Worth County IAGenWeb
Necrology for 2011
(Copied from the Northwood Anchor, Northwood, Iowa, Wed., Jan 4, 2012, p.10-11 and Wed., Jan 9, 2013, p.12)

Click on the names to read their obituaries.

DECEMBER 2010
24 -  Jason Carl Gramstad, 61, of Mason City, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at the Iowa Veterans Home.

JANUARY
3 – Jeff Odom, 52, of Northwood, died January 3, 2011, at his home in Northwood.
3 – Scott Harvey Patterson of Kensett, Iowa, 40, died Monday Jan. 3, 2011, at his home.
9 – Betty Jean Sime, age 77, died Sunday, Jan 9, 2011, from complications associated with glandular carcinoma.
10 – Kathryn L. Turner, 73, of St. Ansgar, died Monday, Jan 10, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society, St. Ansgar.
16 – Glenn C. Johnson, age 93, formerly of Northwood, died Jan 16, 2011.  A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Jan 19, at the Summerwood Presbyterian Home in Plymouth, Minn.
20 – Harold Joseph Mathahs, 83, of Northwood, died Thursday, Jan 20, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
29 – Zora Crane was called home Saturday, Jan 29, 2011, from Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.
30 – Mary Ellen Orth, 86, of Ventura, died Sunday, Jan 30, 2011, at a vacation resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
31 – Evelyn Pearl Heagel, 81, of 404 W. Bosworth Street, Manly, Iowa, died Monday, Jan 31, 2011, at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa.

FEBRUARY
2 – Helen Margaret Huus died on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at San Juan Rehab and Care Center in Anacortes, Wash.
13 – Daniel Witten Edmonds, 73, Manly, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
7 – David V. Larson, age 55, of Carbondale, Illinois, and a former resident of Northwood, Iowa, during his high school years, passed away at his home in Carbondale, Illinois, at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011.
10 – Shalone “Storm” Lee (Burmood) Groven, 36, Northwood, died Thursday, Feb 10, 2011, at the home in Northwood.
21 – Geneva Lucille (Torgerson) Hove, 92, St. Louis, Missouri, and formerly of Northwood, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at the Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Home in St. Louis, Missouri.
22 – Harriet Willand, 65, of Northwood, Iowa, died Feb. 22, 2011 at Hospice of North Iowa, Mason City.
25 – Gene Raymond Lovik, 72, Northwood, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
25 – Leighton Elroy Turvold, age 91, of Austin, died at Austin Medical Center Friday afternoon, Feb. 25, 2011.
27 – Nora O. Peterson, age 96, of Lake Mills, formerly of Northwood, died Sunday, Feb 27, 2011, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, Iowa.
28 – Robert D. “Click” Henderson, 83, of Lake Mills, Iowa, formerly of rural Emmons, Minn., died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, Iowa.

MARCH
5 – Ardys Helen Brush, 92, Northwood, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
5 – Gary Arlen Bailey, 68, passes away Saturday, March 5, 2011, at the Manly Care Center, where he lived for six years.
11 – Delores Jean Johnson, 81, Northwood, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
11 – Joseph “Joe” Lauffer Orth, 87, Northwood, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
18 – James Garfield “Jim” Ashman, age 75, born in Hampton, Iowa, cherished husband, dad and grandpa, died March 18, 2011, in White Bear Lake, Minn.
19 – Vivian Decker Quam, 78, of Northwood, formerly of Floyd and Nashua, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Heritage Care Center in Mason City.
21 – Doris Evelyn Janssen, 84, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at her home in Northwood, Iowa.
24 – Earl Von Akemann died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center.
26 – Marlin D. Flatness died Saturday evening, March 26, 2011, at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Home.  He was 80 years of age.

APRIL
4 – Betty Pauline (Thompson) Miller, 70, of Greensboro, Ala., passes away April 4, 2011, at her home.
4 – Faith Zimmerman passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and loved ones on April 4, 2011. She died at the New Richland Care Center.
5 – Margaret Lillian Brazel, rural Northwood, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning April 5, 2011, at the Manly Care and Rehabilitation Center, Manly, Iowa.
9 – Ronald Melvin Loken, 69, rural Northwood, died Saturday, April 9, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, as a result of a John Deere Gator accident.
10 – Clifford L. Ehlenfeldt, age 101, of Eyota, died Sunday, April 10, at the Golden Living Center, Whitewater in St. Charles, Minn.
16 – Russell Nellard Selvig, 85, of Northwood, died Saturday, April 16, 2011, at his home in Northwood.
18 – Kenneth Ellsworth Roppe, 86, Northwood, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
18 – Leon H. Cooper, 92, of rural Iowa City, also known as “two by four” by many, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
19 – Donald L. Chodur, 90, of Kensett died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at his home in rural Kensett.
20 – Dorothy Caroline Dwelle, 99, Northwood, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
21 – Mable Tenold of Northwood, Iowa, died Thursday, April 21, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
23 – Inez (Aarback) Neale, 88, rural Kensett, died on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Manly Nursing and Rehab Center, Manly, Iowa.
24 – Wilma Kvam died on Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa at the age of 90.

MAY
1 – Arthur Melvin Amundson Jr., 77, Northwood, died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, surrounded by his loving family.
3 – Anita Joan Rustad, 79, of St. Ansgar, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.
3 – Ilyce Pauline Stumo, 75, Northwood, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
5 – Ardis Lucille Sorenson, 71, of Thornton, Colorado, formerly of Northwood, passed away at her home on May 5, 2011.
10 – Kadyn Jade Halverson, 7, of 4137 Raven Ave., Kensett, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, from a tragic accident.
15 – Raymond J. Ihnen, 85, of Northwood, died on Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.
18 – Olga Kathleen (Kaasa) Dahl, 88, Manly, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.
18 – Bertha McWilliams, 85, of Conrad, died early Wednesday morning, May 18, at the Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad where she has resided since February 2006.
20 – Dennis Sutton, formerly of Kensett, Iowa, passed away Friday, May 20, in the evening at 10:30 p.m., at his home in Los Cruces, N. M.
24 – Thomas Earl Richardson, 68, of Muscatine, Iowa, formerly of Northwood, went home to be with his Lord and Savior and to attend his heavenly family reunion Tuesday, May 24, at the University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa, after a brief illness.

JUNE
1 – Hazel (Reyerson) Dralla Shaw, 96, of Fargo, N.D., formerly of Northwood, died Wednesday, June 1, at the Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.
5 – Palmer Curtis Dahl, 88, rural Manly, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at the Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, in Mason City.
8 – Alice Waters, 86, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Charles City, died Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at Cedar Falls Health Care Center in Cedar Falls.
18 – Elizabeth Groe, age 102, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the Lake Mills Care Center in Lake Mills, Iowa.
20 – Catherine Mae (Jones) Opkis, 92, of Northwood, died Monday, June 20, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
23 – Howard Bless, 87, of St. Ansgar, died June 23, 2011, at his home.
23 – Raymond “Ray” Eskildsen, 85, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the Heritage Care Center, Mason City, Iowa
24 – Leon Sanderson passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Albert Lea, on Friday, June 24, 2011.  He was 97 years old.
29 – Sarah “Sadie” Louise (Halford) Black, 86, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Northwood, died peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 29.
29 – Ruth E. McKenzie, 90, of Northwood, died June 29, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home.

JULY
5 – Lanny Ernest Nerlien, 64, of Champaign passed away on July 5, 2011, at home.
10 – Kayla Mae Koch died Sunday, July 10, 2011, at a result of an accident.
11 – Elton Carlyle Kuhlman, 78, Northwood, died Monday, July 11, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
12 – Barbara Jean Eilertson, 71, Northwood, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Albert Lea Regional Hospital in Albert Lea, Minn.
14 – Sarah Jo Ehler Johnson died on Thursday, July 14, 2011, in Mill Valley, California, at the home of her daughter, Grace Kraarjvanger.  Sarah was surrounded by family at her passing.  For the past seven years Sarah has fought cancer.
21 – Lorri Irene Waters, 52, of Owatonna died July 21, 2011, in Dodge Co., Minn., from injuries sustained in an accident.
23 – Dale Elmer Braun, 69, of Emporia, Kansas, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at his home in Emporia, Kansas, following a courageous battle with cancer.
30 – Ellen G. Bersagel, 99, of rural Northwood, died at her home on Saturday, July 30, 2011.

AUGUST
4 – James Alan Brosdahl, age 72, of Lake Mills, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2011.  He was surrounded by his loving family at home, as he peacefully returned to his maker after a 16 year battle with cancer.
6 – Violet Wangen died on Friday, Aug 5, 2011, at St. John’s Lutheran Home.
6 – Della Myrtle Grosland, 89, of Mason City, died Saturday, Aug 6, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit.
6 – Petty Officer Jon T. Tumilson, 35, a native of Rockford, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, while conducting special operations combat in Afghanistan.  He was born July 1, 1976 at Osage, Iowa.
8 – Curtis Glenn Johnson, 63, Mason City, formerly of Northwood, died Monday, Aug 8, 2011, at the Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa, Mason City.
22 – Luella Mae Moe, 80, of Austin, died Monday evening, Aug. 22, 2011, at Our House Assisted Living.
29 – Marian Ethel Havlik, 97, Northwood, died Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

SEPTEMBER
2 – Dorothy Agnes Helgeland, 98, of Northwood, Iowa, died on Friday, September 2, 2011, at the Heritage Care Center, Mason City, Iowa.
5 – Mildred Beatrice Harris, 93, Northwood, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
10 – Clair Eugene Patterson, 65, of Northwood, passed away Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at Hospice of North Iowa. Clair was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his death.
12 – Randy Edward Whelan, age 55, of Alden, Minn., died Monday, September 12, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
13 – Paul LeRoy Thompson, 85 years of age, passed away peacefully Sept. 12 while under the care of Santa Fe House, Granite Mountain Hospice since June 1, 2011; before this he resided with his wife, Wanda, in Prescott, Ariz.
15 – Betty Jane Bratrud, 87, Mason City, formerly of the Kensett area, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, at the Good Shephard Health Center in Mason City.
15 – Vivian J. Carberry, 86, died Sept. 15, 2011, at Live Oaks Nursing Home, Shreveport, LA.
27 – Clyde E. Black, 91, of Tuscon, Ariz., formerly of Northwood, died in the Casa de la Luz Hospice Facility in Tucson, Ariz. On September 27, 2011.  Clyde lived his last days surrounded by his three loving daughters.

OCTOBER
10 – Dolores Marie Kruse, passes away quietly on Oct. 10, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, of a sudden illness.  She was 83 years old and a member of Elk Creek Lutheran Church, rural Kensett, Iowa.
22 – Irene Vera Moretz, 77, Hanlontown, died Saturday, Oct 22, 2011, at her home.
26 – Audrey Mae Thompson, 89, Kensett, died Wednesday, Oct 26, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
29 – Clarence “Lynn” Gordon, 93, of Carpenter, Iowa, died Saturday, Oct 29, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Home in St. Ansgar, Iowa.
30 – Claris G. Delyea, 89, of Northwood, passes away Sunday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
31 – Thomas Vernon Walk, 69, Grafton, died Monday, Oct 31, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

NOVEMBER
3 – Susan E. Foster, age 61, of Edwardsville, Illinois, formerly of Iowa and Arizona, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Christian Hospital NE in St. Louis, Missouri.
4 – Lila Funk, 83, of Charles City, died Friday, Nov 4, 2011, at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.
5 – Gayle Idella Boutelle, 92, of Kensett and Northwood, died Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Manly Nursing & Rehabiliation Center.
5 – Doris A. Sawin, 91, of Bridgewater, New Jersey, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Arbor Glen Retirement Community.
10 – Harvey M. Hanson, 68, of St. Ansgar died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa, of a heart attack.
11 – Veona Elaine Perry Nelson, 94, formerly of Northwood, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, in Vacaville Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center.
15 – Pauline M. “Susie” Miller, 99, of Northwood, died Nov. 15, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood.
18 – Russell Dale Ober, 63, of Leesburg, Ga., died Friday, Nov 18, 2011, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
19 – Gene D. Kuntz, 81, of St. Ansgar, died Nov. 19, 2011, at home.

DECEMBER
3 – Agnes Louise Reese, 96, Northwood, died Saturday, Dec 3, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.
10 – Rosanna Ethel McNally, 95, Manly, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at the Mercy Medical Center- North Iowa in Mason City.
14 – Kermit Irving Huebner, age 85, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, at his home in Grafton, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with brain cancer.
18 – James Patrick “Sam” Martin, 76, Northwood, died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at the Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.
19 – Lorraine Genevieve Thome, 84, of Adams, Minn., passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 19, at the Adams Nursing Home after a short illness.
23 – Jon R. Swenson, 75, lifelong educator and former Stillwater High School principal died on December 23. He left a legacy of excellence and dedication to quality education.
29 – Arlene L. Adams passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2011, at the Hospice of the Valley Center in Mesa, Arizona, where she has been hospitalized following a brief illness.
31 – Mary T. Linden, 91, of Northwood, Iowa, formerly Joilet, Illinois, died on Saturday, Dec, 31, 2011, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood, Iowa


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