Kathy Bruland Alden found obituaries for 12 classmates that we lost.
Many thanks to Kathy for putting this together of us!
There was no information available online for John, Donna and Mike.
Classmates We Lost:
John Donahue
Donna Kudej Voss
Mike Shirk
2002-04-30 Dennis Moen
2008-07-25 Bonnie Sheimo Hall
2011-08-08 Doug Ryerson
2013-04-20 Bob Fisher
2014-02-03 Tim Edmondson
2014-02-16 John McClement
2014-07-18 Bobbie Crosby Husske
2016-03-25 Wayne Anderson
2017-12-27 Monty Branstad
2018-01-09 Gaylord Wooge
2018-05-01 David E. Olson
2019-01-05 Sue Urbatsch Pannkuk
Memorial service for Dennis (Denny) Moen, 50, of Montgomery, Texas, was held Saturday,
May 4, at Metcalf Funeral Home chapel. He died April 30, 2002, in Houston, Texas, as a result
of a horse-riding accident. Bob Southard and Pastor Mike Rinehart officiated.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Marie Moen of Montgomery, Texas; daughters Jody
Moen and her special friend, Dave Kaduce, of Clear Lake and Betsy Moen of Montgomery,
Texas; one sister, JoAnn Steenblock and her husband, Leo, of Forest City; his mother-in-law,
Ruth Redalen of Montgomery, Texas; nieces Amber Moen and Mickie Steenblock, both of
Forest City; mentor Tommy Lynn; and numerous other special friends.
A complete obituary appears in the May 15 edition of the Forest City Summit.
Bonnie R. (Sheimo) Hall, 56, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Fertile, Worth county,
Iowa, died Friday (July 25, 2008) in Omaha.
Preceded in death by her father, Frank Sheimo; grandparents, Amos and Edna (Tvedt)
Gilbertson and Henry and Ellen (Hovland) Sheimo; and father-in-law, Merle Hall.
Survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Michael R. Hall; daughters, Jodi (Arthur) Alt
and Jackie (Scott) Keenan; granddaughter, Amelia; mother, Shirley; sister, Deb (Dave)
Haugen; brother, Kevin (Jill) Sheimo; mother-in-law, Marjorie (Kofoot); brothers and
sisters-in-law, Ted (Sue) Hall, Georgeann Hall, Carolyn Wright, Susan (Don) Reese,
Joyce (Cris) Hays, and Julie (Dan) Petersen; many nieces, nephews, good friends and
her beloved Pug, Bam.
A memorial service is planned at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Fertile
Lutheran Church.
Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Pacific Street Chapel in
Omaha.
Memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Pacific Street Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the Bonnie R. Hall Memorial Fund at
Great Western Bank, Omaha, Neb.
Douglas Ryerson
August 24, 2011
Douglas Ryerson, of Homer, Alabama, formerly of Forest City, died on Monday,
August 8, 2011.
Douglas was born in Forest City on August 15, 1951. His parents were Herbert and
Agnes Ryerson. He graduated from the Forest City High School in 1969.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 11, in Homer, Alabama.
FOREST CITY - Robert H. Fisher, 62, of Forest City, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Ciudad-del-Carmen in
Mexico.
A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Forest City, with Pastor Carlton Shaw officiating.
Inurnment will be at Linden Lutheran Cemetery in rural Thompson.
There will be no visitation, but the family would like to greet you immediately following the service, in
the fellowship hall at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer that memorials be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church or
Hospice of North Iowa.
Robert Henry Fisher was born February 1, 1951, the son of Robert W. Fisher and Anna (Brandt) Fisher in
Forest City, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. He graduated from Forest City
High School in 1969 and from Pepperdine University in Yuma, Arizona in 1975 with a degree in business
and English.
He was a veteran of the United States Marines and learned his trade as well as finishing college during
the time he was in the Marines. He was sent to electronics school and he continued in that work the
remainder of his carrier as a Marine electronics technician, doing all kinds of repairs on ships and oil rigs.
He spent many years overseas working on the Ivory Coast of Africa, the north slope and Alaska, as well
as Europe and the Middle East. He was currently working for Rice Electronics of Houston, Texas and was
working in Ciudad del Carmen in Mexico when he suddenly became ill and died.
He leaves to mourn his son, Seth (Debra) and grandson Ty; his mother, Anna Harringa of Forest City; 3
sisters, Leanne (Bob) Troxel of St Cloud, Mn, Becky Fisher of St Paul, Mn, and Kathy Leuwerke, of
Thompson, Ia;a brother, David (Nancy) Fisher; 2 stepbrothers, Dennis (Judy) Harringa and Dan (Kathy)
Harringa, and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert W. Fisher; his step-father Raymond N. Petersen and his
step-father Benjamin J. Harringa.
SPIRIT LAKE | Timothy R. Edmondson, 62, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Forest City, died
Friday, January 31, 2014, at the Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.
A memorial visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 5th, at the Petersen
Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., in Forest City.
Timothy Ray Edmondson, the son of Harold and Ila (Storey) Edmondson, was born July 19,
1951, in Forest City. He graduated from Forest City High School in 1969 and the University of
Northern Iowa in 1971.
Tim was a devoted son, loving brother and a caring friend. He had a lot of compassion and a
good heart. Some of Tim's favorite pastimes were cheering on his L.A. Dodgers and Green Bay
Packers, playing cribbage with his mom and eating her home-cooked meals along with his
sisters' chocolate chip cookies, and golfing with his brothers. He had a great sense of humor. Tim
was always fun to be around.
He will be deeply missed by his mother, Ila Johnson of Forest City; brothers, Dan (Carol)
Edmondson of Decorah, Steve (Linda) Edmondson of Coon Rapids, MN, Don (Lisa) Johnson of
Garner and Jay Johnson of Waterloo; sisters, Sue Edmondson of Forest City and Janet Snyder of
Marion, IN; along with sixteen nieces and nephews.
Tim was preceded in death by his father, Harold, in 1957.
Rest in peace Tim. We love you!
FOREST CITY | John D. McClement, 62, of Forest City, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Mercy
Medical Center in Des Moines.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at the United Methodist
Church in Forest City with Dixie Rauk, director of lay ministries, officiating.
A visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 19, 2014) at Petersen Lund Funeral Home,
505 North Clark St.
Inurnment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the John
D. McClement memorial fund in care of the family.
John David McClement was born May 27, 1951. He was raised by Ronald and Winifred
McClement in Forest City; he attended schools and graduated from Forest City High School.
He attended Waldorf College where he met his wife Carol Gudvangen; they were married on
Feb. 27, 1971, and made their home on the McClement family farm, northeast of Forest City,
their entire married lives. John worked for Winnebago Industries for close to 45 years. He was a
long time member of the United Methodist Church in Forest City. John loved driving his two
Ford Mustangs, was an avid reader and loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed
Saturdays with his grandchildren; breakfast at Sally’s with Raven and supper with all of them at
Taco Jerry’s. He also enjoyed dinners with his family in Britt. John was an avid bowler and
belonged to many leagues, he loved watching his grandchildren bowl and also attend their many
other activities. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his three sons, Chad (Cindy) McClement of Forest City, Josh McClement of
Forest City and Travis (Jessica) McClement of Britt; six grandchildren, Raven, Brett, Spenser,
Garrett, Logan and Tyler. Also surviving is a brother-in-law, Everett (Diane) Steele of Osage;
sister-in-law, Barb (Jerry) Fischer of Fort Atkinson; sister-in-law, Freida Steele of Cottonwood,
Ariz., and nephew Keith (Karen) Steele of Phoenix, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by parents and his wife, Carol McClement in 2012.
NORTHWOOD | Bobbi Joan Husske, 63, Northwood, died Friday, July 18, 2014, at her home.
A celebration of Bobbi’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008 First Ave. S., Northwood, with the Rev. Judy Converse of First Lutheran Church in Northwood
officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Madison Township Cemetery in Forest City.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the chapel.
According to her wishes, cremation has been accorded.
Bobbi Joan (Crosby) Husske was born on March 15, 1951, in Forest City, the daughter of Jack and Audrey
(Chase) Crosby. Bobbi attended school in Forest City and graduated from Forest City High School in 1969.
After graduation she worked at North Iowa Electronics in Garner; and most recently worked at Fleet Guard
(which is now Cummins Filtration) in Lake Mills for many years, retiring due to ill health.
She was united in marriage to Bruce Husske on Sept. 1, 1978, in Belmond.
Bobbi enjoyed camping and cooking, reading and collecting cookbooks, but her great love and enjoyment was
her family and grandchildren.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Bruce Husske of Northwood; her two children, Allison Beck
and Andrew (Nicole) Husske all of Northwood; two grandchildren, Tyler and Ian Husske of Northwood; two
sisters, Barbara (Wayne) Arthur of Alexander, and Kathy (Dean) Kinseth of Joice; her brother, Jim Crosby of
Waco, Texas; several nieces, nephews, and many extended family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Audrey (Chase) Crosby; brothers, Bill Crosby and Jack
Crosby Jr.; sister, Beverly Nath; and her grandma, Grace Chase.
Wayne Richard Anderson, Aitkin, and Sebring, Fla., died peacefully in his home in Sebring on
March 25, 2016.
Wayne was born Aug. 4, 1950, in St. Peter, Minn., to Marian and Richard Anderson. He married
his wife, Jan, in May 1973.
Wayne had a successful career as an auto-body technician, retiring from his business “Wayne's
World” in 2005. He was an avid outdoorsman, spending his time fishing, golfing, hunting and
enjoying nature with his wife and family. He was much loved and will be missed.
He is survived by his wife, Jan; sister-in-law, Tina Bertin; nephews, Ryan Bertin (KC), Garrik
Bertin, Daniel Elwood (Christie), and Anthony Elwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Mary Elwood.
In lieu of memorials, please make a donation in Wayne’s name to the animal rescue of your
choice.
A celebration of life will be held. Details to follow.
Monroe “Monty” Branstad
April 7, 1950 - December 13, 2017
FOREST CITY – Monroe “Monty” Branstad, 67, of Forest City died peacefully Wednesday, December 13,
2017 surrounded by family.
Monroe David Branstad was born April 7, 1950 in Forest City, Iowa, the son of Edward A. and Rita L.
(Garland) Branstad. He grew up on the family farm. From a young age, Monty's dedication was evident. He
started farming at age six, and by 8 he often rose with the sun and worked until the cows came home. The
youngest of two boys, Monty and his brother maintained the farm through one farm crisis while his parents
worked out of town to make ends meet. During high school, he somehow found time to participate and letter in
high school sports, including football, track, and baseball while taking on an ever-increasing share of the work
on the family farm. After days that began at sunrise and ended after sunset, his father Edward often said, “We
didn't get much done today. Let's get up early and give her heck tomorrow.” Monty passed that saying on to
friends and family who worked long hours on the farm.
Following graduation from Forest City High School, Monty took over the operation of Branstad Farms. He
tirelessly worked construction, OTR trucking, ranching, and many other jobs through the years to make ends
meet and see the farm he loved through another farm crisis. Monty expanded Branstad Farms to allow his sons
to return to farm full-time following their graduations from college. Nothing made Monty prouder than creating
an operation that allowed his family's century farm to be passed to future generations.
In his younger years, Monty enjoyed sports, fishing, hunting, and driving fast. In his later years, Monty
concentrated on enjoying his thirteen grandchildren and providing support to friends and family. Grandpa
Monty proudest moments as a grandparent included teaching his younger-than-ten year old grandchildren how
to operate heavy machinery and giving them access to all the farm offers.
Time seemed to run slower for Monty than for others. Even at his most busy, Monty built lasting friendships
with those in his community and beyond. He gave his time, his strength, and his advice to any who asked. His
reputation preceded him in all that he did, and he was the instigator of many of the best stories told in and
around Forest City and Leland. He was a force to be reckoned with. Most days you could find Monty standing
just shy of 6 feet tall wearing old worn out cowboy boots, wrangler jeans and a blue button up denim shirt but
the man was larger than life.
Monty's health problems began a few years ago. Following numerous successful climbs back to health, Monty
was hospitalized in December. He died surrounded by family on December 13, 2017.
Monty was preceded in death by his parents Edward and Rita.
Monty is survived by Tammy and their daughter Heidi (Tom) Aitchison with grandchildren Addy, Max, Nick,
Nate and Emily. He is survived by Lanette and their son Jordan (Rachael) Branstad with grandchildren Trayce,
Teryn and Tristyn; son Andrew (Keniesa) Branstad with grandchildren Madison and Gabrielle; son David
(Claire) Branstad with grandchild Leah. He is survived by daughter Christine (David Phillips) Branstad with
grandchildren Samuel and Thomas. Monty is survived by his brother Terry.
Visitation is 4:00 – 7:00 P.M., Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Chapel, 505 North
Clark St. Forest City, Iowa 50436.
Funeral Service will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday, December 18, 2017 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 40592
175th Ave., Leland, Iowa with Pastor Doug Snyder officiating.
Burial will be held in West Prairie Cemetery rural Leland, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to Winnebago County Relay for Life.
Gaylord H. Wooge
January 9, 2018 - May 16, 1951
Forest City – Gaylord H. Wooge, 66, of Forest City, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his home surrounded by
his family, under the care of Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer.
A gathering of friends and family will be held 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Cataldo Schott
Funeral Chapel, 505 North Clark St. Forest City, IA.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
with the Pastor Rod Hopp officiating.
A Celebration of Life gathering will also be held at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday at Gaylord's Farmalking Eagle
Marsh, 1970 340th St. Forest City, IA 50436, the family invites all to join them for food, drink and fellowship.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial may be directed to the Pheasant Forever No Child Left
Indoors and the Hynes Spur Trail, two things that meant a lot to Gaylord.
Gaylord was born May 16, 1951 to Galen and Helen (Steffensen) Wooge. He was the oldest of five children
growing up working long hours on the family farm. Gaylord told us many times how he was working in the
fields by age 5 driving a Fordson tractor.
Gaylord loved the sport of football and ran track in high school as well, was a member of the FFA, fine arts and
graduated from Forest City in 1969.
After high school, Gaylord attended Waldorf College (University) but left after a year and half to work at
Forrester Trailer and to farm with his dad. He later returned to finish and received his AA degree in 1973. He
loved to tell people that it took him four years to finish a two year school.
Gaylord met his wife, Jody Klinge at a Waldorf basketball game. He caught her eye with just a smile, a wink,
and his 1969 Shelby. They were married July 1, 1972 and celebrated 45 years together.
He joined Farm Bureau Insurance in June 1973 as a career underwriter in Winnebago County. He became
agency manager of Worth County in Northwood in 1975. In March of 1978 he purchased three small agencies
and formed Farm & City Insurance Services in Thompson and later Forest City and Lake Mills.
In 1981, he was pitching a payroll deduction program at Winnebago when he was approached to put together an
insurance program for the WIT members. He did not realize that day what kind of an impact WIT members
would make on his insurance business down the road. His small staff started calling companies to see if they
would be interested in underwriting a program for motorhomes. Gaylord came up with the idea that has now
become the industry standard, known as the “Wooge” or “WIT” endorsement coverage. This plan quickly
gained wide acceptance not only among Winnebago owners but owners of other makes of RV's.
Gaylord enjoyed watching the Minnesota Vikings, fishing and hunting all over the North American continent
and conversing with the boys at the local watering holes. With his business doing well, he returned to his roots
of farming. Over the course of many years, Gaylord was able to purchase farm ground east of Forest City and
turn it back into its natural state calling it the “Walking Eagle Marsh”. Hosting the annual “Pumpkin Patch” and
Pheasants Forever No Child Left Indoors. Gaylord developed lasting relationships with those in his community
and beyond. His reputation preceded him in all that he did and he was the subject of many of the best stories
told around the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Gaylord had many health issues through the years but always seemed to battle back. The consensus among the
locals was that he had used all his lives up. In August 2011, he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He forged
ahead once again with several rounds of chemo. Sick and weak he never complained. Always had a smile and
great attitude about life ahead. In late November, his health was deteriorating and admitted into the hospital.
With the help of hospice care and some of his special angels, as he called them. Gaylord was able to return
home once again. With peace in his heart, he passed away January 9, 2018. At the age of 66.
Gaylord is survived by his wife, Jody; two sons, Chaldon (Linda) and Courtney (Shannon); grandchildren,
Alexander Wooge and Evelyn Wooge; step grandchildren, Danielle, Joshua, Brittney, Jayden, Jacob, Tanner
and Zachary; his mother, Helen; siblings, Harriet (Doug) Adams, Lynn (Cindy) Wooge, Penny (Harley)
Beenken, Scott (Cynthia) Wooge; mother-in-law, Naomi Klinge, brothers-in-law, Lew Klinge, Kirby (Kathy)
Klinge and Jim Burt; aunts, uncles and many nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Galen; father-in-law, Clifford Klinge and sister-in-law, Lisa Burt
Dear Gaylord, you will be missed by so many.
David E. Olson
1951-2018
David E. Olson of Eden Prairie, MN, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2018 in his home at
the age of 67.
He was born in Forest City, Iowa in 1951 and graduated from Forest City High School in 1969.
He received his BA at Macalester College and his JD from Hamline University. He worked at
Schwegman, Lunberg and Woessner P.A. filing patent applications.
He is predeceased by his parents, Oscar and Ruth Lorraine Olson of Forest City. He leaves
behind his wife Mary Lynn and son Matthew.
He was known for his humor, wit and kind heart. He had an extensive knowledge of baseball and
music trivia. He enjoyed traveling to new places and had been in all 50 states and several
European countries. He ran in 12 marathons.
A celebration of life will be held later this year.
Sue Renee (Urbatsch)
Pannkuk
March 2, 1951 ~ January 5, 2019 (age 67)
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Sue Renee (Urbatsch) Pannkuk, 67, of Forest City, IA, passed away on
January 5, 2019.
Sue was the wife of Glen Pannkuk; mother of Katie (Jake) Bowers,
Laura (Scott) Arterburn, and Wendy (Noah) Eggebraaten; grandmother
of Lillian Bowers, Adalyn Arterburn, and Asher and Emmaus
Eggebraaten; and the daughter of Pearl and Harley Urbatsch.
In Sue’s memory, cheer on the Hawkeyes, take up a new hobby you
never thought you’d enjoy (like fantasy football), and spend time with
your loved ones, travelling or right at home.
There will be a Celebration of Life service at a later date. Online
condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
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