Lynn Faust

Lynn Faust, age 93, of Alta, Iowa died October 24, 2025 at Ruthven Care Center in Ruthven, Iowa. Memorial services will take place Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Alta. Burial will be in the Elk Township Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 4-7:00 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. Lynn was born on April 25, 1932 in Alta, Iowa, the oldest child of Nettie (Lindlief) and Raymond Faust. He met his future wife, Louise Fondroy shortly before Uncle Sam called him to serve his country. He was very proud of his time in the military. He served two years with sixteen months of that time in Korea in a combat area. He trained at Fort Sill in heavy artillery and spent his time in Korea in the mountains surveying in the points for aiming and shooting. While he was up in the mountains surveying, the group stopped to eat their C rations, and they came upon three Koreans. They couldn’t tell if they were friends or enemies. Those of you who knew Lynn will not be surprised to learn that he didn’t shoot. Instead, he shared his C rations. It became a routine. The Koreans always seemed to know where they were at every day they would show up where they were eating. One day they indicated they wanted the boxes because they used them to build shelter. Lynn returned home to start farming and marry Louise Fondroy. Farming was his passion, and he spent the rest of his life feeding and caring for his cattle and crops with his son Steve. Nancy moved to California to build a career as a personal trainer. While she built her career another person joined their family. Nancy married Christopher Mankiewicz. Besides farming Lynn found time to serve his church as an usher, trustee, elder and many years he and Louise were sponsors for the church youth group. He was a 4-H leader for fifteen years. He joined the Masonic Lodge and became a past Master. He also joined the Elks Lodge and was a past Exalted ruler. The family always found time to have fun camping and traveling to Montana to buy cattle. Later they enjoyed their home in Okoboji. He had a life well lived and will be missed.

Lynn Faust

October 27, 1932 - October 24, 2025