BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Rose Linn, 90, Dayton. Formerly of Lehigh and Boone. Born in Fort Dodge. Married Jerry Jay Linn in 1957 in Virginia. The couple lived and worked in Boone for several years, while being employed by Archway Cookies. They moved to Arizona in 1981. A step daughter and three siblings survive. Services in Dayton.   

     Mary F. Maynard Frederick, 98, Mason City. Born and raised in Boone. Services in Mason City. 

     Robert Alan Munford, 76. Born in Oklahoma City. Des Moines Roosevelt HS. Drake. Air Force vet. Married Terri Sly. The couple resided in Madrid for several years. Bob worked for AMSCO/Steris Corporation as a service technician on sterilizers until retirement in 2015. Bob enjoyed attending church with his mother-in-law, Jean Sly. Survivors include a son, Matthew (Maggie) Munford and daughter Michaela (Marcus) Johnson. A COL will be scheduled at a later date.

Relay Watchers....FOREVER

     Dang weather. The forecast is not looking good for the annual Drake Relays this weekend. HOWEVER, it will not deter the enthusiasm some Boone natives have for the relays, which they've been attending as a group since 1956.......that's over 60 years. Weatherwise at Drake.......they've seen it all.

     As per usual in recent years, the group invited the old Kornerman to meet with them the day prior to the Relays start and we got together at the local McDonald's. An original member of the crew was Larry McAnnally, BHS-59, who passed away in 1993. A year ago, Dr. Alan (Buddy) Munson, BHS-59, the old BHS quarterback, joined us and this year, Mel Murken, BHS-59, came around.

     The solid three, Steve Shaler and Tim Croxen, both 59'ers and Barry Wills, BHS-58, who still refuse to yield the tradition, were on hand as usual as were all the usual historical "stories" fact or fiction.

     I know, in reviewing last year's meeting, that I told this story provided by Croxen. Its so good, I'm repeating it. 

     Tim, who has traveled the world in his occupation, was in France. He said he had a very small Tiger Hawk, the University of Iowa logo, on his jacket and noticed a much older lady staring at him since their arrival at a restaurant. Finally, the very soft spoken lady approached Tim, pointed at that Tiger Hawk and said just two words before departing. "Caitlin Clark."

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     The review in the recent Korner of former Boone residents remembering their jobs as local youngsters has resulted in some response.

    Allan Dannatt, BHS-59, wrote from Texas that he agreed with all the talk provided about the great job opportunities young people were given in their growing up years in Boone. 

     From the state of Washington Ron Hopkins, BSH-59, wrote, "I had jobs starting at age 14.....the Des Moines Tribune, two grocery stores, Red's Toy and Hobby shop, state game farm, Schiff's shoes and Redeker Furniture. Noteworthy bosses were Red Theis and Stan Redeker. One summer, I  ran Red's store, which was located under Meyer's Clothing, northwest corner of Eighth and Story. I was "in charge" Monday through Friday while Red and his wife were on the road working for a toy distributor. My pay was $12 a week."

     P.S It just so happened that I recognized Ron in our bakery recently. He was on a short visit to Boone to see his sister, Linda Nutt. It was nice to visit with him "in person."

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BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

      Alfred (Al) Marcel Delay, 98, Olathe, Kansas. Formerly of Boone. Born in Connecticut. Parsons College, Masters degree from Northeast Missouri State. Married Charlotte in Brooklyn, IA in 1952. Most of his teaching career was spent in Stratford, eventually as principal. In retirement, Al and Charlotte moved to Boone when they enjoyed golf, bridge, hunting, reading, gardening and socializing. Al was a paratrooper veteran in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte, of Olathe, two sons and a daughter. Services in Olathe. The family requests donations to the VFW Post 817 in Boone.    

      Lyle Keith Palmer, 74, Perry Lutheran Home. Born in Mapleton. Lyle moved furniture for North American Van Lines and Redeker Furniture in Boone for a lifetime. After living in the Boone and Denison areas, he moved to Perry in 2017. Survivors include a son and daughter, an adopted son and daughter, including Becky Palmer of Boone and Chad (Tina) Palmer  of Ogden.Two brothers and two sisters also survive. Services in Deloit and Perry.   

      Elizabeth Joan Fitzgerald Snyder, 86, Loveland, OH/Cincinnati. Born in Boone. BSH-55. Married Raymond Snider in Boone in 1956. She was the CEO of the Snider household. Working 24/7, filling many family roles Selfless, always doing for others. Survivors include four adult children and a Boone sister,  Yvonne Elsberry. Services in Boone.

      Norene Ruth Brundage Abrahamson, 84, Boone. Born in Luther. United Community HS-58. Married Stanley Abrahamson in 1959. Survivors include her husband, Stanley, two daughters, Brenda and Penny and two sons, Alan and Boone resident, Wayne (Kathy) Abrahamson. A brother and four sisters also survive. A COF will be held in Boone in July.

     Connie Lynn Schaffer, 71, Grimes. Survivors include a son, Danny Schaffer, of Madrid. Services in West Des Moines and Urbandale.

THE WAY IT WAS

     The talk all began with the Caitlin Clark pay-gap controversy. All over the various news media lately has been talk about the fact that Caitlin is not going to draw near the payment as a WNBA player as any player in the NBA makes. That's strictly a salary comparison......nothing to do with "outside compensation."

     All at once, out of the woodwork, comes a handful of stories from Boone natives regarding the pay scale they had at various occupations, mostly part-time, during their younger years.

     We can't use all the material received but will try to scan some of it. Its interesting.

     Almost all the material comes from guys who were in the BHS class of 1964. However, Loren Frazier, BHS-58, also contributed.

     Dick Musser said, "one supervisor I had complemented me with, "you do the work of two men, Laurel and Hardy."" Dick worked in the summer rec program of those years, then was an assembler of bikes, lawn mowers etc.for Mongomery Ward at their catalog store. Rusty Barry, "a delightful lady" was his supervisor. He commented, "I don't know how many times I reversed pedals on the bikes." Dick was a BHS tennis player and Bill Ott at the YMCA hired him to provide some lessons to newcomers also.

      Pat Ahlstrom, at 12 or 13, picked up trash at Memorial Park for a dollar a day. He then latched on at Fisher's Shoe Store, working a half-hour, five days a week for $5.00. At 16, he started baling hay and then hooked on with Boone Construction, filling potholes and helping at building sites. Rolfes eventually hired him for $1.50 or so an hour and he also squeezed in some yard work for $1.00 or $1.50 per hour. Pat said that he and Toby Anderson even tried the door to door sales thing with some "junky" stuff but, admittedly, that didn't go well. "I was grateful for every job I got and appreciated those who hired me."

     John Hendricks said he started "walking beans" at  fifty cents an hour at age 12. He swept floors at Kruse Clothing, then moved up to Pottratz Construction before spending time as a "gandy dancer" with the Fort Dodge Line.While in med school, he worked vacations for night cops of the Boone Police Department. He also worked as a phlebotomist during med school.

     While attending Boone Junior College in the mornings, Mike Nyman worked at Stanley Storage afternoons for $1.65 an hour. He said his best part of the day though was, "having lunch in the small, six stool diner across from Stanleys. It was called Hamburger Heaven and I would have three burgers (they weren't very large), a bowl of chili, a piece of cherry pie and a glass of chocolate milk, all for 95-cents. Now that was living."

     Mike Loehrer worked at Dairy Queen for 50-cents an hour, plus whatever he could manage to eat. He said weekly take home after taxes was $18.50. During his junior/senior years, he worked at Percival's assembling freezers. He started there at $1.67 an hour but got a boost to $1.76. Mike said, "what I found was incredible was that ALL of the employees made that same amount and most were married with families." Mike said his most rewarding job was on the section crew of the Fort Dodge line. But then, as a student at Coe College, he got a job as a brakeman on the railroad. He made $4,000 that summer which covered his $3,000 tuition fee at Coe. His first teaching/coaching job paid $6,850. Mike bought his first car, "directly off the show room floor" for $2,600. He said he saw the same style car a couple years ago that was priced at $35,000.

     Steve Roeder said, "I got $1.50 an hour my first summer at Mid-States Steel and a big raise to $2.25 an hour my second summer there. I remember from my days working at J.C. Peterson that a pair of Levis cost $4.25 and a nice silk tie was $1.00.

       Loren Frazier started shoveling snow and cutting grass before becoming a paper boy when he was a fifth grade student. At age 14, Floyd Adams at Fareway offered him a quick job sorting out some tangerines that were questionable. He had to wipe up the good ones and, because of his age, he wasn't allowed to leave the back room. Apparently Floyd was impressed. He hired Loren fulltime as soon as he became 15. Boyd's Dairy came next and then he was an assembler for Percival's. He said any employee at Percival's will remember working under Floyd Karr. After Navy service, he was a Seven-Up truck driver and for three years, was a Boone policemen while attending ISU. By the way, Loren commented, "we had three kids and I was proud to graduate from ISU before my oldest child started kindergarten. No taxpayers paid off my college loan either, I didn't have a loan. I paid my own way with my wages earned and savings from my time in the Navy."

       All of these "guys" made similar closing comments......"I often think we were pretty lucky to grow up in Boone Iowa."

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BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Rosemary Runyan Mitchum, 75, Mesa,AZ/Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-64. ISU. Her passions were education and her love of nature. A brother David survives. Services in Boone.

JUST A NOTE AND THANK YOU

     Happy to report we seem to be growing.......and that's, apparently, minus any promotion other than,  word of mouth.

     In March, I note we recorded 25,965 "hits" or an average of 838 per day. Wow. 

     I, the Kornerman, still feel there are people who are simply missing the information we supply because they are unaware of the blog, which is now and always has been free of charge.

     A simple request.......continue to "pass the word" to friends and neighbors and everyone that our daily death notices are, by far, the only complete list available, which includes not only Boone but also Ogden, Madrid other Central Iowa communities and even former residents who have been living out of state.

    We are definitely first and foremost and yes, I'm proud. Let's continue this growth.

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BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

       Randy Lee Saunders, 68, Boone. Born in Boone. OHS-74. Married Tina Wirth in Ogden in 1984. The couple made their home on a farm southeast of Ogden. He was a railroad conductor for over 40 years prior to retirement. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, mushroom hunting, golfing and bowling. Randy also enjoyed his annual northern Minnesota fishing trip, messing with his John Deere tractor and cheering the Phillies, Hawkeyes and Steelers. Survivors include his wife, Tina, of Boone and Ogden residents, his son, Christopher (Amelia), two brothers, Neil and Grant Saunders and two sisters, Brenda Fisher and Teresa (Craig) Davenport. Services in Ogden.   

      Fern Leona Enderton Clark, 102, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Attended business school. Married Warren Clark in 1942. Three children survive, including Stephen Clark of Boone. Services in Boone.    

      Elizabeth May Perry (Liz/Nana) Albrecht, 87, Johnston. Formerly of Boone. Born in South Dakota.Yankton College and ISU with a B.A. in Home Economics/Child Development. Was a teacher in Boone and after 17 years, moved to Des Moines. One of her fondest Boone memories was when Mamie Eisenhower visited her fourth grade class at Page School in 1974. A lifelong swimmer, she became an integral part of the Red Cross swim program in Boone. Four children survive, Becky (Kevin) Wilson; Jon, BHS-79, (Kat) Barstad; Perry, BHS-81, (Carrie) Barstad; and Sue, BHS-84, (Brent) Thompson. A COL will be held later.  

      Phyliss Lorraine Rood Newman, 94, Slater/Madrid Home. Born in Madrid but lived most of her life in Slater. Three children survive. Services in Slater. 

      Gladys Marie Van Drie, 87, Estes Park, CO. Formerly of Ames. She and her late husband, Rudy Van Drie, published three community free newspapers, in Boone, Ames and Knoxville. When Rudy died, she became the Publisher of the Ames Daily Tribune for 16 years prior to selling the newspaper. Services in Estes Park.

      Michael Dean Conyers, 77, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-65. Married Peggy Jeanne Heinrich in Fort Dodge in 1977. Mike retired from John Deere after over 30 years of work there. Also a retired National Guardsman. Was a member of the Moose Lodge and an active bowler. Two daughters, Shay Conyers and Mollie (Dan) Eslinger, both of Boone, survive. Services in Boone and Napier.    

     Virginia Maxine Sturtz Rinehart, 102, Nevada. Born in Boone County. BHS-38. Married Warren John August Rinehart in Boone in 1941. For many years was Executive Secretary at Rolfes Company in Boone. She loved dancing and playing cards while spending her winters in Apache Junction, AZ. Also enjoyed word and jigsaw puzzles. A daughter survives. Private burial in Ogden.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Mark Robert (Bob) Brice, 74, Urbandale. Born in Boone. BSH-68. Attended DMACC and was a National Guardsman. Married Linda Beal in Ankeny in 1989. Was a lifelong salesman. Retired in 2020. Enjoyed music. Survivors include a son, a sister, Pat, and brothers, Earl, Tom and Don. Services in Waukee.   

     James Parke Caffrey, 59, Boone. Passed away in Florida. Survivors include two brothers, Kelly (Marcy) McMullan of Polk City and John Caffrey of Moingona. Services pending.    

     Vernon Moorman, 93, Boone. Born in Raulston. The family moved to Boone in 1943. BHS-47. Married Gloria Green in Pocahontas in 1948. A National Guardsman, he entered electrical school in Omaha and after 44 years in that field, he retired from commercial and industrial work as a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1992. Vern was very active in the Mount Olive Masonic Lodge. He became Scout Master and in 1963, became the oldest Past Master in Iowa. He had received the Order of Arrow award. Vern also dedicated much time and work to the Boone community with longtime service to Pufferbilly Days, the Tall Corn Antique Club, the Scenic Valley Railroad and the Marion Street Methodist Church. Survivors include seven children, Bruce, Ronna, Lynn, Valerie, Mark, Todd and Scott. Four brothers and three sisters also survive. Services in Boone.   

      Diana Desher Stensland, 69, Nevada. Born in Ames. Grew up in Boone and Nevada. NHS-73. Bernel's College of Cosmetology in Ames in 1974. Married John George in 1984 and they divorced. Married Tom Stensland in 2010. Three children, a brother and a sister survive. Services in Nevada.   

      James H. (Jim) Olson, 88, Boone. Born in rural Roland. Roland HS-53. Waldorf College and then UNI for a degree in math education. After military service, taught math at Clinton, North Mahaska and Woodbine schools. Also worked as a computer programmer, a field inspector for Pioneer Seed, a Ballard school bus driver, part-time as a math instructor at DMACC/Boone and a substitute school bus driver for Boone schools. Survivors include his companion of 24 years, Irene Winters. The couple spent 15 winters in Mesa, AZ. and enjoyed dancing and playing cards. Jim was also a talented singer and enjoyed karaoke. Services in Boone and Roland.    

     Gary Lee Blomgren, 77, West Des Moines. Formerly of Boone. Born in Ames. United Community HS-65. Married Diane Doran in Boone in 1965. Attended auctioneering school and also farmed. Operated Blomgren Grain, and raised hogs and Belgian horses. He loved farm sales, antiques and holding hay auctions. Loved watching his grandkid's sporting events and fishing. Attended his 75th State Fair just last year. In 1921, with a trip to Oregon, he completed his travel to all of the U.S. states. Survivors include his sister, Pat Blomgren Winstead, and two children, Jason (Stacy) Blomgren and Melissa (Steve) Ahrens. Services in Boone.

     Patrick (Pat) William Lyons, 72, Boone/Eastern Star. Born in rural Boone. BHS-70. Worked for Sandler Built Homes prior to Air Force service. Then worked for Sunstrand until 1981 when he enrolled in Northwest Iowa Community College where he earned an AA degree in Electrical Technology. He worked for Brinks Electric in Milford and then 31 years for Milford Electric, retiring in 2018. He earned a Master Electrician certification and trained many young electricians in the Okoboji area. During 42 years of living in the Iowa Lakes region, he maintained the cabin, boat and yard of family-owned property on Lake Minnewashta and supervised the building of his own house on that property in 2004-05. Dementia developed and due to a rapid decline in his health, he passed away at the Hearthstone Memory Care unit at Boone's Eastern Star. Survivors include a sister, Joyce (Randy) Patterson, and a sister-in-law, Sondra Lyons both of Boone. Services in Boone.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Margaret Alice Merriam Suckow, 79, Born in Boone. Grew up in Ogden. OHS-63. Worked and traveled with Merriam's Midway shows in the summertime. Earned a degree in English from Macalester College in St. Paul and taught English for a short time in Minnesota before "returning to the road." She eventually owned  and operated her own carnival game, "Crazy Ball." Margaret loved reading and listening to music, sewing and scrapbooking. She worked several years for Ensley Photography and then the DOT for 17 years before retirement. She loved the Cubs and Hawkeyes and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. Survivors include a son, Greg Suckow, and a daughter, Kate (Lorin) LaFollette. A COL will be held at the Arboretum.

    Elmer (LeRoy) Calvert, 80, rural Paton/Eastern Star. Bayard HS. National Guardsman. Married Tamara Lou McCollom in 1978. The couple shared a love of horses and dogs. LeRoy was a full-time farrier with clients all over Iowa. He was one of the founders of the Iowa Farriers Association. He also spent many years as a mechanic at the Fareway truck shop in Boone. Survivors include a sister and two brothers. Services in Jefferson.

    Margaret Lemke Ettore, 79, Madrid. Born in Des Moines. Dallas Center-Grimes HS. She enjoyed working on cars and watching her children's activities. Survivors include her husband, Sam Ettore, four children and a brother. Services in Perry.

BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

      Carolyn Heubner Coe, 81, Eastern Star/Ames. Services in Ames.  

      Peggy Ann Pepper Thomas, 64, Boone. Gilbert HS. Married Bruce Thomas in 1979. The couple enjoyed all aspects of their church life, from teaching youth group, Sunday school and serving soup suppers. She enjoyed living in Boone and was well known to the residents of Westhaven where she lived out her faith in Christ with all of those she met. Survivors include her husband, Bruce, her son Jestin (Tracy) Thomas, and six siblings, Pam (Darrell Lingelbach) Denning, Mark Pepper, Matt (Jolene) Pepper, Patti (Kevin) Cook, Jeff Pepper and Paula (Jeff) Parris. Services in Ames, burial in Boone.    

     Marvin Dean "Pat" Patterson, 89, Boone/Westhaven. Born in Boone County. Pilot Mound HS-53. Air Force vet. Married Janice Paris in 1955. She passed away in 2008. Marvin worked for Alliant Energy until retirement in 1996.Then, did part-time work doing property maintenance for T & L Properties. He also operated his own lawn care and snow removal business. In 2013, Marvin married Linda Decker in Boone. He raised livestock, enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing and watching basketball. Survivors include his wife, Linda, his foster son, Ken (Jeri Lynn) Wolfe, his step-son, Tim Schmidt, all of Boone and two daughters, including Julie Murphy of Boone.      

      Timothy Jack "Tim" Strandberg, 67, Dayton. Dayton HS-76. Drafting degree from Iowa Central. Married Cheryl Hanson in 1978. Farmed for five years. Worked at Celotex in Fort Dodge, then as a salesman and drafter for Quinn Machinery and Foundry in Boone. Then worked for IMAGINIT in Des Moines, prior to retirement in 2023. Active in church and a talented craftsman. Survivors include his wife, a son and a daughter. Services in Dayton.  

       Rose Mary Keller Kempe, 86, rural Boone. Born in Boone. BSH. Worked at Sundstrand for many years. With friend Nancy Hunter, started their own commercial and new construction cleaning business in Ames. Rose also operated a seasonal antique shop, Bittersweet N Berries, out of her chicken coop on her acreage near Boone with her daughters and daughters in law. She enjoyed being a part of "shop hops." She also loved quilting, flower gardening, baking, cooking and feeding the animals. Survivors include five children, Tom, Ed and Arla Mather, John and Nicolle Kempe. A sister, Shirley, also survives. Visitation in Boone.

     Teresa Ruth Peterson-Smith, 65, Boone. Born in Anita. AHS-76. AIB-78. She was a Certified Municipal Clerk and a member of the Iowa Municipal Finance Association. Worked for the city of Johnston, starting in 1978. Served as City Clerk there for 15 years. She married Scott A. Smith in 1992 and the couple moved to the suburbs of Chicago in 1993. She worked there for the Western Springs Public Works Department and as the executive assistant to the Naperville Public Library director. The couple returned to Boone in 1998. Teresa was the City Clerk for Nevada and then Kelly before retiring in 2017. She became a Master Gardener in 2000 and was also an avid quilter and seamstress. Survivors include her husband, Scott, two brothers and a sister-in-law. Services in Anita.

RECALLING THE BABE RUTH WORLD SERIES TEAM

     After the speech I, the Kornerman, made at the Boone Historical Center in October, 2023, there were many people "away" from Boone who were interested in the contents of, "BOONE-My Kind of Town." So, I have been including, in recent issues of the Korner, in written form, some of the material that I presented that day.

     When I was discharged from the U.S. Army in 1958, I came "home" and, in short order, was asked to get involved with the Boone Babe Ruth Baseball program. So, I became a manager of one of the teams and it was 25 years later before I finally said, "that's enough."

     During my time, on occasion, I was chosen as the All-Star manager.  I recall that in 1960 at Sioux City, our team was defeated by Ottumwa, 6-3, in the State Tourney at Sioux City and in 1961, at Oskaloosa, our team lost in the semifinals to the eventual state champion Burlington team.

      Then, in 1962, we had the right combination of good pitching, good hitting and good defensive play and had a long but very successful tournament run.

       I was 27 years old at the time and I chose Mel Murken as my all-star assistant. I believe he was 21. We were both single and it was our joy (most of the time) to guide a team of 15 players, 13, 14 or 15 years old, all across the country in national Ruth competition. There was lots of long bus rides and togetherness.

      It all started with an Iowa state championship victory over Des Moines Atlantic, 8-5, at Hampton. 

      The state championship earned us a berth in the Regional tournament held close to the Texas border in Wellington, Kansas. That tournament featured seven State championship teams. I'll never forget completing a long bus ride to Wellington and reading, as we arrived, a sign on a town bank, 113 degrees. The three or four days we were there, we were housed in some kind of barracks, military or college, and it featured a stuffiness and heat that I'll never forget.

     At Wellington, the team opened with a 2-1 victory over the Kansas state champion, Cottonwood Valley. That was followed by an 8-5 win over the North Dakota champion, Wahpeton. Then in the Regional championship game, we defeated Joplin, Missouri, 6-4.

     That Regional victory in Wellington promoted our team to the eight-team Babe Ruth World Series in Bridgeton, New Jersey. We lost both games in that double elimination tournament, 7-1, to Charlotte, North Carolina and 5-1 to Bridgeton, New Jersey.

     We bussed back home with our heads held high being one of just eight Babe Ruth teams in the world to qualify for the Ruth World Series.

     Obviously, this was a very talented group of young athletes. Actually, it was pretty much the same group, that in 1965 won the Iowa State High School Baseball championship.

     And, their individual success in other later endeavors showed what type of talented young men they were.

     Here was that roster, the 15 members of the 1962 Babe Ruth All Star team that participated in the Ruth World Series: Steve Crandell, Marty Rinehart, Ted Hora, Jack Mustapha, Mike Harris, Sandy Mahood, Jerry Hamil, Jim Smelcer, John Hendricks, Charlie Lind, Mike Culver, Don Riker, Les Hohanshelt, Jim Hitsman and R.D. Boschulte.

     Mustapha, of course, became one of the state's best ever high school pitchers. Crandell was a star baseball player at Iowa State, Rinehart was an all-state football running back and Hora, also a great Toreador back, who later coached his BHS alma mater. Harris was an all-state football quarterback, Hendricks a great football lineman at the State University of Iowa. Culver became one of the best high school coaches in Nebraska, Riker was a standout in football, as well as baseball and R.D. Boschulte became a Big 10 All-Conference baseball player at the University of Wisconsin. Mahood had a not to be forgotten remaining school career. After being on the Ruth World Series team, he became a member of a Toreador basketball team that earned a State Tournament berth, was a member of one of Boone High's greatest ever football teams and marched with the BHS band in the Rose Bowl parade.

      All in all a great experience for all involved.

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BOONE/AREA CONNECTED DEATHS

     Patricia Meyer Luther, 76, Jefferson. Born in Boone. JHS-66. Was an elementary teacher. Married David Luther in 1968. Survivors include her husband, David, a son, a sister and two brothers. Services in Jefferson.    

     Sharon Ann Fink Mendell Johnson, 87, Boone. Born in Osage. OHS-54 as Valedictorian of a class of six. Crowned Miss Orchard of North Iowa. Married Arlynn Mendell in 1954 and the couple moved to Boone in 1965. They later divorced. She married Richard (Dick) Johnson in Nashua in 1991. Worked as a secretary at Standard Oil. Sharon loved animals, flowers, plants, bird watching and reading, especially Amish books. Survivors include her husband, Dick, her children, Kimberly, Steve and two Boone residents, Julie (Mike) Burge and Kevin (Nancy Tauber) Mendell. Two step-children, including Randy (Kara Kruse) Johnson of Boone, also survive. Two other Boone survivors are a brother-in-law, Tom (Donna) Johnson and a sister-in-law, Mary Johnson. Graveside service at Mineral Ridge. 

      Roland J. Bechtel, 85, Clinton. Born in Boone County. His parents were Lovell and Ethel (Sailor) Bechtel. Survivors include a brother, Melvin Bechtel, of Stratford. Services in Clinton