Obituaries

Mar 18, 2014

Dorothy Mae (Schubert) Grell, daughter of John and Irene (Carstens) Schubert, was born on a farm near Holstein, Iowa on May 3, 1926. She graduated from Holstein High School in 1944. She received her teaching certificate from Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa and taught school before her marriage.

On January 15, 1947 she was...

Mar 16, 2014

Elaine A. Fitch was born in Battle Creek, Iowa to Tommy and Doris (Thomas) Iwen. She lived her entire life in Battle Creek, Correctionville and Quimby, Iowa.

In December 1955, she married Jerry R. Fitch. To this union six children were born. They farmed until Jerry passed away in December of 2007.

Elaine...

Mar 11, 2014

Dennis D. Molgaard passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on March 11, 2014 after suffering a spinal cord injury.

Dennis was the first son of Fredrick Enoch Molgaard and Marjorie June Heikens. He was born June 28, 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He graduated from Storm Lake High School in...

Mar 10, 2014

Delbert P. Kohn was born January 31, 1923 to Josephine (Heinen) and Francis “Frank” Kohn in Cherokee, Iowa. He was one of seven children. Delbert grew up on a farm north of Quimby, Iowa.He was united in marriage to Irene Todd on May 25, 1949. They moved south and east of Cushing where they spent the majority...

Mar 4, 2014

Gladys Helen Todd was born on February 1, 1925, to Otto and Lillie (Meister) Todd on a farm north of Correctionville. When she was an infant, she moved with her parents to a farm north of Holstein. Gladys was the oldest of 13 children. She attended a country school until 8thgrade. She lived with her parents until...

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...