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Denise "DeeDee" Mastbergen, 68, of Marcus, formerly of Paullina and LeMars, passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Floyd Valley Healthcare in LeMars. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in LeMars. Rev. Brian Hofman from Calvin Christian Reformed Church in LeMars officiated. Burial was at Liberty Township Cemetery in rural Meriden. Rexwinkel Funeral Home in LeMars assisted with the arrangements. Denise Lucretia Mastbergen, the daughter of Lambert and...
A funeral service for Kevin J. “Duff” Tewes was held Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Brent Tewes, Dave Duncan, Jeff Kohn, Jason Otto, Roger Vander Veen and Dave Rieck. Honorary pallbearers were Brice Tewes, Randy Dunkelberger, James Soriano, Jared Miller and Steve Peters. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Kevin Jay Tewes, son of Lester Lawrence and Dorothy Eva (Diekmann) Tewes, was born June...
A memorial service for Karen A. Weber was held Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Pastor Tim Voth officiated. Pallbearers were Andy Plagge, Alex Plagge, Jack Plagge, Kate Plagge, Sydney Petersen, Elle Petersen, Lauren Dahl and Gabe Weber. Interment was in Lakeview Gardens Cemetery at Okoboji. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with arrangements. Karen Ann Shannon, daughter of Lucille Katherine (Miller) Shannon, was born Nov. 23, 1939, at Fontanelle. She spent her youth in the Fontanelle area and attended school...
A funeral service for Helen J. Strubbe was held Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sanborn. Pastor Joseph Bangert officiated. Pallbearers were Brian Kleve, Brett Kleve, Stewart Strubbe, Shawn Strubbe, Shane Strubbe and Ethan Strubbe. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Gerrit and Johanna (De Kruif) Van’t Hof joyfully welcomed in the New Year with the birth of their second daughter, Helen Jean, on Jan. 1, 1930. She was born in Sanborn and grew up in that com... Full story
A memorial service for Charles H. “Charlie” Verplank will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at the Hartley Funeral Home Chapel in Hartley. Dr. Lynn Dau will officiate. Honorary pallbearers are Terry Jenkins, Jerry Jenkins, Lynn Griese, Jason Peters and LeRoy Peters. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Arthur W. Kirchhoff Post #288, of Hartley, with interment in Harrison Township Cemetery near May City. Hartley Funeral Home is assisting with the arrangements. Charles Henry “Charlie” Verplank was born Aug. 23, 1949 to Darrell... Full story
Funeral services for Robert Louis “Louie” Jensen were held Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Dr. Lynn Dau officiated. Casket bearers were George Oggero, Walt Oggero, Pierce Jensen, Kyle Pratt, Nathan Westphal, Ryan Brehmer, Cohen Rittenhouse and Devin Brehmer. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Warner Funeral Home in Spencer assisted with the arrangements. Robert “Louie” Louis Jensen passed away in Ligonier, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at the age of 91. His battle with serious medical issues in the... Full story
A memorial service for David A. Decker was held Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at Grace Fellowship Church in Hartley. Rev. Steve Campbell officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Nate Hunziker, Brian Hunziker, Todd Sherrets, Jason Decker, Ryan Sherrets, Wesley Staack, Nikki Kennedy, Kari Penhollow and Erin Francis. Burial will be at a later date. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. David Allen Decker, one of six children of John and Betty (Howard) Decker, was born Feb. 15, 1960 in Hampton. He spent his youth around Independence and recei... Full story
A memorial service for Richard J. “Dick” Swartz was held Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Melvin. Pastor Judy Johnson officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Amanda Edwards, Connor Rousemiller, Eric Rousemiller, William Rousemiller and Nicholas Rousemiller. Interment will be at a later date in West Holman Township Cemetery at Sibley, with military graveside rites conducted by the Melvin American Legion, Reed Guthrie Post #470. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Richard James “Dick” Swartz, one of three s... Full story
Private family services for Orville A. Tewes were held Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley, with Pastor Lynn Dau officiating. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Orville Alvin Tewes, the son of Ernest and Nellie (Baumeister) Tewes, was born Sept. 16, 1930 at home in rural Hartley. Orville had 14 siblings. He attended country school until the eighth grade, and then attended and graduated from the high school in Hartley in 1948. Orville was united in marriage to Marlys Ann Shafer, of Calumet, on Oct. 25,...
David Roth, 84, of Tempe, Ariz., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at the Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Sibley, with Father Siby Punnoose as celebrant. Burial will be in the Gilman Township Cemetery at Ashton. Visitation will be Thursday, Feb. 16, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Sibley. There will be a rosary at 5 p.m. David Glen Roth was...
A memorial service for Gertrude G. “Gert” Van Engen was held Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Grace Fellowship Church in Hartley. Rev. Kenneth C. Eberline, II and Rev. Nathan Van Engen officiated. Pallbearers were John Van Engen, Nathan Van Engen, Andy Van Engen, Jared Van Engen, Shane Van Engen, Jason Van Engen, Dawn Culver, Laurena Overmire, Angie Selzer, Amy Van Engen, Keri Eberline and Kalyn Rife. Interment was in Baker Township Cemetery at Melvin. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Gertrude Grace “Gert” (DeRuyter) Van Engen w...
A funeral service for Darlene J. Lux was held Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Randy Bobolz, Terry Thomsen, Brian Lux, Ezra Hambrick, Bradley Bobolz, David Petersen, Graham Lux and Adam Ruschmann. Honorary pallbearers were the Y’adnom Club of Hartley, Zachary Tewes, David Bobolz, Gary Baumgarn, Dan Thomsen, Craig Van Houten, Jeff Paulsen, Greg Paulsen and Bruce Baumgarn. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arr...
A funeral service tribute was held for Bruce Tiedemann, 59, of Earlham, who died Dec. 26, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A tribute was held Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at the Johnson Funeral Home, Earlham Chapel. Pastor Vic Rasmussen officiated with musical selections “Amazing Grace” and “Even Though I’m Leaving.” Honorary casketbearers were Mark Recher, Glen Recher, Richard Gray, Randy Hickman, Lloyd Hykey and Brad Worthing. A private family committal service was held Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2023 at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Okoboji....
Darwyn Verne “Tony” Snyder passed away on Dec. 2, 2022, in St. Louis, Mo. at the age of 98. He grew up in Marathon, the only child of Rodney and Naomi (nee Goetschius) Snyder. He expressed fond memories of small-town life and later, Sioux City, where the family moved in 1941 when he was 17. He was enrolled at Morningside College for 1-1/2 years before enlisting in the Army. He was deployed overseas to Marseilles in October 1944, and participated in the southern invasion. During the winter of 1944-45, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He...
• Jan. 29, 1948 The Hartley Town Council voted to repeal the outmoded poll tax that had been on the statutes of the town for many years. The tax, which placed a levy upon the head of each able-bodied man of military age, was considered by many to be in effect little more than a “veteran’s tax.” The levy was originally intended to secure a fund of labor for the construction of roads. Harlan Goetsch was attending a school for farm equipment management, which was conducted by the International Harvester Co. exclusively for dealers and their p...
A funeral service for Winifred E. “Winnie” Mack was held Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Gary Schade, Brian Schade, Donald Nolte, Mike Hamm, Jim Wernimont and Leon Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were Julie Riesenberg, Loura Porter, Louise Johnson, Larry Johnson, Cheryl Wernimont, Charlene Heschke and Joan Peters. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Winifred Eileen “Winnie” Mack was born June 25,...
A memorial service for Daniel Alons was held Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at the Cornerstone United Reformed Church in Sanborn. Rev. Dan Donovan officiated. Pallbearers were Adam Van Duyn, Nathan Van Duyn, Brad Alons, Owen Postma, Kelly Roder, Matt Roder and Brent Geels. Interment was in Roseland Cemetery at Sanborn. Sanborn Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Daniel “Dan” Alons, son of Ben and Maggie (Holtrop) Alons, was born on Feb. 24, 1924, near Hospers. He spent his youth in rural Sheldon where he attended the local country sch...
A funeral service for Dorothy Jeanne Hein was held Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated. Pallbearers were Michael Foley, Trevor Martin, Jeff Durst, Kelvin Edmundson, Brent Peterson and Troy Peterson. Honorary pallbearers were Dennis Durst, David Petersen, Greg Gillespie and Kevin Zinn. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Dorothy Jeanne Hein (Jeanne) entered the world at her parents’ home near Primghar on Dec. 13,...
Donald Glaser, 85, of White Bear Township, Minn., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023 surrounded by family. Don was born Aug. 6, 1937 in Hartley. Don is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Agnes Glaser; and brother-in-law, Pete Flick. Don is survived by his wife of 61 years, Bev; daughters, Sonya Glaser and Debbie (Bryan) Lillehaugen; grandchildren, Alyssa (Brice) Johnson and Eric Lillehaugen; sister, Verlene Flick; nephew, Darwin; and nieces, Julie (Tim), Denise and Jill (Gary). Funeral services will be held on Friday, Jan. 20,...
Memorial services for John F. Sindt were held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly, with Dave Hoye officiating. Interment will be at a later date. Warner Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. John Frederick Sindt, the son of Norman and Sharon (Blum) Sindt, was born on Nov. 20, 1970, in Spencer. His childhood years were spent in Everly where he received his early education. John later moved to Sibley with his mother, where he finished his education and met the love of his life, Suzie Hofkamp, in high school. John...
A memorial service for Donna J. Struve, of Urbandale and formerly of Archer, was held Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Archer United Methodist Church. Private family graveside services were held in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Primghar. Eldridge Family Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Donna Jeane Struve, age 89, passed away peacefully on Nov. 23, 2022, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, surrounded by family. She was born on July 15, 1933 in Primghar, the daughter of Herbert and Ida (Harms) Saupe. She grew up on a farm two miles west...
A funeral service for Stanley Rod Thomsen was held Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Pastor Dan Taylor officiated. Casket bearers were Ben Thomsen, Jake Thomsen, Kyle Thomsen, Leah Thomsen, Emily Chisholm, Erin Thomsen and Charlie Johnson. Interment was at Lone Tree Cemetery near Everly, with military services conducted by American Legion Everett Boyles, Jr. Post #414, of Everly. Warner Funeral Home in Everly assisted with the arrangements. Stanley Rodney Thomsen (Rod), 92, of Everly, passed away peacefully surrounded by...
A funeral service was held for Colleen A. Hilbert-Hennings on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hartley. Fr. Tim Hogan officiated. Pallbearers were Jason Otto, Jared Otto, Kristina Bush, Katen Sadler, Kylah Petrich, Joey Rost, Molly Steinkamp, Nick Hilbert, Jayna Boeve, Jeremy Hilbert, Jordan Hilbert, Mariesa Moravec, Morgan Moravec, Madelyn Moravec, Emily Brown, Adrianna Wagner, Onica Jacobs, Kaylee Boll, Abigail Boll, Austin Boll and Keaton Boll. Honorary pallbearer was Jonah Hilbert. Interment was at Pleasant View C...
Mary Plagmann, 73, of Humboldt, passed away from anaplastic thyroid cancer on Jan. 7, 2023 at the Mercy One Hospital in Sioux City. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery at Alta. The Lentz Funeral Home in Humboldt assisted with the arrangements. Mary Ruth Porter, the daughter of Wayne and Ruth (Steig) Porter, was born on Nov. 3, 1949 in Primghar. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1968. Mary then graduated...
Visitation and fellowship to celebrate the life of Wayne A. Rossman was held Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at the Hartley Funeral Home in Hartley. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements. Wayne Arthur Rossman, son of Arthur and Della (Hansen) Rossman, was born in his family’s farmhouse 10 miles northwest of Platte, S.D., on April 23, 1927. Due to the agricultural depression, drought, hordes of grasshoppers and dust storms, the family relocated to a farm south of Harris in 1935. I...