In Memory of Jonathan Lester Siebrecht

Jonathan Lester Siebrecht, age 35, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Lake’s Regional Health Care of Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the United Methodist Church of Odebolt, Iowa. The Reverend Ken Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Cook Center Cemetery of rural Schaller, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Christensen - Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa. The Christensen ~ Van Houten Funeral Home of Odebolt, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.christensenvanhouten.com 

Jonathan Lester Siebrecht was born on a Monday morning, February 4, 1980 in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Lester and Linda (Bofenkamp) Siebrecht. He became a big brother to Vicki in 1981, and later a brother-in-law when she married Chad Smith, and an uncle to their children, Blake and Colton.

Jon was a member of the Odebolt United Methodist Church. Jon married Sarah Thompson in 2004. One of Jon’s proudest moments is when the couple was blessed with a daughter, Allison Lynn Siebrecht. The couple later parted ways.

There are so many memories of Jon. Some of you have known him since birth. Many of you met him later through school days at Odebolt- Arthur School or Iowa State University. He may have been your neighbor or possibly a co-worker through the various jobs he had, his latest being Pioneer Hi-Bred in Orange City.

Jon first started having symptoms of pneumonia in November of 2012. Later that month, he was diagnosed with Epithelioid Angio Sarcoma. Jon lived his life to the fullest and loved those around him. He would do anything he could for you when asked or he saw something he could help with. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and going on various adventures with family and friends, taking boat rides at his family’s lake home in Okoboji, farming, relaxing at the Lakes with family, and especially spending time with his daughter Allison.

Jon enjoyed playing cards, and playing games with his daughter Allison. He was very competitive and never one to just let you win. Allison was always super thrilled when she could beat her dad at a game they were playing. Others of us, when playing cards, learned not to sit across from Jon with a window behind us, as he always seemed to win; he just smiled when we would realize the reflection from the window helped him win.

Jon will be remembered as a quiet, honest man. He was a great father, brother, son, uncle, and friend.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving daughter, Allison Siebrecht of Newell, Iowa; parents, Lester and Linda Siebrecht of Odebolt, Iowa; sister, Vicki and her husband Chad Smith of Wayne, Nebraska; nephews Blake and Colton Smith of Wayne, Nebraska, and many family and friends.

Jon was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lloyd and his wife Lois Siebrecht and Arthur and his wife Beverly Bofenkamp.