Obituaries

Tim Ferguson, 34, of Westfield, Iowa passed away Monday, November 1, 2010 from injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident south of Westfield, Iowa. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Big Springs Baptist Church, rural Alcester, South Dakota. Pastor Daryl Runion
will officiate. Visitation with the family present will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the church and during a time of lunch and fellowship in the church basement following the service. The Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron, Iowa is charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Robert A. Reuter, 73 years old, of LeMars, IA died Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at
Floyd Valley Hospital in LeMars. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LeMars with Rev. William McCarthy, Rev. Tim Hogan & Rev. Paul Eisele officiating. Burial will be in the St. Catherine’s Catholic Cemetery in Oyens. Visitation will be anytime after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. There will be a parish rosary at 3 p.m., a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m. followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary all at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LeMars. Services have been entrusted to the Fisch Funeral Home & Monument of Remsen. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.

Margaret L. Andrews, 83, of Marcus passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus. Rev. Gary McDonough will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Earnest - Johnson Funeral Home of Marcus. The family will be present from 6-8 p.m. with a prayer service scheduled at 7:00 p.m. There will also be one hour of visitation at the church prior to the funeral on Thursday. Stories, memories and expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com

Octavia Mary Weiler, 83 years old, of Remsen, IA, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen with Rev. William McCarthy officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Remsen. Friends may call anytime after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. There will be a parish rosary at 5 p.m., and vigil prayer service at 7:30 p.m., all at the Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.