Zieren Funeral Home

11/25/2025

With heartfelt sympathy, we share the obituary of Curtis Elmer Brinkmann, who passed away peacefully on November 22, 2025. He was 80 years of age.

To view his full obituary and service details, please visit his memorial page here:
🔗 https://zierenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/curtis-brinkmann

Please keep the Brinkmann family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May his soul rest in eternal peace...Amen.

Curtis was born on November 22nd, 1945 and passed away on November 24th, 2025 at the age of 80

11/19/2025

With sadness, we share the passing of Lonnie Ewing, who died on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at 61 years of age.

To view Mr. Ewing’s obituary and service information, please visit his memorial page:
https://www.zierenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/lonnie-ewing

Please keep Lonnie’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
May eternal rest grant unto him, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Lonnie was born on March 23rd, 1964 and passed away on November 15th, 2025 at the age of 61

11/16/2025

🥞 Pancake Breakfast This Morning! 🥞
Start your Sunday with something sweet and support a great cause!

Carlyle Knights of Columbus are hosting a delicious pancake breakfast this morning at the KC Hall in Carlyle for the benefit of the Carlyle High School Student Council. Swing by, enjoy a hot breakfast, and help support the students who work hard to make our school and community better.

Bring the family, bring a friend, or just bring your appetite — see you there! 🍽️

11/13/2025

The Christmas music has started at our house, and the aisles of the stores are beginning to look a lot like...CHRISTMAS!! 🎄

Carlyle is ready to celebrate too! 🎅 Check out what’s happening around town this holiday season, kicking off with the Christmas in Carlyle Parade on November 28! 🎄 It’s gonna be really nice. 😉 🚐🥶☕️💩🧑‍🌾

🎄✨ Christmas in Carlyle 2025 is almost here! ✨🎄

Get ready for a month full of holiday cheer, sparkling lights, and family fun all around town! From our Christmas Parade and Fireworks 🎆 to Breakfast with Santa, Cookies & Cocoa, and the cozy Festival of Trees, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this season.

🌟 Highlights Include:
🎄 Lights in the Park – Nov. 28 through Jan. 4
🎅 Christmas Parade – Friday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 PM
🎇 Fireworks & Visits with Santa – Following the parade at City Park
🥞 Breakfast with Santa – Saturday, Nov. 29 from 8–11 AM at Bretz Wildlife Lodge
☕ Cookies & Cocoa – Friday, Dec. 12 from 6–8 PM
🎁 Peppermint Pit Stop – Friday, Dec. 19 from 5–8 PM
🎶 Concerts, stories, and so much more!

Check out the full schedule on the flyer below 👇 and mark your calendars for a season of festive fun in Carlyle!

✨ Follow Christmas in Carlyle on Facebook and visit https://carlylelake.com/christmas-in-carlyle/ for more details.

11/11/2025

Today we honor the men and women who have served our country. We’re especially mindful of the many veterans and their families we’ve had the privilege to know and care for over the years.

From all of us at Zieren Funeral Home — thank you, Veterans.

11/06/2025

Test drive a new car, Carlyle schools get money towards their new all-inclusive playground. For every completed test drive, Ford will donate $30 to Carlyle School District. It doesn't get any easier to support our schools and children!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CSdyVoCwh/

💜💛 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤! 💛💜

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟒 𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐚𝐭 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟖 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟐 𝐏𝐌!

𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 = $𝟑𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 $𝟔,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 / 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐃 #𝟏! 🙌

🎟️ 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐑 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫:
👉 https://d4urc.com/JXBK4

🥤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟏 𝐏𝐌
🌭🍟 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 & 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬!

📍 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 & 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝.

11/06/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16HwPeVH3r/

The amazing social worker (yay Mara K!) at Central Comm High School put this great list together of Clinton County resources for food during these tough times. If someone needs help, please share this list. If someone is looking to give back, please share this list. We get through this together and no one goes hungry. No one.

11/04/2025

🕊 In Loving Memory of Mary "Chris" Droege 🕊

Prayers of peace and comfort are with the family and friends of Mary "Chris" Droege. Chris passed away on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 71 years of age.

No services will be held for Mrs. Droege. For obituary and burial information, please visit her memorial page at the link below. You can also send condolences to her family at her memorial page.

May the angels lead you to paradise, and may her soul rest in eternal peace...Amen.

Chris was born on October 20th, 1954 and passed away on November 3rd, 2025 at the age of 71

10/30/2025

🐖 🚗💨 Skip the cooking this Sunday and take a drive to Ferrin for their world famous Wurstmarkt!
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is serving up their Pork Sausage Dinner — pork sausage, kraut, green beans, REAL mashed potatoes, applesauce, and cake - drive-through only!

📅 Sunday, November 2
🕛 Noon to 5 PM
📍 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ferrin
💵 Carry out dinners are only $15!

Good food, great people, and zero dishes to wash. That’s a Sunday win! 😋

10/29/2025

👻 We'll see you at the Business Trick or Treat this Friday from 3-5! 🎃

🎃 We'll be downtown along 9th Street, come and see us IF YOU DARE!!! 👻

10/28/2025

October is Pastor Appreciation Month — and we’d like to say thank you to all the pastors who show up with comforting words and and endless patience. 🙏
You help families through their hardest moments, and you make our work a little brighter, too. We appreciate you this month and every month!