Obituaries

Mary Grace (Larsen) Frohnen passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014 at her home in Rocklin, Calif., at the age of 89.

A memorial service will be held for Mary on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. at Chapel of the Valley, Roseville, Calif. It will be officiated by Deacon Pete Silott of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church.

Funeral services for Bertha Swanson Carlson, 88, of Cherokee, formerly of Aurelia and Alta, were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee with Pastor Jean Morse officiating. Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia was in charge of arrangements.  

Paula Ruth Kirby Adkins age 76 of Clinton, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. According to her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded and memorial services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs, Ark., at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2014. Pape Funeral Home of Clinton is assisting the family. Memorials may be given to First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs, Ark., or Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.

Janet Anderson, age 72, of Laurens, formerly of Marathon, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at Pocahontas Community Hospital.

Denise Marie/Brianna “Bree” Marie Larison, 58, of Victoria, Minn., went to her heavenly home on Oct. 9, 2014.  Bree was cared for in her final days by her brother, David, who provided hospice nursing care.  Both David and husband Todd were with her at her passing. 

Dale Royce Marsh, age 76, of Wall Lake passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer. 

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake with Pastor Roger Carlisle officiating. Burial was at Westside Cemetery under the direction of Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.

Neal Pearson, age 46, of Aurelia passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014.

Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Dan Guenther officiated. Burial was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery near Cherokee. Memorials may be directed to the Neal Pearson family. Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee assisted the family with arrangements.

Patrick S. Bailey, age 46, of Holstein, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at his home of Holstein.

A funeral mass was held on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake with Fr. J. David Esquiliano officiating. Burial will be at a later date.

A memorial service will be held for Janice E. Patton, age 82, of Storm Lake at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. Visitation with the family will be one hour before the service in the fireside room at the church. A light lunch will follow in the church basement.  A memorial will also be held at Apache Wells Community Church in Mesa, Ariz., at a later time. 

JoAnn Anderson, formerly of Storm Lake, died Oct. 6, 2014 at Edgewater Retirement Community in West Des Moines. She was 85.