Obituaries

Alfreda Christina (Lorenz) Spooner, 84, of Pierson passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at St. Michael Catholic Church in Kingsley, Iowa with burial at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery.  Rosary will be held at the church at 4 p.m. followed by a Scripture Wake service at 7 p.m. Monday, September 27, 2010.  Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the church.  Arrangements were made under the direction of Rohde Funeral Home.

Martha Siebens, 99, of Pompano Beach, Florida, formerly of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Friday, September 17, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010 at St. John Lutheran Church, Preston Township, rural Akron, Iowa with Reverend Sarah Nye officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitations will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

James “Jim” Richters, 66, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa formerly of Akron, Iowa passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at his daughter’s home in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Akron, Iowa. Pastor Mike Avery will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron, Iowa. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Magnus Hy. (Henry) Goebel, 91 years old, of Granville, IA, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, IA.  Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville with Rev. Richard Ball officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Granville. Graveside military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 3328 and American Legion Post 220 of Remsen.  Visitation will be anytime after 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. There will be a parish rosary at 5 p.m., and vigil prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville. Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com