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Robert “Bob” Vreugdenhil, 81

Posted April 18, 2013 at 2:40 pm

Robert “Bob” Vreugdenhil, 81

Robert “Bob” Vreugdenhil, 81, of Alcester, SD, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester. Reverend Garen Pay will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Akron, with military rites conducted by the Hoschler American Legion Post 186 of Akron. Visitation will be after 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013, with the family present after 5:30 p.m., and a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all at the church. The Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron is in charge of arrangements. Expressions of sympathy can be

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    Ramona V. Cain, 73

    Ramona “Mona” Cain of Box Elder, SD, died Monday, April 8, 2013.

    Ramona V. Cain was born on 22 September 1939, in St James, NE. When she was in 4th grade, she moved to Akron, IA, and attended Akron Public school, graduating in May of 1956.

    Funeral services were held Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home of Rapid City, SD, with Rev. Julie Norwood officiating. Condolences may be conveyed to the family at www.behrenswilson.com.

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    George Hitzmann, 82

    George Hitzemann of Akron passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa.

    Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church, E.L.C.A. in Akron. Reverend Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Akron. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 with the family present after 5:00 p.m., and a Prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at the Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in

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    Margaret Eden, 79

    Margaret LaVerne Eden, age 79 of Puyallup, WA, passed away suddenly on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born to the late John and Mamie Henke on December 13, 1933, in Sioux Falls, SD. Margaret was married to the late Eldon Harry Eden on January 20, 1952.

    Through Eldon’s career in the Air Force they lived all over the United States. During the first part of their marriage she was a Sunday school teacher. She was a loving and caring

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    Alice L. Edwardson, 96

    Alice L. Edwardson of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, died March 21, 2013, at Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, Iowa.

    Memorial services will be held Friday, March 29, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be at a later date in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.

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    Vincent M. Puhl, 87

    Vincent M. Puhl of Chatsworth, died Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

    Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 26 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Roger Linnan celebrating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the Albert E. Hoschler Post 186 of Akron. Visitation will be from noon to 4:00 p.m. Monday at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. A Prayer Service

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    Helen Snow, 95

    Helen Snow Akron passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

    Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Akron. Reverend Tanya Sherrill will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Le Mars. Visitation will be after 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, with the family present after 5:00 p.m. and an Order of Eastern

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    Vera Ross, 95

    Vera Ross of Akron, Iowa passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

    Funeral was Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Westfield Congregational United Church of Christ in Westfield. Rev. Barry Miedema officiated. Burial followed at Westfield Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

    Vera Alice Michael was born December 11, 1917 on the family farm near Westfield, Iowa, the daughter of

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    Stanley Bruce Klemme, 70

    Stanley Bruce Klemme of Corona, Calif., passed away March 11, 2013 in Corona, Calif.

    He was born December 31, 1942 in Akron, Iowa, son of Lesley and Florence (Busch) Klemme.

    Stanley worked as a Chief Engineer for 41 years in the commercial high rise building industry.

    Surviving are his wife, Anita Jerry Klemme, two sons, Mike West and Mitch West; grandsons, Mark West, Gary West, Randy West, Donald Hawthorne; granddaughters,

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    Elaine Diane (Koenck) Clark – 53

    Elaine Diane (Koenck) Clark, 53, died Friday, March 8, 2013 at her residence in Hawarden. Funeral service was 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation was after 2:00 p.m. with the family present from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the church. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

    Elaine was born December 6, 1959 in Cherokee, Iowa,

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