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The Sunday, February 12, 2017 B7 00 1 Bruce W. Mueller (1949-2017) STG a ruce W. Mueller, 67, of Westgate, died at home Thursday, Feb. 9, of fibrosis of the lungs and congestive heart failure. He was born on ec.

21, 1949, in Waterloo, son of lsworth and arlene urrows Mueller. He married Karlen Kae Finch on a pril 10, 1970, at aymond nited Methodist Church. ruce graduated from unkerton High School in 1968 and from Hawkeye Tech Community College in 1970 with an aa degree in electronics. He worked for many ewar farmers, milking and making hay and for John G. Miller Construction.

He served in the a rmy during the Vietnam era. He worked at John eere in Waterloo as an electrician for 36 years, retiring in 2015. a fter retirement, ruce served as a city councilman for the city of Westgate. He was a member of the aymond nited Methodist Church. Survived by his wife; children, Song a nn Mueller of San Francisco, rian ancee a nnette) Mueller of Oelwein, Chris (Jennifer) Hauser of a plington and Scott (Shana) Mallinger of Cedar Falls; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Steve (Liz) of enver and Gail obin) of Waterloo; and brothers- and sisters-in-law.

Preceded in death by: his parents. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at aymond nited Methodist Church, with military honors by Messerer-Fox a merican Legion Post 92 of Westgate and inurnment at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

today, Feb. 12, at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for an hour before services Monday at the church. Casual clothing is requested. Memorials: may be directed to the Westgate Library, Messer-Fox a merican Legion Post 92 of Westgate or the aymond nited Methodist Church. Condolences may be left at www.jamisonschmitzfuneral home.com.

DEATH NOTICES dun er TO Eljean M. Dreesman 68, of unkerton and formerly of Hudson, died Friday, Feb. 10, at home; White Funeral Home, Jesup, 827-3695. ud SO Bob C. Johnson 87, of einbeck and formerly Hudson, died Friday, Feb.

10, at the Parkview Manor, einbeck; Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, 233-6138. a er LOO Gurena S. Haugen, 106, of Lampe, formerly of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Cox Health in ranson, of natural causes; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138. a er LOO Harold F.

Michels Jr. 85, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at Lakeview Landing; Locke Funeral Home, 233-6138. a LM ar Tony Lensing, 58, of Calmar, died at home Friday, Feb. 10; Schluter- alik Funeral Home, ecorah, (563) 382-8651.

de CO ra Dorothy L. Aldridge 91, of ecorah, died Jan. 22 at Wellington Place, ecorah; Fjelstul Funeral Home, ecorah, (563) 382-5210. de CO ra Charmaine Kern 84 of ecorah, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at Wellington Place, ecorah; Fjelstul Funeral Home, 382-5210.

Mathilda T. Phillips 98, of Jesup, died Saturday, Feb. 11, at avenwood Specialty Care, Waterloo; White Funeral Home, Jesup, 827-3695. LW I Robert M. McCarty, 95, of Oelwein, died Saturday, Feb.

4, 2 in Colorado Springs, services noon, Saturday, Feb. 18, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein, with inurnment at St. Catholic Cemetery, Winthrop; visitation from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 18 at the church; Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, 283-4922, is assisting the family; memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein, and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Springs.

ST. a Killian P. Bodensteiner, 84, of St. Lucas, died at home Tuesday, Feb. services 10:30 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 13, at St. Catholic Church in St. Lucas, with burial in the church cemetery; visitation from 3 to 7 p.m. today, Feb.

12, at the church, with a 7 p.m. parish Scripture service, and also for hour before services Monday; Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home, ew Hampton, (641) 394-4334 is in charge of arrangements. a er Barbara Ann (Ecker) Blatchford 85, of Watervliet, formerly of the Waverly and Chicago areas, died at her home Feb. 3. a celebration of life gathering will be 4 to 8 p.m.

on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Waverly a rea Veterans Post. a prayer service and time of remembrance begins at 6 p.m. Memorials to the family or the charity of their choice. Online condolences at www.kaisercorson.com.; Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home, 352-1187.

NE IOWA DEATHS OBITUARIES Bruce Mueller Dean Wiarda (1920-2017) rundy en er ean Wiarda, 96, of Grundy Center, died Monday, Feb. 6, at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital, Long Term Care. He was born a ug. 20, 1920, son of Jacob and ena a ckerman) Wiarda. He was raised and educated in Iowa.

He married Ferne Klink on Sept. 4, 1945, at the Little rown Church in ashua. She preceded him in death. ean was in the life and health insurance business since 1957; the last 21 years with orthwestern ational Life Insurance of Minneapolis. ean and Ferne farmed together in ike, ows and Stout.

He was active in the Masons, becoming Worshipful Master in 1961 and again in 1969. He joined the Cedar apids Scottish ite odies in ovember 1966. ean received the Honorary Investure of Knight Commander Court of Honor in October 1977, and served on the Cedar apids Council of Kadosh and was Commander in 1983. He was also a former member of astern Star. ean joined the l-Kahir Shrine in ovember 1966.

He was also a member of the International Shrine Clowns a ssociation and the Central States Shrine Clowns a ssociation. He was a member of the Clowns of a merica International since 1970 and World Clowns a ssociation for more than 15 years. ean was a long-time member of the nited Methodist Church in Grundy Center, and was a Grundy Center volunteer fire ghter. Survivors: his children Judy (Larry) uchan and their son, Shannon uchan, all of Waterloo, Sandi Hill and her daughter, Morgan Hill, both of Cary, and his son, ennis eanna) Wiarda of Loveland, Colo. Preceded in death by: his parents; many brothers and sisters; and son-in-law, Tracy Hill.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at nited Methodist Church in Grundy Center, with Masonic ites conducted by the Grundy Center Masonic merald Lodge 334. urial will follow in ose Hill Cemetery, Grundy Center. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m.

today at ngelkes- a bels Funeral Grundy Center. Memorials: to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneral homes.com Dean Wiarda Herbert J. Wendling (1939-2017) I nde enden Herbert J. Wendling, 77, of Independence, died Friday, Feb.

10, at egional Medical Center, Manchester. Junior was born a ug. 24, 1939, in Independence, son of Herbert G. and Christina a (Weber) Wendling. He graduated from St.

High School in 1958, then began farming with his father near Independence. He married Fran a ellendier on a pril 15, 1961, in Oelwein. Survivors his wife; three daughters; a nn ob) Schnurr of Granger, Jane Jensen of Pleasant Hill and and Connie r. John) a rend of Independence; four grandchildren; a brother, Louis (Shirley) of Independence; and a sister, Gen Cannon of Colfax. Preceded in death by his parents; and five sisters, Loretta Lillis, Mary leanor Laird, Irene agby, and a nna Sandey.

Services 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at St. Catholic Church, Independence, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m.

today at eiff Funeral Home Crematory, Independence. Memorials In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Independence a rea Food Pantry, 201 Second a ve ne Independence, or to a charity of your own choice. On-line condolence at www.reifffuneralhome.com. Herbert Wendling Marjorie V. Tonn (1926-2017) Marjorie V.

Tonn, 90, of Jesup, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at ew a ldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. She was born a ug. 19, 1926, in Ithaca, daughter of aymond L. and Margaret reece) hines.

She worked as a clerk at ath Packing Co. in Waterloo from 1946-1951. She married Paul Louis Tonn Jr. on June 27, 1948, in Independence. He died in 2001.

She was a member of the a merican Lutheran Church. She also worked as a aide with special needs students for the a rea ducation a gency at Jesup Community Schools. Survivors: four sons, Paul (Carole) III of apid City, S. Gregory of Chino Valley, a and Michael (Jennifer) and Je rey, both of a nchorage, a laska; four daughters, Janice (Keith) Horgen of St. a nsgar, iane avid) Thorp of Hazleton, a drea oug) vorak of Clutier, and Linda obby) Garrison of vansdale; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two brothers, aymond (Lucille) hines of St.

Louis, and ich ard (Jean) hines of Cadillac, and a sister, osemary Hayes of Phoenix. Preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Kenneth, obert and Glen hines; and four sisters, a lice Smith, etty enton, osemary Houseman and arbara hines (in infancy). Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at a merican Lutheran Church, Jesup with burial at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at White Funeral Home, Jesup and for an hour before services at the church. Memorials: to the family. Online condolences at www.White-MtHope.com Marjorie Tonn Michael E. Aldrich (1947-2017) LW I Michael a ldrich, 69, of Oelwein, died Friday, Feb.

10, at home. He was born March 16, 1947, in Oelwein, son of Lee and Margaret (Luck) a ldrich. He graduated from Oelwein High School and attended pper Iowa niversity. He married Jane eyer on Sept. 12, 1970, in Cresco.

He was a self-employed cattle buyer, owning and operating a ldrich and a ldrich Livestock. Survivors: his wife; two daughters, Jennifer (Will) a ldrich-Spring of Iowa City and mily (Jim) Peterson of es Moines; a son, Christopher lana) of Waterloo; six grandchildren and one on the way; and a brother, Jim of McGregor. Preceded in death by his parents; a brother, George; and a sister, Mary a ldrich. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb.

15, at Grace nited Methodist Church, Oelwein, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 pm. Tuesday at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Online condolences at www.jami sonschmitzfuneralhome.com Michael Aldrich Wayne F.

LaVelle (1937-2017) ar er bur Wayne Frederick LaVelle 79, of Parkersburg, died at home Tuesday, Feb. 7. He was born ec. 3, 1937, in mmettsburg, son of Vernon and Maurene LaVelle. He married Jo Wanda Tucker at St.

a Cathedral in Little ock, a rk. on ov. 27, 1958. He graduated from unkerton High School in 1955, and served in the a ir Force from 1955 through 1959. He worked for Iowa Public Mid- a merican nergy for 33 years, retiring in 1996 after becoming disabled.

Survived by: his wife; three sons, ryan (Maggie), ave (Karen) and obert (Suean); three daughters, Susan Jansen, honda (Je eisinger and Maureen an) Crotty; 16 grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, with another one on the way, and six stepgreat-grandchildren; a sister, Sharon and a brother-in-law, ernard Musch. Preceded in death by: his parents; and a sister, onna Lee Musch. Memorial services: will be held at a later date by the family. Iowa Cremation assisted the family. Condolences may be left at www.iowacremation.com.

Wayne enjoyed traveling, fishing on the Mississippi backwaters, birdwatching, beekeeping, hunting morel mushrooms, and visiting with family and friends. Wayne LaVelle Jerome N. Flick (1934-2017) na SH ua Jerome Flick, 82, of ashua, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at avenwood Specialty Care, Waterloo. He was born Sept.

12, 1934, in Ionia, son of John and Sophie (Tilkes) Flick. He received his education at St. oniface School in Ionia. He was a veteran of the a rmy. He married Shirley Steifel on Oct.

19, 1963, in ew Hampton. She died Feb. 1, 1986. Jerome worked many years as a machinist at John eere and at the former White Farm quipment Co. a fter the closing of White Farm, he worked at the Sara Lee plant in ew Hampton for 12 years, retiring in 1998.

Survivors: three sons, Mike of Waterloo, John of Charles City and ay of ashua; three daughters, Jackie Flick of Osage, obin Flick of Chicago and achel Flick of ubuque; a brother, obert etty) of Charles City; and a sister, Kathy Flick of Charles City. Preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Mary a nn Flick; and a sister, Julie Igou. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Charles City, with burial in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City.

Friends may greet the family from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home-Olson Chapel, ashua, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary, and for an hour prior to services at the church. Online condolences at hugebackfuneralhome.com Jerome Flick METRO BRIEFS Group seeking nominations CEDAR FALLS The University of Northern Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association is accepting nominations for the annual Cedar Valley Nonprofit Awards Luncheon.

Anyone may submit any number of nominations by March 1. Nomination information and forms can be found at profit.org/community/ Nonprofit award categories include business partner of the year; nonprofit staff leader of the year; nonprofit board member of the year; Koob Award for Collaboration; Gordon Mack Award for Student Leadership; Legacy Award; new nonprofit employee of the year; and exceptional nonprofit of the year. The UNI luncheon planning committee will be selecting the winners of the 2017 awards, along with the guidance of NLA campus director, Julianne Gassman, and Community Foundation of Northeast program director, Tom Wickersham. The luncheon is set for noon to 1:30 p.m. April 6 at the UNI Commons Ballroom.

For more information, call 273-2204 or email ju lianne.gassman@uni.edu. Grassley holds town halls WASHINGTON Sen. Charles Grassley will hold four town meetings in Northeast and north central Iowa Feb. 21-24. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Feb.

21, Hardin County Town Meeting, 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., Iowa Falls Fire Department, 218 South River Street Thursday, Feb. 23, Floyd County Town Meeting, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Floyd County Courthouse, Charles City. Friday, Feb.

24, 2017, Butler County Town Meeting, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., Parkersburg Civic Center, Parkersburg. Kindergarten signup underway in Hudson HUDSON Children in Hudson Community School District who will be entering kindergarten in the fall are asked to contact the school to get registered. The contact is Terri Kelly in the elementary office at 988-3239. Parents will be asked for the following information: Parents name, name, date of birth, address, phone number and the name of the preschool the child attended.

Kindergarten packets will then be mailed out. The incoming kindergarten parent meeting will be 6 p.m. March 23 in the middle school commons. The incoming kindergarten student day will be 8:30 to 11 a.m. April 5.

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