Obituaries

Viola Allen (1/17/20)

May 24, 1923 - January 15, 2020
Velma Auen (1/17/20)

April 21, 1925 - January 12, 2020
Elizabeth Miller (1/17/20)

July 31, 1935 - January 13, 2020
Lyle Letsche May 25, 1934 - January 11, 2020 (1/15/20)

Lyle Letsche, 85, of Cherokee, passed away on Saturday morning, January 11, at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 16, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. ...
Jane Pittman September 19, 1936 - January 11, 2020 (1/15/20)

Jane Pittman, 83, of Storm Lake, passed away Saturday, January 11, at her residence Private family graveside services will be held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. It was Jane’s wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...
Hollace Drake September 8, 1947 - January 7, 2020 (1/15/20)

Hollace June Drake passed away suddenly on January 7, in her home in Storm Lake. Memorial services were held on Sunday, January 12, at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Visitation took place prior to the serving starting at 1 p.m. A reception took place at the church following the service. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
Donna Johnson August 27, 1932 - January 9, 2020 (1/13/20)

Donna Johnson, age 87, of Storm Lake, formerly of Alta, died on Thursday, January 9, at Otsego Place in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13, at 11 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 9 - 11 a.m. at the funeral home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
Sidney Steck (1/10/20)

August 28, 1940 - December 29, 2019
Kitty Lucia (1/10/20)

January 11, 1947 - January 1, 2020
Edith Humes June 4, 1918 - January 4, 2020 (1/8/20)

Edith June Humes, age 101 ½ to the day, of Storm Lake, Iowa went to her Lord on Saturday, January 4, at Good Samaritan Society in Newell. Edith (Romine) Humes was born June 4, 1918 in Galva, Iowa as the first born child of Lester and Anna (Sievert) Romine. She walked and rode buses to school from the farms her family lived on until she later boarded “in town” in order to finish high school at Galva, from which she successfully graduated in 1935...
Arthur Hammen March 29, 1936 - January 3, 2020 (1/8/20)

Arthur Hammen, age 83, of Fonda, died on Friday, January 3, at his home in Fonda. Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, January 7, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda. Burial was at in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Fonda. Visitation tookplace on Monday, January 6, from 4 - 6 p.m. with a vigil service at 6 p.m. followed by a KC rosary all at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
Bonnie Neuhring January 8, 1930 - December 31, 2019 (1/6/20)

Bonnie M. Bauman-Neuhring, age 89, of Sac City, formerly of Schaller, Iowa died on Tuesday, December 31, at Parkview Care and Rehab Center in Sac City. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery. Visitation took place on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller was in charge of the arrangements...
Eddie Benson (1/3/20)

October 3, 1947 - December 31, 2019
Melanie Heim (1/3/20)

September 22, 1986 - December 26, 2019
Mable LaBounty (1/3/20)

January 9, 1937 - December 25, 2019
Norman Lee Den Hartog (1/3/20)

February 5, 1929 - December 26, 2019
Dalton Sassman (1/3/20)

March 19, 1996 - December 15, 2019
Fay Theeler (12/27/19)

April 4, 1934 - December 24, 2019
Joyce Cougill (12/27/19)

February 14, 1937 - December 21, 2019
Lyle Jackson (12/27/19)

January 11, 1937 - December 20, 2019
Lori Ashley February 28, 1962 - December 18, 2019 (12/23/19)

Lori Ashley, age 57, of Rembrandt, Iowa died on Wednesday, December 18, at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City. Memorial services was held on Saturday, December 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. Burial was in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation took place on Friday, December 20, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the funeral home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...
Vera Brower March 4, 1929 - December 17, 2019 (12/23/19)

Vera Brower, age 90 of Early, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake. Vera Jeanette Kleist was born on March 4, 1929, to parents Paul and Bessie (Dearth) Kleist on a farm near Newell. She was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Schaller...
Roger Sievers May 12, 1933 - December 15, 2019 (12/18/19)

Roger D. Sievers, age 86, of Storm Lake, died December 15, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation took place Tuesday, December 17, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
Leonard Peterson July 28, 1937 - December 13, 2019 (12/18/19)

Leonard L. Peterson passed away on December 13. He was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, December 18, at 11 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Private burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation took place Tuesday, December 17, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
Kenneth Anderson November 20, 1924 - December 6, 2019 (12/16/19)

Kenneth Blair Anderson, a life-long resident of Newell, passed away on December 6, in Sun City, AZ at the age of 95. Ken was born at the family farm located west of Newell to Alexander and Eulalia Anderson. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School. ...
Joanne Christiansen (12/13/19)

December 18, 1930 - December 5, 2019
Eleanor Brink (12/13/19)

January 4, 1924 - December 5, 2019
Zelda Lucille April 22, 1925 - November 5, 2019 (12/11/19)

Zelda Lucille (Gutz) Morse, age 94, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 5, in Tucson, Arizona. Memorial services were held on Saturday, December 7 at 11 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial was in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake was in charge of the arrangements...
Charles Duncan (12/6/19)

November 3, 1926 - December 3, 2019
Jack Schramm June 16, 1950 - December 1, 2019 (12/4/19)

Jack B. Schramm, 69, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, December 1, following a short battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held 10 Friday, December 6, at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with a visitation one hour prior to service time. Reverend Doug Dill will officiate. Online condolences can be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com...
Marilyn Glienke September 20, 1928 - November 30, 2019 (12/4/19)

Funeral services for Marilyn Jean Glienke, 91, of Aurelia, are Wednesday, December 4, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, with Pastor Zachary Viggers officiating. Burial will be at the Church Cemetery. Visitation was held Tuesday at the St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...
Ray Mortensen (11/22/19)

September 23, 1924 - November 16, 2019
Rita Platt (11/22/19)

November 2, 1923 - November 14, 2019
Marvin Bumann (11/22/19)

October 6, 1926 - November 18, 2019