All Obituaries

LAKE CITY--James LeRoy Bruce born 1-22-36 passed away quietly 5-5-19 at Stewart Memorial Hospital in his home town of Lake City, Iowa.  He was preceded in death by his mother Ruth (Madden) Bruce and father Roy Bruce.    Jim attended K-12 in Lake City.  He received at BA in Education from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake.  Jim served in the Army after college.  He taught English in Albert City and Cherokee.  Mr. Bruce then moved to...

Lorie Jane Parks was born on October 8, 1939, at Spencer Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Flipsey) Parks. After graduating from Spencer High School in 1958, she was united in marriage with Gary W. Lee on August 16, 1958, at Concordia, Canada. She then received her training as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She worked for more than 35 years as a CNA, until she injured her back at work and was no longer able to perform those duties. Although she left her job as CNA, her love for...

Dean Leroy Steinberg was born on October 6, 1946, at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, the son of Joe and Edna (Hartman) Steinberg. He graduated from Manson High School in 1964, and began working at New Idea in Manson as a welder. He left to serve in the U. S. Navy, and after returning home, continued working at New Idea. In the early 70's he owned and operated the Phillips 66 station in Manson. He then was employed by Brokaw Supply for over 27 years. Dean is survived by his wife Pam; grandson Dustin...

Arlene Ruth Litwiller Sutter was born at Normal, Illinois, on June 14, 1933, the daughter of Leonard M. and Ada May (Yordy) Litwiller. She graduated from Hopedale High School in 1951, and worked at Goshen College from 1953 until 1956 while taking classes. She was employed by GTE, and later Verizon, as a data processor in Bloomington, Illinois for 25 years, retiring in 1984. On March 3, 1984, she was united in marriage with Robert Sutter and they lived in the Manson area. Robert preceded...

Mike was born on Nov. 30, 1945, at Ft. Dodge. IA, the son of Harley and Viola (Anderson) Wyatt. He attended school in Barnum and graduated from ft. Dodge Senior High in 1964. In 1964 he married Danielle Viers, but the marriage ended in divorce. He graduated from Barber School in Cedar Rapids in 1967, beginning his career as a barber that lasted for over 40 years, right up until the time of his death. He also had the Genie Garage Doors Sales and Service, did long distance trucking, and had...

Stephan Michael Eslick was born on Sept. 9, 1951, at Ft. Dodge, IA, the son of Sam and Norma Jean (Mabe) Eslick. After receiving his High School education in Ft. Dodge, he received his Associate's Degree in Auto Tech from I.C.C.C. Steve served on board an aircraft carrier in his service to the U. S. Navy during the Viet Nam conflict.  He worked at I.B.P. in Kansas for a while, before moving back to Iowa, where he worked at Fiber Bodies in Manson for a short time. He later became...

Doug Everett Johnson was born on November 8, 1942, to John Horace, Sr. and Jemima Johnson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from West Lyon High School. In 1964, he graduated as a licensed medical laboratory technician from the Professional and Business Institute in Minneapolis. He worked as a lab technician at hospitals in Andrews, TX; Lubbock, TX; Springer, New Mexico; and Sioux City, Iowa. In 1968, he married Judy Collier at a rural Muscatine church....

Visitation and a Celebration of Denny's life will be held from 10 until 12 noon on Saturday, March 16 at the funeral home.

Ruth Zell, longtime employee of Prudential Insurance and volunteer at Lutheran Social Services, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday March 10, 2019. She was 94. Ruth Muriel Zell was born May 20, 1924 in Calhoun County, IA. To Carl and Emma (Marozik) Zell. She graduated from Manson Community School and AIB Business College of Des Moines. She lived and worked for 15 years in Des Moines and 5 years in Council Bluffs before moving to Sioux Falls, SD in 1962. She was a long-time employee of...

Edna Martha Hartman Steinberg was born Sept. 27, 1927, to Dietrich and Hilke (Janssen) Hartman in Pocahontas County, Palmer, Iowa. She was brought to the Lord in Baptism at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Palmer on Oct. 16, 1927, and was confirmed there on Mar. 29, 1942. Edna attended grade school at Belville #5 and graduated from Palmer High School. On July 5, 1947, she married Joe Steinberg at Rockwell City, IA. To them two children were born--Dean Steinberg and Paul Steinberg Hurt. Edna was...