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Duane G. Groth (05/16/12)
Duane G. Groth, 68, of Kingsley, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at his home. Duane Glenn Groth was born March 27, 1944, in Battle Creek, the son of Glenn and Wilma (Schmidt) Groth. He attended school in Kingsley, graduating from high school in 1962. Following high school, Duane worked as a truck driver...
Edna Hardacre (05/16/12)
Edna Hardacre, 89, of Le Mars, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Edna Theresa Dirks was born Jan. 16, 1923, in Grant Township, rural Le Mars, the daughter of Eilert and Mary (Frerichs) Dirks. She attended country school in Grant Township...
Gregory F. 'Greg' Sanow (05/15/12)
Gregory F. "Greg" Sanow, 53, of Owasso, Okla., and a Le Mars native, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Owasso. Gregory F. Sanow was born Aug. 19, 1958, at Le Mars, the son of Lawrence and Phyllis (Schwartz) Sanow. He attended Gehlen High School in Le Mars, and then earned his bachelor of science degree in finance at Westmar College, also in Le Mars. He later attended City College in Seattle, Wash...
Edna Hardacre (05/15/12)
Edna Hardacre, 89, of Le Mars, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars. The Rev. Jan Christensen of Presbyterian United Church of Christ in Le Mars will officiate. ...
Kathleen 'Kitty' M. Pick (05/14/12)
Kathleen "Kitty" M. Pick, 81, of Remsen, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, surrounded by her nine children. Kitty was born May 31, 1930, at rural Remsen, the daughter of John and Susan (Treinen) Schiltz. Kitty was raised and educated in the Remsen area. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1948. After school she did domestic work...
Edna Hardacre (05/14/12)
Edna Hardacre, 89, of Le Mars, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.
Sylvester 'Gus' Murphy (05/10/12)
Sylvester "Gus" Murphy, 76, of Gilbert, Ariz., and a former Le Mars resident, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. Gus, the son of John Sr. and Mary (Cain) Murphy, was born Nov. 28, 1935. Gus graduated from Gehlen High School in the class of 1954, the first class to graduate from Gehlen. After graduation and serving in the Korean War, he moved to Arizona, where he had resided since...
Malcolm F. Klein (05/09/12)
Malcolm F. Klein, 68, of Remsen, died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at his home in Remsen. Malcolm was born June 15, 1943, the son of Elmer Sr. and Melinda (Plathe) Klein. Malcolm was one of 16 children. He was raised and educated in Remsen. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Remsen...
Dorothy Campbell (05/08/12)
Dorothy J. (Bowers) Campbell, 83, of Tucson, Ariz., died peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. Dorothy was born in Le Mars Nov. 22, 1928, in Le Mars, the daughter of George R. and Lauretta Bowers, local farmers. Dorothy was a 1947 graduate of Le Mars High School and graduated from Iowa State College with a degree in home economics in 1951...
June Heeren (05/08/12)
June Heeren, 81, of rural Akron, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. June Mahalath Moir was born May 12, 1930, in Akron, the daughter of Carl and MayBelle (Simmons) Moir. She attended school in Akron and graduated from Akron High School in 1948...
Joan M. Daniels (05/07/12)
Joan M. (Ohlendorf) Daniels, 70, of rural Remsen, died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center in Sioux City. Joan Marcia Ohlendorf was born Feb. 13, 1942, the daughter of Weldon and Ida (Kirchoff) Ohlendorf of Remsen. Joan was the oldest of five Ohlendorf children, from an early age Joan always helped others before helping herself...
June Heeren (05/07/12)
June Heeren, 81, of rural Akron, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Union Creek Lutheran Church, rural Akron, with the Rev. Carla Nelson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. ...
Robert H. Michael (05/07/12)
Robert H. Michael, 95, of Akron, died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Akron Care Center in Akron. Abiding by his wishes, Robert was cremated and private inurnment will be held at the Westfield Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home, Schroeder Chapel of Akron...
Shirley A. Cunningham (05/04/12)
Shirley A. Cunningham, 81, of Le Mars, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Shirley Ann Cunningham was born July 6, 1930, in Sioux City, the daughter of Orlando and Loretta (LiMoges) Wheelock. She received her education in Elk Point, S.D., where she graduated from high school. Following high school, Shirley worked as a waitress...
Jane Beller (05/03/12)
Jane (Kolbeck) Beller, 64, of Le Mars, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in the comfort of her home surrounded by family, after a 16-year battle with cancer. The former Jane Kolbeck was born Dec. 28, 1947 in Sioux Falls, S.D., the daughter of Marvin and Rita (Harpenau) Kolbeck. She moved with her parents as a young girl from Salem, S.D., to Le Mars. Jane received her education from Gehlen Catholic Schools, graduating in 1966. She completed her nursing degree at Iowa Lakes Junior College in Estherville...
Shirley A. Cunningham (05/03/12)
Shirley A. Cunningham, 81, of Le Mars, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. The Mauer - Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars is assisting Shirley's family with funeral arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...
Martha M. Lubben (05/03/12)
Martha M. Lubben, 86, formerly of Le Mars, died Nov. 8, 2011, in Hot Springs Village, Ark. Martha Maria Johanna Lubben was born Feb. 17, 1924, the daughter of John Lubben and Eva Wendt Lubben. Jo, as she preferred to be called, was one of eight children of John and Eva, raised during the Great Depression in a small three-bedroom home in Le Mars...
Steve Portz (05/03/12)
Steve Portz, 51, of Remsen, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Remsen with the Rev. William McCarthy, Deacon Ray Portz and Deacon Rick Roder officiating. ...
Jane M. Beller (05/02/12)
Jane M. Beller, 64, of Le Mars, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are with the Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home of Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com...
Alwayne Klemme (05/02/12)
Alwayne Klemme, 92, of Le Mars, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 29, 2012, at her home in Le Mars. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with the Rev. John Battern of the United Methodist Church of Le Mars officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery, Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will be after 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7 p.m. prayer service...
Phyllis M. Meis (05/02/12)
Phyllis Margaret Meis, 88, of Spirit Lake, and formerly of Le Mars, died peacefully, early Sunday morning, April 29, 2012, at the Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake. Phyllis Borm was born March 28, 1924, in rural Remsen, the daughter of Hans and Caroline (Engelbrecht) Borm. ...
Fern E. Heck (05/01/12)
Fern E. Heck, 81, of Le Mars, formerly of Vermillion, S.D., and Sioux City, passed away peacefully into her eternal home Sunday, April 29, 2012, surrounded by her family. Fern Evelyn Heck grew up mainly in Merrill, the first child of Wesley and Mabel (Carsentsen) Hamilton which later included precious sister Joyce and brother Bill, whom she adored. She enjoyed a large close knit family surrounded by her special cousins, aunts and uncles...
Alwayne Klemme (05/01/12)
Alwayne Klemme, 92, of Le Mars, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 29, 2012, at her home in Le Mars. Alwayne Edith Delaney was born Sept. 5, 1919, on the family farm in Stanton Township, rural Plymouth County, to Martin and Anna (Ahlrichs) Delaney. Alwayne attended country school near her home...
Walter Macklem (05/01/12)
Walter Macklem, 82, of Merrill, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at his home. Walter Lloyd Macklem was born July 17, 1929, near James, the son of Cecil and Hannah (Nicol) Macklem. He attended country school near his home and graduated from Hinton High School with the Class of 1947...
Philip 'Skip' Vernon (05/01/12)
Philip "Skip" Vernon, 67, of Marana, Ariz., formerly of Le Mars, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, at his home in Marana. The Mauer - Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars is assisting Skip's family with local arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...
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