Obituaries

Ines Marie Kloster, 75, daughter of the late Walter and Lela (Friedow) Gorson passed away Friday, March 26, 1999 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Ines attended school in the Crystal Lake area and graduated from the Crystal Lake High School. Ines married John F. Kloster, July 17, 1943 at Our Lady of Victory…

Verna Mae (Edwards) Meyer, 72, passed away on December 8, 1998 at St. Mary's in Rochester, Minnesota, due to a brief illness. Verna was born on October 30, 1926 at Wessington Springs, South Dakota, to Clarence & Sadie Belle (Erickson) Edwards.  She graduated from the Lakota High School, Lakota, Iowa, with the class of 1944.…

Marie Elizabeth Raber, 90, passed away, Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at the Kanawha Community Home. Marie, the daughter of Harry and Martha (Rawding) Lipscomb, was born August 10, 1906, in Champaign, Illinois.  She attended schools in Normal, Illinois.  On August 11, 1924, she was united in marriage with Roland Schaefer in Bloomington, Illinois.  To this…

Ronald Lee Loeffler, 57, passed away Thursday, May 23, 1996, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt, Iowa. Ronald was born February 15, 1939, in Kanawha, Iowa, the son of Fred and Iliah Maddick Loeffler, Jr. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Renwick, Iowa, and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in…

Fern C. Reibsamen, 87, died February 18, 1993 at the Clarion Care Center.  Fern was born July 3, 1905 at Britt, Iowa to William and Gladys (Bailey) Fillenwarth.  She graduated from Britt High School in 1923 and Business College in Cedar Falls.  She worked for a short time at First State Bank of Britt. She…

Lois Jean Abbas, 61, of Kanawha passed away Friday, June 16, 2000 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Lois, the daughter of Ernest and Ovedia (Omvig) Michelson was born February 7, 1939 in Kanawha, Iowa.  She attended school in Kanawha, graduating from Kanawha High School in 1957. Lois was united in marriage with…

David A. Abbas, 69, of Kanawha passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at his home. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 4-6 PM on Friday, October 1, 2010 at Ewing Funeral Home, 118 East Second Street, in Kanawha. A graveside service will follow at 6:30 PM at Amsterdam Township Cemetery in Kanawha…

Vera Marie (Maddick) Abbas, 93, of Kanawha, left to meet her Lord peacefully Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the Kanawha Community Home. Graveside services, per her wishes, will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 1:00 PM at Amsterdam Township Cemetery in Kanawha with Pastor Tim Rieckhoff-Faris officiating. Vera was born February 21, 1919…

Misty L. Abbas, 42, of Britt passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013 in Britt. Funeral services for Misty Abbas will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 10:30 AM at First Lutheran Church, 70 5th Avenue Northwest, in Britt with Rev. Paul Evans officiating.  Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt. Visitation…

Elsie Lousie Abbas, 88, of Goldfield, passed away Monday, January 17, 2000 at the North Care Center in Humboldt, Iowa.  She was raised and glorified on January 17, 2000, and buried for the Resurrection on January 20, 2000. Elsie was born October 18, 1911 in Erin Township in Hancock County, Britt, Iowa, the daughter of…