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Funeral services for Donald Heiter Jr., 73, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Rev. Jim Slauter will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the church...

Celinda “Cindy” Black, 79, of Knoxville, passed away on July 14, 2018. Originally from Spencer, Iowa, she is survived by her husband, James; her daughter, Jennifer; son, Jeffrey (wife, Madhuri, granddaughter Maya); brother, Steve McCurdy (wife, Judy, nieces Amy, Maggie, Molly, nephew Scott); and several other nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivan and Ruth McCurdy...

Robert “Bob” Verner, 73, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after a brief illness. Bob, the son of Robert and Dorothy Verner was born in Wichita, Kansas, on April 20, 1945. ...

Wilhelmina Bick Yun Dailey, the daughter of Henry and Sarah Len Chong was born July 29, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her childhood years were spent in Honolulu where she attended school. After graduating high school, she worked at the Dole Pineapple Plant...

Funeral services for Rocklyn Eugene Baker will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Interment will take place at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Rocklyn Eugene Baker was born in 1958 to Carroll and Maude Baker. Rocklyn lived within 30 miles of his Estherville/Terril roots for most of his days. He passed away on July 13, 2018, at his home...

Salley Jeanette Johnson, 85, went to be with her Lord on July 5, 2018, after succumbing to a long battle with carcinoid cancer. Sally was the daughter of Frank and Grace King. She was born at Dickens, Iowa June 8, 1933. She received her education starting in a one-room school house and graduated from Spencer High School...

On Sept. 29, 2017, JoAnn Hansen was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as well as her beloved husband Charles and daughter Barbara. JoAnn Hansen was the youngest of six children, born to Ralph and Maude Griswold on June 12, 1929, in Webb, Iowa. ...

Funeral services for Audrey Fairchild, 87, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted beginning at 4 p.m. Friday, July 13, with the family present from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Betty Jean Mincer, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, went to be with her beloved husband, Bob, on Friday, July 6, 2018. Betty was born near Ruthven, Iowa, on June 29, 1934, to Cloyd and Ethyl Beddow Umbrell. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1952. After high school, Betty attended Northwest Institute of Medical Technology, graduating in 1953...

Funeral services for Ted Woodall, 90, of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2018, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Rev. John Jensen will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the church...

Iola P. Jones, 95, of Milford, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 11, 2018, at Accura Healthcare in Milford. Iola was born July 25, 1922, in Milford, Iowa, the daughter of Harry Robert and Celia Esther Bovee Carpenter. She was raised and educated in Milford, where she graduated from Milford High School...

Harlan Lloyd Johnson was born June 25, 1939, in Lakota, North Dakota, the son of Harold and Frances Lloyd Johnson. Harlan and his family moved to Greenville, Iowa, where Harlan attended school. Following his graduation from high school Harlan joined the United States Air Force...

Betty J. Nelson, 89, of Rockton, Illinois, died peacefully Saturday, June 23, 2018, at her home. Betty was born on Nov. 12, 1928, the daughter of Wilbert and Lucille Gillette Holldorf in Manyaska, Minnesota. She grew up in Fenton, Iowa. After graduating Fenton High School in 1946, Betty married Harlan Nelson and moved to Estherville, Iowa. ...

Services for Leone Mae Manley, 91, of Spencer, formerly of Hartley, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the United Church of Primghar. Rev. Derrick Okine will officiate. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Primghar. Visitation with family present will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Primghar...

Terry Olson, 66, of Terril, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 22, 2018. Terry was born Oct. 14, 1951, in Estherville, the son of Dick and Tillie Olson. He was raised on a farm in Terril and attended Lake Center school through seventh grade until his school merged with Terril, graduating from Terril High School...

Dirk and Susan Schaefers, announce the engagement of their daughter Kaitee Sue Schaefers of Orient, South Dakota, to Brandon Michael White of Peterson, Iowa. Brandon is the son of Kevin and Diane White. Kaitee is a graduate of Lake Area Tech in Watertown, South Dakota, where she received her associate degree in commodity merchandising. She is employed at Novita Nutrition in Brookings...

Holly Hassman and Kyle Fueston were united in marriage on May 26, 2018, at CrossWinds Church in Spirit Lake. Their ceremony was officiated by CrossWinds Spencer campus Rev. Jordan Gowing. Holly is the daughter of Dan and Karen Hassman of Spencer, and Kyle is the son of Rich Fueston of Inwood and Kathy Renken of Okoboji...