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E. Max Van Gorp died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon at the age of 83 years. Memorial services were held Saturday, February 12, at Fjelstul Funeral Home, Decorah, with Rev. Anita Bane officiating. Inurement was in Freeport Cemetery, Freeport, Iowa. Full military honors were by Helof-Holm VFW Post No. 1977, Bernatz-Symonds American Legion Post No. 163, and D.A.V. Hamre-Giesen Chapter No. 8.

Virgil P. Whittle, 78, of Waukon, died Monday, February 14, 2005, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 16 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Wexford Catholic Church in Lansing, Iowa, with Fr. Louis Trzil officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there was a 4 p.m. Scripture Service.

Bob Strabley, 59, died February 9, 2005, at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 12 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jefferson, with Father Donald Ries officiating. Interment was in Wright Cemetery in Greene County, Iowa.
Robert Thomas Strabley, son of Edward and Anastasia Waters Strabley, was born August 16, 1945, in Waukon, Iowa. He was the fifth of nine children born to the couple. The family lived in Dorchester, Iowa, and Bob attended school in Waukon.

Gottbeheat
Heath Gottbeheat, 19, Ferryville, Wis., was charged with possessing marijuana after a Nov. 24, 2004, traffic stop in Allamakee County.
According to the report, Gottbeheat's vehicle was pulled over by a pair of deputies at the intersection of South Road and Highway 9 in Lansing for a cracked tail lamp. The deputies were given permission to search the vehicle and located drug paraphernalia in the ash tray. Gottbeheat was arrested and, when booked, was found with marijuana in his possession.

Irvin Rouster, 80, of Caledonia, died Saturday, February 12, 2005, at Caledonia Care and Rehab in Caledonia, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Caledonia. Father Gregory Leif will officiate and burial with military rites will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Albin. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 am Wednesday morning before the service at the church. Memorials may be given to St. Mary's School or St. Mary's kitchen fund. McCormick Funeral Home, Caledonia, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Curtis M. Huffman, age 77, of New Hampton, Iowa, died Monday, February 7, 2005, at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton, of natural causes. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, February 10 at Holy Family Parish-St. Joseph Center, New Hampton, with Msgr. Carl Schmitt celebrating the mass. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, New Hampton. Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home, New Hampton, was in charge of arrangements.

Orvin L. Anderson, 68, of Gays Mills, Wis., passed away Sunday, February 13, 2005, at Vernon Manor, Viroqua, Wis., surrounded by family after a long battle with an illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 17, at Utica Lutheran Church with Pastor Gary Wees officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Dommersnaes Bertram Family Funeral Home, Gays Mills, and at the church Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m.

Living in Iowa means living with extreme cold temperatures. With the cold comes the possibility of frostbite and hypothermia. Learn the warning signs and treatment for both conditions so you can protect yourself and your loved ones.

The local Grief Support Group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. in the Dining Room at Veterans Memorial Hospital.
This informal meeting is open to anyone suffering from any type of loss, whether it be death, divorce, illness, or some other grief.
Please feel free to attend and bring a friend. This grief support group meets the last Tuesday of every month at Veterans Memorial Hospital.

Seniors ages 65 and older make up over 12 percent of the United States population. Of these 33 million individuals, 14 million have a disability. For this population, facing an emergency or disaster can be a frightening possibility. While local officials and relief workers will be on the scene shortly after a disaster, they cannot reach everyone right away.
Winter storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, fires, and toxic spills occur in the Midwest every year. In preparation for these emergencies, seniors should take advantage of the following guidelines.