Tracie Rae Garbes Edelen

Tracie Rae Garbes Edelen, 35, of Clear Lake, IA and formerly of Charles City, IA, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 in a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa following recent health complications.

Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, October 14, 2011 at Fullerton Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt, Charles City, Iowa. Officiating will be the Rev. Joyce Sandberg of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waverly. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date in Osage Cemetery. Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to the Tracie R. Edelen Memorial Fund. Condolences and stories may be shared with the family at visitation, at www.Fullertonfh.com or Facebook.com/Fullertonfuneralhome. A luncheon will be offered at the Knights of Columbus Hall following the service.

Tracie was born on September 17, 1976 in Charles City to parents, Roger and Barbara (Head) Garbes, when they lived in Nashua. She was baptized at First United Methodist Church, Nashua and attended kindergarten and first grade before she and Barb moved to Charles City in 1984. She took piano lessons as a youngster and enjoyed playing alto sax in the school bands. She also wrote for the Charles City Highlights newspaper. Tracie and her Grandma Donna Mae had a very special relationship and spent much time together. During high school, Tracie waitressed three years at Granny’s Kitchen and enjoyed serving her customers there. She was recognized in Who’s Who Among American High School Students nationwide, and received the Senior Achievement Award in her graduating class of 1995. Tracie moved to Phoenix that summer where she worked as Assistant Office Manager for Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel for 3-1/2 years. She met many interesting people there including outfielderJose Herrera of the Oakland A’s baseball team. She once drove alone across country to see Jose play in New York, and traveled to his homeland in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic several times. Leaving Arizona in 1999, Tracie returned to Ft. Dodge and began working as Home Store Manager for Younkers. She had quite a flair for managing her team, fashion/merchandising/designing store setups, and received many accolades for exceeding sales projections. She attended Iowa Central Community College for business management courses. Upon moving to Des Moines in 2003, she took a position with the historical Hotel Fort Des Moines as Front Office Operations Manager. During that time, she also was a promotions ambassador for Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona. Tracie was elated to be featured in TV commercials and on several Des Moines area billboards as a “Giddy-up Girl” on their dance team.

Always striving to better herself professionally, Tracie obtained her Iowa Real Estate License and was a sales associate for Next Generation Realty and Hunziker & Associate Realtors in Ankeny. She sold several high-dollar homes in the area during 2005-2006. Tracie worked hard but also loved spending time with friends, her Dad, Susan and family, shopping, reading and traveling. She accompanied her Dad’s family on their yearly summer vacations and visited Fort Lauderdale several times when her mother lived there.

On June 3, 2006, Tracie was united in marriage to Michael Edelen. Tracie worked with Mike in his Ankeny construction business helping to design new homes and loved picking out the interior finishes. They had two Bichons named Chloe and Lilly who were the light of her life. In 2006, Tracie was employed by CBK, Ltd., a home décor/gift wholesale distributor, as the IA District Account Manager servicing 200 retail stores. She later worked from home taking a District Sales Manager position with Avon which entailed traveling extensively to the East Coast. Following their divorce, Tracie served as Marilyn’s Hallmark store manager in Altoona. She eventually hired her Mom and they both enjoyed working there together. In 2009, Tracie joined Barb and her friend Tom in Clear Lake and began working as a beauty consultant for Clinique cosmetics at Younkers, Mason City. Tracie felt she had finally found her ideal career! She loved fashion, sharing beauty tips, giving makeovers and the general camaraderie with her clients. Tracie began experiencing hip/leg pain and after several months, it was determined she had severe bone deterioration. In July 2010, she had double hip replacement at Rochester Methodist Hospital. No words can express the appreciation her family extends to her surgeon, Dr. Rafael J. Sierra, who made the surgery possible and provided her the opportunity to walk again. We thank the Mayo Clinic physicians, Drs. Patrick Loftus, Aravind Sugumar, R. C. Shields, and entire staff of the Mayo Clinic for all their concern and support throughout her many visits the past year and a half. Many thanks go to Rod Schlader and staff of Mason City Mercy Hospital for their help in receiving medical care locally. A special thank you goes to treating physician, Sue Mullenbach, P.A., for her never-ending tenacity and genuinely caring for her patient in need. On August 29^th, Tracie was looking forward to a month-long trip to visit her special friend, Jerome Kisima (formerly from Mason City) and his family in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tracie and Jerome exchanged vows in a small chapel on her 35^th birthday, September 17. Five days later she was taken to the hospital where she died suddenly. Her parents and family are thankful knowing Tracie was happy the last few weeks of her life traveling to Africa, and that Jerome fulfilled one of her greatest life-long dreams of sharing her love and getting married.

Left to mourn her passing are her husband Jerome of Dar es Salaam; her parents Barbara Garbes of Clear Lake, and Roger (Susan) Garbes of Waverly; half-brother, Ryan Garbes, Iowa City; two step-brothers, Aaron (Kristin) Lentz, their children Abby, Cam and Brody of Louisville, CO; Patrick (Brittney) Lentz and their children Kollyn, Caleb and Lucas of Plainfield; paternal grandparents Raymond and Jeanette Garbes, Nashua; three aunts Linda Sue Baker and Debra (Tom) Clark of Osage, and Janice (Jeff) Edson, Nashua; uncle, Ron (Dawn) Garbes, Nashua; along with their extended families.

She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Donna and Robert Bertelson, LeRoy Head, her aunt Jean (Garbes) Brown, and special family friend Tom Woodard.

Fullerton Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt, Charles City, Iowa 50616. 641-228-4211 www.Fullertonfh.com Facebook.com/Fullertonfuneralhome

Max R. Santee

Max R. Santee, 77 of 2550 Asherton Ave, Nashua, Iowa died Friday afternoon, August 26, 2011 at his home.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the Nashua United Methodist Church, 314 Brasher St, Nashua. Officiating will be the Rev. Okitakoyi Lundula. Visitation will be from 5 until 8:00 pm Tuesday at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt, Charles City, Iowa Interment will be in Riverton Cemetery. Condolences and stories may be shared with the family at www.Fullertonfh.com or Facebook.com/Fullertonfunerahome.

Max Ronald was born on March 7, 1934 at Dumont, Iowa the son of Francis “Sam” and Althea (Aherns) Santee. He graduated from the Dumont High School with the class of 1952. He served his country in Korea from 1952 until 1955 with the Marine Corps. On August 7, 1960 he was united in marriage to Frances Overturf in Dumont. To this union was born four children. They made their home in the Dumont area then moved for a short time near Greene, and for the last 48 years lived on their current farm. Max was elated that they had a place to call home and raise their family. Soon livestock of sheep, pigs, milk cows and several wild horses they adopted from Montana joined the family. Max was employed in the foundry at White Farm in Charles City until it’s closing when he began working for Wright Tree Service out of Des Moines until his retirement in 1996 when his wife also retired. In their retirement they loved taking bus trips especially to Oregon. During the summers while the children were growing up they spent time camping. Max bought a john boat that he would gladly row for his kids on Clear Lake, Twin Ponds, and down the Chickasaw River. He didn’t fish but loved watching the kids. Max had a quiet and close relationship with his children and grandchildren often mentoring them to “Do well in school and head down the right road.” He was independent in his actions and careful that they were the right choice for his family and self. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Nashua.

Max is survived by his wife Frances of 51 years. He was everything to her. Along with his daughter Angie and her husband John Marvin, Charles City; two sons Scott and his wife Nona Santee, Old Hickory, TN; and Monte and his wife Lisa Santee, Albert Lea, MN; he is survived by seven grandchildren Holly Santee, Logan and Seth Marvin, Nick, Matt, Jessica and Elizabeth Santee, and four great grandchildren Jarrett Huffman, Dillon, Deacon, and Emma Caspers, and one brother Gene (Becky) Santee, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Max was preceded in death by his parents, his son Eric in 2004, and his daughter in law Terri in 2006.

Doris H. Martin

Doris H. Martin, 73, of Charles City, died Friday, July 8, 2011 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.

Funeral services for Doris Martin will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday at Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Pastors David Werges and Dennis Niezwaag will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens rural Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the church an hour prior to the service.

Doris Helen Springer Martin was born February 12, 1938, at home in rural Nashua, the daughter of Amos and Helen (Marovetz) Springer. She graduated from Nashua High School. On September 4, 1957, she was united in marriage to Clayton Martin at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. For many years Doris worked as a dispatcher for the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office. She was a member of Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her interests included genealogy, fishing, yard work and going to flea markets. Family was important to Doris and she always looked forward to attending any activities that her grandchildren were in.

Living family members include her husband, Clayton Martin of Charles City; four children, Susan (Mike) Hyland of Colwell, Shelia (David) Hill of Urbandale, Clayton Linn Martin of Charles City and Stacey (Dan) Corrigan of Cedar Falls; nine grandchildren, Stephanie Riles, Robert and Kaitlin Hardiman, Taylor Hill, Cassandra, Sara and Jennifer Martin and Nathan and Matthew Corrigan; five sisters, Dorothy (Henry) Mohring of Ionia, Madonna (Ervin) Mohring of Charles City, Lorraine (Ralph) Bigelow of Charles City, Darlene Martens of New Hampton and Beverly (Dave) Bray of Des Moines; and a sister-in-law, Gennie Springer of Charles City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a granddaughter, Khristina Riles; and a brother, Gordon Springer.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.

Vivian Decker Quam

Vivian Decker Quam, 78, of Northwood, formerly of Floyd and Nashua, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Heritage Care Center in Mason City.

Funeral services for Vivian Quam will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. Pastor Karen Grandall will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens rural Charles City.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the church an hour prior to the service.

Vivian Nelda Ida Kalke Decker Quam was born January 19, 1933, in Floyd County, the daughter of Milo and Viola (Kamin) Kalke. She graduated from Floyd High School. Vivian also attended North Iowa Area Community College and Iowa State University for income tax courses. On September 9, 1950, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Decker at Austin, Minn. Lloyd died on October 1, 1994. Vivian married Gaylen Quam on May 4, 1996 at Northwood. For many years Vivian was a tax consultant in Charles City and then at Northwood. She thoroughly enjoyed meeting people and working with numbers and math. Vivian was a member of the First Lutheran Church. Her interests included reading, sewing and canning. She sewed over 500 quilt tops for Lutheran World Relief. Vivian also enjoyed singing in the past with the choir at Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd and was the soloist for many weddings at the Little Brown Church. She will always be remembered for her love of others and sharing life’s experiences with them.

Living family members include her husband, Gaylen Quam of Northwood; a daughter, Joy (Tom) Krieger of Nashua; three sons, Michael Decker of Sanborn, Russell (Wendy) Decker of Osage and Gene Quam of Northwood; seven grandchildren, Jennifer Foote, Jesse Krieger, Luke Decker, Matthew Decker, Justin Kadner, Josh Decker and Trevor Decker; 8 great grandchildren; a sister, Nona Smith of Dike; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

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

Memorials may be directed to the First Lutheran Church Quilters Club.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.

Thomas S. “Tom” Osier

Thomas S. “Tom” Osier, 69, of Nashua, died Thursday morning, March 10, 2011, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.

Funeral services for Thomas Osier will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Sr. M. Diana Blong, PBVM, Pastoral Associate of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will officiate. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday and after 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Thomas Stanley Osier was born February 28, 1942, in rural Marble Rock, the son of Gilbert A. and Bethel Irene (Lines) Osier. He graduated from the Rudd Rockford Marble Rock High School in 1959 and Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. Tom served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966. In June of 1965, he was united in marriage to Mary Freese and they later divorced. He was an instructor at Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. In 1968, they moved to Charles City where he owned and operated Salon Osier until 1978. Tom then was employed as a car salesman for Bissonnette Chevrolet and Bob Elthon Ford. In 1994, he was united in marriage to Linda (Wilson) McCumber in Las Vegas, Nev. His interests included golf, fishing, camping and bowling.

Living family members include his wife, Linda Osier of Nashua, two children, Michelle (Tony) Kreimeyer of Greene and Russ (Vicki) Osier of Austin, Minn.; two step-sons, Mark (Rhonda) McCumber of New Hampton and Shawn McCumber of Killian, Texas; seven grandchildren, Madison and Laura Kreimeyer, Drew Osier, Gatlin and Abby McCumber and Zach and Brandon McCumber; one brother, Marty (Donna) Osier of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Nancy (Beryl) Richards of Aredale and Jeanette (Roger) Ruegnitz of Waukon; mother-in-law, Marlys Howe of Charles City; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; parents; and a nephew, Alex Ruegnitz.

The Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, in Charles City, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.hauserfh.com.