Arthur E. Taute, 86, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2014 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars. Hospice chaplain Marie Lykken will officiate. Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Le Mars with a time of fellowship to follow at the Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home. Military honors will be provided by Wasmer Post #241 of the American Legion. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral with the family present from 5-7 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com