Obituary Archives

Wyatt Gene Stein, 9 day old infant son of Bryan and Shiliah Stein, of Clare, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospital of Iowa City, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass was…

John Scanlan, age 70, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday,…

Elizabeth “Betty” A. Hansen, age 86, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at the St. Anthony Nursing Home of Carroll, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30…

William “Bill” R. Hesse, age 83, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Methodist Manor of Storm Lake, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held on 10:30 a.m.,…

Walter “Butch” Rehse, age 78, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held on…

Loretta M. Sick, age 77, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Villiage of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held…

Lulu Irene (Rollefson) Martinsen, age 92, of Whiting, Iowa formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, at the Pleasant View Care Center of Whiting, Iowa.

A Funeral…

Kent Theodore Streck, age 73, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center of Lincoln, NE.

A Funeral Service will be held 10:30…

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held from 2:00…

Philip P. Sykes, age 90, of Ida Grove, IA, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00…

Averill Ann “Tagg” Kitterman passed away peacefully on November 7, 2017 at Willow Dale Care Center in Battle Creek, Iowa.

Private services and inurnment will be held at a later date…

A Funeral Service…

Ila M. Oxendale, age 81, of Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,…

Tracey E. Miller, age 59, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center, of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday,…

Larry D. Walls, age 65, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday,…

Lois G. Wunschel, age 90, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October…

Betty Zobel, age 57, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, October 6, 2017 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village, of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Remembrance…

Helma Hamilton, age 97, of Ida Grove, Iowa, went home to Heaven on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at the Morningside Healthcare Community, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30…

Barbara “Barb” E. Stan, age 71, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Graveside Service will be held at…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Betty Anne McIntosh, age 94, of Ida Gove, Iowa, passed away peacefully with friends and family by her side  on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A…

Rosemary Kirkpatrick, age 76, of Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Unity Point Health- St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life will be held…

Herbert “Herb” Knop, age 87, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at…

Dale Mohr, age 68, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center of Des Moines, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Karen Kay Krayenhagen, age 78, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Rosella “Rose” Maxine Franzkowiak, age 95, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017, at Eventide of Denison, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Lou W Rathjen, age 75, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at his residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 19,…

Diane Kay Schreiber, age 70, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Sharon Husted, age 75, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30…

LaVonne Jean Hinrickson, age 80, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

A Funeral Service will be…

Florence A. Schultz, age 87, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Twilight Acres of Wall Lake, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8,…

Lois C. O’Reilly, age 99, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Alleen (Lindquist) Fraser, age 86, of Rochester, New York, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, at Highland Hospital of Rochester, New York.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Darren Ray Minor, age 49, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017, at his residence of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 28,…

Doreen P. Schmidtke, age 77, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Darlene Lois Segebart, age 93, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Charles “Chuck” E. Gunderson, Sr., age 85, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Odebolt Specialty Care, of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m.,…

Faye Wellendorf, age 79, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday,…

Glenn G. Segebart, age 74, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,…

Silver Jolene Coyne was born on April 7, 1988 in Fresno, California to Catherine Thornton and Kevin Coyne. She grew up in California and graduated from Caruthers High School with the class of…

Wayne A. Fey, age 89, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m.,…

Ardis L. Stauffer, age 92, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Stanley Ruser, age 83, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 8, 2017 at the…

Merle Dean Rupert, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at his residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at the…

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

A Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday,…

Betty Lunkenheimer, age 91, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 30,…

Jeweleen “Peggy” Sievers, age 88, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30…

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 22,…

Dennis Rohlk, age 58, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at the CHI Health Lakeside Hospital of Omaha, Nebraska.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday,…

Marlene Bennigsdorf, age 79, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday,…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30…

Clarence Etler, age 92, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa, with his family at his side.

A Funeral…

     Roland “Rollie” G. Simpson, 97, died on April 11, 2017 at Twilight Acres Nursing Home in Wall Lake, IA.  A visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,…

Mertie L. Williams, age 87, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,…

Lois Ann Sykes, age 81, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Ross A. Thevenot, age 84, of Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2017, at the Twilight Acres of Wall Lake, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 2017…

David S. Wayt, age 68, of Ida Gove, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held from 4:00…

Persis Mary Coalter, age 100, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00…

Beverly R. Winquist, age 86, of Ida Gove, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday,…

Peter “Pete” Nielsen, age 95, of Ida Gove, Iowa, formerly Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017, at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

Irene Rose Van Houten, age 84, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00…

Bruce W. Bennett, age 86, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Bickford Memory Care of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held…

A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:00 a.m.,…

Gerald D. Miller, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday,…

Larry W. Albers, age 74, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Private Family Memorial Service will be…

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March…

Deb Cranston, age 69, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at her residence of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 6, 2017 at…

David Allen Engelking, age 66, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at the Creighton University Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska.

A Graveside Service will be held at…

Colleen K. Beck, age 65, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at her residence of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February…

Dorothy J. Schuttler, age 85, of Dallas Center, Iowa, passed away on February 5, 2017, at the Spurgeon Manor of Dallas Center, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday,…

Terry Connor, age 69, of Battle Creek, Iowa, was joyously welcomed home by his heavenly Father on Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Sanford Medical Center of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

A Memorial…

Tom Swenson, age 86, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2017, at the Morningside Healthcare Community, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Edna C. Shaw, age 99, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at the Morningside Healthcare Community, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Private Family & Close Friend Funeral Service…

Richard E. “Dick” Meier, age 74, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Methodist Hospital, of Rochester, Minnesota.

A Funeral Service…

Wanda O. Carrier, age 94, of Huxley, Iowa, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Northcrest Community, of Ames, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a prayer service held…

Edna D. “Eddy” Hansen, age 100, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village, of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be…

Helen Marie Weeber, age 101, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Joy Annear, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church of Ida…

Lola M. Van Houten, age 85, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January…

Dorothy C. Stehr, age 94, of Lake View, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at the Stewart Memorial Hospital of Lake City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December…

Kevin R. Duncklee, age 53, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,…

Sharon Irene (Gronemeyer) Rohlf, age 65, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Trinity Lutheran…

Claudia May Olson, age 78, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke’s of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m.,…

Norman W. Pfaltzgraff, age 83, of Elk Point, South Dakota formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at his residence of Elk Point, South Dakota.

A Memorial Service will…

Mavis Darlene Simon, age 88, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday,…

Roger A. Segebart, age 65, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday,…

Priscilla “Sal” Bresnahan, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 22,…

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2016 at…

Betty M. Nelson, age 88, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Sunny View Care Center of Ankeny, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, October…

Eugene Joseph Moser, age 94, of Danbury, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at his residence of Danbury, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, October…

Norman H. Beckman, age 85, of Holstein, Iowa, formerly of Arthur, Iowa passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his residence of Holstein, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00…

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday,…

Jeff Bottjen, age 50, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital of Denison, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30…

Betty J. Newman, age 81, of Iron River, Michigan, formerally of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Iron River Care Center of Iron River, Michigan.

A Funeral…

Karen K. Yates the daughter of Walter and Elsie (Ehler) Bugge was born on September 9, 1942. She grew up in Ricketts, Iowa and graduated from Ricketts High School with the class of 1960.

After…

Janice M. Hedberg, age 76, of Newell, Iowa passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Methodist Hospital, of Des Moines, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday,…

Barbara Ann Milner, age 69, of Arthur, Iowa passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center, of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30…

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Russell C. Brown, age 90, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Odebolt Specialty Care, of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Beverly Mae Fulton, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away with her daughters by her side on Saturday, September 17, 2016, at the Morningside Healthcare Community, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral…

Maryan M. Johnson, age 86, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service…

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday,…

Lorraine Horstman, age 90, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held…

Josephine “Jo” M. Vitek, age 96, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian…

Audrey Wonder, age 64, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 p.m.,…

Elmer W. Susie, age 91, of Cushing, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Unity Point Health - Saint Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00…

Richard “Dick” Earl Pfleeger, age 69, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his residence of Ida Grove, Iowa surrounded by his family.

Memorial Mass of…

Joan C. Grothe, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at her residence of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 10,…

Marilynn Lee Mefferd, age 78, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 26,…

Edward J. “Woody” Edsen, age 92, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, July 18, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30…

Mildred S. Prestin, age 99, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

Graveside Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July…

Velma Siebrecht, age 95, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 07, 2016, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 12,…

Bryan E. Grothe, age 83, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 02, 2016, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 05, 2016 at the Christensen – Van Houten Funeral…

Victoria Lyn “Vicki” (Obman) Rodgers, was born on February 16, 1955 to parents Myrna and Donald Obman in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. She passed away on June 29, 2016 at Twilight Acres Nursing…

Dennis Ray Van Sickler, age 63, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at his residence in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 18,…

Larry Duane Lorenzen, age 69, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Carol Edith (Gilmour) Kolb, age 83, of Lake View, Iowa formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at her daughter’s residence of rural Galva, Iowa.

Funeral…

Rosemary Lesko was born on May 7, 1940 to Byrl and Stella (Thoney) Johnson in Nebraska. She attended school and graduated.

On January 10, 1959, Rosemary was united into marriage to Allan…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 7,…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday,…

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held…

John Norman Bradford died May 21, 2016.

Gravside Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Ida Grove Cemetery of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Reverend Eugene Tolstedt will officiate.…

JoAnn I. Schable, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30…

Verna Mae (Schleisman) Marten was born on May 29, 1940 in Lake City, Iowa to Lawrence and Mae Schleisman. She grew up in Churdan, Iowa and graduated from Payton-Churdan High School in May of 1958.…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at…

           Margaret Helen Hamann, age 92, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of…

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Funeral Services will be held at…

Adam M. Carstensen, age 39, of Lake City, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital of Lake City, Iowa.

Funeral Services will…

Phyllis M. Franken, age 79, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May…

Minnie Ann (Greenwald) Ranney, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at…

Kenneth E. Gaskill, age 74, of Denison, formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Denison Care Center of Denison, Iowa.

Graveside Services will be held at 3:00…

Ruby Ann Sahl, age 89, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 30,…

The Smith family is saddened to inform the community of the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother Mrs. Velma A. Smith on April 23, 2016. Visitation will be held at the…

Funeral Services will…

Wilmer G. “Bill” Noll, age 88, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

Ronald D. Bloom, age 86, of Wall Lake, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Floyd W. Wilcke, age 90, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Lois W. Smith, age 81, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m.,…

Arlene O. Perkins, age 96, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at…

Lydia D. Miller, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at…

Phyllis Hannel Bundt, age 81, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life Service…

Charles William Sykes, 90, of Ida Grove passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016, at Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Henry Paul DeMey Jr., age 80, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Sierra Care Center of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

Graveside Services will…

Verona L. Steuk, age 94, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at…

Lynn W. Hamann, age 67, of Danbury, Iowa passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

John W. Ekstrom, age 93, of Odebolt, Iowa was welcomed into his heavenly home on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his residence of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at…

Mary Jean Williamson, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m.…

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17,…

Funeral Services will be…

Anita Marie Rickert, age 55, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday,…

Duane A. Schofield, age 80, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his residence of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 29, 2016…

Kenneth L. Stephen, age 56, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Domanic Joseph Phelps, age 10, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at his residence in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Judy Ann Lansink, age 69, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at her residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at…

Harold E. Blume, age 58, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on December 19, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday,…

Dorothy E. Carstens, age 80, of Mesa, Arizona formerly of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00…

Funeral Services will be held at…

Jamie Alan Hinrickson, age 35, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on November 29, 2015 at his residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 2,…

Marie M. Marsh, 87, formally of Ida Grove, passed away on November 24, 2015, in Littleton, Colorado.

Inurnment will be held at noon on Friday, July 15, 2016, at the Ida Grove…

Marjorie M. Kollbaum, age 93, of Odebolt, Iowa, formerally of Kiron, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Odebolt Specialty Care formerally Odebolt Nursing & Rehab, of…

Ora L. Scales, age 74, of Ida Grove, Iowa, formerly of Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,…

Visitation with the family present will be held…

William G. “Bill” Carnine passed away unexpectedly on October 28, 2015 at the age of 58.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7, 2015, at the St. Paul…

Graveside Services will be…

Bruce A. Svendsen, age 69, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital of Rochester, Minnesota.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,…

Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at…

Funeral Services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, October…

Mary Lou Verschoor, age 81, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m.,…

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 12,…

Wilma D. Schafer, age 89, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Marvin R. Wunschel, age 92, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday,…

Wayne D. Bennett, age 87, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Glenda Louise Paulson, age 74, of Kiron, Iowa passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at her residence.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the…

Velda Hemer Pierson, age 97, formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on August 31, 2015.

Celebration of Life Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Christensen…

Nancy Ann Imhoff, age 72, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the Bethany Life Communities of Story City, Iowa.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,…

Penni Lee Wilcox-Hinrichs, age 58, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015, at the Bellevue Medical Center of Bellevue, Nebraska.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30…

Jimmy C. Schumacher, age 85, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,…

Brenda Ann Dailey, age 53, of Mapleton, Iowa passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center of Sioux City, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,…

John E. Oxendale, age 82, of Arthur, Iowa passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,…

Brandy Rachelle (Davis) Gray, age 41, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015, at her residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Funeral services will be held…

Funeral services will be…

Leva Schumacher, age 90, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,…

Madeline C. McTasney, age 93, of California formerly of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015, in California.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September…

Beverly A. Whitney, age 86, of Waterloo, Nebraska formerly of Ida Grove passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015, at the Lakeside Hospital of Omaha, Nebraska.

A Funeral Mass of Christian…

Funeral services will be held at…

Bertha L. Kjar, age 101, of Battle Creek, Iowa, formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Funeral services will…

Kenneth C. Sorensen, age 89, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Unity Point Health, St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held at…

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held…

Vickie Elaine Carlson, age 63, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska.

Memorial Services will be held at 11:00…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July…

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 02,…

Roger N. Neville, age 83, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Thursday June 25, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 29,…

Judy A. Jepsen, age 74, of Sioux City, formerly of Ida Grove, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2015 at Unity Point Health – St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral Services…

Donald L. Stone, age 73, of Arthur, Iowa passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at his residence of Arthur, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2015, at the…

Robert H. Ruser, age 76, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, June…

Funeral Services will be held at…

Miriam Faye Boerner, age 94, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 16,…

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Lisa A. Showalter, of Ida Grove, formerly of Riverdale, Iowa Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Mass of…

Shawn Michael Tilley, age 34, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Unity Point Health - St. Luke’s Hospital of Sioux City, Iowa.

Per Shawn’s wishes, his body was…

Military Graveside Rites will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Ardyce J. Wolterman, age 83, of Albert City, Iowa (formerally of Ida Grove, Iowa) passed away on Tuesday May 12, 2015 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, of Albert City,…

Memorial Services will be held at 2:30 p.m.,…

Mary E. Hansen, age 72, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Methodist Hospital of Omaha, Nebraska.

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Anne Fischer Snell was born April 2, 1933, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to Herman and Elizabeth Fischer.  The family moved to Meservey, Iowa, in 1936.  Anne graduated from Meservey…

Ricky J. Jepsen, age 57, of Danbury, Iowa passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his residence of Danbury, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at the…

Scheryl R. Grell, age 78, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at her residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 2, 2015, at…

Jonathan Lester Siebrecht, age 35, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Lake’s Regional Health Care of Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will…

Richard “Dick” J. Dudding, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial…

Dorothy A. Dreessen, age 101, of Wall Lake, Iowa passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Stewart Memorial Community Hospital of Wall Lake, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Helen Marie Meier, age 95 years 5 months and 6 days, of Danbury, Iowa passed away on Friday, February 6, 2015 at Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Funeral Mass of Christian…

Linda L. Hurley, age 62, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at her residence of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 9, 2015, at…

Norma E. Jebsen, age 90 of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m.,…

Leo M. Cooper, age 86, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Sunday, February 01, 2015, surrounded by his loved ones at his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6,…

Phrona Jane Johnson, age 97 of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

JoAnn A. Miller, age 73, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, January 26, 2014 at the Black Hawk Life Care Center of Lake View, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday,…

Richard “Dick” J. Hoelscher, age 82, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Monday, January 26, 2014 at his residence of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30…

Patrick “Pat” Andrews, age 57, of Ida Grove, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at his residence of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial services…

Carol J. Schmidt, age 76, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Terry D. Jorgensen, age 76, of Battle Creek, Iowa (Formerly of Ida Grove, Iowa) passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral…

Jacqueline C. “Jackie” Sorensen, age 84, of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Monday, November 24, 2014, at her residence in Odebolt, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Joseph E. Prieskorn, Jr., age 53, of Odebolt, Iowa, formerly of La Plata, Maryland passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa, due to…

Mervin L. Hobbs, age 83, of Marshalltown, Iowa (formally of Hornick, Iowa) passed away on Sunday, November 09, 2014 at the Grandview Heights Rehab & Healthcare Center of Marshalltown,…

Opal M. Fowles, age 96, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Sunday, October 05, 2014 at Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Barbara Jo Weiss, age 57, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, October 01, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m.., Saturday,…

Ervin C. Stamp, age 95, of Holstein, Iowa passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center of Cherokee, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,…

Trixie (Beatrice) Ann Knop, age 84, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska.

A Funeral Service will be held at…

Lane E. Marten, age 47, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the Labette Health Hospital in Parsons, Kansas,  as the result of a traffic accident.

A Memorial…

John D. “Jack” Beck, age 83, of Grand Island, Nebraska (formally of Battle Creek, Iowa) passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence of Grand Island, Nebraska.

A…

Maxine M. Bauer, age 77, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday,…

Gene H. Carlin, age 69, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Darrell D. Stevens, age 76, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Elizabeth F. “Liz” Rice, age 84, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00…

Leonard E. Miesner, age 89, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Violet S. “Vi” Frederick, age 101, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will…

Harold R. Wunschel, age 102, of Odebolt, (formally Arthur, Iowa) passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00…

Allen W. Hilker, age 65, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at…

Dorothy R. Reed, age 92, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Morningside Healthcare Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Dwight V. Winquist, age 90, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Morningside Health Care Community of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday,…

Marilyn Ann Plunkett, age 86, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 20,…

Lorraine D. Fey, age 84, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30…

Herbert H. Hein, age 82, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Willow Dale Wellness Village of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 AM,…

James Howard Brandes, age 66, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at his Residence of Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 14,…

Roy D. Wilson, age 87, of Galva, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at his daughter’s residence of Jefferson, South Dakota.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, May…

Larry Dean Woebke, age 63, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May…

Ralph W. “Ace” Nicholson, age 98, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM,…

Marilyn Ann Graham, age 78, of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 8, 2014…

Sarah Belle (Rusie) Setchell, 91, passed away on Wednesday, April 30^th, 2014 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis. She was a resident of Greenwood.

She was born on February 20, 1923 in…

Melvin Dean William Willer, age 79, of Battle Creek, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at his residence in Battle Creek, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, May 2,…

Billie Jo (Sweeden) Zoch, age 62, of Bayard, Iowa, formally of Arthur, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center of Des Moines, Iowa.

A Memorial Service…

Paul Ira Bennett, age 61, of Cave City, Kentucky, formally of Ida Grove, Iowa passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, Kentucky.

A Graveside Service will be…

Phyllis Anne Cameron Bradford, age 84, of St. James, North Carolina (formally of Ida Grove, Iowa) passed away Friday, March 7, 2014.

A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 PM,…

Former Mayor of Odebolt, Ronald John Rex, age 81, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at his residence in Odebolt surrounded by his family.

Per Ron's wishes, cremation has taken…

Kenneth Norman Hoaglund, age 75, of Burbank, California, formerly of Arthur passed away on Monday, March 03, 2014 at his home in Burbank,…

Richard E. Drees, age 78, of Mapleton, Iowa, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014 at the Unity Point Health – St. Luke’s of Sioux City, Iowa.
…

Marvin E. Blume, age 75, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.
…

Irene E. Olson, age 94, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday,…

Fern Arlene Dorfman, age 88, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.
…

Janice K. Druivenga, age 71, of Battle Creek, IA, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, IA.
          …

Pauline Wunschel, age 90, of Ida Grove IA, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Mercy…

Vivian B. Tolle, age 94, of Ida Grove IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Mercy Medical Center, of Sioux City, IA.
          

Duane P. Johnson, age 84, of Ida Grove, IA, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, IA.
          
…

 Joan Frances (Kerkhoff) Tunink, age 82, of Odebolt, IA, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Horn Memorial Hospital, of Ida Grove, IA.
…

Sharon Kay Gross, age 71, of Battle Creek, IA, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Careage Hills Nursing Home, of Cherokee, IA.
…

Ballard James Smith, Sr.,  age 80, of Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, of Omaha, NE.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00…

Sheryll Lillian Riessen, age 70, of Battle Creek, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at the Unity Point Health - St. Luke’s in Sioux City.

Jerry Lee “Stump” Thomson, age 56, of Tempe, AZ, of formally Ida Grove, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Hospice of Arizona in Tempe, AZ.

Edward “Ed” Skaren, age 69, Arthur, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Linda E. Schoeberl, age 69, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, formally of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Fort Dodge Villa Care Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Melvin H. Ladwig, age 85, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
          

Ina Bugge, age 97, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on November 8, 2013 at the Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 12,…

Kathleen M. Lichtenberg, age 90, of Ida Grove, Iowa went home to heaven on November 6, 2013 at the Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa after a courageous battle with cancer.

Funeral services…

Jacquelyn P. “Jackie” Wunschel, age 81, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

John R. “Jack” Baker, age 73, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday,…

Robert R. "Bob" Rohde, age 83, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, November 2, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.
           

Irene V. Carstensen, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Sunday, October 27, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 31,…

Carol Carlson, age 96, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at the Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 26,…

Irene M. Wagner, age 97, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Ida Grove died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at Arbor Springs of West Des Moines, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,…

Boyd Imhoff, age 79, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 27, 2013, at the…

Paul G. Bargar, age 87, of Ida Grove, Iowa, joined Jesus on Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m.,…

Helen V. Sacquety, age 95, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.
           

Margie B. Lippincott, age 90, of Arthur, Iowa, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 3,…

Richard A. Bogue, age 86, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Morningside Rehab & Care Center of Ida Grove, Iowa.

Taylor Lee Mohr, 9 year old son of Heather (Woodward) Groth and Nathan and Ashley Mohr, of Battle Creek & Ute, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove,…

Donald Dean Mincer, age 60, Lytton, Iowa, died Thursday, September 19, 2013, at his residence of Lytton, Iowa.
           

Memorial services…

Lois LaVonne (Bandow) Zobel

Lois Zobel of Ida Grove Iowa passed away on September 12, 2013 after a long illness.  She was born on May 22, 1933 to Esther (Maas) and Henry Bandow and…

Linda Jean Minor, age 66, Battle Creek, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at her residence of Battle Creek, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2013, at…

Marda Jean Trail, age 76, of Holstein, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at the Morningside Rehab & Care Center of Ida Grove, Iowa

Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m.,…

Bruce Lansink, 53, of Ida Grove entered into the glory of his eternal life September 5, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, Sioux City,surrounded by his loving family…

Janice Edna Hummel, age 70, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2013,…

Alvera Anna Minnie Gosch, 93, of Battle Creek died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton, Iowa.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at…

John R. “Jack” Williams, age 87, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

LaVern Van Houten, age 85, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Friday, August 9, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.
            Services…

Charles Pratt, age 58, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.
            Funeral…

James Wellendorf, age 76, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
            Memorial…

Barbara Jorgensen, age 72, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek, Iowa.
           …

Helen Rogge of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, at the age of 102 years, 4 months, and 16 days.

Eldon Pfleeger, age 77, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.

Jean (Negless) Steinbach of Carroll passed away July 20, 2013, at the age of 85.  A Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Holy Spirit Church in…

Annetta G. Bjorholm, age 91, of Danbury, Iowa, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.
            A Mass of…

                Marilyn Boyle, age 77, of Battle Creek, Iowa, and formerly of Danbury, Iowa, died Monday, June 17, 2013, at…

Hilda “Billie” Andresen, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove.

            Paul Heyer, age 75, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died unexpectedly Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Darrin S. Osborn, age 50, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.
            According…

Lois Siebrecht, age 85, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center in Odebolt.
            Memorial…

LeRoy Wonder, age 85, of Galva, Iowa, and formerly of Danbury, Iowa, died Monday, May 27, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Daniel Schwaller, age 51, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
            A Mass of…

Wayne Ruser, age 78, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, following a courageous three-year battle with cancer, with his loving family by his side.

Richard Allen “Dick” Cornelius, age 62, of Sac City, Iowa, died suddenly Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Harold Higgins, age 72, of Sac City, Iowa, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
            Memorial…

Hazel Belstene, age 103, of Odebolt, Iowa, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Morningside Care & Rehab Center in Ida Grove, Iowa.
           …

Norma Ann Patterson, age 85, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away early Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.
            She…

            Thelma Corrine Schau, age 100, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek.

Doris Jepsen, age 88, of Correctionville, Iowa, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek, Iowa.
           …

Shirley J. Rabe, age 81, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.
            Funeral…

Colleen Wright, age 76, of Sac City, Iowa, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
            Funeral…

Marlys (Dawson) Sanders, age 85, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died at her home on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
            Born November 24, 1927, in…

Margaret E. “Peg” Samson, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove.
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Margaret Meyer, age 102, of Sac City, Iowa, died Monday, April 15, 2013, at Loring Hospital in Sac City.
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Elsa K. Diersen, age 95, of Kiron, Iowa, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Twilight Acres in Wall Lake, Iowa.
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Gwendolyn Johnk, age 83, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove.
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Carol Grayson, age 74, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, from pulmonary complications.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,…

George Hoffman, Jr., age 91, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Monday, March 18, 2013, at Holstein Good Samaritan Center in Holstein, Iowa.

Gladys Strackbein, age 91, of Battle Creek, Iowa, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, in Battle Creek.
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James Clark, age 66, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Betty Booher, age 91, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, at Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove.
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Bruce Oxendale, age 64, of Milan, Missouri, and formerly of Odebolt, Iowa, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Milan Health Care Center in Milan.

Alice Ardell Dickey, only daughter of Irvin C. Matthews and Ellen Mahala Jennings Matthews, was born April 25, 1921, in Richland Township, Adair County, Iowa.  She passed away December 28, 2012,…