Obituaries: Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021

PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE: The traditional fall clean-up deadline at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens in rural Oelwein is approaching. Anyone who wants to keep their summer grave decorations or eternal lights should remove them before Friday, Oct. 15. Cemetery staff is scheduled to remove all remaining decorations on Saturday, Oct. 16, when the vases will be turned down for the winter. Anyone with a shepherd's hook can use it to place winter decorations on the grave starting Nov. 1. Shepherd's hooks that won't be used for winter decorations should be taken home for the season.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Dennis Komarek, 72, of Protivin, will be held Friday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin. Burial at the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 4 PM to 6 PM and Friday for one hour before the start of the funeral mass at the church. Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Services for Marcia Popham, 69, of Strawberry Point, are Friday, Oct. 15 at 7 PM at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Strawberry Point. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Visitation is Friday from 4 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home.

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Garry Novak, 60, of Charles City, died Wednesday, Oct. 6. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Oct. 16 at The Comet Bowl, 1100 S. Grand Ave., in Charles City. Hauser-Weishaar Funeral Home in Charles City is in charge of arrangements.

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Services for Norma Daubenberger (Fuller), 87, of Quasqueton, are Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 1:30 PM at Union Protestant Church in Quasqueton. Burial in Quasqueton Cemetery in Quasqueton. Visitation is Wednesday after 11 AM at the church. White Funeral Home in Independence is in charge of arrangements.

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Arthur Munson, Jr., 74, of Charles City and formerly of New Hampton, died Thursday, Oct. 7. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Charles City VFW Hall. Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Services for Florence Rogers, 87, of Fredericksburg, are Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, also in Fredericksburg. Friends may greet the family Tuesday for one hour before the start of services at the church. Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Richard Franzen, 66, of Charles City and formerly of Lawler, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lawler. Burial at the church cemetery. Friends may great the family Tuesday for one hour before the start of the funeral mass at the church. Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton is in charge of arrangements.

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Services for Doug Ohl, 69, of rural Fayette and formerly of Oelwein, are Tuesday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 AM at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein. Visitation is Tuesday one hour before the start of services at the funeral home.

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Services for David William "Bill" Brown, 75, of Elkader are Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 11 AM at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Elkader. Burial at Highland Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Elkader.

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Services for Evelyn Schmidt, 97, of Charles City, are Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11 AM at Hauser Weishaar Funeral in Charles City. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Floyd. Visitation is Tuesday from 9:30 AM until the start of services at the funeral home. The family asks everyone attending the services and/or visitation to wear a mask.

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Services for Marc Krull, 51, of Hampton, are Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11 AM at Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly. Burial at Harlington Cemetery, also in Waverly, with military rites provided by Waverly Area Veterans Group Honor Guard. Visitation Tuesday one hour before the start of services at the funeral home.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Swinton, 90, of Nashua, will be held Saturday, Oct. 16 at 10:30 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Nashua. Inurnment in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family Friday from 4 PM to 6 PM at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua and Saturday one hour prior to the Mass at the church.

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Services for Donald Rohner, 88, of Guttenberg are Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Guttenberg. Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Garnavillo. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 11 AM at the church. Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Guttenberg is handling the arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Jean Ann Smith, 94, of Monona, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 11 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Monona. Burial will follow at Postville Cemetery in Postville. Visitation is Tuesday one hour before the funeral mass at the church. Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Monona is handling the arrangements.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Linda Schissel, 69, of Ossian, will be held Friday, Oct. 15 at 11 AM at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Ossian. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation is Thursday from 4 PM to 7 PM, with a 6 PM rosary, and Friday one hour before the funeral Mass at the church.

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A Mass of Christian Burial for Stan Novak, 37, of Spillville will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 3 PM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville. Burial at the church cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from noon until the start of the funeral mass at Stan's Ship, 107 Mill Street, in Spillville. Visitors should park in the church lot. Schluter-Balik Funeral Home in Decorah is handling the arrangements.

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