Irene F. Bublitz

Irene F. Bublitz, 95, of Charles City and formerly of Grafton, died Monday morning, July 4, 2011, at the11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

Funeral services for Irene Bublitz will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City. Pastor Ronald Bolinger of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton will officiate. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, rural Grafton.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Irene Flora Ingersoll was born February 24, 1916, in Worth County, the daughter of Frank and Emma (Krueger) Ingersoll. On May 5, 1935, she was united in marriage to Harvey Bublitz. Irene worked hard raising her children and helping on the farm. She also helped with the Grafton Newspaper and cooked for the senior citizens in Grafton. She was a very active member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton. Her interests included quilting, reading, oil painting, writing, crafting and growing flowers. Irene was very devoted to her family and friends and was always willing to help others.

Living family members include her six granddaughters, Dawn (Bob) Gansen of Elma, Jo (Ron) Dugan of Floyd, Janice Schmidtke of Mason City, Connie (Kent) Vrieze of Floyd, Valerie (Tom) Schrage of Cedar Falls and Lisa (Jason) Kvam of Burnsville, Minn.; Grandson, Eric (Elinore) Bublitz of Austin, Minn.; five great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; three sisters, Naomi Ingersoll of Manly, Leola Wilde of St. Ansgar and Fay (David) Thompson of New Mexico; and a brother, William “Bill” (Bernice) Ingersoll of Grinell.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1986; son, Harley Bublitz in 1995; daughter, Gloria Stevenson in 2010; and siblings, Elsie Ingersoll, Everett Ingersoll, Elaine Deets, Wayne Ingersoll and Wilmer “Glenn” Ingersoll; infant brother, Donald Ingersoll and infant sister, Marion Ingersoll.

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.

Evelyn Klinetop

Evelyn Klinetop, 85, of Charles City, formerly of Mason City, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt Street in Charles City. Rev. Dennis Niezwaag of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will follow in Osage Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Stories, thoughts and condolences may be shared with the family on the funeral home website at www.Fullertonfh.com.

Evelyn was born on July 22, 1925 in Grafton, Iowa, the daughter of Max and Emma (Kirchgatter) Runge. She grew up on her family’s farm in Grafton. She would later move to St. Ansgar, and after her marriage to Loren E. Weaverling on December 18, 1942, the couple moved to Osage. In 1945 they again moved to Mason City where she would live for nearly 40 years. Evelyn was employed at Mode-O-Day for many years where she sewed garments. Loren passed away in 1977. She would again remarry on February 24, 1989 to Howard James, however, Howard passed away later that year. Evelyn was united in marriage to Allan Klinetop on September 16, 2000. They moved to Charles City where she has resided since.

Evelyn enjoyed sewing and created many quilts. Loren and Evelyn took pride in tending their garden, specializing in all varieties of roses. Evelyn also created special flower arrangements for weddings. They also played a large part in starting the rose garden in State Center. Loren and Evelyn traveled extensively around the United States, and even took a trip around Europe while their son was in the service. They were members of the Camping Club, the Citizen Band Radio Club, the Garden Club and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mason City. Evelyn’s greatest joy came from spending time with her family, and she especially took pleasure in seeing her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her husbands, Loren Weaverling and Howard James; her parents; brother, Virgil Runge; and sister, Arlene Klinetop.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Allan Klinetop; son, Larry (Mary) Weaverling of Des Moines; step-son, Marvin (Sheryl) Klinetop of Floyd; grandchildren, Shawn Weaverling, Ryan (Heather) Weaverling, Nicholas Klinetop, Amber (Jeremy) Deverell, Howard “Jay” James II, Mark (Linda) James and Kim (Bill) Lewande; great-grandchildren, Tristan and Sydney Weaverling, Elijah and Gabriella Deverell, Josh James, Lauren and Carly James and Ashleigh and Meghan Lewande; and sisters, Hazel Wirtjes of Britt and Vivian Gallup of Sparta, IL.


Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt Street, Charles City, IA. (641) 228-4211. www.fullertonfh.com