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I 1 4 The Sioux City Sunday Journal, December 15, 1974 'j Area Obituaries F9 nri ii av arcs1 1 UMmm 1 tJ sl Mrs. Bert Keim ODEBOLT, Iowa Mrs Bert Keim, 81, of Odebolt diec Dec. 13 at an Odebolt nursing home. Services will be at a.m.sDec. 16 in Huebnei Funeral Home at Denison.

Tht Rev. Thomas Woodin, pastor ol the Methodist Church ol Odebolt, will officiate. Burial will be in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. Mrs. Keim, the former Mary Nelson, was born March 2, 1899 at Charter Oak.

She was married Jan. 27, 1915. The couple lived on a farm near Charter Oak until retirement. Mr. Keim died in 1971.

Survivors include two sons, Lloyd of Rockville, and Charles of Sioux City; a brother, Albin Nelson of Charter Oak; two sisters, Mrs. R. F. (Elsie) Thomsen of Charter Oak and Mrs. Wiliam (Alma) Prosch of Ida Grove; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

ISSa TEZ. xr; Ok. a i iv "i UV i 1 -c i' 5 i "I Plans Dedication The Rev. E. D.

Pappadackis poses with the new church organ which will be dedicated today at Third Presbyterian Church. Recital Will Dedicate Church Organ Today Mrs. John Hoklin ELK POINT, S.D. Mrs. John Hoklin, 90, of Elk Point died Dec.

12 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Anderson Funeral Home of Elk Point. The Rev.

Gerald Webb of Calvary Chapel in Sioux Falls will officiate. Burial will be in Elk Point Cemetery. Mrs. Hoklin, the former Margaret Olson, was born on June 21, 1884 in Bodo, Norway. The family came to the United States when she was a child, and settled in the Irene area.

She was married March 30, 1915 at Irene. The couple moved to Elk Point in 1935, and Mr. Hoklin worked as a blacksmith until his retirement in 1964. He died. Survivors include three sons, Rev.

H. T. Hoklin of the Sioux City Gospel Mission, Dr. Leif Hoklin of Billings, Mont, and Dr. Jarl Hoklin of Laurel, three daughters, Mrs.

Walter (Darline) Deins of Mixxoula, mrs. Eldon (Betty) Hasche of Sioux Falls and Miss Jean Nelson of Elk Point; four brothers, Bernard Olson of Vermillion, Dr. Jarl Olson of Emmett, Idaho, Gilbert Olson of Yankton and Ovalde Norgaard of Phoenix, 18 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Gilbert Uehling ROSALIE, Neb. Gilbert Uehling, 77, of Rosalie died Dec.

12 at his home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 16 in the Methodist Church in Lyons. The Rev.

John J. T. Kim will of-ficiate. Burial in Lyons Cemetery will be under the direction of the Richendifer Funeral Home in Walthill. Mr.

Uehling was born April 23, 1897 at Pender. He married Mae Tillman Nov. 25, 1919 at Falls City. They farmed near Rosalie until retirement 10 years ago. Survivors include the widow; two sons, Roy of Rosalie and Kenneth of Blair; one daughter, Mrs.

Marvin (Dorothy) Wickstrom of Oakland; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Cooper of Decatur and Mrs. Edna Teeters of Edison; three brothers, Clyde of Decatur, Russell of Blair and Walter of Lyons; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Ralph Salmon IDA GROVE, Iowa Mrs.

Ralph Salmon, 80, Ida Grove, died Dec. 14 at an Ida Grove hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 17 in the Evangelical Free Church in Arthur.

The Rev. Robert Lunberg will officiate. Burial will be in Kiron Cemetery under the direction of the Christensen Funeral Home of Ida Grove. Mrs. Salmon, the former Jennie Skarin, was born Sept.

13, 1894, at Kiron. She was married Dec. 12, 1917, at Ida Grove. Mr. Salmon died June 1, 1969, in Ida Grove.

She had lived at an Odebolt nursing home for the Mrs. Carl Linder HUDSON, S.D. Mrs. Carl Linder, 73, of Glendale, formerly of Hudson, died Dec. 12 at a Glendale hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Hudson Lutheran Chruch with the Rev. Marlin Haugrud officiating. Burial in Eden Cemetery will be under the direction of the VanDeMore Funeral Home.

Mrs. Linder was born June 15, 1901 at Fairview. She was married Aug. 21, 1924 at Sioux Falls. The couple lived on a farm near Hudson, moved to Canton in 1940, to Sioux Falls in 1959 and to California in 1969.

Survivors include the widower; six daughters, Mrs. Melvin (Marian) Reed of Mitchell, Mrs. Thomas (Barbara) Schmid of Sioux City, Mrs. Duane (Carole) Barnhart and Mrs. Roger (Audrey) Deno, both of Los Angeles, Mrs.

Richard (Joyce) Slack of Harrisburg and Mrs. Beverly Sweeney of Glendale; three sons, Robert of Renner and Carl Jr. and Gary, both of Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Torkelson of Hudson and Mrs. Helge Johnson of Canton; three brothers, Martin Anderson of Milford, Iowa, Palmer Anderson of Sioux Falls and Albert Anderson of Hudson; 26 grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren.

Roy F. Perrin ROSALIE, Neb. Roy F. Perrin, 86, Rosalie, died Dec. 14 at a Pender hospital following an apparent heart attack at his home.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Jack Becker Funeral Home at South Sioux City. The Rev. George Evans of the First United Methodist Church of Rosalie will officiate.

Burial will be in Preparation Cemetery near Pisgah, Iowa. He was bom June 14, 1888, near Pisgah. He married Ellen Mary Turner June 5, 1912, at Moorhead, Iowa. He farmed near Pisgah until 1932, when he moved to a farm near Rosalie. He was a custodian for 17 years at the Rosalie High School until his retirement in 1960.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church at Rosalie. Survivors include the widow; two sons, Gerald of Sioux City, and Donald of San Mateo, a daughter, Mrs. Wodorow (Velda) Tadlock of Sacramento, 12 grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, John of Storm Lake, Iowa, and George of Columbus; a sister, Mrs. Anna Nann of Woodbine. Iowa.

Mrs. John Gluckstadt DENISON, Iowa Mrs. John Gluckstadt, 88, Denison, a Watch the Birdie Brian, Bob and Phyllis Nickolson found the bird watching good at Logan Park on Saturday until late in the day when the snow started flying. (Staff photo by Stickel) 36 Species Spotted Yule Bird Count The new Saville organ will be dedicated at a 3 p.m. concert recital today at Third Presbyterian Chruch, 2925 Chicago Ave.

The recital will feature David Collins of Omaha as guest organist. The organ, which was installed in November, is a Saville Sovereign Specification 7227 built by the Saville Organ Corp. of Northbrook, 111. It is an electronics "series 5" organ, equivalent to a 42-rank pipe organ. It "speaks" from chambers in the chancel, the great organ on the east and the swell organ on the west.

The latter can be played antiphonally either with the great organ or as a separate unit. The organ installation and the tonal finishing was done by Bill Dunbar of Omaha. Collins, the guest organist for the concert, is organist for St. Luke's Methodist Church in Omaha and is on leave of absence from Omaha's First Presbyterian Chruch. He attended Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, on a full four-year Horace Alden Miller music scholarship.

He obtained a bachelor of music in organ performance degree in 1972, and has received a graduate fellowship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Tex. "Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major" by Bach, "Crillon De Westminster" by Vierne and several Bach preludes will be among selections he will play. The organ specifications committee members are chairman John Raymond, Mrs. Allan Holloway, Mrs. Richard Raymond, Mrs.

Daryl Jensen, Harvey Stokes Jr. and Keith Lewis. The congregation has invited the community to attend the concert. A fellowship hour will follow. The Rev.

E. D. Pappadackis is minister of the church. in last two and a half years. Survivors include two sons, Verdell of Schleswig and Leroy of Kiron; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and a sister Mrs.

Mabel Johnson of Odebolt. observed depends on factors such as weather conditions to the north, ground cover, abun-, dance of food supply and the number of participants in the field," he said. Ten persons took part in the count Saturday, with members of the Bird Club and help from the Audubon Chapter of Sioux National Audubon Society, which publishes annually the results of bird counts throughout the United States. A compilation meeting was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, but was canceled because of the weather conditions.

Nickolson said the snow flurries didn't hit until the day was almost over, so the actual count The Sioux City Bird Club's annual Christmas bird count ended at dusk Saturday with a total of 36 species observed in the Sioux City area. The count was the 75th annual event sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The Sioux City Bird Club's participation this season marked the 40th year of local involvement. Bob Nickolson said the count has varied from 10 species sited in 1938 to a top of 52 in 1953. "The number of species City.

Obituaries Lyle R. Berky, 46, Luverne, was killed Dec. 13 in a truck accident at Goshen, Ind. Services will be at 2 p.m. Dec.

16 in the First Baptist Church at Luverne. The Engebretson Funeral Home will be in charge. Nickolson said the results of was not affected adversely by the count will be sent to the the snow. Weather i Report Air Force Cross Given to Col, Day Col. George E.

Day a former Sioux Cityan and Vietnamese War prisoner, recently was awarded the Air Force Cross. Col. Day received the decoration for heroic actions while held by the North Vietnamese as a prisoner of war from August, 1967, to February, 1973. Lt. Gen.

James D. Hughes, 9th Air Force commander, said in presenting the decoration, "During all my years in the service, I have never before had the privilege of presenting the Air Force Cross. I am indeed honored and grateful to be able to do so now." The Air Force Cross ranks in importance second only to the Congressional Medal of Honor. Col. Day also was awarded the Silver Star and the Distinguished Service Medal by Gen.

Hughes. Col. Day is vice commander of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Temperatures National Wralhrr Srrvlre River Stages Sioux City, 15.0; Minus Omaha, 4.4; No change. 10. Saturday, Dec 14 8 a.m.

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p.m. p.m. 10 a.m. 32 11 a.m. 33 iMoon 34 1 p.m.

34 Mutezell of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Alma Van Devender of Seattle, Wash. The W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside is in charge of arrangements. Charles A.

Utech Services for Charles A. Utech, 88, 4409 Floyd will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church with the Rev. Donald Wuertz, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church at Hinton, Iowa, officiating. Burial in Graceland Park Cemetery will be under the direction of the Anderson-Perasso Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be A. Cum-mings, Al Harms, Alfred Bowers, Harold Broderson, Tom Kool and Ronald Weenink. Mr. Utech died Friday morning in a Sioux City nursing home after a long illness. Mrs.

Ralph E. Muma Mrs. Ralph E. Muma, 75, 2705 S. Coral died Friday at a Sioux City hospital after a long illness.

Mrs. Muma, the former in the South Dakota auditor's department prior to moving to San Diego in 1942. There he was employed by Convair Aircraft Manufacturing until he retired in 1958 and moved to Sioux City. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include the widow; two sons, Ralph and Donald, both of Anaheim, two daughters, Mrs.

Sid (Dorothy Jane) Gurney of Yankton and Mrs. Ruth Ann Valleau of San Diego; a sister, Miss Amanda Pederson of Sioux City; 15 grandchildren, and 12 greatgrandchildren. Memorials have been established in Mr. Pederson's name for Trinity Lutheran Church and for the Heart Fund. The body was taken to Nelson-Berger Northslde Funeral Home.

Mrs. Ward Plummer Mrs. C. Ward Plummer, 75, 2809 Correctionville Road, died Saturday morning at her home after a long illness. Mrs.

Plummer, the former Myrtle Mutezell, was born April 4, 1899, at Spencer, Iowa, where she lived until moving to Sioux City when she was 18 National Temperatures Low Saturday 28 High Saturday 35 Average 32 Normal average 24 Departure Plus 8 Daily degree days 33 Accumulated daily degree days for month 518 Sunrise, sunset, 4:53. Forecasts Sioux City and vicinity Heavy snow warning through Temperature and precipitation for the 24-hour period ended at 6 p.m. Saturday. day with highs in the upper 20s and low 30s. South Dakotai Partly cloudy west and cloudy with occasional snow in east Sunday.

Goudy with chance of snow flurries in the extreme east Sunday night and Monday and partly cloudy central and west. Highs Sunday upper 20s and low 30s. Lows Sunday night in the teens with highs Monday in the 20s. Minnesota! Light snow northeast and snow east and south Sunday with heavy snow accumulating four inches or more extreme southeast and North Shore of Lake Superior. One to three inches new snow remainder of east and south.

Snow continuing northeast and diminishing to scattered light snow or flurries west and south Sunday night and Monday. Colder Monday. High Sunday night 10 to 20 north and low 20s south. Highs Monday low and mid 20s. Precipitation II- i- Pn-c II lull Stephen J.

Cullen Services for Stephen J. Cullen, 69, 1302 Villa will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with the Rev. James Pointer of the Sioux City Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Francis Lydon, James Thaxton, Richard Flannery, Herb Martin, Elmer Miller and Ed Allen. There will be a prayer service at 8:30 p.m. today at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Mr. Cullen died Friday at a Sioux City hospital after a long illness.

Mrs. H. B. Wilsey Mrs. H.

B. Wilsey, 89, 905 Douglas who was a nurse's aide before her retirement, died Saturday morning at a Sioux City hospital after a short Illness. Mrs. Wilsey, the former Pauline Harding, was born Dec. 7, 1885, at Anthon, Iowa.

She was married Dec. 7, 1906. She lived an Anthon, Oto and Sheldon, Iowa, before moving to Sioux City in 1940. She was a nurses' aide at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and various Sioux City nursing homes for many years.

She was a member of Mor-ningside Assembly of God Church. Survivors Include a brother, Carl of Portland, two grandsons, and three greatgrandchildren. The W. Harry Christy Funeral Home in Morningside is in charge of arrangements. Ralph E.

Petlerson Ralph E. Pederson, 80, 3209 Grandview died Satur .17 39 31 Albany former Dedham resident, died Dec. 18 at a Denison nursing home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Dec.

16 in the Huebner Funeral Home. The Rev. R. C. Becker will officiate.

Burial will be in the Dedham cemetery. Mr. Gluckstadt, the former Francis DeWitt, was born July 11, 1886 at Dedham. She was married in 1910. She taught for many years in rural schools in Iowa.

After her marriage she and her husband lived at Omaha. He died there in 1943. She moved to California in 1944. She returned several years ago and lived with her sister. Survivors include two daughters; Mrs.

Ruth Fowler of Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Norma Lain of Papillion, one sister, Mrs. Marvel Holmes of Denison; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. William Woodaid COLERIDGE, Neb. -William "Ed" Woodaid, 83, of Coleridge died Dec.

14 at a Sioux City hospital of a long illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. Dec. 17 In Meyer Brothers 08 It hi-- -i Sunday morning. Snow accumulating to four or more inches by morning, diminishing to flurries by Sunday afternoon.

Northerly winds will cause some blowing and drifting. Decreasing cloudiness Sunday night and Monday. High Sunday near 30, low Sunday night 10-15. High Monday In the upper 20s. Winds north to northeast 15 to 30 miles per hour.

lowai Travelers advisory extreme northwest and southeast. Snow continuing east, diminished west Sunday. Accumulations of six inches or more central and northeast Sunday. Decreasing cloudiness I 1 .03 73 .01 Albuquerque Amanita Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth Fort Worth Green Bay Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angelei IOUisville Marquette Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolls-St. Paul New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, Ore, Portland, Me, Ex-POW Honored Col.

George E. Day, left, vice commander of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, receives the Air Force Cross medal from Lt. Gen. James D. Hughes, commander of the 9th Air Force.

Precipitation .08 NOrmal for Dec. 14 .02 Total for December .08 Normal for month .41 Departure Minus .33 Total year to date 17.52 Normal year to date 25.40 Departure Minus 7.88 .04 .16 41 47 53 57 61 24 36 41 81 38 59 54 38 44 39 39 37 35 28 64 35 33 75 45 62 35 46 52 64 73 52 32 66 77 40 33 69 48 55 39 68 43 63 38 49 38 31 55 49 32 70 54 47 35 23 32 30 30 32 01 33 36 60 30 37 30 36 30 33 21 33 33 28 41 33 24 83 56 33 44 31 30 33 34 49 35 26 33 68 36 32 39 38 39 21 61 39 40 33 42 32 21 34 27 31 46 50 40 25 62 41 IB 21 25 07 Marie M. Lyon, was born April 28, 1899, at Estherville, Iowa. She had resided in Sioux City since 1930, moving here from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was married March 22, 1927, in Cedar Rapids.

Mr. Muma died Jan. 22, 1955, in Sioux City. Mrs. Muma taught piano in Sioux City for several years.

She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist. Survivors include a step-son, Raymond Muma in California; a step-daughter, Mrs. Maurine E. Bailey of Arlington, a brother, Clifford of Cedar Rapids; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Downing, Mrs.

Ellen Rankin and Mrs. Esther Hamer, all of Cedar Rapids, and two grandchildren. The body was taken to the Nelson-Berger Funeral Home in Morningside. Dakota County .17 west, snow diminishing to flurries Sunday night and Mon- day. Highs Sunday in mid-20s Glfl lVlIlctl Births I .17 .03 .11 .04 .30 .05 Colonial Chapel in Sioux City.

The Rev. Joseph Gregori, rector of SU Thomas Episcopal Church in Sioux City, will officiate. Burial will be in Eureka Township Cemetery at Schaller, Iowa. Mr. Woodaid was born on Feb.

8, 1891 In Union. He married Opal Knapp on Aug. 12, 1922 at Hartington. He was a farmer all his life and lived in the Coleridge, Hartington and Schaller areas, returning to Coleridge In 1959 when he retired. Survivors include a son, Earl E.

of Sioux City, nieces and nephews. northwest to lower 30s southeast. Lows Sunday near 10 northwest to lower 20s southeast. Highs Monday mostly in the 20s. Neliraskai Partly cloudy west with considerable cloudiness east Sunday with snow ending east.

Highs Sunday around 30. Decreasing cloudiness east Sunday night and partly cloudy elsewhere. Lows Sunday around 10 west to the lower teens east. Partly cloudy and continued cold Mon- LAMOTTE, Iowa (AP) -Victorie Lynn Wieldeman, 18, Lamotte, died and Dale Welmershirch, 21, rural Lamotte, was hospitalized after they apparently were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a parked car. Authorities said Miss Wieldeman was dead when officers found the car parked along a Jackson County road about 1V miles northeast of Lamotte about 9 a.m.

Saturday. Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake San Diego San Francisco Seattle Spokane Tampa day morning at a Sioux City hospital following a long illness. He was born June 3, 1894, at Yankton, S.D. He was graduated from Yankton High School and attended Yankton College.

He married Dorothy C. Westrope at Yankton In 1913. She died in San Diego, in 1955. Mr. Pederson married Edith Nelson Sorenson at San Diego in 1956.

He was a treasurer of Yankton County and an auditor Murk In Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 13, 1974, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mack, Correctionville, Iowa, a daughter.

Uiarilrr In Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 13, 1974, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, to Mr, and Mrs. Steven Chartier, Lot 32, 3700 28th a daughter. Aitemu In Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.

13, 1974, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Attema, 3243 Cheyenne a daughter. IVurRon In Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.

14, 1974, at St. Luke's Medical Center, to Mr. and Mrs, Verla Pearson, 2644 S. Alice a daughter. In Sioux City, Iowa, Dec, 13, 1974, at St.

Luke's Medical Center, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lewis, 1415 Ross a daughter. years old. She was married to Andrew Leibhard on June 7, 1927 in Sioux City, and he died on Oct.

25, 1952, here. She was married to Mr. Plummer on Feb. 28, 1968 at Pender, Neb. Mrs.

Plummer was a member of the Greenville Evangelical Free Church. Survivors include the widower; a brother, Myrrel Washington Marriage Licenses Robert Leroy Gunsolly, 27, Sioux City Lee Anne Androy, 20, Sioux City Marvin Harris, It, South Sioux City Ruth E. Zeisler, 16, Dakota City 70 52 Canadian Cities 22 25 32 24 Edmonton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg i'i r'a tin Mm ton. fcnJii Win jfrii iifTmirriJ.

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