OBITUARY: Dean Eidness, 1934-1997, Mitchell County, Iowa [Based on Obituary in Mason City Globe Gazette; May 6, 1997] Dean Eidness OSAGE, IOWA--Dean Eidness, 62, of Osage, died Monday (May 5, 1997) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Chris F. Gugel officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery, with military graveside rites by American Legion Post #278, Osage. Visitation will be held today at Champion Funeral Home. Dean Eidness was born May 22, 1934, in rural Osage. Survivors include his wife, Lois, of Osage; one brother, Duane Eidness of Osage; and one sister, Margaret Schultz of Mason City. He was preceded in death by his parents, one infant brother and one infant sister. Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson