa and Doris Kadlub of Whiting; she was preceded in death by her husband, Clark; and a sister, Winifred; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church, with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, both in Grundy Center; friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center; memorials may be directed to the family; Mrs.

Vaughan was retired from teaching in the Grundy Center schools. WELLSBURG AugUSt "GllSt" L. Frftzel, 96, of Wellsburg, Lutheran Church, Riceville, with burial in the church cemetery; friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Riceville, where there will be an 8 p.m. prayer service; visitation before noon Monday at the funeral home.

OELWEIN Don D. FortSCh, 75, of Oelwein, died Wednesday, June 23, at Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City, of natural survivors include his wife, June; two sons, James of Mason City and Bill of Oelwein; five daughters, Debbie Avery of Meservey, Jane Harp of Mason' City, DeeDee Larson and Chris Gonterman, both of Oelwein, and Robin Powell of Midland, Texas; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; a broth-, er, E. James of Oelwein; and three sisters, Irene Carey of Maynard, Mildred Bishop of Colorado and Betty Van Daele of Oran; preceded in death by six sisters; there will be no services and no visitation; the body was inurnment at a later date; Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, was in charge of arrangements; Mr. Fortsch was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and worked as a construction foreman for many years before retiring.

independence Robert Homer Atchison, 95, of formerly of Independence, died Wednesday, June 23, in Phoenix of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Bess; a son, Herbert of Phoenix; a daugh-. ter, Mary Hansen of Waterloo; and nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild; preceded in death by his first wife, Esther, in 1972; and a granddaughter; private family services will be at a later date in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo; Memory Lawn Mortuary, was in charge of arrangements. IOWA FALLS Dina Faber, 94, of Iowa Falls, died Thursday, Juno 24, at Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, of natural causes; survivors include five daughters, Mildred Craig of Mason City, Elizabeth Baseler of Waterloo, Irene Parr of Tucson, Miriam Scott of Iowa Falls and Norma Harrison of Vancouver, three sons, Glen of Tucson, Dale of Iowa Falls and Merle of Marshalltown; a sister, Nella Schaap of Aplingtort; 27 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and preceded in death by her husband, Harm; a son; two brothers; a sister; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Christian Reformed Church, Ackley, with burial in Alden Cemetery; friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Surls Funeral Home, Iowa Falls, and an hour before services at the church; Mrs.

Faber was bom and educated in the Netherlands. CRESCO Florence L. Keiper, 8f, of Cresco, formerly of Waterloo, died Friday, June 25, at Howard County Hospital, Cresco, of heart failure; she is survived by her husband, O.J.; a son, Robert of Marble Rock; a daughter, Betty Gooder of Cresco; and 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; she was preceded in death by a son, William; four brothers, Fred, Alf Ben and John Hasenjaeger; services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Waterloo Memorial Park; friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Conway Funeral Home, Cresco, and at the church an hour before services.

CRESCO Victor G. Benson, 86, of Cresco, died Friday, June, 25, at Evans Memorial Home, Cresco, of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Kaia of Cresco; a daughter, Mary Skoda of Cresco; a grandson and three great-grandchildren; a brother, Trueman of St. Petersburg, and two sis-i ters, Lillie Hove of Cresco and Rosetta Henderson of Albert Lea, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Blanche and Pearl; services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church, Cresco, with burial in Orleans. Lutheran Cemetery, rural Ridgeway; friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Lindstrom Funeral Home, Cresco; Mr. Benson was a retired farmer. 1 day morning, June 25, at his home of natural causes; survivors include his wife, Pauline of Readlyn; three daughters, H. Christine Peek of Council Bluffs, Kathy Rigali of Nashville, and Tara Lea Peek of Lyman; three sons, James Jr. of Emerson, Peter W.

of Omaha, and Sean FJ. of Readlyn; six grandchildren; and a brother, William Kearney Sr. of Waterloo; he was preceded in death by a daughter, Katrina Ann, in infancy; a sister; and three brothers; services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Garden View Chapel with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, both in Waterloo; military rites will be conducted by Acker-Matthias American Legion Post No. 653; visitation will be at Garden View Chapel Monday from 9 a.m.

to service time; memorials may be directed to the family; he was a motorcycle mechanic in Waterloo James Kearney for many years before moving to Ventura, where he worked for Northrup Ventura, retiring in 1980. RICEVILLE Hilda Myers, 88, of Riceville, died Thursday, June 24, at Chatauqua Guest Home, Charles City, of natural causes; survivors include four sons, Myron of Riceville, Eugene of Mound, Ivan of Kansas City, and Luverne of Lincoln, a daughter, Jeanette Mesner of Bethel, 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lois Buhr of Irving, Texas; preceded in death by her husband, Fred; a grandson; and two brothers; services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Peter's Metro Deaths cedar falls Herbert H. Ljndner, 90, of 3503 Mcciain Drive, died Friday, June 25, at Sartori Memorial Hospital of natural causes.

He was born Nov. 17, 1902, in Waverly, son of William and Emma Brandt Lindner. He married Sigrid H. Overgaard in 1933 in Rockford, 111. She died Oct.

17, 1982. Mr. Lindner had been employed by Rath Packing Co. for 46 years, and then worked for Rex Hansen Plumbing for 10 years, retiring in 1980. Survivors include a son, Jack B.

of Lincoln, a daughter, Ann K. Harriman of Marion; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a sister, Clara Gaertner of Sun City, he was preceded in death by a brother, Albert. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran died Sept. 22, 1977.

Survivors include a daughter, Marjorie May Haight of Waterloo; a son, Dr. John Reamond May of Knoxville, and nine grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren; she was preceded in death by four brothers, Ernest, Fifed, Everett Jr. and Richard; and three sisters, Mabel Perry, Mary Nell Hale and Edith Rea. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Western Home Chapel with burial at 2:30 p.m.

Monday in Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Western Home. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

A memorial fund has been established. Carl William Cobum, 44, of 2304 Lafayette died Thursday, June 24, at his home, of heart failure. He was born Nov. 29, 1948, in Waterloo, son of Chester William and Fredamae Starrett Coburn. Mr.

Cobum owned and operated Coburn's Lock and Key in Waterloo for 12 years. Survivors include a sister, Mary Kay Moran of Fort Collins, his stepmother, Bessie L. Cobum of Waterloo; a stepbrother, William J. Wagner of Washington state; a stepsister, Barbara E. Hickey of Waterloo; he was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Tommy.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Parrott Wood Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, at a later date. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until services Monday at the funeral home. Herbert Lindner Death Notices CEDAR FALLS William Barnett, 78, of 5501 Paridot Road, Lot 40, died Saturday, June 26, at his home of natural causes; services pending at the Kearns-Huisman-Schumacher Chapel-downtown, 234-5779.

PARKERSBURG Joshua Estep, 12, of Parkersburg, died Friday, June 25, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, of spinal meningitis; ser-vices will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, both in Parkersburg; visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday at Schwartz Funeral Home in Parkersburg, 346-1534. OELWEIN Orpha M. Linder, 76, of Oelwein, died Saturday, June.

26, at Mercy Hospital of Franciscan Sisters, Oelwein, of natural causes; services pending with Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, 283-4922. Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 8:30 p.m. today at Richardson Funeral Home7where the family will be present from 7 to 8:30 p.m.; visitation also 9 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home, and for an hour before services Monday at the church.

A memorial fund has been established. CEDAR FALLS Margaret May, 99, of the Western Home, died Friday, June 25, at the home of natural causes. She was born Jan. 13, 1894, in Corydon, daughter of Everett and Irene Albertson Rea. She married William A.

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A benefit of the consolidation, according to Becker, is that when blood is required during an emergency, there is a broader supply from which to draw. Wiele headed the committee that examined consolidation with the Badger Region, and he said that merging Hawkeye with a larger district was the right move to make. "Madison has a well-equipped facility that we couldn't begin to duplicate," he said. The board of directors for the new region was elected at a meeting Thursday. Responsibilities of the volunteer board, which meets every eight weeks, include setting policy, reviewing budgets, and overseeing the operations of the region.

Members of the board from Northeast Iowa are Wiele, Gordon Timpany of Cedar Falls, Shirley Walker of Waverly and Danny Gleeson of Waterloo. Ryan' and Becker stressed that there will be continuity throughout the consolidation. They said patients, blood donors, and volunteers will see only minor operational changes at area hospitals and blood drives. Ryan said, "It'll be the same nurses who have always drawn your blood." La Crosse -jtT" i 7 Milwaukee? rrr.rr- It's just as important to us as better hearing. Earning the trust of every single person who comes through 1 our doors.

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The merger is part of a nationwide Red Cross move toward larger, more efficient districts. The Badger-Hawkeye Region will be the 11th largest in the Red Cross system, containing more than 3 million people. "It just really makes sense to have a more central location," said Rose Angel, human resources director for the Waterloo Red Cross chapter. "When you look at the overall picture, that it's going to ensure a better blood supply, it's very positive." Angel emphasized that only the Blood Services division of the local Red Cross will be affected by the merger. "It's a lot of economy of scale," said Warren Wiele of Waterloo, who is on the board of directors of the new region.

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