Obituaries

Evelyn Small, 89, of Akron, Iowa passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Countryside Senior Living in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 13, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Akron, Iowa. Pastor Mike Avery will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron, Iowa. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2010, with the family present after 5:00 p.m., and a Prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at the church. The Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron, Iowa is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Viola “Vi” Lilly, 98, of Akron, Iowa passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron, Iowa. Pastor Steve Jewett from New Horizons United Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation with the family present will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday at the church. The Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron, Iowa is in charge of arrangements.  Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com

Gene "Zip" Zimmer, 84, of Le Mars passed away Saturday evening, November 6, 2010 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Le Mars with Father Kevin Richter officiating. Interment with Military Honors provided by the Wasmer American Legion Post #241 will be at Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will be after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Carlsen-Feuerstein Funeral Home in Le Mars with a 7:00 p.m. Scriptural Wake Service Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Carol Harris, 73, of Akron, Iowa passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 5, 2010 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. in Akron, Iowa.  Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2010, with the family present after 5:00 p.m., and a Prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at the church. The Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron, Iowa is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.