Charlie Behrens
Charlie H. Behrens, age 79, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. There will be no visitation, but following the memorial service, family and friends are invited to gather together at the Lakeshore Café in Storm Lake to share memories and celebrate Mr. Behrens’ life.

Dorothy Menke
Dorothy Menke, age 86, formerly of Fonda, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at Greenfield. Funeral services were held on Monday, March 28, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda with Father Thomas Hart as celebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial was in Mt. Zion Cemeteryat Fonda under the direction of Mahaney Funeral Home.

Mae Ewalt
Mae Ewalt, 97, of Coralville died suddenly Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Coralville United Methodist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Coralville. Memorials may be made to Coralville United Methodist Church or the Coralville Recreation Department for the M. A. Ewalt Park.

Emma Grace Johnson
Emma Grace Johnson, six months, of Topeka, Kan., died on Sunday, February 13, 2005, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Aug. 5, 2004, in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Scott and Julie Shirk Johnson.

Mildred M. Nielsen
Services for Mildred M. Nielsen, age 95, of Newell, Iowa will be held Sunday, April 3, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at Nain Lutheran Church in Newell. There will be no visitation. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Nielsen died Thursday, March 31, 2005 at the Newell Good Samaritan Home.

Ethel Grotjohn
Services are pending at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller for Ethel Grotjohn of Schaller, Iowa who died Thursday, March 31, 2005 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.

Ruby Pewsey
Ruby Pewsey, age 93, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at her home in Otsego Place. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 1:30 pm at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake, with Reverend David Koehler officiating. Burial will be in Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemeteryin Storm Lake. Friends may call at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake from 4: 30 to 7:00 pm on Friday, April 1, 2005, where the family will be present.

Charlie Behrens
Charlie H. Behrens, age 79, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. There will be no visitation, but following the memorial service, family and friends are invited to gather together at the Lakeshore Café in Storm Lake to share memories and celebrate Mr. Behrens’ life.

Kenneth Ohlson
Kenneth T. Ohlson, 78, of rural Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 8:40 p.m. in Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital in Cherokee. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 1 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Larry Nilson officiated. Burial was in the Good Hope Cemetery, rural Cherokee.

Brian Gustafson
Brian Gustafson, age 61, of Sioux Falls, S.D. and formerly of Storm Lake, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005 in Mesa, Ariz. A memorial prayer service was held Friday, August 12, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Reverend Dr. Beverlee Bell of Storm Lake United Methodist Church officiated. Graveside rites and inurnment will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2005 in Storm Lake Cemetery.

Elgie A. Goedert
Elgie Anthony Goedert, age 83, of Fonda, died Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at his daughter’s home in Fonda. Funeral services were held on Friday, August 12, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Varina, with Father Thomas Hart and Father Don Reis as concelebrants at the Mass of Christian Burial. Burial with military rites by W.D. Steiner Legion Post of Varina was in St. Columbkille Cemeteryat Varina under the direction of Mahaney Funeral Home in Fonda.

Mary Waterbury
Mary Waterbury, age 94, of DeBary, Florida and formerly of Odebolt and Schaller, died Monday, August 1, 2005 in DeBary. Memorial services will be held Monday, August 15, 2005 at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Odebolt. Burial will be in Storm Lake Cemetery. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral in Storm Lake is in charge of arrangements.

Bernard Lee Fulkerth
Bernard Lee Fulkerth, 67, of Aurelia, formerly of Alta, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2005 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta, with Pastor Ted Eiders presiding.

Father Alan Weseman
Reverend Alan R. Weseman, age 60, pastor of St. Anselm Catholic Church in Madisonville, Louisiana, died of complications of cancer on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at his home. Father Weseman was the brother of Nancy Weseman Fratzke of Storm Lake. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church in Madisonville with a Memorial Mass at 7 p.m. followed by an all-night Vigil. On Monday, August 15, the Feast of the Assumption, a funeral mass will be held at noon with Archbishop Alfred Hughes as the main celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph Abbey Cemeteryin rural Covington, Louisiana.

Phyllis Whited
Phyllis Whited, age 79, of Early, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Faith United Assembly of God Church in Storm Lake, with Reverend Jerry Greenwalt officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemeteryin Early. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of arrangements.

William Vernon McDeid
Wm. Vernon McDeid, age 92, of Sioux Rapids, died Friday, August 19, 2005 in Sioux Rapids. Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at First United Church of Sioux Rapids, with Reverend Kris Frank officiating, with burial in Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemeteryin Storm Lake under the direction of Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids.

Donald Holstein
Donald Keith Holstein, age 84, of Alta, died on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 27 at United Methodist Church, Alta, with Pastor Kathy Kluis officiating. Inurnment will be at Woodlawn Cemeteryof Alta, prior to the service, at 10:30 a.m. with military rites by Alta VFW Post #6172. Barker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Paul Bettin
Memorial services for Paul John Bettin were held on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at 11 a.m., at the Presbyterian Church in Early under the direction of Farber & Otteman Funeral Home. Burial was at Odebolt Cemetery. Paul John Bettin, age 62, of Early, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 3, 2006. Paul was born on January 17, 1943 in Sac County, the son of Elmer R. and Marvel (Quistorff) Bettin.

Illa Peterson
Illa R. Peterson, age 82, formerly of Storm Lake, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 in Manly after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2006 at Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemeteryin Storm Lake. There will be no visitation.

Lyle Whiting
Funeral services for Lyle Whiting, 86, of Aurelia, were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2006, at First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Harold Werley officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Redig Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Lyle Robert Whiting was born on June 4, 1919 in Aurelia, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Johnson) Whiting. Lyle graduated from Aurelia High School in 1936. He worked as a farm hand, and then served in the Army Air Corp. On December 28, 1949, Lyle was united in marriage to Ruby Arlene White at the Methodist Church in Sioux City.

Gwendolyn Anderson
Gwendolyn Luetta Anderson, age 78 of Spencer, passed away February 2, 2006 following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City on Friday, February 3, 2006.

Ed “Blackie” Winebrinner
Edward “Blackie” Winebrinner, age 79, of Newell died Sunday, January 29, 2006 in Sac City. Funeral service was held Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Newell. Burial was in Newell Cemetery. Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Ruby Schramm
Ruby O. Schramm, age 82, of Storm Lake, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge. Funeral service was heldWednesday, February 1, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Home with burial in Storm Lake Cemetery.

John Severson
Funeral services for John F. Severson, 53, of Aurelia, were Friday, February 3, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia with Pastor Larry Lemke officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Redig Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. John Frederick Severson was born September 5, 1952 in Storm Lake, the son of Oscar Norman and Joyce (Strader) Severson. He attended school in Storm Lake. He received his degree in social work from Buena Vista College. On February 24, 1979, John married Linda Tscherter at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia. John worked as a drug counselor and resident treatment worker for M.H.I. in Cherokee for 10 years, then as a social worker for Lutheran Social Services. John loved music, playing guitar, keyboard and saxophone, and being with his family.

‘Jack’ Theeler John “Jack” Theeler, age 80, of Linn Grove, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at Riverside Presbyterian Church in Linn Grove, with Pastor Russ Westbrook officiating. Burial was in Barnes Township Cemeteryin Linn Grove. Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids was in charge of the arrangements.