Christensen Van Houten Funeral Homes

12/12/2025

Alan Kruthoff, age 83, of Ames, Iowa (formerly of Lake View, Iowa) passed away peacefully on December 11, 2025, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 19, 2025, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Lake View, Iowa. Rev. Donald E. Peterson III will officiate. A Private Committal Service will be held prior to the Funeral Service in the Wall Lake Cemetery of Wall Lake, Iowa.

A Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Lake View, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Homes of Odebolt and Ida Grove, Iowa, are in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lake View, Iowa or the Black Hawk Lake Protective Association, Lake View, Iowa.

12/11/2025

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12/09/2025

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12/08/2025

Melvin George Nielsen, age 96 of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2025, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. Rev. Neil Wehmas will officiate. Committal Services will be held at a later date.

A Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

12/07/2025

Paul R. Wayland, age 82, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on December 5, 2025, at the Odebolt Specialty Care Nursing Home in Odebolt, Iowa.

A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., with visitation held two hours prior from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2025, at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Odebolt, Iowa. Rev. Ken Miller will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the Hayes Township Cemetery in Arthur, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

12/07/2025

Linda Kuhl, age 61, of O’Neal, NE, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025, at the Faith Reginal Health Services of Norfolk, NE.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. Father William A. McCarthy will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the Ida Grove Cemetery of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a Vigil Service at 6:00 p.m., Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

12/05/2025

Walter J. Woebke, age 103, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on December 3, 2025, at the Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek, Iowa.

Memorial Services will be held in April 2026.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be left online at christensenvanhouten.com

12/05/2025

Marie L. Casey, age 93, of Ida Grove, Iowa, took her Lord and Saviors hand on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Golden Horizons Senior Living, in Ida Grove, Iowa.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., with visitation held one hour prior from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove, Iowa. Father Richard D. Ball and Father William A. McCarthy will officiate.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

12/05/2025

Susan “Sue” Marie Roeder, age 61, of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2025, surrounded by her daughters, holding both of their hands exactly the way she would have wanted, at the UnityPoint-Health St. Lukes Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in the St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Odebolt, Iowa, with Rev. Deacon Butch Stone officiating.

A Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a Vigil Service at 5:45 p.m., on Monday, December 15, 2025, in the St. Martin’s Catholic Church of Odebolt, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the Memorial arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com

12/01/2025

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11/25/2025

Jo Ann Scott, age 93 of Odebolt, Iowa, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Odebolt Specialty Care of Odebolt, Iowa.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., with a Visitation held prior from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the United Methodist Church of Odebolt, Iowa. Rev. Ken Miller will officiate. Committal Services will follow in the Odebolt Cemetery of Odebolt, Iowa.

The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jo Ann’s name may be made to the Odebolt American Legion Auxiliary.