Obituaries

Funeral services for LaVonne L. Otto, 79, of Aurelia, were held Tuesday, April 4, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia was in charge of arrangements.

LaVonne Lorraine Huseman was born Dec. 24, 1937, the daughter of Walter and Florence (Freese) Huseman near Hanover. She attended grade school at Hanover and graduated from the Alta High School in 1955.

Joann I. More Townsend, 83, of rural Aurelia, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, March 28, 2017, in Sanford Health Senior Care Facility in Sheldon.

Visitation and a time of sharing memories with the family will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home at Cherokee. It was Joann’s wish to be cremated. Disposition of the ashes will be at a later date. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com

Jerry Stange, 76, of Albert City, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center at Storm Lake.

Funeral services will be held Friday, March 31, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rembrandt.  Burial will be in Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery in Rembrandt. Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of arrangements.

“Two Kings, Two Queens, and Two Jacks” was the phrase Lloyd Wells used to proudly introduce his family. Once again, Margaret (Hammen) and Lloyd welcomed their “Queen of Hearts,” KATHRYN NADINE: this time, to ETERNAL LIFE on March 23, 2017. Their first daughter, “Katie” was born on June 2, 1921 at the Parkin Wells family farm East of Twin Lakes. Her birth was assisted by Aunt Sannie (Hammen) Stein who was the great-grandmother of Fr. Thomas Hart; her former pastor and now, funeral homilist.

Scot A. Dicks, 49, of Storm Lake, died Monday, March 27, 2017, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Storm Lake. Burial will be in Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place Friday, March 31, from 4-7 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake.

Funeral Services for Kenneth J. Schau, 73, of Sioux Rapids, who died on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Avera KcKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., will be held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery at Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place on Friday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. 

Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of arrangements.

“In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing.”

Eileen Leinbaugh, 95, of Holstein, passed away on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community of Storm Lake.

Kenneth Richard “Dick” Edwards, 91, of Storm Lake, and formerly of Alta, passed away on Feb. 25, 2017, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake where he resided.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 28, at United Methodist Church in Alta. Burial followed in Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake was in charge of the arrangements.

Arlene M. Nielson, 86, of Newell, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at  Good Samaritan Society in Newell.


Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 28, at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial followed in St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery in rural Newell. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake was in charge of the arrangements.

Arlene Marie Brummer was born Sept. 4, 1930, in Storm Lake, the daughter of Walter and Minnie (Bockhop) Brummer.

Gladyce L. Vail, 99, of Sioux Rapids, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at the Hawkeye Care Center in Sioux Rapids.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 23, at First United Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial followed in Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids was in charge of arrangements

Gladyce Lela Bowers, the daughter of Floyd and Kenney (Waud) Bowers was born in Cedar Rapids on Aug. 9, 1917. She lived her youth in the Sioux Rapids community and received her education there, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School.