Marie Nieland

Marie Nieland of Storm Lake passed away at 5:25 a.m., Aug. 20, 2025, at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake.

Funeral Mass will take place Thursday, Aug. 28, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Marie was born on March 22, 1924, at Carroll. Marie was the daughter of William and Mary (Brincks) Reineke. She grew up on a farm south of Carroll.

Marie was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll. She attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Carroll.

Marie worked at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll and as a nanny/housekeeper for Dr. Cockran in Carroll. On Sept. 16, 1947, Marie was united in marriage to Richard Nieland at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll. The couple lived in the Breda, Fonda and Varina areas until retirement when they moved to Storm Lake.

Together, Marie and Richard raised a large family of seven children who became their pride and joy. Raising seven children meant there was constant work and Marie devoted her life to being a homemaker and mother. She was an avid seamstress and made many of the clothes the children wore. Marie also enjoyed baking (she was known for her excellent apple pie), embroidery and her flowers. She always had a large garden, canned many jars of produce from the garden and crates of fruit, raised chickens, baked many loaves of bread and a daily dessert for the family.

After Richard passed, she belonged to a group of women called “We Care.” The group consisted of women who had lost their spouses and met once a month until age and death of members dissolved the group. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake.

Marie moved to Otsego Place in Storm Lake on April 22, 2017, the age of 93. Since September 2021, she has resided at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake until her death at 101.

Marie was preceded in death by her husband Richard Nieland; parents, William and Mary Reineke; parents-in-law, Frank and Mary Nieland; brothers: Henry, Edward, William and Clarence; sisters: Cecilia, infant sister that died at birth, and Jullita who died at the age of two; sons-in-law: Michael Schwieso, James Stacey, Roger McCraw and Matthew Fassler; and great-granddaughter Emily Nieland.

Those left to cherish Marie’s life include Carleen Schwieso of Manilla; LeRoy Nieland of Fonda; Karen (Wilbur) Triplett of Storm Lake; Janice Stacey of Marshal, Mo.; Roselee (Dennis) Rasmussen of Manilla; Carol (Steve) Copeland of Omaha, Neb.; Jean Fassler of Sioux Rapids; grandchildren: Robert and Jerry Nieland; Chad Triplett and Dawn Uglum; Jeffrey and Kurt Rasmussen; Melissa Gottfried; Ryan and Brandon Fassler; six step-grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; six step-great grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; 10 nephews and four nieces; extended family and friends.