Obituaries

Marlene Giermann

Funeral Services for 91-year-old Marlene Giermann of Denison will be held at 1:30 P.M, Saturday, January 31 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison. Visitation with family greeting friends will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Friday, January 30 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Denison.
 
She passed away Friday, January 23 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
 
Survivors include her daughter, Sarah (Robert) Robles; 4 grandchildren, other grandchildren; great-grandchildren; friend, Lyle Frazier; many other family and friends.
           
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home. 
Service Date: 01/31/2026
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Diane Cary

Visitation for 73-year-old Diane Cary of Minnesota will be held 10:00 AM – 12:00 P.M, Saturday, January 31 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with inurnment in the Dow City Cemetery.
 
She passed away at her home in Minnesota.
 
Survivors include her children: Matthew Cary (wife Leah Bourgeois), Erin Cary (husband Rob Matsushita), and Anthony Cary; sisters Mary Nave (husband Tom), Carol Gronlund (husband Edward), and Peggy Sloniker (husband Gary).
           
 
Service Date: 01/31/2026
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Vera Moeller

Mass of Christian Burial for 92 year old Vera Moeller will be held on Friday January 30th at 11:00 am at the St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison. A rosary will start at 9:00 am at the church with visitation leading up to the service time. Burial will be in the St Rose of Lima Cemetery.

Vera passed away on Wednesday January 21st at her home in Denison.

She is survived by husband Darrell; children Stan (Cindy) Moeller of Hull, Cindy (Paul) Dapra of Wyoming, Todd (Tammy) Moeller of Denison, Dan Moeller of Denison, Tim (Christine) Moeller of Omaha, and Julie (Richie) Wingfield of Malvern; 11 grandchildren; & nine great grandchildren.

The Pauley Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Service Date: 01/30/2026
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Joan Nobbe

Funeral Services for 80-year-old Joan Nobbe formerly of Charter Oak will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, January 30 at St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak. The Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M., Thursday, January 29.
 
She passed away Saturday, January 24 at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center.
 
Survivors include her daughters: Norma Jo Majerus of Waukee and Christi Kejriwal (Anup) of Washington; three granddaughters; three stepchildren: Pam Nobbe, Dexter Nobbe, and Don Nobbe, other relatives and friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 01/30/2026
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Sharlene Hansen

Funeral Services for 85-year-old Sharlene Hansen of Denison will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 30 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Denison with a visitation two hours prior to the service. Burial will be in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens.
 
She passed away Tuesday, January 27 at her home in Denison.
 
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth; 3 daughters: Marsha (John) Stoll of Illinois, Michelle Friedrichsen of Denison and Marie Reynolds of Omaha; 5 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.  
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 01/30/2026
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Jolene Marie Stoelk

Jolene Marie Stoelk, age 70, of Westside, IA, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, IA, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia with Pastor Andrew Noble officiating. Music will be by Ann Whitaker. Casket bearers will be her nephews: Kurt Miller, Ryan Miller, Troy Stoelk, Marty Stoelk, Aaron Schwanz, and Danny Petersen. Honorary casket bearers will be the Zion Lutheran Ladies Aide Circle, Diane Berger, Linda Berger and Jolene Berger. Burial will be in the Westside Cemetery in Westside.

Visitation will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The casket will be moved to the church Wednesday morning where visitation will resume from 9:30 A.M. until 10:15 A.M prior to the service.

Jolene is survived by her husband Mark Stoelk of Westside, IA; son Randy Stoelk (Lisa) of Westside; Kim Cleveland of Westside; grandchildren: Garrett Cleveland (Lex) of Ankeny, Kalon Cleveland of Ankeny, Kyelar Cleveland of Ankeny, Jax Cleveland of Westside; Tyler Stoelk of Breda,  Kate Stoelk, Mallory Stoelk, and Will Stoelk all of Westside; step-grandchildren: Chance Cleveland (Breely) of Carroll and their son Micah, Eli Cleveland and special friend Abby Danner of Carroll; brother Dale Petersen of Vail; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Ken Loneman of Altoona; Ewing Miller of Clinton, Carol Lynn Stoelk of Carroll, Carletta Brown of Lake View, and Carman Schwanz (Eugene) of Wall Lake; nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll.

Service Date: 01/28/2026
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Debbie Wendt

Funeral Services for 73-year-old Debbie Wendt of Charter Oak will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, January 27 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak. Friends may call from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Monday, January 26 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak.
 
She passed away Wednesday, January 21 at her home in Charter Oak.
 
Survivors include her husband, Robert Wendt, of Charter Oak; children: Lisa (Michael) Dieter of Denison, Melissa Holmes of North Carolina, and Michael (Sue) Sandbothe of Missouri; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings: Carolyn Boyce of Tennessee, Daniel (Pam) Martin of Denison, Marsha (Kenny) Marth of Ricketts, Judy Blunk of Kiron, and Rhonda Sears of Missouri Valley; nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
           
The Huebner Funeral Home in Charter Oak is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 01/27/2026
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Madelyn Huelsing

Madelyn Huelsing, 93, of Denison and formerly of Maple River, died Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, at St. Ann’s Church in Vail with burial in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery in Mount Carmel.

A visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. The casket will be moved to St. Ann’s Church at 9:15 a.m. Friday morning where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass.

Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Madelyn’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.

Service Date: 01/23/2026
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Shari Bailey

Funeral Services for 75-year-old Shari Bailey of Denison will be held 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 22 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in the Zion Cemetery. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 21.
 
She passed away Sunday, January 18 at Rolling Meadows Sr. Living in Carroll.
 
Survivors include her husband, Roger Bailey of Denison; sons: Todd (Ann) Bailey Clear Lake and Chad (Tina) Bailey of Denison; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; siblings: Lynda (Tom) Billars, Gwen (Denny) Johanson, David (Jeanie) Henrichs and Deb Ramm; siblings-in-law: Randy (Judy) Bailey, Colleen (Craig) Schroeder and Donnie (Vicky) Bailey; many other relatives and friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 01/22/2026
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Donna Ahart

Funeral Services for 90-year-old Donna Ahart of Denison will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 21 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens in Denison.
 
She passed away Saturday, January 17 at Willow Dale Nursing Home in Battle Creek.       
 
Survivors include her daughters: Michelle (Brad) Barta of Sioux Falls; Lisa (Steve) Ulmer of Arion; Karen (Gerald) Kennedy of Schleswig; five granddaughters; nine great grandchildren; brother-in-law Arlyn Schulz, sister-in-law Dorothy Kahl, other relatives and friends.
           
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 01/21/2026
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Juliann Christie

A Funeral Service 86 year old Juliann Christie, of Schleswig, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 19, at the United Church of Christ in Schleswig. Committal Services will follow in the Morgan Township Cemetery in Schleswig.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, January 18, at the United Church of Christ in Schleswig.

Julie passed away on Wednesday, January 14, at the Denison Care Center of Denison.

Left to carry on her memory are her children Kevin (Peggy) Christie of Ida Grove, Kirk Christie of Slater, and Keith (Amy) Christie of Council Bluffs; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; five bonus grandchildren; six bonus great-grandchildren; one bonus great-great grandchild; nephew Mark (Barb) Evers; and my “special girls & boys”: Tia, Tessa, Tanna, Kamryn, Lacey, Amelia, Elliot and Royce; extended family and friends.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Service Date: 01/19/2026
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Edith Marie Olsen

Edith Marie Olsen, age 96, of Newell, Iowa died January 10, 2026 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.

Funeral services will take place Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church in Newell. Burial will be in Newell Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, January 16, 2026 from 5-7:00 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. 
 
Survivors include children: Tom (Marty) Olsen of Newell; Becky (Jim) Brown of Hudsonville, Michigan; Julie (Rick) Staley of Charter Oak, Iowa; Linda (Steve) Culp of Newell, Iowa; 15 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren.
 
The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Service Date: 01/17/2026
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Kenneth Davis

Memorial Services for 96-year-old Kenneth Davis of Denison will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 17 at United Presbyterian Church in Denison with visitation starting at 9:30 – 10:30 AM, prior to the service. Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atlantic.
 
He passed away December 26 at Homestead Assisted Living in Denison.
 
Survivors include one daughter, Kathy Jones; 2 grandchildren; four great 4 grandchildren; brother-in-law, James Tock and his wife Donna of Georgia; other relatives and friends.
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 01/17/2026
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Jerome Lemon, Jr.

Memorial Services for 71-year-old Jerome Lemon, Jr. of Battle Creek will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, January 15 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with visitation one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in the St. John Cemetery in Kiron.
 
He passed away Tuesday, January 6 at Willow Dale Nursing Home in Battle Creek.       
 
Survivors include his mother, Joleen Lemon of Battle Creek; sisters, Mary Morgan and Julie Hoefling, both of Odebolt; and son, Jake Lechner of Kansas.
 
 
Service Date: 01/15/2026
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James “Jim” Irvine

A Memorial Visitation for 83-year-old James “Jim” Irvine formerly of Denison will be held 2:00 – 4:00 P.M, Thursday, January 15 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison.
 
He passed away Tuesday, January 6 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.
 
Survivors include daughter Andrea Wahle (Jeff); sons: Brandon, Brennan and Braeden (Salem); two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters Lin Holder, Sunny Brodsky and Tricia Cottrell (Hal); brother Carter Holder (Miriam); other relatives and friends.
 
 
Service Date: 01/15/2026
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Dan Hansen

Funeral liturgy for 75-year-old Dan Hansen of Manilla will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM Tuesday, January 13 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla.
 
He passed away Sunday, January 11. 
 
Survivors include his wife, Betty Hansen of Manilla; children: David Hansen (significant other, Christina Studt); Kristi Hansen-Goodrich (Chad); and Marsha Hansen; four grandchildren; his sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Kelley (Perry); cousins, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
 
The Ohde Funeral Home in Manning  is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 01/14/2026
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Ronald Cross

Funeral Services for 75-year-old Ronald Cross of Denison will be held 1:30 P.M, Saturday, January 10 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison with visitation from 12:00 – 1:00 PM prior to the service. Burial will be in the Dow City Cemetery.
 
He passed away Wednesday, January 7 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.
 
Survivors include his wife, Paula Cross of Denison; son, Troy Cross (special friend, Van) of Urbandale; two granddaughters, and their mother, Karle Snyder of Amana; sisters-in-law, Debbie Cross and Cathy Cross; many nieces, nephews, family and friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements.
Service Date: 01/10/2026
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Ruby Christoffersen

A Celebration of Life for 96 year old Ruby Christoffersen of Kimballton will be held on Friday, January 9 at 11 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton. Burial will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

She is survived by her daughters, Shirley Christoffersen of Urbandale and Carol (Kevin) Forshier of Redfield; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Tom (Sally) Holmes of Wisconsin; sisters-in- law, Sylvia Christoffersen of Exira and Ardyce Lee of Colorado.

The Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is assisting the family with arrangements.

Service Date: 01/09/2026
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David "Pete" Peters

Graveside Services with Military Rites for 75 year old David "Pete" Peters will be held on Friday January 9th at the St Rose of Lima Cemetery in Denison at 3:30pm. Family will greet friends starting at 1:30pm for a visitation prior to the graveside service at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Denison.

David passed away on Wednesday January 9th at St Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. 

He is survived by children Jill Peters of Carroll, Nicole Peters of Glidden, Joe (Megan) Peters of Waukee; 4 grandchildren; 2 great grandaughters; siblings Deborah Knowles of Denison, Cathy Jacoby of Denison, & Kristine (Bob) Lawson of Kentucky.

The Pauley Jones Funeral Home is in charge of the arragements. 

Service Date: 01/09/2026
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Janet Beeck

Funeral Services for 86-year-old Janet Beeck, formerly of Schleswig, will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 8 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig with burial in the Morgan Cemetery. Visitation with family greeting friends will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M . Wednesday, January 7 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig.
 
She passed away Sunday, January 4 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
 
Survivors include three children: Trevis (Laura) of Denison, Justin (Tiffany) of Waukee and Paige of Ankeny; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; sister, Marliss “Marti” Lenz of Omaha; siblings-in-law: Lorraine Beeck, Judy Strandburg, Jane (Doug) Dowty, Lorna Gilmore and Barb Beeck; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
 
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 01/08/2026
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Lois Blum

Mass of Christian Burial for 87-year-old Lois Blum, formerly of Manilla, will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, January 7 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla. Visitation with Family Greeting Friends will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 6 with a Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla.
 
She passed away Friday, January 2 at the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison.
 
Survivors include her husband, Richard Blum of Denison; children: Kathy (Steve) Lingren of Schleswig, Karen (Randy) Husman of Aurelia, Phil (Lisa) Blum of Denison, Lynette (Dennis) Croghan of Manilla, LuAnn (Owen) Croghan of Alton, Marvin Blum of Harlan, Rick (Jennie) Blum of Ankeny, and Janet (Troy) Schulte of Illinois; 24 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; siblings: Grace Schechinger of Denison, Kenny (Dorothy) Arkfeld of Harlan, Gladys Wilwerding of Council Bluffs, Elaine (Dick) Gross of Okoboji, Bob (Bev) Arkfeld of Defiance, Allen (Shari) Arkfeld of Buck Grove, and Bruce (Velma) Arkfeld of Defiance
           
Services are entrusted to the Huebner Funeral Home.
Service Date: 01/07/2026
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Bob Hamilton

Funeral Services for 75-year-old Bob Hamilton of Denison will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, January 5 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Denison with burial in Crawford Heights Memory Gardens. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements where friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 P.M Sunday, January 4. 
 
He passed away Sunday, December 28 at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha.
 
Survivors include four daughters, Christi (Brian) Scherber of Minnesota, Melissa Siefken of Omaha, Kelly (Jaymie) Harper of Sioux Center and Pam (Jarad) Gronau of Urbandale; 16 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; siblings: Tom Hamilton of Denison, Larry Hamilton of Denison, Alex Hamilton of Jefferson, Theresa (Henry) Wieck of Hampton, and Mark (Shelley) Hamilton of Texas; brother-in-law, Michael Jurgens of Clear Lake; many other relatives and friends.
 
The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison is in charge of arrangements. 
Service Date: 01/05/2026
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Janet Jensen

Funeral Service for 88 year old Janet Jensen of Manilla will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday January 3rd at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am to 10:30 am on Saturday at the Funeral Home prior to the service.

Janet passed away on December 26th at the Myrtue Medical Center.

Survivors include children Julie (Gary) Drees of Sloan, Jill Jensen-Welch of Polk City, and Jeana Jensen-Hogue (Tim Hogue) of Shenandoah; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; siblings James (JoAnn) Martens of Manning, and Judy Odom of Texas.

The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

Service Date: 01/03/2026
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Ruth Ann Weis

Mass of Christian Burial for 93 year old Ruth Ann Weis of Defiance will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday January 3rd at the St Michaels Catholic Church in Harlan.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday January 2nd at the St Peters Catholic Church in Defiance with a rosary at 7:00 pm.

Ruth Passed away on December 29th at the Salem Lutheran Nursing Home

She is survived by her children, Bob Jr. (Donna) Weis of, Sheila Mikkelsen (Ron) of, Joan (Jerry) Chamberlain all of Harlan, Nancy Falkena (Mark) of Carroll, Jude Fox (Darcy) of Manilla, Ronda (Ted) Jansen of Aspinwall, Lisa (Bart) Sullivan of Dunlap, and Russ (Jessica) Weis of Cambridge; 27 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; siblings, Paul (Jane) Schaben of Carroll, Bernard Schaben of Denison, Dan (Georgine) Schaben of Harlan, Henry (Colleen) Schaben of Omaha, Mary Campbell of Denison, Mike (Jeannie) Schaben of Defiance, and Rose (Richard) Ditter of Florida; and sister-in-law, Cindy Schaben of California.

The Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of the arrangements.

Service Date: 01/03/2026
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Alan Grimm

Graveside Services for 72 year old Alan Grimm of Manning, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Manning Cemetery in Manning . Alan died on Thursday, December 25 at the Manning Hospital in Manning.

He is survived by his brothers: Curt Grimm of Aspinwall, Bruce (Mary) Grimm of Manning; sister, Connie (Dan) Brasel of Dunlap; many nieces and nephews; and other family and friends.

Services are entrusted to the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.

Service Date: 01/02/2026
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