Kenneth D. Glandon

The journey of this life ended for Kenneth (Ken) D. Glandon, 79, of Charles City, on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City after a seven-year battle with prostate cancer.

Funeral services for Kenneth Glandon will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Charles City. Pastor Okitakoyi (Michel) Lundula of the Nashua United Methodist Church will officiate. There will be a flag presentation by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit. Inurnment will be at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.

Ken was born July 3, 1929, to Loran and Ella (White) Glandon on a farm near Webster, Iowa, in Keokuk County. He grew up on the farm and went to school at the country school called Webster High. Ken was a good athlete and competitive in basketball and baseball. He graduated from high school at the age of 16.

Ken was a proud military man having served in the United States Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller from 1951 through 1954. He attended reunions for his squadron, the 735th Aircraft Control &Warning (AC&W) Squadron, as recent as 2008. After his discharge from the military he attended the American Technical Institute in Des Moines for 18 months.

On June 30, 1957, Ken married “the cute little waitress from Eddie’s café,” Pauline (Gillespie), at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They had three children and lived in Charles City their entire married lives. However, they also wintered in Bartow, Fl, the past 12 years and made many good friends there.

Ken came to Charles City to work at Goodyear Tire Company and eventually started his own business, an electronic sales and service store named Ken’s TV. Ken and Pauline retired April 1, 1986. He traveled extensively after the service by himself in Europe and in the United States with his wife after retirement. Ken had been to 49 of the 50 states. He never went to Alaska and didn’t have a desire to go.

Ken was known for being a hard worker. Most people work to live but Ken lived to work. It didn’t matter if it was gardening and mowing outside, repairing television sets, or fixing anything that was broken. Ken loved to work and about the only time he was happy not working was when he was at a sporting event or watching one on television.

Ken was an avid sports fan. He loved all Charles City Comets sports, especially Comette Softball, and any sport his grandchildren were in. He was also a huge Iowa Hawkeye fan. He attended both of the Hawkeye’s recent Outback Bowl appearances (in 2004 and 2008). He was such a Twins fan that he had been known to plan his whole Sunday afternoon around a game. He tolerated the Vikings but really became a Buccaneers fan after spending so much time in Florida.

Those who have been honored to share in Ken’s life and who will miss him greatly are: his wife of 51 years, Pauline; his children, Diane (Dan) Meyer, Morgan (Matt Jensen), and Kirby; Janice Glandon, her husband Jeffrey Blackley and their children Alexa Carey (Terry Hjelle), Max Carey, Derrick Blackley, Crystal Blackley, and Grant Blackley; Dan (Connie) Glandon, Lindsey, Cassie, and Jason; his former Son-in-law Bob Carey; Sister-in-law Iva Glandon; and many very special nieces and nephews, a special thanks to Karen, Russ, and Kia Weldon for the extra care they gave while Ken was in Florida.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Bob and Raymond, and one sister Arlene.

Memorials may be directed to the family and will be disbursed to Ken’s favorite charities.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.

June B. Gist

June B. Gist, 89, of Charles City, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at the 9th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

A funeral Mass for June Gist will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Reverend Carl Ries will celebrate the Mass. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Visitation will be at the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

June Boneta Wiltse Gist was born July 19, 1919, at Charles City, the only child of Herbert Dorwin and Minnie (Stewart) Wiltse. She graduated from the Charles City High School in 1937. From 1937 to 1940 she worked for an insurance agency and from 1940 to 1952 she was employed by the Oliver Corporation. On October 11, 1952, she was united in marriage to William W. Gist, an Engineer with the Oliver Corporation. The two of them moved to Battle Creek, Mich. where they both continued to work for Oliver until 1955 when the contract with Boeing Airplane Company ended and they moved to the Twin Cities.

Bill died September 13, 1971 and June remained in the Twin Cities until 1988. She attended the University of Minnesota, worked 10 years (until the company was moved to Chicago) as Secretary to the President and chairman of the Board of Rap-In-Wax Paper Company and spent her last 22 plus years as Executive Vice President and President of two well known Twin City firms. June returned to Charles City on November 17, 1988. She has served as a Hospice volunteer, a member of the school board, on the Superintendent’s Advisory Board, the Excellence in Education Foundation and the Community Revitalization Committee. She also served as a Teen Center volunteer. She was a member of the Moose Lodge, 19th Amendment Society, Charles City Arts Council, Senior Center, Historical Society and St. Anthony’s Circle.

June has no living relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

In Lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, 1003 Gilbert St. Charles City, IA 50616 or Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 106 Chapel Ln Charles City, IA 50616.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.

Joseph Barrett

Joseph Barrett, 76, of Charles City, died Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.

Funeral services for Joseph Barrett will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. The Reverend Carl Ries of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday.

Joseph Charles Barrett was born May 6, 1932, at Nashua, the son of William and Elizabeth (Churchill) Barrett. On April 9, 1976, he was united in marriage to Janice Taft at Charles City. He was employed with Salsbury Laboratories and later, Ryder as an over the road truck driver. His interests included working on cars and riding his Harley.

Living family members include his wife Jan Barrett of Charles City; six children, Rhonda (Phil) Neely of Bluffton, S.C., Jake (Lori) Kummer, Carla Kummer, Teresa Kummer, Don (Shelley) Koebrick and Charles Barrett all of Charles City; 13 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Shirley Barrett, Joann Barrett, Jane Walton and Pat Reis; and a brother, Jack Barrett.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.

Anna Mae Nauman

Anna Mae Nauman, 77, of Floyd, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at the 11th Street
Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Funeral services for Anna Mae Nauman will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Mr. Jeffery D. Wood, Elder of the Cedar Falls Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 5 to 8p.m. Friday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday.

Anna Mae Wood Nauman was born March 2, 1931, at Bassett, the daughter of Leon and Freda (Idler) Wood. She attended school in rural Bassett. On November 6, 1955, she was united in marriage to Bernard Nauman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Anna Mae was employed at Comp Systems as a cook for 19 ½ years. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Her interests included ceramics, camping, sewing, going to the trailer, helping at the V.F.W., Cody Bear's Cave and spending time with family and friends.

Living family members include her three children, Linda Nauman of Floyd, Rick (Mary) Nauman of Charles City and Connie (Ron) Niemeyer of Nashua; five grandchildren, Nichole (Nick) Oelberg, Melissa (Brandon) Brown, Kaleb Nauman, Casey Niemeyer and Kara Niemeyer; five great grandchildren, Mariah, Taylor, Gunner, Katlin and Levi; two sister,
Doris Anderson of Fertile and Marie (Bud) Hennick of Charles City; two brothers, Owen (Betty) Wood of Waterloo and Leland (Joyce) Wood of Hanlontown; sister-in-law, Avis Wood of Rockford; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1981; brother, Russell Wood; and two infant siblings.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, www.hauserfh.com, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements.

Doris Kranz

Doris Kranz, 89, of Charles City, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.

A funeral service will be held Friday, February 6 at 10:30 am at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main Street, in Charles City, with Rev. David Weges officiating. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Fullerton Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street, in Charles City, on Thursday, February 5 from 5 to 7 pm, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. Stories, condolences, and thoughts may be shared with the family on the funeral home website at www.Fullertonfh.com.

Doris was born on August 17, 1919 in Mason City, the daughter of August and Minnie (Gullickson) Hahn. She lived in Charles City her entire life. She graduated from Charles City High School in 1937. Doris was employed at Cedar Valley Hospital in housekeeping for seven years. She was united in marriage to Harold “Ole” Kranz on March 23, 1946.

Doris was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was also involved in many senior citizen groups, the Pythian Sisters and the Dorcas Circle. She loved going on car trips with her husband, including their annual trip along the Mississippi River to see the leaves changing color. She also enjoyed playing cards and spending time at McDonald’s with her friends.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter-in-law, Barbara Kranz of Osage; sister-in-law, Betty Kelleher of Nashua; nieces, Karen Olson of Marengo and Becky Schmidt of Nashua; nephews, David Hahn of Chehalis, WA and Douglas Hahn of Mason City; and her lifelong friend, Mid Meade.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold in 1989; son, Richard in 1995; and brothers, Erwin and Leland Hahn.

Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, IA.
(641) 228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com