Obituaries

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

Audrey J. Grubb, 88, of Kingsley, Iowa passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center at Kingsley, Iowa.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 22, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Kingsley, Iowa with Reverend Roger Kurtenbach officiating. Interment will be in the Kingsley Cemetery. Visitations with the family present will be after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Kingsley followed by a 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service Thursday evening at the church. Visitations will continue Friday morning 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.

Donna Jean Bahrke, 84, of Kingsley, Iowa, and formerly of Pierson, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, October 18, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 22, 2010, at the Christian Church in Pierson, Iowa, with the Rev. Kay Galm officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Komstad Cemetery, rural Beresford, South Dakota. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa. The family will be present to greet relatives and friends from 5-7 p.m. The visitation will continue at the Christian Church in Pierson, one hour prior to Donna’s service on Friday. Thoughts, stories and condolences may be directed to the family on the www.mauerjohnsonfh.com web site.