All Obituaries

Barbara L. Bloom, age 73, of Albert City, Iowa died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Pleasant View Home in Albert City.  Celebration of Life Service will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Albert City. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. A reception will follow the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.  Barbara Lynn Olson was...

Arne E. Axelson, age 80, of Alta, Iowa died on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Summit Evangelical Free Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake with full military honors by the Alta VFW. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the CHURCH with the family present from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with social distancing encouraged and...

Raymond M. Vogel, age 73, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died on Monday, August 24, 2020 in Cherokee, Iowa. Memorial services will take place on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.  Raymond Michael Vogel, the son of Charles and Mary (Warner) Vogel, was born on April 18, 1947 in Grand Island, Nebraska. As an infant, he was baptized at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic...

JoAnn E. Gunnarson, age 87, of Marathon, Iowa died August 23, 2020 at her home in Marathon. Family memorial services will take place at a later date. Burial will be in the Poland Township Cemetery in Marathon. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements. JoAnn Emma Gunnarson, the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Sonksen) Christiansen, was born October 20, 1932 in Danbury, Iowa. Growing up, JoAnn attended grade school and high school. She graduated from Garfield...

Maudie Mae Sennert, age 94, of Storm Lake, Iowa died July 24, 2020 at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa.  Private graveside services will be held at the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.  Maudie Mae Sennert was born April 19, 1926 in Belvidere, Nebraska the oldest of two daughters of Ross Theodore and Olive Laura (Dody) Burch. Maudie’s parents left Nebraska when she was...

Elwin Lee White, age 79, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died July 11, 2020 at his home in Sioux Rapids.  Funeral services will take place Monday, July 20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. and run until service time at the funeral home. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.  Elwin Lee White, the son of Elwin and Marjorie (Duvall) White, was born on June 7, 1941 in Cherokee,...

Elayne Grapenthin, age 94, of Linn Grove, Iowa died June 25, 2020 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.    Public graveside services will take place Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made in her honor to St. Luke’s Lutheran Home activity fund. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.  Elayne Marian Franzene was...

Jack S. Anderson, age 90, of Storm Lake, Iowa died on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at his home in Storm Lake. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.  Jack Stanley Anderson, the son of Carl and Gail (Schafer) Anderson, was born on August 11, 1929 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Jack was baptized and confirmed at the Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Growing up, Jack attended...

Jon Lee Hadenfeldt, age 80, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died April 27, 2020 at his home in Sioux Rapids.  Celebration of Life Service will take place on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at the Little Sioux Golf and Country Club in Sioux Rapids. Burial will take place at a later date in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids.  Jon Lee Hadenfeldt, the son of Leonard G Hadenfeldt and Elvira F. (Vogel) Hadenfeldt, was born on June 26, 1939 in Iowa City, Iowa. He...

Lawrence “Larry” G. Erickson, age 89, of Albert City, Iowa died on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City. Private graveside services will take place due to COVID-19 at the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements.  Larry Gordon Erickson, the son of Harvey and Viola (Hadley) Erickson was born in Storm Lake, Iowa on July 13, 1930. He lived his youth in the Marathon...