Don Nedved
Laura Nedved
I spent a bit
of time perusing the obits of classmates who have passed, contemplating how
fragile life is,and how important it is to appreciate the people in our lives
and the gifts and opportunities we have been given. It’s a reminder to make
each day count!
As far as what
I’ve been up to these past years….
I completed my
AA degree at NIACC, then left Mason City and a marriage back in the 80s to move
to the Twin Cities where I discovered the joys of weight lifting and running,
while working for Unisys Corporation testing software for mainframe computers.
I ran local races with the corporate run club, enjoyed the local music scene,
softball and soccer. I also explored computer science classes at the University
of Minnesota in the evenings. I eventually changed my major and city of
residence with a move to Denver.
There, I
discovered yoga and meditation, mountain hiking, and long-distance running. I
ran my first three marathons with the Denver Chapter of the Leukemia Society’s
Team-in-Training, worked for an event production company and finished my BA
degree at the University of Colorado. After graduation, I jumped right into
graduate school. Turns out I’m a total urban chick. In the late 90s, I lived
with my boyfriend near downtown Denver and thoroughly enjoyed city living. The
universe had bigger plans for me and the relationship passed, but my daughter
was born to a lot of fanfare and quickly became the center of my universe.
I swapped
marathons for parent-child hikes, and grad school guided me to the field of
multimedia production. We returned to the Twin Cities in the late 90s where I
continued classes at the University of Minnesota and found a challenging and
interesting career as a producer with a multimedia design consulting company.
We had the opportunity to host a Spanish teaching assistant in our home and she
became part of our family which inspired multiple trips to Europe.
After nearly a
decade working for the same company, 2008 took its toll on the industry, and I
was invited to the downsizing party. Once again, the universe had bigger plans
for me, and a few months later, I found myself working as an independent
consultant for digital literacy initiatives. A decade later, I’m still
self-employed as a corporate Learning and Development Consultant.
Across the
years, I supported my daughter’s growing interest in the performing arts
shuttling her to rehearsals, voice lessons, dancing, and auditions which turned
into a career for her. When she was faced with searching for colleges, I
noticed the stress caused by the process, and wanted to change that, so I designed
a mobile app (College Chooser) to help manage the process. It’s available in
the iTunes Store.
I’m still a
lifelong learner, a weight lifter (Cross Fit), and recently returned to
distance running. I finished the Twin Cities Marathon last year, crossing the
finish line hand-in-hand with my lovely daughter. I’m training for Ragnar in
August; and added the Paris Marathon to my bucket list.
I still love
traveling. Last year took me back to London, Berlin, Paris and Barcelona. I’m
freshly back from a wedding in India, with plans to take Spanish immersion
classes in Madrid in September. The world is an exciting place to explore, so
many people to meet, so much to learn. I read somewhere that creatives don’t
retire, they stop working when they stop creating. So, that’s my retirement
strategy. Just keep traveling and creating new work on some level until I drop
over at the end of a distance run when I’m 112-years-old.
Wishing each of
you the best, a long and healthy life, and many new adventures along whichever
road the universe takes you!
Bob Neidermeyer - February 6, 2014
MASON CITY | Robert “Bob” “Bobby”
William Niedermayer, 53, formerly of Mason City and Cedar Rapids, died
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at McKinney Medical Center in McKinney, Texas.
Bob Niedermayer was born on April 29,
1960, to Robert and Sally (Secory) Niedermayer, the second of five children, in
Mason City. He grew up and attended school in Mason City.
Bob had a love of all animals;
especially horses and dogs. Bob met the love of his life and future husband,
Joe, through their mutual appreciation of horses.
There wasn’t anything Bob couldn’t do
once he put his mind to it. He was an accomplished chef, landscaper, interior
decorator, painter, and small business owner. He had affection for the elderly
and never hesitated to lend a helping hand.
Bob was someone you loved from the
moment you met him. He enjoyed spending time with his husband, family, and
friends. Bob would quietly sip his coffee; yet his humor was big enough to fill
the room. Bob’s heart was as big as the ocean and his strength gave everyone
around him strength. He will be greatly missed by all those who loved and knew
him.
Those left to cherish his memory include
his husband, Joe Hansen of Anna, Texas; brothers, Nick (Lisa), Mark and Jon
(Colleen) Niedermayer; sister, Nancy (Barry) Collette; nieces and nephews,
Brandon, Emma and Ryan Niedermayer, Rob, Jeff and Bryce Magner, Carter, Maddie
and Bobby Niedermayer, and Jakob and Morgan Hansen; great-nephew, Jaxson
Anderson; father and mother-in-law, Louis and Sharon Busch; brother and
sister-in-law, John and Jenna Hansen; and many cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
grandparents, and several aunts and uncles.
Jennifer Nelson Martin
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Melanie Nelson Nelson
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Sallie Newbowers Braulik
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Graduated in 1978, went to NIACC for one year, then started working for Gerard School as a teacher’s aide. I worked there for four years then decided to go back to NIACC to get my associate arts degree in business.
I started working for County Seat Pizza and worked there until my parents were both diagnosed with cancer (at the same time!) and I had to take a leave of absence to take care of them. My mother died in December of 1985 and my father passed 3 months later.
I moved to a dairy cattle farm just outside of Mason City and helped Bob Bartel until we got rid of the dairy cattle and moved to another farm outside of Manly. I also was working at Shopko at this time.
I had my first son, Jake, in February 1989. He was born 7.5 weeks early and weighing 3 lbs, 10 ozs. I got to ride “Mayo One” to Rochester to give birth. He had 2 surgeries in the first six weeks of his life and came home from Rochester to Manly. We lived there until 1991, when Bob bought a farm in Blooming Prairie, MN. Jake and I lived there until January of 1993 when Jake and I moved to Owatonna, MN.
I worked at Burger King until September 1993 when I gave birth to my second son, Alec. He was also born in Rochester. When Alec was 6 weeks old, I started taking CAD classes in Faribault at South Central Community College. I graduated at the top of my class and started working at King Company in Owatonna.
I married my one and only husband, Todd, on July 18, 1998 and bought a house in Owatonna. We are still in that house and I am currently a design engineer for Wenger Corp. in Owatonna.
We have 8 grandchildren from Todd’s two daughter’s and my boys haven’t started yet. I enjoy gardening and making salsa and tomato juice.
Lori Nolte
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Mark Norcross
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Lee Nordman
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David Nutting - July 30, 2012
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MASON CITY — David W. Nutting, 53, of
Mason City died Monday, July 30, 2012, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient
Unit.
Dave was born Jan. 6, 1959, in
Minneapolis, Minn., the son of Ernest and Dorothy (Meyer) Nutting. He graduated
from Mason City High School in 1978. He went on to attend the Music Business
Institute in Atlanta, Ga. Dave married Melanie Fuller March 24, 1984 in Mason
City. Dave worked for Potter Music Company in Mason City and later owned and
operated Mason City Music. Following the sale of the business, Dave attended
Hamilton Business College, which later became Kaplan University. He would go on
to become an instructor at Kaplan, teaching Business and Computer Technology.
He also owned and operated Mason City Web, designing websites, and provided
lighting and sound for Stebens Children’s Theatre.
Dave was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church. Some of his interests included travel, movies, reading, music and
technology. Dave was an inspiration to his family and friends during his long
and courageous battle with cancer.
Dave is survived by his wife, Melanie,
of Mason City; children, Brianna, age 22, and her fiancé Alan Cooper, of
Plymouth, and Shae, age 15, at home; Father and Mother in law, Donald and
Bernadine Fuller of Mason City; step-mother, Yvonne Addis of Mason City;
sisters, Jenny (Craig) Kelchen of Iowa City and their daughter Amelia, Erin
(Nick) Caster of Iowa City and their children James and Ben; sisters-in-law,
Toni (Tom) Merfeld of Clive and Lynn DeVries of Des Moines; and several nieces
and nephews.
Dave was preceded in death by his
parents, Ernest and Dorothy Nutting.
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Susan O'Donnell Heitland
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Tim O'Donnell
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Pam Ofelt Pierce
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Doug O'Neil
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Dennis Orpen
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1706 W. El Alba Way
Chandler, Arizona 85224
Email: Luvvikes@cox.net
Married to Deb (Mariner) Orpen class of 1976 since June 23rd 1979. Two grown daughters Jennifer and Stephanie and we have five grandchildren (3 girls and 2 boys.)
Moved to Arizona in September of 1995. Employed with the same semiconductor company now for over 22 years. I would like to retire in another 10 years from now but will have to see how that goes. Between my job, home life, and grandchildren it leaves little time if any for hobbies. I did serve in the Navy Reserves (Seabees) from January 1987 – January 2007 when I retired from the reserves.
Since moving to Arizona, one of my biggest thrills was trying out for the game show Jeopardy when they were doing a contestant search here in Phoenix.
One of the items on my “to do” list is to go to Target Field one day to see the Twins. It’s a little hard to do living here in Arizona, but I plan on doing it sometime.
I really hope to see you all this July. Here’s wishing you and your family good health and best wishes.
Julie Oswood Fox
Julie Oswood Fox
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Dennis Otten
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