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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Larry A. Peterson, 82, Urbandale. Born in Boone. His parents, now deceased, were Berniece and Stanley Peterson. He was an IT Specialist who traveled a lot, including to foreign countries. Survivors include a son, David, and a daughter, Christine Thomas. Services in Urbandale.

BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

     Bruce Sydney Harris, 89, Des Moines. Formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-53. Married June Marie Buchmiller in Boone in 1958. The couple lived in Boone for 50 years before moving to Des Moines. Bruce was a care provider for his wife for many years prior to her passing in 2015. He worked at Iowa Electric in Boone for 30 years. Also served in the Iowa National Guard for 43 years. He concluded his military career as a Warrant Officer CW4. He retired in 1993 after thousands of hours flying helicopters and airplanes, multiple types and classifications. Bruce was an avid ham radio operator, a leader within MARS (Military Auxiliary Radio System) and volunteered at the Gold Star Museum at Camp Dodge. Survivors include his son, Brent, BHS-79, and a brother, Robert Harris, BHS-61. Services in Boone. 

   Donald Gene Knox, 83, Macomb, Illinois. Born in Luther. Luther HS-57. Married Joyce Irene Flickinger and then Charlotte Longcor. They both survive. Four adult children and five siblings also survive. He owned and operated Pagliai's Restaurant in Macomb from 1964-2012. He was also a skilled woodworker and loved gardening. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

    Beth Cecile Stevens Ozbun, 72, Fort Dodge. Formerly of Dayton. Born in Boone. Dayton HS-68. Attended Tobin Business College. Married L.Dwaine Ozbun in 1987 and the couple made their home in Dayton. He died in 1999. Beth worked as a Legal Aid for Attorney William J. Thatcher in Fort Dodge for many years before retirement. Member of the Moose, enjoyed camping, throwing darts and her cats. Survivors include two brothers. Services in Dayton. Burial in Boxholm.

    Donna Loretta Corkery Wolfgram, 95, Webster City. Born near Sumner. Sumner HS. Earned a teaching degree at Mount Mercy College. Married Marvel (Marv) G. Wolfgram in Sumner. Taught school briefly and served as secretary for her husband's State Farm Insurance Agency in Webster City. Retired in 1985 and the couple moved to Lake Cornelia and Clarion before moving back to Webster City in 2007. Marv died in 2011. Donna was active in church, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and enjoyed sewing, fishing, gardening, canning and making Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls.Survivors include seven adult children, including Louis Wolfgram and Mary Lindahl both of Boone and Teresa (Maynard Melchert) Wilcox of Ogden. Also surviving are a daughter-in-law, son-in-law and a sister. Services in Webster City. Burial in Clarion.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

    I have word of the death of Bruce Harris, BHS-53. Very limited information at this time. It's understood he has a brother, Robert C. Harris, BHS-61 surviving. His wife, June, passed away in 2015. No other information.

    Dorothy Mae Lindahl Hoksbergen, 81, Grundy Center. Formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-59, then cosmetology school in Des Moines. Also earned an accounting degree from DMACC. Married Harlan Wildt. They separated later and she married Robert Hoksbergen in 1984. Worked in food service, including working at ISU as the head baker, at McDonald's in Story City and other venues. A member of the Coachman's Camping Club, she loved bingo, needlework, collecting Santa Clauses and making baby blankets. Survivors include her husband, Robert, of Grundy Center, a son, step-children, three sisters, including Nancy Platter of Boone and a sister-in-law, Shirley Lindahl, of Boone. Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Francis Dean Simmerman, 85, Boone. Born in Warren County/Indianola. Spring Hill HS-55. In 1956 it became Norwalk or Martensdale via consolidation. Simpson College-59. Married Martha Jo Anderson in 1980. Worked for HyVee in Indianola, Iowa City and Duff Avenue in Ames, a store he managed for 13 years. In 1982, he and Martha Jo purchased the Boone Dairy Queen and operated it for 11 years. Prior to retirement, he sold advertising for KWBG radio for five years. Many years of traveling were enjoyed. Survivors include his wife, Martha Jo, five adult children, a stepdaughter, brother and sister. Services in Boone.

ARE WE OR AREN'T WE

    Our friends at the Des Moines Register recently printed a story about the Fairfield Iowa Golf and Country Club. Nice Story. It indicated that the Fairfield club was the oldest continuously operating golf club west of the Mississippi and, thus, was celebrating it's 130th anniversary this month. Congratulations.

   HOWEVER, the Kornerman has been around a while and there was something about that story that raised my hackles to a point where I felt further investigation was warranted. What about our Boone Golf and Country Club, now Cedar Pointe? I've seen limited stories and even pictures that indicate it might have had a very long background as well.

   Admittedly, in my condition, my research on anything, travels about as far as I can reach within my office walls. In addition, this just came about so recently I haven't had time to be very thorough but I have, rather quickly, uncovered a few facts that might bring into question the Fairfield club's boast.

   According to the original Register story, the Fairfield Club was first organized in 1892 as the Kahgaligee Golf Club. In 1896, a hand written constitution was formed. A log cabin purchased in 1900 served as the intitial clubhouse and in 1914, members incorporated.

   The Kornerman's limited  Boone information is that the Boone Golf and Country Club was built in 1889. That's according to something called GolfInfoGuide.com.

   So, in review, Fairfield first organized in 1892, constitution in 1896, log cabin purchased in 1900 and members incorporated in 1914. Our limited Boone info states that our club was built in 1889. It does make you wonder doesn't it?

   As long as we're on the subject, minus any specific calendar dates, we can pass on a few other particulars about our Boone club. The newly organized club leased farmland on South Marshall Street and just south of the Milwaukee Railroad tracks. A nine-hole course was layed out and construction of a clubhouse along South Marshall began.

   It seems that before automobiles came into being, a horse drawn hack, accomodating about 20 people, started at Eighth and Story and drove along Story picking up passengers enroute to the club. In those days, social activity was scarce and at the club, which featured a large dance hall, there were weekly dinners on Wednesday nights, with special emphasis on holidays like Halloween and the Fourth of July.

   When the depression hit, the club membership decreased significantly but members of the Updegraff family got things reactivated and, in fact, organized a group to underwrite the costs of the purchase of the land which had been leased from the earliest years. An additional 14 acres of land was also purchased and a new clubhouse built at the present location, at the south end of Cedar Street.

   Boone's challenge to this Fairfield boast is nothing new. Several other clubs and courses have made similar claims about being the oldest club or course west of the Mississippi. For example, the Burlington Golf Club was incorporated in June of 1899 and claims its the oldest "continually operated INCORPORATED club" west of the Mississippi.

    Fairfield "Oldest continuously operating" or Burlington "continually operating incorporated club".......take your pick.

   BUT, if that mentioned website is accurate, our Boone club, built in 1889, has an absolute right to also join in making a historical claim.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Clarice Ethel Johnson, 85, Boone. Born in Shannon City, IA. Married Guy F. (Junior) Johnson in 1953. She worked at Oshkosh Tannery and as a CNA at Ledges Manor. She loved Christmas, watching the Daniel O'Donnell show and game shows on television. Survivors include five adult children, including sons Randy and Buck Johnson and daughter Cindy Bishop all of Boone. Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Thomas Flynn, 76, Boone. Born in Illinois. Married Patricia Riddles in Oklahoma in 1968. Vet Nam vet. He owned Tom Flynn Lawn Care and Snow Removal in Boone, worked in the church ministry and at one time, worked in security at a plant in Mt. Morris, IL. Survivors include his wife, sons Robert and Gregory, daughters Kathy Flynn and Brenda Lingelbach, his mother, Lillian, four brothers and two sisters. Service in Boone. Burial in Adel.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Bernard (Bernie) Blakeman, 66, Boone. Born in Council Bluffs. WDM Valley HS-74. Studied electronic systems at a Technical Institute in West Des Moines. Married Cindy Heinz in Dawson in 1988. Worked at Per Mar Security for over 30 years. Enjoyed woodworking, reading, fishing and family. Survivors include three adult children, Melinda, Luke and Elizabeth Blakeman and four siblings. Services in Perry.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Robert Bruce Cole, 94, Pleasant Hill. In 1949 in Ames, he married Donna Sparkes of Boone. She is among the survivors. Services in West Des Moines.

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

    There's a lot of movement these days in our neighborhood on South Jackson Street.

    Of course, the new Ledges Elementary School is just behind our house and much of the movement is due to construction of that new facility. Hancock Drive, just a half/block south of us is actually getting more than its share of traffic as truck after truck after truck, and smaller vehicles as well, are constantly traveling back and forth on that street into and out of the building area.

    Perhaps less noticed by most is the very heavy traffic on South Jackson and then west onto Hancock. As five year residents of the area, we've determined that the entire east half of north Boone follows that path......down South Jackson and west onto Hancock for a final destination of DMACC, perhaps Fareway or east, out of town. I guess those northeast Boone residents feel that's a shorter way to their south or western destination than going over to Story or Marshall and down.

   Obviously, some kind of signage will, ultimately, be needed at the intersection of South Jackson and Hancock, especially when the school is completed and drivers are coming from the east or from the west down Hancock. That's in addition to those coming south on Jackson and turning onto Hancock.

   Also, to add to all this, it doesn't take much thought to determine that when the road is constructed past the new school and on out to Airport Drive, that will be a favored route for many Boone residents from Hancock or South Jackson heading west in an Ames or Des Moines direction.

   By the way, the Boone Community School District Board recently announced that bids for that Hancock Drive Extension project will be accepted until September 29, 2022. Then, on October 10, 2022, consideration of the bids received and the awarding of contracts for the project or other action will take place.

   Work on the project shall commence as soon as possible after award of the contract and is scheduled for substantial completion on or before July 28, 2023. Final grading and seeding is scheduled for substantial completion on or before September 16, 2023.

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   The new elementary building and also the new multi-purpose home for the Futures and Boone HSAP building now have their official names, as recently announced by the School Board. Committees were formed to obtain name ideas and a community vote was completed. The end result was that the School Board received recommendations and approved the following names, Ledges Elementary School for the new Elementary project and Crossroads Learning Hub for the Futures Alternative High School and Boone HSAP program.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Ruth Ann Border-Springer-Baker, 91, Boone/Eastern Star. Born near Victor. Belle Plaine HS-50. Married Lewis Lafayette Springer in 1950 in Belle Plaine. DMACC-74. Obtained an Associate in Nursing, then graduated from the College of Saint Francis in Illinois with a Bachelor's in Health Arts in 1982. Her career started at the Boone County Hospital as a Nurse Aide and she then trained to be an OR Technician. Was then the Charge Nurse of the surgery department. After remarrying, she was a staff nurse at a hospital in Marcelin, a Home Health Nurse and Director of Nursing at Hillhaven Nursing Home in Missouri. Was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a Rebekah for the Independent Order of Oddfellows. A Brownie leader, Cub Scout Den Mother, Sunday School teacher and a volunteer at the Ankeny Senior Center. Six adult children, including Leonard Springer of Boone, survive. Also surviving are a brother and sister, a son-in-law and step-son. Husbands Lewis Springer and Laverne R. Baker preceeded her in death. Services in Ankeny and burial in Boone/Bass Point.

   Lois Mae Wilcox Hess, 82, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in Boone. Married LaVerne Collison in 1939. He passed away in 1975. Lois worked at the Boone County Home until it closed and then at Genesis Development until her retirement. Enjoyed fishing and mushroom hunting in her earlier years. Also loved playing bingo and watching NFL football. Survivors include two sons including Chris Smalley of Boone, grandchildren and sisters.Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Funeral services for Reva and Larry Moore, BHS-52, have been set. A memorial service will be held in LaHabra, CA on September 2, followed by a graveside service in Cypress, CA. on September 3.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Hayle Brianna Mullins, 19, Dallas Center. Born in Fort Scott, Kansas. Attended Chariton HS. Worked at Lucas County Humane Society in Chariton during her HS days. Moved to Dallas Center in 2020 and continued working with animals at Bark Avenue in Ankeny. She had a passion for animals of all kinds. Loved to dance, being with friends, traveling and cheering for the Green Bay Packers. Survivors include her mother, Jessica (Jason) Crouse, her father, Derek (Cara) Mullins, a brother, three Crouse step-siblings, grandfathers and grandmothers and uncles and aunts. Services in Boone at Trinity Lutheran with burial in Bass Point Cemetery.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Dean LeRoy Harris, 79, Webster City. BHS-61. Married Carol Ann Moore in Volga, IA in 1964. The couple later divorced. Dean worked for the DOT and United Co-Op in Webster City. Was also a Boone County employee and Standard Oil Independent Distributor for a time. Survivors include a daughter, two sons and brothers, Gary and Dale Harris, both of Stratford. Memorial services planned for a later time.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    John J. Lacey Sr., 85, Vinton. Born in Boone. BSH-55. Air Force vet. Earned a degree in electrical technology at ISU. Married Linda K. Fleming in Boone in 1967. The couple moved to Vinton in 1976 where John farmed and worked as a substation engineer for Iowa Electric, later Alliant Energy for 23 years. John loved to farm and garden and spend time with Linda and family. She passed in 2003. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, a brother from Boone, Jim Lacey, two sisters and two sisters in law. Services in Vinton, burial in Boone.

BOONE RESIDENTS GAIN ACCLAIM

    O.K., the Kornerman is probably, personally, braggadociois at times but remember what old Dizzy Dean always said,"it ain't braggin' if you did it." I do try to stick to the facts and avoid excess embellishment.

    Also, in my defense, remember, too, that I'm also Boone Iowa's number one booster. What's wrong with that? If the community, in general, or any of our inhabitants, personally, do something especially worthy of praise and I'm aware, I'll relate it to the heavens and more.

   SO, I do have some great news of some great things done recently by some Boone folks.

   Boone's Autumn Nigro-Weaver, BHS-2010, is deaf but its quite obvious she's not sitting in a corner and bowing to a disability she's faced for a lifetime. Quite the contrary. Her's is an amazing story of grit and determination.

   Autumn's latest success has occurred this year. After being named "Amazing Iowa Senior Miss," in January, she traveled to Nashville last month and took top national honors, "National Miss Amazing Senior Miss Queen. She had been honored before......twice. In both 2016 and 2017, she was named "Miss Deaf USA" and went on to a fifth runnerup selection in the "Miss Deaf World" competition.

   Sure, there, no doubt, have been some tough times trying to "fit in" but here was a young lady who faced her disability "head on" and has done numerous things that have taught and inspired others who face similar situations.

   One of her main objectives have been to make American Sign Language (ASL) more accessible to deaf and hearing impaired people. She teaches ASL classes in Boone, Ames, Madrid and Ogden and speaks at various sites, providing information about her personal life history and how she has successfully conquered it.

   CONGRATULATIONS AUTUMN. YOU  MAKE ALL OF BOONE PROUD.

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   Then too, we receive word that two well known Boone names have been honored by entrance into the Iowa 16-inch, slow pitch, Hall of Fame. 

   Five new members were recently inducted and the class includes Mike Kruse, BHS-79, and Pat Kruse,BHS-82. So, congratulations are in order for those sons of Boone residents Lila and Darrell Kruse.

   Their longtime diamond achievements have been noticed statewide.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Johnny Lacey, 85. Vinton. BSH-55.  His wife was Linda Fleming, BSH-63. She has passed and his buried at Boone Sacred Heart Cemetery. Survivors include three children, a brother Jim Lacey of Boone and sisters Pat (Loren) Frazier of Council Bluffs and Jo (Jerry) Manriquez of San Jacinto, CA. 

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Lance Lee Hubby, 50, Ogden. Formerly of Boone. Attended Boone schools. Married Shannon Norley in Boone in 1999. The couple later divorced. Lance was a Union Iron Worker, welder and mechanic. He worked on cars and built motorcycles. Played guitar and banjo and loved country music. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Chloris Williams and daughter Nora Hubby of Boone, sons Waylon and Ethan, siblings Kristine (Joe) Ellsberry and James Williams and his aunt, Royalie Weiss. Services in Boone and Ogden.

BOONE AREA DEATH

    Linda Lee Jackson Hansen, 76, Perry. Born in Story City. Married Jon Henri Hansen (Big Jon) in 1971. The couple lived on the Hansen family farm near Perry. Linda worked at Farm Bureau Financial Services in West Des Moines for 15 years prior to retirement in 2014. She enjoyed puzzles, reading and coffee with friends. Survivors include two daughters, two sisters and a brother. Services in Ogden.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Sheila Patterson Hartung, 86, Des Moines. May be remembered from her Boone Y Camp connection. She and her husband, Roger, started taking their family to the YMCA Family Camp in Boone in 1966, and attended for many more years, while convincing neighbors to join them at Y Camp for a week of fun every August. Services in Des Moines.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

    Barbara Ann Andress Judson, 89, Ames. Born in Alabama. Spent her youth on Snead's Island, near Palmetto, FL. Attended Manatee County schools, followed by Florida Sanitarium and Hospital School of Nursing. She served as a nurse for 40 years. Survivors include her husband, Richard Judson Sr. of Ames, her daughter, Barbara (Norman) Miller of Boone, grandchildren and two brothers. Graveside services in Gilbert.

    Kimberly "Kim" Collier Moore, 50, Woodward. An ovarian cancer victim. Born in Ohio. Graduate of Sandy Valley HS. Lived in Wichita, KS and East Sparta, OH before settling in Boone and then, Woodward. She enjoyed making crafts and working on her house. Several Ohio residents survive including a son, a sister and two half-brothers. A Celebration of Life will take place in Woodward.

MORE CUTS, OR NOT

    For those of us who, for a lifetime, have very much enjoyed reading, from our own hands, a newspaper, with our morning orange juice, there's been nothing but bad news lately.

    Unfortunately, it appears that additional, disturbing news will continue to chip away at us until there's an unknown final ending.

    You've had to dig deep to discover the most recent developments and maybe that's good news. As this is being written, the Kornerman has seen no indication that the most recent staff cuts of Gannett employees have reached the Des Moines Register......yet.

    Gannett, of course, is the Register's parent company. Based out of Virginia, Gannett is the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, as measured by total daily circulation. Gannett boasts over 100 daily and 1,000 weekly publications.

    According to Gannett, the newest round of layoffs occurred last Friday and was due to a $54 million second quarter loss, on revenues of $749 million. At least 20 of their newspapers were affected but I've seen no listing of the ones involved. As a result, I'm unaware of the status of the Register or the St. Cloud, Minnesota Times where one spokesman said, "we used to have six full-time and four part-time sports reporters. We now have one."

    The last Register layoff, we know of, occurred in August of 2013 when nine workers, including five reporters, were cut. That was the same time when subscriptions were boosted by 40-percent.

    Some Iowa newspaper readers bank on Lee Enterprises for their consumption.  However, in May, that entity was forced to make $45 million in cuts. Ten Iowa newspapers were involved, including the Quad City Journal, Waterloo Courier, Sioux City Journal and Mason City Globe Gazette, in addition to the nearby Omaha World Herald.

    Of course the newspaper industry is not the "one and only." We do know that others, such as HyVee and Wells Fargo in Iowa, have undergone serious recent cutbacks.

    Let's hope we don't hear that the Register is involved in the latest Gannett cuts, although the future seems rather dismal.

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    A page in the most recent Boone County Historical Society publication, "Trail Tales," provided a memory maker for the Kornerman and it does tie in, somewhat, with the just completed newspaper talk.

    The page in question features a map titled, "Boone, Iowa, Trade Area,"........"Every day coverage of the Boone News Republican," which, of course, was a six days a week daily paper in earlier days.

    Now this is a 1942 map and that "coverage area" stretched from Gowrie to Jewell to Slater to Woodward and many communities in between.

    Unbelievable, but true......even into the 60's, when I was the Boone News Republican Sports Editor. At that time, I had the extreme pleasure, and I mean that statement, of traveling to and personally talking to the coaches and athletes, while providing sports coverage for 18 (that's right), 18 schools sports activities for the daily News Republican.

    Obviously, I couldn't be at each of those 18 sites on a daily or even weekly basis but I did follow a regular schedule to personally go, when possible, and build relationships. The reward, in most cases, was that, via phone, someone from those destinations were assigned to call in their game results or anything else deemed newsworthy.

    With a tear in my eye, I recall those wonderful days and the extreme pleasure derived from covering the athletic events of those schools, while also gaining lifetime friendships with so many terrific people.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Dorothy Ann Tietgen, 90, KC Mo. Formerly of Aurelia. Survivors include a daughter, Donna (Roger) Barr, a former Boone resident. Services in Cherokee.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Larry Moore, 87, California. BHS-52. Covid related death. Survivors include a brother, Max Moore, BHS-46, also a California resident. Services in September in Los Alimitos, CA.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Dora Kate Van Dyke Hanson, 86, Story City/Bethany. Born in Webster City. Grew up in Woodstock. Married Robert A. Hanson in 1955. The couple made many moves, Jewell, Colo and then Boone. Was a childcare provider and worked at the ISU library building as a custodian. An avid quilter, she also enjoyed reading and painting.Four adult children survive, Bonnie Green, Richard Hanson, Donald Hanson and Lee Ann Allen. A sister-in-law also survives. Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

    James Richard (Jim) Riordan II, 72. Waukee. Formerly of Boone. Covid victim. Born in Boone and raised on a farm north of Boone. BRH-68. ISU-75. Was married to Rhonda Quade of Knierim from 1975-2015, after which they separated. Served nine years in the Iowa Senate. Also ran a tree nursery, was a grant writer for DMACC and chair of the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board for 14 years. Was active in Rotary, AA, Maple Grove United Methodist Church in Waukee and the Democratic party before a stroke suffered in 2018. Survivors include a son, Will, two daughters, Laura Berardi and Elizabeth Riordan, and four siblings, Don, Pat and Gary Riordan and Terri Rierson. Services at Methodist churches in Waukee and Boone and burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Boone.

    Harold Walter Kinne, 80, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in Fort Dodge. Grew up on a farm near Burnside. East Central Webster HS-60. AIB. Worked in the transportation and logistics department of Meredith Corporation in Des Moines. Later, earned a commodity broker's license. Married Connie Marie Knox in Urbandale in 1982. He returned to the transportation business and was a terminal manager for The Mickow Corporation in Saint Paul. In 1991, the couple purchased a Dairy Queen in Onalaska, WI. In 2004 they retired and built their dream home in Unionville, MO. In March, 2020, Harold sold the lake home and moved to Eastern Star. Survivors include three adult children, including Scot Kinne and family of Boone. A brother also survives. Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Adding to earlier death notification)

   Helen (Joanie) Bennett Coleman, 76, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in Boone. Attended BHS. Married Richard (Dick) M. Anderson in 1965. The couple later divorced. Married Marvin (Marv) Coleman in 1989. Liked to fish in her earlier years. Reading, walking, garage sales and family were her favorite pastimes. Survivors include two sons, John Bennett and Richard Anderson, and a daughter, Ila Anderson-Ayala and four siblings, Sven Sterner, Richard Bennett, Jeanne Wimer and Karolyn Bennett. Services in Ames.

   Sandra Jean Cheek, 84, Ames/Eastern Star. Services in Ames.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

   Rose Lee (Rosie) Kincade Dragoo, 89, Mason City. Formerly of Boone. Born in Missouri. Princeton HS-50. Married Paul Dragoo in 1952 in Missouri. A 60-year member of Bethel Church in rural Boone. A homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Paul, two daughters, Judy Bishop and Deva Moore, a brother, Robert Kincade, a sister, Dorthy Bracewell, and three sisters-in-law. Services in Boone.

   Zachary Andrew Murray, 26, Glenwood/On With Life. Formerly of Dayton and with Boone survivors. They include his sister, Miranda Erb and his nephew, Brian Erb, both of Boone. An uncle, Matt, and aunt Sheley Johnson and cousin Meagan Johnson all of Stratford also survive. Services in Dayton.

BOONE AREA DEATH

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

       Clarence William (Gene) Bass Jr., 73, Ogden. Victim of a car mishap. Raised in Johnston, JHS-67. Area 11 graduate, now DMACC Tool and Die Program. Guard member and graduate with honors from Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Worked as a maintenance machinist at Meridith Printing, bought by RR Donnelly, for 15 years. Also worked for the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union. In retirement, worked for Kyle's Bikes and the Bike Barn in Ogden. Was gifted in math and had a mechanical mind that allowed him to "fix" many things. Loved bicycles and built each of his children's first bikes. Moved to Ogden in 2010 and, unfortunately, had a stroke. He found a community there that looked  out for him and friends who cared, many whom attended Ogden Baptist Church. Survivors include three adult children, a son and two daughters, a brother, sister and two sisters-in-law. Services in Ankeny.

THE MISSOURI WALTZ....AND BOONE

   Scanning the radio the other night, I discovered a discussion of the 100th birthday (actually the 101st) of the state of Missouri joining the union, August 10, 1821. A rendition of the famed , "Missouri Waltz" even accompanied the conversation.

   Ding dong! That sequence got this old head churning, trying to recall the Boone connection to the "Missouri Waltz." 

   The Eppel name, which I associated with Boone music,  popped up first and you have to be old to remember it. I DO REMEMBER. The family dates back to 1898 in Boone but my first true recollection was of a fellow northsider, Paul Eppel, BHS-48. 

   The story is rather complicated with lots of twists and turns and a non-resident, Frederick Knight Logan, usually gets the most credit for the famous song. HOWEVER, it was Boone's John Valentine Eppel who first heard the melody, arranged it and played it publicly.

   The full and true story was told by a former pianist in the John Eppel orchestra, Helen Striker, BHS-1899. She started with the orchestra in 1909 and remained until 1919, when she moved to Ilinois.

   According to accounts from Ms. Striker, the song melody was first heard by Eppel during a Missouri orchestra engagement. Returning to Boone, Striker composed and harmonized the two minor themes or melodies used in the waltz. The "newer" version was then played regularly by the Eppel Orchestra and was very favorably received.

   John Eppel, grudgingly, eventually, sold the rights for publishing the "Missouri Waltz" to Frederick Knight Logan of Oskaloosa and New York. Eppel was not easily convinced that he had something worthy of publication. It took a train ride from Mr. Logan to Boone for a personal and persuasive encounter with Eppel to stoke the interest. Logan indicated that if he, Eppel, didn't publish the song, someone else "will do so and take the profits to which you are entitled." 

   Eppel finally consented and Logan put the piece on the market. According to the internet, the song was originally known as "Hush-a-bye, Ma Baby," melody by John V. Eppel, lyrics by J.R. Shannon and arrangement by Frederick Knight Logan. It was first published in 1912 and secured by Forster Publishing in 1914. It's still known as the state song of Missouri.

   EDITOR'S NOTE: A little Boone history and I, the Kornerman, just loves it when our little burg here in central Iowa gains state or even national or international recognition for various achievements.

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   I, the Kornerman, just got around to reading the latest, June 7, 2022, Boone County Historical Society board meeting minutes and it reminded me of something important.

   Sure, its easy to think of "all things" concerning the Society's building at 602 Story Street. However, there are other responsibilities as well. For example, think of the Kate Shelley area and Hickory Grove school site.

   I could never "oversell" the recovery job that's been done by a handful of volunteers, including a dedicated board, in getting this important part of our community back to "vital" status. They'd agree there are still things to be done but their hard work in getting the BCHS out of some very desperate straits to a presence of great progress and hope is indeed gratifying.

   Currently, there are 332 members but more are continuously sought. And, of course, volunteerism is another ongoing need.

   Here are a few other things gleaned from the latest report. Those reading this live in a home that probably needs constant care. The same holds true for the BCHS building. General cleaning of things like the stove and oven is constant and there's a need for some electrical work. Some new ceiling fans have been recommended and a bid for some window and screen replacement outside has been approved. In addition, the Kate Shelley building and Hickory Grove school building need some improvements.

   Various activities continue. The Rose Bowl band exhibit is on board the entire month of August and the Saturday with a Scholar presentations have been ongoing. The next one will be a presentation September 10 from 1 to 4 p.m. by George Eckstein, BHS-58, who will discus World War I and World War II weapons.

   Anyone interested in joining or volunteering can make contact.....info@bchsiowa.org.......or call 515-432-1907 and leave a message. 

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

   Rose Mary Myers Stuckey, 75, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-64. Boone JC-66. Married Dennis Stuckey in 1968. Worked for Northwestern Bell, 1968-75, and DMACC, 1995-2000. Had started raising her two sons in 1975. She enjoyed spending some retirement time in Florida. Survivors include her sons, Todd, and Scott Stuckey and their families as well as her brother, Tim Myers and wife, of Boone. Graveside service will be held at Linwood in Boone in early September.

   Helen (Joanie) Bennett Coleman, 76, Boone/Eastern Star. No services planned.

   Clarence Bass, 73, Ogden.

   James Joseph Walker, 63, Boone. Born in Boone. Attended Madrid schools. Was a laborer and had factory jobs until health issues prevented him from working. He enjoyed collecting rocks and painting. Survivors include his mother, Donna Long Walker of Boone, a son and siblings, Danny Walker and Vicky Morgan of Boone. No services are planned at this time.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Rose Mary Myers Stuckey, 75, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-64. Boone JC-66. Married Dennis Stuckey in 1968. Worked at Northwestern Bell, 1968-75 and DMACC, 1995-2000. Survivors include two sons, Todd and Scott, and a brother, Tim Myers. Graveside service in Boone in September.

BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

   Helen (Joanie) Bennett Coleman, 76, Boone/Eastern Star. No services planned.

   Clarence Bass, 73, Ogden.

   James Joseph Walker, 63, Boone. Born in Boone. Attended Madrid schools. Was a laborer and had factory jobs until poor health interfered. Survivors include his mother, Donna (Long) Walker, a son and two Boone siblings, Danny Walker and Vicky (Jerry) Morgan. No services planned at this time.

 

 

 

 

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

   Kenneth (Kenny) Don Arnold, 73, Pilot Mound. Died the result of an accident on his acreage in rural Boone County. Born in Independence.East Buchanan HS in Winthrop, 1966. Married Mary Lee Vande Voorde in 1967. Raised cattle in Iowa and Missouri, then back to Iowa. Moved to Montana briefly but back to Iowa in 1998. Worked as a welding fabricator and service writer at ALMACO in Nevada until retirement in 2015. Always a farmer and cattleman at heart. A reader, gardener, rock collector, bird watcher, hunter and conservationist. In May of 2022, he completed the Master Woodland Steward Program. Survivors include his wife, Mary, a son, Chad, of Ogden and a daughter. A brother also survives. Services in Ogden.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   James K. Walker, 63.

BOONE'S RINEHART TO ENTER UNI HALL OF FAME

   It was a no-brainer........just a matter of "when."

   He last played in an official football game in 2014 but now, eight years later, Boone native Chad Rinehart will be inducted into the University of Northern Iowa Athletic Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at a banquet Friday, September 16, in Cedar Falls. Six other individuals and the entire 1963-64 men's basketball team will also be honored in the UNI-Dome at halftime of the Sacramento State/UNI football game that begins at 4 p.m., Saturday, September 17.

   Rinehart, 6-5 and 320, was an all-state football offensive lineman for the Toreadors in his senior year, 2003.

   At UNI, he immediately made a big impact, eventually, helping the Panthers to 37 wins, including three Gateway Football Conference championships, headlined by a run to the 2005 FCS National Championship game and an undefeated 2007 regular season.

   The son of Boone residents, Gayle and Marty Rinehart, Chad was a first team All-Gateway selection three times. That was topped by second team All-American status as a junior and first team All-American selection as a senior.

   Considered one of the best tackles in the history of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Chad was named to the league's Silver Anniversary Team in 2009.

   Rinehart was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft, the 96th pick overall, by the Washington Redskins. After two season's with Washington, 2008/10, and a brief stint on the New York Jets practice squad in 2010, Chad signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills, where he would make 17 starts in 27 games played in 2010/12. With the San Diego Chargers in 2013/14, he made 26 starts and concluded his NFL career with a total of 47 starts with 58 games played in seven seasons.

   Chad now lives in Cedar Falls with his wife, Justine, and their three children, Charlotte, Magnolia and Crawford. He serves as Associate Athletic Director at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. Congratulatory notes can be sent to......1704 Valley High Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613.

   EDITOR'S NOTE:  It has certainly been a pleasure for the Kornerman to follow Chad's amazing career, even over and above his football success. I've been especially impressed by the fact that he was more than a great football player. An excellent student, he played the cello in the Toreador orchestra during his high school days AND, perhaps, most important of all, showed you can have a good, albeit mid-range career in professional football but also the good sense to "get out" of the mayhem before your body and brain are broken.

   P.S. One other thing. I remember Chad carrying groceries to my car from HyVee during his high school days. That rings a bell. Wasn't there another great UNI football star who was also employed by HyVee before having an NFL Hall of Fame career. Seems to me Kurt Warner was the name.

 

   CONGRATULATIONS CHAD, GAYLE, MARTY, JUSTINE, THAT SON AND THOSE DAUGHTERS.

 

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   BITS AND PIECES: (1) You'll recall that in a recent edition I mentioned I had sent an email to columnist Courtney Crowder of the Des Moines Register in my continuing effort to get the Super National Races publicized. Several earlier attempts to the DMR sports department had resulted in "no reply." That's why I tried to go a different direction. The good news is that Courtney did reply.......however, she simply indicated she had sent my email on to the sports department, while noting she would put the event on her 2023 schedule for review. Again, I haven't heard from the sports department of course. (2) Cub fan Jim Rueber of Boone sent me some interesting material. Included were two colored pictures, taken in 1959, of a huge arrow pointing, I guess, to the Boone Business District. At least that's the wording on the sign. It appears to be hanging over a street intersection, perhaps, Fourth and Story. Obviously, the sign no longer exists. Then too, there was an April 1, 1924 picture of the New Lyric, the only vaudeville house in Boone and copies of  several ads of Boone businesses.....H.C. Payne, Studebaker dealer of 1924 and several businesses from 1946, Ripley Dairy, Youll Heating and Metal Shop, Chester Echternach's Groceryteria, Rocho Brothers Ice and Coal, J.R. Chaloupka Real Estate, Walker's Cafe and Rea's Men's Wear.

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

   Kenneth (Kenny) Don Arnold, 73, Pilot Mound. Victim of a tractor accident. Services in Ogden.

  

   Deanna Wilcox Mattson, 81, Boone. Born in Boone. Married Donald R. Wilcox in 1958. In the mid to late 70's, she was best known as the lady from the radio station selling advertising. Married Merritt Mattson in 1984 and the couple spent time in Houston, St. Louis, Green Bay and Des Moines before returning to Boone in 2008. Survivors include sons Brian and Gary Wilcox and several grandchildren, including Megan Sprecher of Madrid. A Celebration of Life is planned for September.

 

   Stephen O. Anderson, 72, Stratford. Survivors include two sons and three sisters. Services pending.

 

   Craig Eugene Elliott, 64, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-77. Married Carol Paris in Boone in 1982. Worked for Story Construction until 2010 when health issues limited his ability to work. Craig's passion, for all things automotive, began in high school. He was involved in racing for over 30 years. Racing at the Boone Speedway was a family lifestyle that was passed down through three generations. Survivors include his wife, Carol, his son, Eric Elliott, and daughter, Jessica Elliott, all of Boone. Two brothers, a sister and brother-in-law also survive. Services in Boone and Pilot Mound.

 

   Victor Theodore (Ted) Birdseye, 91, Boone/Westhaven. Born and grew up in Oregon. Medford HS-50. Army vet. Married Beverly Ann Abbott in 1952. The couple resided most of their married life in Ames. Earned an engineering degree from ISU in 1964 and worked for General Filter for 30 years. In retirement, spent time with Habitat for Humanity. He moved to Westhaven in 2018 suffering from dementia. Three adult children survive, including Cynthia O'Neal of Boone. A sister also survives. Services in Ames.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Deanna Wilcox Mattson, 81, Boone. Born in Boone. Married Donald R. Wilcox in 1958. Sold radio advertising in the late 70's. Married Merritt Mattson in 1984 and they lived in several communities before returning to Boone in 2008. Survivors include two sons. A Celebration of Life will take place later.

BOONE AREA DEATH

   Stephen O. Anderson, 72, Stratford. Survivors include two sons and three sisters. Services pending.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Craig Eugene Elliott, 64, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-77. Married Carol Paris in 1982 in Boone. Worked for Story Construction until 2010 when health issues forced his retirement. Was very active in the Boone Speedway. Survivors include his wife, Carol, a son, Eric, and a daughter, Jessica, all of Boone. Services in Boone and Pilot Mound.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Victor Theodore (Ted)  Birdseye, 91, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Oregon. Medford HS-50. Army vet. Married Beverly Ann Abbott in 1952. The couple resided most of their married life in Ames. He moved to Westhaven in 2018 suffering from dementia. Four adult children survive including Cynthia O'Neal of Boone. Services in Ames.

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS 

   Eugene (Gene) David Joyce, 75, Fond Du Lac, WI. Born in Kansas. Left HS at 17 to join the Marines. Vietnam vet. Married Minta Beckner in California in 1982. Worked as a locksmith for over 20 years and delivered packages for EP  Direct until retirement. Lived in Boone in the late 70's and worked at the Best Western Hotel with the Barstad's. Married Ruth Ann Raulston in Boone. Collected Coca Cola memorabilia, enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle and was a classic car enthusiast. Survivors include his wife, Minta, two sons, five daughters and a brother. Services in Fond Du Lac.

   Dorothy Ruth Todd Harrison, 99, Madrid/Boone County Hospital. Born in Illinois. At age 11, the family moved to Ames where her dad began his own grain elevator construction business that, today, continues to thrive throughout the Midwest under the name Todd and Sargent. Married Harry Harrison in 1944 after he returned from military service. That cut short her college career at ISU. Harry began his career with the State Conservation Commission and the couple chose Madrid for their home. Dorothy spent 17 years working in the editorial department of the Des Moines Register. She enjoyed Madrid Garden Club, bridge clubs, Chapter ID PEO, church work and belonging to the Boone County Conservation Board. Survivors include a son, a daughter and a sister. A celebration of life will be held on her 100th birthday, September 5, 2022, at 4 p.m. at St. Paul's Church in Madrid.

   June Drake Anderson, Granger. Born in rural Madrid. Sheldahl High School. Married Darwin Anderson in 1937 and they spent most of their married life in Madrid. She was an avid doll collector of Kewpies, Barbie's and others. Survivors include four sons and two sisters.

   Irene M. Thies, 98, Oskaloosa. Born in Boone. Attended school in Boone. Married Raymond Thies in Jefferson in 1947. After working as a manager of a candy store in Seattle, she moved back to Boone and worked in the laundry department at the Evangelical Free Church Home until retiring after 20 years. Was a member of the Marion Street United Methodist Church and V.F.W. Post 817. Survivors include a daughter and two sons. Graveside service at Pilot Mound.

   SPECIAL NOTE: The Kornerman sees that the News Republican has posted the death of Egon Weaver August 5 and I believe that's the only mention of his death in any area media other than in Kelley's Korner. His death was posted in the Korner on July 26 and  his full obituary appeared in the Korner of July 27. Just sayin'.

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BOONE AREA DEATH

   Dorothy Ruth Todd Harrison, 99, Madrid/Boone County Hospital. Born in Illinois. Family moved to Ames when she was 11. Married Henry Harrison in 1944. After his military service, Harry began his career with the State Conservation Commission and the couple chose Madrid for their home. Worked for the Des Moines Register for 17 years. Survivors include a son, a daughter and a sister. Celebration of Life planned for September 5, 2022 (her 100th birthday) at St. Paul's Church in Madrid.

BOONE AREA DEATH

   June Drake Anderson, Granger. Born in rural Madrid. Sheldahl HS. Married Darwin Anderson in 1937. The couple lived in the Madrid area most of their married life. Four sons and two sisters are among the survivors.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Irene M. Swanson Thies, 98, Oskaloosa. Born in Boone. Attended school in Boone. Married Raymond Thies in Jefferson in 1947. After living in Seattle, she moved back to Boone. Worked in the laundry department at the Evangelical Free Church Home until retirement after 20 years. Was a member of the Marion Street United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post 817 in Boone. Survivors include three adult children. Graveside service in September in the Pilot Mound Cemetery.

TWO TOPICS: FAIRNESS AND ANOTHER TRY

    FAIRNESS

    Look......its been no secret that I, the Kornerman, have been harsh, on occasion, with my criticism of our current, most available print media offerings.

    However, fairness is an important personal asset so, on this occasion, I have nothing but praise for a story in the most recent edition of the Boone News Republican. It was great.

    Even drawing a main banner line, the story was about the Toreador band and their wonderful trip to California to participate in the Rose Bowl parade of 1963.

   The well written story by Sara Jordan-Heintz was lengthy, featured almost step-by-step coverage of the experience with band members quotable reactions and a front page photo included.

   For the month of August, the Boone County Historical Society Museum, at 602 Story Street, is featuring an exhibit in its lobby dedicated to that band. On Pufferbilly parade day, Saturday, March 6, thirty members of the band will be "in the parade" via a flatbed trailer and from 2 to 4 p.m. on that day, the BCHS will be hosting an open house to give attendees an opportunity to view various trip momentos and even visit with band alumni.

   It will be a great day of special remembrance for the band and the Boone community.

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   ANOTHER TRY

    Well, I did it..........AGAIN.

    In several past years, I, the Kornerman, have tried to induce the Des Moines Register to provide any kind of coverage to the Super National Races held each year in Boone. Naturally, I contacted the Register sports department.

    I threw all the statistics at them.....the fact that thousand's of past winners and participants and their families come from all over the U.S. and Canada (27 states and over 900 pre-entries a year ago)  to participate in a full week of top national racing. To them it really is "an annual Racin' Vacation" for the entire family AND the result is felt not just in Boone but all over central Iowa, via hotels, motels, restaurants, gas stations and camp grounds.

    I never received a reply.

    I decided to make another try this year but with a different approach. I emailed Courtney Crowder who is a "Register Iowa Columnist and senior writer." She's an excellent writer and leans toward human interest type stories so I wrote, "that would work.....many human interest stories could be derived by simply talking to these race participants or family members......finding out why they save all year to bring the entire family from many distant locations  to little old Boone Iowa for this event. Lots of story possibilities there.

    I emailed on July 22.......no reply as of August 2.

   To be completely honest, the enormous amount of coverage the Register gives to the Knoxville Raceway races have stirred my consternation in comparison to the lack of Super National coverage.

   I'm not completely naive. I understand the racing at Knoxville is a different brand AND the purse money involved is higher.......money, money, money is, so often, the decision maker on so many things, probably including media race coverage. I can't even display how their schedule and attendance compare. Still, there surely are many things that are offered by the Super Nationals that are superior or, at least, equal. I can't say the Register's coverage of the Super Nationals is equal or, for that matter, even available.

   Just in case you're wondering.........no, I have no real bias connection to the Super Nationals or the Boone Speedway. Years ago we took grandkids to some of the races but I'm, by no means, a die hard or consistent fan.

    I simply think its one of many great assets our community has, providing great entertainment for area race fans and a few extra dollars for area businesses. This 75 year resident firmly supports anything that I think is an asset to the Boone community.

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS  

   Ronald John Santi, 81, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in Boone County. According to Ron's wishes, his body has been donated to Genesis Legacy Whole Body Donation Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, for advancement in medical research. Survivors include his wife, Kay Santi, a daughter, two sons, a brother and a sister. Services in Boone.

   Ronald (Ron) Eugene Glynn, 66, Boone. Born in Atlantic. Prairie Community/Gowrie HS. Married Claudine Urban in Fort Dodge in 1975. Was an AWANA State Director for 28 years. Worked for HyVee in Fort Dodge and Ames for 40 plus years. Also worked for the Boone County Sheriff's Department. Very dedicated to his family and God. Took the word of God to the state of Iowa and the world through his AWANA work. Was a missionary in Africa, China, Europe and the Phillippines. Was an active volunteer at the Boone E-Free church. Survivors include his wife, Claudine, three daughters, two brothers, three sisters and his mother-in-law. Services in Boone. 

   Ronald H. Kruse, 78, Ogden. Survivors include a son, a brother, John Kruse, of Ogden and sisters, Cathi Kruse of Ogden and Mary McBirnie of Boone. Services in Ogden.

   Virginia A. Adams Carpenter, 93, Des Moines. Born in Kansas. BHS-47. Married Charles V. Carpenter in 1947 and the couple moved to Des Moines. Started working at EMC in Des Moines at 19 years of age and retired in 2013 after 65 years of work there. Two sisters survive. No services will be held.

   Steven Alfred Hagen, 74, Ames. Born in Ames. AHS-73. Army vet. Worked at the DOT as a lab tech in the Materials Lab until his retirement in 2008. Also took DMACC classes where he met Beverly Judyann Wood, BHS-71. They married in 1973 and made their home in Ames. Loved to attend gun and knife shows. Was an avid hunter and fisherman in his younger days. Enjoyed activities at the Heartland Senior Center. Survivors include his wife, Beverly, a son and a daughter, a sister and brother and two sisters-in-law, including Sharon Wood McCargar, BHS-67, and her husband, Ron McCarger, BHS-66. Services in Ames.

   Reva Moore, 90, California. Survivors include her husband, Larry Moore, BHS-52.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Ronald John Santi, 81, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in Boone County. Survivors include his wife, Kay Santi, a daughter, two sons, a brother and a sister. Services in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

    Ronald (Ron) Eugene Glynn, 66, Boone. Born in Atlantic. Prairie Community Gowrie HS. Married Claudine Urban in Fort Dodge in 1975. Was an AWANA State Director for the past 28 years. Worked in Fort Dodge and Ames for Hy-Vee for over 40 years. Also worked at the Boone County Sheriff's Department. His greatest loves were his family and God. He was an active volunteer at Boone E-Free church. Survivors include his wife, Claudine, three daughters, two brothers, three sisters and his mother-in-law. Services in Boone.

BOONE AREA DEATH

   Ronald H. Kruse, 78, Ogden/West Branch. Survivors include a son, Clint, a bother, John, of Ogden and sisters, Cathi Kruse of Ogden and Mary McBirnie of Boone. Services in Ogden.