Dennis Mertes, 57, of Kansas City, formerly of Le Mars, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Merrill with the Rev. Daniel Greving officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Le Mars. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday, with a parish rosary at 6:30 p.m. at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars. Visitation will resume Friday morning at the church in Merrill from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.