Obituaries

Tom Mickelson (02/02/12)
Tom Mickelson, age 73, of Spencer, died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at his home in Spencer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Clay County Events Center in Spencer. The Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of the arrangements...

Irene M. Jackson (02/02/12)
Irene M. Jackson, age 95, of Columbia, Mo. and formerly of Storm Lake, died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 at the Neighborhoods at Tiger Place in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the West Bend Cemetery in West Bend. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Nick Kazos (02/02/12)
Nick Kazos, age 34, of Storm Lake, died Jan. 30, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Sioux City. ...

Fay Hermanson (02/02/12)
Fay (Fitzsenry) Hermanson, age 79, of Portage, Mich. and formerly of Schaller, died Jan. 30, 2012 in Kalamazoo, Mich. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Schaller. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. ...

Lamerne Weiland Mohn (01/31/12)
Aug. 15, 1916 - Jan. 25, 2012

Lenard J. Schmitt (01/31/12)
Nov. 14, 1952 - Jan. 24, 2012

Susan Wiese (01/31/12)
Feb. 24, 1956 - Jan. 25, 2012

Harold H. Hoops (01/27/12)
Harold H. Hoops, age 93, of Galva, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake. A funeral service was held on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the St. John's Lutheran Church of Galva with the Rev. Paul D. Egger officiating. Burial was at the Holstein Cemetery of Holstein with military rites conducted by the American Legion Dibbern Post #454 of Galva. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein was in charge of the arrangements...

Deborah M. Thompson (01/27/12)
Deb Thompson, age 61, of Schaller, died Jan. 21, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller. Burial was in the Schaller Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller was in charge of the arrangements...

Janet C. Buchholz (01/24/12)
Jan. 21, 1938 - Jan. 14, 2012

Lillian Swanson Holstein (01/24/12)
Feb. 7, 1921 - Jan. 18, 2012

Lois J. Noethe (01/24/12)
Oct. 2 1931 - Jan. 16, 2012

George W. Mangold (01/24/12)
George W. Mangold, 63, Hill City, S.D. died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. He is survived by his children; Kyra Barnes, Queen Creek, Ariz.; Justin Mangold, Cedar Rapids; and Cody Mangold, Tyndall, S.D., 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers; Brent Mangold and William Mangold, both of Storm Lake...

Lois J. Noethe (01/20/12)
Lois J. Noethe, age 80, of Lytton, and formerly of Storm Lake, died Jan. 16, 2012 at Park View Rehab Center in Sac City. Memorial services will be held Friday, Jan. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

William "Bill" Anderson (01/20/12)
William "Bill" Anderson, age 85, of Alta, died Jan. 18, 2012 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 21, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Friday, Jan. ...

Arnold "Arnie" I. Grau (01/20/12)
Arnold "Arnie" I. Grau, age 69, of Newell, died Jan. 15, 2012 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Edward Pickhinke (01/20/12)
Edward Pickhinke, age 85 of Sac City, passed away on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Ed, the oldest of seven children, was born on Aug. 8, 1926 in the family home near Howells, Neb., to Frank and Otilda (Dostal) Pickhinke. He attended Catholic school in Howells. January of 1940 the family moved to Early, where he attended Sacred Heart School. He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Japan...

Roy E. Stauter (01/19/12)
Mar. 6, 1924 - Jan. 11, 2012

John R. Rasmussen (01/19/12)
Sept. 24, 1927 - Jan. 13, 2012

Janet C. Buchholz (01/19/12)
Janet C. Buchholz, age 73, of Storm Lake, died Jan. 14, 2012 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 4-8 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Arnold I. Grau (01/19/12)
Arnold I. Grau, age 69, of Newell, died Jan. 15, 2012 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. Visitation will take place Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 3-8 p.m. with the family present 5-8 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Newell Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Leah Faye Sanderson (01/17/12)
June 15, 1921 - Jan. 7, 2012

Anna Belle McKibben (01/17/12)
May 11, 1922 - Jan. 12, 2012

Roy E. Stauter (01/17/12)
Roy E. Stauter, age 87, of Fonda, died Jan. 11, 2012 in Ankeny. Funeral service will be held Monday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m. at the United Church of Christ in Fonda. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery in Fonda. Visitation will take place Sunday, Jan. 15, from 4-7 p.m. at the Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda. The Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda is in charge of the arrangements...

Eldon Fred Sorbe (01/11/12)
Eldon Fred Sorbe, age 86, of Quimby, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 at the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center of Aurelia. A memorial service was held on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church of Quimby with the Rev. Don Meyer officiating. Burial was at the Elk Township Cemetery of Alta. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta was in charge of the arrangements...

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