Obituaries

Kathleen “Kay” Port, 78, of Le Mars passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010 at her home in Le Mars. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the **Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars with Reverend Jason Larson officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitations will be at the Carlsen Funeral Home after 5:00 p.m. Friday with the family present to greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Visitations will continue Saturday morning at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com. **Change in location

Frank A. Orban, 94, of Le Mars passed away suddenly Sunday, Oct 3, 2010 at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Mass of Christian Burial will 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 7, 2010 at St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars with Father Matt Hewitt officiating. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home with a 4:00 p.m. Parish Rosary followed by a 7:00 p.m. Scriptural Wake Service. Visitations will continue Thursday morning at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.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

Esther M. Swanson, 97, of Akron passed away Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Akron Care Center in Akron, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Akron, Iowa with Reverend Dawn Quame officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. Visitations will be after 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 4, 2010 at the Carlsen Funeral Home, Schroeder Chapel in Akron with the family present to greet friends after 5:00 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service. Visitations will continue Tuesday at the church from noon until service time. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home, Schroeder Chapel of Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.