OBITUARY: Lawrence R. Bird, 1910-1996, Mitchell County, Iowa [From Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, April 2, 1996 (edited)] Lawrence R. Bird OSAGE--Lawrence R. Bird, 85, of rural Osage, died Sunday, March 31, 1996, at the Lutheran Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Free Methodist Church, Riceville, with the Rev. Bill Wieland and the Rev. Frank Ross officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Riceville. The Champion Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa, is in charge of arrangements. Lawrence R. Bird was born Dec. 27, 1910, on a farm northwest of Osage in Mitchell County. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Bird of rural Osage; two daughters, Lucille Wieland of Greencastle, Ind., and Lois Rider of Waterloo; two sons, Larry Bird of Osage, and Doug Bird of Waverly; two sisters, Irene Brown and Ilene Martin, both of Riceville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Copyright 2004, Kermit Kittleson (for IaGenWeb)