KOFOOT, Marvin 1930-2010
KOFOOT, SCHEER, HOOK, ROBEOLTMAN
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 11/25/2010 at 18:54:23
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ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - Marvin H. Kofoot, 79, of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Cemetery, St. Ansgar.
Visitation will be held 3 to 7 p.m. today, November 28, 2010, at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School Street, St. Ansgar.
Marvin H. Kofoot was born on Dec. 21, 1930, to Ernest and Martha (Robeoltman) Kofoot in Rockwell. He was baptized at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Rockwell. He was confirmed at First Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, and graduated from St. Ansgar High School.
Marvin served his country in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
On June 7, 1953, he married Berna Dean Scheer at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar. They farmed until 1996 when they moved to St. Ansgar. Berna Dean died in 1997. He married Milda (Micky) Hook in 1999.
Marvin enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, gardening and farming. He was a member of the American Legion, Lion's Club, and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fire Board, 4-H leader, City Council member and was currently serving as mayor of St. Ansgar.
Marvin was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Berna Dean; and granddaughter, Rebecca.
Marvin is survived by his wife, Micky, of St. Ansgar; sons, Larry of St. Ansgar, Dean of Fort Atkinson, and Allen of Algona; daughters, Vicki Kofoot of Las Cruces, N.M., and Debra Hytry of Sparta, Wis.; sons and daughters of Micky; Steve, Dennis, Brian, Kathie, Sheila and Wendy; brothers, Ralph, of Spring Valley, Minn., Leo of Spirit Lake, Lyle of Sheldon, Ill., and Donald of St. Ansgar; sisters, Helen Mae Lickweg of Sheffield, Lucille Sollberg of Floyd, and Donella Kline of St. Ansgar; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, 641-713-4920.
[ Mason City Globe Gazette online, November 28, 2010 ]
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#2:ST. ANSGAR, IOWA - Marvin Kofoot, 79, of St. Ansgar, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar, with the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School Street, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, 641-713-4920.
[ Globe Gazette online, Sat., November 27, 2010 ]
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#3:The late Marvin Kofoot took his job as St. Ansgar mayor seriously - and he did it with even-handedness and a smile, friends say.
"He was good-hearted; you couldn't have anyone nicer to work with," said Donna Rachut, deputy clerk at City Hall. "This is hard."
Kofoot, 79, died Wednesday of injuries suffered in a traffic accident on Highway 9, east of Manly.
His wife, Milda, remains hospitalized with injuries at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.
"Such a nice gentleman," said City Councilman David Tollefson, who is now serving as mayor pro tem.
"He was well-liked by everyone. I don't think I ever heard him say anything bad about anyone," Tollefson said.
Tollefson and Kofoot served together for some years on the City Council. In 2007 Kofoot was elected mayor. He was serving his second term at the time of his death.
Tollefson said Kofoot loved the town, his country and his church. He was an active member of the American Legion.
"He was a friend," Tollefson said.
Osage Mayor Steve Cooper said he and Kofoot talked occasionally about issues related to their respective towns.
"It's a tragedy," Cooper said. "I know he was well-liked ... and I think he was very good for St. Ansgar. Here's someone who was doing what he could to serve his community, and then something like this happens. It's a loss."
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 29 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar, the Rev. Dr. Byron Northwick officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 207 S. School Street, St. Ansgar.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements, 641-713-4920.
Mitchell County Press online -- Copyright 2010 North Iowa Media Group. All rights reserved.
11/27/2010
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#4:St. Ansgar mayor killed in accident
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA — The man killed in an accident Wednesday on Iowa Highway 9 near Mason City has been identified as the mayor of St. Ansgar.
Marvin Kofoot, 79, died Wednesday afternoon. His wife, Milda, was also injured and taken to a hospital. Her condition was not known.
The Worth County Sheriff’s Department said a semitrailer truck collided with Kofoot’s car at an intersection around noon. The semi driver was not hospitalized.
Icy road conditions were reported in northern Iowa on Wednesday, but it was not clear whether they played a role in the crash. Two other fatal crashes in Iowa on Wednesday were blamed on the weather.
Kofoot was in his second term as mayor of St. Ansgar, a town of about 1,000 people.
[Associated Press • November 25, 2010 --
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Iowa Mayor Killed in Crash
ST. ANSGAR, IOWA (AP) - The mayor of a small Iowa town near the Minnesota border has died from injuries following a car accident.
79-year-old Marvin Kofoot, the mayor of St. Ansgar in north-central Iowa, died Wednesday afternoon in an accident on Highway 9.
Kofoot's wife, Milda, was also injured and taken to a local hospital. Her condition wasn't yet known.
The Worth County Sheriff's Department says a semi tractor trailer collided with Kofoot's car at an intersection around noon Wednesday.
The driver of the semi was not transported to the hospital.
Icy road conditions were reported in much of northern Iowa Wednesday, but it's not yet known if those played a role in the crash.
Kofoot was in his second term as mayor of St. Ansgar, a town of about 1,000 people.
[Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press -- kaaltv.com -- Updated at: 11/25/2010 4:05 PM ]
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#6:ST. ANSGAR — St. Ansgar’s mayor, Marvin Kofoot, 79, died Wednesday afternoon in a traffic accident on Highway 9, east of Manly.
Injured in the accident was his wife, Milda, 82. She was transported to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. Her condition was not known Thursday.
According to the Worth County Sheriff’s Department, a semi-tractor trailer and the Kofoot vehicle collided at the intersection of Highway 9 and Ulmus Avenue at 12:08 p.m.
The semi was driven by Brad Pletcher, 47, of Garner. He was not transported.
Assisting at the scene were the Manly Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Manly Fire and Rescue, the Mason City Ambulance Service and Iowa Department of Transportation.
Kofoot was a longtime resident of the Mitchell County area. He was serving his second term as mayor in St. Ansgar, where he had also served as city councilman for many years.
— By Deb Nicklay
[Mason City Globe Gazette online, 11/25/2010]
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