Obituaries

Lois  C.  Johnson, 80, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Milford, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 5th, at11 a.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be on Monday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.

Vernon N. Hatz, 95 years old, of Alton, IA, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, At Heritage House Nursing Home in Orange City, IA. 
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton with Rev. Terry Roder officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Alton.  Graveside military honors will be conducted by Floyd Post 200 American Legion.  Visitation will be anytime after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.  There will be a parish rosary at 5 p.m. & a vigil prayer service at 7 p.m., all at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton.  Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen.  Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.

Betty M. Streff, 55 years old, of Alton, IA, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, At Orange City Area Health Systems Hospital in Orange City, IA. 
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton with Rev. Terry Roder officiating.  Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Alton.  Visitation will be anytime after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013.  The family will be present from 4 to 6 p.m. with a vigil prayer service at 6 p.m., all at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Alton.  Services have been entrusted to Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen.  Condolences may be sent online to www.fischfh.com.

Raymond  F.  Lubben, 84, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars surrounded by his family.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Christ Lutheran Church, Grant Township, rural Le Mars, Iowa with Reverend Ben Worley officiating.  Interment with military honors provided by the Heeren-McHale-Wilken American Legion Post #724 of Brunsville will at the Church cemetery.  Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Carlsen Funeral Home followed by a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service Friday evening at the funeral home.  Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time.  Expression of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.