All Obituaries

Velma Auen, age 94, of Albert City, Iowa died on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Pocahontas Community Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in rural Albert City. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the...

Fay Theeler, age 85, of Linn Grove, Iowa died on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Riverside Evangelical Free Church in Linn Grove. Burial will be in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux...

Lori Ashley, age 57, of Rembrandt, Iowa died on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place on Friday, December 20, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the...

Raymond I. Bertness Jr., age 99, of Spencer, Iowa and formerly of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died Friday, November 15, 2019 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. Memorial services will take place Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.  Raymond, son of Raymond I. Bertness, Sr. and Ina Scott Bertness,...

Laura Hollesen, age 95, of Everly, Iowa died on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Everly. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements. Laura Irene Hollesen, the daughter of Ethel and Hugh...

Bill Frederick, age 90, of Webb, Iowa died Monday, November 4, 2019 in Spencer, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Burial will be on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.  Billie Gene Frederick, the son of...

Duane Mahnke, age 87, of Storm Lake, Iowa formerly of Albert City, Iowa died on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.  Duane Donald Mahnke, the son of Alfred and Anna (Gruhn) Mahnke was born in Carroll, Iowa on November 10, 1931. He was...

Doris A. Skog, age 96, of Albert City, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 7, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation will take place on Sunday, October 6, 2019 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in...

Diane Hach, age 63, of Linn Grove, Iowa died Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove, Iowa with Pastor Rhonda Wykoff officiating. Burial will be in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove, Iowa. Diane Lynn Hach, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Rosenbaum) Wirkus was born June 17, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota was one of 4 children. She...

Charles "Chuck" Johnson died suddenly at the Charles De Gualle airport in Paris, France, on September 4, 2019, at the age of 67 years. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert City. A private family burial will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery. There will be a reception at the church immediately following the service. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the...