Stories from Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Hot country duo Florida Georgia Line will headline the Creek Fest music festival in Cherokee, August 8th, event organizers announced Monday. The two-day festival will take place August 8-9 and feature at least eight high-energy performances from national and regional artists...

The Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune swept to 18 awards in the annual Iowa Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest, with honors being announced Friday night at a banquet in Des Moines. The judges cited the Pilot with: "excellent writing," "good stories reflecting thought-provoking issues," "this paper tackles some tough issues," "community service at its finest!" "exhaustive, excellent reporting," "head and shoulders above the rest," "very touching," "nailed this!"...

The Chautauqua Building, with its roots going back well over a hundred years in Storm Lake history, is being targeted for demolition. The large structure at the Storm Lake Municipal Airport has "pretty much run its course," according to City Manager Jim Patrick. "It is running into disrepair, and we can't put airplanes in it anymore, so it's pretty much usable only for storage. The thought is to remove it and make way for future developments."...

Hugh Q. Sharp, age 95, Elkhorn, and formerly of Storm Lake, died February 10, at the Salem Nursing Home in Elkhorn. Funeral services will be Friday, February 14, at 10 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. ...

JoAnn F. Radke, age 75, of Alta, died Sunday, February 9, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 13, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will take place Wednesday, February 12, from 4-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Memorial Services were held Saturday, February 8 for Dale Wheat, at the Church of Christ in Storm Lake. A visitation was held one hour prior to the service time at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Don E. Williams, age 94, of Newell, died Thursday, February 6, at the Newell Good Samaritan Society in Newell. Memorial services will be held Saturday, February 15, at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Newell. Burial will be at a later date in the Newell Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements...

Robert Wolverton, age 72, of Storm Lake, died Sunday, February 9, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Tuesday, February 11, from 5-7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Old Whitehall Cemetery in Whitehall, Mont. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Mildred "Millie" Hansen, age 97, of Albert City, died Wednesday, February 5, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 28, at 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Albert City. Interment will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. ...

After a full and satisfying life, Arnold Franklin Waldstein (Arne) 89 of Waverly, and formerly from Storm Lake passed away on Saturday, February 8, in Hospice at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. Arne Waldstein was born on a farm in Brooke Township, Buena Vista County, on January 17, 1925. ...

On a blustery day in March, Lynne Claire Wilson came into this world as a daughter to Edward Wilson and Ethlyn Wilson in Pipestone, Minn. She was joined in this world by twin siblings, Lee E. Wilson and Lois E. Wilson. In 1942, the family moved to Estherville, Iowa, after her father's enlistment to the United States Navy. ...

Fred Forsythe, Jr., age 92, of Sanborn, and formerly of Lauren, died on February 6, at the Sanford Sheldon Hospital at Sheldon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Laurens. Burial will follow in the Laurens Cemetery in Laurens. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

David "Howie" Howard Brotherson, age 57, of Wall Lake, died on Thursday, February 6. Dave was born on November 26, 1956 to Howard and Delores (Lambert) Brotherson in Manning. He was baptized at Wheatland Presbyterian Church and confirmed his faith at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Wall Lake where he remained a member. He graduated from Wall Lake High School and attended WIT College in Sioux City...

Raymond "Ray" Gatzemeyer, age 13, of Fonda, died Wednesday, February 5, at the Loring Hospital in Sac City. Funeral services were held Monday, February 10, at the Bethel Baptist Church in Newell. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery in Hubbard, Nebraska. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Establishing a trail to extend from Spirit Lake to Swan Lake in Carroll is a hefty goal, and Kathy Fueston of Spencer has taken on the task, along with a few other members, to lead the local effort. "The five counties that would get the trail and all of us kind of pooled together and needed to see what we needed to do. So we made an appointment with a conservation group of Guthrie County. We met with him and got his expertise on how they made things work," explains Fueston...