Memorial Day 2011
The ISU Retirees Association is honored each year to remember any deceased ISU retiree, current employee, or spouse during a special program on Memorial Day. Names are gathered throughout the year from the ISU Foundation, newspaper obituaries, and family/friends/colleagues. It was decided this year to place the obituaries and/or tributes on this website for those not able to attend and in a notebook for those present at the Memorial Day program to look at.
Arthur Akers
Sophie Amensen
Margie Banks
James C. Barnhart
Thelma Billings
Roy Craig Bingham
Phyllis Brackelsberg
Marlan Gene Braet
Larry Bratton
Floyd Brown
Mary E. Brown
Florence Evelyn Bryant
Ginger Elaine Cade
Mildred Caldwell
James Raymond Christy
I. Virginia Clayton
Charles Paul Connolly, Jr.
Richard L. Disney, Jr.
Gary Downs
Lloyd Dumenil
Glen Easter
Charles Ellis
Barbara Forker
Ruth I. Foster
Elizabeth Fouts
Kenneth Fouts
Mary Catherine Martin French
Bonita Ann Glatz
Ruth Elizabeth Glock
Detroy E. Green
Thomas Hannum
John Matthew Hayes
Robert P. Hogan
James Hopson
George Inger
Jerry Jenison
Irvin Jensen
Phyllis Jordan
Barbara Jean Kane
J. Colby Kegley
Allen Kemp
Velma Kendall
Marcia King-Brink
Ava Klopf
Wayne Kobberdahl
Forrest Kohrt
Allen Kraft
Rose Lansing
Dale Larsen
William L. Larsen
Betty Loehrer
Alma Pauline Mairs
Arland Earl Martin
John Mason
Charles P. Masterson
David Mather
William Meigs
Donald Millang
Charles E. Miller
Margaret Nichols
Hildred Osborn
Maxine Helen Paris
Dorothy Picken
Charlene Ann Powelson
Delores Prior
Charles Railsback
Doris Laura Rex Reilly
Ruth Rutherford
Charles Gordon Sanders
John D. Shelley
Lois Helton Spinrad
Denzil Stacy
Ole Henry Vernon Stalheim
Melbourne L. Swenson
Robert Bruce Thompson
Benny Treadway
Richard F. Trump
Leslie Vangness
Mary Jo Vivian
Regis Voss
Lulu Wakefield
Robert D. Walker
Arthur Weldon Walsh
Fred Francis Welder
AKERS, Arthur
Arthur Akers, 83 of Ames, died Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at Northcrest Care Center in Ames. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, at Ames Municipal Cemetery, with a memorial service at 1 p.m. Thursday, at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Ames.
Arthur Akers was born March 27, 1927, in Smethwick, (near Birmingham) in the county of Staffordshire, England. He was the eldest son of Arthur and Violet May (Davis) Akers. He joined the British Army in 1944, was therefore an allied World War II veteran, and saw active service in France, Egypt, Palestine, Lebanon and the island of Cyprus. In 1948, on discharge from the army, he worked as a leader of the future projects section at Armstrong Whitworth, U.K., on guided missile design and flight trials analysis. He received an honours baccalaureate degree in physics and mathematics from London University in 1953. After receiving a master’s degree in aerospace from Cranfield University in 1955, he worked as a group leader of new projects at British Aerospace, Bristol, U.K. In 1960, he was appointed Senior Lecturer at Bath University and then went to teach for the Britannic Lords of the Admiralty at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, in 1964.
In 1967, he was commissioned at Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, Westminster, U.K., in the rank of major and was, until 1975, a serving officer in the British Army Strategic Reserve. He instigated the formation of and led the training teams for logistic supplies of fuel and ammo, for communications and for sapper training.
In 1968, he became a Professor at the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, U.K., and doctorate in mechanical engineering was conferred upon him by the University of London in 1969. During 1973 and 1974 he was a visiting professor in mechanical engineering at the University of Virginia after which he returned to Schrivenham. In 1975, he joined the faculty at Iowa State University. He concluded his professional life as a professor (and then became emeritus professor) of aerospace engineering in 1999.
In February 1978, he married Marcia Lee (Pratt) Riggs. His honors and awards include Fellow of both the Royal Aeronautical Society (for more than 50 years) and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International. The ISU Arthur Akers Outstanding Freshman Engineer Award for the three ROTC units was named for him in 1989. He was co-founder of the Fluid Power Systems and Technology Division of ASME, and spent nearly one year on a worldwide lecture tour, giving details of the Division’s Engineering Design initiative. He published more than 100 international archival technical papers, wrote four text books and was editor of several technical journals.
He enjoyed opera and classical music, foreign and domestic travel, mountain hiking and cycling.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Andrew; and eight grandchildren (all living in the U.K.); and one brother, John.
He was predeceased by his parents; his beloved daughter, Judith Maxine Parr in 1999; and one brother, Frank, in 2004.
AMENSEN, Sophie
Sophie Amensen, 96, of Story City, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, at Bethany Manor in Story City.
Sophie Amensen was born Dec. 18, 1910, in Story City to John and Julia Egemo Ford. Sophie was married to Milford E. Amensen on March 26, 1932. For 21 years she was a farm wife, moving to Roland and, in 1957, to Ames where she was employed by Collegiate Manufacturing and ISU’s Larch Hall.
Sophie has resided in Story City since August 1984. She enjoyed making and serving special foods to her family and friends. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and Sons of Norway.
She is survived by one son, David (Susan) Amensen, of Story City; twin daughters Marcia Amensen and Sonjia Amensen, of Story City; grandsons Paul (Kristen) Amensen, of Liberty, Mo., and Robert (Stacey) Amensen, of Newton; six great-grandchildren, Kelsey, Erica and Kyle, of Liberty, Mo., and Avery, Kari and Ethan, of Newton; one sister, Marjorie Westvold Tesdall, of Huxley; one brother Berven Forde, of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister-in-law, Mary Ford, of Stratford; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milford, on Jan. 2, 1977; her parents; three brothers, Thelmar Ford, Jeffrey Ford and Joseph Ford; and two sisters Stella Westvold Jorgensen and Violet Olson.
BANKS, Margie
Margie M. Banks died Sept 30, 2010, in Ames, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct 4, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. A celebration of life service will be at 7 p.m. with Rev. Melissa Warren officiating, and followed by the Eastern Star service. A graveside committal service will be held at 3 p.m. at Glade City Cemetery, Blandinsville, Ill, on Tuesday, Oct. 5.
Margie M. Banks was born Sept 26, 1918 to Herbert and Ruth (Keys) Lober. She was raised on a farm near Blandinsville, Ill. She attended Liberty Elementary School and graduated with honors from Blandinsville High School in 1936.
Margie married Charles V. Banks on Aug 3, 1941. They moved to Ames and Iowa State University that same year. In the early years, she was employed by ISU, then worked at University Bank and later retired from ISU as an employee in the treasurer’s office.
In 1976, Margie married Mr. Frank L. Huntley. They lived in Clearwater, Fla, until his death in 1986. Margie returned to Ames and was a resident of Green Hills Retirement Center at the time of her death.
Margie was always very active in church. While living in Ames, she was a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church. She was a Sunday school teacher and Directress of Acolytes for many years. Her civic work included ISU Faculty Women’s Club and Mary Greeley Hospital Auxiliary. When her children were young, she was both a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. Her fraternal affiliations included Order of the Eastern Star, Judea White Shrine, and Order of Amaranth.
Margie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Charles; an infant, Beverly; two brothers, Max and Russell Lober; and a sister, Maxine Hendrickson.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara (Richard) Eppens, of Mason City; a son, Roger (Nancy) Banks, of Waco, Tex; three grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and a great-great grandson.
BARNHART, James
James Curtis Barnhart, 81, of West Branch, passed away the evening of Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at Mercy Hospice, Iowa City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Springdale United Methodist Church, with Pastor Ruth Blayer officiating. Burial will be in the West Branch Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch.
Jim was born May 23, 1929, in Iowa City, the son of James Curtis and Ethel (Fielman) Barnhart. Jim graduated from Springdale High School in 1947 and attended Iowa State College (now ISU). He served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. Jim and Rhoda Schnittjer (Delhi/Mount Vernon), were united in marriage at the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church on June 14, 1958.
Jim’s life revolved around farming and family. He grew up on a family farm, and actively farmed from 1954-1985. For the next 10 years he was employed at the Hoover Presidential Library. Jim was a lifelong member of Springdale United Methodist Church, where he served on the Trustees and various committees, was a long time Farm Bureau member, where he served on the board, a 4-H leader, and a member of the West Branch American Legion Post 514 and Wapsinonoc Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Rhoda; sons, Bruce (Shelley) Barnhart of West Branch and Steve (Meg) Barnhart of Lake Forest, Ill.; daughter, Diane (Russell) Heick of West Branch; and grandchildren, Molly, Jamie, Jacob, Phil, Doug and Lucy Barnhart and Eric and Carl Heick. He is also survived by a brother, Don (Ardis) Barnhart. Preceding Jim in death were his parents; brothers, Ivan (Polly) and Harold (Meredith); and several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins.
Jim spent the last week of his life in the wonderful care of Hospice at Mercy Hospital with family at his side.
BILLINGS, Thelma
Thelma L. (Brewbaker) Billings, 86, a resident of Mesa since 1989 and formerly of Ankeny and Ames passed away on September 23, 2010 in Mesa. A Memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at McLaren's Chapel in West Des Moines with interment in Resthaven Cemetery.
Thelma was born in Des Moines, spent her formative years and graduated from high school in Ankeny, lived many years in Ames and retired from Iowa State University in 1987.
Thelma loved life, lived long and loved everyone. She was full of joy and perhaps she will be missed most for that wonderful quality.
She is survived by three sons; Steven of Sun Prairie, WI, Kent of Waianae, HI and Mark of Brandon, MS; one brother, Max (Pat) Brewbaker of Ankeny; nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Edward on May 12, 2005 and her parents, Lloyd and Alta Brewbaker.
Roy Craig Bingham, 35, passed away at his home on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with a Vigil Service at 7 p.m., Thursday, August 19 at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Ankeny. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Friday at our Lady's Immaculate Heart Church. Burial will be 2 p.m., at the Chariton Cemetery, Chariton, Lucas, IA.
Roy will be remembered for the lasting impression he left on so many people's lives. He was a man of unique and admirable character, having remarkable dedication to his family and friends. He carried with him a special presence, a man of leadership, integrity and courage easily recognized by those around him. He had a passion for his life, equaled only by his passion for his wife and two daughters. He touched the lives of many. To the people he met, Roy was a stranger only once.
Roy was well known and respected member of the firefighting community, serving in many capacities including Deputy Chief of the Polk City Fire Department. Roy was also a familiar face on the Iowa State Campus, working in the Environmental Health department since his graduation from Iowa State in 1998.
Roy's hobbies were many. Amongst his favorites was enjoying the tranquility of cold water trout streams in NE Iowa. Another favorite was making people laugh. Roy always treasured a good joke, especially one that carried an element of surprise. Roy also enjoyed hunting, camping, fishing, woodworking, carpentry, and being a handy man in general.
Roy is survived by his loving wife, REBECCA Bingham and their beautiful children, ALEXANDRA and ADDISON of Polk City, IA; parents, ROGER and KATHY Bingham of Chariton, IA; brother, KEVIN Bingham and his children, Blaire and DeMeria of Chariton, IA; sister, TAMMY (Steve) Burnworth and their children Brody and Bailey of Warsaw, MO; grandparents, RAYMOND and EVALENE Bingham of Chariton, IA, LEO and ERMA Duree of Chariton, IA; mother and father-in-law, PETE and FREDA Scanlan of Massena, IA; sister and brother-in-law, PAULA and Reggie Johnson and their children, Reese, Kaylie, and Renea of Earlham, IA; brother-in-law JOHN Scanlan and his children, Ashley, Devon, Jonathan, and Jacob of Grand Junction, IA; brother and sister-in-law, CHRIS and Martha Scanlan and their children, Nathan and Samuel of Adel, IA; brother and sister-in-law, JUSTIN and Anica Scanlan and their children, Evan and Keldon of Des Moines, IA.
Roy is preceded in death by his grandparents, Lloyd and Dorothy Endres and Ed and Edna Scanlan; and his nephew Blaine Bingham. Memorial contributions can be made to the Roy Bingham fund through Midwest Heritage Bank. Memorial funds will be used towards his daughter's college education.
Published in the Inside Iowa State for Faculty and Staff
Roy Bingham, 35, an environmental specialist with the department of environmental health and safety, died Aug. 17 following a courageous fight with cancer. His funeral, with a full firefighter's memorial service, was held Aug. 20, and he was buried in his hometown of Chariton. Bingham managed the university's hazardous waste program and was a familiar figure in labs and research buildings across campus.
Bingham is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and daughters, Alex, 6 years; and Addison, 2 years; all of Polk City. A memorial fund has been established to assist with his daughters' college educations. Donations may be made through Midwest Heritage Bank.
BRACKELSBERG, Phyllis
Phyllis Brackelsberg age 70 of Ames died Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Israel Family Hospice Center. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, October 4th at the Adams & Soderstrum Family Funeral Home in Ames. A celebration of her Going Home will be 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday October 5th at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. A luncheon at the church will follow.
Phyllis was born in Moorhead, MN on May 10, 1940, the daughter of Walter and Elda Gill. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1958. After graduating from North Dakota State University, Phyllis married Paul O. Brackelsberg on May 27, 1960 at the First United Methodist Church, Fargo ND. She received her Master’s Degree from the University of Connecticut. While a faculty member at Iowa State University, Phyllis received Outstanding Teacher Award in 1980 and an Outstanding Advisor Award in 1994. She received a Faculty Citation from Iowa State University Alumni Association in 1985; Phyllis retired after 29 years in May 1998.
Phyllis was a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church from 1966 upon arriving in Ames. She was a member of United Methodist Women, PEO, Home and Community division of Home Economics, and Iowa Home Economics Association (Iowa Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Her hobbies included sewing and tailoring for her family and friends, entertaining family and guests, and traveling in support her children and grandchildren’s activities. Her loving memory and lasting legacy will live on through her nineteen grandchildren.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Paul; their children Phil (Crystal) Brackelsberg of Edmond, OK; two grandchildren Carissa and Brianna; Paula (Bill) Gramer of Cottage Grove, MN; nine grandchildren, William, Walter, Sandra, Pamela, Joanna, Philip, Eric, Johnny and Rebekah; Pam (Troy) Nesbitt of Ames, IA; seven grandchildren Rachel (Jessie) Antelman, Renee (Josh) Peterson, Tyler, Trisha, Morgan, Malachi and Trey; her sisters Marilyn Oliphant of Lakewood, MN and Barbara (David) Rath of Fargo, ND. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law Ron Oliphant, and grandson Alec Brackelsberg.
Tribute submitted by her department:
Phyllis Brackelsberg served for 29 years as a faculty member in the Textiles and Clothing Department starting in 1969. She retired as emeritus Associate Professor in May 1998. Her colleagues deeply feel her loss, and her department honors her for her strong legacy.
During her years as a faculty member, Phyllis taught and advised hundreds of students. Beloved and admired by her students, Mrs. Brackelsberg received several major ISU awards: ISU Outstanding Teacher Award in 1980 and Outstanding Advisor from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences for 1983 and 1994. Phyllis had a substantial impact on students as an advisor and teacher:
I have never met any professor or advisor at Iowa State that is more caring, helpful, organized, and knowledgeable. She is always there for me, always listening and cares about me. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her help. She deserves recognition for all she does for her students. I will really miss her. She really adds to my memories here at Iowa State.
With invincible poise and dedication, Phyllis always gave 150% to the tasks in which she was involved. She was instrumental in ISU receiving the Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award from the National Academic Advising Association in 1984. She held numerous major University, College, and Department committee assignments. In her Department she was largely responsible for developing Transfer Credit Plans between the Textiles and Clothing Department and all of lowa's Community Colleges.
Phyllis also received a Faculty Citation from the Alumni Foundation in 1985, and she was awarded a 5-week faculty internship at the TC2 Textiles and Clothing Technology Center, Raleigh, NC, in 1990. She authored numerous editions of The Unit Method of Construction, a textbook adopted nationwide by many schools.
Her research spanned the entire age spectrum, from infants to older adults. She was a lead researcher in a study of form-fitting cloth diapers for babies. She lead the ISU effort in a national study of body dimensions of women over 55 years which resulted in understanding of the pattern sizing standards needed by older women. In addition, she was highly skilled with early computer simulation of pattern alterations, due in part to her expertise in tailoring.
Phyllis was born in Moorhead, MN. She attended North Dakota State University as an undergraduate and the University of Connecticut for her Masters degree. Phyllis was a highly active member of Collegiate United Methodist Church during her entire life in Ames. She was a member of United Methodist Women, PEO, the Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Association, Phi Kappa Phi, and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.
Phyllis is survived by her husband, Paul, retired professor from Animal Science; their children Phil Brackelsburg, Paula Gramer, and Pam Nesbitt; 18 grandchildren; and her sisters Marilyn Oliphant and Barbara Rath. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Elda Gill, brother-in-law Ron Oliphant, and grandson Alec Brackelsberg.
BRAET, Marlan Gene
Marlan Gene Braet, 69, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. His celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, March 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines.
Marlan worked for Iowa State University in the Animal Science Department until his retirement in 2000, and then for Niman Ranch. Marlan enjoyed spending time with his family and was always willing to help others, he didn’t know a stranger. He enjoyed playing cards, gardening, watching sports, and raising pigs.
He is survived by his wife, Diane; daughter, Lindsay (Brandon) Metzger, son, Matt, and grandchildren, Alexis and Ashton Metzger.
Tribute submitted by Maynard Hogberg, Chair, Department of Animal Science:
Marlan Braet worked over 20 years as a research technician in the Department of Animal Science. The majority of that time he was working for Dr. Lauren Christian. Marlan spent a great deal of his work time collecting production and carcass data from a variety of research projects as well as shows and events. Marlan was always willing to take undergraduate and graduate students along to help collect carcass data at the packing plant. Many students were able to learn a great deal about measuring carcasses and evaluating pork quality as a result of these practical experiences with Marlan. Marlan was unique in that he always seemed to know where the best restaurants were located between Ames and where he was traveling. I guess once you traveled the back roads of Iowa traveling to many of the places where Marlan had weighed pigs or collected carcass data, one becomes proficient in identifying where good food can be found. When riding with Marlan, he let people know how his kids, Matt and Lindsay, were doing in school and their activities. It was evident he was quite proud of their accomplishments. He also never failed to mention the latest activities he and Diane (his wife for over 40 years) were involved with or events they attended. It was clear that he was passionate about the swine industry and his family.
BRATTON, Larry
Larry Duane Bratton was born in Douglas County, Minnesota September 19, 1930, the son of Leonard E. and Pearl (Johnson) Bratton. Larry died May 10, 2010 at the Story County Hospital in Nevada, Iowa at the age of 79.
Larry was raised in the country near Holmes City, Minnesota and worked hard beside his dad on the family farm throughout his teenage years until 1947 when he was stricken with polio. After a lengthy illness and rehabilitation by his mother, father and siblings, Larry went on to lead a productive life and was always a hard worker. He owned and operated a lawn care service for many years in Alexandria, Minnesota; attended auto body school in Iowa; and was employed until his retirement as a security guard at Iowa State University, a position of which he was very proud.
Larry married Shirley Jeanette Ash on December 23, 1963 in Alexandria and they moved together to Iowa where they made their home until Shirley's death June 17, 1995.
In his early years, Larry was an outdoorsman who fished and hunted with his dad and brothers. Larry enjoyed dining out and visiting with friends. He enjoyed watching television and kept on top of the news and had very strong feelings about politics and politicians!
Larry was preceded in death by his beloved wife Shirley; his parents, brothers-in-law Doug Barros and Bill Weisel; sister-in-law Toby Bratton and nephew Rick Barros. He is survived by his six siblings: Beryl (Dorothy) Bratton of Douglas, Arizona; Beverly Weisel of Alexandria, MN; Leonard (Judy Sayther) of St. Louis Park, MN; LaRae Barros of New Hope, MN; Bonnie (Gregg) Soderberg of Las Vegas, NV and Patty (Roy) Wicken of Alexandria, MN; five nephews and nine nieces.
BROWN, Floyd
Floyd Brown, 93, of Nevada, passed away October 24, 2010, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
Floyd was born September 9, 1917, at Randolph, Nebraska to Clifford and Mary (Mahoney) Brown. He graduated from Sioux City High School in 1933. Floyd married Lorena Ramesbothom on February 21, 1942 and celebrated 65 years of marriage. Floyd and family moved to Nevada in 1952, and was employed at the ISU Dairy until 1969. He then attended AIB and returned to the ISU Power Plant as clerk. He was the oldest active employee at Iowa State University at his retirement in 2000 at the age of 82
Floyd was a very active member of the Nevada Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was an accomplished harmonica player and played for many church programs. Floyd sang in a men’s quartet and traveled to other churches.
Floyd enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, reading, and telling old stories.
Floyd is survived by his daughters, Bonnie (Ray) Peterson of Gilbert and Arlene (Mike) Fry of Nevada; his sister, Marilyn Brown of Lincoln, Nebraska; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
Floyd was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lorena in 2007; his great-granddaughter, Alissa; one sister, Dorothy Brown; two brothers, Donald and Allan.
BROWN, Mary E.
Mary E. Brown passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. She was 86. She had been residing at Bethany Manor in Story City for the past five years.
Mary Brown was born Aug. 15, 1917, the daughter of Zelma May (Jones) and Otis Bramblett. She married Dustin C. Brown on Feb. 1, 1942, in Bethany, Mo. The couple were longtime Ames residents, moving to Ames from Story City in 1950.
Mary was a secretary at Iowa State University in a career that spanned 25 years. During that period, she worked in what was then the Ceramic Engineering Department. She later transferred to the Aerospace Engineering Department and finished her Iowa State career in the Agricultural Experiment Station. She thoroughly enjoyed her years at Iowa State and considered her experience there among her most rewarding.
An accomplished writer, Mary produced over 100 delightful and informative short stories about growing up with her sister and three brothers on a South Dakota farm during the Depression years. She also wrote many light-hearted poems, skillfully blending humor and insight that never failed to draw a chuckle and a nod of agreement from the reader. Although an occasional story or poem made its way into local publications, Mary wrote primarily for the joy of sharing her memories and thoughts with family members and for her own love of writing.
Mary will be remembered by those who knew, appreciated and loved her as an optimist and for her warm and amazingly cheerful attitude and smile.
She is survived by her daughter, Saren Johnston of Ames; a grandson, Chad Johnston, also of Ames; a granddaughter, Toni Johnston Babourine of Woodridge, Ill.; and two great-grandsons, Nikita and Kirian Babourine.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dustin, who passed away in July of 1985; her sister, Pauline Pickner; and three brothers, Lee, Dud and Raphe Bramblett.
BRYANT, Florence Evelyn
Florence Evelyn Bryant, 91 of Nevada died on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at the Story County Senior Care in Nevada. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. on Monday, December 20 at the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada. Burial will follow in the Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Florence was born on August 28, 1919 in Kelley, Iowa to Ralph and Grace (Hughes) Carroll. On December 29, 1936, she married Ralph Bryant in Des Moines. They worked side by side in farming. Later, Florence was employed at ISU. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Nevada, church circle, and ODO Club. Florence will be remembered for her hospitality and being an avid sports fan.
Florence is survived by a son, Loren of Slater; 3 daughters, Phyllis Elem of Bell City, MO, Diane Vasey and Arlys Neal, both of Nevada; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Miller of Kelley; and a sister-in-law, Marianna Carroll of Ames.
Florence was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ralph on July 30, 1989, a son-in-law Matthew Chitty, 2 sisters, Margaret Ann Knox and Catherine Santi, and a brother William Carroll.
CADE, Ginger
Ginger Elaine Cade passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010 with her wife by her side.
Ginger, 36, was born in Illinois the daughter of Stanley Cade and Donna Gulley. She attended Iowa State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education and a Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Once completed, she worked at ISU as the Storms Hall Director, followed by her tenure at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minn., in their Office of Residence Life and Office of Institutional Research. Ginger returned to Iowa State in 2004 and retired from her position as Classification Officer in ISU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in July 2006 due to her progression with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Ginger was a poet, a scrapbooking enthusiast, and an advocate of civil rights. A dedicated wife to Nicci and mother to Connor, she is also survived by her parents, Stan and Donna; stepmother, Amanda Cade; sister, Lauren Cade; uncle, Montelle Cade; father- and mother-in-law, Paul and Ardyce Port; and numerous siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Tribute submitted by Jane R. Jacobson, Director, LAS Student Academic Services:
From Ginger’s retirement reception, 7/31/06:
I don’t know what inspired Ginger’s parents to name her Ginger. What I do know is that she and her name are a very good match. Consider this –
Ginger is the root of a bold perennial (Zingiber officinale). You, Ginger, have been the root of our perennial LAS Orientation program. You have anchored it well in a new database and grafted some new processes onto the old root stock to improve the program during the past two years.
Ginger is described as “sharp” and “pungent.” You, Ginger, are definitely sharp. Your intellect quickly grasps a situation and begins to analyze and sometimes reorganize it. Pungent connotes stimulating the senses. You stimulated the collective senses of the LAS Student Academic Services staff by encouraging us to participate in the Homecoming office decorating contest or challenging us to think about LGBT issues. You stimulated the Orientation and Classification Committees by questioning processes or suggesting creative solutions to problems.
Ginger is versatile. It is used in many forms – sliced, shopped, mashed, grated, candied and ground. You, Ginger, are also versatile. You could handle tasks that required an understanding of statistics or using computer software. In the past year you have adapted many office processes to fit your changing physical abilities. You patiently choose the right tone and language to communicate a registration concept to a parent, a freshman, an adviser, or a faculty member.
Ginger adds spice to a variety of foods – fish, poultry, meat, cookies, cakes, salads, breads – and a range of ethnic cuisines. You, Ginger, added spice to our LAS SAS life. Your contagious laugh lightened almost every day. You “played well” with all of your individual personalities. You are an effective team player – knowing when to follow and when to lead. The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook says ginger “…punches up recipes and gives them sass.” I think you “punched up our lives” and injected a level of “sass” that brightened our LAS SAS experience for staff and students.
The Silver Palate also says, “If you have limited your use of ginger to gingerbread you are doing your cooking an injustice.” Your involvement in teaching LAS 101 last fall utilized your background in student development. Your organization of the Work Out Women conference this spring benefited individuals on this campus and beyond. I worry that we did not fully tap all of the ways in which you could have contributed.
Ginger must be harvested at just the right moment and used quickly. I believe that LAS SAS hired you at just the right moment and immediately immersed you in work. We certainly reaped a bountiful harvest from your two years with us. I must note that your two years encapsulated three June Orientation programs. It is someone who is bold with a zest for life who will start her new job on the first day of Freshman Orientation.
Finally my Chinese cookbook says “if fresh ginger is unavailable, leave it out of the recipe. Any other form makes a poor substitute.” Ginger, there are no substitutes for you. Now that you are leaving us, we will have to fill the position of LAS Classification Officer, but we will not be replacing you. Your legacy will be the vision that you have for what the position can become. We will honor you by bringing that vision to life.
Epilogue added for Ginger’s celebration of life services:
At the risk of incurring the wrath of Ginger because I am going “off-script” I want to add an epilogue.
In the four years since I wrote those words, I have continued to learn about Ginger’s unique qualities. Like her namesake she also possessed healing powers that became more evident as she courageously coped with her illness. Ginger, the spice, has many healing properties, among them pain relief. Our Ginger also knew how to relieve our pain. Her quick wit could banish sadness and buffer anger. Her planning of the events of today are Ginger’s way of helping us to heal. Many cultures have recognized the aphrodisiatic powers of ginger. Our Ginger taught us the depth and breadth of love. We are here tonight to celebrate the ways in which her love touched us individually and collectively. Ginger is used in cuisines around the world and is mentioned in writings from Confucius to the Koran from Sanskrit to medieval Europe to the latest American health magazines. As I look at us gathered here, we, too, represent that broad community. We became acquainted with her in different settings and times, we came to know her in different ways, but over time we all came to discover Ginger’s special powers. Our lives are all the richer for having known her.
CALDWELL, Mildred
Millie was born Feb. 16, 1918, with twin sister Murtle, to Dave and Bessie (Knapp) Kesler. She graduated from Washington Township High School. Mille married Maurice Caldwell June 13, 1936; he passed away Sept. 22, 1989.
She is survived by two children, Larry (Sharon), of Centennial, CO, and Karen (Edward) Reilly, of Northglenn, CO; four grandsons, Steven Reilly, of Santa Marie, CA, Todd Reilly, of Littleton, CO, Ryan Caldwell, of Parker, CO, and Reid Caldwell of Franktown, CO; four great-grandchildren, Brooke and Bradley Caldwell, of Franktown, CO, Stephanie Reilly, of Westminster, CO., and Alaina Lidstone, of Littleton, CO; four great-great-grandsons; brother, Freddie, of Panora; and sister, Wilma Collins, of Dallas Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and two sisters.
CHRISTY, James "Jim" Raymond
James "Jim" Raymond Christy, 81, formerly of Nevada, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa. Jim was born on March 4, 1930, to Glenn and Anabel (Raymond) Christy in Vinton, Iowa. He attended country schools in Benton County and graduated from Vinton High School in 1947. Jim earned two degrees from Iowa State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy in 1951 and a Master of Science degree in vocational agriculture in 1966. In 1951, Jim began his employment with the Iowa State University Extension Service, first as a County 4-H Youth Assistant, then as the Story County Extension Director. Upon his retirement Jim was awarded the R.K. Bliss Extension Citation recognizing outstanding programming in agriculture, community development and with youth and an unusual capacity to marshal community and county resources to serve educational needs. From 1986 through 1993 Jim served as an advisor for off-campus students in the Master of Agriculture degree program, instructed courses in Ag Economics and served as a team member to the Czech and Slovak Republics as part of an ISU management training and economics education program. Jim was instrumental in forming the Agriculture Alumni Society in 1988 and was the society's first president. He was honored in 1998 with the Alumni Medal by the Iowa State University Alumni Association in recognition of his service to the university through alumni activities.
Jim was a private in the United States Army from 1951 - 1953, stationed in Salzburg, Austria, after the Korean War Conflict. He was married to Dorothy Olson at Salem Lutheran Church in Roland, Iowa on November 19, 1955. They made their home with their two children in Nevada, IA. Jim and Dorothy were very active in the Nevada schools, the Memorial Lutheran Church, the Nevada Parks and Recreation Department and Story County 4-H. Jim especially enjoyed all Nevada Cub athletics, Luther baseball, and ISU basketball and football, extended family gatherings and annual Vinton class reunions.
Memorable activities for Jim included serving as the Mayor of Nevada for six years in the 90' s, and long time associations as a director on the State Bank and Trust Board of Directors, the Ames National Corporation Board of Directors and the Nevada Rotary Club. He will be remembered in the Nevada community as one who was willing to give his time to help or fundraise for the betterment of the community and county at large. Most recently he was serving on the Story County 4-H Foundation and Bethany Life Communities Foundation Boards. Jim and Dorothy moved to Story City in March of 2010 to live, and take part in the Bethany Life Community.
Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 55 years, Dorothy; one daughter Julie (Jerry) Bisher of Tama; one son, Jon (Janeen) Christy of Decorah; sister Naomi (George) McClurg of Spearfish SD, Brother-in-law James (Irene Winters) Olson of Boone; sister-in-law Leta Mae Christy of Vinton; four step grandchildren Christian (Amy) Bisher, Cody (Tori Dunham) Bisher, Casey Bisher, and Corey Bisher; two step great-grandchildren Brynn and Dylan Bisher, four nieces and one nephew. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Richard, of Vinton.
Tribute submitted by Jim’s wife, Dorothy:
Following an ISU degree in Agronomy in 1951, Jim was employed as Story County 4-H Youth Assistant, Nevada, Iowa, followed by the work of Story County Extension Director where he remained until retirement in 1985. The following eight years, he enjoyed the ISU student population as an adjunct teacher in Ag. Economics. As many Extension friends said, “He was a main on the go!!” And Extension and ISU was his life! Thank you for your remembrances!
CLAYTON, I. Virginia
Ida Virginia Callen was born on June 8, 1924, the daughter of Gilbert J and Edith Rebecca (Townsend) Callen, near Moravia, Monroe County, Iowa. She graduated from Moravia High School in 1942. She worked at the Robinson Department Store in South Bend, Indiana, before attending the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She was a secretary at the New York Life Insurance Company in Des Moines when she married Elmer Clayton of Ames, in Des Moines, on December 19, 1948. While Elmer finished college, she worked in the Dairy Husbandry Department at Iowa State College.
She worked as a secretary during their first two moves to Sioux City and Waterloo. Daughter, Delores, was born in Waterloo, son, Michael in Sigourney and daughter, Melody in Davenport. She was a "stay-at-home mom" until Melody was in junior high school. Then, she worked part-time in the Davenport School System. They moved back to Ames in 1979, where Delores and Michael had graduated and Melody was attending Iowa State University. In Ames, she was employed at the University's Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS), retiring in 1991.
Virginia was a loving and caring wife and mother, and "best friend" to all who knew her well. She was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church and Ames Woman's Club. She enjoyed reading and playing bridge.
She is survived by her husband, Elmer Clayton of Ames; daughter, Delores (James) Seeman of Beaman; son, Michael (Deanna) Clayton of Ames; daughter, Melody (Mark) Bro of Montour; sister, Crystal (William) Wiand of Des Moines; brother, Richard Callen of Ft. Wayne, IN; sister, Doris (Wayne) Christy of Humeston; and nine grandchildren, JoAnn, Jamie and Michaela Seeman; Sara and Andrew Clayton; and Samuel, Christopher, Laura and Eric Bro. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Beverly Olson.
Tribute submitted by Elmer Clayton (husband) and family:
Virginia was clerk/typist and receptionist at Center for Industrial Research and Services (CIRAS) from August, 1979 to August, 1991. She was the voice of CIRAS when clients phoned or visited, and she typed client reports.
As the butterfly is freed from the cocoon to fly away,
So Virginia’s soul is now free to fly with the angels.
Warm memories remain.
May the Lord comfort and sustain us as we grieve her passing.
CONNOLLY, Charles Paul, Jr.
Charles Paul Connolly Jr., 74, passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, following a brief illness. Beloved husband and father, he is survived by his wife, Anne; childCren, Mary Connolly Savoy (Chuck), Mark Connolly, Shaun Connolly (Sonya), Shannon Connolly Kennedy, and Patrick Connolly (Kate); and 10 grandchildren.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he spent summers as a lifeguard in Long Beach, N.Y., served in the U.S. Navy, and received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He was a tenured professor of speech and telecommunicative arts at Iowa State University, where he taught for 22 years. He traveled the world, speaking on creative thinking. He also was an active member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He retired to Arvada, Colo., in 1999. His hobbies included sailing, old movies and traveling.
DISNEY, Richard L., Jr.
Richard L. Disney Jr., 93, of Ames, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at Green Hills Health Care Center in Ames after a short illness. Burial will be in Iowa State University Cemetery in Ames, following a private family gathering. No services will be held.
Richard was born Oct. 26, 1916, in Muskogee, Okla. He grew up in Ardmore, Okla., and Oklahoma City; received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma; and did graduate work at Columbia University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Minnesota. He joined the faculty of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University in 1962 and retired as a full professor (emeritus) in 1982, having previously taught at Montana State University and the University of Wisconsin. Before beginning his academic career, he worked as a reporter for the Muskogee, Okla., Phoenix and Times-Democrat, a news analyst for the National Housing Agency, a reporter for the Washington Star, and an editor and public relations officer for the University of Oklahoma. He served in Italy in World War II and left the U.S. Army with the rank of captain.
He is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Terry Arch, of Reno, Nev., and Mrs. Jean Tauber, of Des Moines; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and his sisters, Dawn Yorke, of Bryan, Texas, and Elizabeth Baker, of Friday Harbor, Wash.
He was preceeded in death by his wife, Jean; his daughter, Elizabeth Disney, of Tucson, Ariz.; and his brother, Mitchell, of Melbourne, Fla.
DOWNS, Gary
Gary Downs age 71, of Ames Iowa died Saturday July 17, 2010 at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Gary was cremated and inurnment will be in Rushville, IL.
Gary was born August 15, 1938 in Rushville, IL the son of Clifford and Beulah (Chipman) Downs. He graduated from Rushville High School. He married Norma Rebman on July 7, 1956 in Rushville, IL. He then received his BS in 1964 teaching at Avon, IL, and Rich Township High School Olympia Fields, IL. In 1969 he received his MS from Western IL and in 1972 his EdD from Northern Colorado. He worked three years for the State of Iowa living in Ankeny before coming to Iowa State University as a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction retiring in 1999. Gary was a member Ames Lions Club, NSTA, Iowa Academy of Science, First United Methodist Church, UMM, and the Izaak Walton League of Ames.
He is survived by his wife Norma of Ames, sons, Kraig (Joni) Downs of Pella, Kevin Downs of Ames, grandchildren Michael and Jeremy, Downs of Des Moines, Larissa, Sarah, and Aaron Downs of Pella, and great grandchildren, Mason, Carson and Addison Downs of Ames, one sister, Marjorie Byers of Baltimore, brothers, Dwayne Downs and Merlin Downs of Rushville, IL. Gary was preceded in death by his parents and one infant son Robert Downs, 2 sisters and 2 brothers.
Tribute submitted by his wife, Norma:
Gary was a professor in the College of Education. He was in the curriculum and instruction department. He taught for 24 years, retiring in 1999.
Gary enjoyed his years at Iowa State. He would have taught longer, but had to retire early due to health reasons. He enjoyed the classroom, working with the students. He was a great educator and touched many lives in his years at ISU.
DUMENIL, Lloyd
Lloyd Carver Dumenil, 89, of Ames, died Monday, July 5, 2010, at his daughter’s home in Phoenix.
Lloyd was born July 23, 1920, in Argyle, Iowa, the son of Leslie H. and Elsie (Satterly) Dumenil. He had been an Ames resident since 1946.
He received a bachelor’s degree in agronomy in 1942 from Iowa State College. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1943, and he lived in Chicago from 1944 to 1946 where he worked for Bell Labs.
He returned to Ames in 1946 for his master’s and doctorate degrees in agronomy from Iowa State. He served on the ISU Agronomy faculty in soil research and worked with graduate students from around the world until he retired in 1986.
He married his college sweetheart, Lualis Darlene Uthoff, on June 18, 1944, in Oak Park, Ill. He was a member of the ISU Order of the Knoll. He was interested in nature conservancy and active in local politics. He volunteered thousands of hours for the Iowa Conservation Commission and the Iowa Arboretum.
He is survived by one daughter, Ann Dumenil, of Phoenix; two sisters, Betty Linn, of Tipton, and Dorothy Fields, of Phoenix.; his adopted granddaughter, Leah Ackerman, of Ames; two nieces; four great-nieces; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lualis in 2004; and one son, Robert Carver Dumenil in 1966.
EASTER, Glen
Dr. Glen Wood Easter, 63, of rural Princeton passed away on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, at the Easter family farm of 151 years, where his ashes will be spread during private family services.
Glen was under Wright Memorial Hospice Care since Aug. 30. Arrangements are under the direction of Columbia Cremation Care Center in Columbia. Memorials may be made in Glen’s honor to Princeton First Christian Church, 901 Main, Princeton, Mo., 64673, or Alpha Gamma Sigma Building for the Future, 503 W. Nifong Blvd., No. 182 Columbia, Mo., 65201.
Glen was born on Nov. 6, 1946, in Trenton, the son of Orval Glenwood and Alma Belle McCloud Easter. He lived for five years outside Mercer before settling on the family farm near Goshen. Glen graduated from Princeton R-V High School in 1964. He attended the University of Missouri, where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity house, and received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1968.
Glen taught high school agriculture in Billings during the 1968-69 school year and in Malta Bend for the 1969-70 campaign. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in Aug. 1970, stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, serving in the 525th Atomic Demolition Platoon until an early education honorable discharge as a specialist 5th class in December 1971.On July 29, 1972, Glen was united in marriage to Mary Karen Kersten in Marshall. She survives of the home.
Glen received his master’s degree in education in 1973 and his specialist in education in 1974, both from the University of Missouri. From 1974 to 1976, Glen and Karen lived in Kerman, Iran, while he served as an agricultural education consultant and teacher, employed by the Near East Foundation of New York. He was an instructor of agriculture at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph from 1977 to 1979, where his son, Cheston, was born in 1979. Glen attended Pennsylvania State University at College Station, earning a doctorate in agricultural education in 1985. From 1982 to 1984, the family lived in Mbabane, Swaziland, where Glen was an agricultural extension training specialist in partnership with U.S. AID. From 1985 to 1987, Glen was an assistant professor of agri-business at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Beginning in 1987, Glen was employed three years by Iowa State University as Mahaska County Extension agriculturalist in Oskaloosa, Iowa. From 1989 to 1994, Glen served Mercer County as regional livestock specialist for the University of Missouri. While working in Mercer County, he coined the phrase “Extension Connection” for radio infomercials. From 1994 to 2003, Glen served Mizzou as regional director of extension for the northeast area and later the northwest. From 2004 to 2010, Glen worked again for Iowa State in Clarke County, Iowa, as county Extension director at Osceola, Iowa. Glen retired in January 2010 for health complications originating from small bowel cancer, first diagnosed in 2004.
Aside from multiyear work assignments in Africa and Asia, Glen’s international teaching experiences included Exploring Global Resources through Extension Training (EGRET) from 1998 to 2002, an annual two-week seminar in international Extension work training in Costa Rica. He also was involved in National Extension Leadership Development (NELD), a two-week leadership study-tour in Brazil. Glen was Rotary study group leader to Brazil in 1992 for a six-week study exchange. He completed an intensive Spanish language tour in central Mexico for eight weeks in the fall of 2005. Most recently, he was team leader of pork development project for multiple two-week assignments to Benue State, Nigeria, with Iowa State.
Glen was a 39-year member of Mercer Masonic Lodge No. 35; American Legion Post 477; Calamity Jane Shoot-Out Gang Undertaker/Minister for two decades; Boys Scout leader; Goshen Cemetery board member; King Cemetery treasurer, all of the Princeton area; lifetime Missouri 4-H member; and Alpha Gamma Sigma alumni.
His pleasures included genealogy; birding (life list of more than 700 birds); travel that included all 50 states, and extensive driving through most of southern Africa, the Middle East and Europe; hunting; and plowing fresh dirt with his father’s 520 John Deere on the family farm.
ELLIS, Charles
Deceased April 16, 2005
FORKER, Barbara
Barbara E. Forker, 89, a resident of LaPosada Retirement Community in Green Valley, Ariz., died peacefully Monday, May 31, 2010, in Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., with family members at her side. At her request no funeral or memorial will be held. Burial of cremains will be in Iowa State University Cemetery.
Barbara was known nationally and internationally as a champion of equity in women’s physical education. After 38 years at Iowa State University, she retired in 1986 as a distinguished professor emerita. She served as head of the Department of Physical Education and Leisure Studies, now called Kinesiology, from 1958 until she retired. In the early years as department head, she developed a physical education major for women and later was chosen to head the merged department of men’s and women’s physical education, one of the first in the country. In 1997, ISU renamed the Physical Education of Women Building the Barbara E. Forker Building in her honor. She led one of the most respected programs in the country and served as president of the American Alliance (AAHPERD) and received their highest honor.
She served on the U.S. Olympic committee from 1975 until 1984 and the Olympic Executive Board from 1980 to 1984. President Gerald Ford appointed her to the Commission on Olympic Sports and The President’s Commission on Physical Fitness.
She held degrees from Eastern Michigan University (bachelor’s 1942), ISU (master’s 1950) and University of Michigan (doctorate 1957). She served in the American Red Cross in Europe from 1945 to 1947 before going to ISU.
She received numerous awards throughout her career and was greatly admired and loved by all who knew her around the world. During her tenure, her emphasis was on the students, encouraging and supporting them in many different ways. Three generations of her family remember her best for her loving and generous encouragement to pursue their education and dreams, providing a role model of excellence and integrity while adding a good dose of fun for a balanced life.
She is survived by two sisters, Janis Brady (husband Harry) and Lynne Volker (husband Ed); and three generations of nieces and nephews.
Tribute submitted by Philip E. Martin and Jerry R. Thomas:
Barbara Ellen Forker, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emerita
1920-2010
Dr. Barbara E. Forker, professor, leader, and friend, was born August 28, 1920 in Kendallville, Indiana and died on May 31, 2010 in Green Valley, Arizona.
She received her bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1942, a master’s degree from Iowa State University in 1950, and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1957.
Dr. Forker started her career as a physical education instructor at Garfield Elementary School (1942-1944) and Roosevelt High School (1944-1945) in Wyandotte, MI. During World War II, she left teaching to work for the American Red Cross in the European Theater (1945-1947). She came to Iowa State in 1948 as an instructor intending a brief stay while pursuing a master’s degree, but instead stayed until her retirement as Distinguished Professor Emerita in 1986. She was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1949, Associate Professor in 1952, and Professor in 1957. Beginning in 1958 she headed the Women’s Department of Physical Education and emerged as head of a combined women’s and men’s department in 1974, a position she held until her retirement. Iowa State University was one of the early programs to merge departments following the passage of Title IX legislation, and Dr. Forker was one of few women chosen as head of a merged department—a real tribute to her strength and leadership.
Dr. Forker was a leader of numerous professional organizations. She was the president (1958-1959) of the Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation; president (1965-1966) of the Central District Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation; and vice president (1962-1964) of the Central Association for Physical Education of College Women. On the national level, Dr. Forker was vice president (1970-1971) and president (1972-1973) of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
Dr. Forker received many honors for her achievements including the IAHPER Honor Award (1961); Professor of the Year, Iowa State University – Outstanding Teaching Voted By Students (1963); CDAHPER Honor Award (1964); Faculty Citation by Alumni (1966); and the AAHPER National Honor Award (1971). In 1984 she received AAHPER’s highest honor, the Gulick Award, for her leadership and dedication to the organization. In 1997, Iowa State University renamed the Physical Education Building for Women as the Barbara E. Forker Building in her honor.
One of her greatest achievements was her work with the U.S. Olympics (1975-1984). Dr. Forker served on the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1975-1984 including its Executive Board from 1980-1984. President Gerald Ford appointed her to a Commission with eight senators and congressmen as well as several well-known sport figures to investigate and revise the nature of U.S. amateur sport. She was an often invited speaker and published numerous papers on Olympic sports and Title IX issues.
Dr. Forker was a treasure to family, lifelong friends, faculty, and students. She loved Iowa State University and the field and profession of physical education. Former colleagues recognize that Dr. Forker held them to high expectations, but held herself to higher expectations. Dr. Jan Beran, Barbara’s friend and colleague at ISU, said “Barbara was the quintessential physical education professional. She set high standards for herself and her department, was an effective advocate for the department, and led it to be one of the most respected programs in the nation.” Dr. Forker once told her newly hired sport psychologist “I am not sure exactly what a sport psychologist does, but I do know this department needs one if we are going to keep improving.” When her eyes were steely blue it was obvious she was a firm woman who went after what she thought was right; when her eyes twinkled bright blue people saw a kind and gentle person.
Barbara Forker influenced our field by leading an emerging women’s movement and as an administrator supporting a shift to science in physical education departments. She did this while working effectively with men and maintaining the important role of physical education as evidence-based practice. Barbara was a role model to many women in our field, a friend to the field, and selflessly dedicated to Iowa State.
Tribute submitted Barbara’s friend, Sandy Gallemore:
Barbara was a special friend for over 40 years. I particularly enjoyed our get-togethers at AAHPERD conventions, whether we were enjoying a walk down the streets of Las Vegas or off to Brennan's in New Orleans for breakfast. As I was leaving after a visit with her in Green Valley AZ early last March, I told her I would think of her while I was playing golf. Her quick come-back, so like her, was: "Only on the good shots!" I miss her, but memories of our friendship bring a smile.
Tribute submitted by Barbara’s sister, Lynne Volker:
My sister, Barbara Forker, is being remembered this year at your service. She passed away last May 31st. Her legacy is well known at ISU so I'll recall a favorite childhood memory of mine.
Barbara, was one of three sisters and we were each ten years apart, Barbara being the oldest and I was the youngest. I have many wonderful memories of her coming home for her summer break and teaching me tennis or golf and helping me perfect my Australian crawl. But one of my favorite memories illustrates so many of her fine character traits including her fun loving nature.
I was about ten or eleven and had just settled myself in front of the family radio to listen to three half hour detective shows one right after the other. I heard some conspiratorial whispers coming from the kitchen between my sister and mother. Barbara called to me to come into the kitchen for a surprise and I refused because I didn't want to miss my programs. She was teasingly persistent and I was persistently refusing. Finally, she came into the living room and took my arm saying she has something more fun than listening to cops and robbers. It soon became evident that there was concern about my unwise use of time, hints of no redeeming value in the subject matter, and possible bad influence on a developing mind. So this war of wills continued until she finally gave in and told me what the surprise was - she was going to teach me to make fudge! "Isn't that better than Boston Blackie and Sam Spade", she asked? Now I was really torn, torn between yummy homemade chocolate fudge, missing my programs and losing my self respect by "giving in". My mother made an appearance and with her eyes motioned toward the kitchen. So fudge won out and it was delicious! Barbara was a champion fudge maker and I reluctantly had a good time that evening. Parenthetically, the middle sister, Janis, took over as champion fudge maker from Barbara many years ago and has held the title ever since. Barbara didn't mind because Janis sent her fudge for Christmas every year.
I love this memory of my sister because it Illustrates the essential Barbara. There was the fun loving, cheerful, playful side; making fudge was far more fun than sitting in front of the radio. And there was the ever vigilant Barbara, always making productive use of time and striving to live up to the highest character qualities possible. She never expected more of someone else than she did of herself. As an illustration, back in her days at ISU Barbara listened to only one 15 minute radio show each day and when television came in, she refused to own a set. Finally, one year she wanted to see the Olympics so she gave up and bought a TV. The Olympics weren't a waste of time.
Missing her daily,
"Little sister"
Lynne Volker
FOSTER, Ruth I.
Ruth Irene Foster passed away on November 29, 2010, at the age of 95 in Des Moines, Iowa. The loss touches people in every conceivable walk of life from laborer to statesman.
Born in Adair County, Iowa on March 6, 1915, to Clyde and Rachel Archer, Ruth lived her life in Iowa, but made the world her home. Education was Ruth’s life calling and in 1934, at the age of 18, she embarked on her teaching career in a one-room school house in Adair County, Iowa. During that time she met the love of her life, David Foster, and they were joined in marriage on June 30, 1938. At that time in our nation’s history married women were prohibited from being teachers. In 1942, during World War II, the laws changed and she was able to again pursue her dream of being a teacher. Ruth’s teaching career spanned six decades: Teacher Polk County Schools 1942-54, Teacher Des Moines Public Schools 1954-85, Student Teacher Supervisor Iowa State University 1985-2002.
Ruth received her Bachelor’s of Science degree from Drake University in 1954 and Masters of Science degree from Drake University in 1962. She completed post graduate work at the University of Iowa and University of Southern California.
Ruth’s passion and dedication to education benefited the many organizations and associations with which she was affiliated: The National Education Association (NEA), District President of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA), American Business Women’s Association, Past National President of Kappa Kappa Iota, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Des Moines Education Association (DMEA), Cadre-Teachers Central District Iowa State Education, Teaching Triad Classroom Teacher Conference University of Oklahoma, Education and Certification Committee for the Iowa Department of Public Instruction, Iowa Professional Teaching Practices Committee, Teaching Staff Models Teaching National Teachers Corps Instruction, Regional Coordinator for the National Survey for Pre-Service Preparation Teachers National Center for Education Statistics, National Counsel for Accreditation of Teacher’s Education, Co-Chair of the Teacher Planning Time Committee, Des Moines Staff Development Committee, Des Moines Long Range Planning Committee, and the Des Moines Talented and Gifted (TAG) Advisory Committee. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and served as Republican Precinct Committee Woman.
Ruth was up for just about any adventure which was always about education, if not for her, for someone else. Ever young at heart, at age 79, she went white-water rafting. Ruth was a world traveler who brought back with her a token of each trip; notably, one such token was a chip she carved out of the Berlin Wall to commemorate the victory over oppression. She could clearly and enthusiastically recount every trip and encounter.
Ruth is survived by her brother, Dean (Verlene) Archer of Orient, Iowa; sister, Dorothy Johnson of Glenwood, IA; The Girls, Alexis (Lexi) and Mercedes (Sadie); the Girls’ dad and mom, Randall and Dawn Archer; niece, Angela Wortman and daughters Atalie and Adria; nephew Stanley (Vickie) Archer and daughter Amanda (Todd); niece Gloria (Neil) Ernst and daughters Lacey (Adam) and Jessie (Andrew); nephew Robert (Rita) Johnson and daughter Becky, sons Ben (Katie) and Blake; niece, Patricia Endres and daughters Tammy (Don) and Tina (Lyle); many great nephews and great nieces; and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband David Foster, parents Clyde and Rachel Archer, and brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson.
Ruth enriched the lives of everyone she met, sharing her kindness, passion, and joy for life. She helped create the futures of countless American school children – we have lost an icon of American Education. If Ruth had a personal vision statement it would have focused on the noble profession of education and the power to transform lives and improve our changing world. We love you and miss you dearly, Aunt Ruth.
FOUTS, Elizabeth "Liz"
Elizabeth “Liz” Fouts, 90, of Ames, died at her home Friday, April 8, 2011. A gathering of friends and family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care in Ames. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 14, at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames.
Liz was born May 3, 1920, in Sioux City, the daughter of Charles and Florence Matthews. She graduated from Battle Creek High School and attended Drake University. In 1938, she married William Cross, and the couple was later divorced. In 1990, she married a high school friend, Kenneth Fouts, and he preceded her in death in 1995. Liz owned and operated a café in Battle Creek from 1945 to 1949, before moving to Ames where she was affiliated with Delta Chi Fraternity until 1971. She then was the housemother at Alpha Omega Pi from 1971 to 1974, finishing her career at Alpha Delta Pi where she was inducted in 1988 upon her retirement. Liz was a past member of Eastern Star and part of the Red Hats and a member of Collegiate Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandy (Peter) Sandfort, of Ames; grandchildren, Melissa Sandfort, of Chicago, Dr. Rebecca Sandfort Patel, of Boston, and Peter H. Sandfort III, of Charlottesville; stepchildren, Kenneth (Meta) Fouts Jr., of Batavia, Ohio, Robert (Rose) Fouts, of Eaton, Colo., Judy (Jim) Dickerson, of Gretna, Neb., and Genie Fox, of Manley, Neb. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, James Roberts.
FRENCH, Mary Catherine Martin
Mary Catherine Martin French was born May 13, 1917, in Fort Dodge, to John Oswald Martin and Alice Brabbit Martin. She was the oldest of six children: Mary Catherine, Charles, Leo, Paul, Al and Alice.
She lived in Fort Dodge as a child, and after completing her junior year in high school, her family moved to Dubuque. Mary Catherine graduated from Dubuque High and then the University of Dubuque, where she majored in home economics and history and was president of Lambda Tau Delta social sorority her senior year.
Following graduation in 1939 from the U of D, she was one of the lucky few to find a teaching job in Monmouth. She was asked to coach the girls basketball team and did, even though she had never played.
She married her high school friend, Dexter French, in 1940 and moved to Ames, where he was finishing his doctorate degree in biochemistry at Iowa State. They then moved to Boston for two years, Chicago for two years and, in 1947, returned to Ames, where she lived the rest of her life.
Mary Catherine and Dexter French had seven children: Alfred Dexter, 1943; David Lawrence, 1945; Walter Alan, 1948; Barbara Louise, 1949; Jean Elizabeth, 1951; Nancy Kay, 1956; and Carol Ann, 1957.
Mary Catherine was busy during the 1940s, 50s and 60s raising her children and supporting Dexter’s career by being a hostess for parties and other social events. She showed her strength by doing major construction work on their new house on Ross Road in 1956, and her flexibility by moving with the kids to London and Paris in 1962-63. When the children were younger, she made many of their clothes and was a fine seamstress. Her cooking was admired by all, and we remember the yummy dinner rolls she made. Pies were another specialty, and she did many practical cooking things like canning fruits and vegetables, making pickles, and shopping for bargains. The family never went hungry, although there were times groceries were bought on credit.
Although building their Ross Road house was a necessity project, it introduced Mary Catherine to woodworking, and over the next 20 years, she expanded her skills and tools and became a fine woodworker. She and Dexter made furniture and Grandfather clocks (given as gifts to some of her children and grandchildren). When large projects became too much for her to handle alone, she began making crafts and ornaments, and she had a large variety of wood in the basement she loved to work with.
She “adopted” some of the foreign students who worked with Dexter or others in the biochemistry department and became deeply involved in the education and “liberation” of some of the wives of these students. She later was thrilled to travel to Japan and visit on their territory and in their homes.
Mary Catherine was a strong supporter of the Democratic Party and its candidates and of “women’s issues.”
After Dexter died in 1981, she had the freedom to travel, and joined the Friendship Force, a group that coordinated visits to the homes of folks in other countries and hosting reciprocal visits in Ames. She also connected with a distant relative in the Czech Republic and traveled there at least once. Mary Catherine also took several cruise ship tours.
She always had wanted to be a grandparent and was delighted to take the opportunity to show her grandkids the world. She took Mark (Dave’s son, adopted from Korea) on a trip to Korea when he was 16, and also took Misti (Dave’s daughter) to England. She attended the grandkids’ weddings by driving alone long distances, and always welcomed them into her home.
In her last several years, she lived in the Green Hills Health Center and enjoyed going outside to see the birds and flowers, singing familiar songs and tasting chocolate candy and ice cream treats. She smiled at familiar faces and photos.
Her remains are in the Iowa State University cemetery next to her husband and two daughters.
GLATZ, Bonita (Bonnie) Ann
Bonita (Bonnie) Ann Glatz, 61, of Ames died Friday, July 16, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family and supported by Homeward Hospice. There will be a visitation beginning at 4:30 pm with the service to follow at 5:30 pm Wednesday, July 21 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ames. A meal will follow the service at the church.
Bonnie was born on November 12, 1948 to John A. and Rita (Lester) Sutherland in Rochester, NY. Bonnie graduated from Cornell University in 1971 and soon after married her high school sweetheart, Charles (Chuck) Glatz, on June 18, 1971 in Rochester. Bonnie received her PhD in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Bonnie was a University Professor at Iowa State University and retired in 2004 after 29 years in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Bonnie attacked her retirement years with the same passion and zeal with which she served her professional life, making new friends among her fellow volunteers at Ames Library, Food at First, Worldly Goods, Story County Dental Advisory, STA-AMOS, and MGMC. Bonnie continued to travel, volunteer, and read extensively following her cancer diagnosis. The manner with which she dealt with her illness, and savored life, was an inspiration to many.
Survivors include her mother, Rita of Rochester, NY; her husband, Chuck of Ames; her children Andy (and daughter-in-law Nancy), Rebecca and Catie; and one grandchild, Charlie.
Tribute submitted by Patricia Murphy, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition:
It is impossible to say enough about >30 years of professional and personal friendship. When I interviewed for an assistant professor in Food Technology and was here for a long time due to a United Airlines strike, I learned Bonnie Glatz was the 3rd woman faculty member in the College of Agriculture. She joined the Department of Food Technology about the same time as another assistant professor, Lester Wilson, when all the rest of the faculty were full professors. She guided the selection of most of the rest of the Food Technology Department, followed after merger by the Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, over the years and in part responsible the world class reputation of our department. Dr. Glatz went along willingly with the wild idea of merging Food Technology and Food & Nutrition into one unit even if across difficult college lines, at that time. She provided leadership in the academic and other areas to allow the development of a cohesive unit of food scientists and nutritionists that are world class. She guided the department curriculum away from chaos during the transition to semesters by getting everyone to agree to renumber courses into a logical system. Dr. Glatz was at the forefront of women’s issues on campus including child care, issues important for women faculty through the University Committee on Women and fostering development of women students in science and engineering by being one of the founding mothers of Women in Science & Engineering. She was our department’s ear to engineering, both chemical and agricultural. Dr. Glatz taught generations of food science students their food microbiology. She developed a number of excellent food microbiologists for the food industry and academia. She worked to let science drive our curriculum and discipline, not commodity orientations, which has led to our strength in food science. Bonnie introduced many students and faculty to Dugan’s and was there at its end as an Ames institution. Dr. Glatz served through multiple presidents, deans and department chairs. Dr. Glatz always maintained excellence and common sense for our department but also knew how to keep that anarchist’s edge. Perhaps this unique combination is what we all will remember her by. We remember her leadership, guidance, and friendship.
GLOCK, Ruth Elizabeth (Fisher)
Ruth Elizabeth (Fisher) Glock died Feb. 9, 2011, in Ames. A celebration of her life will be Feb. 19, at Reiman Gardens at ISU.
Ruth was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Omaha, Neb., to Helen (Benson) and George Fisher. Her passion and career revolved around teaching. She taught elementary school in Maryland and high school in Iowa. She earned a master’s degree from Iowa State University and joined the ISU faculty in 1977.
As an advisor and professor of textiles and clothing, she mentored hundreds of students to become successful in their education and profession. She was a member of the AAFA Executive Leadership Council, faculty fellow of the Textile Clothing Technology Corporation, a member of the International Textile Apparel Association and a member of Alpha Chi Omega.
She was an avid hockey mom, industry professional, author, travel fanatic, friend, sister, gardener, dog lover, basketball fan, bird watcher, fabric retailer and community sewing class instructor.
She is survived by three brothers, Dick Fisher and George Fisher, both of Omaha, and Bob Fisher, of Tulsa, Okla.; three children, Karen Glock, of Kansas City, Mo., Jeff Glock, of Ankeny, and Doug Glock, of Westminster, Colo.; three grandchildren, Dillan, Nolan and Quinn; and Moji, the “wonder dog.”
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Tribute submitted by Cheryl Farr:
Ruth Elizabeth (Fisher) Glock was an avid advocate for students seeking careers in apparel design, product development and production. For over thirty years, she worked tirelessly to bring a strong industry focus to the Iowa State Apparel, Merchandising, and Design (formerly Textiles and Clothing) program. Glock co-authored the well- known text, Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Quality Analysis, which currently is in the fourth edition. Through this text, Glock touched the lives of students and professionals around the world.
Glock was instrumental in several pivotal departmental initiatives. She led the way in transforming the program focus from home sewing to an industry-orientated focus, including the change to industrial equipment, resulting in students being better prepared for a career in the apparel industry. Her tireless efforts also included expanding the program’s student internship program, expanding study tour and study abroad experiences, and forging links between the department and the apparel industry. Her leadership led to the program’s endorsement by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) one of only 13 programs with this endorsement. Her understanding of industry trends, curiosity, and forward-thinking helped make the AMD program what it is today.
Glock was born in Omaha, Nebraska August 10, 1937, to Helen Benson and George Fisher. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska in 1958 and her master’s degree from Iowa State University in 1979.
Among her many accomplishments and affiliations, Glock was a member of the AAFA Executive Leadership Council, faculty fellow of the Textile Clothing Technology Corporation, a member of the International Textile Apparel Association and a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Glock was named Educator of the Year in 1998 by Bobbin, an apparel manufacturing trade publication.
Ruth's smile, wisdom, and dedication to her work family will be greatly missed.
GREEN, Detroy E.
Detroy Edward Green, professor emeritus, Iowa State University, passed away Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, surrounded by his loving wife and children in Heartwood House at Northcrest Retirement Community. A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way in Ames, with the Rev. Scott Grotewold officiating.
Detroy was born March 26, 1930, to Charlie and Cora (Rhodes) Green at home near Zelma, Mo. In 1948, he graduated from Matthews High School in Matthews, Mo. During the Korean Conflict, he served in the U.S. military from 1951 to 1953. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in ag education from the University of Missouri in June 1954 and taught vocational agriculture in Parma, Mo., from 1954 to 1959. In 1959, he returned to the University of Missouri to obtain his masters and doctorate degrees in plant breeding and genetics.
His greatest joy was his family. On Aug. 3, 1951, he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Jereleen Ward, in Sikeston, Mo., whom he leaves behind along with his five children, Angela Green, Mona (Rick) Porter, Detroy (Cindi) Green II, Alan (Judy) Green and Lori (Cam) Moran; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother; one sister; and many other relatives, friends and former students.
Hobbies included pheasant and quail hunting, fishing and teaching others to fish, especially for “hippo-muskie.”
He spent 1964 to 1995 teaching and doing soybean research at the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University where he thoroughly enjoyed interacting with colleagues and students. Throughout his career, he made numerous contributions to teaching and crop science, belonged to various professional organizations, and received many awards. One of his most important contributions was the introduction in 1967 of an audio-tutorial approach that changed the way of teaching crop sciences. He would say that his most important contribution was the legacy of so many former students from around the world who have and are improving agriculture. In 1995, he retired as associate dean for Academic Programs and professor of agronomy.
From 1975 to1977, he was hired by World Bank to direct the development of a National Soybean Research Program in Spain.
A scholarship in Detroy’s memory has been established to support undergraduate students at Iowa State University who plan to teach agronomy.
Tribute submitted by Norma Hensley, co-worker of Detroy Green:
Detroy Green was a renowned and beloved agronomy professor, researcher, and associate dean. I did not know Dr. Green well when he was being considered for the associate dean position, but thought of him as a rather serious, no-nonsense person. When he was considering taking the Associate Dean position he asked me if I thought we could work together. My response: “If you care enough to ask, we can work together.” I joined the ranks of many who had great sojourns in their careers working with him. That no-nonsense guy had a great, mischievous sense of humor to accentuate his desire and willingness to continue to move the College of Agriculture forward. He was tenacious and persistent in pursuing causes and needs of the college, the students, and personnel.
Tribute submitted by Missy Falk, granddaughter of Detroy E. Green:
Waiting anxiously after school for him to come home from work,
sipping hot chocolate and watching sesame street...
Grandpa always came home.
Dancing around their kitchen, standing on his feet,
smiling at each other while he hummed a waltz…
Grandpa never let me fall.
Watching grandpa take grandma’s hand and hold her close,
then spin her around their kitchen to the same waltz…
Grandpa showed me how a man loves a woman.
Raking leaves in the yard and jumping into the piles,
rolling down the hills in the back yard…
Grandpa made it ok to be a child.
Exercising with him on the basement floor before he went on his run,
trying so hard to keep pace…
Grandpa was disciplined.
Taking me on my first driving lesson around the corn field research plot,
giving me worldly advise at my college graduation,
and walking me down the aisle to give me away at my wedding…
Grandpa was a guiding light.
I didn’t really understand what grandpa did for his job,
but I knew he was important.
And he consistently held me to the same high standards and expectations…
Grandpa was respected.
Going fishing with grandpa every Summer,
carrying in fire wood every Fall,
and sledding down the hills of Dinky’s snowy pasture every Winter,
Grandpa was tradition.
Painting the house together,
Teaching us to play pool and ping pong,
Reading Uncle Remus stories to us in a southern burr...
Grandpa was my home.
Honking my nose, teasing me about boys,
and telling goofy jokes just to make me smile
(even after I thought I was too old for his antics)…
Grandpa loved me, unconditionally.
Kissing Grandpa on his cheek…
Not any cheek, but his right cheek…my cheek.
Grandpa reserved a permanent place in his heart for me.
Grandpa (and Grandma),
You have been the most important role models in my life.
For the future that I want,
the marriage that I want,
the partner that I want,
the family that I want,
and the parent that I want to be.
Thank you for always being there for me,
and for everything that you have given me.
Tribute submitted by his wife, Marilyn:
Detroy was a professor in Agronomy and did research with soybeans, which lead to the World Bank hiring Detroy to spend two years in Spain to help determine the benefit for the country if more soybeans were grown.
Detroy very much enjoyed working with the students and other teachers and professors. His greatest enjoyment was watching the students develop, graduate and become successful. He truly enjoyed teaching. Teaching and students was first in Detroy's life. Teaching college students or young people to hunt or fish was a great joy for him.
Detroy, other teachers and professors were such good friends, they would play jokes on each other. One night he received a call from one of his co-worker stating the green house was flooded because a water pipe had broken. So in the wee hours of the morning he goes to the green house to find the call was a joke. Needless to say, he found out who had played the joke and some time later when the joke player thought all was forgotten, Detroy played a joke on him.
Tribute submitted by Russ Mullen, Professor in Agronomy and co-instructor with Detroy in the Introductory Agronomy course for over 20 years:
When I first came to ISU in 1978, I knew I would be working with a man named Detroy in the introductory agronomy course. That name scared me. It was too close to word “destroy” and I wondered if working with the man would destroy my career and instead it became one of the most fortunate life enriching opportunities for me. Over the years I chuckled many times when people mistakenly called him “Destroy Green”.
Detroy was a hard driver, had high expectations and standards for himself and those he worked with and those he taught. I often wondered when he quit working. There was a small group of us that occasionally played golf during the summer and I was the worst golfer. In later years, I learned one trick on the golf course that helped me compete with Detroy. If he started getting too far ahead on the score, I would start talking to him about work, and teaching challenges, the things we had to do before the end of next week. Soon his scores started getting worse and sometimes I could catch up to him. Whether working or playing, trying to make a difference was never far from Detroy’s thoughts.
Detroy was always young in mind and heart. Detroy not only liked people, he enjoyed them. We could laugh at people and ourselves and we often joked with each other and teamed up to tease students too. One of Detroy’s graduate students and I created an elaborate April fool’s joke on Detroy and he fell for it. He was good natured about his gullibility and I thought he had forgotten about it until 2 years later when he pulled an elaborate April fool’s joke on me. And with a sparkle in his eyes, his words were: “now we’re even!” He challenged conventional ways of teaching, was open to new ideas, and was always looking ahead. Working with Detroy was professionally motivating because it meant working in an atmosphere of innovation and trying to improve teaching and learning of students. He thought and acted young all the years I knew him.
Detroy always worked and dealt with people based on principles. One example that I will never forget is the one teaching award he never won at ISU. It was the Outstanding Teaching Award for Instructors of Introductory Courses and carried a significant award stipend for the recipient. He was nominated several times and was a shoe-in for the award (he had won many higher awards before). The reason he didn’t win this one is that he refused to be nominated because we were “partners” in the introductory course and if both of us couldn’t be nominated, then he shouldn’t be nominated alone. I often reflect on that story and it deepens my appreciation of his support, mentoring, and nurturing of my own career and how fortunate it was for me to have a colleague like that.
Detroy was a faculty member that fought for ideas based on principles, especially for ideas and improvements in teaching and student learning. He was an administrator who appreciated and sought differing ideas and opinions that were not his own in order to make better decisions and he communicated those reasons face-to-face to those whose decisions would be negative. Those who might disagree with his opinions could never challenge his principles by which he fought for. He made his decisions transparent to those on both sides of the issue.
When Detroy left Agronomy to become an administrator and after he retired, he frequently told me “he wanted the introductory agronomy course back after I died.” He always said it with a smile but you also knew he meant it because he would never stop wanting to teach. The thought of him “up there waiting” on me, makes me really nervous…you don’t want to keep Detroy waiting too long on a job to do!
“Detroy” is an unforgettable name for an unforgettable person. It’s nice to have daily reminders of a colleague who lived a robust life, who saw humor in the simple things of everyday life, and has made such a positive impact on those who knew him. His wisdom, the sayings, and the memories continue to be with us through the thousands of lives that he has touched.
HANNUM, Thomas
Thomas Edward Hannum, 91, of Ames passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at Northcrest Retirement Community.
Tom was born in Boone, Iowa to Irve and Mary (Means) Hannum. He graduated from Boone High School and Iowa State College, where he was active in Kappa Sigma fraternity and ROTC. At ISC he met Catherine Kidd and they were married March 1942, shortly before Tom’s 28 months of overseas service. Tom was a second lieutenant in the Army artillery in North Ireland, England, North Africa and Italy. He earned four campaign stars and was awarded the Purple Heart. He then served in the National Guard from 1946-1971, retiring as a Brigadier General.
Tom earned his Master’s Degree in psychology from Iowa State in 1949, and his PhD in psychology from the University of Nebraska in 1952. He was on the ISU faculty until he retired at age 70 in 1989. Tom received awards for his teaching, student advising, academic advising and a Distinguished Service Award from the Iowa Psychology Association.
Tom was a consultant for the Iowa Department of Corrections for 24 years. He served on many committees for the state, ISU, and the Ames Board of Education for three terms.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Kay, and children, Jim Hannum of Urbana, Ill; Judy Von Bergen of Madison, WI; Janet Shoeman of West Des Moines; and Joan Hannum of Nevada; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Tribute submitted by James Hannum, son of Thomas:
My Dad was a Professor in psychology for many years. Prior to his academic career he earned his master's degree and bachelor's degrees from ISU. He loved teaching undergraduates (especially Psychology 100) and won many awards for his teaching skill. He enjoyed advising students in organizations such as Psi Chi (the psychology honorary society). He mentored many younger faculty when they joined the department.
My dad wore many hats in his life. He was a husband, a father to me and my three sisters, a teacher, a soldier, a psychologist, and consultant. He was full of energy and always on the go. He was welcoming to strangers and generous with his time and money. We all miss him in this year since he passed away.
HAYES, John Matthew
John Matthew Hayes, 64, of Ames, died at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames on Friday, Sept. 24, following a long, courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Burial will be in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
John Hayes was born Jan. 22, 1946, in Cambridge, Mass., to Laurence and Mary (Reardon) Hayes. He graduated from North Cambridge Catholic High School in 1963. He received a degree in chemistry from Boston State College in 1967. He completed his Ph.D in chemistry from Boston University in 1974. He completed post-doctoral work in chemistry at Iowa State University.
He married Rita DiLullo on May 18, 1968. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was discharged from the Signal Corps in Hawaii with the rank of SP5.
He was employed at Iowa State University, with Dr. Gerald Small and the Ames Lab, for more than 35 years. Following retirement, he served St. Cecilia Parish as Parish Director of Religious Education until the present time.
He was very active as a soccer referee, both at the high school level and Iowa Games. He was a volunteer and active supporter of WOI radio.
He is survived by his wife, Rita Hayes, of Ames; four children, David Hayes, of Ames, Amy (Nathan) Wright, of Des Moines, Christina (Kevin) Uptain, of Edina, Minn., and Joseph Hayes, of West Des Moines; and four siblings, Larry, Ann, Kathy, and Jeanne, all of Massachusetts.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Joseph.
HOGAN, Robert P.
Robert P. Hogan, 96, died August 11, 2010, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, Montana.
He was a native of Iowa, where he had been in newspaper and public relations work for many years. In 1980 he and his wife, Helen, retired and moved to Kingston, Washington. In 1992 they moved to Buffalo Hill Terrace, a retirement community in Kalispell, Montana. Helen passed away in 2005, and Bob moved to the Montana Veterans Home in 2006.
Bob was born in Anamosa on March 23, 1914, to Dr. Mark F. Hogan and Bertha Foley Hogan. The family moved to Monticello in 1915 where his father practiced dentistry and was postmaster. Bob was a graduate of Sacred Heart School, Monticello; attended Lenox Junior College, Hopkinton, and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1938.
Bob held reporting and editing assignments on the Daily Iowan and the Press-Citizen in Iowa City; the Cedar Rapids Gazette, and was news director and political reporter for the Iowa Daily Press Association in Des Moines. During the latter period, he covered state politics for 39 daily papers in Iowa, including three national political conventions. Following his reporting positions he worked in public relations for the Portland Cement Association in Des Moines and served as a public information officer at Iowa State University in Ames.
Bob and his wife, the former Helen Dankel of Seattle, Washington were married in Cedar Rapids on May 8, 1946. They met at the Sandpoint U.S. Naval Air Station in Seattle, when he returned from dut in the South Pacific after serving at Midway and Guam. He had enlisted in the Navy and retired as a Navy Lieutenant. Helen was a civilian employee of the Naval Air Station throughout WWII.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; and three sisters, Jean, Kathleen (Mrs. D.W. Franks of DeWitt) and Rose Ann. He is survived by a son, Mark S. Hogan and his wife Jeanne, of Kalispell, and their children, Stephanie, of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Geoffrey, of New Oreleans, Louisiana; a son Kenneth R. Hogan and his wife Lynn, of Boulder, Colorado, and their son Jake and his wife Keri, of Boston.
HOPSON, James
James A. Hopson, 71, of Sun City, AZ passed away January 24, 2011 at the Boswell Heart Hospital of congestive heart failure. He spent his early childhood in Birmingham, AL, he then moved to Iowa where he graduated from Exira High School in 1957 and received a BS degree from Iowa State University in 1968. He was associated with the ISU alumni association and became the Alumni Director from 1979-1999. After retirement, James and wife Judy moved to Arizona to enjoy the sun and golfing.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Judy (Frederick) Hopson, daughter Cindy Howe both of Sun City; his grandsons Donnie Howe, Des Moines, IA and Steven Howe, Cedar Fall, IA; his sister Polly Bolack, Lake Placid, FL., and step sister Helen Persall, Pell City, AL., plus many other friends and family.
Comments submitted by Jim’s wife, Judy Hopson:
Jim was born 5-22-1939 and passed away 1-24-2011. He received his degree from Iowa State in 1969. He was named the Iowa State Alumni Executive Director in 1979 and held that position for 20 years. Prior to this he held 5 positions with both the Association and the Iowa State University Foundation. He retired in 1999.
Jim was quiet, modest, and a gentleman, always with a smile. He loved the Alumni, as well as Iowa State University. We both enjoyed hosting Alumni trips abroad.
Our family consists of one daughter Cindy, and two grandsons Donnie and Steven
Jim lived to see the new Alumni Center, one of his dreams come true.
INGER, George
Dr. George R. Inger, 77, or Blacksburg, VA, died on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at his home. Dr. Inger had a distinguished career as a professor and researcher in the field of Aerospace Engineering.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet; and survived by his daughter, Kathryn A. Seidman and her two children, of Colorado Springs, CO; and by his son, Kenneth S. Inger, of Roanoke, VA. Dr. Inger most recently served as a Visiting Professor at Virginia Tech; however, he previously had taught at Tech in the 1970’s. He had been a researcher, teacher, and consultant in the field of aerothermodynamics for over 30 years. He occupied the Glenn Murphy Chair of Engineering at Iowa State University for many years and also served at the University of Colorado and West Virginia University. He held prior industrial research positions at McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace Corporation, Bell Aircraft, and the GM Research Laboratories. Over his career he published over 100 papers, and became a pioneer in the basic theory of high temperature chemically reacting gas flows and propulsion in space.
JENISON, Jerry
Jerry Jenison, 66, of Rice Lake (Lake Mills) and formerly of Ames, passed away Monday, October 4, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice House in Mason City, Iowa.
There will be a gathering of Family and Friends on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Turnberry’s, Rice Lake Golf and Country Club, rural Lake Mills, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, Oct. 11, 4 - 6 (program @ 4:30) at the Alumni Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Jerry’s name to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, Rice Lake Chapter, Ducks Unlimited -Greenwing Program, or a charity of the donor’s choice.
Jerry was born January 27, 1944 in Belmond, IA, the youngest son of Duane and Henrietta (Sturgeon) Jenison. He was raised on the family farm and attended Belmond schools, graduating from high school in 1961. He attended Iowa State University and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1966. Jerry was united in marriage to Bonnie Rogalla in 1964. Three children were born to this marriage; Gina, Tami, and Judson. On May 31, 1979 Jerry was united in marriage to Lynn Piper and to this marriage was born one child, Scott. Jerry began his professional life teaching and coaching in Lake City, IA. In 1968 he moved to Ames and was employed by Iowa State University in the Personnel Office, first as an Interviewer and ultimately as Associate Director. In 1981, Jerry became the Human Resources Manager at the Ames Laboratory, a Dept. of Energy lab on the Iowa State campus, retiring in June of 2004. Following his retirement, he and Lynn moved to their cottage on Rice Lake (Lake Mills) and remodeled, making it their permanent home. After their move, Jerry enjoyed farming for a friend during spring planting and fall harvest seasons.
Jerry was an outdoorsman, who enjoyed spending time with family and friends while fishing, waterfowl hunting, golfing, or simply enjoying a Rice Lake sunrise or sunset. He was an avid Cyclone fan and enjoyed any sporting event as both spectator and participant. Jerry was a competitor from his early years, playing with his two brothers on the farm or participating in sports while in school. This spirit continued throughout his life playing adult league basketball and racquetball in Ames all the way to his retirement when he took up a new challenge, golf. Jerry, always the teacher/coach, encouraged everyone around him to do their best. He was at his best when offering supportive advice to his children and grandchildren.
Jerry is survived by his loving family: his wife Lynn of Lake Mills, IA; daughters, Gina (Pete) Evans of Ankeny, IA; Tami (David) Trotter of Lorton, VA; sons, Judson of Minneapolis, MN; Scott of Ames, IA; grandchildren, Maya and Jack Evans of Ankeny; Ty Trotter of Lorton, VA; brothers, Roland (Phyllis) of Ames, IA; and Lynn (Karen) of Ellensburg, WA, along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many good friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his mother-in-law, Bernice Piper.
Tribute submitted by Jerry's family:
Jerry N. Jenison passed away on October 4, 2010 after a relatively short, but very courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jerry was born January 27, 1944 in Belmond, IA. He was raised on the family farm and attended Belmond schools, graduating from high school in 1961. He attended Iowa State University for one year and went on to graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in 1966.
Jerry began his professional life teaching and coaching in Lake City, IA. In 1968 he moved to Ames and was employed by the Iowa State University Personnel Office, first as an Interviewer and ultimately as Associate Director. In 1981, Jerry became the Human Resources Manager at Ames Lab, retiring in June of 2004. Following his retirement, we moved to our cottage on Rice Lake near Lake Mills, IA, remodeling and making it our permanent home.
Jerry was an outdoorsman, who enjoyed spending time with family and friends while fishing, waterfowl hunting, golfing, or simply enjoying a Rice Lake sunrise or sunset. He was an avid Cyclone fan and enjoyed any sporting event as both spectator and participant. Jerry loved a challenge and remained a competitor his entire life. I think this attitude had its roots in his childhood, trying to hold his own with two older brothers. He took on challenges in a logical pragmatic way, quickly analyzing a situation and deciding on the best way to approach it. This was true whether he was on the basketball court, dealing with an employee problem at work, or trying to figure out how to catch a walleye or call in a flock of ducks.
At work, Jerry was known as a logical, fair-minded, problem solver. Shortly before his death last fall, his co-workers at Ames Lab compiled a book of “Jerry Stories”. The book contains many references to his famous homemade ice cream, his usual office birthday treat. There are also many references to situations where he helped and guided employees and their managers through troubled times. One such excerpt from this book: “You, probably more than anyone, saw the human side … you made Ames Lab a better place”. I don’t think there could be a better tribute to his professional life than this statement. His 36 years in human resources certainly weren’t without frustration, but he approached each new challenge head-on and genuinely enjoyed coming up with equitable solutions both for the employee and the department.
On a more personal note, his closest friend of 40 plus years wrote the following characterization of Jerry:
“He is smart, analytical, logical, a strategist, caring, strong, tough, competitive, loved dogs and especially his family. Jerry was a great man, and I might add a great friend.”
It’s my hope that Jerry will be remembered in just this way and as the loyal Iowa Stater that he was.
JENSEN, Irvin
Passed away October 1, 1971.
JORDAN, Phyllis
Phyllis J. Jordan, 77, of Ames, passed away April 2, 2011 at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m. at Stevens Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Ames Municipal Cemetery.
Phyllis Jordan was born July 13, 1933 in Lake City to Lyle and Katharine (Brauer) Fawcett. She attended Auburn area schools. She married Lloyd Peters in May 1950 and he passed away in 1963. She married Rollin Jordan on July 6, 1964.
She was employed at J.C. Penney for thirty two years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Elks Club. She enjoyed golf, gardening, and growing roses, and was an avid ISU fan. She doted on her great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Rollin Jordan, of Ames; children, Linda Elbert and Dennis (Becky) Jordan, all of Ames; four grandchildren, Matt (Carrie) Elbert, of Ames, Jeremie (Sonda) Jordan, of Waukee, Andy (Jen) Elbert, of Newton, and Luke Elbert, of Ames; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Harold Fawcett.
KANE, Barbara Jean
Barbara Jean Kane, 89, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Ames, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at Cedar Falls Lutheran Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Greenwood Cemetery in Cedar Falls. There will be no visitation.
Barbara was born March 3, 1921, in Waterloo, the daughter of Rueben Arthur and Majeska Faye (Kipp) Harrison. She married Wayne Thomas Kane July 7, 1943, in Harris County, Texas. They later divorced.
She graduated from Breckenridge High School in San Antonio, and later worked at Iowa State University Press. She loved her family and enjoyed dogs, especially beagles and basset hounds.
Survivors include four sons, Randy Kane, of Williston, N.D., Tim (Carol) Kane, of Washburn, Wis., David (Nan) Kane, of Waterloo, and Robert (Christine) Kane, of Los Angeles; one daughter, Mary (Pete) Saichaie, of Ankeny; four grandchildren, Dustin Kane, Lindsey (Jacob) Moore, Kem Saichaie and Len Saichaie; two great-grandchildren, Brandon Kane and Liam Moore; and one sister, Mary Jane Nicholson, of Brea, Calif.
Barbara was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Worth Harrison.
KEGLEY, J. Colby
J. Colby Kegley, 71, of Ames, died Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A celebration of life service is being planned for late January at United Church of Christ-Congregational in Ames.
Colby was born Oct. 6, 1939, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of J.M. and Rebecca Kegley. He grew up in Cedar Rapids and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1964, with a Ph.D. in mathematics. He was in the mathematics department at Iowa State University from 1964-96. He married Nancy Sue Henderson in 1961, and the couple later divorced. He later married Jeannette “Judy” Young in 1982, and she preceded him in death in 2008. He enjoyed playing the organ and keyboard for several churches in the area, including Memorial Lutheran in Nevada, and Bethesda Lutheran Church, Collegiate Presbyterian Church, and the United Church of Christ-Congregational, in Ames. He also participated in organ recitals at Iowa State University and other venues.
He was a member of National Wildlife Federation and enjoyed New York Times crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and Sudoku. Colby was very active, taking two hiking trips a year. One of Colby’s last projects was helping his grandson, Keenan, select a piano that he will enjoy for several years.
He is survived by one daughter, Rachel (Tim) McCann, of Johnston; one son, Neil, of Denver, Colo.; and seven grandchildren, Keenan McCann, and Tyler, Lia, Drake, Maddox, Carter and Ava Kegley.
Tribute submitted by Wolfgang Kliemann, Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematics:
Colby was born Oct. 6, 1939 in St. Paul, MN the son of J.M. and Rebecca Kegley. He grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Colby married Nancy Sue Henderson in 1961 and the couple later divorced. He later married Jeannette “Judy” Young in 1982 and she preceded him in death in 2008.
Colby received BA (1960), MS (1962) and PhD (1964) degrees in mathematics from the University of Iowa. He was on the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at Iowa State University from 1964 through his retirement in 1996. Together with Alan Heckenbach he published the undergraduate textbook “Elementary Functions” with Collier Mac Publishers. He had two MS students during his tenure at Iowa State, Thomas Lammers (1970) and Walter Cramer Jr (1975), whose MS thesis was entitled “Numerical Tests for Hexachordal Combinatoriality”.
Colby Kegley has served several churches as organist, beginning at age 13. He has studied organ with Eleanor Taylor at Coe College, Martha Folts at ISU and Gerhard Krapf at the University of Iowa. Since his retirement, he has served as accompanist for the Ames Children's Concert Choir, Ames Chamber Artists, Ames Choral Society, the ISU Opera Studio and dozens of ISU music students. While on leave from ISU during the school year 1976-1977, he accompanied the violinist Carroll Glenn and some of her students at the Manhattan School of Music.
He has appeared as keyboardist with the ISU Symphony Orchestra, the ISU Wind Ensemble and the ISU Concert Band, and is the regular keyboardist with the Central Iowa Symphony. Through 2010 he was a quarter-time organist at United Church of Christ Congregational of Ames and at Memorial Lutheran of Nevada.
He is survived by his daughter, Rachel (Tim) McCann of Johnston, and a son, Neil of Denver, CO , with grandchildren, Keenan McCann, Tyler, Lia, Drake, Maddox, Carter and Ava Kegley.
KEMP, Allen
Deceased March 2, 1989
KENDALL, Velma
Velma Kendall passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines on June 3, 2010. Velma was born to Loranzo and Olive Fidler on May 10, 1927. She met LeRoy David Kendall at a skating rink after he returned from serving in World War II. They married in Troy, KS, on January 23, 1946. They moved to Madrid in 1957 and lived their life together there.
Velma worked as a secretary in the College of Business at Iowa State University for 19 years and retired in 1996. She was an avid reader and an attentive gardener. Velma loved to travel and shop with her three daughters. She was an active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and served on the board of the Madrid Public Library.
Velma was sweet, gentle and always loving.
Velma is survived by her husband, Roy; three daughters, Janet (Merrill) Wicker, Joyce (Frank) Lawson, and Nancy (Steve) Pies; two sons, David (Patty) and Mark (Patti); eight grandchildren, Kristen, Jay, Brad, Leslie, Chris, Taylor, Justin and Dawnae; eight great-grandchildren, and sisters Shirley (Bill) Otto and Sharon (Walter) Fellers. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, brother Dale, and sisters Kay and Mildred.
KING-BRINK, Marcia
Marcia King-Brink, 54, of Ogden, passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, at her home. Marcia’s wishes were to be cremated. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at Community United Methodist Church in Ogden. The Rev. Paul Evans will officiate. Carson-Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden is in charge of arrangements.
Marcia Ann King was born Nov. 10, 1955, in Perry, the daughter of Carl and Wanda (O’Connell) King. She graduated with the East Greene High School class of 1974, and went on to receive a master’s degree in animal science from Iowa State University in Ames. Following her education, she worked at the Louis Rich turkey plant in West Liberty, then lived and worked in California for a brief period of time before moving to Denison, where she worked in quality control at Dubuque Packing. She married Kenneth Brink Aug. 13, 1986, in Arion. The couple established their home in Ogden in 1989. She was employed as a manager in the meat laboratory at Iowa State University.
In earlier years, Marcia enjoyed crafts and ceramics. Her true love was for animals, especially English Shepherd dogs. She was actively involved in both judging and participating in dog shows, agility training, and rescuing and placing English Shepherds. Her dog, Dutch, was a recipient of the Canine Good Citizen Award.
Survivors include her husband, Kenny Brink, of Ogden; one stepson, Keith Brink and his friend, Joanne, of Manilla; onea stepdaughter, Shelly (Keith) Rhodes, of Defiance; eight grandchildren; her father, Carl King, of Madrid; one brother, Stephen King, of Rippey; one sister, Janis (John) Turpin, of Jefferson; many nieces and nephews, including Kelly Turpin, of Japan; and her beloved dog, Keeva.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda King; one stepdaughter-in-law, Billie Brink; and her “kids,” dogs, Mandy, Dutch, Molly, Munchkin, and Sage, who passed away with Marcia.
KLOPF, Ava
Ava J. Klopf, 96, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, at Northcrest Community in Ames. A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at Northcrest.
Ava was born Nov. 22, 1913, in Tonitown, Ark., to Ora and A.B. Dobbs. The family moved to Kansas City, Mo., in 1919, and she married Karl Klopf in 1931. They moved to Ames in 1942.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Ames Woman’s Club, Mary Greeley Medical Center Auxiliary, Ames Button Club. She worked at the ISU Stat Lab for 20 years, retiring in 1976.
Ava is survived by two sons, Charles (Sue), of West Des Moines, and John (Sherry), of Warrington, Ore.; three grandsons, Michael, Patrick (Deanna) and Jason; one granddaughter, Julie (Joe); and three great-grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, three sisters and a brother'
Tribute submitted by Ava’s sons, Charles and John Klopf:
Ava worked in the Statistical Laboratory and was proud to work for ISU and enjoyed her work immensely, as well as the friends she stayed in touch with until her death on August 27, 2010, at age 96. She was a wonderful mother of her two sons, Charles and John, and a wonderful grandmother to grandchildren Jason, Julie, Patrick, and Michael. We miss her but feel she must be in a better place.
KOBBERDAHL, Wayne
Wayne C. Kobberdahl, age 73, Council Bluffs, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010, after a three year battle with cancer.
Wayne was born in Grand Forks, N.D., on December 27, 1936, to Carl and Josephine Agotness Kobberdahl. Wayne received his BA and MA at the University of North Dakota and his PhD from the University of Nebraska. Wayne came to Council Bluffs in 1973 to serve southwest Iowa as a community development specialist for Iowa State University. He retired in 2000 after 27 years in his position.
Wayne is survived by his wife of 34 years, Jeanne Trachta; and his children, Steven Kobberdahl, of Polk City, Iowa, David Kobberdahl and wife, Jerilyn, of West Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. Melissa Kobberdahl, of Kankakee, Ill.; grandchildren, Jake, Taylor, Alex, Samantha, and Dylan Kobberdahl; brother, Clyde Kobberdahl and wife, Bon, of Naples, Fla.; and sister, JoClaire Paulson and husband, Rev. Roger of Grand Forks, N.D.; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Josephine; and his son Douglas Kobberdahl.
During his professional career, Wayne was a public school teacher in North Dakota and California from 1960-1965, taught at Waldorf College 1965-1968, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1968-1971, Waldorf College 1971-1973, Iowa State University 1973-2000. Although retired, Wayne was a part time consultant and did historical portrayals of Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and Captain Smith of the Titanic. Dr. Kobberdahl authored Take Charge; Economic Development in Rural Communities, Mid-America and its Future Proceedings, Hometown Health Community Based Health Care Planning, Touring by Bike, Participation and Non-Participation in Adult Basic Education.
His achievements and honors include The 2006 Mercy Heritage Award, State of Iowa Governor's Leadership Award, State of Nebraska Public Service Award, Iowa Ambassadors Award for community Service, National Homebuilders Association Merit Award, Winnebago Handicapped Services, Inc. Merit Award, Council Bluffs Chanticleer Community Theater President's Award, Excellence in Extension Award, National Association of County Agricultural Agents Search for Excellence Award, Extension Achievement Award, Volunteer of the Year: Council Bluffs Convention and Tourist Center, Iowa Partners of the Americas Distinguished Service Award, Council Bluffs Pride Week's Parade Grand Marshall, Appointed by Governor Vilsack to the Iowa State Board of Education, President, Iowa Association of Community College Trustees, President, Board of Directors of Jazz Arts Midwest, Inc., President, Council Bluffs Operation Pride, President, Pottawattamie County Cancer Unit, President, Iowa Community Development Association, President, Care Review Committee for Bethany Retirement Center, Board of Trustees, Iowa Western Community College, Board of Directors, Iowa State University Retires Association, Board of Directors, Bluffs Arts Council, Board of Directors, Council Bluffs Chanticleer Community Theater, Board of Directors, Iowa Association of Community Theaters, Board of Directors, Friends of the Union Pacific Railroad Museum, Board of Directors, Iowa Western Community College's Voluntary Institute Program, Board of Directors, Friends of the Council Bluffs Public Library, Board of Directors, Iowa-Yucatan Partners of the Americas, King of the Renaissance Faire of The Midlands, Appointed to the Governor's Commission of Volunteerism (Branstad), On the Governor's Task force for Rural Health (Branstad), Member, Heartland Hosts-Council Bluffs Visitor and Convention Center, Program Chair, Council Bluffs Book Fellows, MOP (Mouth of the Platte): Historical Study Group on Lewis and Clark, Humanities Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska Speaker's Bureau. He was a member of Saint John Lutheran Church.
Interment will be in Lewis Township Cemetery overlooking the Wabash Trace where Wayne enjoyed bike riding with wife, Jeanne. Luncheon will follow back at Saint John. In honor of Wayne, memorials are suggested to Saint John Lutheran Church Grand Piano Fund.
Tribute submitted by Wayne’s family:
Wayne C. Kobberdahl died June 30, 2010 after a three-year battle with lung cancer. Wayne was a Community Development Specialist with Iowa State University Extension for 25 years, serving the counties in southwest Iowa, from 1973 to 1998.
Wayne was born on December 27, 1936 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Dakota, and his PhD from the University of Nebraska.
Wayne was highly regarded as an extension educator, working on many different programs. He was instrumental in organizing the Southwest Iowa Planning Council. He developed programs and materials used throughout the Midwest, including Take Charge: Economic Development in Rural Communities, Hometown Health: Community Based Health Care Planning, which was adopted by numerous county health departments in Iowa and several other states; and provided leadership for the regional conferences such as Mid-America and It’s Future. He assisted community libraries, city clerks, and county boards of supervisors with various educational programs.
Prior to his position with Iowa State University, Wayne taught at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, and was a public school teacher in North Dakota and California.
Wayne loved a good joke and always had an abundant supply. He loved talking about his North Dakota and Norwegian heritage and frequently made himself the butt of the humor, which endeared him to all who he encountered.
He was recognized for his work with many awards and honors, which included the Extension Meritorious Service, Excellence in Extension, R.K. Bliss Award, Extension Achievement Award, and many others. He received the State of Iowa Governor’s Leadership Award, State of Nebraska Public Service Award and the prestigious Mercy Alegent Heritage award, for his educational contributions to the community.
He served on the Iowa Western Community College Board for 10 years. He then served as a member of the Iowa State Board of Education.
During his retirement, he pursued a new hobby in studying the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He became a specialist on Captain William Clark and did portrayals of Captain Clark throughout Iowa for many years, for the Humanities Iowa Speaker’s Bureau.
Wayne’s hobbies included a lifelong love of music, bicycling on Ragbrai for almost 10 years, and travel, especially hanging out on the beach in Mexico for a few weeks each winter. He loved getting together with family and friends, where he always had a willing audience for his jokes and stories.
All of Wayne’s many accomplishments pale in comparison to his love for his family. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Trachta, and children Steven Kobberdahl of Polk City, Iowa, David Kobberdahl of West Des Moines, Iowa, Dr. Melissa Kobberdahl of Kankakee, Illinois, and five grandchildren. His son Douglas preceded him in death.
KOHRT, Forrest
Funeral services for Forrest Kohrt, 86, of Aurelia, were held at 10:30 p.m. on June 16, 2008, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee with Pastor Richard Arndt and Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Forrest passed away on June 12, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. The Cherokee VFW conducted military honors. Burial was held in the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids.
Forrest Jesse Kohrt was born on Sept. 21, 1921, in Rock Rapids, the son of Jesse and Zella (Oaks) Kohrt. Forrest spent his youth in Rock Rapids, graduating from the Rock Rapids High School in 1940. After graduation Forrest attended Iowa State University until 1942 when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. That same year he married his high school sweetheart, Lois Follett, on Oct. 10, 1942 in Chicago, Ill. After his service in the war and being awarded a purple heart, Forrest completed his degree at ISU and worked with the ISU Extension Service until his retirement in 1986. Forrest received many honors for his dedicated service to the Cherokee area including the Distinguished Service Award and induction into the 4-H Hall of Fame.
He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Aurelia Kiwanis Club, Aurelia Development Corporation, SCORE, Grashoff McManus American Legion Post #390 of Aurelia, and the Cherokee County Fair Board. He also enjoyed square dancing, playing Bridge, and golfing, but most of all spending time with his grandchildren.
Preceding Forrest in death were his parents, his wife Lois on Dec. 7, 2005, a brother, Robert Kohrt, brother-in-law Bob Blevins and a sister-in-law, Jean Follett.
Survivors include his four children: Bill of Cherokee, Alan and his wife Lois of Atlanta, Ga., Stan and his wife Nancy of Guthrie, Okla., and Cindy Hilsabeck of Strawberry Point. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, a sister, Ruth Blevins of Los Angeles, Calif., and a brother-in-law, Bob Follett of Hastings, Minn. Forrest was blessed with nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends who were just like family to him.
KRAFT, Allen
Allen A. Kraft, 87, passed away at home Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. A memorial service was Sunday, Feb. 13.
Born in 1923 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Al’s life was filled with physical hardship — fighting Nazis during World War II as a young man, polio and tuberculosis as a child, and finally, the scleroderma that attacked his body 30 years ago — all endured quietly and with courage. He had a rich life filled with a passion for family, friends, and work.
Educated in public schools in Manhattan and Queens, Al did his undergraduate work at Cornell University and received a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry in 1947, the year he married Lillian Shapiro, his devoted wife of more than 63 years. He continued his graduate studies at Cornell and received an master’s degree in food science in 1949. He earned his Ph.D. in food technology in 1953 from Iowa State University. His research as a Ph.D. candidate included pioneering work on the effect of light and packaging on meat color. Upon graduation, he joined the staff of the Poultry Products Division of the USDA, where he worked as a food technologist until he moved back to Iowa State, in 1959, joining the department now known as Food Science and Human Nutrition.
As a professor of food technology, his research included the spoilage of meats and poultry products, growth and control of salmonellae in meats, poultry, eggs, packaging of animal products, and the cryogenic freezing of meats and poultry. Such research resulted in more than 150 publications and numerous presentations at national and international conferences, along with more than 15 minutes of fame in mid-December 1976. His idea of using space as a “natural refrigerator” made the national spotlight when David Brinkley reported on Al’s “free freezer in the sky” on the NBC news, a project for “storing perishable foods for extended periods of time.” The project’s formal title, “Space Preservation Applied to Meat,” (SPAM) carried the unofficial moniker, “Pie in the Sky,” one of the myriad examples of Al’s sense of humor, which his colleagues and students continually noted.
During his tenure, he encouraged and mentored many graduate students, who, in letters they wrote to him on his retirement in 1988, described him as “full of spirit,” “humane and scientific,” and “profoundly devoted,” a teacher whose “kindness and good humor were as valuable as his academic guidance.” After he retired in 1988, he wrote the landmark text in his field, “Psychrotrophic Bacteria in Foods,” published in 1992. He was a Fellow in both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Institute of Food Technologists and a member of many professional and honorary organizations. He was also an amateur cartoonist, a president and active member of the Ames Kiwanis Club, a member of the Ames Human Relations Commission, and the ISU Music Council.
In 1997, Al and wife Lillian moved to Iowa City.
Al’s survivors include his wife, Lillian Kraft; daughter, Amy Kolen and her husband, Michael Kolen, of Iowa City; son, Robert Kraft, of Westerville, Ohio; granddaughter, Raychel Kolen and her husband, Paul Allen, of Eugene, Ore.; granddaughter, Jessica Kraft, her husband, Jordan Elias, and great-granddaughter, Simone Elias, of San Francisco; grandson, Samuel Kraft, of Seattle; and grandson, Daniel Kolen, of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Diana Hoffman.
Tribute submitted by Patricia Murphy, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition:
My memories of Al Kraft are of a fellow colleague with a great sense of humor with a New York slant to it. I know the students in his classes, especially Food Processing, really loved him, especially the “Harumph” answers he would give them. He trained many students out in the food industry to this day who are doing excellent work because of his mentoring. Al was also generous with his time and resources. He invited me to join Homer Walker and him as part of a trust fund donated to Iowa State to do work on the relationship to food constituents and cancer in the Hannah Knudsen Trust. That allowed me to get started working with mycotoxins and led to ground breaking work at ISU with fumonisins, a new mycotoxin discovered just about the time of Al’s invitation. Al and Homer, the micro team, invited me to join their USDA North Central regional project on mycotoxins. This led to key contacts with experts in the area since crucial work was done in our region. Al’s food microbiology work was key to keeping strong ties with Meat Science as part of the Animal Science Department. Many, many collaborations took place that educated many leaders in food and meat industry. Al made his research lab available as the food analysis & food microbiology teaching lab for a year while renovation occurred in the mid 1980s for the current excellent laboratory teaching facilities we now have. We shared many jokes about teaching down there in the Food Technology wing. I admired Al as one of the Food Technology graduate alumni of our department, at the time named Food Technology. He retired before we had the opportunity to merge and become a stronger department for food science as Food Science and Human Nutrition. But Al Kraft made food and meat microbiology a strength for Food Technology, nationally and internationally. I missed him since his retirement and move to Iowa City. But now we will truly miss him, a great man.
LANSING, Rose
Deceased December 28, 2005
LARSEN, Dale
Deceased March 2, 2009
LARSEN, William L.
William L. Larsen was born to Clarence and Luverne Larsen in Crookston, Minnesota on July 16, 1926. He passed away in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, surrounded by family, on Monday April 25.
He graduated from Crookston High School in 1944 and received an officer’s commission into the United States Naval Reserve that year, where he served until mid-way through his career at Iowa State; leaving the USNR as a Lieutenant.
He received his B.S. of mechanical engineering from Marquette University in 1948 and studied theology at the University of Chicago1950-51. He attended The Ohio State University where he earned an M.S. in physics in 1950 and a PhD in metallurgical engineering in 1956.
Bill met Gracie Lee Richey, formerly of Roscoe, Texas, during a visit to Minneapolis; they were later married June 19, 1954. They celebrated 55 years of marriage before Gracie passed away in December of 2009.
Bill began his working career in 1956 as a research metallurgist at E.I. DuPont Company in Wilmington, Delaware. However Bill aspired to teach and secured a position as professor at Iowa State University in 1958, where he remained until his retirement in 1993.
While at ISU, he prepared and taught 30 different courses ranging from freshman to graduate courses in the metallurgy department, later known as the material science and engineering department. Bill also was an independent consultant to business, industry, insurance, and legal firms. His license plate bracket read, “I am a professional engineer and I don’t drive trains.”
One of the activities he enjoyed the most at ISU was serving as director, advisory committee member, seminar instructor, and faculty advisor of the ISU Honors Program. He was also a participant and leader in national honors education programs.
Bill relished supporting and aiding the success of his students. He remained in communication with many of them and enjoyed following their careers.
He cherished time with his friends and family. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Gracie. He is survived by his sister, Martha, sons Eric (wife Deb) and Tom (wife Carolyn) and their beloved grandchildren, Kristin and Alex, and his three grand “dogs”. Bill also very much enjoyed history, archaeology, and spending time hunting and fishing, and all things “Minnesota”.
LOEHRER, Betty
Deceased March 28, 2010
MAIRS, Alma Pauline
Alma Pauline (McMahon) Mairs of Marshalltown, died peacefully at her home Saturday evening, April 24, 2010. James, her husband of 62 years, and her children Chane, Lynne, and Maury were at her bedside.
Born Jan. 20, 1921, Pauline “Pony” graduated from Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, and was awarded her B.S. and M.S. from Iowa State University. Commissioned as a Lieutenant, she served in the U.S. Army as a dietitian from 1944-1946. Pauline continued a professional career in nutrition while raising a family. She worked for Marshalltown Community Hospital, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Iowa State Department of Public Health, finally retiring from the Iowa State Extension Service in January of 1980.
Pauline is survived by her husband, James; her children Maury (Glennis) Mairs, Lynne (Terry) Eygabroad, and Chane Mairs; her grandchildren Stacey and Lauren Mairs, Elizabeth and James Nixon, and Anna and Aimee Mairs; and her great-grandchild Sebastian Cook.
MARTIN, Arland Earl
Arland Earl Martin, 87, passed away at his home on Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at North Grand Christian Church.
Arland Martin was born in Charles City on Sept. 7, 1923, to Earl (Shorty) Martin and Rosa Addie Schilling. In 1928, the Martin family moved to Hampton, where Arland advanced through the Hampton School System and graduated in 1941. That fall, he enrolled in Wartburg College in Waverly. The U.S. entered World War II on Dec. 7, 1941, and on December 15, 1942, he enlisted in the army to serve his country. In the fall of 1946, he returned to Wartburg College and continued his education on the G.I. Bill for the next three years, graduating in 1949.
On Nov. 14, 1947, he married Wanda Elaine Lekwa in Denver, Iowa. He owned and operated A.E. Martin Construction Company of Hampton, building homes in North Central Iowa for more than twelve years. In February 1961, he was employed by Ames Laboratory, a research laboratory for U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at Iowa State University in Ames, as a project engineer, maintenance manager and safety officer until September 1986 when he resigned because of cardiac problems.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; two sons, Robert Earl Martin (Becky), of Cabool, Mo., and Lynn Arland Martin (Mary), of Klamath Falls, Ore.; and one daughter, Constance Rosa Hauser (Bill), of Keokuk. He is also survived by one brother, Arnold Martin (Barbara), of Clovis, Calif., and one sister, Ann Martin, and special friend Frank Sullivan, of Miami. His legacy will live on through twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and stepmother Edith (Zimmerman) Martin. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Erik Arland Martin; three brothers, Albert, Arthur and Allen; and one sister, Ernestine Martin.
MASON, John
John Mason died at the Green Hills Care Center on April 7, 2011. John Mason was born in Winchester, Massachusetts on December 22, 1933. He was the son Clinton Staples Mason and Linda (Tredennick) Mason.
He was educated at Gould Academy, Bowdoin College, and Tufts University, where he received an M.S. degree in Chemistry. He worked as a metallurgical scientist at Ames Lab, Iowa State University for 33 years, from 1955-1988. He was married to Paula Eaton Mason from 1955 to 1973. They had two children. In 1977, he married Katherine A. Mason.
John also served in the military for 32 years. After training in the ROTC at Bowdoin College, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1957. He served two years of active duty at Fort McClelland, Alabama, and then joined the Iowa National Guard in 1960. In 1992, he retired as a Colonel in the U.S. army and at that time was awarded the honorary rank of Brigadier General.
He was a member of Ames Lions Club, Noon Group. He was Club President, District Governor, and State Council Chairman for Iowa. He was an active member from 1988 to 2009, in recent years serving as club secretary.
John was preceded in death by his parents and Paula Mason. He is survived by: his wife, Katherine Mason; his children John Tredennick Mason, Jr. (Janelle), and Sarah Ashworth Mason (Barry Forbes); two stepdaughters, Sarah Van Deusen Phillips (Rey) and Anna Van Deusen; and five grandchildren.
MASTERSON, Charles P.
Charles "Charlie" Patrick Masterson, formerly of North Attleboro, passed away suddenly in Miami, Fla. Born Jan. 10, 1944, he was retired and had recently relocated to Miami, Fla. He was son of the late Charles Patrick Masterson and Elaine Mary Masterson of North Attleboro.
Mr. Masterson is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Masterson and two grandsons: Jake and Harry Masterson, all of Richmond, Calif. He is also survived by six siblings: Christine Paris, Steven Masterson, Wayne Masterson, Mary Caponigro, and George Masterson, all of North Attleboro, and John Masterson of North Carolina.
Mr. Masterson was a retired associate professor of architecture at Iowa State in Des Moines, Iowa. Among his accomplishments were a solar home program designed during the 1970s, and several architectural publications.
His love for history and travel would lead him to sabbatical in Rome to study ancient architecture and ruins. Besides his work, he enjoyed playing the bass fiddle, stylish clothing and jazz music.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 9 a.m. at St. Mark's Church, Stanley Street, North Attleboro, MA. Family and friends are invited to attend.
Tribute submitted by Charles' wife, JoAnn Masterson:
Charlie as he liked to be called, was an Associate Professor of Architecture at ISU for 30 years.He loved his profession and he loved his students. He touched many students over the years. He was born in Pawtucket, RI and he never lost his Boston accent. His health was fragile and when he retired he decided to move to Miami Beach, FL as it would be better for his health. He did make it to Miami Beach and even had an apartment lined up but he lasted only two weeks. He was born 1/10/44 and died in Nov 8, 2010 in Miami Beach, FL at 66 years Old. He has a daughter Elizabeth (Liz Masterson) and two grandsons Harry and Jake who live in Oakland, CA. Jake is a freshan in college at San Francison State and Harry is a senior in high school. He was married to Liz's mother Roberta, for 5 years and to JoAnn Masterson for 22 years.
MATHER, David
David Mather passed away on January 8, 2011 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, after an eight month battle with pneumonia. David was born on August 13, 1940 in Joliet, Illinois to Herman and Louise (Kientz) Mather. He attended parochial schools in La Grange and Downers Grove, IL before graduating from St Procopius Academy of Lisle, Ill. in 1958. He obtained his BA degree in mathematics from St Procopius College in 1962. David received his MA degree from Miami of Ohio and his PhD. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1970. He taught at Benedictine College in Lisle, IL, American University in Washington D.C., Regis College in Denver, CO., Simpson College in Indianola, IA., and for the last 20 years of his career at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. He retired in 2002. David had a very inquisitive mind and enjoyed a wide range of interests from birds and butterflies to stars, cars, and computers. He took a month long trip to Europe with George in 2003 which had been a dream of his since an early age.
David is survived by his husband George Giesler. Also left to celebrate his life are his nephews Rick (Rose), Dave (Chris) Breuss, Brent (Deb) Cooper all of Des Moines, IA, Chuck (Kelly) Mather of Denver, CO Russ (Cindy) and Bill (Cynthia) Schomig of Chicago, Il; nieces, Barbara Christenson of Columbus, OH and Kathleen Weiss of Denver, CO. He had 15 great nieces and nephews and 5 great great nieces and nephews, also, a sister-in-law Carolyn Mather of Denver, CO and a brother-in-law Mel (Ruby) Lenz of Adel, IA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Robert Mather, two sisters Rita Schomig and Betty Breuss Lenz, nieces, Diane Schomig Spadoni and Susan Breuss Cooper.
MEIGS, William
William Russ Meigs, died Sunday, June 6, 2010. He was born on November 21, 1921, of American parents at Central Macareno, Cuba, a sugar plantation. He was educated in boarding schools in the U.S., graduating from Staunton Military Academy in 1940. From there he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the 45th Fidel Infantry Division in the U.S. Army. While in training in Texas, he met his wife, Carolyn Brown, who was finishing at what is now Texas Women's University. When Bill was sent overseas she went on to school.
Bill, as everyone knew him, took part in the campaigns in France and Italy in WWII. Toward the end of the war, he was captured by the Germans and was eventually released.
Bill and Carolyn were married in Cuba in 1945. Bill went to college at the University of Georgia and their son Peter arrived in 1947.
After graduation, the Meigs' went to another sugar mill. Because of Fidel Castro and resulting political and economic conditions, they left in 1960 to go to Colombia for three years, then to the U.S.A. where Bill eventually earned his Master's Degree at Iowa State University in 1970.
He worked as a County Extension Director, Benton County, Iowa until his retirement in 1986. Carolyn retired in 1988. They then moved to Danville, VA for a happy retirement until they had to join their daughter, Stephanie Howerton, in Houston, TX in 2008.
Tribute submitted by Carolyn Meigs, wife of William:
While working as the county extension director, his secretary asked where something was located. His response to her was “It’s in the antepenultimate drawer.” She wasn’t sure where to look until he told her what antepenultimate meant—Ante- meaning before, pen- from the Latin paene meaning almost, and ultimate from the Latin ultimus meaning last. She teased him about that for twenty years. Bill enjoyed his time there and was very happy.
MILLANG, Donald
Donald Millang, 76, of Story City, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Bethany Manor Chapel in Story City.
Don was born March 27, 1934, to Gerhard and Myrtle (Thompson) Millang. He was a carpenter for H & F Builders for 26 years and an Iowa State employee for 13 years.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marcia (Gibson) Millang, of Story City; four children, Steven Donald Millang (Paulette), of Ames, Paul LuVerne Millang (Jennifer), of Ogden, Dona Dodds (Tom), of Temecula, Calif., and Darla Millang, of Story City; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mary Charlson, of Oregon, Ruth Charlson, of Missouri, Esther Howerton, of Ames, and Bev Millang, of Story City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; and one sister.
He will be greatly missed.
MILLER, Charles E. "Chuck"
Charles E. “Chuck” Miller, of Story City, died Oct. 2, 2010, at his home in Story City. Services will be 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the Elim Lutheran Church in Randall.
Charles E. “Chuck” Miller was born Feb 6, 1940, at Sandusky, Ohio. Chuck received his B.S. in Agribusiness from Michigan State University and he worked as a hog buyer for Hormel for seven years. In 1978, Chuck moved to Conrad, Iowa. On Sept 21, 1990, Chuck was united in marriage to Charlotte Avery Cooper. The couple lived in Randall until recently moving to Story City. Chuck worked in the custodial department for Iowa State University in Ames for 20 years before retiring. He was also a 30-year carrier for the Des Moines Register.
Chuck was a member of Iowa Lions since 1976, beginning with the Albert City Lions Club. He twice served as president of the Conrad Lions and Randall Lions. With Lions, he served in the offices of secretary and treasurer and as District Governor for Lions from 1995 to 1996. He enjoyed domestic and international travels to Lions events including Korea, Halifax and Tucson, to name a few. He was a member of the Board of Trustees for Lions in the state of Iowa.
Chuck was a blood donor since he was 18 years old and he enjoyed his elaborate flower and vegetable gardens. Chuck was active in his church, serving on the church council, as treasurer and as a member of the choir.
Chuck is survived by his wife, Charlotte; his children, Jennifer Miller (Grant) Smith, Dana Bumsted and Michelle Miller; step-children, Becky (Kelly) Langholz, Deb Cooper, Michelle (Kevin) Rogers, Jim Cooper and Bill (Lesa) Cooper; eleven grandchildren, one great-grandson, and his siblings; Curtis Miller, Virginia Lutes and David Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Rachael Miller.
NICHOLS, Margaret
Margaret A. Nichols, 96, of Ames, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Northcrest Retirement Community. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Digby officiating. Burial will be in Story Memorial Gardens.
Margaret was born July 12, 1914, in Farnhamville, the daughter of Frank O. and Viola Mae Andrew. On July 22, 1934, she married Sabin Nichols.
Survivors include one son, Roger (Glendy) Nichols, of Sioux City; one daughter, Judith (Jim) Demarest, of Ames; one brother, Erwin Andrew, of Marietta, Ga.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sabin; and one brother, William Boyd Andrew.
OSBORN, Hildred
Deceased August 30, 2009
PARIS, Maxine Helen
Maxine Paris, age 82, of Boone and the Evangelical Free Church Home, died at the Home on February 23, 2010. Her body has been cremated, and her cremains will be buried in the Pilot Mound Cemetery in Pilot Mound.
Maxine was born in Boone on November 24, 1927, the daughter of George and Lillian (Sorensen) Knight. She graduated from Boone High School.
Maxine married Johnny Paris in Boone on January 31, 1946. She was a homemaker and in earlier years, Maxine worked at Randy’s Frozen Meats for eight years in packaging. From 1982 to 1991, she was a line cook at Friley Hall at Iowa State University in Ames. She retired in 1991.
Maxine was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed watching soap operas, fishing, baking, playing Bingo, and watching her grandchildren in their sporting events.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a son Johnny LeVerne Paris, two sisters Juanita Glasson and Virginia Knight, and four brothers Roger, Dean, Loren, and Raymond Knight. Maxine is survived by a son Stephen Paris and wife Nancy of Boone; two daughters Lynda Roper and Carol Elliott and husband Craig, all of Boone; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two sisters Vivian Kennedy and husband Jim and Patricia Bushore and husband Marvin, all of Boone.
PICKEN, Dorothy
Dorothy M. Picken, 94, of Ames, died September 16 at Green Hills Health Care Center. Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, September 27, 2010 at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames. Private family inurnment will be at the Iowa State University Cemetery.
Dorothy was born April 21, 1916 in Sac City, Iowa to William and Wilhemina (Burzlaff) Parrish. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1934. Dorothy attended Iowa State University where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1939 and her Master’s Degree in the early sixties. She taught Interior Design in the Home Economics Department until 1974.
Dorothy married Joseph C Picken, Jr. March 15, 1941. The couple were married for 65 ½ years. She was a member of Collegiate Presbyterian Church, PEO, ISU Alumni Association, Playmakers, Actors, ISU Museums, YSS, Delta Phi Delta, Family & Consumer Science, Order of the Knoll, Phi Kappa Phi and AIOFA.
She is survived by one son, Joseph C. Picken, III of Dallas, TX; one daughter, Barbara Christensen of La Pointe, WI; seven grandchildren, David (Annalyn) Picken, Matthew (Jo) Picken, Anna (Clark) Twiddy, Christopher (Elisabeth) Picken, Shawn Christensen, Leah Christensen, Shane (Victoria) Christensen; ten great grandchildren, Noah, Bailey, Emma, Tyler, Alexandra, Trevor, Joshua, Zoe, Alex, Maeva; and one sister-in-law, Beth Parish of Des Moines, Iowa.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph in 2006; sister, Marguerite Benson in 1990; brother–in-law, Benjamin S Benson in 2003; and brother, Russell Parrish in 1966.
POWELSON, Charlene Ann
Charlene Ann (Brekke) Powelson, 75, of Ames, passed away quietly on Saturday, January 8, 2011, following a lengthy illness.
Charlene Powelson was born September 15, 1935 in Story City to Earl and Ethel (Henderson) Brekke. She graduated from Ames High School. She was a bookkeeper and accountant, working at Eschbach Music House for many years, as well as various family businesses. She retired from the ISU residence department after 25 years.
She was a forty year member of a bowling league, which traveled to tournaments throughout the United States. She was an avid ISU football and basketball fan, loved to golf, and enjoyed time at Meskwaki.
She is survived by a daughter, K.J. Franca-Ferguson; son, Mike (R.L.) Powelson; granddaughter, Tanya Ferguson; and great granddaughter, Callie Ferguson, all of Ames; sister, Gloria (Verl) White of Kelley; three brothers, Doyle Brekke, of Ames, Bruce Brekke of Birmingham, AL, and Jerry Brekke of New Jersey; and two half sisters, Vicky and Pat. She was preceded in death by her parents; step- sister, Diana Pratt; and sister-in-law, Darlene Brekke.
PRIOR, Delores
Delores (Connie) McConnell Prior, 90 of Ames, passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Adams Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at First United Methodist Church.
Delores was born Nov. 13, 1920, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of James and Maude E. (Glass) McConnell. She attended high school in Atlantic and Wiota.
She married Raymond C. Prior Nov. 8, 1947, in Omaha, Neb. On arriving in Ames in 1949, she was employed for a time at Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. After some years as a homemaker, she again entered the business world with her position of administrative assistant in the Department of Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University, retiring in 1987. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband; one son, R. James Prior, of Ames; and two grandchildren, Kara and Isaac, of Ames. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, James I. McConnell, of Kearney, Neb.
RAILSBACK, Charles
Charles Railsback died on May 5, 2010, at his home in Green Hills retirement community, Ames, IA, of complications from Parkinson’s disease.
Charles was born August 25, 1930, to Floyd Chester and Addie Belle Railsback (nee Mark) of Gallatin, MO. He graduated from Gallatin High School in 1948, earned a BA in music from Central Methodist College of MO in 1952, and then served in the Army’s 10th Division band at Fort Riley, KS, and in the Navy School of Music in Washington D.C. At Central Methodist, he met Patsy Ruth Stevenson of Ferguson, MO, and they were married June 26, 1954. After his military service, Charles and Pat moved to Iowa City, where they raised three children: Lynn (1955), Steven (1957), and Philip (1959), all surviving, and cared for Addie, who lived with them until her death in 1975. In Iowa City, Charles’ career led from fourth grade teacher to school administration while also earning his MA and PhD degrees in elementary education at the University of Iowa. In 1969, the family moved to La Grange, IL, where Charles was an assistant superintendent of Elementary School District 102 until 1980. Charles joined the faculty of Iowa State University’s Department of Professional Studies in the College of Education in 1982. After retiring in 1996, Charles supervised student teachers for several years and enjoyed many years of travel, gardening, and volunteer service. In 2004, Pat and Charles celebrated their 50th anniversary by lovingly renewing their wedding vows.
Charles’ proudest accomplishments were the many ways that he advanced the practice of elementary education, especially in reading. To us, though, his greatest achievements were his integrity and the way he tried every day to make each bit of the world he encountered a better place.
REILLY, Doris Laura Rex
Doris Laura (Rex) Reilly, 96, of Ames, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, in West Branch. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, at Adams Funeral Home in Ames.
Doris was born Aug. 28, 1914, in Boone, to Clarence Leonard and Maude (Thomas) Rex. She was a graduate of Napier School and served in the WAVES in Virginia Beach, Va., during World War II. She also worked for the city of Ames, Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic and the Department of Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University. She married Edward Reilly in 1962.
She is survived by several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and siblings, Charles Russell Rex, Grace (Rex) Burton, and Carroll Thomas Rex.
RUTHERFORD, Ruth
Ruth Rutherford died Sunday, April 10th, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Carl E. and Anna Mork Peterson on November 25th, 1917. Her parents were immigrants from Sweden, arriving through Ellis Island. Ruth graduated from Cherokee High School in 1935 and earned a business degree from the University of Minnesota in 1939, one of few women in her class.
On March 24th, 1940 she married Parker W. Rutherford, who was originally from Gann Valley, South Dakota. Ruth was primarily a home-maker until her youngest daughter was in high school. She then went to work at Wilson Foods and later she taught special needs children at Cherokee Mental Health. After the death of Parker in 1975, she went to Ames and served as 'Mom' for 60 sorority girls at Iowa State University.
Ruth was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church of Cherokee for more than 60 years where she served on the Board of Trustees, Memorial Committee, the Board of Deacons and many other offices. She was very active in the Cherokee community as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission and as Treasurer of the County Fund Drive, receiving recognition from the mayor for her many years of service. She was also District Director and 'Woman of the Year' for the Business and Professional Women organization and a member of Eastern Star for 50 years. Ruth enjoyed many social activities with her friends and was an avid traveler and reader, continuously keeping in touch with the world and political activities.
Ruth suffered a stroke on St. Patrick’s Day in 2004 and entered Careage Hills Care Center and later moved to Waukee Senior Living Center to be near family. Ruth dearly cherished and loved the time she spent with her daughters, 11 grandchildren and her 10 great-grandchildren. Missing their daily chats are four daughters: Susan Holderness (Mike) of Des Moines, Patricia Heisler of Omaha, Kay Rutherford of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and Joani Hollingsworth (Mel) of Des Moines. Grandchildren are: Lauren Holderness, Lisa Holderness Brown, Jennifer Lewis, Josh Holderness, Terri Kokoruz, T.J. Heisler, Katie Rutherford-Bartels, Anna Rutherford-Bartels, Megan Ferchen, Libby Geistkemper, and Zach Hollingsworth. Great grandchildren are: Emma and Parker Brown, Jack and Abby Lewis, Stella and Cash Holderness, Tyler and Evie Heisler, Kade and Alec Ferchen, and Landree and Easton Geistkemper. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Ann Peterson of Storm Lake and Dorothy Barnett of Sioux Falls. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers: Rueben and Carl Peterson, and a multitude of dear friends.
Throughout her 93 years, Ruth never lost her sense of humor and wanted to convey to those who were dear to her, 'What a ride it has been!'
SANDERS, Charles Gordon
Deceased September 25, 2009
SHELLEY, John D. (Jack)
John D. (Jack) Shelley, 98, of Ames, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at Northcrest Retirement Community. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at Adams Funeral Home. Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at St. Johns by the Campus Episcopal Parish. Inurnment will be in the Linwood Cemetery in Boone.
Jack was born March 8, 1912, in Boone to John J. and Harriett (Holmberg) Shelley. He married Catherine in 1937. She preceded him in death in 1993. He married Dorothy Thomson in 1996.
Jack Shelley was Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University in Ames, and a graduate of the School of Journalism of the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Before joining the Iowa State faculty to head the program in broadcast journalism, Shelley was on the staff of WHO Radio and Television in Des Moines for 30 years, 25 years as news director. He began his long career at WHO in the mid-1930s, where he was soon joined by a sportscaster named Ronald Reagan. Reagan, then President of the United States, was one of many who saluted Shelley upon his retirement from Iowa State.
Shelley was a war correspondent during World War II, covering the famous “Battle of the Bulge” in the European theater and the surrender of the Japanese on the battleship USS Missouri at the end of the conflict (he was on the Missouri and observed the surrender ceremony firsthand, later transmitting one of the first descriptions of the ceremony to reach the United States). Earlier, he and another reporter obtained the first recorded interviews with the U. S. Army Air Force flyers who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
After the war, Shelley was one of 20 news reporters chosen by lot to go into trenches with U. S. servicemen who were “guinea pigs” in testing the effects of a Hiroshima-sized nuclear device at Yucca Flats, Nevada. He was about two miles from the tower atop which the bomb was detonated; his portable tape recorder was one of the few to survive with a usable reproduction of the sounds of that event. Two years later, he observed a second atomic blast in Nevada, and shortly after that accompanied Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on a visit to an Iowa farm.
For years, Shelley’s 8 a.m. “How’s the Weather?” show and 12:30 p.m. news broadcast were the highest-rated programs in Iowa radio history, and were heard throughout the state. Before leaving WHO, he anchored the 10 p.m. television news. His broadcasting trademark was to end each program with a funny story, even on days when the news provided little to laugh about.
In 1966, Shelley was recruited by Iowa State University President Robert Parks to head the broadcast journalist program at ISU: an unusual achievement for a person whose only academic degree was a bachelor’s of journalism. He taught and led that program until his retirement at age 70 in 1983.
Shelley was a founder and past president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, the professional organization for persons engaged in broadcast news. RTNDA has members in the United States, Canada, Mexico and numerous other countries.
From 1968-88, Shelley was executive director of the Iowa Broadcasters Association, whose membership includes most of the radio and television stations in the state. In 1980, IBA gave him its top award by naming him “Broadcaster of the Year.” When he retired as executive secretary in 1988, they conferred on him their Distinguished Service Award.
For six years, Shelley was a member of the accreditation committee of the American Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the agency that accredits programs in professional journalism education at universities throughout the U.S. In 1983, the Radio-TV Division of the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication made Shelley the first winner of its Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Educator award.
Other awards he has received include the Honor Medal of the University of Missouri School of Journalism for Distinguished Service in Journalism; the Mitchell V. Charnley Award of the six-state Northwest Broadcast News Association, based at the University of Minnesota, also for Distinguished Service; the Outstanding Teacher award from Iowa State University; and the Faculty Citation from the ISU Alumni Association for “long and inspiring service.”
The Iowa Broadcast News Association has named its top award to broadcast journalists the “Jack Shelley Award,” and the Northwest Broadcast News Association, affiliated with the University of Minnesota, presents an annual scholarship in his name.
In October 1993, the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University conferred on him its top honor, the James W. Schwartz Award. In 1996, the Ames Daily Tribune named him “Ames Citizen of the Year.”
Shelley is a past president of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council; he was named by the Iowa Supreme Court to a special committee appointed in 1979 to advise the court on use of cameras and recorders in courtrooms. He is also a past president of the Boone County Historical Society, which among its other activities, operates the Moingona museum named after his aunt, Kate Shelley, who in 1881 became Iowa’s most famous railroad heroine.
In February 1997, the Des Moines Register carried a featured article about Shelley, the first of a series about what the paper called “Iowa’s Living Legends.” The article said that as a broadcaster, his had been “the most trusted voice in Iowa.”
At its year 2000 international convention in Minneapolis, the Radio-Television News Directors Association gave Shelley its John S. Hogan Award, named for the association’s first president. The occasion marked the 50th anniversary of the year when Shelley served as RTNDA’s third president. Other recipients of the Hogan Award include Hugh Downs and Walter Cronkite.
On September 2, 2001, Shelley was an invited speaker during a ceremony commemorating the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Japanese surrender treaty, ending World War II. The observance was held aboard the USS Missouri, now anchored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, just a short distance from the memorial marking the sunken USS Arizona, a victim of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. The ceremony marked the first time Shelley had been on the Missouri since the surrender occurred on September 2, 1945.
In March, 2002, McMillen Publishing of Ames issued a biography, in both hardbound and paperback editions, titled “Jack Shelley and the News.” The author, ISU emeritus professor of speech Dr. Robert Underhill, spent nearly two years of research on the project. Each edition includes audio CD recordings of Shelley’s most historic World War II broadcasts and his report from the trenches at the atomic bomb test mentioned above.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sons, John (Patricia) Shelley and Stephen (Janine) Shelley; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; step-sons; Craig (Roberta) and Raymond (Becky) Thomson.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Shelley in 1993.
SPINRAD, Lois Helton
Lois Helton Spinrad died October 2, 2010. Lois was loving, disciplined, strong, and adventurous. She was a knitter, weaver, teacher, musician, and good cook who appreciated beauty in the arts as well as nature. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family, just days short of her 86th birthday. A Seattle native, Lois graduated with a chemistry degree from Stanford University. While married to Paul Frederick Helton, she had four children. They moved from Seattle to Panama where they lived for five years before moving back to Seattle and then Beaverton, OR. When she and Paul divorced, and while supporting her children, Lois went back to school at Reed College where she received a master's degree. She taught for 20 years in the Beaverton School District. As a school district administrator, she met and married Dr. Bernard Spinrad, a noted nuclear physicist. After several years in Ames, Iowa, where Bernie was head of the Nuclear Physics Department at Iowa State University, they retired in Seattle. Bernie died in 1999. Lois is dearly missed by her sister, Adelle; children, Paul, Christopher, Mark, and Holly; their spouses; and her grandchildren.
STACY, Denzil
Dr. Denzil Stacy, age 68, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died April 11, 2011 at his home in Sioux Rapids. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 15, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids.
Denzil Wayne Stacy, son of Lorena and Austin Stacy, was born on a farm in Clark County, Iowa on July 17, 1942. He and his older brother Galen attended one of the last country schools through eighth grade in Liberty, Iowa. Upon graduation from Osceola High School in 1960, Denzil attended Iowa State University where he obtained a bachelor’s, master’s, and a Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering. While at ISU, he met Karen Lietz, and they were married on July 11, 1965. Upon graduation he worked as a research scientist for Libby-Owens-Ford in Toledo, Ohio for five years. Children Kristine and Jennifer were born, and in 1976 they moved back to Iowa where he worked as a business industrial consultant for the Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) for ISU for 25 years. He was assigned to the northwest corner of the state, and with Karen purchased a farm near Sioux Rapids along the Little Sioux River.
Denzil greatly enjoyed walking through the woods, observing all the wildlife, hunting, fishing, gardening with Karen, hobby farming, and visiting family and friends. Known for his woodworking skill, Denzil created dulcimers, songbird carvings, and furniture for the family. As a member of First Lutheran Church, Denzil served on the church council and sang in the choir. Denzil also enjoyed visiting the families of his daughter Kris (married to Brian Bates) in Ames and daughter Jenni (married to David Adams) in Iowa City. His grandsons Peter, Calvin, and Noah Adams and Logan Stacy-Bates were special delights to him.
Denzil often shared cartoons or paper origami animals he had created with family, friends, and new acquaintances. The family enjoyed selling pick-your-own strawberries and Indian corn and traveled each summer to the western mountains for camping vacations. Denzil was known for his gentle demeanor and friendly, caring personality.
He will be greatly missed by his wife Karen, daughters Kris and Jenni, sons-in-laws Brian and David, four grandsons, brother Galen and wife Becky, sisters-in-law Bev Nordman (John) and Connie Lietz, brothers-in-law Paul Lietz (Janet) and Dean Lietz (Beth), seventeen nieces and nephews, many grandnieces and grandnephews, and numerous friends.
STALHEIM, Ole Henry Vernon
Ole Henry Vernon Stalheim was born to Henry and Ellen Stalheim on Sept. 23, 1917, in Garretson, S.D., the oldest of three children. Ole passed away Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, in Ames. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at Stevens Funeral Home, 607 28th St., in Ames. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, in Garretson Cemetery in Garretson, S.D.
Ole was raised a farm boy, graduating from Garretson High School during the Depression in 1936. He worked in the Black Hills with the CCC and then started college at South Dakota State. He finished his veterinary studies at Texas A&M University with a DVM degree in 1940.
Following graduation, he returned to South Dakota to marry Vivian E. Elverson and start a family of four children. He established a large-animal veterinary practice and began farming in Vermillion, S.D. After 17 years of practice, he returned to college, earning first a master’s degree at the University of South Dakota and then a Ph.D. in bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin in 1963. He accepted a research position at the National Animal Disease Laboratory in Ames in 1964. He was very active in his federal career, publishing more than 140 research papers, traveling to Africa, Asia and Europe for the agriculture department.
In 1970, wanting to share his expertise where it was needed, he took a sabbatical to work as a veterinary missionary in the Sudan. This was followed by two decades of teaching and research assignments in Ethiopia, the Sudan, Estonia, China and Turkey. He received three Fulbright scholarships to teach overseas, numerous awards from the AVMA, and was recognized as a Lifetime Scholar by the University of South Dakota Alumni Association. An outspoken opponent to nuclear war, he was a co-founding member of the Veterinary Academy on Disaster Medicine.
Following his retirement from NADL in 1986, he returned to playing saxophone with church bands at Bethesda Lutheran and joined the local coffee klatch, renewing old friendships and gaining new friends. He had a passion for conservation, planting many black walnut plantations in Iowa and South Dakota, while still continuing his farm operations in South Dakota. He was fortunate to have a yet another career teaching veterinary history for many years at Iowa State University. The ISU Press published his textbook, still in use, titled “The Winning of Animal Health.” This was followed by three other published books. He wrote and self-published “The History of NADL” when he was 88. It sold out in a matter of days and garnered a front-page story with his picture in The Ames Tribune.
He is survived by one daughter, Julie Ann, of Mankato, Minn.; three sons, Alan, of Carpenteria, Calif., David, of Denver, Colo., and Jon, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
SWENSON, Melbourne L. "Meb"
Melbourne L. “Meb” Swenson, 79, of Story City passed away Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, at Elim Lutheran Church in Randall. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Meb was born July 23, 1931, to Annas and Ruby (Wike) Swenson in Cambridge. He graduated from Randall High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked for the Randall Co-op for many years and retired from Iowa State University. He worked part-time for Gookin Ford for many years until his health failed.
He was baptized, confirmed and a lifetime member of Elim Lutheran Church and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 59 of Story City. He enjoyed rides in the country, game shows on television and being with his family and friends.
On July 24, 1955, he married Betty Pedersen. To this union three children were born: Sherry, Craig, and David. They lived in Randall for 40 years and then moved to Story City.
He is survived by his wife, Betty; one daughter, Sherry (Steve) Erickson; one son, David Swenson; six grandchildren, Kim (Jason) Mock, of Mitchellville, Kelly Erickson, of Des Moines, Seth Erickson, of St. Louis, Mo., Jenna Erickson, of Des Moines, Jessie Swenson, of Story City, and Cody Swenson, of Jewell; two great-grandchildren, James Robinson and Nyla Swenson; two sisters Doris Tjernagel, of Jewell, and Audrey Rhomy, of Escondido, Calif.; and a half-sister, Kathryn Newcomb, of Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Craig Swenson; and a half-brother Gaylord Weltha.
THOMPSON, Robert Bruce
Robert Bruce Thompson died peacefully at Israel Hospice House Monday, March 7, 2011. A gathering of friends will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Garden Room at Reiman Gardens. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames.
Robert Bruce Thompson was born to John George Hatch and Marion Kyle Thompson on July 18, 1941, in College Station, Texas. Bruce grew up in College Station and graduated from A&M Consolidated High School, where he played basketball, tennis and ran track. He then attended Rice University where he graduated summa cum laude in physics and ran the 880 on the track team. He earned a master’s degree in physics and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics at Stanford University, where he met his wife, Ann.
Following his Stanford graduation, he worked for the Rockwell International Science Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., as a member of the technical staff and group leader of Ultrasonic Applications. In 1980, he joined the faculty at Iowa State University. During his years at Iowa State, he was honored with the title Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He was an international leader in the research and development of new ultrasonic technologies for the non-destructive evaluation engineering discipline. His specific research interests included the development of new methods (transducers) for the generation of ultrasonic waves in solid materials, new theories and practices using ultrasonic waves for the detection of “fatal” flaws in materials, flaws that would lead to catastrophic structural failure if undetected, and the measurement of various material properties using ultrasonic methods. He was also a leader in the development of new concepts and theories that provided the statistical probabilities that “fatal” flaws could be detected reliably with a given inspection method, an extremely important capability. At Iowa State, Bruce served as the director of the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation and director of the Ames Laboratory Applied NDE program. He has been awarded 24 U.S. patents and served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation.
In addition to his professional activity, he also enjoyed coaching soccer and basketball and was active in conservation organizations. He was a member of Collegiate Presbyterian Church.
He led a life characterized by commitment and passion. Whether working on a research paper or skiing down a slope, he approached life with tremendous vigor, endurance and enthusiasm. He loved his family, his work, nature, outdoor activity and new experiences. His deep commitment to science was a significant part of his life as was the relationship with his colleagues and the more than 30 students for whom he served as major professor. He was never happier than when working through a detailed technical problem that ignited the imagination of others as well as his own creativity.
His five grandsons will miss skiing, hiking and playing with him, but they will cherish wonderful memories of time with “Papa Bruce.”
He is survived by his wife, Ann; one daughter, Amy Standridge, and her husband, Randy, of San Antonio, Texas; one son, Robert Kirk Thompson, and his wife, Leigh, of Midland, Mich.; and his five grandsons, Robert Kyle, Kolben Hatch and Alexander Kerr Thompson, and Erik Mathew and Andrew James Standridge. He is also survived by one sister, Nancy Bliss, and her husband, John, of Los Alamos, N.M.; one brother-in-law, Bill Dunkle, and his wife, Carol, of Alamo, Calif.; nieces and nephews, Stephen (Erin) Dunkle, Peter Dunkle, Robert Bliss, Katie (Hayden) Belobrajdic, Megan (Grant) Fox and Sarah Bliss; and two great-nephews. He is also survived by cherished friends and colleagues.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Marion Thompson, and parents-in-law, Bill and Virginia Dunkle.
Bruce’s family is deeply grateful for the incredible care and caring provided by Drs. Otteman and Carlyle, nurses and staff on the Fifth Floor Oncology Unit at Mary Greeley Medical Center and the Israel Hospice House during his battle with cancer.
Tribute submitted by Connie Hargrave, friend of Bruce and his wife Ann:
I first met Bruce early in my ISU career and when I asked him about his career, he said he worked in NDE.
Oh.
In due time I learned that NDE stood for nondestructive evaluation, a way of figuring out whether important parts of, say, airplane engines, are still in good shape without injuring those parts with a destructive test.
Over the years, knowing Bruce and occasionally working with the NDE center, I learned how important that Center is. The long and short of it is this:
The ISU NDE Center is a world leader. It is a source of great pride to all of us at ISU, and it is a great asset to the NDE technical community in industry and academia.
Bruce has been a lead player in the ascendance of the NDE Center at Iowa State, and he has received many honors for his work. His stunning legacy includes hundreds of publications and 24 patents. Among many other awards, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
All that said, Bruce was a humble man. Here is a story related to Bruce, his humility, and the National academy.
A few days ago, I emailed Lisa Brasche and asked her to send me Bruce's resume so I could use it to prepare these remarks. She sent over Bruce's short resume, a two- page account of his accomplishments. As is typical of resumes of this kind, there is a section entitled Honors and Awards.
Since Bruce has so many awards, and since this was a short resume, this section was written in paragraph form starting out 2010 and listing an award or two; 2009, an award or two...and so on. I looked it over and emailed Lisa back saying - hey, how come I don't see National Academy on the resume?
She emailed back...look a little more carefully, you'll find it under Honors and Awards in 2003.
And there it was in the fine print, nestled down in the middle of a dense paragraph.....
2003, elected to the National Academy of Engineering,
This is THE HIGHEST AWARD anybody in engineering can achieve, and it is hidden in the fine print?
I thought - wow. Bruce Thompson was a rare kind of star, a humble star.
Given all his accomplishments, let's consider for a moment this question - how did a small town Texas boy end up spending well over half his life in Ames Iowa working on nondestructive evaluation?
This is the story:
Bruce grew up in College Station Texas, home of Texas A&M. His father was on the Mechanical Engineering faculty.
Bruce grew up to be an excellent student and a very good athlete, becoming a high school star in both basketball and track.
Here is an interesting fact about these early years: After an exhaustive search I’ve determined that he was the ONLY high school student in Texas history to compete in the State slide rule competition AND the State track meet on the same day.
I was not able to learn if the two events ran simultaneously, although I can picture Bruce running the mile, slide rule in hand. By the way, that was a rewarding day for Bruce: he did very well in the track meet, AND he won the slide rule competition.
Bruce got his undergraduate degree at Rice, where he graduated magna cum laude in physics. He did his graduate work at Stanford where he earned his PhD AND he impressed Ann Dunkle, another athlete who loved the outdoors, enough that she agreed to go out with him.
He and Ann were married in 1967, and shortly had two beautiful children, Amy and Kirk.
After his graduation from Stanford, Bruce spent several years at Rockwell before coming to ISU in 1980. Over the years since then, he has become a campus icon for his scientific accomplishments, for his mentoring of students and faculty, for his unflagging good humor, for his integrity, and for having the messiest office on campus.
His colleagues loved him, and NDE staff claim with pride that Bruce could unfailingly locate whatever he needed in the piles of paper, and I mean high piles of paper, on his desk, on the bookshelves, and on the floor.
He leaves us filled with affection, admiration, and a heavy sense of loss.
Let me close with a personal story:
One of the benefits of being friends with Bruce and Ann has been experiencing many great outdoor spaces in Ames. One such space is the Y-Woods and the wide-open space around the Applied Sciences Center.
On many occasions, I have walked the trails with Bruce and Ann accompanied by a dog or two. I also have walked alone with my dog around the Applied Sciences Center. On a seemingly random schedule, I have walked around the Applied Sciences Center in the middle of Saturday or Sunday, and in the evening on many weekdays.
The walk was the same each time as I would pass the NDE Center. And, I’d knock on the window of Bruce’s office.
Out would come Bruce, a big smile always. We would laugh and talk for a few minutes, then the dog and I would make our way off to walk some more while Bruce went back to work, still smiling.
The thing that stays with me now is how happy he was. Whether late in the evening or in the middle of a sunny Saturday. Bruce loved the outdoors, hiking, skiing, whatever could get him outside. AND he loved his work. There he was on those beautiful evenings, doing his research, so happy and enthusiastic.
I think that happiness and enthusiasm, in all aspects of his life, are the characteristics that made Bruce so special, the great gifts he brought to all of us.
TREADWAY, Benny
Benny Treadway age 73, of Ames, died Friday Jan. 21, 2011 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
Benny was born November 15, 1937 in South Sioux City, Nebraska, the son of Hubert and Emma (Trickey) Treadway. He graduated from South Sioux City High School. He then married LaVonne Frame in 1959. The family moved to California in 1963 where Benny was employed at Hughes Markets. He retired from there in 1979 and returned to Iowa. Benny worked at Iowa State University for 22 years as a mail carrier, retiring in 2003. He was a former member of Ames Moose Lodge #520 and St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
Benny is survived by his wife, LaVonne, of Ames, and his four children: Randall (Vickie) Treadway of Ames, Craig (Sandra) Treadway of Story City, Tracey Treadway of Nevada, and Stacey Carlson of Ames. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a brother, Edward Treadway of Sioux City, and two sisters, Delores Beckenbach and Leona Mae Marshall, both of California. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Hubert and Earl Treadway.
TRUMP, Richard F.
Richard F. Trump, 98, of Des Moines, formerly of Ames, died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.
Richard was born March 19, 1912, in Kahoka, Mo., to Karl Roland and Elizabeth (Feigel) Trump. He graduated from Keokuk High School and Iowa State University with a master’s degree in education. Richard served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Lorene Weiser June 17, 1937, in Ames.
Richard was an avid writer and photographer, a naturalist and beekeeper.
He authored two biology textbooks and contributed prolifically to biological publications. He wrote two personal narratives, “Bees and Their Keepers, homespun anecdotes and observations of apian research;” and “Fall Fever,” a book of his reflections and observations as a high school biology teacher, a career he loved and dedicated himself to for 41 years. Richard was an early environmentalist, instrumental in the preservation of the Ames High School Prairie.
He was a longtime member of Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames where he served as Elder, Deacon and Trustee. He was also a member of the Iowa Academy of Science, National Association of Biology Teachers and First Baptist Church in Johnston.
Richard was awarded the National Science Teachers Association recognition in the program of Science Teacher Achievement Excellence in Teaching Award by the Iowa Academy of Science in 1969, the Outstanding Biology Teachers Award from the NABT in 1969. He was employed by Agricultural Research Service for two summers (1974 to 1975) developing teaching materials based on ARS projects, use of a natural bacterial agent instead of pesticides for control of corn borers and wax worms, and the study of root development in soybeans.
Richard is survived by his children, David (Maureen) Trump, of Fort Collins, Colo., Dick (Patricia) Trump, of Des Moines, and Bruce (Marie) Trump, of Tucson, Ariz.; grandchildren, Matthew Trump, of Fort Collins, Colo., Kathryn (Patrick) O’Connor, of Westminster, Colo., Anne (Matt) Evans, of Thornton, Colo., Megan (Patrick) Lawrence, of Stevens Point, Wis., Mark (Heidi) Trump, of Tucson, Ariz., Emily Trump, of Pierre, S.D., and Ryan Trump, of Cedar Falls; sisters, Ruth Hood, of Warrington, Pa., and Margaret Buford of Hobart, Ind.; and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lorene; and two brothers, Karl and Robert.
A loving and gentle man, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he remains in all of our hearts.
VANGNESS, Leslie
Leslie D. Vangness was born April 3, 1930 to Oscar and Cora B. (Nelson) Vangness in Story City, Iowa. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a custodian for 17 years at Iowa State University.
Leslie was a member of the Story City American Legion. He liked to play cribbage and pool, watch old westerns on TV, and enjoyed fishing.
Leslie is survived by his son, Danny Vangness, of Story City. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Dorothy Couch and Judith Johnson.
VIVIAN, Mary Jo
After a brief illness, Mary Jo Vivian, of Ames, passed away Friday, Sept. 24, at the Israel Family Hospice House. Memorial services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, also at Adams Funeral Home.
Mary Jo was born in Houghton, Michigan, to Frank and Marie (Pelissier) Vivian. After living in Michigan, Wisconsin, Hawaii and California, the family moved to Ames in 1952.
Mary Jo was a graduate of Ames High School and Iowa State University. For 30 years, she held administrative-support positions at Iowa State University in the Departments of Agronomy, English, Plant Pathology, and the Colleges of Agriculture and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
She felt working with students was the most enjoyable and valuable part of her professional life and treasured the many enduring friendships forged over the years.
Mary Jo viewed her 2005 retirement as a gift that finally gave her time to spend with her family, friends and books — the people and interests that she felt were so important. Being a part of her grandchildren’s lives was especially precious to her.
Mary Jo’s five children survive her: Jeff Dunlap, of Altoona, Jim (Jane) Dunlap, of Independence, Mo.; Ann (Todd) Martin, of Ames; Mary Vivian, of LaVista, Neb., and Sarah Schauf, of Johnston. She was quick to admit that they gave purpose to her life and enriched it beyond measure.
Her five grandsons and three granddaughters were endless sources of delight for her: John Dunlap, of Milwaukee, Wis., Tim Dunlap, of Des Moines, Jocelyn Alformo, of Independence, Mo.; and from Ames, Kyle Martin, Kurt Martin, Courtney Martin, Jackie Schauf and Seth Kumaroo.
Mary Jo is also survived by three brothers, who since childhood have been her very best friends: John Vivian, of Liberty, Mo.; Jim Vivian, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Buck Vivian, of Grand Island, Neb.; six nieces and one great niece. She was preceded in death by her parents and her very special uncle, Phil Pelissier.
VOSS, Regis
Dr. Regis Dale Voss, Ph.D., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at Waterford Assisted Living in Ames. Regis fought a long, hard battle with cancer but was surrounded by his loved ones in his last hours. Services in Regis’ remembrance will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on Lincoln Way in Ames. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at St. Thomas. Inurnment of ashes will take place at a later date in Cedar Rapids.
Regis was born Jan. 4, 1931, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to parents Frances and Valeria Voss. Regis graduated from Atkins High School in Atkins, Iowa in 1947. He then pursued his bachelor’s degree at Iowa State University, where he was a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity, graduating in 1952. After graduation he began service to the country in the U.S. Air Force where he became a fighter and flew F-86 jets. He served as a 1st Lieutenant from 1952 to 56. It was during this time that he became a local legend after flying his plane over and “buzzing” the town of Atkins, where people are talking about it still, more than 50 years later. His tour of duty took him abroad to Japan during the last days of the Korean War. Upon returning to the United States and receiving his honorable discharge, he continued his education and received his master’s degree at ISU and his doctorate in 1962.
On Nov. 24, 1956, Regis married Margaret “Mardi” Mitchell. They were both active members of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ames, where they built many close relationships. Regis had been a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus as well as the Ames Kiwanis. He served as the president of the local chapter of NARFE (National Retired Federal Employees Association).
Regis retired professor emeritus in 1999 after 35 years as an agronomist at Iowa State University Extension. He played an integral part in what we see today in the production of corn and soybeans in the Midwest. He was added to the Marquis Who’s Who in America in 2009 because of his outstanding service to agriculture. He was proud of his many accomplishments as an agronomist and would tell folks that he “spent the first 20 years of his career teaching farmers how to use fertilizers to increase their production, and the last 15 years telling them not to use so much.”
Regis was also very proud of his family and enjoyed especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They all will fondly remember their Poppy.
He is survived by his sister, Mary Voss, of Eldora, and Rockport, Texas; his daughter, Lori Voss-Siders, of Story City, Iowa; his son, John Patrick Voss (Theri), of Zumbrota, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Rita Voss, of Elgin, Neb.; nine grandchildren, Brianne Hyer, Jaylei Kolb, Rhea Voss, Thomas Voss, Jessie and Alexia Siders, Samantha Voss, Avery Voss and Abigail Voss; and four great-grandchildren.
Regis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one adult son, David James Voss; and his brother, Daniel Frances Voss.
WAKEFIELD, Lulu
Deceased June 20, 2008
WALKER, Robert D.
Robert D. Walker, 75, of Maxwell, passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, with Pastor Tom Poppe officiating. Burial followed in Woodland Cemetery in Iowa Center.
Robert was born Nov. 6, 1935, to Charles J. and Jessie M. (Dunahoo) Walker at R.R. Cambridge. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Betty Jean Sampson, and to this union, three children were born, Charles, Wanda and Roberta. Betty was killed in an accident in 1962. Robert married Kathy (Burnett) Weigle on April 5, 1963, in Omaha; she had one son, Jeff, whom Robert adopted.
Robert worked for Iowa State University as a mason for 30 years. He enjoyed bowling, hunting, fishing playing cards, riding his Honda Goldwing and spending time with his grandchildren. He and Kathy drove a semi-truck hauling dry freight and U.S. Mail over the road for five years. He had a stallion and bred and raised black and white paints for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Kathy; one son, Charles (Cathy), two daughters, Wanda and Roberta (Mike), all of Nevada; one son, Jeff (Monique), of Clearfield, Utah; two brothers, Richard (Donna), of Cambridge, and Harlan (Audrey), of Beaverdale; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one step-grandson; one step-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; and his in-laws, Robert and Ethel Burnett.
WALSH, Arthur Weldon
Arthur Weldon Walsh, 92, of Ames died Sunday, July 18, of heart failure. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at St. John’s by the Campus Episcopal Church at 2338 Lincoln Way Ames.
Weldon was born June 12, 1918, the son of Herbert and Gladys Walsh, in Mina, Nev., where he spent his childhood and teen years. He graduated from Mineral County High School at Hawthorne in 1935. He graduated from UCLA in 1940. He received a master of science degree from Drake University along with advanced studies from the University of Southern California.
Weldon served in the United States Navy during World War II and was discharged in 1946.
His early career included teaching high school and junior college in Burlington. He served many years on the Iowa Board of Regents and later in the president’s office at Iowa State University until his retirement in 1988.
A life-long Episcopalian, he was a member of St. John’s by the Campus where his service included treasurer, vestryman and evangelist.
Weldon served in many civic and political positions throughout his life including president of the Ames Chamber of Commerce; the Iowa United Nations Association; Toastmasters International; chairman of the Ames Zoning Adjustment Board; the Historical Preservation Commission; and president of the Windsor Oaks Retirement Community Board of Directors.
His wife, Jean, of 69 years, a UCLA classmate and two children Daniel H. Walsh, of Omaha, Neb., and Barbara Walsh Watts, of Springfield, Va.; four grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren, survive Weldon.
WELDER, Fred Francis
Fred Francis Welder, 68, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, at Iles Funeral Homes, Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Chapel in Madrid. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, south of Madrid.
Fred was born on December 28, 1940 in Madrid, Iowa to Russell L. and Margaret K. (Bennethum) Welder. He was a graduate of Madrid High School. On September 8, 1962, Fred married Gloria Jean Wiese and they made their home in Madrid. He was formerly employed with Iowa State University. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, dancing, watching wrestling, playing fast track, detailing his vehicles, and helping out farmers in the fields. He is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 47 years, Gloria Welder of Madrid; mother, Margaret Welder of Madrid; two daughters, Debra (Tim) Latta and Teresa Welder both of Madrid; two brothers including one of which is his best friend, Don (Pat) Welder and James (Marilyn) Welder both of Madrid; three grandchildren, Jessica (Scott Olsen) Latta, Angela (James Armstead) Latta and Drew Latta; two very special great-grandchildren, Emma Marie and Zoey Elizabeth Olsen; mother-in-law, Edna Wiese of Ames; two sisters-law, Peggy Wiese of Florida and Pat Charlson of Texas; one brother-in-law, Russ (Deb) Wiese of Roland, IA; and a host of extended relatives and many friends. Fred was preceded in death by his father, Russell; father-in-law, Kenny Wiese; and brother-in-law, Mick Charlson.
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