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The Courier from Waterloo, Iowa • 18

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Page Eighteen MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1960. WATERLOO DAILY COURIER, WATERLOO, IOWA. U. Harken Of Aplington Dies at Age 69 NEWS SERVICE) APLINGTON D. U.

Harken, 69, Aplington business and civic leader, died at 9:27 a. m. Sunday at Allen Memorial hospital in Water100 after week's illness from pneumonia. For seven. years he was a member the Butler County Ameri-9 can Cancer Society and was D.

U. Harken treasurer the past five years. He was chairman of the Butler County CROP program for four years. MR. HARKEN was active in a campaign of the Amvets that culminated in construction a memorial building for those who gave their lives in U.S.

service. The building is used part -time as a youth recreation center. Deceased was a member. BPOE Lodge No. 1674 at Iowa Falls and of First Presbyterian church here.

He was born Jan. 30, 1889, on a farm southwest of Aplington, son of Ubbe and Margaret Weigmann. He married Gertrude Deters Feb. 1, 1912. To this union were born six children, five of whom survive, Mrs.

Leslie Lumley, La Habra, David Harken Grinnell; Herbert A. Harken, Aplington; Mrs. Roger Fox, Waterloo, and Harken, of ValpaMarianne, Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. HE WAS preceded in death by his parents, his wife, daughter, Marguerite, and seven brothers and sisters. He was married Aug.

29, 1954, to Mrs. Mabel Cocking. She and three step-children, John, Betty and Richard Cocking, survive. Funeral services will be First Presbyterian Church Aplington Wednesday at p. m.

preceded by a service at the home at 1:30. The Engelkes funeral home at Parkersburg is in charge. Rites for Crash Victims Tuesday At Aplington (COURIER NEWS SERVICE) A APLINGTON Funeral serv-1 ices for Harry L. Brock, 58, of Sterling, and his son, David, 29 of Janesville, will be Tuesday at 1 p. m.

from the Glenn Stockdale home and at 1:30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Aplington. They were returning from Keota, where they had attended the funeral services of the elder Mr. Brock's mother, when they were killed in a headon automobile crash south of Hudson Saturday evening. H. L.

Brock, was a salesman for American Standard Co. of New York. His widow, the former Frieda Tiedens of Aplington, is his only survivor. David, an only child, was an instructor in the Waverly school system. He is survived by his widow, the former Caryl Stockdale of Aplington, and a daughter, Charlotte and a son, Jeffrey, David was discharged from naval service in 1952 and graduated from ISTC in 1954.

Arrangements are in charge of the Dahl funeral home, Cedar Falls. The family requests no flowers. Rev. Frank Court of Waterloo will have charge of the services and will be assisted by Rev. William Schneck of Grand Junction and the local pastor, Rev.

Wayne Gehman. Burial will be in Pleasant View cemetery. TRIPOLI GETS GRANT. WASHINGTON (P) Five Iowa communities have ceived federal grants to help finance sewage disposal projects. The towns and the grants are: Spencer $191,475, Tripoli $24,990, Red Oak $117,180, Paullina $32,793 and Maquoketa $91,530.

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Calmar Lutheran Church; burial in church cemetery; French Funeral Home in charge; sura viving also is a sister, Sandra. CLARKSVILLE-Mrs. Alice Raisty, 84, Thursday, Jan. 7, at the home of her son Vern, of at South Gate, survived by two sons, Vern and Floyd, South Gate, and a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Crabtree, Nashua; husband, George, preceded her in death two months ago; funeral and burial were at South Gate; was formerly Alice Mead, of west of Clarksville.

ACKLEY- Funeral services of for Albert Mein, 62, who died Saturday afternoon following a stroke, will be at 1:15 p. m. Tuesday at the Fritz Funeral Home and 1:30 at St. John's United Church of Christ; burof ial in Oakwood cemetery; nev-1 ra er married; leaves three sisters, Mrs. Lena Meyers, Geneva; Mrs.

Gertrude De Vries, Aplington; Mrs. Christine Petre, Texas; two brothers, Jasper Mein, New Providence; Jake Mein, Roland. GLADBROOK Committal services for Charles Lazenby, 67, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Gladbrook, were Monday in Maple Hill cemetery here; died Friday in the Veterans hospital at Iowa City after a lingering illness; leaves son, Charles, Peoria, and a daughter, Mrs. Carl Landergotte, Cedar Rapids. LAMONT Mrs.

Ida Allena stein, 87; leaves two sons, Carl, Lamont, and Ralph, Arlington, and two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Buelo, St. Paul, and Benita, West Union; funeral was READLYN Mrs. John at Ganske, 77, Sunday of a heart in 2 condition; leaves two sons, Al- bert and Clarence, and a daughter, Mrs. Adella Buhrow, all of on Readlyn; husband preceded her; prayer service at 1:45 p.

m. Wednesday in the basement of the St. Matthews Lutheran Church, followed by rites at 2 in the church; Matthias Funeral Home at Denver in charge of arrangements. ELDORA Clayton Hall, 60, Sunday at his home east of Eldora; owned and operated a shoe store here until his retirement in 1948; leaves widow and one daughter, Mrs. Merlin Reid, Eldora; funeral, 2 p.

m. Tuesday at the AndrleCreps Funeral Home; burial in Eldora cemetery. Robert Lundak, 62, Saturday night in Mercy Hospital here following a stroke; leaves husband; funeral, 9:30 a. m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church at Protivin; in church cemetery; 7:30 p.

m. burial, Monday at the Bradley Funeral Home in Cresco. FREDERICKSBURG Earl Saturday night of a heart ailment; cashier of the First State Bank for 46 years; leaves wife, one son, Rollis, and daughter, Mrs. Bernard Wenthe; a brother, Frank, New Hampton; 2 p. m.

Tuesday at Methodist church; Chenoweth Funeral Home in charge; burial in Rose Hill cemetery. DECORAH Elling Bassol, 85, Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Theodore Moen; funeral Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Madison Lutheran Church; burial in adjoining cemetery; Steine Funeral Home in charge; four sisters survive, Mrs.

Theodore Moen, Mrs. Theodore Tina Ramstad, Mrs. Wold, and Mrs. Minnie Ask, all of Decorah. Mary Haugen, 80, Sunday at the Aase Haugen home; funeral Tuesday m.

at Holmen, Funeral Steine' Home in charge. Alphanso Thomann, 86, Sunday at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Richard Sensor; funeral Wednesday at. 10 a. m.

at St. Benedick's Catholic Church; burial in Phelps Cemetery; Olson Jjelstul Funeral Home in charge; leaves daughter, Mrs. Richard Sensot, and son, Ray, Cresco, la. INDEPENDENCE Rob- ert Vincent Rider, 62, Sunday at, Peoples Hospital following a short illness; services at p. m.

Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church; burial Rowley cemetery; White Funeral Home in charge; body at home; survived by wife; two sons, Floyd, Waterloo, and Robert at home; one daughter, Mrs. Robert DeMoss, Waterloo. 70, Sunday at St. Francis hospital in Waterloo of a heart ailment; farmed several years near Dysart; after retirement operated a motion picture theater here and later assisted son in a garage and filling station; leaves widow, son, Walter, Dysart; two daughters, Mrs. William Compton, Garden Grove, Mrs.

Merle Stock, Madrid; a brother, William, Cedar Rapids, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Kupka, Traer; funeral, 9:30 a. m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; burial in St.

Joseph's cemetery; body at the Overton funeral home. DYSART-Frank F. Parizek, 291 Baby Beeves Weighed in Benton COURIER NEWS SERVICE) VINTON Benton County has completed the weighing of 291 baby beeves to be fed and prepared for exhibition at the 1960 Benton County fair by 162 4-H members. Weighing was done at 10 stations under direction of the 4-H committee, Steve Bollman, county extension associate, and Eldon Hans, extension director. They were assisted by 4-H leaders and parents of the boys.

Blairstown was the busiest station, with 79 calves weighed there. Other stations had: Vinton, 49; Cheney, 12; La Porte City, 23; Atkins, 30; Norway, 23; Keystone, 10; Dysart, and Van Horne, 56. BIG STARTS TODAY! MONDAY, JAN. 11th WATERLOO ACE HARDWARE 616 Lafayette St. Phone ADams 3-3545 which to the ground.

All possessions were lost. Firemen saved outbuildings but had to cut down evergreen trees around the house to help check the blaze. St. Lucas Man Burned as Fire Razes Dwelling (COURIER NEWS SERVICE) ST. LUCAS Joseph Mihm, 64, St.

Lucas farmer, is hospitalized at West. Union in good condition with burns on his face and hands suffered Sunday night when fire destroyed his farm home five miles southeast of St. Lucas, where he lived alone. Mihms said he smelled smoke while watching TV, opened the door to another room and was hit in the face and hands by flames. He was unable to reach the phone because of the flames and walked a half mile to a neighbor's home to call firemen.

Firemen from St. Lucas, West Union and Waucoma were unable to save the house, Announce Low Bids for Braille Physical Ed. Bldg. NEWS SERVICE) VINTON-Bids construction of a new physical education building at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving were opened here Thursday, with the Youngblut Construction Washburn, submitting the low bid of 400 on the general contract. Low bid of $36,990 on the mechanical, electrical, and heating contract was submitted by the Galbraith Heating Cedar Rapids.

There were six bids submitted on the general contract and nine on the mechanical, electrical, and heating contract. Supt. Don Overbeay of the state school stated that the state Board of Regents will study the bids before contracts are let. Satisfy your sense of COURIER NEWS SERVICE) SHELL ROCK The Shell Rock fireman will have their annual dinner Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Veterans room.

The Legion Auxiliary will serve the 7 p. m. turkey dinner to the firemen and their guests. Members of the emergency fire department, Ralph Yost, Mel Webrand, Dan Jerolaman, Fred Stopplemoor, Pat Williams, and Glenn Thompson will be guests of honor, along with Mayor Charles OsHerb Chambers, Clyde Pettijohn, Claude Smith, Fritz Thompson, Gene Ball and Dettmer Jacobs. (COURIER NEWS SERVICE) WEST UNION The Board of Directors of the Fayette County United Fund will hold its January meeting in the Colgrove-Walker building on the Upper Iowa university campus at Fayette Tuesday evening, Jan.

19, according to R. M. Westerfield, West Union, president. Meeting time is set for 8 o'clock. This meeting, the first since the campaign in October, will give members a chance to study the returns by area, and Fayette United Fund Directors To Meet Jan.

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