Bits and Pieces

   
     BITS AND PIECES: (1) It was good to see old friend and former longtime Boone resident Kriss Phillips this week. He was in town from his residences in Arizona and Colorado enroute to a high school class reunion in southeast Iowa. Kriss hasn't changed much but his wife has. Beset by some serious health issues, she is recovering much better now after some surgery. (2) We had mentioned in  the obituaries recently the death of Norman Erickson, 92, of Stratford. We didn't mention that Norman and his wife, Margaret, were members of a famous area musical group for 25 years. The Farmers Four quartet (remember?) sang at celebrations, weddings, funerals and on special occasions. (3) It was good to receive a personal letter from Don (Red) Houser, BHS-49, this week. He is so proud of his granddaughter, who is an exceptionally talented lacrosse player in southern California. We had mentioned some of her accomplishments in the Korner. He wrote to thank us and he included some more newspaper clippings highlighting her success.
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     On aging. You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. Its called pre-sleep.
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     Pastor Arnold Thoren was a longtime member of the Boone community while he served the Augustana Lutheran Church congregation. He lives in East Moline, IL now and has been battling some health issues. Jamie and Larry Kelley and Bill Sturtz recently visited Pastor Thoren, now in his 80's, and provided some special music as a surprise........an effort to lift his spirits a bit. They're asking that Boone folks who remember Pastor Thoren drop him a note of remembrance and support. Send them in care of his wife, Barbara, at 2130 26th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201.
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     On aging. The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
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      BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Greg Mohrman, 41, Ankeny-Polk City. BHS-93. Attended DMACC and the PGA Golf Academy in Arizona. Worked at car dealerships and was last employed as Sales Manager at Pella Motors. Survivors include his wife, Kelly Buckner Mohrman, three children, his brother, Jeff, his parents, Robert and Cheryl Mohrman, his parents-in-law, Tim and Marcia Buckner, sister-in-law, Shannon Bartley, and his grandmother, Betty Smith.........Marcia Fredrickson, 63, Chicago. Born in Boone in 1953. Her parents were Bob and Jane Low........Dorothy Germer, 99, Boone. Seven daughters survive, Joann Irvine, Barb Low, Nora Dearborn, Portia Martin, Rose Brekke, Linda Crandell and Kay Hammond. One son, David, also survives........Clarice Coffey Gerstein, Ames. Formerly of Boone. Survivors include her husband, Dr. Bernard Gerstein, and former Boone residents, her brother, Robert Coffey, and brother-in-law, William Otis.........Verdeen Knox, 77, Iowa Falls. Attended Luther and United Community schools and AIB in Des Moines. Worked for the Bureau of Public Roads and in Newton as a school lunchroom hostess and church secretary. Her husband, Gary Knox, survives. Boone area survivors include a daughter, Karen Brandt of Ogden, sister Jana Ranieri of Madrid and brother, Mike Rieck of Madrid.........Teresa Rilea, 57, Granger. Her husband, Mark, of Granger survives. Boone area survivors include sisters, Dianne Gibbons of Madrid and Leanna Carpenter of Woodward.........Mark (Larzo) Larson, 48, Urbandale. He and friends, Dana and Rick, ran a hobby stock race car at the Boone Speedway for a time.............
Meredith Hughes, 81, Ankeny. A homemaker..........Berniece Shadle, 93, Boone........Sandra Foltz, 73, Boone.......Betty Jean Johnson, 94, Boone. Jordan HS and ISU grad. Worked in Ottumwa, Des Moines, in Illinois and Minnesota as a dietary consultant. Returned to Boone in 1979 and retired in 1984. Boone area survivor is a sister, Betty, of Boone........Marvin Samuelson, 87, Madrid.
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     Remember. Its not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.
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