June 18, 1935 - October 11, 2023
Memorial Services for Judith Murtagh Thoreson, 88, of Okoboji, formerly of Algona, will be held at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Algona at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. A reception with the family present will be held following the service in the Church Fellowship Hall.
A Celebration of Judy’s Life will be held in June of 2024 at Okoboji.
–On Saturday at 7:09 p.m., 42-year-old Paso Robles man Christopher Moen, who was driving a Dodge Ram pickup, was stopped at the intersection of Centre Street and Highway 46/41 East in Shandon, waiting to turn left. 55-year-old Selma California woman Eva Vasquez was driving a Toyota Tacoma eastbound on 46/41 East in the outer lane at a speed of 65 mph. Moen reported that he didn’t see traffic approaching from the eastbound lanes and proceeded forward into the intersection. Vasquez said she saw the Dodge move forward heading towards her lane and applied her vehicle’s brakes. Moen’s pickup continued into the outer lane of eastbound SR 46 East. Vasquez tried to steer to the left in order to avoid a collision, but the left/front end of the Dodge Ram struck the right/front end, of the Toyota Tacoma, according to California Highway Patrol.