Obituaries

Mar 4, 2014

Helen Joyce Wanberg was born on a farm north of Sheldon, Iowa on February 18, 1928 to Maurice and Sarah Kathryn “Kate” (Lamkin) Ling. She attended country school, graduating as salutatorian from Sheldon High School in 1945. After attending Morningside College, she taught for one year at Gaza Consolidated School in Gaza, Iowa. On June 6, 1948,...

Mar 2, 2014

Lois Dorothy Freese was born December 17, 1924 to Milton and Leona (Will) Roehlk. She was born and raised in Holstein, Iowa and graduated from Holstein High School. Lois was united in marriage to LeRoy Freese on August 18, 1943. To this union three children were born. She enjoyed being a homemaker for her family. Lois was...

Feb 25, 2014

Betty Lou Gebers the daughter of Lester and Goldie (Hageman) Timmerman was born January 20, 1939 in Correctionville, IA. She attended school in the Holstein, IA area.

Betty married Clifford Gebers September 11, 1957. Three sons were born to this marriage. They lived in Garden Grove, CA for 13 years, then returned back to Quimby,...

Feb 16, 2014

Alvina Marie Christiansen died at home on February 16, 2014 at the age of 95. Alvina was the beloved wife of Harry, and mother of Bonnie and Marilyn.

Alvina was born September 20, 1918 to William and Lena Meyer. She was the middle child in a family of 11 children. Her family farmed south of...

Feb 16, 2014

Julia Ann Terry was born January 3, 1960 to Francis and Norma (Means) Cronin in LeMars, Iowa. In 1962 the family moved to Holstein where she graduated from Holstein High School in 1978. Upon graduation, Julie attended DMACC in Ankeny, Iowa and graduated in 1979 with an operating room technician degree. Julie married her high school sweetheart,...

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,...