OBITUARY: Gary P. Whitesell, 1944-2003, Worth Co., Iowa #1 [ Adapted from: Northwood Anchor online -- 12-24-2003 ] Gary P. Whitesell Gary P. Whitesell, 59, of Kensett, Iowa, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center--North Iowa, Mason City. Following cremation, memorial services will be held at a later date at Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 1st Ave South, Northwood, Iowa, where further arrangements are pending. ------------------------------------------------------------ #2 [Adapted from: Northwood Anchor online - JAN 14, 2004] Gary P. Whitesell Gary P. Whitesell "Doc", 59, of Kensett, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, under the patient care of Hospice of North Iowa. A memorial service was held on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. South, Northwood, with Rev. Dennis Ganz officiating. Military honors will be at the funeral home by Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood. Inurnment will be at a later date. According to his wishes his body was cremated. Gary was born on Sept. 20, 1944, in Sioux City, Iowa, and adopted into the loving home of Paul and Clara Whitesell of Cherokee. The family stayed there for a few years before moving to Ames, where Gary graduated from Ames High School. He enlisted in the Navy in October of 1962, and after basic training served on the USS Blue for three tours of duty in Viet Nam. After being discharged he spent some time working in the logging camps in the north west. He relocated to Northwood with his mother and sister after his father passed away. He ran a gas station for a few years, but Gary's real love was welding. He had a welding shop in London, Minnesota for a few years, and then worked in a welding shop in Northwood for Herb Barber. He is survived by his very special friend Lynne Schaub of Kensett and one sister, Nancy Whitesell of Northwood, and other aunts, uncles and cousins in the area. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 2004, K.L. Kittleson