Obituaries

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

Marjorie M. Berkler Miller, age 102, of Storm Lake, and a former Sac County resident died August 5, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services were held on Friday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery near Lytton, in rural Sac County. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Otis J. Hansen, age 89, of Newell, died on Tuesday, August 6, at Loring Hospital in Sac City. Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, August 18, from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. A memorial service will be held following the celebration of life starting at 3:30 p.m. ...

Mark J. Baumhover, age 67, of Fonda, Iowa died July 4, in Sioux City, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will take place Saturday, August 17, from 4 - 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fonda. The Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda is in charge of the arrangements...

Robert Sampers, age 79, of Alta, died on Wednesday, August 7, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Celebration of Life Service were held on Sunday, August 11, at 2 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Visitation took place on Saturday, August 10, from 4 - 6 p.m. at the funeral home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Florence Ida (Green) Buehler, 86, of Storm Lake, passed away on Friday, May 3, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, at the Storm Lake United Methodist Church. Arrangements have been entrusted with Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Dodge...

James “Nate” McKenna, age 94, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Thursday, August 8, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral Mass were held on Saturday, August 10, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial were in the St. Mary’s Cemetery. Visitation took place on Friday, August 9, from 5 - 8 p.m. with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. all at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

October 21, 1931 - August 1, 2019

January 21, 1917 - August 5, 2019

Thomas McCardell, age 64, of Alta, Iowa died on Friday, August 2, at his home in Alta. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 8, at 1 p.m. at the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, August 7, from 5 - 7 p.m. with a vigil prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

December 10, 1934 - July 30, 2019

Elaine E. Kennedy, 89, Omaha, NE, formerly of Storm Lake, passed Sunday, July 21, after a brief hospice at home. She passed peacefully after a valiant and optimistic effort dealing with numerous health issues during her lifetime. Mrs. Kennedy, formerly Elaine Olberding, was born at home on a farm with a midwife, on October 1, 1929 at Arcadia, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Victoria (Dora Nees) Olberding. ...

Mari Susan Becker, 63, a resident of Portland passed away on July 23, at her home. A memorial mass is planned for 11 a.m. August 17th at St Clare Catholic Church in SW Portland Mari was born on June 22, 1956 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She was the oldest of six children born to Dean and Mary Estelle (Pickens) Cole. ...

Memorial services for Albert R. Engdahl, 94, of Aurelia, will be 12 (noon) Saturday, August 3, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee with Pastor Jean Morse officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

October 4, 1951 - July 15, 2019

March 7, 1926 - July 14, 2019

February 24, 1947 - July 20, 2019

February 3, 1984 - July 10, 2019

Carol Berniece Held Burr was born on March 2, 1918, to Viola Croston Held and Benjamin Franklin Held of Hinton. Some of Carol’s ancestors came to Sioux City in 1855 from the Rhine River Valley in Germany and others emigrated to that area from County Cork, Ireland...

April 8, 1957 - July 5, 2019

September 14, 1955 - July 3, 2019

April 9, 1942 - July 4, 2019

Don McVinua, age 86, of Storm Lake, died Thursday, July 4, in Storm Lake. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 9, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Burial was in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation took place on Monday, July 8, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Mildred Jane Nelson, age 91, of Linn Grove, died Tuesday, July 2, at her home in Linn Grove. Funeral services took place Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Lime Creek Cemetery in Maskell, Nebraska on Wednesday, July 10, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Duane C. Devine, age 84, of New Hampton, formerly of Algona, passed away on Friday, June 28, at his home in New Hampton, Iowa. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, at United Methodist Church in New Hampton with Pastor Dave Byrd officiating. Private family burial will take place at a later date...

Lois N. Schomaker, age 95, of Linn Grove, died on Tuesday, June 25, at the St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. Memorial services was in held on Tuesday, July 2, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove. Burial took the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Visitation were place prior to the service from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Please join us Friday, July 5 from 1 to 3 at the Congregational Church, 310 E. 3rd Street, Newell, Iowa. All friends and family are invited to honor and remember Jim. Jim passed away November 3, 2018, in Missoula, Montana.

Mary Ruth (Hase) Stille, age 81, of Storm Lake, died Saturday, November 3, 2018 in Storm Lake. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, July 12, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery in Schaller. Visitation will take place prior to the service starting at 9:30 a.m. at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

July 10, 1932 - June 16, 2019

Kenneth File, age 89 of Cherokee, passed away Thursday, June 20, at Accura Health in Cherokee. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 24, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...