Agnes Lyster Meseck

Agnes Lyster Meseck, age 97, of Storm Lake, Iowa died Monday, September 8, 2014 in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove, Iowa. Visitation will take place Wednesday, September 10, 2014 from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Agnes Kathryn Meseck was born on August 14, 1917 in rural Shelby Country near Irwin, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Chesty (Axland) Anvick. She was baptized in the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Irwin on September of 1917 and confirmed in the same church on November 19, 1933. She attended the Irwin and Harlan schools, and taught in the rural schools near Irwin and Avoca, Iowa. She also attended the School of Nursing in Omaha, Nebraska at the Methodist Hospital. On December 25, 1944, she was united in marriage to Frans Marion Lyster. To this union three children were born: Carl Dean Lyster, Patricia Ann Friedrichsen, and Eugene Allen Lyster. She and her husband Frans farmed a number of years near Linn Grove and Schaller. Then, in 1958, they moved to Greeley, Colorado. There she did a lot of private duty nursing along with her duties at home. In 1966, they moved back to Storm Lake, where she continued nursing. Agnes was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove and was active with the Ladies Aid, taught Sunday school, Bible school, and sang in the church choir. She was also a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Greeley, Colorado, Spirit Lake, Iowa, and St. Mark Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. She loved her home and family and spent many hours playing the organ, singing, and caring for her family. On December 13, 1986, Agnes married Paul Meseck in Storm Lake, Iowa. Those left to cherish her memory are her remaining children: Patricia (Lynn) Friedrichsen; and Eugene (Gloria) Lyster; grandchildren: Kevin (Lea Ann) Lyster; Brian (Heidi) Lyster; Kristine (Dan) Jensen; Jeff (Terri) Friedrichsen; Loren (Amy) Friedrichsen; Brian (Karla) Hansen; Jeni Hansen; great-grandchildren: Cody and Sierra Lyster; Addison, Cali, Tatum, and Beau Lyster; Emma and Jacob Friedrichsen; Ella and Maddie Friedrichsen; McKenzie and Jordan Hansen; Jailen and Maddox Hansen; several nieces and nephews; extended family and friends. Preceding her in death were her parents; three sisters; two husbands; and son, Carl.

Agnes Lyster Meseck

August 14, 1917 - September 8, 2014