Mar 16 2014

Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, March 16, 2014

ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT

Buck, Bergman

Neumann, Bjelland

Alissa Buck and Benjamin Bergman, both of Clear Lake, will be married on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Britt, with a reception at the Duncan Community Ballroom.

Brittani Neumann and Brent Bjelland, both of Lake Mills, will be married Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Emmons Lutheran Church in Emmons, Minn.

ANNIVERSARY

50th Anniversary Dick Leerar and Judy Heyer Leerar, of Britt, were married on March 20, 1964, at First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center. The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a card shower.

BIRTHDAY Help Dean, Help Noah Dean Perry is celebrating a birthday and turning 5. He is collecting birthday donations to “MyHappyPlacemc.com” to fund a room make over for Noah!

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ENGAGEMENTS How To Submit Your Items If you have an item to submit to this section, please stop by the Globe Gazette for a form Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at 300 North Washington, Mason City. Online submission is encouraged at www.globegazette.com, click on EXTRAS then Celebrations.

To be printed in the Sunday’s Celebrations section and Online, items must be in the Globe Gazette office no later than 5 pm Monday prior to publication. We can’t take the information over the phone, and we ask that announcements be printed or typed. It would also be helpful if you include a daytime phone number in case there are any questions.

Engagements & Weddings: Standard announcement will be published free of charge without a photo. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Anniversaries: At 25 years or more, we will publish the standard announcement free of charge. Anniversaries of less than 25 years can be published as a Day to Remember starting at $26.50. Custom wording & photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Buck, Bergman

Neumann, Bjelland

ALISSA BUCK of Clear Lake, Iowa, is the daughter of Randy Buck of Nora Springs, Iowa, and the late Mindy Carroll. Alissa is a graduate of Central Springs High School, and will graduate from Buena Vista University in August 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership, with an emphasis in Business. She is employed by First Citizens National Bank in Mason City, Iowa.

BENJAMIN BERGMAN of Clear Lake, Iowa, is the son of David and Sally Bergman of Britt, Iowa. Benjamin is a graduate of West Hancock High School, and Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Ecology, with a minor in Criminal Justice Studies. He is employed by the State of Iowa.

The couple will be married on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Britt, Iowa, with a reception at the Duncan Community Ballroom.

LeAnn and Robert Storby, Lake Mills, Iowa, and Randy and Kris Neumann, Hayward, Wis., are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittani Michelle, to Brent Paul Bjelland, son of Paul and Sheila Bjelland, Lake Mills, Iowa.

Brittani is a 2010 graduate of Lake Mills High School and will graduate in May 2014 from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. She will be attending the University Of Nebraska Medical Center College Of Pharmacy in the fall of 2015. She is employed at Hy-Vee Pharmacy in Ames, Iowa.

Brent is a 2008 graduate of Lake Mills High School.

He graduated in May 2012 from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Business and an Animal Science minor; and in December 2013 with a Master’s Degree in Ag Education. He is employed at Lake Mills Community School as Ag teacher and FFA Advisor.

The couple will be married June 14, 2014, at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn.

Thank You The family of Michael Servantez, Jr. would like to thank all of our friends and family for the food, cards, visits, flowers, memorials, and words of comfort. A special thank you to Father Neil Manternach and Father Kenneth Gehling. We all loved Mike and miss him very much.

Thank You The family of Sharon Davison thanks family and friends for their kindness and expressions of sympathy.

announcements will be published free of charge without a photo. Custom wording & photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Retirements: Standard announcements without photo will be published free of charge. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge.

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Birthdays, Day to Remember Events:

Birthdays, family events & special achievements will be published for $26.50. This includes a B&W 1 col. photo & up to 50 words. Larger photos and additional words may be purchased.

Birthdays of 80 years or more will be published without a photo free of charge. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge.

Cards of Thanks:

Will be published for $10 up to 50 words.

Social, Club Awards & Scholastic Achievement: Standard announcements will be published without photos free of charge. Photos are available for an additional charge.

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Custom Description: $10 for each additional 50 words available on any announcement.

Cover Positions: Cover positions are available for $75, including color, on a first come, first serve basis. You are limited to 25 words on the cover.

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BIRTHDAYS

Darrell Schaper, 80 BRITT — A card shower is planned for Darrell Schaper, of Britt, who will celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday, March 21.

Cards may be sent to Darrell at the following address: 2090 James Ave., Britt, IA 50423.

Clarence Clark, 90 MASON CITY — Clarence Clark, of Mason City, will celebrate his Help Dean, Help Noah 90th birthday at an open house and card shower 2 Dean Perry is celebrating a birthday and turning to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 5. He is collecting birthday donations to “MyHappyPlacemc.com” to fund a room make over for Noah! Pre- 22, at the Heritage Care sentation of the money collected will be done on March and Rehabilitation Center, 501 S. Kentucky Ave. He 22, at 6 p.m. at the Best Western, Clear Lake. requests no gifts, please.

Please consider sending Mr. Dean a card for his Clarence Clark was 5-year celebration, payable to “My Happy Place.” Help born March 22, 1924, to Ira Dean help Noah get a safe, therapeutic bedroom, and a B. and Rose (Freudenberg) memorable birthday celebration.

Clark of the Sheffield and Happy Birthday Dean! 424 Fifth St. N.W., Mason Rockwell areas. Mr. Clark City, IA 50401. farmed in the Rockwell area until moving to Don’t forget to tell Mason City in 1975, and has been a life-long memeveryone about your new ber of the Clark Band.

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3-13-2011 to 1-3-2013 She was so very, BRITT — Dick Leerar and Judy Heyer Leerar, very special of Britt, were married on March 20, 1964, at First And was so from Reformed Church in Buffalo Center. The couple will the start celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a We held her in our arms card shower.

But mainly in our hearts Cards can be sent to Dick and Judy Leerar at 549 6th And like a single drop Street S.W., Britt, IA 50423. of rain The couple is planning a trip to Alaska in July.

That on still waters fall, The couple’s children and their spouses are Brian Her life did (Kim) Leerar of Britt, Randy (Teresa) Leerar of Lees ripples make Summit, Mo. They have two grandchildren.

And touched the lives of all.

She’s gone to play with angels In heaven up above So keep your spePrayer to the Blessed Virgin cial memories And treasure them (Never Known to Fail) with love Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Although our little girl Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of Was with us just a while God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity.

She’ll live on in Oh Star of the Son, help me and show me herein you our hearts are my Mother.

With a sweet rememOh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my bered smile Sadly missed but never heart to succor me in my necessity (make request). forgotten — our sweet There are none that can withstand your power. little girl would have Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who turned 3 on 3-13-2014 — have recourse to thee (three times). we love you!

Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands Mom and big sister, (three times). grandparents, uncles, Say this prayer for three consecutive days. aunts and cousins You must publish it and it will be granted to you.

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BIRTHDAY

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Party & Event Planning

Forest City District Speech Results FOREST CITY — Forest City High School’s district individual speech results from competition held Saturday, March 1, at Clarion-Goldfield High School are as follows. Coaches are: Scott Bertelsen, Julie and Sarah Keely, Dusty Gerhardt and Josh Spargrove.

Junior Varsity (Division I’s) Genna Bertram, poetry and literary program; Ryleigh Lillquist, after dinner; Abigail May, solo musical theatre and storytelling; Ashley Olson, solo HAPPY BIRTHDAY! musical theatre and storyHappy Birthday to Merv telling; Caitlyn Owen, solo Sletten who turned 60 on musical theatre and storytelling; Rachel Saatmann, March 15. He’ll celebrate prose and poetry; Juliann with family and friends.

Sanasinh, poetry, and Love, — Ann, Katie and Rob- Sevanah Thomas, prose ert, Kristi and Mike, Mck- and reviewing.

Varsity (Division I’s) enzie, Abby and Kaylee Dylan Albertson, acting; Micah Bang, spontaneous speaking; Corey Behrens, literary program; Carrie Brcka, Thank You prose; Cheyanne Chapin, Our thanks to everyone reviewing; Joe Coombs, public address; Dan Hapwho remembered us on our 70th wedding anniver- pel, prose and storytellsary with a beautiful card, ing; Sarri Happel, poetry; a phone call, or personally. Angela Haugen, after dinner and expository We feel blessed.

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address; Megan Haugen, literary program and radio news; Collin Hertzer, public address and after dinner; Leah Jones, expository address; Emily Koch, poetry; Anton Kudej, solo musical theatre; Hannah May, poetry and original oratory; Jake Parks, solo musical theatre and improvisation; Luca Ponti, acting; Amanda Post, acting and storytelling; Levi Rogeness, prose; Johnathan Sanasinh, after dinner; Ethan Sergerstrom, radio news; Madeline Slater, solo musical theatre and storytelling; Tanner Smoley, reviewing.

Junior Varsity (Division II’s) Jericho Baker, literary program; Brennan Hertzer, prose; Juliann Sanasinh, literary program; Austin Yeager, improvisation.

Varsity (Division II’s) Dylan Albertson, improvisation; Cheyanne Chapin, literary program; Hannah Hamilton, original oratory; Andrew May, radio news; Johnathan Sanasinh, improvisation.

State competition was held March 15, at Starmont High School.

OTTUMWA — James W. Wenzel, of Mason City, was named to the A special thank you to academic Honor Roll for our family and friends for making our 60th wedding the 2013-14 winter term at Indian Hills Commuanniversary a very special day. We loved all the cards. nity College.

You helped us make it a memorable celebration.

Carl and Betty Tesch Lincoln, Neb.

To be included on the Honor Roll, a student must be enrolled full-time and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the term.

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Indian Hills Community College honor

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Birthdays

James ‘Jim’ Rasmussen James “Jim” Rasmussen of Mason City, will celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday, March 19.

Birthday greetings may be sent to Jim at the following address: 902 Briarcliff Circle, Mason City, IA 50401.

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