Obituaries

Walter Slota

Walter Slota

May 9, 2013

Walter Slota, 95, of Washta, passed Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa. Walter was born September 26, 1917, in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, the son of Michael & Tacyanna (Marcina) Slota. His family moved to Danbury, Iowa, when Walter was 9 months old. He attended country school and during high school he rode...

Loretta M Schieuer

Loretta M Schieuer

Apr 23, 2013

Loretta Mae (Morrison) Schieuer, 84, devoted wife of Kenneth Verl Schieuer, of Anthon, IA passed away peacefully Tuesday night, April 23, 2013 in the company of her loving family. Loretta was born February 27, 1929 in Climbing Hill, Iowa. She was the sixth of seven children of Omar William and Argie Thelma (Metcalf) Morrison. The family of six girls and...

Florence Leone Irwin

Florence Leone Irwin

Apr 17, 2013

Florence L. Irwin, 89, of Kingsley, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ the Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center in Kingsley, Iowa. Florence Leone was born to Fred and Margaret (Cormack) Kintigh on July 14, 1924, in Larabee, Iowa. She graduated from Larabee High School in 1941 as Valedictorian. In 1942 she graduated from Buena Vista College with her teaching...

Elna J Lindgren

Elna J Lindgren

Feb 27, 2013

Elna J. Lindgren, 90, of Kingsley passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center in Kingsley.Elna Jean was born August 14, 1922 in Grand Meadow Township to Richard Ernest and Ollie Grace (Buckle) Nairn Thomson. She attended school at Grand Meadow, graduating in 1939. She graduated from National Business Training School in 1940 and worked...

Janet Ann Sargent Royer

Janet Ann Sargent Royer

Feb 16, 2013

Jan was born May 7, 1927, the daughter of Buel and Jessie (Haddow) Petersen. She lived in rural Moville, Iowa and attended country school in Wolfcreek and Arlington townships. She graduated from Moville High School in May 1945. After graduation she worked for W.L. Sandborn Implement Co. in Moville as secretary. On February 14, 1948, she married her school sweetheart,...

Siutulei "Lei" Kraft

Siutulei "Lei" Kraft

Feb 7, 2013

Siutulei "Lei" T. Kraft, 68, of Kingsley, IA, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 7, 2013, after fighting a 14-month inspiring battle with pancreatic cancer. Lei was born July 15, 1944 in Utulei, American Samoa, the daughter of Tanielu and Fale (Soliai) Tupua. She was raised in the village of Vaitogi, and graduated from high...

Mark E Ruba

Mark E Ruba

Feb 1, 2013

Mark E. Ruba , 63,of Sioux City, Iowa passed away on Friday February 01, 2013.Mark was born in Sioux City, Iowa on June 2, 1949 to Edwin and Maxine (Nash) Ruba. He was a graduate of Kingsley-Pierson High School class of 1967 and received his Bachelors Degree at Briar Cliff University in 1971. He was a retired US Senior Customs...

Bernard A Benson

Bernard A Benson

Jan 22, 2013

Bernard Alfred Benson was born July 2, 1923 at Soldier, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Annie (Tollufsen) Benson. He was baptized by Pastor H.K. Sumner on August 26, 1923, his sponsors were Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Knutson, Benett Tollufsen and Christine Evenson, and was confirmed June 5, 1938 by Pastor E.E. Hoff at Soldier Lutheran Church, Soldier, Iowa. He...

Blaine L Donaldson

Blaine L Donaldson

Jan 4, 2013

Blaine Lowell Donaldson was born on a farm 2 ½ miles southeast of Webb, IA on December 28, 1932, the third child of Floyd A. and Mayda M. (Hoppe) Donaldson. He attended Garfield-Webb Elementary, Junior High and High School, graduating in 1950. After graduation he attended Buena Vista College and Michigan State University's School of Professional Management, Later he specialized...

Sylvia A Beelner

Sylvia A Beelner

Dec 31, 2012

Sylvia Ann Beelner, 86, of Kingsley, IA passes away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center, surrounded by family. Sylvia was born July 14, 1926, in Kingsley, Iowa, the daughter of Oscar and Anna (Kimm) Meister. She was a life long resident of Kingsley. She attended school in Kingsley, graduating from high school in 1943. She married Donald Beelner...

Eldora "Eldy" C Sitzmann

Eldora "Eldy" C Sitzmann

Dec 24, 2012

Eldora "Eldy" C. Sitzmann, 89, of Kingsley, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012, surrounded by family at her home. Eldora was born November 3, 1923 in Mapleton, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Gertrude (Schuh) Flammang. At the age of 2 or 3 she moved with her family to Kingsley. Eldora married Ralph Sitzmann on November 25, 1941 at...

Max Joseph Stevens

Max Joseph Stevens

Dec 18, 2012

Max J. Stevens, 90, was born November 1, 1922, on a Kingsley farm, son of Frank and Mary (Bainbridge) Stevens. He attended Kingsley School from kindergarten through high school.He married the woman of his dreams, Phyllis Mae Spies, April 17, 1943. Max and Phyllis farmed in the Kingsley area and raised their children, Connie and Phil. Max was a hard-working...

Armeda A Jenness

Armeda A Jenness

Nov 9, 2012

Armeda Anne was born December 23, 1922 in Shelby County, Illinois at home to Louis and Berte (Onion) Hudson. She attended country school through the eighth grade then received her GED certificate. Armeda and Erwin Jennes were married on October 4, 1948 in Strasburg, Ill.. To this union six children were born, David, Nancy, Roy, Lloyd, Verna and Lisa. Throughout...

Margaret I Ditter

Margaret I Ditter

Oct 28, 2012

Kingsley, Iowa; Margaret I. Ditter, 102, passes away Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center in Kingsley, Iowa. Margaret was born on November 2, 1909 in LeMars, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Margaret (Foley) Becker. As a small child she moved with her family to Farmer, South Dakota. She graduated in 1928 from Edgerton Consolidated...

Bertha Marie Hilger

Bertha Marie Hilger

Oct 22, 2012

Bertha M. Hilger, 98, was called home by her Lord on October 22, 2012. She was born on July 7, 1914 in David City, NE, the daughter of John and Augusta (Benda) Birkel. She attended St. Mary's Catholic grade school through eighth grade and graduated from David City Public High School. After graduating she attended the University of Nebraska in...

Vivian E Grubb

Vivian E Grubb

Sep 5, 2012

Vivian E. GrubbKingsley, Iowa: Vivian Grubb, 91, of Kingsley passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at a Sioux City Hospital. Vivian was born March 10, 1921 in Hinton, Iowa, the daughter of Dona and Evalene (Robbins) Comeau. She grew up in South Sioux City, NE, graduating from high school there. She married Joseph Riley January 11, 1940. To this union...

Wilbur R Boggs

Wilbur R Boggs

Aug 2, 2012

Wilbur Roy Boggs, 82, of Kingsley passed away Thursday,August 2, 2012 at Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center in Kingsley, surroundedby family. Wilbur was born March 22, 1930 in rural Lawton, Iowa, the son of Roy and Lola (Galusha) Boggs. He attended country school in rural Lawton. He was drafted in to the U.S. Army in 1951 and served during the...

Freda M Roark

Freda M Roark

Jul 26, 2012

KINGSLEY, IOWA; Freda Mae Roark, 77, of Kingsley, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer. Freda was born December 26, 1934, Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Gladys (Ray) Becker. Freda grew up in the Sioux City area, she married Alvin Bruce Roark January 2, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska. After their marriage Freda and Bruce lived...

Jack Duane Clark

Jack Duane Clark

Jul 25, 2012

Kingsley, Iowa: Jack D. Clark, 84, of Kingsley, passed away at his residence, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Jack Duane Clark was born February 18, 1928, the son of Frank V. and Bernice (Ridenour) Clark. Jack grew up in Kingsley graduating from Kingsley High School in 1946. After graduating from high school Jack served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 -...

David A Klingensmith

David A Klingensmith

May 8, 2012

Pierson, Iowa- David A. Klingensmith , 48, of rural Pierson died Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from injuries suffered in a tractor accident in rural Pierson.David was born on August 27, 1963, in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of Cecil and Sandra (Hansen) Klingensmith. He grew up in rural Pierson and attended Grand Meadow School until it closed, graduating from Marcus...

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