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Minutes of the November 23, 2009 Sac City Council Meeting

Passed Away - Sylvia Karnopp

Sylvia Karnopp
Born May 6, 1920 - December 5, 2009
Lake View, Iowa

Sylvia Karnopp, age 89, of Lake View, Iowa, died Saturday, December 5, 2009, at Black Hawk Life Care Center in Lake View.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2009, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Groton, South Dakota, with The Reverend Craig Grams officiating. Professional arrangements are under the direction of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Home, Sac City. The family will receive friends at the church on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens in rural Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Born May 6, 1920, in Stratford, South Dakota, Sylvia Caroline Karnopp was the daughter of Erich and Anna (Schuelke) Stange. She was baptized on May 23, 1920, by The Reverend F.J. Graeber.

Sylvia attended Stratford School, graduating in 1937. She then attended Northern State College where she earned her teaching degree. She taught school in rural Brown County, Ashton, Putney, and Groton Public School for a total of 38 years, 32 of which were in Groton.

Sylvia taught Sunday school for many years in both Stratford and Groton. She also served as church organist at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stratford for a time.

On April 3, 1947, Sylvia was united in marriage to Ralph Karnopp in Aberdeen, South Dakota. They lived on several farms north of Groton until moving into town.

Survivors include two sons, Richard (Joni) Karnopp of Elysian, MN, and Dean Karnopp of Sac City; five grandchildren, Callie (Bern) Eustice of Janesville, MN, Adam Karnopp of Brookings, SD, Molly (Daniel) Westby of Cody, WY, Luke Knowles of Carroll, and Mindee (Jason) Birt of Coralville; six great-grandchildren, Emma and Jackson Eustice, Jada Knowles, and Chelsee, Hannah, and Jackson Birt.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a twin sister, Ruth Lorenz; and a brother in infancy.

Passed Away - Paul Edwin Johnson

Paul Edwin Johnson

February 28, 1947 - November 26, 2009

Sac City, Iowa

Paul Edwin Johnson, age 62, of Sac City, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Loring Hospital in Sac City, due to complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

Born February 28, 1947, in Sac City, Iowa, Paul Edwin Johnson was the son of Gordon and Marjorie (Venzke) Johnson. He grew up on a farm and went to country school through the eighth grade. He then attended Sac City High School, graduating with the Class of 1965.

Paul worked for neighboring farmers during his high school years. After high school he worked for Noble Manufacturing before being drafted into the United States Army in August of 1966. Most of Paul's tour of duty was spent in Germany. He was honorably discharged from active duty in July, 1968. Paul was a member of the active reserves in Sac City for ten years earning the rank of Staff Sergeant E6.

On September 5, 1970, he married Dianna Jessen at the United Methodist Church in Early, Iowa. The couple settled in Sac City where they raised three daughters, Stephanie, Kimberly, and Amy. Paul was employed by Schaller Fertilizer, Early Co-op Elevator, and Schroeder Elevator. On March 1, 1973, he went to work as an equipment operator for the Department of Transportation, retiring in 2008. Paul also helped his mother farm after his father passed away in 1969.

Paul was a faithful member of Faith Bible Church in Sac City, where he served as deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, and Awana leader. He also served on the AFSCME Local 2999 as president, was steward of the Sac City Garage, was a member of the Sac County Democrats, and was active with Partners in Progress for the Senior Citizen Center.

Survivors include his wife, Dianna; three daughters, Stephanie (Chad) McFarland of Clarksville, MO, Kimberly (Brian) Herbst of Cedar Falls, and Amy (James) Lofflin of Des Moines; and two grandchildren, Killian McFarland and James Paul Lofflin. He is also survived by his mother, Marjorie Johnson of Sac City; two brothers, Randy (Linda) Johnson of Sac City, and Kevin (Julie) Johnson of Holstein; two sisters, Kathy (Alan) Ortner of Auburn, and Dorthy (Ben) Hoffard of Sac City; his mother-in-law, Beulah Jessen of Wall Lake; as well as many nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.

He was preceded in death by his father; paternal grandparents, Richard and Esther Johnson; maternal grandparents, Clemence and Ida Venzke; and his father-in-law, LaVern Jessen.

Passed Away - Bernice Christiansen

Bernice Christiansen
May 31, 1916 - December 07, 2009
Early, Iowa

Visitation: 5-8:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2009 at Farber & Otteman Funeral Home, Sac City.
Funeral Service: Saturday, 10:00 a.m., December 12, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Church, Early
Interment: following the service December 12, 2009 at Odebolt Cemetery

Bernice Mae Christiansen, age 93, of Early, IA, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA, on December 7, 2009. Bernice was born on May 31, 1916, at her home in rural Odebolt, IA, the daughter of Otto and Lorinda (Dolly) Siebrecht. She was baptized in June, 1916, and was confirmed on May 15, 1944, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Odebolt. Bernice received her grade school education at the Richland Township Country School near Odebolt and her high school education at Odebolt High School. She went to secretarial school after graduation and then worked for 2 years at Firestone in Omaha, NE.

She was courted by Edward Detluf Christiansen and united in marriage on August 2, 1939, in her parent’s home in rural Odebolt. Bernice and Edward had three sons: Richard, Dennis, and Armin. They raised their family on the century old farm 7 miles northeast of Odebolt.

Bernice lived a very full life and touched everyone she made contact with. She was a faithful woman devoting much of her earlier years to activities in the country church. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, canning, baking (apple and rhubarb pies were family favorites), bird watching, crocheting, playing cards and tracking the PGA; namely Tiger Woods. She was always focused on others and never wanted “a fuss” over her needs. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was very proud of her 13 great-grandchildren and was quick to tell you the latest news on any one of them. Her witty sense of humor and sharp memory kept everyone on their toes and many times in awe of what she could remember. She was very independent and often the social organizer among her lady friends. Activities that kept her young were driving her car wherever she needed to go, maintaining her house and yard and continuing to garden through her last year with us. She will be dearly missed by all those that knew and loved her.

Left to cherish her memory is her youngest son Armin and wife Dawn Christiansen of Early, IA, daughter-in-law Janet Christiansen of Fonda, IA, grandchildren: Todd (Jean) Christiansen of Laurens, IA, Wade (Kim) Christiansen of Moville, IA, Brad (Holly) Christiansen of Lincoln, NE, Aimi (Duke) Daughtery of Kansas City, MO, Tina (Todd) Davenport of North Liberty, IA, Aaron (Lori) Christiansen of Ankeny, IA, Kyle (Selena) Christiansen of Prior Lake, MN, Carrie (Lance) Anderson of Odebolt, IA, Clayton Christiansen of Bakersfield, CA, Cortland Christiansen of Bakersfield, CA; and 13 great-grandchildren: Dalton and Gunner Christiansen, Travis Daniel, Max and Isabelle Christiansen, Emma and Jack Davenport, Zachary, Anna and Nate Christiansen, Wyatt and Faith Christiansen, and Owen Anderson.

Bernice was preceded in death by her husband Edward; her parents Otto and Lorinda; two sons Richard and Dennis; daughter-in-law Pam; three brothers: Glen Siebrecht, Lyle Siebrecht, and Wayne Siebrecht; and one sister Dorothy Godberson.

2 Hour late Start for ESC, no AM Begindergarten

East Sac County Schools will begin 2 hours late on Thursday December 10. Busses will be on hard surfaces only, and there will be no morning Begindergarten.

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