Obituaries

Robert L. Ostermann

Jan 6, 2013

Bob was born December 29, 1934 in Ocheyedan, Iowa to George and Molly (Wassman) Ostermann. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He graduated from Ocheyedan High School. He married Eileen Else on September 22, 1957 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Grant Township, Ida Grove, Iowa.

Bob worked construction after graduating from high school....

Janice M. Tiefenthaler

Jan 4, 2013

Jan Tiefenthaler was born July 20, 1935 to Alice (Otto) and Jerome Bruening of Carroll, Iowa. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1953. Jan then attended Iowa State Teacher College in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she graduated with a two-year elementary teaching degree. She put her degree to use in Odebolt, Iowa in 1955 where...

Martha A. Schram

Dec 31, 2012

Martha Ann (Hair) Schram was born Feb. 12, 1930 to George William and Viola Merle (Davis) Hair in Sioux City, IA. Martha’s family moved around a lot but mostly in the Smithland and Anthon area. She married Donald Schram on Sept 14, 1949. To this union three children were born. Martha and Don had a big interest...

Phyllis A. Wiese

Dec 27, 2012

Phyllis was born Oct. 23, 1929 in Holstein, the daughter of Vernie and Opal (Sheeler) Bochmann and the oldest of ten children. She attended school and graduated from Holstein High School in 1947 and attended community college in California and nursing school in Chicago.

Phyllis married Clifford Wiese on June 28, 1950 in Storm Lake,...

Norma A. Hansen

Dec 22, 2012

Norma Ann Jeanette Groepper Hansen was born on October 15, 1918 in Holstein, Iowa. She was the youngest child of William Groepper and Anna (Ericksen) Groepper. Norma attended grade school at a country school south of Holstein and graduated from Holstein High School in 1936. Norma married Lyle Hansen on December 24, 1938. They enjoyed 54 years...

Raymon L. Grell

Dec 17, 2012

Raymon was born December 12, 1929, at Cushing to Henry and Emma (Volkert) Grell. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing. When his family moved to the Holstein area in 1943, he became a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein, serving a number of years as an elder on...

Marie L. Stines

Dec 14, 2012

Marie was born September 9, 1937 in Philadelphia, PA to James T. & Marie (Breen) Leonard III. She was the oldest of two children and grew up in Maple Shade, NJ. On October 13, 1956 Marie married Homer (Pete) Stines Sr., and moved to the Correctionville/Holstein area.

Marie ran the Das Schuhhaus from 1973 to...

Joyce E. Miller

Dec 11, 2012

Joyce Eileen Miller was born May 12, 1944 in Sioux City, Iowa to parents Thelma (Burnquist) and Elmer Bubke. She was baptized at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Sioux City, two blocks from Mercy Medical Center where she left us for the Promised Land. Joyce graduated from Ida Grove High School in 1962. Joyce was diagnosed with...

Eva H. Richard

Dec 6, 2012

Surrounded by her children, Eva Hildegard Benna Richard peacefully left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on December 6, 2012. Born on Christmas day, 1915, Eva was a loving, caring, giving person who touched the lives of all she met. She was a gentle spirit, with a quiet will of iron. She lived for...

Dorothea M. Moller

Dec 5, 2012

Dorothea Marie Moller was born on a farm near Quimby, Iowa, to Christ and Anna (Rex) Daugaard on March 1, 1929. She attended country schools and graduated from Holstein High School in 1947. Dorothea worked for Storm King Hatchery until October 1951, when she married Wilbur Moller in El Paso, Texas. After Wilbur was discharged from the...

Leonard L. Munsen

Dec 4, 2012

Leonard L. Munsen was born on December 1, 1930 to Arthur and Mary Munsen. He graduated from Correctionville High School.

He was united in marriage to Eva Munsen, and to this union four children were born. Eva and Leonard were lifelong business partners all over the United States.

Leonard was a volunteer fireman,...

Gary A. Koivisto

Nov 30, 2012

Gary was born on June 27, 1959, in Duluth, Minnesota to Robert and Barbara Koivisto. He married Karla Wade on September 16, 1989. They have two children, Jacob Lee and Kylee Jean. Gary has been employed at Furst McNess for 15 years, where he supervised the loading dock.

He was also the assistant chief of...

Floyd R. Doxtad

Nov 29, 2012

Floyd Rohde Doxtad; devoted husband, son, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, hero of a hundred stories and friend to a multitude; passed away Thursday, Nov. 29 at Char-Mac Assisted Living Center in Holstein, after a 95-year bout with time.

Floyd was born on January 11, 1917 in Emerson, Neb., the son of Lewis and Agnes (Rohde)...

Frances A. Peterson

Nov 28, 2012

Frances Ann was born on February 11, 1933 to Francis E. (Bug) Castle and Anna (Ankerson) Castle of Alta, Iowa. She graduated from Alta High School in 1951. In 1955, she married Thomas S. (Pete) Peterson. To the marriage, they had two children, daughter, Sande and son, Tom.

Fran enjoyed many things in her life,...

Roberta "Bobbi" Linn

Nov 25, 2012

Bobbi was born July 10, 1934, to Robert J.H. Badger Sr. and Mildred Juanita (Trimble) Badger in Montezuma, Iowa. She was the valedictorian of the Class of 1952 at Montezuma High School.

Bobbi earned her Bachelor of Science in “experimental cookery” at Iowa State College. In her later years, she often credited her education in...

Don W. Ludvigson

Nov 19, 2012

Long time cattle feeder and farmer, Don W. Ludvigson, age 88 years, of Holstein, Iowa passed away on November 19, 2012 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Don was born August 28, 1924 the son of Ed and Ruby (Madsen) Ludvigson. He was baptized November 16, 1924 and was a life long member of St....

Lois A. Widner

Nov 17, 2012

Lois A. Widner, age 76, of Correctionville, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Correctionville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Correctionville.

Memorial: A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial: Burial will be at the Good Hope Cemetery of rural Correctionville.

Dean W. Robinson

Nov 17, 2012

Dean was born on September 25, 1980 in Lathrop, Missouri to parents, Dean and Anita (Cowden) Robinson. He graduated high school in Lathrop, Missouri, and then went on to college at the age of 16. He was employed at Farmers Coop in Ida Grove, where he took great pride and enjoyed his job. Dean and Samantha were...

Gary Getzmier

Nov 10, 2012

Gary was born on April 12, 1938, and raised by his loving parents, Lloyd and Ruth (Peterson) Getzmier. He was baptized on June 30, 1938, and confirmed on April 6, 1952, at St. John's Lutheran Church of Hanover, rural Alta. After grade school at Hanover, Gary attended Galva High School, graduating in 1956. He continued his education...

Margaret C. Fett

Nov 9, 2012

Margaret “Marge” Carolyn Ebert was born on November 3, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Frank and Irene (Zoeller) Ebert. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Marge graduated from Taylor Allerdice High School and from Robert Morse School of Business.

Marge met the love of her life when he attended Duquesne University in...