CARNES, Douglas W. 1914-2006

CARNES

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/29/2006 at 16:44:37

Douglas Winfield Carnes, 92, of Northwood, died Thursday (March 23, 2006) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday (March 27, 2006) at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Highway 65 South in Northwood, with the Rev. Karl Hermanson officiating. Inurnment will take place at l0:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood.

Douglas W. Carnes was born Jan. 11, 1914, to Winfield and Olga (Schroeder) Carnes in Holstein, Iowa, the oldest of five children. His sisters, Joanne Kennedy, of Bullhead City, Ariz., and Doris Erickson of Spirit Lake, and his brother, Clarkson Carnes, of Holstein, survive him.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Norma, of 67 years; grandson, Douglas; and one sister, Donna.

Doug grew up in Holstein. After graduation from high school, he attended the University of Iowa for one year but could not continue because of lack of resources. Douglas returned to Holstein. He met his wife to be, Norma Lage, at a Lawrence Welk dance in Cushing. They were married and moved to Northwood in l937, where his cousin had told him there was a job selling Ford cars for Albert Huso.

Their oldest son, DuWayne, was born that same year. Their second son, Dennis, was born in l942. Doug continued to sell cars for Huso until l942, when he was offered the job as manager of the Worth County Co-op Oil Co. on a day-to-day basis and later that year was offered a yearly contract.

In l945, Pamela was born into the family. Doug continued to successfully manage the co-op for the next 42 years. He retired in l984. During that time, the company prospered into a multi-million-dollar business.

After retirement, Doug and Norma continued to live in Northwood, enjoying friends and neighbors, playing bridge, fishing, golf and travel.

Douglas is survived by his three children, DuWayne, who lives with his wife, Bonnie, in Olympia Fields, IIl., Dennis who lives with his wife, Phyllis, in Northwood, and Pamela who lives with her husband, Fred, in Springfield, Va.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren also survive Douglas.

Memorials are to be directed to the Lutheran Retirement Home Auxillary in Northwood.

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, March 24, 2006.