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N/Warren Town and County News
Thursday, February
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NORTH WARREN TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
P.O. Box 325, 1122 Main St. Ste. 1, Norwalk, IA 50211
515-981-0406
A weekly publication of Klein Publications, Inc.
Published every Thursday in Norwalk, Iowa
Official newspaper for Norwalk, Cumming, Norwalk
Community School District and Warren County.
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OBITUARY
DR. CHARLES L. WOOD
Dr. Charles L, Wood, 87, passed away Sunday, Jan.
17. He was born January 22, 1928 to John M. and Elsie
Van Patten Wood near Prole. His wife of 66 years, Dr.
Lenora Terry Wood, preceded him in death. He was also
preceded in death by sisters Florabelle Lukenbill, Mary
Mundahl, Thelma Ettreim, Faun Eitteim, Fern Darr, and
Lorene Snow, and brothers Robert Wood and John
Wood.
After graduating from Spring Hill High School,
Charles enlisted in the Navy near the end of W.W. II. He
attended Simpson College in Indian01a and received his
masters and doctoral degrees from the University of
Iowa in Iowa City. Charles took his first teaching job in
Van Meter. He subsequently taught in Springdale,
Mechanicsville, Morley, and Crawfordsville. He also
served as Poweshiek County superintendent in
Montezuma. He was principal of Army American High
Schools in Baumholder, Germany and Verdun, France
for four years.
Charles was a professor of education at the Univer-
sity of Akron, OH for 20 years. Whille at the University
he led tours of educators to Europe. He was the author
of several secondary school administration publications.
Upon retirement, Charles moved to St. George, UT,
where he wrote a book on Mormonism.
Charles is survived by children, Cheryl Werstler of
Tucson, AZ; Sandra Wood of Akron, OH and Gregory
Wood of Akron, OH. Grand-daughter, Hallie
Henderson, and family live in Lucedale, MS. Grandson,
Neal Werstler, and family live in Rio Verde, AZ. He has
four great-grandchildren, Svetlana and Connor Wersfler;
and Bailey and Jordan Henderson.
Internment will take place at Webb Cemetery near
Norwalk.
One way to tell the difference between alligators and
crocodiles is by their teeth. On crocodiles, the fourth
tooth on each side of the lower jaw projects outside
the snout when the mouth is closed.
O'Lear
Funeral & Cmraa0on Serv~Y EHc E. O'Leary
c~a~cer~ Owner & Director
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[ In Our Care ]
Marion Dale "Opie" Overholser 1
Age 89 of Norwalk
www.olearyfunerals.com
1020 Main Street, Norwalk • (515) 981-0700
OBITUARY
MARION DALE "OPIE" OVERHOLSER
Marion Dale "Opie"
Overholser, 89, Norwalk,
died Tuesday, Feb. 16, at
Mercy Medical Center in
Des Moines. He was born
April 5, 1926. He attended
Winterset Schools, gradu-
ating from Winterset High
School. He served in the
United States Navy during
World War II.
Opie worked as a line-
man for Iowa Power and
Light for many years prior
to his retirement. He was
a member of the Norwalk
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment. He enjoyed music
and played with his band,
and especially enjoyed
sing-a-longs with his
friends at his pond. He
also enjoyed cutting wood
on his farms, spending
time with his family,
square dancing and play-
ing poker.
Opie is survived by his
wife, Mildred; his daugh-
ter Marsha (Dave)
Ridgeway, his son Tom
(Debbie) Overholser, and
his daughter Vicky
Purcell, all of Norwalk; his
grandchildren Wendy,
Melanie, Mike, Todd,
Sean, Jenny, David, Drew,
Dustin and Drake; and
many great-grandchil-
dren. He was preceded in
death by his parents and a
great-grandchild, Katelyn
Marion Dale "Opie"
Overholser
Purcell.
Visitation was Monday,
Feb. 22, at O'Leary Cel-
ebration of Life Center &
Funeral Services in
Norwalk. A Celebration of
Life Service was Tuesda
Feb. 23, at the Norwalk
United Methodist Church.
Burial was in the Norwalk
Cemetery.
Memorials in Opie's
name to the Norwalk Fire
Department will be ac-
cepted.
O'Leary Funeral & Cre-
mation Services - Celebra-
tion of Life Center in
Norwalk handled arrange-
ments. Please sign Opie's
on-line guest book at
www.olearyfunerals.com.
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TaxTime Is IDTheft Season; GetYour Credit Report
(NAPS)--It's tax time
again. The Federal Trade
Commission notes that one-
third of all ID theft com-
plaints it receives are tax
related, three times as large
. as any other type of ID theft.
So tax season is a good time
to review your personal
financial records and ensure
they are accurate and there
are no unknown or erroneous
data in them.
One record youql want to
review is your credit report.
It can alert you to accounts
that might have been opened
by ID thieves. You are enti-
tled to a free annual copy of
your credit report from each
of the three nationwide credit
bureaus: Equifax, Experian
and TransUnion. Just go to
www.armualcreditreportcom
to get your free report.
*The credit report gives
consumers an excellent com-
prehensive overview of the'tr
outstanding credit obliga-
tions," says Stuart K. Pratt,
president and CEO of the
Consumer Data Industry
Association. "While the lend-
ers and credit bureaus have
a number of sophisticated
security protocols in place to
inhibit identity theft and
fraud, there can still be
instances where a criminal
with access to your personal
information--as in the IRS
data breach~ result in a
problem. Monitor your finan-
cial relationships. The credit
report is one of the easiest
and best ways to do that,"
notes Pratt.
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It may pay to check your
credit report before you cal-
culate your taxes.
After you get your credit
report, make sure all the
accounts are yours. If you see
one that you don't recognize
or an account that has an
error, contact the credit
bureau. You can also contact
the creditor or lender that
provided the information to
the credit bureau and let
them know about the issue.
In a number of situations,
information you provide the
credit bureau will be sent to
the lender. The lender will
verify whether the informa-
tion is correct or not and then
the credit bureau will notify
you of the results. If there's
information that needs to be
updated, the credit bureau
will do so. Ififs a case of iden-
tity theft, the credit bureau
will work with you to remove
the fraudulent information
from your file and to place
appropriate alerts that can
help prevent fraudulent
transactions from appearing
on your file in the future.
Not all data breaches
result in identity theft. But
it's always a good practice to
be a savvy consumer and
check your financial records
to make sure that's the case.
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Worship at these
Norwalk Area Churches
NORWALK CUMM1NG
Christ Our Savior Harvest Church
Lutheran Church (LC-MS) (Evangelical Free)
515 Sunset Dr. 4225 N. Birch Ave.
515-897-4183 PO Box 115
Steven Klawonn, Pastor 981-4321
9:00 am Worship harvestchurchcumming.com
10:30 am Sunday School Thomas Cackler, Pastor
Wed. Family Education 6:30 pm Sunday 10 am Worship
Wed. Confirmation: 5th-8th grade ***
6:30 pm DES MOINES
*** Christian Life
Crossroads Church Assembly of God Church
2601 Border St. Fleur Drive and Hwy 5
www.2thecrossroads.com Warren Hunsberger, Pastor
Glen Blumer, Pastor 515-953-0322
515-287-8580 10 am Worship
9:30 am Worship Children's Ministry, 0-5
Nursery & Children's Kids' Church 6 years & up
Programming Nursery ages 0-2
3 years old through 5th grade 6:30 pm - Veed. Elevate Youth
Wed. 6:30 pm K-12th grades ***
*** Grace Baptist Church
Fellowship Community 112 County Line Rd. 285-8871
Church www.gracecares.net
225 North Ave. Doug VanWey, Pastor
www.fccnorwalk.org 9:30 a.m. Sunday School
Rob Jones, Pastor 10:45 am Worship
981-0699 Jr. & Sr. High, Men's and
Sunday Morning Services: Women's Ministry
8:30 & 10:30 am Nursery Provided.
Disciple City for Children:***
(18 months-5th grade) Mt. Zion Church of God
Sunday Mornings, 8:30 & 10:30 8383 Ridgeview Dr.
am David Chu, Pastor
Quality childcare provided"664-2828
for children under 18 mo. ***
'Unstoppable' for Jr. High:MARTEN~DAL]~
(6th-8th grade) Martensdale Community
Sunday Evenings, 6-8 pm (An Evangelical Free Church)
'Uushaken'.for Sr. High: 1 Mile North of Martensdale on
(9th-12th grade) Hwy 28
Sunday Evenings, 6-8 pm Jeremy Kidder, Pastor
Sonshine Choir: (K-5th grade) 641-764-2491
Sunday evenings, 6-7:30 pm Worship: 9 am
Family Night Wednesdays - Bible Study: 10:30 am
Dinner served, Jr. High & Sr. High Youth: 6 pm
5:30-6:15 pm Sunday
A night of fellowship & Bible ***
Study St. Paul Lutheran Church
for the whole family!(Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fellowship Kids: 3 yrs.-5th g~-ade, , m Am~n~a'~ "~'~=~
Wednesdays 6:30-8 pm 615 Iowa Ave.
(Under age 3 childcare for parents 641-764-2752
attending growth group Bible Run Mohr, Pastor, 770-1286
studies.) Don Rothweiler, Pastor
*** 10:30 am SSfWorship
First Baptist Church Call for times on Adult and
Sunset Dr. & Marled Children Bible Studies
981-4391 ***
Trey Perrott, Pastor PROLE
9:30. am Coffee Fellowship Linn Grove
10 am Morning Worship United Methodist Church
5:30 pm Sunday Kids 7483 50th St. - 981-4062
and Adult Ministries Ginni Otto, Pastor
Class for all ages Free-will offering
Nursery Provided Breakfast 8-9:30 am
Wednesday Night Link Groups10 am Worship
*** Adult Sunday School - 11 am
New Life Lutheran Church ***
4380 Wakonda Dr. - 285-5965INDIANOLA
www.newlifenorwalk.org Freedom Fellowship Church
Nate Liedtke, Pastor (IFFC)
8:15 am & 10:30 am Worship 2604 N. Jefferson Way
9:30 am Sunday School 515-961-5755
Childcare Provided Pastor Jeff Rabe
*** Pastor's Cell 515-333-2458
Norwalk Christian Church 9:30 am Sunday Worship
(Disciples of Christ) 12:45-2 pm Wed. Adult Bible
701 Main St. - 981-0176 Study
Norwalkcc.org Tues.-Thurs. is for
Travis Stanley, Pastor Community Food Closet.
Marti Stanley, Pastor (Please call for availability)
10:00 am Worship ***
9:00 am Sunday School and Good Shepherd
Fellowship Evangelical Lutheran Church
Coffee Fellowship follows service (ELS)
Numery Provided (birth - 5)202 N. Kenwood - 962-0351
All are Welcome! Robert Hatting, Pastor
*** 9 am Worship
Norwalk United 10:15 Sunday School
Methodist Church ***
1801 Sunset Dr. - 981-4251
Steve McEkoy, Pastor The above free listings are to
8:00 and 10:30 am Worship Help newcomers know the
Sunday School 9:15 am Regular worship schedules of
Nursery Provided Norwalk-area churches. Special
*** Events and services will not be
St. John the Apostle listed here.
Catholic Church ***
720 Orchard Hills Dr. Policy: Churches must be in the
981-4855 FAX 981-9475 Norwalk Area and in Warren
Father John Ludwig County for this free listing.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
4 pm Saturday
Masses: 5 pm Saturday
9" am Sunday
Nursery, Sunday School
