OBITUARY: Mildred L. (Hartz) Newgard, 1913-2003, Worth Co., Iowa

[Adapted from: Northwood Anchor online - posted 1-7-2004]




                          Mildred L. Newgard
 
Mildred L. Newgard, 90, of Willow Point Assisted Living, formerly of
Manly, Iowa, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003 at Good Shepherd Care Center,
Mason City. Funeral services were Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
Manly, with Rev. Randy Nielsen officiating. Burial was at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Mason City.

Mildred was the daughter of Frederick and Hannah (Dahl) Hartz, and was
born Feb. 27, 1913 in West Rock, Minnesota.  Upon the death of her
parents at the young age of 10, she lived with relatives in Minneapolis;
Glascoe, Montana and Chicago, Illinois.  She was confirmed in the
Calvary Lutheran Church at Minneapolis and graduated from Calumet
High School in Chicago.

She was introduced to her future husband, Severt, by her sister, Edna,
and Severt's brother, Loren, who had married four years prior. Severt
and Mildred were married in the Little Brown Church at Nashua in 1935.
Mildred and Severt owned and operated what is now known as the Trading
Post in Gordonsville. They sold the station in 1947 and bought a farm
near Gordonsville, which they sold in 1950 and moved to Manly. Mildred
worked at several local businesses and also for the school district.
She volunteered at the Manly Care Center and delivered Meals on Wheels.

She was very active within the Bethlehem Lutheran Church by teaching
Sunday School, being a member of the Alter Guild and various circles.

Mildred is survived by her children, Marlene Freudenberg and husband,
Jack, of Mason City; Don Newgard and wife, Mary Ann, of St. Joseph,
Missouri; and Mary Ann Peterson and husband, Dennis, of Maple Grove,
Minnesota; seven grandchildren; great-grandchildren, one sister and
brother-in-law, Irene and Vernis "Bun" Austin, of Lakewood, California,
many nieces and nephews, and her beloved dog, Rajah.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Severt,
one sister Edna Newgard, and two infant brothers.


  Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson