Obituaries

Dale P. Taylor, 95, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at his residence in Cleghorn. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 25, 2010, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Remsen, Iowa, with the Rev. Craig Miller officiating. Interment will be in the Remsen Community Cemetery with Masonic rites provided by the Speculative Lodge #307 A.F.& A.M. of Cherokee. A gathering of relatives and friends will be held at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Remsen, one hour prior to Dale’s service on Monday. Those wishing to extend memorials may wish to direct them to the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dale’s name. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Earnest-Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus, Iowa. Thoughts, stories and condolences may be directed to the www.mauerjohnsonfh.com

Dolores J. Trometer, 79, of Merrill, Iowa passed away Tuesday, October 19 at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Merrill, Iowa with the Rev. Sarah Nye officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Merrill. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in LeMars, Iowa. The family will be present to greet friends from 5-7 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Saturday one hour prior to services at the church. Thoughts, stories and condolences may be directed to the family on the http://www.mauerjohnsonfh.com.

Arthur “Bud” J. Braun, 79 years old, of Remsen, IA died Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010, at Omaha, NE after a brief illness.  Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct 22, 2010, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen with Rev. William McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Remsen. Visitation will be anytime after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. There will be a parish rosary at 3 p.m. and a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary all at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.

Cecil L. Crabb, 94, of Kingsley, Iowa, passed away Saturday evening, October 2, 2010, at the Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa. Inurnment will be in the Kingsley Cemetery with Masonic Rites provided by the Cosmos Lodge #470 of Kingsley.
The family will greet relatives and friends, one hour prior to Cecil's service at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley. Thoughts, stories and expressions of sympathy may be directed to the family on the www.mauerjohnsonfh.com website