Obituary

Loveland, CO – Darlene R. Nyren 96, formerly of Gowrie and Lanyon, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, following a brief illness. Private Family Services will be at a later date. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is serving the family. 

Darlene R. Hout was born January 16, 1927 in Jolley, Iowa where she grew up on the farm with six brothers and sisters.  After graduating from Jolley High School, she moved to Fort Dodge where she met her future husband, Morris Nyren of Lanyon, Iowa. They married June 8, 1946.  The couple farmed near Lanyon where they raised their three children Dennis, Jeanne (Kent) and Janet (Specketer).

Darlene was preceded in death by her husband Morris; and son Dennis.  She is survived by her daughters; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Darlene died peacefully with her daughters by her side.

Betty I. Schneider, age 92, passed peacefully from this world into the waiting arms of her Savior on January 27th while at the Paula Baber Hospice House. She waited to make her final journey until all of her children could be with her one last time.

Betty Schneider (Stanberg) was born at home on a farm near Dayton on 2/10/1930.She attended Otho School. She met and married Eugene Urban in 1948. They had six children before they divorced. She later met James Schneider at a Bohemian Hall dance. They married and lived on a farm near Churdan for 28 years. She loved the farm life.

She worked at Friendship Haven as a Med Aide for 10 years. She was a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Callendar, a Red Hat Ladies member, and was the President of the Good Sam R.V. Club. She was a member of Ft. Dodge Trinity United Methodist Church.

She was a winter Texan in the Rio Grande Valley for 43 years. She and Jim made friends with other winter Texans from all over the US. She ran the dances at the RV park rec hall for many years.

Betty was an avid gardener, producing plenty to provide for her family. She loved playing cards, especially Skip-Bo with family and Grandkids. She embroidered many dish towels, always giving them away to family and friends. She also loved playing Bingo with her daughters and usually won at least one game. She enjoyed travelling with her kids.

Surviving Betty are her children Diane Amandus, Omaha; Mike Urban, Colorado Springs; Nancy Weldon (Cliff), Fort Dodge; Claudine Glynn, Boone; Roxanne Hirsch (Randy), Paton: and Tom Urban (Lisa), Harrisburg, PA. She left 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Betty in passing are her parents, Bessie and Charles Stanberg, 1st husband Eugene Urban, husband James Schneider, brothers Basil and Jack Stanberg, and sister Ila Mae (Stanberg) Newell, granddaughters Jamie Urban and Brandy (Hirsch) Shearer, and son-in-law Ron Glynn. Betty’s love for her family was endless, attending all their sporting events, church events, and birthdays.

Services were held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, at Trinity United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jena Finch-Manchester officiating. Interment followed at Elkhorn Township Cemetery. Visitation was held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

Gowrie - Marie E. Hockemeier, 100, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Aspire of Gowrie Care Center. Memorial Services will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Farnhamville with Pastor Aaron Zimmerman officiating. A visitation will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Church until service time. Palmer Funeral Home, Gowrie is serving the family. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

Survivors include her grandchildren, Crystal (Chris) Searles of Gowrie, Jeff (De) Miller of Peoria, Matthew (Lisa) Hockemeier of Ogden, Jennifer Miller Hannani of Peoria, Corey (Annette) Hockemeier of Paton, and Julie (Bo) Cheesman of Peoria; 16 great grandchildren; and 6 great-great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death were her parents; 4 brothers; first husband Clarence Hockemeier; husband Donald Ferguson; daughter Phyllis Miller; son Rudy Hockemeier; and grandson Tracy Hockemeier.

Marie E Hockemeier, daughter of William and Emma (Koenke) Dencklau, was born August 9, 1922, at Vincent, lowa. Marie attended country school in Vincent. She was united in marriage with Clarence Hockemeier on April 9, 1944, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Vincent. They farmed in the Gowrie area for many years and moved into Gowrie in 1978. After Clarence’s death, she was united in marriage with Donald Ferguson in 1998. She was a member of Holy Trinity Church in Farnhamville.

Marie enjoyed farming and gardening. She worked with chickens while employed at Farm Egg, Larson Labs, HyVac/HyLine. She baked pies for Lizer Livestock and birthday cakes for the Gowrie skating rink. Putting on garage sales brought her joy, especially around the 4th of July.