Obituaries

Floyd A. Friedrich, age 88, of Elma passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home with his family by his side. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, July 19 at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in rural Elma with Pastor Dan Christensen officiating. Burial was held at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Cemetery.
Online condolences for Floyd’s family may be left on the funeral home website at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Floyd August Ernst Friedrich was born February 6, 1926 (2/6/26), the eldest of three sons, to Daniel and Mabel (Lauck) Friedrich.  He was born and raised on the family farm in Howard County north of Elma. Floyd was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, where he was a life-long member.

Marjorie A. R. Stringfield, age 94, of Bradenton, FL passed away June 10 at her home. Memorial services will be held August 23 at Palma Solo Presbyterian Church in Bradenton, FL.
Marjorie was born to James and Mollie ReVoir and graduated with the Class of 1937 from Lansing High School. She married Dallas Stringfield.
Marjorie is survived by three daughters, Joye Petroski, Jill Durham and Lori Stringfield; as well as a sister, Mona Maxwell. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Howard, Russell and Gerald, and her husband of 62 years.
 

John White, Jr., 81, of Postville died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 12 at First Baptist Church in Waukon, with Rev. Duane Smith officiating.  Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
John White, Jr. was born January 13, 1933 in Waukon, the son of John and Clara (Bulman) White. He graduated from Waukon High School.  John also graduated from Baptist Bible College and Seminary in Clark’s Summit, PA, Luther College in Decorah and Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, TX.
August 7, 1959, John married Sharon Murdock at Scofield Memorial Church in Dallas. He pastored churches in Robins and Grand Rapids, MI, then served as a missionary consultant with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) in many countries around the world. He also founded Horizon International Schools, a distance learning university for theological training in foreign countries.

John Moore, age 76, of Decorah died Saturday, July 5 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Services were held Friday, July 11 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating.
John William Moore was born May 3, 1938 in Ottumwa, the son of Homer and Bess (Brown) Moore.  John graduated from Franklin High School in 1956 in Cedar Rapids. He went on to attend Coe College and the University of Iowa. While in college, John was a Golden Glove Boxer and wrestled for the University of Iowa. While in school his nicknames were “Bill” and Pedie”.

Orpha Gulbranson Weymiller, age 87, of Spring Grove, MN passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Green Lea Manor in Mabel, MN. Funeral services were held Monday, July 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove, MN, with burial in the church cemetery. Pastor Zane Anderson officiated.
Orpha was born February 10, 1927 to Albert and Lennie (Tollefsrud) Bergrud in Spring Grove, MN. She married Iver Gulbranson June 16, 1945. The couple owned and operated Gulbranson Lumber Company in Spring Grove, MN. Iver preceeded Orpha in death October 6, 1973.
After Iver’s death, Orpha continued to operate their business, later selling it and then working for Roverud Construction until her retirement. She later enjoyed being a hostess at the Ballard House in Spring Grove, MN.

Martin Eldon Jennings, 76, of Springville, was called to stand before the Lord Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. His death came 55 days following the passing of his wife, Darlene.
A prayer service will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 2 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends following the prayer service until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held for both Darlene and Martin back home in Ossian at a later date.
Martin was born November 17, 1937 in Decorah, the son of Enos and Nellie (Thorton) Jennings. After graduation from Ossian High School in 1955, he served for the United States Navy. May 28, 1960, Martin married Darlene Snitker at the Zalmona Presbyterian Church in Waukon.

Don J. Molitor, 82, of Waukon died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah after a long battle with dementia. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 2 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Decorah, with Rev. John Caldwell officiating. Burial will be at Russell Cemetery, rural Decorah. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 1 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.
Donald Joseph Molitor was born February 25, 1932 in Waterville, the son of Theodore F. and Clara C. (Brennan) Molitor. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church in Waterville. Don attended country schools through the eighth grade.

Shirley D. Straate, 83, of Waukon died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 1 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Pastor Samantha Houser  officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Shirley Darlene (Huffman) Straate was born December 28, 1930 in Rossville. She was the youngest of six children born to Lee and Gladys (Leas) Huffman. She attended the Jefferson #6 school at Rossville and graduated from Waterville High School in 1948. Following her schooling she worked as a secretary.
November 21, 1952 she married Harry Edward Straate at the Rossville Presbyterian Church. Shirley and Harry farmed together for many years. She was a stay at home mom but always busy with caring for the children, helping with things on the farm, and raising a big garden which she loved to share produce from.

Everett H. Miene, 75, of Waukon died Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 28 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.
Everett Herbert Miene was born November 7, 1938 on his parents’ farm in rural Postville, the son of Herbert and Emma (Thies) Miene. He was baptized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Postville and confirmed at Zion United Christ of Christ in Waukon. Everett attended rural schools in the Waukon area.
July 26, 1959, he married Janann Kay Schlake at Zion United Church of Christ. He farmed with his father in Union Prairie Township, west of Waukon, until 1983; Everett and Janann then moved into Waukon. He then worked in the detail department at R.W. Pladsen in Waukon until 2002.

Charles Francis Kistler, 91, of Scottsdale, AZ passed away June 13, 2014. A  Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 26 with Rosary starting at 9:30 a.m. at St. Daniels the Prophet Catholic Church, Scottsdale, AZ. Burial will follow at St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ. Arrangements entrusted to Messinger Indian School Mortuary.
Charles was born February 18, 1923 to Francis and Theresa (Kolb) Kistler in LaCrosse, WI. He was united in marriage with Dorothy Sadler October 30, 1942. Charlie and Dorothy had four sons.
Charles spent several years working as a precision machinist in LaCrosse, WI. In the early 1950s he moved to Waukon, where he worked as a plumber and later owned and operated an earthmoving construction business. For many years he split his time between Scottsdale, AZ and Waukon. In the early 1980s he moved permanently to Scottsdale.