Stories from Monday, September 29, 2014

Two teenagers lost their lives in a collision on gravel road 570th Street northeast of Storm Lake Monday morning. A 911 caller reported a collision involving a passenger can and a pickup, half a mile east of County M50 at approximately 10:45 a.m. Deputies arriving on the scene reported that the westbound truck and eastbound car had hit head-on at the crest of a hill on the gravel road...

Sandra "Sandi" Peterson, age 51, of Sioux Rapids, died Friday, September 26, in Spencer. Funeral services will be Monday, September 29, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Lois D. Adams, age 95, of Albert City, died Saturday, September 27, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Albert City. Funeral services will be Monday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

John Colby Huckelberry, 71, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 22. The son of Guy and Gerine Huckelberry, John was born April 10, 1943 in Sioux Rapids. He was a graduate of Sioux Valley High School and continued his education at Westmar College in LeMars, earning his Bachelors Degree in Education. ...

Sandra "Sandi" K. Peterson, age 51, of Sioux Rapids, died on Friday, September 26, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital at Spencer. Funeral services will be Monday, September 29, at 1:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Lois Adams, age 95, of Albert City, died Saturday, September 27,at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Albert City. Funeral services will be Monday, September 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City with full military rites by the American Legion Post #299. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements...

Helen F. Kuyper, age 94, of Storm Lake, died Wednesday, September 24, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Private graveside services will be held at the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...