Obituaries

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

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove. The Rev. Chad Lierman officiated. Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 6, 2014, at Logan Park Cemetery, of Sioux City.

Jeffrey Waldstein passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, near Monticello, Minn., at the age of 34.

Funeral service was Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014,  11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Churc in Sioux Rapids. Celebrant was Rev.  Peter Nguyen

Art Williams, age 80, of Fonda died Jan. 31, 2014 at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at United Church of Christ in Fonda. Burial was in Cedar Cemetery in Fonda. Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda was in charge of the arrangements.

Jeanette Buckingham, age 92, of Alta died Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 at North Lake Manor in Storm Lake.

Funeral services were Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta. Burial was prior to the service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake was in charge of arrangements.

Daniel C. Walker, age 62, of Fonda died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge.

Funeral services were Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel-St. John Lutheran Church in Lytton. Burial followed in St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Lytton. A memorial fund in his name has been established. Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda was in charge of arrangements

Will Strawn, age 41, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away on Friday Jan. 31, 2014, in North Sioux City, S.D.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrnagments.

Caneel E. Gaffney, age 24, passed away on Jan. 31, 2014 at her home in West Des Moines.

Caneel from a young age dealt with many medical issues related to a brain tumor diagnosed in 2003. Through this experience she drew strength and developed tremendous faith in God.

Linda L. Bethune, age 70, of Storm Lake died Feb. 2, 2014 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center.

Memorial services were held Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home with burial in Storm Lake Cemetery.

Dale Wheat, age 80, died Feb. 2, 2014 at his home in Storm Lake.

Memorial services were at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 at Church of Christ in Storm Lake. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Marie A. Siebrecht, age 89, of Alta passed away on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Alta with the Rev. James W. Roland officiating.  Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery of Alta. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.