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Robert “Bob” Smith Tolle was born May 29, 1927, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Zepha and Stanley Tolle. Bob served in the U.S. Army from 1946-48 receiving a World War II victory medal. Bob and Mae (Frith) married on Aug. 4, 1951, in Dubuque. Bob was raised on the family farm, west of Spencer. Bob and Mae have resided in Casa Grande, Arizona, for the past 12 years...

Jason Eric Dirks Jones, born June 30, 1974, in California, passed away June 12, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. Jason moved to Iowa when he was 4. He grew up in Clay County and graduated from Spencer High School in 1994. Jason liked doing construction work and landscaping. He looked forward to and enjoyed getting together with family...

Private family services for Stanley Duane Jespersen, 95, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. They will be livestreamed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. Rev. Mark Wilms will officiate the service. There will be no public visitation...

Bruce Charles Bjorke passed away in his home on June 25, 2020, while under hospice care surrounded by his wife of 59 1/2 years and family. Bruce had a strong but quiet belief in Jesus as his Savior and lived out that faith in all areas of his life. Because he valued all people, Bruce looked outside himself for ways to contribute to his community and could always find a connection to someone wherever he went...

Graveside services for Lucile Arebelle Beck, 99, of Spencer, were conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet officiated the service. Visitation was prior to the services at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Funeral services for Janice Lee Young, 80, of Spencer, formerly of Rolfe, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Burial will be at Clinton Garfield Cemetery in Rolfe...

Private family funeral services for Mark Richard Ditsworth, 61, of Spencer, will be conducted at a later date. Private burial will be at a later date. Mark, the son of Richard Ditsworth and Josephine (Logan) Ditsworth, was born Oct. 1, 1958, in Estherville. ...

Brian P. Glover, 57, of Independence, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Visitation will take place on Monday, June 29, 2020, from 5-8 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home in Waconia, Minnesota. Social distancing will be observed. Private graveside service held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery...

Private family funeral services for Darlene Virginia Mills, 100, of Webb, were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. The services were livestreamed and can be viewed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. Rev. Tonna Parsons officiated the service. There will be no public visitation. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids...

Jerry Robert Darnell, 69, of Sheldon, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley. A private family service was held at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020, at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon with Rev. David Keith officiating...

Delores Jean Niess, of Osage, passed away on June 19, 2020, at the Faith Lutheran Nursing Home where she has resided since 2012. A private funeral service will be held on June 23 at Sacred Heart Church. Burial will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery...

Private family funeral services for Rosemary Saunders, 86, of Spencer, were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Warner Chapel in Spencer. The services were livestreamed and could be viewed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. Revs. Tom and Wendy Van Tassell officiated the service. There was no public visitation. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Private family funeral services for Connie Rohlk, 89, of Spencer, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. The services will be livestreamed and can be viewed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. Rev. Clint Loveall will officiate the service. There will be no public visitation. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

Following a short, but courageous fight with cancer, Peg (O’Brien) Reit passed away peacefully June 16, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas “Yote” O’Brien. Survived by her husband, Kyle Reit; mother, Mary O’Brien; siblings: Shannon Larson, Don (Stacie) O’Brien, Tom (Erin) O’Brien, Mary Ann (Jason Ramirez) O’Brien and Matt (Kristi) O’Brien; nieces, nephews, her extended family and many friends. ...

A celebration of life for Larry Prince, 71, will be conducted from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 2020, followed by a memorial service at 4 p.m. at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Rev. Bill Schreiber will officiate the service. Inurnment will be conducted at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post No. 33 of Ruthven...

Deborah Kirchner and Jay Lyon, were united in marriage on April 1, 2020, in an outdoor ceremony. In the gazebo at the Sundholm Environmental Education building at the Clay County fairgrounds. The...