Obituaries

Dorthy Evelyn Ohlrichs Dirks, 86, of Hawarden, died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center.  Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating.  Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton.  Visitation will begin at noon on Wednesday, with a prayer service at 7:30 pm at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden.  Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Russel D. Daniel, 78, of Le Mars, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars with Reverend Merrill Muller of the Merrill United Methodist Church officiating. Private Inurnment will be at the Stanton Township Cemetery. Visitations with the family present will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time Sunday afternoon. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Frank, 84, of Correctionville, and formerly of Kingsley and Remsen, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010, at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa, with the Rev. Roger Kurtenbach officiating.  Interment will be in the Sunset View Cemetery, Washta, Iowa.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2010, at the Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley, where the family will greet relatives and friends until Betty’s service at 2:00 p.m.  Thoughts, stories, and condolences may be directed to the family on the
www.mauerjohnsonfh.com website.

 Francis J. Murphy, 82 of Granville, IA, died Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010 at Floyd Valley Hospital in LeMars, IA. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 at 10:30a.m. from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Granville, IA. Visitation will be anytime after 4 p.m. Friday Dec. 3, 2010. There will be a parish rosary at 5p.m. & a vigil prayer service at 7p.m. all at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Granville, IA. Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home & Monument of Remsen, IA. Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com