Obituaries

Michael Foust, age 69, of Alta died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at his home.

A Time of Remembrance was held Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 from 5-8 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. 

Sue Carol Jorgensen, age 68, of Storm Lake died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 at her home.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to Marty Jorgensen at 9616 Horton Trail, Urbandale, IA 50322. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of arrangements.

Tom Merten, age 69, died Aug. 18, 2014, at home in Apache Junction, Ariz.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, 2014 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Early with internment following at the church’s gravesite.

William (Bill) Haukap of Lake View, age 56, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lake View with Rev. Donald E. Peterson III officiating. Burial was at Ferguson Cemetery in Lake View.  Farber & Otteman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Jim McClatchey, age 83, of Linn Grove died on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

Memorial services were held Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at 4 p.m. at Riverside Evangelical Free Church in Linn Grove. Interment will be at a later date. Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids was in charge of arrangements. 

Virginia Mae Phillips, age 89, of Sac City passed away on Tuesday, Sept, 2, 2014 at Park View Care Center.

Her wishes were to be cremated and a private family graveside service at Oakland Cemetery will be held at a later date. Farber & Otteman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Shane A. Swanson, age 39, of Warrensburg, Mo., formerly of Alta, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at his home.

Paul Alan Wiese, “Uncle Paul,” 75, of Iowa City, suffered a severe stroke and passed away at U of I Hospitals on Sept. 3, 2014.

Max Alexander Davis, infant son of Jordan and Sara Boesen Davis, was stillborn Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.

Agnes Lyster Meseck, age 97, of Storm Lake died Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 in Cherokee.

Funeral services were Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial followed in Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake was in charge of arrangements.