Stories from Friday, July 15, 2011

Brenda L. Merkley Alvarado, age 49, of South Sioux City, Neb. died July 9, 2011 in South Sioux City. Graveside services will be held Saturday, July 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the Schaller Cemetery in Schaller. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller is in charge of the arrangements...

Maxine Cooper Rube passed away from this existence to a glorified one on the 9th day of June 2011. She is now in the cradling arms of her savior. She was 84 years, 4 months and 20 days. She has been a long-time resident of Storm Lake and the rural community. She had many friends and a very large extended family. She died in Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived with her oldest son, David, for the last seven years...

Oct. 8, 1942 - July 7, 2011

Dec. 5, 1922 - July 10, 2011