Obituaries

Richard Dominic Harpenau

Richard Dominic Harpenau

Dec 28, 2021

In lieu of flowers please make memorial donations to the family for a cause to be decided at a later date. Please send to Rich Harpenau Family, at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument, P. O. Box 262, Remsen Iowa 51050. Richard “Rich” Dominic Harpenau, 79 years old, of Remsen, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Orange...

Irvin Deichmann

Irvin Deichmann

Dec 26, 2021

Irvin L. Deichmann, 87, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. Kevin Roop will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December...

Dr. Dennis Means

Dr. Dennis Means

Dec 25, 2021

Dr. Dennis A. Means, 70, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family services will be held at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Dennis Allen Means was born on January 13, 1951, in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of Vernon and Gladys (Geringer) Means. He attended school n Marcus,...

Shirlee Nelson

Shirlee Nelson

Dec 24, 2021

Shirlee B. Nelson, 87, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus, Iowa. Rev. Dr. Travis Stevick will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00...

Orlin Dean Pratt

Orlin Dean Pratt

Dec 10, 2021

Orlin Dean Pratt, 91, of rural Remsen passed away on December 10, 2021 at St. Luke’s Unity Point in Sioux City, IA after a brief hospitalization.  Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 at Christ Lutheran Church LCMS in Remsen, with Pastor Garret Kasper officiating.  Burial will follow at the Remsen Cemetery.  Visitation with family present will...

Robert Lauman

Robert Lauman

Nov 28, 2021

Marcus, Iowa – Robert L. Lauman, 81, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus. Rev. Dr. Travis Stevick will officiate. Burial will take place at a later at Marcus Amherst...

Keith Housken

Keith Housken

Nov 26, 2021

Keith N. Housken, 83, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Earnest – Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus. Pastor Donna Smith will officiate. Visitation will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 29,...

Dale Arnold Mousel

Dale Arnold Mousel

Nov 23, 2021

Dale Arnold Mousel, age 81of Alton, Iowa passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 at his home in Alton.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, with Father Daniel Greving officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Alton. Graveside military honors will be conducted by Floyd...

Jeanette Schuetz

Jeanette Schuetz

Nov 22, 2021

Jeanette Louise Schuetz, 78, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. Alan Cummins will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 26, 2021, at...

Richard Ralph Schuetz

Richard Ralph Schuetz

Nov 20, 2021

Richard “Rich” Schuetz, 59 of Remsen, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021 at his home in Remsen, IA. Private Funeral will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen, IA with Father Timothy Pick officiating.  Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Remsen.  Public visitation with family present...

Dennis  Pearson

Dennis Pearson

Nov 18, 2021

Dennis Neal Pearson, 70, of rural Marcus, Iowa passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the Earnest – Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus. Rev. Don Meyer will officiate. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the funeral home....

James Wurth

James Wurth

Nov 11, 2021

In lieu of flowers please send memorial donations to the family for cause to be decided at a later date.  Please send to Attn: James Wurth family, Fisch Funeral Home & Monument, P. O. Box 262, Remsen, IA, 51050. James “Jim” Wurth, 82 of Remsen, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 at Orange City Area Health System in...

Donald John Zenk

Donald John Zenk

Nov 8, 2021

Donald John Zenk, 92 years old, of Alton, IA, passed away Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Accura Healthcare of Le Mars, IA.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, with Father Daniel Greving officiating and Deacon Dan Goebel assisting. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery...

Debra Kay DeBoer

Debra Kay DeBoer

Oct 28, 2021

Debra Kay (Kelley) DeBoer, 64 of Remsen, Iowa passed away on October 28, 2021 peacefully after a long battle with cancer at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, IA.   Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 2, 2021 at Christ Lutheran Church LCMS in Remsen, with Pastor Garret Kasper officiating.  Private burial will be at the Remsen...

Rosemary Rita Braun

Rosemary Rita Braun

Oct 21, 2021

On an ordinary day in October, an extraordinary woman died. Rosemary Rita Braun, 96, of Orange City, IA, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at The Waterford at Miracle Hills in Omaha, NE. Memorial mass will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alton, with Father Daniel Greving officiating and Deacon Dan Goebel and...

Nancy Jean Shafer

Nancy Jean Shafer

Oct 21, 2021

Nancy Jean Shafer, age 89 of Granville, IA passed away on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 at her home near Granville, IA.  Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville, IA, with Father Daniel Greving officiating and Deacon Dan Goebel assisting. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery...

Jeanette Mary Koch

Jeanette Mary Koch

Oct 8, 2021

Jeanette Mary Koch, 96 years old, of Remsen, passed away surrounded by her children Friday, October 8, 2021.   Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen, IA with Father Timothy Pick officiating, Father Terry Roder concelebrating and Deacon Doug Heeren assisting.  Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s...

Catharine Marie Portz

Catharine Marie Portz

Sep 25, 2021

Catharine M. Portz, age 90, of Hospers, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 at Prairie View Home in Sanborn, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Hospers with Father Dan Greving officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Hospers.  Visitation with family present...

Lulu Grauer

Lulu Grauer

Sep 24, 2021

Lulu Bernice Grauer, 94, of Marcus, Iowa transferred to the church triumphant, paradise with Christ, on Friday, September 24, 2021, at Careage Hills in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Rev. David Doellinger will officiate. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will...

James Paul Boever

James Paul Boever

Sep 22, 2021

In lieu of flowers please direct memorials to the family for a fund to be decided at a later date.   Please send to Kathy Mohning, 108 N Ames Avenue, Marcus, IA 51035. James Boever, age 91 of Remsen, IA passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at the family farm near Remsen surrounded by his family.             Mass...