Obituaries

Merle Osterberg (05/10/08)
Services for Merle Osterberg, 71, of Spencer, will be held at 1:30 p.m., today, Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Day Spring Assembly of God Church in Spencer. Rev. Eric Burnette will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service today at the Day spring Assembly of God Church in Spencer...

William Thomas O'Connor (05/09/08)
William Thomas O'Connor, 73, attorney at law, of New Ulm, Minn., passed away May 8, 2008, in his home surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial for William will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Msgr. Douglas Grams and the Most. Rev. John C. Nienstedy, Archbishop of the Achodiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will celebrate the service...

Merle Osterberg (05/09/08)
Services for Merle Osterberg, 71, of Spencer, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Day Spring Assembly of God Church in Spencer. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. tonight, and Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of service -- both at the Day spring Assembly of God Church in Spencer...

Lucille Kruse (05/09/08)
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Kruse, 99, of Spencer, will take place at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Hansen will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., today with the family present from 7-8 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Interment will take place at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley...

Jane E. Mohror (05/09/08)
Jane Elaine Mohror, 74, of Peterson, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Sunset Knoll Care Center in Aurelia. Memorial services for Jane will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008, at St. John's Church in Peterson, with Rev. Charlie Hall officiating...

Adelaide Erwin (05/08/08)
A memorial service for Adelaide Erwin, 7, of Hartley, took place Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Cornerstone United Reformed Church in Sanborn. Rev. Jacques Roets officiated. Interment took place at Roseland Cemetery of Sanborn. Adelaide, the daughter of Tim and Deena (Krehlik) Erwin of Hartley, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Spencer Hospital...

Vera Ebel (05/07/08)
Funeral services for Vera Ebel, 86, of Spencer, will be held at 11 a.m., today, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Spencer. Rev. C. Peter Maisenbach will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Primghar. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday...

Lucille Kruse (05/07/08)
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Kruse, 99, of Spencer, will take place at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Hansen will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., Friday with the family present from 7-8 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Interment will take place at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley...

Adelaide Erwin (05/06/08)
A memorial service for Adelaide Erwin, 7, of Hartley, will take place at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Cornerstone United Reformed Church in Sanborn. Rev. Jacques Roets will officiate. Visitation will be held at Cornerstone Church in Sanborn beginning at 3 p.m. today. The family will be present from 6-8 p.m...

Vera Ebel (05/06/08)
Funeral services for Vera Ebel, 86, of Spencer, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednensday, May 7, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Spencer. Rev. C. Peter Maisenbach will officiate the service. Visitation will begin after 12 p.m., today with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home of Spencer...

Marcel H. Klein (05/03/08)
Memorial services for Marcel H. Klein, 85, of Granville, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2008, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville. Rev. Richard D. Ball will officiate the service. Interment will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery in Granville. Graveside military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 5347...

Darlene F. Nissen (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Darlene F. Nissen, 77, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today, Saturday, May 3, 2008, at United Methodist Church of Ruthven. Rev. Jim Gochenouer will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Crown Hill Cemetery of Ruthven. She passed away, after a lengthy battle with cancer, on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital...

Carl "Ed" Jensen (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Carl "Ed" Jensen, 87, of Spencer, will take place at 10:30 a.m. today, Saturday, May 3, 2008, at First Baptist Church of Spencer. Rev. Bart DeBoer will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery of Spencer...

Elaine Duhn Horn (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Mrs. Elaine Duhn Horn, 88, of Hartley, formerly of Mt. Vernon, N.Y. will be held at 3:30 p.m. today, Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Lost Island Lutheran Church of rural Ruthven. Rev. Luther Thoreson will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at Lost Island Lutheran Church in rural Ruthven, and continue until the service at 3:30 p.m...

Shane Handy (05/03/08)
Shane Handy, 37, of Storm Lake, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Storm Lake. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, where the family will be present from 1-3 p.m. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no other services...

Alma L. "Wiese" Graen (05/03/08)
Alma Louise "Wiese" Graen, 80, formerly of Spencer, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Southridge Healthcare Center, Sioux Falls. Services will be held at 10 a.m., today, Saturday, May 3, 2008, at First Christian Church. Interment will take place at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls...

Bill Chambers (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Mr. Bill Chambers, 83, of Spencer, will take place at 2 p.m., today, Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Spencer. Rev. Brent Lingle will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery of Spencer...

Vera May Ebel (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Vera May Ebel, 86, of Fort Scott, Kan, formerly of Spencer, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Fort Scott. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in c

Elizabeth Mart (05/03/08)
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Mart, 84, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 5, 2008, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m., Sunday with the family present from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home of Spencer...