Farber & Otteman Funeral Home

Farber and Otteman Funeral Home was established in 1943 when, upon the untimely death of Mr. A. G. Neal, Arlin Otteman of Sac City and Charles L. Farber of Lake City, purchased Mr. Neal’s business.

In 1954, Mr. Farber and Mr. Otteman realized they could offer more efficient service with up-to-date equipment by serving several locations and utilizing the equipment between the various funeral homes. Farber and Otteman Funeral Homes were then established in Schaller, Storm Lake, Lake View, Newell, Odebolt and Wall Lake, in addition to the original Sac City site.

Mr. Farber retired in 1965. Mr. and Mrs. Otteman purchased the Farber interest and operated the funeral homes for many years.

In 1980, a corporation was set up which included Arlin E. Otteman as President; J. Richard Seger, Vice President; Roderick G. Sorensen, Secretary; and Ronald J. Nelson, Treasurer. All four owners of the corporation operated the funeral homes.

Recent merger

In the spring of 2001, Nathan Jensen began negotiations with Mr. Otteman to purchase the Farber and Otteman business. Over a period of time, the negotiations concluded in the successful purchase of the funeral homes by Mr. Jensen.

Today

Today, Farber and Otteman Funeral Homes operate in Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt and Wall Lake. All occupy well-maintained, dignified structures that are able to serve each community with professional, compassionate services whenever needed by the families of Sac County. The various entities of this family of business sites support many community activities.

Ron Nelson, Rod Sorensen and Alan Kruthoff, all of whom are licensed funeral directors with many years experience, continue to manage the Farber and Otteman locations today with the same reliable, caring services they have provided for many years.