Obituaries

Feb 15, 2014

Ricky Lee Schmidt was born on July 19, 1954 to Alvina and Willard Schmidt in Storm Lake, Iowa. Rick was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, where he was a lifetime member. He went to grade school until 8th grade at St. John Lutheran School in Hanover, and then graduated from Alta High School in...

Feb 14, 2014

Chloe Marie Binder and Camille Margelet Binder were embraced in the arms of Jesus in Heaven on Feburary 14, 2014 after a tragic accident.

Chloe and Camille were born to Dan and Heather Binder in Storm Lake, Iowa on June 30, 2009 and April 10, 2011. The sisters especially loved playing dress up together, playing...

Feb 14, 2014

Chloe Marie Binder and Camille Margelet Binder were embraced in the arms of Jesus in Heaven on Feburary 14, 2014 after a tragic accident. Chloe and Camille were born to Dan and Heather Binder in Storm Lake, Iowa on June 30, 2009 and April 10, 2011. The sisters especially loved playing dress up together, playing with big...

Feb 2, 2014

Sammy Edward Olson was born May 7, 1934 in a farmhouse one mile east of Cushing. He was the only child of Charles E. Olson (Sam) and Nora Belle Moon. He attended country school in Cushing until 3rd grade when his family moved to a farm in Correctionville. He then went to school at the country school...

Jan 26, 2014

Marie Agnes Siebrecht was born June 20, 1924 in Odebolt, IA, the daughter of Loren and Jeanette Hummel. She was united in marriage to Glenn Siebrecht on May 1, 1942. To this union, five children were born.The family lived in Odebolt until 1955 when they moved to a farm near Storm Lake. In 1963 they left the farm and...

Jan 25, 2014

Violet was born Dec. 28, 1922, in Cherokee, IA. to Elmer and Christine (Nielsen) Jacobson. She was raised in Larrabee, IA and graduated from Larrabee High School. She then earned her teaching degree from Westmar College in LeMars, IA. She taught Country School around Cherokee county for 2 years. She married Hugo K. Meyer on June 23, 1952. They...

Jan 23, 2014

Nick was born on November 29, 1978 in Sioux City, Iowa to David and Patsy (Conover) Mathers. Nick lived in the Correctionville area for almost all of his life. He graduated from River Valley High School in 1997. After high school, Nick worked for UPS out of Kansas City and Des Moines for a brief time before returning to...

Jan 16, 2014

Kenneth Lee Carter was born in Alta, Iowa on December 7, 1938 to Robert and Evelyn (Hix) Carter. Ken gradated from Alta High School in 1957. He worked for the city of Alta after graduation for several years and later for Cargill and Ag Partners, but his main interest was his summers spent on the carnival circuit. He worked...

Jan 12, 2014

Marvin O. Otto was born October 27, 1919 in Aurelia, Iowa to Henry and Anna Marie (Miller) Otto. He was baptized N ovember 2, 1919 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover by Henry Wehking and was confirmed by the same pastor after he finished eighth grade. Marvin attended school at Hanover.He was raised on a farm and worked...

Jan 4, 2014

Ida Jane was born July 16, 1931 on the family farm near Corning, Saskatchewan Canada, the second of five children, to Allan Courtice and Gracie Jane (Taylor) Wood. She attended country school in the Graytown District. On December 1, 1951 Ida was united in marriage to Mike Yaremko. Following their marriage, Mike and Ida became involved in several business...

Jan 4, 2014

Mildred June Sands was born April 3, 1928 to L.J. and Margaret (Foster) Knudsen. She was born and raised in Correctionville and attended school there. June was united in marriage to Arnold E. Sands on February 11, 1946. After he returned from serving in WWII, they lived in Correctionville until 1950 when they moved to Holstein for nine months....

Dec 30, 2013

oyce Agnes Fraser was born May 27, 1927 to Bernice and Valley LeMoine Sr. in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended Central High School but left to work at The Battery during the war. She met her future husband, Chuck at a dance and they were married on August 23, 1946 in Sioux City, Iowa. The family moved to Holstein...

Dec 29, 2013

Elaine (Gries) Dorothy Armiger was born November 11, 1921 to Otto and Lenora Gries in Holstein, Iowa. She was the loving wife of Charles E. Armiger whom she married February 12, 1941 in Holstein. She graduated from Holstein High School, and spent her entire life in Holstein except for several years during Charles military career when they lived in...

Dec 22, 2013

Helen K. Hintz was born August 23, 1922 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was placed in St. Anthony’s orphanage in Sioux City at the age of 4, where she stayed until completion of 8th grade. She then went to live with her oldest brother’s in-laws in Cushing, IA. Helen was united in marriage to Luverne Hintz on February 26,...

Dec 20, 2013

Dorothy Marion (Otto) was born February 5, 1922 to parents, Henry H. Otto and Anna (Miller) Otto. She was baptized on February 19, 1922 by Pastor Henry Wehking and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Alta (Hanover) on March 31, 1935 by Pastor Otto Bahr. Dorothy attended St. John Lutheran School through 8th grade. As a young lady,...

Dec 15, 2013

Joseph William Wagner was born May 31, 1932 to Joseph and Mary (Kelch) Wagner in Cicero, Illinois. He was united in marriage to Jeanette (Munz) on July 31, 1957 in the parsonage of the Storm Lake Catholic Church. To this union five children were born. As a young boy, Joe worked as a hired hand in Kanawha. After marriage,...

Dec 15, 2013

Vernadine “Vernie” Schubert was born to Reinhold and Melvina (Bollmeyer) Bottjen on June 20, 1928 in Anthon, Iowa. When she was two, her family moved to a farm near Ida Grove, where she lived until her father passed away. She married Duane Schubert on February 12, 1946 at the Ida Grove Lutheran parsonage. To this union three children were...

Dec 14, 2013

Eldon “Tootie” Jurgen Heitmann was born January 6, 1921 to Julius and Sophronia (Goettsch) Heitmann. He attended Galva country school.

On May 20, 1941 he was united in marriage to Alice Jewell Otto. To this union five children were born. Tootie farmed north of Holstein for 25 years. After they moved to town, he worked as a...

Dec 13, 2013

Mildred M. Johnson was born April 29, 1919 in the Truesdale, Iowa area to Ivan and Susie (Siqlin) Bodine. She was one of four children.

Mildred was united in marriage to Kenneth Johnson on September 5, 1940. To this union two sons were born, Alyn and Galyn.

She enjoyed cooking, baking, crocheting and attending her...

Dec 11, 2013

Helen Lucile Bottjen was born November 4, 1915 in Moville, IA to William and Bertha (Eichhorn) Bottjen. She was baptized on November 28, 1915 and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in June of 1930 at St. Paul Lutheran Midway. After the death of her mother, she cared for her younger siblings. She loved to plant and pick corn...