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A1 2 The Sioux City Journal, Sunday, October 23, 1 994 1 am Edward Brown Edward F. Brown, 78, of Sioux City died Thursday, Oct. 20, 1994, at a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Meyer Brothers -v- Colonial Chapel with Captain Ray Tuttle of the Salvation Army Corps officiating, Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visita- "Irish American Fund," the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers and the American Water Works Association. Survivors include his wife; two sons, John Michael of Detroit, and James Patrick of Crosse Point; three daughters, Maureen Felice O'Meara of Chicago, 111., Orian Colleen O'Meara of Crosse Point, and Molly Kathleen O'Meara, a student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, his mother, Rosina O'Meara of Sioux City; and a sister and her husband, Kathleen and Bailey Aalfs of Sioux City. He was preceded in death by. a sister. tinn will he frnm 1 to 9 p.m.

today with a prayer ser Emmett, Mary and Schauntel Orr Emmett Lee Orr, 29, Mary Marie Orr, 23, and Schauntel M. Orr, 2 months, of 3250 East Second died Friday at their residence as the result of a house fire. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Anderson-Perasso Funeral Home. The bodies will be cremated.

More obituaries on page CI today, with the family present from 3 to 5 p.m. at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel. Mr. Domke was born June 17, 1941, in Marshfield, Wis. He came to Sioux City with his family as a young boy and attended Sioux City Schools, graduating from Central High in 1958.

He attended Morn-ingside College, graduating with a degree in Business Administration. He married Linda McClain April 28,. 1979, in Lake Park, Iowa. He was employed for Security Bank for several years and then for the Independent Brokerage Insurance Network, Inc. for several years.

He was employed for the last year as a phone technician for Gateway 2000. Mr. Domke was a member of Cornerstone Faith Center. He was a former member of the Sioux City Noon Lions Club; Abu Bekr Shrine, where he was in the White Horse Mounted Patrol; and Tyrian Lodge 508A.F.&A.M. Survivors include his wife; a son, Edward Allan, and two daughters, Laura Ann and Lindsy Marie, all at home; his parents, Edward T.

and Olive Domke of Sioux City; a brother, Carl T. Domke of Overland Park; a niece, Camille Lee, and a nephew, Aaron Cook. Robert O'Meara Robert G. O'Meara, 55, of Crosse Point, formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at a Sioux City hospital while visiting relatives in Sioux City.

Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel with the Rev. Dean Sudman of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. The body was cremated. Mr.

O'Meara was born in Sioux City and attended Sioux City schools. He graduated from Central High in 1956. He received a degree in civil engineering from South Dakota State University. He married Judith Goettsch Dec. 31, 1961, in Sioux City.

They lived in Kansas City for 15 years, where he was employed with the city of Kansas City. They moved to Michigan in 1979, where he was employed with the Black and Veatch Engineering Firm for several years. He was currently employed with W.W. Engineering. Mr.

O'Meara was a member of the "G'snj Sunrise Retirement vice at 7 p.m. and the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Mr. Brown was born Jan.

20, 1916, in Sioux City, the son of Frank M. and Martha A. (Hinks) Brown. He married Dehlia Flick in November of 1933, in Sioux City. Mrs.

Brown died May 26, 1962, in Sioux City. He married Marilyn J. Peterson April 27, 1963, in Sioux City. He was a lifelong Sioux City resident. He worked for Armour and Co.

for 36 12 years, retiring in December of 1978. Mr. Brown was a former member of the C.I.O. Local 1192 Amalgomated Meat Cutters and the C.I.O.A.F.L.U.P.W.A. Local 34.

He was also a member of the Salvation Army Corps and was a former Corps Sergeant-Major retired. Mr. Brown served with the Iowa National Guard. Survivors include his wife Marilyn; two sons and their wives, Francis E. and Carolyn Brown of Sioux City, and David E.

and Roxie Brown of St. George, Utah; two daughters, Julie A. Morley and her husband Patrick of Sioux City, and Jean L. Hodgins of Sioux City; a sister, Clara S. Sachau of Sioux City; 21 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson.

He was also preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Matthew Brown in 1985. Pallbearers will be Rick Gabriel, Paul Smith, Skip Stoddard, Bob Williams, Gary Brown, Matt Brown, Bill Brown and Wayne Brown. Edward Domke Edward D. Domke, 53, of Sioux City died Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994, at his residence after a short illness.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Cornerstone Faith Center with the Rev. Larry Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m.

Community' 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AFFORDABILITY Sunrise Retirement Community is a retirement residence offering living option for varying nee Assisted Living Suites and Studios Individual Services to meet your needs II RENREfriENT commuNiTY 5501 Gordon Drive. Sioux City, IA 51 106 (712)276-3821 Luken "Since 1883" Memorials 204 East 13th South Sioux City 402494-6948 Bill and JoEllen Treinen, Mgrs. Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the St.

Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury with the Rev. James Tigges officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be after 3 p.m.

today, with the family present from 3 to 5 p.m. and after 7 p.m., at the church. A Scripture service will be 7 p.m. today at the church. The Christensen-Ciha Funeral Home of Ida Grove is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Wessling was born July 25, 1909, in Danbury, Iowa, the son of John and Anna (Knobbe) Wessling. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Danbury. He married Ethel Hurth Feb.

9, 1931, in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mapleton, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Moville, Ida Grove, and Danbury areas for a number of years. They had been living in Danbury for the past 40 years. He worked for St.

Mary's Catholic Church for many years, working at the church, schools and cemetery. Mr. Wessling was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury. Survivors include his wife; two daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Norman Clausen of Danbury, and Noreen and Richard Foxhoyen of Freemont, a son and his wife, Kenneth and Judy Wessling of Danbury; 17 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchi ldren.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Norma Pauline; four brothers, Joe, Clem, Bernard and Paul Wessling; and four sisters, Mae Boeckman, Tena Kueny, Gertrude Wessling and Bertha Wessling. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Donna Wright CHEROKEE, Iowa Mrs. Donald (Donna) Wright, 57, of Cherokee died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at a Sioux City hospital after a short illness.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the Rev. Robert W. Smith of Sioux City officiating. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens.

There will be a family prayer service 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Visitation will also be from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m. Monday with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Wright was born Dec.

19, 1936, in Cherokee, the daughter of Harold V. and Mabel (White) Smith. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1955. She was married to Donald E. Wright July 1, 1956, in Cherokee.

She had lived in Cherokee all of her life. She had been employed at Wilson Foods Corporation for 27 years, currently as a receptionist and payroll clerk. Mrs. Wright was a member and ordained priest of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cherokee. Survivors include her husband; a son and his wife, Michael "Mick" and Julie Wright of Biloxi, her mother, Mabel M.

Smith of Cherokee; and a brother and his wife, Dennis and Linda Smith of Le Mars, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her father in 1971. Ralph Wyatt SPENCER, Iowa Ralph Wyatt, 84, of Milford, Iowa, formerly of Spencer, died Friday at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Congregational Church in Spencer with burial in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer.

Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at the Warner Funeral Home of Spencer. Finns, Swedes provide relief for Estonians STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -Anna and Katya's mother was among the hundreds of people, who went down with the ferry Estonia three weeks ago. Now, the Estonian sisters' future may depend on help from across the sea where their mother lies. Since Scandinavia's worst shipwreck, which claimed more than 900 lives, average Finns and Swedes have reached out to help their Estonian neighbors even though most of the victims were Swedish.

"In Sweden there is a functioning network. People don't urgently need financial aid here. In Estonia, hardly anyone is insured," said Anne Parik at the Swedish Red Cross. Despite recriminations over the accident, Finnjsh and Swedish church and private aid groups are giving Estonia nearly all of the donations they are receiving, estimated so far at more than $300,000. The money is going to kids like Anna, 7, and Katya, 12, who last saw their mother at Katya's birthday party the night before she went to work on the ferry as a tour guide, aid officials told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Anna and Katya, whose last name was withheld, are now living with their ailing grandmother Valentina, an ethnic Moldovan who does not qualify for pension payments in Estonia to support the shattered Verdene Hefner CUSHING, Iowa Verdene Hefner, 71, of Cushing died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at Horn Memorial Hospital inlda Grove, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Cushing with pastor Douglas Opp officiating.

Burial will be in the Cushing Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Barker Funeral Home in Hols-tein, Iowa.

Mr. Hefner was born June 16, 1923, in Nora Springs, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Alvena (Zoch) Hefner. He was baptized July 22, 1923, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Nora Springs. He moved with his family to a farm northwest of Hols-tein in 1924.

He attended country school near Holstein, and then Cushing Consolidated School. He moved to Cushing with his family in 1936. He was confirmed April 5, 1936, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein. He married Rachel Powell May 14, 1944, in Cherokee, Iowa.

They had two daughters. Mrs. Hefner died Feb. 16, 1946. He married Maxine Conaway Feb.

19, 1953, in Omaha, Neb. They had three sons. Mr. Hefner drove truck for Pat McGuire for several years. He and Maxine owned and operated a livestock and grain trucking business for many years in the Cushing area.

He was custodian for Eastwood Community Schools and drove a school bus. He also drove truck for Kay Dee feed of Sioux City. Mr. Hefner was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and served on the church council.

He was a former member of the Cushing City Council and the Cushing Fire Department. Survivors include his wife, Maxine; two daughters and their husbands, Sharon and Jerry Henn-ingfeld, and Darnelle and Mike Ellsworth, all of Sioux City; three sons, Randy and his wife Connie of Adel, Iowa, Rod of Sergeant Bluff, and Ritch and his wife Linda of Cushing; 12 grandchildren, Brian, Paul, Todd and Sheila Henningfeld, Trudy Perez, Holly and Troy Ellsworth, Mark, Clint, Jaremey, Jacquie and Joshua Hefner; three great-grandchildren, Jace and Jordan Henningfeld and Rachael Perez; a sister and her husband, LaVonne and Virgil Volkert of Cushing; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Loren; and sister-in-law, Doris Hefner. Pearl Hill AKRON, Iowa Pearl I. Hill, 90, of the Akron Care Center in Akron died Friday at the care center.

Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Greenmount Cemetery in Quincy, 111. The Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron is in charge of the arrangements. Sadie Meiske HARTLEY, Iowa Sadie Meiske, 87, of Hartley died Friday at Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn, Iowa. Services will be 1:30 p.m.

Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley with burial in Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Visitation will begjn 1 p.m. today with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Warner-Baumgarten Funeral Home of Hartley.

Agnes Nemitz DENISON, Iowa Agnes A. Nemitz, 85, of Denison died Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994, at her daughter's home in Denison. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the St.

Paul Lutheran Church in Hanover Township in Ricketts, Iowa. Burial will be in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Ricketts. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Monday at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison.

Survivors include a son and his wife, Jim and Marilyn Nemitz of Denison; a daughter and her husband, Lois and Glenn Lewis of Denison; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Adela Baak of Sioux City; three brothers, John Garbe of Sioux City, Herman Garbe and his wife Elna of Denison, and Leonard Garbe and his wife Frances of Sioux City. George Pfund COLERIDGE, Neb. George B. Pfund, 78, of Coleridge died Saturday at the Osmond General Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge with burial in Lawn Ridge Cemetery in Coleridge. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Wintz Funeral Home in Coleridge. Maud Thompson INWOOD, Iowa Maud Thompson, 100, of Inwood died Friday at the Fellowship Village in Inwood.

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Inwood. Burial will be in the Richland Cemetery in Inwood. Visitation will be today, with the family present from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Porter Funeral Home in Inwood.

NorbertWessling DANBURY, Iowa Norbert George Wessling, 85, of Danbury died Saturday, Oct. 22, 1994, at the A. Geneva Baer ORANGE CITY, Iowa Mrs. Anna Geneva Baer, 91, of Orange City died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at the Long Term Care Facility in the Orange Ctiy Municipal Hospital.

Services will be 9 a.m. Monday at the VanEtten-Oolman-VanGelder Funeral Home in Orange City with the Rev. Harlan Van Oort, of the American Reformed Church in Orange City, officiating. Burial will be 3 p.m. Monday at the Valley View Cemetery in Browns Valley, Minn.

Mrs. Baer was born June 1, 1903, in South Holland, 111., the daughter of Roel A. and Bertha (Coole) Swynenberg. In 1910, she moved with her parents to Carnes, where they operated a grocery store. In the early 1930s, she married Nick Bouma in Orange City.

He died in 1944 in Orange City. On March 3, 1946, she married Lawrence S. Baer in Luverne, Minn. They lived in Browns Valley, where they operated a hardware store. In 1976, they moved to Orange City.

Mr. Baer died March 5, 1978, in Orange City. In May of 1992, she became a resident of the Long Term Care Facility. Mrs. Baer was a member of the American Reformed Church.

She had been a member of the Legion Auxiliary in both Orange City and Browns Valley. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Browns Valley. Survivors include six grandchildren and their spouces, Vicki and Steve Miller of Jordan, Mark and Kathy Baer of Aberdeen, S.D., Kristi and Tom Kontz of Alberta, Debra and Robert Baumbach of Fargo, N.D., Angela and Marty Mixell of Slayton, and Nickole and Kevin Anderson of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and nine greatgrandchildren. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Jack Baer and Nickolas Bauma; and a brother, Edward Swynenberg. Darrel Frese WALTHILL, Neb.

Darrel John Frese, 67, of Walthill died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walthill with the Rev. Brion Tolzman officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Walthill. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at Munderloh Funeral Home in Walthill. Mr. Frese was born Oct.

10, 1927, in West Point, the son of Herman and Johanna (Lubbers) Frese. He was baptized Nov. 13, 1927, in St. John's Lutheran Church in 1 Pender, Neb. He was confirmed April 18, 1943, in Trinity Lutheran I Church.

He was in the military. He started farming in 1948. On June 8, 1956, he married Ramona L. Wales in Walthill. They farmed until 1965.

He then owned and operated the Silver Moon Tavern in Walthill from 1965 to 1989, when he retired. Mr. Frese was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He also served on the Village Board for three terms. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs.

Vaughn (Rhonda) Rouse of Walthill, and Mrs. Bob (Lana) Browne of Lincoln, a son and his wife, Darrel Jr. and Donna Frese of Fremont, two sisters, Leneah Modlin and Darlene Brown, both of Fairbanks, Alaska; three brothers, Donald Frese of 1 Decatur, Dale and his wife Veronica of Rosalie, and Herman Jr. and his wife Sandy of Walthill; five grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Shirley Jump.

Lillian Harms LE MARS, Iowa Lillian M. Harms, 99, of Le Mars died Friday, Oct. 21, 1994, at the Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in Le Mars. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St.

Peter Lutheran Church in Brunsville, Iowa, with the Rev. Rialto Roesler officiating. Burial will be in the St. Peter Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2 p.m.

today with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Harms was born Dec. 21, 1894, in Sioux County, rural Ireton, Iowa, the daughter of Leonard and Cecelia (Gandy) Grau, who were fanners.

The family later moved to the south edge of Le Mars where they operated a dairy. She graduated from Le Mars Central High School in 1913. She was employed at Koenig Drug Store prior to her marriage to Herman Harms on April 11, 1917, in Le Mars. The couple farmed west of Brunsville. Herman had operated the Brunsville Elevator for many years.

During their retircmnt, the couple built a new home in Brunsville. She had been a resident of Brentwood since March of 1987. Mrs. Harms was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, where she had been an organist for 23 years.

She enjoyed sewing, gardening and quilting. She belonged to the garden club and card club. Survivors include a son and his wife, Willis "Bill" and Joyce Harms of Sioux City; three daughters and their husbands, Wilma and Wilmcr Lchnhoff of Arnolds Park, Iowa, Genevieve and Francis Schultz of Cabazon, and Mildred and Phil Groetken of Le Mars; 15 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aug. 18, 1985; and three children in infancy.

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