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Halverson, Julia	Higgins, Clifford
Halverson, Mable	Higgins, Pearl
Halverson, Tom	Higinbotham, Charles
Hamilton, Tom	Hiles, Florence
Handeland, Ellen J.	Hiles, James
Handeland, Loyd	Hiles, Leroy
Handeland, Reinholt	Hiles, Maude
Hankins, Alva	Hiles, Minnie
Hankins, Mrs. J. W.	Hiles, William
Hansel, Ola Marie	Hiney, Frank R.
Hansen, Asgar	Hipple, Harvey
Hansen, Floy	Hoff, Barbara
Hansen, Jens	Hoff, Bertha
Hansen, John E.	Hoff, Torkel (Tom)
Hansen, John E.--Memorial	Hoffmeyer, Carrie
Hanson, Clara	Hoffmeyer, Jerald
Hanson, Clarence	Hoien, Edna H.
Hanson, Clarence J.	Hoien Grace
Hanson, Mrs.	Holl, Evelyn
Hanson, Ole	Homann, Roy
Hanson, Serina	Hoppus, Colleen
Haring, Myra Leona	Horswell, Anna
Hartman, Beulah	Horswell, Dorcas C.
Harvego, Mrs. Herman, Sr.	Horswell, Garfield S.
Harvey, Lewis	Horswell, Harold
Haworth, Grace	Horswell, Nada
Haworth, William Henry	Horswell, Richard
Haynes, Charles I.	Horswell, Walter
Hedrick, Clifford	Howe, Ellen
Heggen, Lewis C.	Hubbard, Inga
Heinrich, Lawrence F.	Hundertmark, Willie J.
Heidecker, Veronica Maxine	Huntsinger, Catherine
Henderson, William C.	Hurst, Mabel
Henningsen, Max	Ilginfritz, Fred
Henricksen, Dale	Inman, Clarice
Herke, Margaret M.	Inman, Etta
Herum, Ina	Inman, Grace
Herum, Jacob	Inman, John M.
Herum, Peter E.	Inman, Norman
Heyer, Ernest C.	Inman, Rex
Heyer, Vera	Irwin, L. W.
Heyer, Willard	Irwin, Lemuel
Hibbard, Edwin O.	Iverson, Anna Johnson

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES IN MINNEAPOLIS
Mrs. Julia Halvorson will be buried here

Mrs. Julia Halvorson, former Estherville resident, died this week at the Ebenezer old people's home in Minneapolis where she has been living. Her body was brought by train to Estherville where funeral will be held and where she will be buried.

Mrs. Halvorson was born in Wisconsin on March 1, 1865. Her parents were Rier and Marit Rierson.

She came to Estherville late in 1860 with her parents and was confirmed in the local Norwegian Lutheran church Oct. 26, 1879. She was baptized in the Lutheran church by the Rev. Nils Brandt.

On Oct. 11, 1886, she was married to Thomas Halvorson. They farmed in Emmet County after their marriage and lived in Ryan Lake community.

Later they moved to Estherville and in 1898 they moved to Thorsby, Ala. After two years they returned to Estherville where they lived until a few years ago when Mrs. Halvorson fell on the ice and broke her hip, an accident from which she never recovered. The couple moved to Minneapolis after this where they lived in the Ebenezer home for old people. Mr. Halvorson died May 27, 1942.

Two daughters preceded Mrs. Halvorson in death. One died in infancy and the other, Mabel Halvorson, died in 1921. Two sons are living. Harry Halvorson lives in Chicago and has three children, Joan, Harry, Jr., and Reed. The other son, Alvin, lives in Los Angeles.

The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Mahlum and Anderson chapel and at 1:30 at the Norwegian Lutheran church with the Rev. L. A. Mathre conducting the services. Burial will be in the Norwegian cemetery north of town.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa ,15 Jan 1943.

This community was greatly shocked this morning to learn of the death of Miss Mable Halverson at her home in this city. While it was known that she had not been feeling well since last March, it was thought that she was improving and only last week she felt well enough to take a trip to Des Moines where she visited friends and relatives. She returned Sunday morning from that place and on Monday she took to her bed. All that loving care and medical skill could do was to no avail and she passed on to the better land at an early hour this morning.

There was perhaps no young lady in the city more popular than Miss Halverson. She grew to young womanhood in this community and was known to every one as a young lady of exceptional personality and charm. Her kindly disposition made her a favorite in her circle of friends and her place will be hard to fill in that capacity. To her parents and family her loss is an unknown act of an All Wise Providence. An only daughter and sister is gone and the place in the home that she occupied will always be vacant. It is here that the sorrow strikes deepest and we are prone to wonder why it must be.

Miss Halverson was born in Center township, Emmet County on February 23, 1892 and died at her home June 14, 1921 being just past 29 years of age. She attended the schools in this city until the time she left to learn the millinery trade. Before she became sick in the spring she occupied a position at the Brenneman jewelry store in this city. Her whole life has been spent in this community where she was honored and respected by all who knew her.

Funeral services will be held at the home Saturday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock and from the Norwegian Lutheran church at two o'clock, Rev. Berge in charge. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Halverson and two brothers, Harry of Minneapolis and Alvin of Memphis, Tennessee. Harry arrived this morning and Alvin is expected tomorrow. Besides the immediate family there are other relatives in this vicinity and hosts of friends who mourn the death of this splendid girl. We join the many friends in extending deepest sympathy to the bereaved family.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, June 14, 1921.

Tom Halverson, 80, former Estherville resident died yesterday at the Deaconess hospital at Minneapolis, MInn. He had been ill for several weeks. The body will be brought here, but funeral arrangements have not yet been completed

Mr. and Mrs. Halverson moved to Minneapolis several years ago. They have been making their home at the Deaconess home there. Mrs. Halverson has also been confined to the hospital because of a broken hip.

Mr. Halverson was born Aug. 24, 1851. He lived in Emmet County for many years. During his early life he farmed in the Ryan Lake community, and then moved to Estherville, where he was employed at the Rock Island roundhouse. Lutheran Church Member

He lived in Alabama for a short time and then returned to Estherville. In later years he was janitor of the old Estherville Lutheran church, of which he was a member.

He is survived by his widow and two sons, Alvin of Los Angeles, Calif., and Harry of Clarion. A daughter, Mabel, died a number of years ago.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Iowa, May 28, 1942.

BUFFALO CENTER - Tom Hamilton, 45, formerly of Buffalo Center, died in an Estherville hospital of blood poisoning Wednesday night. He was found unconscious Sunday morning, and had failed to emerge from his coma.

Surviving are his widow, two daughters, two sons, his mother, two brothers, and three sisters. He was a prominent Mason and Legionnaire. He was a salesman.

Contributed by: Kay Ehlers. Source: From the Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, Thursday, April 6, 1939, p. 14, col. 2. Posted by permission of the Globe-Gazette.

Mrs. Lars (Ellen Josephine) Handeland, 86, longtime Estherville resident died at 1:30 yesterday [7 May 1961] morning at her home in Estherville of a heart attack. She had been in failing health for many years.

Family services will be held at 1:30 p.m. with public services following at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Estherville Lutheran Church, the Rev. L. A. Mathre officiating. Internment will be at the Estherville Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the Sternborg-Reese Funeral Home from today until 10 a.m. Tuesday, at which time the body will be taken to lie in state at the church until the time of services.

Mrs. Handeland was born April 22, 1875 in Haugesund, Norway, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rasmus Endresen. She received her education in Haugesund schools. She was married to Lars Handeland in Haugesund on April 27, 1895. She moved with her husband and five children from Norway to Estherville in 1904.

She is survived by five sons, Reinholt, Andrew, and Birger, all of Estherville, Loyd of Gruver and Alfred of Mankato, Minn., four daughters, Mangnhild, Mrs. Cliff (Jennie) Hedrick and Mrs. Arnt (Josephine) Espeset, all of Estherville, and Mrs. T. E. (Clara) Beian of Burlington, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, May 8, 1861.

Loyd E. Handeland, age 90 of Forest City formerly of Estherville, died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be Friday, November 18 at 10:00 AM at Pilot Knob Lutheran Church in rural Forest City with Pastor Robert Snitzer officiating ; and Friday, November 18 at 2:30 PM at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville, Iowa. Burial will be at Estherville Lutheran Cemetery in Estherville. Visitation will be Thursday, November 17 from 4 to 8 PM at Petersen Lund Funeral Home and an hour prior to service at the church. Visitation in Estherville will be begin at 1:00 PM Friday until time of service.

Loyd Elmer Handeland was born in Estherville, Iowa on June 18, 1915, the youngest son of Lars and Ellen Josefine (Endresen) Handeland. He received his education in Estherville and graduated from Estherville High School.

He married Vivian Irene Espeset at the Estherville Lutheran Church on June 18, 1938. Loyd worked in various jobs in Estherville, beginning in a grocery store. Later he was employed by Gamble Stores, by Gardston Hotel as maintenance engineer and later by Sandin Funeral Home. For several years he was district manager for Moorman Feeds.

In 1950 Loyd and Vivian purchased a general store in Gruver, Iowa, which they operated for some 13 years. In 1963 they moved to Forest City where Loyd was employed by Waldorf college in several capacities until his retirement. Later he worked for an electrical contractor, servicing heating controls in various public buildings in the Forest City area.

Loyd lived as a Christian all of his life. He served as lay pastor of many congregations during his later life, and his witness to Jesus his Savior lives on in many, many hearts.

Loyd was a member of Pilot Knob Lutheran Church. He was an accomplished organist, enjoyed woodworking and fishing and treasured time spent visiting with family and friends.

Loyd is survived by his children: Larry Handeland and wife Kathy of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina and Karen Yoshihara of Lafayette, Colorado. Also surviving is a grandson, Jerome Krough of Hanover, Pennsylvania; granddaughters Kristin Ashton and husband Mark of Lafayette, Colorado and Kimberly Fitzgerald and husband Ryan of Virginia Beach, Virginia and two great-grandchildren, Julie Banning and husband Mat of Monroe, North Carolina and Jason Krough of Lafayette, Colorado.

Loyd was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Vivian on December 6, 1996, infant son Jerome Eugene Handeland, five brothers and five sisters.

ESTHERVILLE--Service for R. M. Handeland, 76, of Estherville will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in Estherville Lutheran Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

Reinholt M. Handeland was born Jan. 27, 1899 in Norway. He grew up in Estherville and has been employed as a carpenter all his life, retiring in 1970.

Survivors include seven brothers and sisters, Andrew, Birger, Mrs. Cliff Hedric, Mrs. Arnt Espeset, all of Estherville, Alfred of Mankato, Loyd of Forest City, and Mrs. T.E. Belan of Burlington.

Died:-Recently near Ottumwa, Iowa, Mrs. Alva Hankins, with hemorrhage of the lungs. Deceased had been in poor health for some time, but her death was unexpected. Mrs. Hankins lived in Center township about three years and was well respected and highly spoken of. A husband and one child and other relatives mourn her untimely death.

Contributed by: Diane Lavender. Source: The Northern Iowa Vindicator, Estherville, Iowa, July 12, 1900.

Sorrow has come to the home of J. W. Hankins. The angel of death has taken the beloved wife and mother. Sorrow was cast over our neighborhood last Friday [10 Nov. 1899] when it was heard that Mrs. Hankins had passed away. She was sick less than a week and was a constant sufferer. Mrs. Hankins was 47 years of age and was the mother of twelve children, nine of whom are living and with the bereaved husband and other sorrowing friends mourn her loss. Deceased was a member of the M. E. church, always had a kind word for everyone, and her cheerful manner and loving disposition won her friends wherever she went. Sunday morning a short service was held at the house conducted by Rev. Heiserman, and the hymn "Meet Me There" was sung as had been requested by the deceased. Afterward the funeral procession went to Estherville M. E. church where the sermon was preached by Rev. Southwell and the remains interred in the Oak Hill cemetery. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.

Relatives present from a distance were an aged father, two sisters and a brother of the deceased, viz.: A. W. Holland, Mrs. Frank McGohn, of Danville, Iowa, Mrs. B. F. Holland, Kimbra [Kimball?] Minnesota, and D. M. Holland, of Worthington, Minn. and Mrs. Laura Kananze and little nephew of Ottumwa. The little boy is a grandson of Mrs. Hankins.

Contributor's note: According to Emmet County Death Record Book 2, page 2, Mary F. Hankins of Center Township, married, died November 10, 1899 of a strangulated hernia and was buried in the westside cemetery. She was born in Virginia.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: The Estherville Northern Vindicator, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 16, 1899.

Ceylon, Minn. - Mrs. Ola M. Hansel, 79, Ceylon, died Friday [17 Aug. 1979] at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Services for Mrs. Hansel were held Monday at the United Methodist Church in Estherville with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo E. Huntley, she was born June 30, 1900 at Carrolton and attended school in Carrolton. She was married to Claude Howell at Coon Rapids in 1917. After the death of Mr. Howell in 1937, she was married to Elmer Hansel at Estherville on Feb. 16, 1938. The couple farmed in the Graettinger area.

Mrs. Hansel is survived by two sons, Leonard L. Howell, Okoboji, and Howard L. Hansel, Ceylon; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Ben Huntley, Dolliver, Harold Huntley, Ceylon, and Darrell Huntley, Estherville; and one sister, Mrs. Mae Zitterick, Graettinger.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, August 20, 1979.

ESTHERVILLE, Iowa -- Services for Asgar Hansen, 87, of Estherville will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Estherville Lutheran Church with Pastor Ray Miller officiating. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery, Estherville.

Mr. Hansen died Monday, April 28, 2003, at Rosewood Manor, Estherville. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville.

Asgar Hansen, the son of Otto Peter and Ingrid "Marie" (Edvardsen) Hansen was born on December 11, 1915, in Taars, Denmark and departed this life on Monday, April 28, 2003, at Rosewood Manor in Estherville at the age of 87 years old.

He was baptized at the Taars Lutheran Church. He came to America in 1923 with his parents and three brothers, Erling, Einar and Hans, and one sister, Gudrun. He was confirmed in the Ringsted Lutheran Church and received his education in the Armstrong country schools.

His family farmed in the Ringsted, Armstrong and Dolliver areas. On December 21, 1937, he was united in marriage to Erma Ella Feddersen in the Danish Lutheran Church in Ringsted. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Cylinder and Dolliver, Iowa areas until 1950, when they moved to their Estherville farm. In 1988 they moved into Estherville. Erma died May 9, 1994. Asgar enjoyed farming, raising cattle, traveling back to Denmark to visit family and being with his family.

Asgar was a member of the Dolliver Lutheran Church and then the Estherville Lutheran Church.

He is survived by five sons, Allyn Hansen and his wife, Doreene of Dolliver; Darryl Hansen of Estherville; Marlyn Hansen and his wife, Rhonda of Estherville; Ron Hansen and his wife, Cassandra of Hillsborough, Wisconsin, Gary Hansen and his wife, Rhonda of Estherville; twenty-three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Hans Hansen and his wife, Judy of Estherville; and many nieces and nephews.

Asgar has been preceded in death by his wife; granddaughter, Julie (Hansen) Cogdill; parents; two brothers; and one sister.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, April 30, 2003.

Mrs. Henry Hansen passed away at her home on North Sixth Street last Monday evening [November 16, 1931] after a long illness. Before her marriage to Henry Hansen, a pioneer of this city, she was Miss Floy G. Horswell, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Horswell, also pioneers of this city. Mrs. Hansen was born in Allerton February 27, 1879. When she was seventeen years of age she moved to this city with her parents and resided on a farm northwest of this city. She was married December 6, 1908, and resided on the Hansen farm near the new State Park until six years ago when the family moved to this city. Mrs. Hansen was an active member of the M. E. Church, a devoted wife and mother and a great lover of home.

She leaves to mourn her death, her husband and children, four boys and one girl, Donald, Richard, Robert, James and Lois; four brothers, Dr. U. M. Horswell, Wausaukee, Wis.; John S. Horswell, Harris; Joy R. Horswell, Estherville; Hugo W. Horswell, Burbank, Calif.

Prior to her recent illness, she underwent an operation at Iowa City from which she never recovered.

The funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock at the house and 2:30 at the church, Rev. Winterstein officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 18, 1931.

Jens Hansen, one of Emmet County's prosperous and influential retired farmers, passed away at his home on the west side of the river last Saturday morning [6 Nov 1915]. Mr. Hansen had been in his usual health until Wednesday last, when he became afflicted with hemorrhage of the brain. Soon after becoming ill he dropped off into a slumber from which he never awoke.

Mr. Hansen was born in Schleswig, Germany, on March 14, 1860, where he lived until coming to the United States in the year 1880. On November 21, 1883, he was united in marriage to Marie Hansen at Sabula, where he was then residing. After their marriage they moved to Clinton County, where they farmed. From Clinton county they came to Emmet County, where they followed their chosen occupation of farming until about three years ago, when they removed to Estherville. While Mr. Hansen resided in Estherville he still retained his farming interests in the county, and was at all times interested in all matters pertaining thereto.

The funeral services were held from the Christian church, although the deceased was a member of the Danish Lutheran church, the Rev. J. S. Coffin having charge of the services at the church and the I. O. O. F. lodge, of which he was a member, having charge at Oak Hill Cemetery. The deceased is survived by a widow and nine children: Mrs. H. W. Rokenbrodt of Vigerville, Canada; Mrs. H. F. Origer, Rutland; John N., Chrissie, Raymond, Mamie, Alice and Emma, of Estherville, and Harry F. H. Hansen of Wallingford.

Source: the Estherville Enterprise, weekly Emmet County newspaper, Emmet County, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1915.

Mr. Hansen Is survived by his wife Anna, two daughters and four sons, Mrs. Clinton Fraser of Grandview, Mo., Mrs. Don Spangler of Eagle Grove; Edmund Hansen of Kimball, Neb.; Gerald Hansen of West Des Moines; John E. Hansen Jr. of Goldfield; and Robert L. Hansen of New London, Iowa.

He is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Peter Johansen of Ringsted, Mrs. Henry Gertsen, Des Moines, Carl T. Hansen, Ringsted and W. E. Hansen, Ottosen.

John Hansen was born Dec. 27, 1888 in Ringsted, Iowa, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Hansen.

He had been in the banking business most of his life and since 1954 had operated a loan office in Eagle Grove.

He was the Democratic Representative from Carroll County for 3 terms in the Iowa Legislature, serving in 1947, 1949 and 1951. He was also an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for state treasurer.

He was a member of The First Congregational Church and the Masonic Lodge. He has been a member and chairman of the Eagle Grove Park Commission for the past several years. He was the first chairman of the Congregational Church Building Committee under which the 5 year building program was instituted. His will be the first funeral service in the new church building which he was instrumental in promoting.

He was educated in the public schools of Emmet County, and attended Iowa State Teachers College and Capital City Commercial College at Des Moines.

On July 2, 1912 he married Anna M. Petersen of Ringsted. To this union six children were born.

He entered the banking business in 1909. He was employed by the Iowa Banking Department, Federal Land Bank Of Omaha, and the Commercial Savings Bank of Dedham.

Mr. Hansen was active in Democratic politics for many years. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Fifty-Second, Fifty-Third and Fifty-Fourth General Assembly. He was the Democratic Floor Leader in the Fifty-Fourth Session.

He passed away April 8, 1963 in Eagle Grove. Surviving are his widow and six children: Mrs. Donald J. Spangler of Eagle Grove, Iowa; Mrs. Clinton C. Fraser of Grandview, Missouri; Robert L. of New London, Iowa; Gerald of West Des Moines, Iowa; John Jr. of Goldfield, Iowa and Edmund C. of Waterloo, Iowa.

Therefore, Be It Resolved By The House Of Representatives Of The Sixty-Second General Assembly Of Iowa: That In The Passing Of The Honorable John E. Hansen The State Has Lost An Honored Citizen And Faithful And Useful Public Servant, And The House By This Resolution Would Express Its Appreciation Of His Service And Tender Its Sympathy To The Members Of His Family.

Be It Further Resolved: That A Copy Of This Resolution Be Spread Upon The Journal Of The House, And That The Chief Clerk Be Directed To Forward An Enrolled Copy To The Family Of The Deceased.

Mrs. Clara Maude Hanson, 65, died at 8:40 a.m. today [Oct. 22, 1964] at Holy Family Hospital from a cerebral hemmorhage. She had been in failing health for a number of months.

She was born Aug. 14, 1899 at Chillicothe, Mo., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Barton. She received her education in the schools at Otho and Lehigh, Iowa. She moved to Graettinger in 1916.

She was married April 19, 1918 to Clarence Hanson at Graettinger and they lived there until 1923 when they moved to Estherville.

She is survived by her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Dorothy) Spoo of Welcome; Mrs. Calvin (Berniece) Lenox of Gaylord, Minn.; Mrs. Vincent (Wanda) Marr of Estherville; Mrs. LeRoy (Beunita) Dye of Anaconda, Mont.; and Mrs. Lester (Pauline) Krie of Madison, Wis.

Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, three brothers, Roy Barton of Crescent City, Calif.; Raymond of Edwardsville, Kan.; and Calvin of Pueblo, Colo.; and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Gilbert of Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Alvin Engelbrecht of Mille Lacs, Minn.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Reese chapel with the Rev. William R. Noland officiating. Burial will be in East Side cemetery.

Friends may call at Reese Funeral Home Saturday after 6 p.m. until time of the service on Monday.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; October 22, 1964.

Clarence Henry Hanson, 77, Estherville died at 8:05 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 1972, at Rosewood Manor where he had been a resident for three years.

He was born March 5, 1895 at Graettinger []Palo Alto County, IA], the son of Carl and Henrietta Hanson.

He received his education in the Graettinger schools and on April 19, 1918, he was married to Clara Barton at Graettinger.

Shortly after their marriage they moved to Estherville where he was employed as a machinist on the Rock Island Railroad.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Dorothy) Spoo, Jackson, Minn.; Mrs. Calvin (Bernice) Lenox, Gaylord, Minn.; Mrs.. Vincent (Wanda) Marr, Estherville; Mrs. LeRoy (Beunita) Dye, Anaconda, Mont.; Mrs. Lester (Pauline) Krie, Madison, Wis.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reese-Henry Funeral chapel with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandson, Dennis Eades, Craig Marr, Terry Marr, Reggie Spoo, Duane Spoo and Larry Spoo.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; April 10, 1972.

Clarence John Hanson, 60, Wallingford, lifetime resident of Emmet County, died yesterday morning [June 11, 1963] at Holy Family Hospital of cancer. He had been in ill health for the past eight months.

Mr. Hanson was born June 27, 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson, in rural Emmet County. He received his education in the rural Emmet County schools. He was married to the former Betty Minks on Nov. 18, 1955 in Jackson, Minn. His first wife, Maurine, died in November 1952.

Hanson had been in the trucking business since the early 1930s. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church south of Gruver for many years and later transferred his membership to the Wallingford Lutheran Church when he moved to Wallingford.

Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Lowell (Darlene) Rustad of Wallingford and Mrs. Orville (Lenora) Rustad of Boulder Creek, Calif., and eight grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Martha Hanson of Estherville, four sisters, Mrs. John (Belle) Quastad of Estherville, Miss Tilla Hanson of Estherville, Mrs. Stanley (Genevieve) Richey of Iowa Falls, Mrs. Edward (Leora) Anderson of Estherville, and five brothers, Ernest, Laurence, Clifford, Melvin and Lester Hanson, all of Estherville. He was preceded in death by his first wife and his father.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wallingford Lutheran church with the Rev. Robert Glaser and the Rev. Benjamin Coltvet officiating. Burial will be in Wallingford Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville after 7 p.m. today and until 10 a.m. Friday at which time the body will be taken to the church where it will lie in state until time of service. The casket won't be opened following the service.

Active pallbearers will be Harry Anderson, Elmer Wells, Don Kirchner, Harold Graff, Charles Leupold, and Emerson Howard. Honorary pallbearers are George Berven, Ed Harvey, Philip VanDeWalle, Norman Michelson, George Calhan and Albert Richards.

Funeral Notice - Mrs. Hanson died August 17th in Armstrong at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Musson, and was buried the 18th in the Norwegian cemetery southwest of Tuttle Lake. The funeral was held at the house and a sermon preached in English by Rev. Gilbert, the Methodist minister of Armstrong. Another sermon was delivered in Norwegian at the grave by their own minister. Mrs. Hanson was a kind and loving wife and mother, a friend to the poor and needy, a mother to the motherless children that came under her notice and a good Christian. She leaves a husband, nine children, and several sisters and a brother to mourn her loss. The family has our deepest sympathy.

Contributed by: Diane Lavender. Source: The Evening Northern Vindicator, Estherville, Iowa, August 23, 1900.

Ole Hanson, a respected citizen of Jack Creek township where he had lived for the past forty-two years and the father of supervisor E. J. Hanson, died last Tuesday [6 March 1907] in his 73rd year.

Mr. Hanson was born in Norway July 18, 1834, and came to America in 1859, settling in Greene county, Wisconsin. In 1863 he was married to Miss Nekkolina Erickson and two years later the couple moved to Jack Creek township in this county where they have since resided. They were among the very first settlers in that part of Emmet county.

He is survived by his wife and seven children. The children are Mrs. Mary Jensen, who resides in California; Mrs. A. O. Bergeson of Stettler, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. L. B. Rokne of High Lake township; Enoch H., Lemuel, Amos and John Hanson of Jack Creek township, all of the sons except Lemuel residing in the parental home. Mrs. Geo. B. Anderson, who died in this city in November, was a daughter of the decedent.

The funeral services were held at home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Gjevre of Graettinger. The remains were interred in the High Lake cemetery.

Mr. Hanson was a man of many noble qualities and will be well remembered in the community in which he was so long a resident. He and his excellent wife have reared a fine family of children and will leave them as a priceless heritage, a good name.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, March. 13, 1907

Mrs. Serina Hanson of Maple Hill, Iowa was born in Norway October 18th 1861. Came to this country with her parents [Guttorm and Olene Guttormson] in 1864. Lived in Lansing, Iowa first and later came to Emmet county where Mrs. Hanson has spent the remainder of her life. She was united in holy wedlock at the age of 17 to Mr. [Johan] John A. Hanson, age 28, April 8, 1878 in Emmet county. This union was blessed with four children, two girls and two boys. Her husband passed to the Beyond thirty-one years ago, the 26th day of September, 1892. Mrs. Hansen remained a widow since that time.

She was taken sick about a year ago seeking doctors for her ailment but could find no help or relief. The doctors at Rochester, Minnesota, told her she had cancer of the stomach and that there would be no cure for her. Resigned to the condition, she prepared for leaving this world to enter on the Eternal Life. She gave herself over to her Saviour with all her sins and all her faults and He saved her for His love's sake. This she rejoiced over the last months of her life.

She was a kind, motherly woman, who had met with many hardships in life; first, her own husband died leaving her oldest son married with three children and his wife died. Mrs. Hanson again had to step in and be a mother the second time for her three little grandchildren. God spared her until now the children are able to take care of themselves, but when her work was over the Lord told her to come. She died Monday the 1st day of October 1923, at the age of 62 years.

Funeral services were held at her home and at the cemetery conducted by T. Hanson. The Ladies Chorus of Immanuel Church sang a few beautiful and appropriate songs. A host of friends, neighbors and relatives met to pay the last respect to Mrs. Serina Hanson.

Those to mourn the loss of a dear mother, grandmother and sister are Mrs. Lena Helvik, Darby, Mont.; Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Swan Lake Township; Hans D. Hanson and Jean S. Hanson, both of Maple Hill, Iowa and eight grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Mary Mason, Algona, Iowa; three brothers Gust O. Gilbertson and Ole G. Gilbertson both of Maple Hill, Iowa and Gilbert Gilbertson of Minneapolis, Minn.

May God bless and comfort the sorrowing and prepare us all for the Heavenly Home above.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Sources: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, October 10, 1923; Estherville Lutheran Church records.

Mrs. J. A. Haring, 69, died at 7:30 a. m. today [21 Aug 1942] at the Park View Clinic. She had been ill since last Saturday following a stroke.

Myra Leona Wesner was born in New York state July 8, 1873. When she was a girl her parents moved to Clinton. She married J. A. Haring, Nov. 28, 1898 at Clinton. They lived there until 1918 when they moved to Wallingford.

Mrs. Haring ws a member of the Presbyterian church of Estherville. She is survived by her husband, J. A. Haring, and one son Irwin.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Mahlum and Anderson chapel. The Rev. Fred Sawyer will have charge of the services and burial will be at Wallingford.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, August 21, 1942.

ESTHERVILLE--Funeral service for Mrs. Beulah Hartman, 79, of Estherville will be 10 a.m. Friday at Fuhrman Funeral Home, with burial in Dolliver Cemetery.

Friends may call Thursday noon until time of service at Fuhrman Funeral Home at Estherville.

Born May 26, 1891 in Brock, Texas, she attended Oklahoma schools, including Lawton Business College.

Jan. 18, 1911, she was married to Frank Hartman in Sterling, Okla. The couple farmed in Oklahoma until coming to Emmet County in 1936, when they farmed in the Dolliver area. Mr. Hartman died in 1942.

Survivors include three sons and two daughters, Frank of Huntington, Claude of Sioux Falls, Glen of Union, Neb., Marian and Mrs. Niervon Anderson, both of Estherville; several grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Paul Mershon of Walters, Okla.; and a brother, James C. Lambert of Sulphur, Okla.

Mrs. Herman Harvego, Sr., died at her home three miles east of Huntington on Tuesday, December 21st [1909], after an illness of ten years, the last four of which she was confined to her bed. She was born in Lipplditmoldt county, Germany, March 4, 1840. She was married to Herman Harvego December 16, 1864, and came to America in 1877, location at New London, Henry county, Iowa and came to Emmet county in 1894. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvego, the youngest dying in infancy. Those surviving are Herman, Samuel, Ernest and Mrs. Minnie Myhre of Huntington, and Henry and Adolph of Breckenridge, Minn. All were present at the funeral which was held at the family home Thursday, December 23rd, and the remains interred in the Union Cemetery on the Harvego farm. Rev. Golstapf of Ceylon preached the funeral sermon.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, December 29, 1909.

GRUVER -- Services for Lewis Harvey, 88, of Gruver will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 at Gruver Presbyterian Church in Gruver. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery in Estherville.

Mr. Harvey died Tuesday, Jan. 5 at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home in Estherville. Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Friday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

He was born April 15, 1904 in Gruver, son of Stewart and Malinda (Ehlers) Harvey. He married Lois Stewart on Aug. 20, 1930 at Blue Earth, Minn. They farmed south of Gruver until January of 1957 when they moved to Gruver. He retired in 1961.

He was a member of Gruver Presbyterian Church, serving many years as an Elder and Trustee, served on the Gruver School Board,, as a Center Township Trustee, township clerk, was a member of the Emmet County Historical Society and served for 30 years on the Gruver City Council.

Survivors include: his wife, Lois of Gruver; three daughters, Hermina Amoroso and husband, Victor, of Lawler, Marlys Kinnel and husband, John, of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Betty DeVary and husband, Dennis, of rural Estherville; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, January 6, 1993.

Services for Grace Ellen Haworth, 78, of Onawa and formerly of Armstrong were held Wednesday, March 31 at 1:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Armstrong wit the Rev. Travis Cannaday officiating. Burial was in Armstrong Grove cemetery with Henry Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Haworth passed away Sunday at the Burgess Memorial Hospital in Onawa.

Mrs. Haworth was born on January 6, 1898 at Swea City to parents Fred and Evaline Worchester (sic) and received her education in the Swea City school.

On July 17, 1915, she was united in marriage to Henry Haworth in Emmet County. She lived most of her life in the Armstrong area before moving to Onawa in October of 1967. She was a member of the Bonanza Rebekah Lodge #435 of Armstrong and Past Noble Grand.

Survivors include 2 sons, Carl, Naperville, Illinois and Clyde, Minneapolis, Minnesota; 2 daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Marjorie) Sparrowgrove, Fremont, Michigan; Mrs Jerry (Marilyn) Laffey, Onawa; 10 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 2 brothers, and 1 sister.

She was preceded in death by her husband (June 1968), parents, infant son, 1 granddaughter, and several brothers and sisters.

Memorial services for Henry W. Haworth, 78, were Tuesday afternoon at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ellis Gassner officiating. Burial was in Armstrong Grove cemetery.

Mr. Haworth’s death occurred Saturday, June 1, at the Burgess Memorial hospital in Onawa. Prior to going to Onawa about eight months ago, Mr. Haworth had been an Armstrong resident for 71 years.

A son of Eli and Mathilda Haworth, he was bon Dec. 7, 1889 in Calhoun County, Iowa. He was married to Grace Worcester July 17, 1915 at Estherville.

Mr. Haworth was a retired farmer and from 1950 to 1959 was a route carrier for the Des Moines Register.

Survivors include his wife, a resident at Elmwood Home in Onawa; two sons, Carl of Naperville, Ill, and Clyde of Minneapolis; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Marjorie) Sparrowgrove of Fremont, Mich., and Mrs. Jerry (Marilyn) Laffey of Onawa; two brothers, T. E. Haworth of Armstrong and Holland Haworth of Spokane, Wash., and nine grand-children.

Contributed by: Mike Worcester, great-nephew of Grace & Henry Haworth. Source: Armstrong Journal, Armstrong, Emmet County, Iowa; June 6, 1968, p. 1.

PROMINENT MAN OF THIS CITY ANSWERS CALL
C. I. Haynes Dies at His Home Early Thursday Morning
WAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Had for Many Years Until Retired for Age, Been Efficient City Marshal

The city of Estherville suffers the loss of one of its prominent men and the G. A. R. Post one of its few surviving members in the passing of Mr. C. I. Haynes early Thursday morning [November 1, 1923].

Mr. Haynes had been ailing from the infirmities of old age, mainly chronic myocarditis, for some time but even his own family was unaware that death was so near. He arose early Thursday morning as was his custom but was stricken with heart failure soon after rising.

Charles Isaiah Haynes was born in Iowa City, Iowa on November 30, 1842 being at the time of his death eighty years, eleven months, and one day of age. He was the third son of George Washington Haynes and Tacy Inschoe Haynes. He served for three years in the Union army during the Civil War.

In 1866 he married Louisa Crisler. To them were born Charles Herbert, who preceded his father to the Great Beyond; Dr. Halbert Andrew now in Berlin, Germany; Dr. Benja. Hubert of St. James, Minn.; and Mrs. Irwin J. Robinson of Estherville. Louisa Crisler Haynes died March 26, 1887.

Mr. Haynes moved to Estherville in 1882 from Morris, Ill., where he had made his home for many years. The next year he returned to Illinois and was married on May 18, 1893, to Mary E. Dudgeon at Coal City. To this union two children were born, Lucile Cecile (Mrs. Frank Crumb, and Gordon Wallace. Mr. Haynes is survived by all his children except the oldest boy, as well as his devoted wife.

During the early years of Mr. Haynes' residence here he devoted his time to looking after his extensive land interests, as he owned at one time about two thousand acres of land in Jack Creek township. In his later years he was city marshal and served most efficiently in that capacity until about five years ago.

In early youth he united with the Congregational church and was at the time of his death a member of the Presbyterian Church.

The funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church conducted by the pastor, Dr. Voorhies. The music was furnished by the Estherville male quartette. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. There was a large attendance of the citizens of Estherville and at the suggestion of the pastor the congregation stood for a moment of silent prayer in tribute to the memory of an old soldier who had served his country nobly in her time of need. The members of the G. A. R. and American Legion and War Mothers attended as organizations. The Legion boys marched to the cemetery where they fired the salute and taps was blown. Another of the Boys of 61-65 has been laid away in Oak Hill cemetery. May we as appreciative citizens prove ourselves worthy of the glorious heritage they gave us.

Dr. B. H. Haynes, wife and son Russell of St. James, Minn., and Mrs. F. F. Frazee of Sheridan, sister of Mrs. C. I. Haynes were here to attend the funeral.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, Nov. 7, 1923.

Estherville--services for Clifford R. Hedrick, long-time businessman of Estherville, will be held Saturday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m. He died October 18 at the Good Samaritan Center here.

Hedrick was born on October 11, 1897 to Frank and Nora Hedrick and was educated in rural Knoxville. He married Grace Stevenson and farmed in Knoxville three years before changing to the dry cleaning business.

In October of 1924 he moved to Estherville to own and operate Paris cleaners. Jennie Handeland became his bride in 1959 and he completed his ownership of the dry cleaners with 50 years in Estherville in 1974.

A member of the United Methodist Church and active in community affairs he served several terms on the Estherville City Council. He retired Jan. 1, 1975 and has been a resident of the Good Samaritan Home for the past two and a half years.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife and five brothers. His survivors include his wife Jennie of Estherville; three sisters, Mrs. Dewey (Hazel) Mark of Knoxville, Mrs. B. J. (Edith) Redden of Marshalltown and Mrs. Robert (Pauline) Sadler of Pella; Havard Hedrick of Ames, brother and a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Seely of Missoula Montana.

ESTHERVILLE - Lewis C. Heggen, 84, Washington and formerly of Estherville, died Sunday [19 Aug. 1979] at the Washington Care Center, where he had been a resident since 1975.

Services for Mr. Heggen will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Henry and Olson Funeral Home, Estherville, with the Rev. Stan Eyberg officiating. Interment will be in the Estherville Lutheran Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday until time of services Wednesday.

Mr. Heggen was born April 9, 1895, at Dolliver and received his education in rural schools in the Dolliver area. He was married to Elizabeth Jensen on July 15, 1932. at Sioux Falls, S. D. and the couple farmed near Rake and Buffalo Center until moving to Estherville in 1939. After moving to Estherville he was a feed salesman for 25 years and later sold seed corn following retirement. He was a member of the Estherville Lutheran Church.

Mr. Heggen is survived by two sons, Norman Heggen, Hot Springs, Ark., and Robert Heggen, Los Angeles. Calif.; one daughter Mrs. Burge (Marjorie) Hammond, Washington; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Belle Matre and Mrs. Andros Hanson, both of Estherville.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, August 20, 1979.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Veronica Maxine Heidecker, 84, of Wallingford was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 17 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Graettinger. Burial was at the St. Jacob's Catholic Cemetery, Graettinger.

Veronica Maxine Heidecker was born in Estherville, Iowa on May 20, 1921, the daughter of John and Mertyl (Wilson) Kathman. She was a 1938 graduate of Graettinger High School. On February 7, 1939 Veronica was united in marriage to Romaine Heidecker in Ayrshire, Iowa.

Veronica was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Altar and Rosary Society and of the former "Wallingford Globetrotters." She enjoyed spending time with family, visiting with friends, young and old and the Wallingford Pub.

On Friday, January 13, 2006, Veronica passed away at the Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Sandra Wolfe of Plymouth, MN, Kathy Bottenfield (Brad) of Graettinger, Deborah Richardson (Dale) of Buffalo Center, Jay Heidecker of Montezuma, sister, Marge Erickson of Sacramento, California; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death are her parents; daughter Veronica Heidecker, son Tim Heidecker; two brothers, Cliff Kathman and Lawrence Kathman, and her grandson, Scott Wilson.

Source: The Graettinger Times, Graettinger, Palo Alto County, Iowa, January 18, 2006.

ARMSTRONG -- Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Lawrence F. Heinrich, 74, former local businessman and banker, who died yesterday [Jan.7, 1957] at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

His home had been at Spencer the past two years. He was taken ill in November at the Herb Wolf home here and was taken to the hospital about a week ago.

Born July 3, 1882 in Benton county, Ia., he was married there in 1905 to Meta E. Combs who died in 1947.

He farmed in Benton county from 1905 to 1915 and in Emmet County until 1918 when he moved to Albert Lea to go into the oil business. He opened an oil business in Armstrong in 1920 and continued here until he bought controlling interest in the First Trust and Savings Bank of Armstrong in 1929.

Following the depression, he has engaged in numerous small businesses. The past two years he has been operating a shoe repair shop in Spencer.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Marion A. Hodsdon of Glen Burnie, Md., and a son Clark of Biggsville, Ill.

Brothers are Charles of Estherville and Frank of Newhall, Ia., sisters, Mrs. H. D. Wold, Webster City, Ia., Mrs. C. F. Richards of San Marino, Calif., and Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mrs. G. A. Woodill and Elsie Heinrich of Pasadena, Calif.

Services will be at 2 p.m. at the Armstrong Presbyterian church with the Rev. A. R. Orr, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Armstrong Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the Slaba chapel in Armstrong.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, January 8, 1957.

William C. Henderson, for nearly 30 years a farmer at Horseshoe Lake, died at his home Monday morning. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Libbey chapel at two o'clock, Rev. H. J. Snyder being the officiating; minister.

Mr. Henderson was born January 13, 1861, in Iowa and came here from Estherville, Ia.

A daughter, Estella, survives, as do a brother, John Henderson of Blackberry and three sisters, Mrs. Chas. Fraser of Duluth, Mrs. Jas. Woodruff of Washburn, Wis., and Mrs. Eli Heddinger of Spencer, Ia.

Contributed by: Christina Rehs. Source: Itasca County Independent, Grand Rapids, MN, Page 4, Friday, October 16, 1942.

Max Henry Henningsen, 91, of Estherville, died at 8:50 yesterday evening at Holy Family Hospital. Cause of death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage and complications of old age.

He had been ill for about a week but had been confined since 1963 to the Lauritsen Nursing Home in Estherville.

Max Henry Henningsen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henningsen June 22, 1874, in Germany. He received his education in German schools and in 1891 moved to this country.

In 1905 he married Emma von Spreeshen in Clinton. Mr. Henningsen was employed in Clinton for a number of years before moving in 1914 to farm in the Dolliver area. He retired and moved to Estherville in 1953.

He is survived by a son, Ray Henningsen of Estherville, and a daughter, Mrs. John Lester of Fairmont.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Nazareth Lutheran church in Armstrong. Rev. Carl G. Klein officiating. Burial will be in the Armstrong Grove cemetery.

Friends may call at the Slaba-Reese Funeral Home in Armstrong from Friday morning until Saturday noon, when the body will e taken to lie in state from 1 p.m. until time of services.

Dale Dean Henricksen, the son of Jerome (Rummy) and Amelia (Nelsen) Henricksen was born May 21, 1951, in Estherville, Iowa and departed this life suddenly on Thursday, April 28, 2005, at the Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 53 years old.

He received his education in the Ringsted schools graduating from Ringsted High School.

On July 29, 2000, Dale was united in marriage to Debra Whitacre in Estherville. Dale has lived in the Ringsted and Armstrong area all of his life. He was employed with GKN Wheels for 35 years. Dale was a member of the First Christian Church in Estherville and the Iowa National Guard from 1969 to 1976. For hobbies, he enjoyed woodworking, camping and volleyball.

Left to cherish Dale's memory is his wife, Debra of Armstrong; his children, Gordon Henricksen of Herman, Nebraska; Nikki Henricksen and her fiancé, Matthew Johnson of Fairmont, Minnesota; Lonnie Henricksen and his fiancé, Karmen O'Rourke of Curlew; step-children, Melisia and Troy Langford of Swea City; Amanda and Jesse Mitchell of Truman, Minnesota; Stevan and Heidi Luhmann of Fairmont, Minnesota and Alicia and Wes Whitehead of Sherburn, Minnesota; eleven grandchildren; his father, Jerome (Rummy) Henricksen and his wife, Norma of Ringsted; brothers, Jerry Henricksen and his wife, Mary of Armstrong; Kenneth Henricksen and his wife, Rosalyn of Owatonna, Minnesota; mother and father-in-law, Melvin and Beverly Whitacre of Estherville; brother and sister-in-laws, Terry and Diane Whitacre and Lenny Whitacre all of Algona; Monty Whitacre and his fiancé Audrey Grover of Estherville; Jackie and Mark Harris of Graettinger; Wanette Sorenson and her fiancé, Lance Zimmerman of Estherville. He has been preceded in death by his mother, Amelia.

Funeral services for Margaret M. Herke were held on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Graettinger, Iowa. Pastor Vicki Fisher officiated the services and Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Casket bearers were Dennis Spoo, John Umscheid, Mike Reardon, Pat Reardon, Chad Baldwin and Jeff Reardon.

Margaret Mary Haisman, the daughter of Frank and Veronica (Guerdet) Haisman, was born April 25, 1932, in Estherville, Iowa. She died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at her home in rural Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 73 years.

On May 21, 1952, Margaret was united in marriage to Chester Herke in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Following their marriage the couple made their home in San Diego, California. In 1954, they returned to the area where they were engaged in farming in the Wallingford area. In her leisure time Margaret enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting, raising yellow roses, gardening and canning.

Left to cherish Margaret's memory are her husband, Chester of rural Estherville; two sons, Mike Herke of rural Estherville; David Herke and his wife, Sherrill of Estherville; one daughter, Deb Shields and her husband, Al of Estherville; grandchildren, Audrey, David, Jessica, Steven, Randy, Elissa, Terra; great-grandchildren, Sidney, Landon, Alana; her mother, Veronica Haisman of Estherville, and her brothers and sisters, Betty Reardon and her husband, Red of Estherville; Jerry Haisman and his wife Patsy of Greensboro, North Carolina; Richard Haisman of Lake Center, Iowa; Kenny Haisman and his wife, Diane of Estherville; and Kathy Grey and he4r husband, Bob of Rolfe, Iowa.

Preceding Margaret in death were her father and maternal and paternal grandparents.

Source: The Graettinger Times, Graettinger, Palo Alto County, Iowa, January 25, 2006.

Mrs. Jacob Herum of High Lake township died yesterday morning [Jan. 2, 1933] at her home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 12:30 at the Joe Herum home and at 1 o'clock in the Wallingford church. Rev. Peder Nordsletten will officiate.

Mrs. Ina Herum, 57, died at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 2 at the home of her son, Joe Herum, who lives east of Wallingford. She had been suffering from a tumor on the brain which resulted in paralysis.

Ina Bauge was born Feb. 7, 1875. She taught school for several years. She was married in 1896 to Jacob Herum. They lived on a farm near High Lake from the time of their marriage until the time of the death of her husband seven years ago. She then moved to Estherville. A few months ago she was taken to her son's home.

She is survived by five children: Percy of Dolliver, Joe and Raymond of Wallingford and Robert and Margaret of Estherville. She also has five sisters and several brothers.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 3, 1933.

Jacob Herum was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, January 24, 1862, to Peter E. and Bertha Herum. Died April 1, 1925, at the age of sixty-three years, two months and seven days. He came with his parents to Emmet county in the month of June 1870. Was married to Ina M. Bauge of Estherville, Iowa on the last day of July, 1896. To this union five children were born of which all are living, Percy of Dolliver, Joseph, Raymond, Robert and Margaret all staying at home. He was baptized in infancy by Rev. Lars Johnson, confirmed on the third day of November 1878 by Rev. H. C. Olson.

He leaves to mourn his death his wife and five children; four brothers, Andrew of Randall, Minn., Bert of Graettinger, Iowa; Henry and Christ of Manley, Iowa and three sisters, Mrs. P. S. Anderson, Mrs. Anfin Egeland and Miss Bertha Herum, all of Estherville, Iowa.

Funeral services were held April 4th, both from the home and from the Lutheran church in Wallingford. Pall bearers were Edwin N. Iverson, Lewis Iverson, Osher Osher, Albert Christopher, Lewis Peterson and O. O. Refsell.

A great host of friends and relatives were present to pay the last honor and tribute to Mr. Herum. The casket was laden with floral wreaths and bouquets given by the dear ones and relatives and friends. Services at the home were conducted by Rev. Hanson and assisted by Rev. G. O. Paulsrud from Randall, Iowa. The choir rendered a few beautiful songs very appropriate for the occasion and Mrs. Nelson and her brother Fred Wolden sang a duet entitled "The Home of the Soul." This song Mr. Herum had loved to hear for several years and therefore by request of the family it was also sung at the funeral.

He was laid to rest at the Lutheran cemetery where his body will rest till resurrection morning.

May the loving Saviour console the sorrowing family and bring into their hearts the longing for the beautiful home that is prepared for all who seek Him and longs for the future life to come.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: The Vindicator and Republican, weekly Estherville newspaper, Emmet County, Iowa, April 8, 1925.

P. E. Herum, one of the old settlers of Emmet county and a resident of High Lake township, died at his home Sunday November 10th [1895]. The funeral services were held Tuesday, Rev. Engh conducting them, and the remains were laid to rest in the Wallingford cemetery. [He was born 3 Jun 1822 in Norway.] The deceased leaves a large family of children, three girls and seven boys, eight of whom are respected and well-to-do citizens of Emmet county. The two others live in Worth [county].

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Sources: Northern Vindicator, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 14, 1895; Emmet County Death Record.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Vera E. Heyer, 82, of San Antonio, died Monday, March 20, 1995 at Phoenix, Ariz. She was formerly of Estherville. Services will be held Saturday at 1:30 P.M. at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with the Rev. Larry Willey of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Estherville.

She was born April 21, 1912 at Storm Lake, the daughter of Ernest and Katherine (Clausen) Heyer. She was raised in Estherville and attended Estherville Schools graduating from High School in 1929. She was employed by the Mathieson Insurance Agency until she moved to San Antonio, in 1941. She was office manager for Barney Mattison of State Mutual Insurance 35 years. She moved to Phoenix in 1994. She was a member of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church since 1946. She served as a Deacon, Elder, Shepherd and choir member. She remained single.

Survivors include a sister, Gladys Booth of Estherville; a brother, Willard Heyer of Estherville; a sister, Irene Reed of Phoenix; several nieces, nephews, great and great-grandnieces and nephews.

The family requests memorials to Madison Square Presbyterian church, 319 Camden Street, San Antonio, Texas 78215.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County. Iowa, March, 1995.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday over the remains of E. C. Heyer who passed away at his home on North 8th Street Monday afternoon, Nov. 14 [1921]. Rev. S. A. Berge of the Norwegian Lutheran church officiated at the home and the church. Interment was made at the Oak Hill cemetery.

Ernest Carl Ludwig Heyer was born January 10, 1870 in Stolpt, Germany. At the age of 10 he came to America with his parents, who settled down in Chicago, where he remained for six years. There he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in St. Mathews Lutheran church. From Chicago he went to Cushing, Iowa where he resided for 11 years. He saw service with the army in the Spanish-American war. After living a year at Pipestone, Minn., and a year at Storm Lake, Ia., he moved with his family to Estherville. Here he engaged in the shoe business, now conducted gy Bringle Brothers, but ill health finally forced him to give this up. He was able a year ago to do a little real estate business but soon he had to discontinue that also on account his health. He has been bed-fast practically since June and the end came quietly Monday afternoon.

On July 26, 1899 he was married to Kathryn Margaret Claussen at Wall Lake, Iowa. To this union was born six children, Gladys, Lester, Willard, Irene, Luverne and Vera, who together with their mother mourn the loss of their kind father and husband.

Among those gathered to attend the funeral services were Mrs. Gertrude Stoltz and son Will, Albert Heyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Kowalki of Cushing, Mrs. Ida Gampp and son Henry of Anthon, Gus Heyer of Cornell, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hess of Wall Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Galtz of Sac City and Mrs. Lou Fimmer of Fulda, Minn.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 23, 1921.

ESTHERVILLE -- Services for Willard Heyer, 92, will be Friday Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m. at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with the Rev. Mark Gabbard officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 1997 at Hilltop Care Center at Spirit Lake.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. He was born July 5, 1905 at Cushing, the son of Ernest and Katherine (Clausen) Heyer. He moved to Estherville with his family when he was a young boy and was a graduate of Estherville High School in 1924. He married Amanda Schluter in 1924 in Jackson, Minn. He worked for Wilder's Variety Store in Estherville and managed the Wilder's Store in Jackson before purchasing an interest in a second Wilder's store in Estherville in 1928. He later worked in Sibley and Graettinger where he operated variety stores.

During WW II he worked for the Army Air Corps in Texas as a teletype operator. After the war he returned to Estherville where he worked for Sears Store. His first wife died Dec. 19, 1946. On April 30, 1950 he married Helen Platt Miller at Blue Earth, Minn. He retired from Sears in July 1967. His wife Helen died Oct. 12, 1976. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Senior Citizens.

Survivors include sons Richard (Tex) of Spirit Lake and Donald of Norwalk; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sisters, Gladys Booth of Estherville and Irene Reed of Phoenix, Ariz.

He was preceded in death by his two wives, parents, two brothers and one sister.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, August 20, 1997.

Edward [sic] O., son of Franklin S. and Susan E. Hibbard, was born at Troy, N.Y., Dec. 6th, 1842, and died at Estherville, Iowa, Mar. 29, 1900, in his 58th year. He was one of two children born to his parents, the other dying in infancy. His mother married John M. Inman, Oct. 20, 1851. His mother died Dec. 13, 1891. Edward [sic] O. Hibbard enlisted in the Union Army in Company A; 28th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Aug. 9th, 1862, and was discharged at Savannah, Ga., July 31, 1865, lacking but nine days of three years of service. He was married to Dollie M. [sic] Smith, July 22, 1869. They resided in Benton Co. six years, in Worth Co. about fifteen years and moved to Emmet Co. in 1890. The first stroke of paralysis came upon him in February 1891. For some months he was helpless and speechless but grew some better. A second stroke in June 1892, rendered him again helpless and speechless and so continued to the close of his life. He was taken to Worth county for treatment but returned in March 1896 to this city where he has resided until death relieved him from his bodily infirmities and sufferings. The deceased leaves a widow, the wife of his young manhood and the patient nurse in these years of infirmity, an aged and imfirm [sic] step-father 84 years old, two step-brothers, Chas. E. Inman, Cedar Rapids, Ia., of the 8th Iowa Infantry and Henry L. Inman, Olympia, Washington, a soldier in an Illinois regiment and two half-brothers George W. Inman, of this county and John T. Inman of Storm Lake, Iowa.

The funeral services were held in the M. E. church, short addresses by Rev. G. W. Southwell and Rev. M. D. Bevan. A large procession followed the remains to Oak Hill cemetery. The pall bearers were from the G. A. R. Post and an escort of old comrades carried the old flag at the head of the procession. The grave had been beautifully decorated with red, white and blue, evergreens and flowers by the ladies of the Womans' Relief Corps. At the grave the G. A. R. ritual service was conducted by the Commander L. L. Bixby and Chaplain A. A. Wilcox of M. A. Vandenburg Post.

Contributed by: Sue Olson. Source: The Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, Thursday, April 5, 1900.

GRUVER--Services for Clifford "Buck" Williams, 84, will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Gruver with the Rev. Neal Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in High Lake Cemetery, rural Wallingford. Family and friends may call today after 3:00 p.m. at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville. Mr. Higgins died Saturday, July 15, 1989 at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Clifford "Buck" Allen Higgins was born December 27, 1904 to James Wm. and Anna Rose (McFerrin) Higgins in Blairstown, Missouri. He attended country schools in the Blairstown area. On April 30, 1930 he married Mary Pearl Ellis at Warnsburg [Warrensburg], Mo. The couple moved to the Gruver area in 1938 where Mr. Higgins farmed and was employed as ranch manager for Mac Groves. He was later employed by the Gruver School district as a custodian from 1952 until he retired in 1971.. He had a special interest in baseball, playing with Satchel Paige in 1927 and a semi-pro team in Armstrong. Mr. Higgins was member of the Presbyterian church in Gruver.

Survivors include his wife Pearl of Gruver; three daughters: Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Haman of Curlew, Mrs. James (Karel) Bishop of Estherville, and Betty Trimble of Cedar Rapids; one son, William "Butch" Higgins of Denver, Colo.; a brother, E. J. Higgins of Holden, Mo.; nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, July 17, 1989.

GRUVER-- Services for Pearl Higgins, 82, will be today at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Gruver with Rev. Neal Armstrong officiating. Interment will follow in High Lake Cemetery in Wallingford. Mrs. Higgins died Friday, June 29, 1990 at Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Mary Pearl Higgins was born August 4, 1907 at Magnolia, Iowa to Charles W. and Rose May Haines Ellis. She attended Holden, Mo., schools, Normal School in Warrensburg, Mo., and later, Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. On April 30, 1930 she married Clifford "Buck" Higgins at Warrensburg, Mo. Pearl taught country school in Missouri before she and her husband moved to the Gruver area in 1938. She continued teaching in Estherville area schools for more than twenty-four years. Mrs. Higgins entered the Good Samaritan Center in September of 1989. She was a member of the Gruver Presbyterian Church and the Rebeccas.

Survivors include a son, William H. "Butch" Higgins of Denver, Colo.; three daughters: Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Haman of Curlew, Mrs. James (Karel) Bishop of Estherville, and Mrs. Al (Betty) Sterling of Cedar Rapids; two brothers: Richard Ellis of Harrisville, Mo. and Russell Ellis of Kingsville, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Martha Coskey of Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband on July 15, 1989, her parents and three brothers.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, July 2, 1990.

Chas. Higinbotham Passes Last Night of Heart Attack; Resided at Gruver Over 40 years

Chas. Higinbotham, popular Gruver merchant, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon [June 10, 1940] at his home in Gruver. His death was attributed to a heart attack. Mr. Higinbotham had been working in his store at Gruver and he complained of a pain around his heart. He went upstairs to the family apartment above the store and as he reached the door he collapsed. Medical aid was summoned but he passed away before help arrived.

The deceased was one of Emmet county's pioneer merchants and citizens. He was born in Forest City on April 26, 1870, and was 70 years old at the time of his sudden death. He spent his childhood in and around Forest City obtaining his education in the public schools of that place. In 1897 he moved to Armstrong and entered the grain business.

Mr. Higinbotham was united in marriage with Miss Grace Lawrence, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lawrence of Estherville. Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Higinbotham. The family moved to Gruver in 1899 and Mr. Higinbotham continued in the grain business for the first year of his residence there. In 1900 he opened a general store in Gruver and he continued to operate the store until his death.

For thirty years Mr. Higinbotham has successfully served the people of Gruver and vicinity as postmaster, being retired on May 1st of this year having reached the age of seventy years.

His genial disposition and his pleasing personality won many friends for Mr. Higinbotham throughout his many years of service to the public in the store and the postoffice. He had been active in community affairs and was one of the guiding powers in the administration of the Gruver town affairs. He served the town as mayor for a number of years, was a member of the town council and was active member of the school board during his residence in Gruver.

Funeral services will be held at the William Higinbotham home in Estherville at 1:30 o'clock on Friday afternoon and at the Gruver Presbyterian church at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Burton of Gruver will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the East Side cemetery. Pall bearers will be Chris Skaarup of Maple Hill, M. H. Chukker, Leonard Brood, John Irwin, John Goldsberry and Frank Krieger all of Gruver.

Surviving besides his widow are the two sons, William of Estherville and Lawrence of Spencer, two grandchildren, Dean and Janice of Estherville, two sisters Mrs. Meta Fisher and Miss Alice Higinbotham of Forest City and one brother V. M. Higinbotham of Red Lake Falls, Minn.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estheville, Emmet County, Iowa, June 12, 1940.

CC Note: See Emmet County Biography page for biography of Charles Higinbotham.

Mrs. J. Allen Hiles, 73, long time resident of the Gruver community, died at 2:42 p.m. yesterday at Holy Family Hospital after an illness of several months. She has been hospitalized at different times during that period at both Holy Family and Rochester, Minn. (d. Feb 21, 1956).

Florence Myrtle Isley, the daughter of Emmanual and Vandalana Isley, was born Sept. 29, 1882, at Hunt City, Illinois.

She was graduated from Teachers' College at Newton, Illinois, and taught school for two years before her marriage. She married James Allen Hiles, Aug. 31, 1902.

Mr. and Mrs. Hiles and family came to Iowa in 1928, settling on a farm near Gruver. In 1942 they retired and moved to Gruver where they have since resided.

Mrs. Hiles was a member of the Christian Church of Hunt City, ILL., later transferring her membership to the Gruver Presbyterian Church. She was active in all church affairs and took part in all community affairs.

Surviving are her husband; one son, Buford E. Hiles of Pittsburgh, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Rex (Clarice) Inman, Mrs. Vernon (Bernice) Brown, both of Estherville and Mrs. Maurice (Dorothy) Jensen of Long Beach, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Cummins, Mrs. Marvin Harrison and Mrs. Irvin Martin, all of Newton, ILL.; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were a son, Rawleigh, who died in infancy; two brothers, Attorneys Albert E. Isley and William E. Isley; two sisters, Mrs. Norman Harrison and Mrs. George Stretcher, all of Newton, ILL.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm. Friday at the family home and at 2 pm. at Gruver Presbyterian Church with the Rev. William Niles officiating.

Contributed by: Doreene Hansen. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa.

James Allen Hiles, 83, longtime resident and former mayor of Gruver, died Friday, Dec. 13 (1963) at 12 noon at Holy Family Hospital of complications of advanced age. He had been hospitalized since Thanksgiving.

Allen Hiles, the son of Jacob and Sarah Hiles, was born March 12, 1880 at Hunt (City), Illinois.

He was married to Florence Myrtle Isley, Aug. 31, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Hiles came to Iowa in March 1928 and settled on a farm near Gruver.

In 1942, they retired from farming and moved to Gruver, where he has since presided.

Mr. Hiles was a member of the Christian Church of Hunt (City), Illinois, later transferring his membership to the Gruver Presbyterian Church where he was active in all church affairs. Mr. Hiles also took part in community activities and he served as mayor of Gruver for serveral years.

Surviving his death are one son, Buford E. Hiles, Pittsburgh, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Rex (Clarice) Inman of Longville, Minn., Mrs. Vernon (Bernice) Brown of Estherville and Mrs. Maurice (Dorothy) Jensen of Long Beach, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.

Two sisters, Mrs. Ed Sweetser, Henderson, N. C., and Mrs. Neil Herd, Vancouver B. C., and one brother, William V. Hiles of Estherville, also survive.

Preceding him in death were his wife and one son, Raleigh, who died at the age of two years, and several brothers and sisters.

Public funeral services will be held at 10:00 o'clock, Monday morning, Dec. 16 at the Gruver Presbyterian Church, the Rev. L. V. Osborne officiating. A family service will be held at 8 pm. Sunday at the Reese Funeral Home Chapel.

Friends may call at Reese Funeral Home from Saturday afternoon at four o'clock until 8:30 Monday morning at which time the body will be taken to lie in state until time of services. Burial is to be in East Side Cemetery.

Leroy C. (P) Hiles, well known farmer of the Estherville community died Saturday night at nine forty-five at a hospital at Rochester where he had been taken following an operation here that day for acute sinusitis. Cerebro spinal meningitis was a contributory cause. (d. April 30, 1932)

Mr. Hiles was but 42 years old. He was born on Sept 16, 1899 (1889) in Illinois, and came to Emmet County with his wife in 1920 and farmed in partnership with his brother, William, until seven years ago. There are also two other brothers surviving , J. A. Hiles of this community, and Harry (Perry) of Edwardsville, ILL., and five sisters, Anna (Lana) Hiles of Los Angeles, Calif., Marie Hiles of New York City, Mrs. George Sweetser of Mason City and Mrs. Frank Costa of Chinoo, Mont. Another brother (John) died a week ago in Illinois. Four minor children are left by the untimely passing of Mr. Hiles, John, Celia, Vivian and Jacob.

Funeral services are being held today at 2 o'clock at the farm home southeast (northeast) of Estherville and at two thirty at the Christian Church. Rev. A. L. Ragsdale of Eldora, former pastor of the church, will be in charge. Pall bearers are T. E. Anderson, Wm. West, Geo. Kirchner, Mike Woods, Warren Petersen and Willard Crim.

Contributed by: Doreene Hanson. Source: Vindicator Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, May 4, 1932.

The funeral services for LeRoy Hiles were held this afternoon at the farm home at two o'clock and at the Christian Church at two-thirty.

Mr. Hiles was taken suddenly ill last week and on the third day of his illness was rushed to the Mayo hospital at Rochester, Minn. He passed away soon after he reached the hospital and the cause of his death was spinal meningitis by the medical authorities.

Mr. Hiles has been a resident of this county for the past twelve years. He was beloved by all who knew him. He was a fine neighbor and a friend to all in his neighborhood.

At the time of his death he was forty-two years of age and most of his life has been spent in farming.

He is survived by a wife and four children, all of whom are living at this time.

The Rev. Alva Ragsdale conducted the funeral services. Will West, Geo. Kirchner, Mike Woods, Warren Peterson, T. E. Anderson and Willard Crim acted as pall bearers. The remains were laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Contributed by: Doreene Hanson. Source: Estherville Paper, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, May 4, 1932.

Funeral services for Mrs. William Hiles, 66, resident of Emmet County for the past 39 years, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church with the Rev. William R. Noland officiating. Public services will be at 10:30 a.m. at the Reese Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery. (d. May 17, 1963)

Mrs. Hiles died yesterday morning in Holy Family Hospital, about an hour after having been brought there by ambulance. Her death was attributed to a heart condition. Mrs. Hiles had been in poor health for a number of years, but her condition had been growing worse since December.

The former Maude Elizabeth Thomas was born Sept. 27, 1895, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, at Hazelton. She received her education in the Hazelton schools. She was married to William V. Hiles on Dec. 26, 1923 in Hazelton. They moved to a farm east of Estherville in January 1924, and they lived there until retirement in 1960 at which time they moved to Estherville.

Mrs. Hiles was the first president of the VFW Auxiliary in Estherville which was formed 20 years ago and was a charter member of the Auxiliary. She was also a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary and Degree of Honor. She was a member of the Brown Creek Club and Rebekah Lodge, of the Methodist Church and active in church circles.

Surviving are her husband, William V. Hiles, Estherville, one son, William G. Hiles, rural Estherville; one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Marion) Petersen, Tampa Fla.; one grandson, Kenneth Hiles, and one brother, Lucien Thomas of Estherville.

Friends may call at the Reese Funeral Home from 9 a.m. Monday until noon on Tuesday, at which time the body will be taken to the church where it will lie in state until time of the service.

Pallbearers will be Lars Anderson, Francis Anderson, Leonard Petersen, Raymond Juhl, Gus Ramsey and Herman Blom.

Contributed by: Doreene Hanson. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa.

HILES, Minnie

Estherville--Services for Mrs. Minnie Hiles, 100, formerly of the Estherville and Gruver areas, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Estherville Christian Church with the Rev. James Harmon and the Rev. Fred Sawyer officiating. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. (d. Jan. 12, 1981)

Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville, after 3 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday and at the church one hour prior to the services.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boling (Celia Hay), she was born Dec. 5, 1880, near Mackinaw, ILL. She graduated from Pekin, ILL., high school and Illinois State Normal University, Normal, ILL,. and finished her education at the Litta Conservatory, Bloomington, ILL. She taught school at El Paso and Normal, ILL.

She was married to Leroy P. Hiles in 1913 (Oct 23) at Fairbanks, Iowa, where the couple farmed until moving to a farm east of Estherville in 1920. Following Mr. Hiles death in 1932, Mrs. Hiles and her children moved to a farm west of Milford, returning to Estherville in 1940. She was a member of the Christian church.

Mrs. Hiles is survived by two sons, John Hiles, Gary, S. D., and Jacob Hiles, Bellflower, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. B. K. (Celia) Ray, Cypress, Calif., and Mrs. Rex (Vivian) Riggs, Mesa, Ariz,; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren.

Contributed by: Doreene Hanson. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1981.

HILES, William

Estherville--Funeral services for William V. Hiles, 84, Estherville, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Henry Funeral Chapel, Estherville, with the Rev. Max Goldman officiating. Burial will be at East Side Cemetery.

Mr. Hiles passed away Friday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Estherville. (May 22, 1976)

Born Feb 22, 1892, at Hunt City, ILL, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hiles (Sarah). He received his education in Bloomington, ILL., married Maude Thomas, Dec 26, 1923 at Estherville.

After coming to the area in 1921, Mr. Hiles farmed near Gruver until retiring in 1957.

He is a member of the Methodist Church, Estherville, a veteran of World War I, a member of the World War I Barricks, Estherville and the Estherville American Legion. Military services will be held with all the veterans urged to attend the services.

He is survived by one son, William George Hiles, Wallingford; one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Marion) Petersen, Tampa, Fla.; one grandchild; and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, one son, seven sisters and six brothers.

ARMSTRONG, Iowa--Services for Frank R. Hiney, 82, of Armstrong, will be 1 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Armstrong. Burial will be in Armstrong Grove Cemetery.

Hiney died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville. Visitation will 4-8 p.m. today at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Armstrong.

Frank Ross Hiney was born July 23, 1920, in Jackson, son of Frank and Violet (Raymond) Hiney. He served in World War II from September 22, 1942-October 31, 1945.

Survivors include: wife, Joyce of Armstrong; son, Rhett of Armstrong; daughter, Danielle Hiney of Edina, Minn.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

ESTHERVILLE--Service for Harvey Hipple, 89, of Estherville will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Henry Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Masonic service will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Tuesday.

He was born April 28, 1885 at Sioux Rapids,and educated there and in Estherville. Sept. 6, 1905 he was married to Jessie Smith at Iowa Falls. He was employed as a railroad engineer from 1904 to 1950, when he retired.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Baker of Vista, Calif., and Mildred Hipple of Estherville; six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, both in California.

Funeral services for Barbara Hoff, 89, lifetime resident of the Wallingford area, who died Saturday, [29 May 1961] at 4:30 p.m. in the state hospital at Cherokee, are to be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Wallingford Lutheran church. The Rev. Benjamin Coltvet of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church near Wallingford will officiate in the absence of the Rev. Norbert Jolivette.

Burial is to be in the Wallingford Lutheran Church [cemetery]. Friends may call at Sandin-Fuhrman Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Thursday at which time the body is to be taken to the church at Wallingford to lie in state until time of services. The casket will not be opened after the service.

Miss Hoff was born Nov. 15, 1871 near Wallingford, the daughter of Swen and Bertha Hoff. She received her education in the Emmet County schools.

Miss Hoff was confirmed in the Wallingford Lutheran Church when a young girl. She spent her entire life in the Wallingford and Estherville area. For the past several months she has been in failing health.

Pallbearers are to be William Ellis, S. T. Dybdahl, Albert Wolden, Norman Michelson, C. L. Torreson and Jamie Kasa. A memorial fund has been established.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, May 31, 1961.

WALLINGFORD--Mrs. S. [Svend) Hoff died Thursday afternoon [1 Feb 1907]. The funeral was held Monday from the Lutheran church, Rev. Strand officiating. Deceased leaves a husband and two little [sic] children to mourn her death. [Mrs. Hoff was born 12 Aug 1833 in Norway. She died at the age of 73 years, 5 months, 17 days.]

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Sources: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, Feb. 6, 1907; Emmet County Death Record Book 1A, page 4.

Tom Hoff passed away at his home near Wallingford last Sunday morning [1 Dec 1930] after a long illness of dropsy and heart disease. Mr. Hoff was born at Albert Lea, Minn. on Feb. 5, 1861 but had lived on the same farm in Emmet county for 65 years coming to the farm in High Lake township in 1865 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sven Hoff. Mr. Hoff and his sister Miss Barbara Hoff have resided on the farm since the death of their parents 21 years ago.

Funeral services were held at the Wallingford church Tuesday afternoon at one-thirty and the body laid to rest in the nearby cemetery. Rev. Peder Nordsletten of Wallingford was in charge of the service. The pallbearers were Martin Myhre, Jorgen Anderson, A. C. Jacobson, Elmer Olson, Sam Gunderson, and P. S. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Lundy of Estherville sang two duets with Mrs. Magnus Wolden accompanying.

Relatives from a distance who were present at the funeral were: M. T. Hoff, Madison, Minn.; H. H. Larson, Twin Lake, Minn.; L. H. Larson, O. H. Larson, Harry Larson, Emmons, Minn.; H. Larson, Wildrose, N. D.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, December 5, 1930.

ESTHERVILLE -- Services for Carrie I. Hoffmeyer, 86, of Estherville, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church, Estherville. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery, Estherville.

Hoffmeyer died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at Avera Holy Family Hospital, Estherville. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville.

Carrie Ingeborg Juhl was born Sept. 12, 1914, in Grundy Center, daughter of Christian and Christena (Peters) Juhl. She received her education in the Estherville schools and graduated from Estherville High School in 1933. she married Ryan W. Hoffmeyer on Nov. 18, 1933, at the Christian Church Parsonage in Sioux Falls, S.D. They made their home in Madison, Wis., until 1935, when they returned to Estherville. She was a homemaker and assisted him in his contracting business as his bookkeeper.

Survivors include: son, Don Hoffmeyer and wife, Donna, of Estherville; daughter, Carol Loring and husband, Ray, of Emmetsburg; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Dale C. Juhl and wife, Fame, of Estherville; sisters, Florence Hoffmeyer of Prineville, Ore., and Maxine Mahin of Escondido, Calif.; sister-in-law, Martha Juhl of Estherville.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, August 27, 2001.

GRUVER -- Services for Jerry Hoffmeyer, 66, of Gruver will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grandview Baptist Church, Estherville. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery.

Hoffmeyer died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, in Presho, S.D. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville.

Jerald Lee Hoffmeyer was born Aug. 12, 1935, in Estherville, son of Louis G. and Maybell E. (Barlow) Hoffmeyer. He graduated from Estherville High School in 1954. He married Mary Ann Spoo on May 13, 1955, in Jackson, Minn. They lived in Estherville. He worked for the city of Estherville, John Morrell and company, and operated Hoffmeyer Trucking, and Hoffmeyer and Sons.

He was a member of Union baptist Church, Estherville, Gruver City Council, Gruver Fire Department, Estherville Saddle Club, Iowa Honey Producer Association, Central Iowa Beekeepers, Iowa Trappers Association and Emmet County Horse 4-H.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, December 11, 2001.

ESTHERVILLE--Funeral services for Mrs. Edna H. Hoien, 88, Estherville, will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, at the Presbyterian Church, Estherville, with the Rev. Harvey G. Throop officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville.

Friends and relatives may call at Henry Funeral Home, Estherville, until noon Tuesday.

Born Dec. 15, 1887, in Christian County, Illinois, Mrs. Hoien was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fuller. She received her education in rural Emmet and Kossuth county schools, graduating from Dolliver High School in 1905 and from business college in Cedar Falls.

She lived most of her life in Emmet and Kossuth counties, moving to Estherville in 1947. Mrs. Hoien was a resident of the Good Samaritan Center here for the last eight years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Hoien is survived by two sons, Jay Hoien and Bruce Hoien, both of Estherville; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and tow sisters, Mrs. Irma Stonebeck, Fairmont, Minn., and Mrs. Charles (Grace) Anderson, Minneapolis, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, four brothers and six sisters.

Grace Camilla Lund, the daughter of Sophus and Anne (Petersen) Lund, was born July 23, 1925, in Halfa, Iowa. She died Sunday, July 10, 2005, at Fairmont Medical Center in Fairmont, Minnesota, at the age of 79 years old.

She received her education and graduated from Ringsted High School. Following her graduation from high school Grace attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. After graduation from college Grace taught in Henriksen Country School for one year and two years at Maple Hill Consolidated School.

On February 23, 1947, she was united in marriage to Donald Frederick Hoien at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ringsted. The couple lived the first three years of their marriage in Seneca Township, then moving to a farm west of Ringsted, for six years and later moving to Dolliver, where they lived for five years. The couple, then made their home on a farm north of Ringsted. Don died on May 21, 1987. Grace served as President of Dolliver PTA and several committees for 4-H at the county level. In her leisure time Grace enjoyed crocheting, reading, baking and playing golf. She made many dolls, teddy bears and afghans. Grace also enjoyed mowing her lawn.

Grace was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church of Ringsted where she was baptized, confirmed and married. She held church offices in WELCA and also on St. John's Lutheran Church Council. Grace was also a member of Riverside Club, Roadside Club and two birthday clubs.

Grateful for having shared Grace's life are her children, Beverly Ann Fisher and her husband, James of rural Estherville; Lonnie Ray Hoien and his wife, Deborah of rural Armstrong; grandchildren, Ann Harris and her husband, Brad; James Fisher and his wife, Tonya; Joel Fisher and his wife, Sara; Erica Tweeten and her husband, Josh; Lacey Hoien; Haley Hoien; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Wyatt and Austin Harris; Kyley Walders; Meredith and Lydia Fisher; and Nora Tweeten. Grace also considered Travis and Amy Eckelberg her grandchildren.

Preceding Grace in death were her parents; husband; granddaughter, Lindsey Rae Hoien; Travis Eckelberg; parents; five brothers, Raymond, Leonard, Fredrick, Arnold, Harry; and one sister, Esther Carlson.

DOLLIVER -- Funeral services for Evelyn Holl, 76, of Dolliver will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Dolliver. Burial will follow in Lincoln Township Cemetery, Dolliver.

Holl died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville.

Evelyn Iverson was born Nov. 11, 1922, to Albert K. and Edna (Hageback) Iverson. She received her education in the Dolliver schools, graduating from Dolliver High School. On Dec. 1, 1940, she married Harris Lee Holl in Dolliver. They farmed until his death in 1981. She was a lifetime member of Dolliver United Methodist Church, where she served as Sunday school superintendent for 25 years. She also was a 4-H leader for Swan Lake Better Luck Club for 25 years.

Survivors include: daughters, Wanda Moore and husband, R.J. of Daleville, Va., Marlys Saeger and husband, Willi, of Troutville, Va., Phyllis Haukoos and husband, Dean, of Longmont, Colo., son, Norman Holl and wife, Sharon of Brownswood,, Texas; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brother, Marvin Iverson and wife, Penny, of Des Moines.

The family requests donations made to favorite charities of the Dolliver Methodist Church.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, February 15, 1999.

Roy Earnest Homann the son of John and Emma (Bredemeyer) Homann was born March 13, 1921 in Ringsted, Iowa. He passed away Sunday, August 14, 2005 at Valley Vue Care Center in Armstrong at the age of 84.

He graduated from Seneca High School. Following High School, he served in the United States Army as a Seargent during World War II.

Roy farmed in the Ringsted area for many years before moving into Ringsted in 1986. He also has worked for Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Ringsted since 1986.

Roy was involved with many activities including, Kiwanis, Life-time member of the American Legion, Gideons, Farm Bureau, Lutheran Laymans League, and CBI Veterans Association. Roy was an active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ringsted. He served as a Boy Scout Leader in Fenton for a number of years. Roy enjoyed reading in his free time.

Left to cherish Roy's memory are his sisters, Mabel Homann of Ringsted; and Florence Plummer of Rosemead, California; several nieces and nephews. Roy also was a "special grandpa" to Mandy, Alli and April Gunderson.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at Armstrong for Colleen Ann Hoppus, six-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hoppus. The little girl was found dead in her crib Wednesday morning at four. She is believed to have choked to death.

Colleen Ann Hoppus was born December 25, 1950. She is survived by her parents; one sister, Connie, five; two brothers, Larry, three and Danny, two; one grandmother, Mrs. Libby Hoppus; and one grandfather, William Ross, both of Armstrong.

Services Wednesday For Mrs. Horswell

Funeral services for Mrs. G. S. Horswell, 72, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church, with the Rev. Roger D. Tappmeyer, officiating. Burial was in Armstrong Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Horswell died early Monday morning at the Schmidtke Rest Home at Ceylon, Minn. She had bee n in ill health for the past five years.

Anna Mary Amelia Wegner, daughter of Albert and Arica Wegner, was born March 23, 1889 near Cylinder. As a small child, she moved with her parents to the Armstrong vicinity where she lived throughout her life.

She was married to Garfield S. Horswell March 27, 1907. They farmed in the Armstrong area until 1947 when moved to Armstrong to make their home.

Mrs. Horswell was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary, a member of the Methodist church and W.S.C.S. and for 40 years sang in the church choir.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Harold of Maple Hill; two daughters, Mrs. Esther Willson of Armstrong and Mrs. Herman Blom of Estherville; a sister, Mrs. Frank Shaw of Washington Court House, Ohio; two brothers, Frank and Paul Wegner, Armstrong; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Albert, who died in infancy, and her parents.

Dorcas Cronk was born at Kingston, Canada, May 11, 1846 and died at Armstrong, Iowa, June 23 1924, in the 79th year of her age. She emigrated to Humboldt, Iowa, and was married to Richard Horswell in March 1870. From there they came to Atrmstrong Grove in March, 1873, and took up a homestead where they resided until the death of her husband on August 4, 1915, after which she made her home with her son, Lincoln, in Armstrong, until her death.

Ten children came to bless her home, nine of whom survive to mourn the departure of their mother. Mrs. Geo. Canon, Mrs. J.V. Law, Garfield and Lincoln,of Amstrong, Walter R. of Terrill, Iowa; Mrs J.E. Johnson, of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. E. W. Laisy, of Gill, S.D.; Blaine, of Grattinger, Ia.; and Blanche, of St. Paul, Minnesota. One daughter, Mrs. Frances A. Pendleton, passed away December 22, 1905. There also remain 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mrs. Horswell was a faithful member of the Methodist church for 54 years being one of the charter members when the Armstrong church was organized and built in 1893. She always had a large place in every good enterprise that has helped to build up this community. She was a faithful wife, a good mother, a kind neighbor and true friend. She was known and loved by a wide circle of friends and neighbors who will miss her example and influence. Her spirit has gone to be with the just.

Funeral services were in charge of Dr. F.P. Quick, at the Methodist church, Tuesday, June 24, at 2:30 p.m. The sermon was from the text found in Rev. 14-13, "Blessed are the Dead, Who Die in the Lord, They Rest From their Labors and Their Works do Follow Them." Rev. C.W. Sutton of the Free Methodist church, an old time friend and pastor also spoke. Three hymns were rendered in a most exquisite manner by a mixed quartet composed of A.J. Bosworth, Miss Helen Quick, Mrs Ed. Knowles, Ed. Helgason, with Miss Bessie Vandenburgh at the piano. The hymns were "Nearer My God to Thee," "Asleep in Jesus," and "Sweet By and By."

Contributed by: Sue Olson. Source: probably from the Armstrong newspaper, June 1924.

Funeral services for Garfield Staplin Horswell, 88, of Armstrong, were held on Tuesday, September 22, at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, with Rev. Travis Cannaday officiating. Burial was at the Armstrong Grove Cemetery.

He was born July 24, 1882, the son of Richard and Dorcas Horswell. He received his education in the Armstrong schools.

He was married March 27, 1907, to Anna Wegner in Armstrong. He lived his entire life in the Armstrong area and retired to Armstrong in 1942.

He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and a member of the United Methodist Church.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Keith (Esther) McKean of Armstrong and Mrs. Herman (Bernice) Blom of Estherville, 12 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Thyrza Johnson of Sioux City and Mrs. Blanch Woodbury of Montclair, N.J.

He was preceded in death by his wife, two sons, three brothers, and one great-grandson.

Memorial services for Harold Horswell, 53, of Maple Hill were conducted Monday afternoon at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Herman U. Smith officiating. Burial was in