Obituaries

Merlin A. Ideker, 88, of Le Mars passed away Tuesday October 12, 2010 following a two-year battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Hinton, with Reverend Steven Stoll officiating. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Hinton, where there will be a Prayer service at 7:00 p.m Arrangements are with the Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Monica “Dolly” Jauer, 93, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of rural Hinton, Iowa passed away Monday, October 11, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church – Neptune, rural Hinton, Iowa. Reverend Dan Grieving will celebrate. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 15, 2010, with a Parish Rosary at 5:00 p.m., and Scriptural Wake Service at 7:00 p.m., all at Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars, Iowa. Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the church. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com

Otto “Junior” Herbold, 90, of Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa, and formerly of Moville and Kingsley, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2010, at the St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the First Lutheran Church in Kingsley, Iowa, with the Rev. Duane Miesner officiating.  The visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley.  The family will be present from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. with a prayer service scheduled for 7:00 p.m.  The visitation will continue at the First Lutheran Church on Thursday morning, one hour prior to Junior’s service.  Stories, memories and condolences may be directed to the family on the www.mauerjohnsonfh.com website. 

Elizabeth L. Deiterman, 89, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Friday, October 8, 2010 at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010 at St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars, Iowa. Reverend Matt Hewitt will celebrate. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars, Iowa. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010, with a Parish rosary at 4:00 p.m., and a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all at Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars, Iowa. Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the church.  Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com