Obituaries
Alberta Castillo
March 22, 2025
Alberta May Castillo was born on October 25, 1951, the daughter of Albert and Hazel May (Robeson) Sargent in Cherokee, Iowa. She was raised in Storm Lake and graduated from high school with the class of 1970. On May 23, 1971, she married Juan Castillo at the Community of Christ Church in Storm Lake. They were blessed with four children...
Jackie Kohnekamp
March 21, 2025
Jacqueline Rose Kohnekamp was born on July 28, 1937, the daughter of John and Muriel (Points) Mitchell in Treynor, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic faith. She graduated from Treynor High School.
She dedicated her career to various roles, beginning at a factory in Omaha for Tip Top, where she helped produce wigs and hair products. She later...
Russ Quandt
March 20, 2025
Russell Charles Quandt was born on September 17, 1958, the son of Francis and LaRue Ella (Keller) Quandt in Denison. He was baptized and later confirmed into the Catholic faith. Russ received his education from Schleswig High School and graduated with the class of 1977.
Russ dedicated many years of hard work and commitment to his career at Farmland Foods in...
Vernon "Vernie" Lutz
March 14, 2025
Vernon Dean Lutz was born at home on January 2, 1935, to Paul and Hulda (Hantelman) Lutz. He grew up on a farm five miles north of Denison, Iowa, in Goodrich Township. Vernon attended rural school and later pursued some high school education. During his 10th-grade year, he spent time at Denison High School before leaving to help on the...
Bernhard E. "Bernie" Petersen
March 14, 2025
View the services here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rACjyi1Gp2U
FUNERAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO: Visitation with Family Greeting Friends will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 18, 2025 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 also at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig. Burial will be in the...
Elizabeth "Beth" Hamblen
March 13, 2025
**Please note the change in service day and times.**
Elizabeth “Beth” Hamblen was born on June 4, 1984, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison to James Phillip and Barbara (Wieland). She was baptized and confirmed at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. Beth attended Denison Community School and graduated with the Class of 2003. A passionate sports fan,...
Marlene Baer
March 13, 2025
Marlene LaRue (Bielenberg) Baer was born at home on August 19, 1937, in Otter Creek Township, Iowa, to Carl and Alice (Miller) Bielenberg. She was baptized in 1938 and confirmed in 1952 at Freidens Evangelical and Reformed Church in Schleswig. Marlene attended elementary school at Morgan #7 County School and graduated from Schleswig High School with the Class of 1955.
During...
Marlon E. Jepsen
March 12, 2025
Marlon Edward Jepsen was born on March 27, 1952, in Denison, Iowa, to Edward and Dorothy (Ackelbein) Jepsen. He was baptized on August 19, 1952, and confirmed in his faith on April 3, 1966, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, where he remained a lifelong member.
Growing up, Marlon had a passion for sports and enjoyed playing catch with...
Janet Bielfeldt
March 10, 2025
Janet Natalie Bielfeldt was born on October 26, 1953, the daughter of Norman and Marilyn (Schultz) Kuehl in Denison, Iowa. She was baptized and later confirmed her faith at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. She attended Lutheran school in Charter Oak and graduated from Charter Oak-Ute High School with the class of 1971. Janet attended beauty school in...
Margaret J. Ford
March 6, 2025
Margaret passed away on March 6, 2025. Per her wishes, no services will be held.
Robert "Bob" Rice
March 5, 2025
Robert “Bob” E. Rice was born on January 7, 1931, to Everett and Flora (Taylor) Rice. He graduated from Hayes Consolidated School in 1948, rural Storm Lake, and soon began farming near Storm Lake. On August 13, 1950, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Alberts, in Storm Lake, Iowa. When his grandfather retired from farming, Bob and Dorothy...
Alice Mae Krapfl
March 5, 2025
Alice Mae Krapfl, born on August 9, 1932, in Iowa City, Iowa, was the daughter of Elmer and Alice Mae (Sprague) Oertell Miller. She was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith and grew up in Dubuque, Iowa, where she attended school. Alice pursued her passion for nursing, earning her RN from Sauk Valley Community College in Sterling, Illinois.
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Carmen Hamilton
March 4, 2025
Carmen Ann Hamilton was born on July 14, 1951, the daughter of Oskar J. and Margie (Rubendall) Jurgens in Denison, IA. Born a preemie, under four pounds, they did not know if she would make it. She was a fighter then and proved to be a fighter her entire life.
Carmen was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She went...
Derek Johannsen
March 1, 2025
Derek David Johannsen was born on December 16, 1985, to Craig Johannsen and Susan (Johannsen) Boland in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed his faith at the United Church of Christ Church in Schleswig. Derek attended Schleswig schools and graduated from Denison High School with the Class of 2004.
Derek was a skilled welder, honing his craft through experience in...
Joie Schaffer
March 1, 2025
On March 1st, 2025, Joie Schaffer left this earth to be reunited with her father and her two brothers.
Joie fought a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born June 19, 1980, to Joseph and Leah Schaffer in Des Moines, Iowa. Joie loved to travel and has lived in several states across the country but always made her way...
Clarence C. Hoffman
February 28, 2025
Clarence Clifford Hoffman was born on August 7, 1933, the son of John and Christina (Rath) Hoffman in Leola, South Dakota. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith. Clarence graduated from Leola High School with the class of 1951. He earned his bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State University in 1959. Additionally, he proudly served in the United...
Pearl Reitz
February 26, 2025
Pearl June Reitz, born June 5, 1939, in the embrace of loving parents Ray and Pearl Marie (Muff) Putnam, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, adventure, and kindness. She was 85 years old.
Pearl was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
Pearl married Dr. Alan Theodore Folkens. The couple made their home at various...
Ronald Quandt
February 15, 2025
Ronald Francis Quandt was born on April 7, 1947, the son of Francis and LaRue (Keller) Quandt in Denison, Iowa. He was baptized and later confirmed his faith at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. Ronald received his education from Schleswig High School, graduating with the class of 1965. Following his education, he proudly enlisted in the United...
Marvin Jeschke
February 14, 2025
Marvin Fredrich Carl Jeschke, the son of Bernard “Ben” and Frieda (Clausen) Jeschke, was born on June 22, 1930, in Hanover Township near Schleswig. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Marvin received his education from Schleswig High School and graduated with the class of 1948.
On April 4, 1965, Marvin married Ruth Pump at Zion Lutheran Church in...
Janet Freie
February 2, 2025
Janet Carol (Clark) Freie of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on February 2, 2025 in Overland Park, Kansas after a brief illness. She was born to Mary Cleota “Tote” and Donald Clark on May 25, 1943 and raised on the family's farms near Dow City, Iowa. She graduated from Dow City High School, Iowa State University (BA, English) and the University...
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