BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   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. No services are planned.

   Steven Alfred Hagen, 74, Ames. Born in Ames. Army vet. Worked at the DOT. He met Beverly Judyann Wood, BHS-71, while attending DMACC. The couple married in 1973. Survivors include his wife, Beverly, a son, a daughter, a sister and a brother. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Sharon Wood McCargar, BHS-67, and her husband, Ron McCargar, BHS-66. Services in Ames.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

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

RIDING THE "JUICE LINE" TO SCHOOL

   Railroad stories have been prominent in recent editions of the Korner.

   After reading a detailed email from Jim Donelson, BSH-63, the Kornerman couldn't help but think how unhurried, how simple life "used to be." Folks who missed those days.......well, I'm sorry they never got a similar "taste."

   Jim wrote that from the time his family moved back to Boone County from Californian in 1954, impressionable railroad memories began sprouting. That was when he and brother Dale, BSH-66, were growing up.

   First, renting a back apartment over Dan's Tobacco Shop on the west side of Story Street at mid-block, "we had a great view of the interurban tracks looking west," Jim relates. That started a longtime relationship where the brothers could never, "get far from the B&FE tracks."

   When the family moved west of town to an acreage (with the little white block house on the curve at the top of the waterworks hill), Jim and Dale walked down to the nearby tracks to catch the morning interurban trolley. After a stop near Dan's on Story Street, they were just a two block walk from Sacred Heart school. Jim said, "we thought we were in for the long haul but passenger service was discontinued in 1955, leaving us with a couple books of tickets."

   A return trip after school took longer but was, perhaps, even more enjoyable. Jim wrote, "In the spring and fall we walked along 11th street, past Deeter's Grocery and followed the tracks beginning at Division Street. It was a pleasant walk of a couple miles, with plenty of ballast rocks to throw. However, we never passed up an offer to ride the work cart from a friendly section crew. I take it that another generation of grade schoolers in Boone will get a similar experience from the new railbikes."

   When the family moved to 12th street, "we abandoned the west line and walked east to Shafer's Grocery on Linn Street, then to the tracks on 11th and continued as far east as the north side of the hemp plant. I loved growing up in Boone. Where else could a couple teenaged brothers carry their single shot 20 game Savage shotguns from their front door to the railroad ROW to hunt for pheasants, quail and rabbits?"

   "My next personal connection with the FDDM&S tracks was in the fall of 1966 when Al Dannatt, BHS-66, and I worked, after our Boone JC classes, at Standley Transfer and Storage. We helped unload many freight cars full of boxed, canned and bagged staples headed for Fareway, but what I remember most fondly, were the 100 pound sacks of sugar to be delivered to the Archway bakery. Al and I would race with our individually named oak hand trucks stacked six stacks high to see how fast we could empty the car and make the delivery to Archway. Our reward was $1.50 per hour, lots of self-directed weight and cardio exercise and a big box of hot, right out of the oven, broken cookies."

   In conclusion Jim wrote, "these days I am relegated to the status of a paying tourist rider on the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad when visiting Boone. It's good to see it's no longer the B&FE. What's that? "Back and Forth Empty" was the name affectionately used by my brother-in-law, Steve Mathis, BHS-1964, who worked the section during his home from college summers. Steve likely worked with his classmate and my Sturtz Texaco Red Sox teammate John Hendricks, BHS-64. One final thought, Steve's mother, Mary Jean, was one of the naming contest winners whose entries were combined into the new line's Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad name."

   EDITOR'S NOTE: I, the Kornerman, had indicated to Jim that I had remembered his mother as a very successful Boone beautician. Jim answered, "my mother, Leone, started a one-stall beauty shop in our home at 1027 12th Street. Eventually, the entire house was converted into Leone's Beauty Salon with six stations and we moved to the house on the alley at 1021 12th. he lots, from west to east, have been vastly improved with the construction of the Sacred Heart rectory and the home built by the late Carold Pearson and his wife, Mary.

   P.S. The Kornerman noted that Jim signed off his email with .....BN-R Route #41, 1957-59 and BSH-1963, a shout-out to his Boone News Republican delivery days. Thanks so much Jim. So many great memories for our KK viewers. I''m sure they enjoyed them.

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

   Darlene Ann Fangman Mosman, 89, Boone. Born in Alta, IA. St Angela's Academy-1951. Married Rolland Mosman. Faith and family were the most important things in Darlene's life. Served on Parish Council. Was a lifetime member of the Altar Society. Bowled in a league for 50 years and won a state title in the 80's. Also enjoyed roller skating. Loved following all sports. Survivors include two sons, including James Mosman of Boone, and three daughters, including Kris Ann Hickle and Shari Anderson of Boone. Services in Boone.

   Carol Jean Hume Mowrer, 92, Perry. Born near Jamaica, IA. JHS-48. Married Harold Allen Mowrer in Perry in 1950. Survivors include a daughter and two sons, including Thomas Mowrer of Ogden. Also surviving are a daughter-in-law, Chris Mowrer, and grandchildren, Josie and Maddie Mowrer, all of Madrid. Services in rural Bouton and Perry.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Darlene Ann Fangman Mosman, 89, Boone. Services in Boone.

BOONE AREA DEATH

   Carol Mowrer, 92, Perry. Survivors include a son, Tom Mowrer, of Ogden, a daughter-in-law, Chris Mowrer, of Madrid and grandchildren, Josie and Maddie Mowrer both of Madrid. Services in rural Bouton.

A RAILROAD TOWN......ALWAYS

   You can't take the railroad out of Boone. Once its a railroad community, its always a railroad community.

   Recent railroad talk in the Korner caught the eye of Ron Hopkins, BSH-59. He wrote, "another comment about Boone's railroad legacy. Growing up in a railroad town was instrumental to my life-long pursuit of scale model railroading. This diverse hobby has provided me many hours of pleasure and tremendous satisfaction, especially in retirement. My current layout depicts a small railroad serving the cedar shingle industry and fish canneries of Washington state's Olympic peninsula in 1940. My modeling is illustrated in several video clinics (interested viewers can simply enter my name in the You-Tube search field). To brag a little, a few years ago, I scratched an item from my bucket list, earning recognition as a Master Model Railroader by the National Model Railroad Association. Only because of Boone?"

   The Kornerman says, "Congrats Ron.....very interesting. If memory serves today (that's a day-by-day thing), in your younger years, you worked for Red's Hobby Shop?....underneath Meyer's Clothing. I bet there was some railroad memorabilia available there?"

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   BOONE CONNECTED/AREA DEATHS

    Egon Edward Weaver, 84, Boone. Born in Mason City. Garner HS-55. Army vet. Married Elaine Jurgemeyer in Garner in 1960. Was proficient in hand-to-hand combat and taught Jiu Jitsu, Karate and Akido to civilians and law enforcement. Retired from teaching civilians in 1977. The couple lived in Garner, Mason City and Watertown, SD until moving to Boone in 1968. Retired from AT&T as an electronic technician in 1992. He loved flying, sailing and woodworking and taught celestial navigation. In 1991, he and his son, Kent, helped position the sun dial, located in Pella, to its true north position. Survivors include his son, a daughter, Heather Nigro of Boone, a brother, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Services are pending.

   Virginia Orr Forney Tabor, 91, Webster City. Born in Pilot Mound. PMHS. Married Kenneth Tabor in 1951. Worked as a secretary at Webster City Junior High and then, for over 14 years, as a secretary for the Iowa State Extension Service. Music was important. She was a vocalist and pianist and an organist at various churches. Had a keen interest in genealogy and local history, crocheting and embroidery and played bridge. A son and a daughter are among the survivors. Family graveside service will be held at a later time.

   Betty Darlene Schwien, 93, Johnston/Mason City. Born in Boone. BHS-48. Married Clarence Schwien in Boone in 1949. For many years, the couple owned and operated the Travelodge Motel in Mason City. Spent time in Mexico and winters in Arizona. Four adult children survive, including Richard, BHS-72, and Janeen, BHS-77. A brother also survives. Services in Pella and Van Meter.

   Gregory Joseph Peitzmeier, 65, Pilot Mound. Born in Illinois. BHS-75. Worked for Story Construction until retirement. A voracious reader, focusing on war history but also classic writings. He also enjoyed classic films and loved his dogs. Survivors include his mother, Anne, brothers Gary, BHS-72, and Glenn, BHS-82, and his sister, Gail Williams, BHS-79. Greg's father was Augie Peitzmeier who brought the family to Boone so he could manage the J.C.Penny store here. Private services will be held at a later date.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

   Egon Edward Weaver, 84, Boone. Born in Mason City. Garner HS-55. Army vet. Married Elaine Jurgemeyer in Garner in 1960. Moved to Boone in 1968. Retired from AT&T as an electronic technician in 1992. Survivors include a son, a daughter, Heather Nigro of Boone, a brother, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Services are pending.