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Storm Lake Habitat for Humanity house gets built from inside out
(Local News ~ 05/15/14)
Buena Vista's current Habitat for Humanity project near the campus of Buena Vista University is starting to pick up steam in nearing completion. The house which is located at 522 Terrence St, has been a project that the BV Habitat for Humanity has been working on since the fall of 2013...
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Nursing home workers show their commentment
(Local News ~ 05/15/14)
There are a variety of careers that can last a long time; some stay because they love the work they do, others stay because they found their calling. As the second week of May rolls along, it is National Nursing Home Week, where several activities are aimed at helping recognize the residents, but recognition for non residents is also important...
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LaVern Garberding (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
LaVern Garberding, age 98, of Albert City, died Wednesday, May 7, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Albert City. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church of rural Storm Lake. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will take place from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of arrangements... -
Irma Magalene Bengford (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Irma passed away peacefully with her whole family present Monday April 7, in Seal Beach, Calif.. She was born and raised in Storm Lake, to Andrew and Theresa Miller on August 29, 1935. Upon finishing high school at Storm Lake High, she went to St Vincent's College, and became a registered nurse. ... -
Joanne Lussman (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Joanne Lussman, 77, of Storm Lake, died Tuesday, May 6, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, with Dusty at her side. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. ... -
Gladys Lange (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Gladys Lange, age 91, of Storm Lake, died Thursday, May 8, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 9, at 2 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery. 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... -
Frances Ann Blackman (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Frances Ann Blackman of Longville, Minn. died April 13, in San Antonio, Texas. She was the great grand-daughter of Francis W. La Grange, a civil war veteran and the daughter of Frank F. and Dora S. (Toomer) La Grange; born September 15, 1915 in Early... -
James Meyer
(Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
James John Meyer was born to John G. and Anita (Nagl) Meyer at Loring Hospital in Sac City, on March 11, 1951. He died at Nebraska Skilled Nursing in Omaha, Neb., on March 27. A family visitation will be held at Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda on May 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., with interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery immediately after...
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CARLOS W. BRYAN (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Funeral services for Carlos W. Bryan, 98, of Aurelia, will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Thomas Petersen officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. The family will be present for visitation on Wednesday for one hour prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements... -
Kenneth M Johnson (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Kenneth M. Johnson, age 96, of Ankeny, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away on Friday, May 9, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center of Des Moines. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 19, at 11 a.m. at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta with the Rev. ... -
Verne Campbell (Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Verne Campbell, age 96, of Storm Lake, died Sunday, May 11, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 15, at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements... -
Susan J Steele
(Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Susan J. Steele, age 61, of Alta, passed away on Friday, May 9, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center of Storm Lake. A funeral service was held on Sunday, May 11, at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta with the Rev. Don E. Rothweiler officiating. Burial was at the Scandinavian Cemetery of Alta. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Susan's name...
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Margaret G Giddle
(Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
Margaret G. Giddle, age 90, of Sioux City, and formerly of Storm Lake, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. at the Storm Lake Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...
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James John Meyer
(Obituary ~ 05/15/14)
James John Meyer was born to John G. and Anita (Nagl) Meyer at Loring Hospital in Sac City, on March 11, 1951. He died at Nebraska Skilled Nursing in Omaha, Neb., on March 27. Jim was educated at Our Lady of Good Counsel School, graduating in 1969. He attended Iowa Central Community College, and farmed the family farm southwest of Fonda until prevented by his health. He moved to Omaha in 1996, and made his residence there along with other family members...
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Recycling center weighs options- make repairs or build new (Local News ~ 05/15/14)
The Buena Vista County Recycling Center has big changes ahead of them as they begin planning to catch up on "much needed" updates to their buildings and layout of the site. In Tuesday's Board of Supervisor meeting Supervisor Don Altena said, "To bring the building up to code and be redone it is probably going to cost $440,000 for repairs to the entire building, both the trash and recycling centers."...
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