Obituaries

Elizabeth "Betty" K. Hansen

Elizabeth "Betty" K. Hansen

Nov 11, 2022

Elizabeth (Betty) Hansen of Kingsley, Iowa passed away peacefully on Nov 11, 2022, at the age of 88. 

Betty was born Aug 18, 1934, to William and Leona (Siecke) Frank in Stanton NE. She graduated from Stanton High School in 1952.  She attended Nebraska Methodist Hospital nursing program and received an RN degree in 1955.

Betty married Loren Ray Hansen,...

Walter Eugene Werner

Walter Eugene Werner

Nov 5, 2022

Walter E. Werner, 70, of Kingsley, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, at UNMC in Omaha, Nebraska.  Memorial service will be 2 p.m. on Friday, November 12, 2022, with Military Honors at Rohde Funeral Home, Kingsley, IA, Pastor Travis Powers officiating.  Condolences may be directed online to the family at rohdefh.com.

Walter was born the son of Eugene and Wilma...

Timothy D. Morgan

Timothy D. Morgan

Oct 24, 2022

Timothy "Tim" D. Morgan, 44, of Kingsley, passed away Monday, October 24, 2022, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.  A private family funeral service will be held. There will be a visitation open to friends of the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2022, at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley.

Tim was born August 5,...

Patty M. Henry

Patty M. Henry

Oct 4, 2022

Patty “Beverly Alice” Henry

Kingsley, IA: Our beloved mother, Patty M. Henry went home on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at the age of 88. She was in her home in Kingsley, when she passed.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 14, 2022 at First Lutheran Church, Kingsley. Burial will be in the Kingsley Cemetery. Lunch will...

Shirley E. Brown

Shirley E. Brown

Oct 3, 2022

KINGSLEY, IA:     Shirley E. Brown, 89, of Kingsley, passed away, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 at Happy Siesta Health Care Center, Remsen, IA.  

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, with Pastor Ken Kraft officiating.  Burial will

be at Kingsley Cemetery.  Visitation will be 6:00 -- 8:00...

Richard Plendl

Richard Plendl

Oct 3, 2022

Richard "Dick" Plendl, 84 of Kingsley, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, at Kingsley Specialty Care in Kingsley. 

Dick was born 02/23/1938, Kingsley, IA the son of Alvin and Elvera (Lindgren) Plendl. He grewup in the Kingsley area graduating from Union High School in 1957. Following high school, heworked for Irving Jensen and then entered the US Army in 1962, leaving...

Debby K Jantz

Debby K Jantz

Sep 24, 2022

Debby K. Jantz was born June 30, 1952, Sioux City, IA, the daughter of Theodore R. and Iona M. (Mahin) Schumacher. She grew up in the Correctionville, IA area graduating from Correctionville High School in 1970. Following high school she worked in Sioux City, IA as a legal secretary. 

On September 1, 1995, Debby married Steve Jantz in Kingsley, IA....

Gerald G. Forch

Gerald G. Forch

Sep 7, 2022

Kingsley, Iowa:  Gerald G. Forch, 91 of Kingsley, formerly of Oto and Anthon, IA, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, September 7, 2022.   A Memorial Vigil Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Rohde funeral Home in Kingsley with Deacon Jamie Sitzmann and Shirley Nelson officiating.  Burial will be at a later date.  A rosary will...

Sally L. Forch

Sally L. Forch

Sep 6, 2022

Kingsley, Iowa:     Sally L. Forch, 85 of Kingsley formerly of Oto and Anthon, IA passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, September 6, 2022.  A Memorial Vigil Service will be held at 11:00 Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Rohde Funeral Home, Kingsley, IA, with Deacon Jamie Sitzmann officiating.  Burial will be at a later date.  A rosary will be said at...

Dale Murray

Dale Murray

Aug 24, 2022

A Prayer service is planned Sunday, 08/28/22 – 5pm (family present from 5-7pm) at Rhode Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass & Burial Service is planned Monday, 08/29/22 – 10am at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kingsley, Iowa. Dale Francis Murray, the son of Edwin Lawrence and Cora Catherine (Neihus) Murray, was born on April 15th, 1927, in Kingsley, Iowa. He...

H. Joan Michaelson

H. Joan Michaelson

Aug 19, 2022

H. Joan “Jo” Michaelson, 96 years young, of Kingsley, Iowa, danced into the arms of Jesus on Friday, August 19, 2022, at UnityPoint Health in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Salem Lutheran Church, rural Correctionville, Iowa. Rev. Jody Still-Herbold will officiate. A private family burial service will take place...

Maroldine R. Grabe

Maroldine R. Grabe

Aug 5, 2022

Maroldine was born August 25, 1940, the daughter of Marold B. & Frances L. (Jolley) Smith in Sioux City, IA. She grew up in Sioux City, graduating from East High School in 1958. Where she participated in band, choir, operetta and The Dreamaires. She then attended and graduated from Morningside College in 1962 with a B.A. degree.

She soon started...

Dr. Charles Hamm

Dr. Charles Hamm

Jul 16, 2022

Charles Edward Hamm, M.D. passed away July 16, 2022, at the Kingsley (Iowa) Specialty Care Center, following a nearly 20-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A special and heartfelt thank you goes to the nurses, staff, and administration of the Care Center for your many years of kind and tireless care for Dr. Hamm. We know he appreciated each and every...

Karon J. Marengo

Karon J. Marengo

May 30, 2022

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa:     Karon J. Marengo, 77, of Sergeant Bluff passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 at MercyOne Hospital Sioux City, Iowa.  Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Arnie Dawson

Arnie Dawson

Apr 28, 2022

Washta, IA:     Arnold "Arnie" Dawson, 83, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Correctionville Specialty Care, Correctionville, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 2, at Meadow Star United Methodist Church, rural Pierson, IA.  A committal service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 2, at Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta, IA....

Patricia Robinson

Patricia Robinson

Apr 6, 2022

Patricia June “Patty” Robinson, 77, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Unity Point Health in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Johnson – Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley. Burial will follow at Arlington Township Cemetery in Moville, Iowa. Visitation will begin at...

Duane G. Pencil

Duane G. Pencil

Mar 24, 2022

Duane G. Pencil, 58 of Sioux City, IA, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, at his residence in Sioux City.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2022, at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, IA.  Visitation will be 5 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, with the family present during this time at the funeral home.  The visitation...

Todd Pfaffle

Todd Pfaffle

Mar 22, 2022

Todd E. Pfaffle, 59, of Ames, Iowa, formerly of Red Oak and Kingsley, Iowa, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 22, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. A private Celebration of Life will take place at the Johnson – Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley. Burial will take place at the Kingsley Cemetery. Todd...

Brittany D. Hackett

Brittany D. Hackett

Mar 20, 2022

Kingsley, IA:     Brittany D. Hackett, 30 of Kingsley, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022. 

Brittany was a sassy, sarcastic sweet girl living life to the fullest always taking pictures. She was a wife and mother of two beautiful daughters.  She had various jobs but her most enjoyable was being a mother to her daughters and an aunt to...

Darrell E. Waldman

Darrell E. Waldman

Mar 16, 2022

Darrell Waldman, 75, of Kingsley, Iowa passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Kingsley, Iowa. Darrell was born August 5, 1946, the son of Gerald and Maxine (Christianson)) Waldman. He grew up in Moville graduating from Moville High School in 1965. Following high school Darrell enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, after his honorable discharge Darrell moved to...