Obituaries

Funeral services for Gordon Fett were held Saturday, October 12, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia with Pastor Derek Evans officiating. Burial was in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery at Hanover. Visitation was Oct. 11 at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia...

Charles Higgins, age 95 of Early, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, Charles Frank Higgins Jr. was born on February 14, 1924 to parents Charles and Linnie (Horrel) Higgins in Sac City. ...

Doris A. Skog, age 96, of Albert City, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, at Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 7, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial was in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation took place on Sunday, October 6, from 4 - 7 p.m. at Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City was in charge of the arrangements...

Eloise “Lois” Nelsen, 84 died Thursday, October 3, at Theda Care in Waupaca, WI. She was born in Galva, on March 3, 1935 to Elmer and Eva (Huseman) Gertsmeier. She attended Aurelia, High School, graduating in 1953. She was married to Glen Nelsen on August 18, 1957 in Aurelia, IA. They made their home in Storm Lake, Thompson, and Independence, Iowa. She worked as a nurse’s aid at the Mental Health Institute in Independence. After Glen retired in 1998 they moved to Forsyth, Missouri...

Danny E. Hendricks, age 75, of Storm Lake, died October 2, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. A Celebration of Life will take place Sunday, October 6, from 3 - 5 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be at a later date in the Plover Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Diane Hach, age 63, of Linn Grove, died Thursday, September 19, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Diane Lynn Hach, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Rosenbaum) Wirkus was born June 17, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota was one of four children. She went to school in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Diane had two children Danny and Michele who she loved very much...

September 23, 1927 - September 29, 2019

Eleanor R. Tamm, age 98, of Fonda, Iowa formerly of Clarksville, died on Friday, September 27, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 4, at 11 a.m. with visitation from 10:30 a.m. until service time all at St. ...

June 17, 1956 - September 19, 2019

March 23, 1930 - September 23, 2019

August 9, 1969 - September 20, 2019

April 19, 1923 - September 20, 2019

Charles “Chuck” Johnson died suddenly at the Charles De Gualle airport in Paris, France, on September 4, at the age of 67 years. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 21, at 1 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City. A private family burial will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery. There was a reception at the church immediately following the service. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

Kathern “Katie” Kessler, age 96, of Holstein, Iowa (formerly of Cherokee and Storm Lake, Iowa) passed away on Friday, September 20, at Good Samaritan Society of Holstein. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 25, at the First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek, Iowa. ...

Jeffrey Lewis Knutson, age 49 of Irene, SD, died on Tuesday, September 17, after a seven-year battle with liver disease.  Funeral services were on Sunday, September 22, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Irene with Pastor Mark Ostrem officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Cemetery in Irene. Visitation was held Saturday, September 21, with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. at the Hansen Funeral Home in Irene. hansenfuneralhome.com...

Jan Mary Keith, 67, of Loveland, CO, was welcomed into eternal life while in Hospice Care at Sierra Vista Health Care Center on Friday, September 6. Her body succumbed to multi-system organ failure, following a grueling attempt to recover from hip replacement surgery...

November 14, 1925 - September 17, 2019

November 30, 1923 - September 13, 2019

December 11, 1934 - September 17, 2019

January 28, 1924 - September 10, 2019

Kathryn Norris, age 95 of Nemaha, passed away on Thursday, September 5, at Park View Rehabilitation Center in Sac City.  Funeral Services will take place on Friday, September 13, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Nemaha. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home of Sac City, is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held on Thursday evening from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City...

Lola M. Weiland Brock, age 89, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died September 6, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services took place Tuesday, September 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove. Burial is in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Mavis J. Marple, age 96, of Newell, died on Sunday, August 18, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society. Memorial services will be held on Friday, September 13, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Newell. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements...

Timothy D. Radke, age 57, of Alta, died September 8, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will take place Thursday, September 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. ...

September 16, 1926 - September 3, 2019

1946 - August 25, 2019

July 1, 1936 - August 25, 2019

William Paul Kestel, age 89 of Storm Lake, died Saturday, August 31, surrounded by his loving daughters. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, September 5, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake. ...

Marjorie H. Rudolph, age 93, of Storm Lake, passed away August 24, at the Good Samaritan Society in Newell. The cause of death was living a great life. Memorial services will take place Friday, September 6, at 11:30 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake Burial will be in the Varina Cemetery in Varina, Iowa. ...

Marion J. Ralston, 87 of Independence, MO passed away Wed., August 25, in Independence, MO. Visitation will be Sun., September 8 from 10 to 11:30am at the McGilley & Sheil Chapel, 11924 E. 47th St., Kansas City, MO. Inurnment will be Mon., September 9 at 12:30 p.m. ...

Charles F. Roder, age 87, of Sioux Rapids, and formerly of Linn Grove, Arnolds Park, and Branson, Missouri died Saturday, August 24, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, August 30, at 1:30 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. A reception will follow at the American Legion Hall in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Selma Katherine Buckendahl Rice passed away on Saturday, August 24. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, August 27, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church near Lakefield, MN, with Pastor Paul Sajban officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church. Casket bearers will be Dick Amendt, Trent Schumacher, Kevin Schmid, Zach Schumacher, and Dakota Schmid. Burial will be held in the Lakefield Cemetery...

Edward Dean (Peanuts) Schramm, 95 died August 24, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. He died of natural causes. He was born Nov. 18, 1923, on a farm near Early, to Bernhard August and Alberta (Scothorn) Schramm. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church in Early, Saturday, August 31, at 11 am. Visitation will be held at Farber and Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City, on Friday, August 30, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Burial will be held at a later date...

Danette Jerel (Johnson) Tropansky passed away on August 21 at 6:45 p.m. at her sister Sharmin’s home in Schaller. She was 60 years old. The cause of death was from breast, brain and spinal cancer in which she bravely fought. A Celebration of Life service will take place Sunday, September 1, from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake with a prayer service at 1 p.m. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Neil Edward Patten, age 86, of Alta, died August 23, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services took place Tuesday, August 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Visitation took place Monday, August 26, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta with a Masonic service at The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements...

Doris Harvey, age 72, of Storm Lake, died on Tuesday, August 20, at her residence in Storm Lake. Memorial services were held on Monday, August 26, at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial were in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. ...

October 11, 1929 - August 19, 2019

April 18, 1995 - August 18, 2019

April 14, 1972 - August 18, 2019

January 18, 1934 - August 16, 2019

February 11, 1962 - August 16, 2019

Helen Elnora Bunting, 89, of Marion, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 18, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, August 24, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion, Iowa. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home officiated by Pastor John Albertson...

April 6, 1930 - August 11, 2019