ildren most. Fern was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg where she was very involved in bible study groups, LWML and Mary Circle. On Friday, September 19, 2014, Fern passed away at the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg. Fern was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Norman; daughter, Debra Lundt; sisters: Evelyn Hansen and Lorene Hansen; and her brother, Eldridge Kipfer. Left to cherish her memory are two daughters: Heidi (Jay) Boldt of Isabel, SD and Candy (Gary) Shanks of Bettendorf, IA; six grandchildren; and a brother, Ervin (Arlis) Kipfer of Eatonville, WA. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul Lutheran Church.