Obituaries

Ronald Joseph Keenan was born December 9, 1933 in Fonda Iowa and passed away June 14 in Des Moines. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake. ...

Jean Bridson, age 95, of Storm Lake, died on Saturday, June 15, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 22, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Terril. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Arline Estlund Schill passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Oakview Nursing Home in Conrad. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at the First Presbyterian Church in Ft. Dodge. Visitation was held one-hour prior. She was laid to rest in the Oakland Cemetery at Ft. Dodge. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown is in charge of arangments...

October 1, 1936 - March 6, 2019

June 29, 1927 - June 10, 2019

October 1, 1946 - March 31, 2019

October 3, 1925 - June 9, 2019

Marita P. Kenyon, age 60, of Storm Lake, died on Thursday, June 6, at her home in Storm Lake. Funeral Mass took place Monday, June 10, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, June 9, from 4 - 7 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake and a vigil followed at 6:30 p.m. followed by a rosary. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Michael James Brander, age 66, of Denver, Colorado and formerly of Storm Lake, died Friday, May 24, in Spencer. A celebration of life took place Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to a charity of your choice or cancer research. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Norman Lee Gurney, Jr. age 64, of Fonda, passed away on Monday, June 3, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Newell. Norman was born on December 29, 1954, in Sac City to Norman Lee Gurney, Sr. and Virginia Mae (Quinn) Gurney. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and was a member of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. ...

Berniece Spinelli, age 86, of Aurelia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, June 4, at Mercy One in Sioux City. Funeral services are being held on Monday, June 10, at 11 a.m. at the Aurelia Community Center, with Pastor Adam Costilla officiating. ...

Fonda J. Sievert, age 74, of Storm Lake, died on Friday, May 31, at the Good Samaritan Center in Holstein. Funeral services were being held on Monday, June 10, at 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial was in the Ida Grove Cemetery in Ida Grove. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 9, from 4 - 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...

August 8, 1925 - May 31, 2019

February 5, 1944 - June 1, 2019

March 19, 1958 - June 1, 2019

Lester Delbert Bjorklund Jr., 80, of Bondurant, passed from this life on June 1, after his short fight with cancer. Lester was born to Lester Delbert Sr. and Margaret (Beadell) Bjorklund on January 15, 1939 and was raised into a generation of farmers in Albert City, Iowa. After graduating high school, he went on to pursue and earn his degree in agriculture. “And on the 8th Day, God created a Farmer.”...

Brett Sundberg, age 51, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota died on Thursday, May 30, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, June 4, at 11 a.m. at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids was in charge of the arrangements...

January 18, 1949 - May 28, 2019

February 8, 1943 - May 26, 2019

December 18, 1932 - May 25, 2019

Nellie Meyer, age 94, of Sioux Rapids, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, at the St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place on Monday, May 27, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

July 5, 1919 - May 9, 2019

September 20, 1927 - May 18, 2019

Mike Westphal, age 67, of Storm Lake, died Thursday, May 16, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Memorial services took place Monday, May 20, at 1 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Billy Joe “B.J.” Stevicks, age 57, died Thursday, May 16, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Memorial services took place Monday, May 20, at 2 p.m. at the Alta-Aurelia High School Gym in Alta. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements...

Graveside services for Dennis D. Reilly, 70, of Baxter, formerly of Aurelia, will be held Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Aurelia, with Pastor Bruce Rapp officiating. Military Honors will be presented by the L. A. Wescott Post #2253 of the VFW of Cherokee and the Grashoff-McManus American Legion Post #390 of Aurelia. ...

January 29, 1928 - May 16, 2019

January 9, 1927 - May 2, 2019

Marjorie Roberts, age 88, of Sioux Rapids, died May 2, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley.  Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. at the First United Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place Friday, May 17, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements. ...

Thomas “Grub” Adams, age 70, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died on Friday, May 10, at his home in Sioux Rapids.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at 11 a.m. at the First United Church in Sioux Rapids. Private family interment will be held in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation tooke place on Tuesday, May 14, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Patricia Friedrich, age 77, of Alta, Iowa died on Sunday, May 12, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at 11 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. Burial will be in the church cemetery in Hanover. Visitation took place on Tuesday, May 14, from 5 - 8 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. ...

Rosie Kies, age 88, of Newell, died on Wednesday, May 8, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Wheatland Cemetery in rural Breda. Visitation will take place on Monday, May 13, 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. ...

Joleen Bachman, 83, was born on July 1, 1935, to Gladys “Bunny” (Holt) and Jack Clapper of Auburn, IA. She married Ed Bachman in 1952, and together they created a family with nine children. Following their divorce, Joleen started her college career. ...

K.J. (Jim) Ayers was called to the Lord on May 8. He passed away at Guthrie Center, Iowa’s New Homestead Nursing Home. Kenneth James Ayers was born on Dec 19, 1932 in Nunn, CO, the son of Ralph & Pauline Ayers. He graduated from Iliff High School (Colorado) in 1950. He was employed by Mt. States Telephone Co. in Cheyenne, WY as an Engineering Draftsman until he was drafted into the US Navy during the Korean conflict in 1953...

October 7, 1927 - May 7, 2019

August 29, 1922 - May 4, 2019

Dale D. Barr, age 92, of Storm Lake died Thursday, May 2, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services took place Tuesday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. ...

September 21, 1974 - April 27, 2019

Darwin L. “Dar” Westphal, 54, of rural Aurelia, Iowa passed away Monday evening, April 22, in the Mercy Medical Center at Sioux City. Memorial Services were held on Saturday, April 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Cecil William (Bill) Chindlund passed peacefully to his heavenly home on April 19. Funeral services took place Saturday, April 27, at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation took place Friday, April 26, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Donald H.  Pingel, 84, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, April 24 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Eric Wright will officiate. ...

September 19, 1947 - April 21, 2019

Marlys Fay (Miller) Marshall passed away at the age of 87 on April 19, in the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, surrounded by her family. Funeral services took place Wednesday, April 24 at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, Iowa. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation took place Tuesday, April 23, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements...

Ellen A. Rasmussen, age 94, of Newell, died Friday, April 19, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society in Newell. Funeral services took place Tuesday, April 23, at 2 p.m. at the Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation took place Monday, April 22, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

David Willis Hendrickson, age 79, of Early, passed away on Monday, February 18, at Accura Health in Cherokee. David was born on August 20, 1939, in Carroll, to Preston and Margaret (Irwin) Hendrickson. He was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist faith. David grew up on the farm outside of Early and attended country school and then graduated from Early High School. Shortly after graduation, he was inducted into the United States Navy...

Edna C. Rebhuhn, age 91, of Albert City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 18, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake with her family at her side. Funeral services took place Monday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation took place Sunday, April 21, at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...