Records

Funeral services for Ferne Schuller, 102, of Spencer, were conducted Monday, June 1, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan officiated the service. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Mallard. She passed away on May 29, 2020, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer...

Due to the regulations set by the Governor's Public Health Disaster Declaration, no public visitation or service will be held at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date. David Wayne Peters, son of Johnnie and Jeanette (Oldenkamp) Peters, was born April 6, 1953, in Primghar. He received his education in Paullina Community School, graduating from Paullina High School in 1971...

Memorial services will be conducted for Margery Mae Fraseur this fall. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Margery, daughter of Bertha and Herbert Maurer, was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Tipton. She attended grade school, high school, and junior college in Tipton before leaving to study liberal arts at the University of Iowa...

Robin Berg, son of Lois (Johnson) and Lloyd Berg, was born Nov. 23, 1956, in Joliet, Illinois, and raised in Spencer. Robin moved to the Phoenix area in 1978 where he worked for LSG SkyChefs. He later worked for Chelsea Catering, then eventually returned to Phoenix and SkyChefs where he retired in November 2019 after 32 years...

Mary Grace “Bette” Washington was born Sept. 14, 1916, to Edwarad Thomas Washington and Frances Lucille Barnett Washington in Ruthven (Highland Township). She was baptized on Oct. 8, 1916, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ruthven. The schools she attended were: Palo alto county school of Ruthven, Clay County Sioux Township School, Lincoln School in Spencer, and Spencer High School. ...

Lillian Louise Jenkins, 97, of Spencer, passed away May 26, 2020, at Northshire Residence in Spencer. Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Brad Wallace will officiate the service. There will be no public visitation. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer...

Jerry Dean Hillegas, 60, died unexpectedly at his home in Everly on May 19, 2020. He was born Jan. 12, 1960, in Spencer to Harlin and Karen (Jordan) Hillegas. Jerry was an Everly Cattlefeeder K-12, Class of 1978, active in band and choir. Jerry retired from the Navy with 20 years of enlisted service. Genealogy, Comic Books and Bingo were his passions...

Annette Fairchild, 91, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at her home in Spirit Lake. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Burial will be held on the Lakeview Gardens Cemetery on Spirit Lake. Annette was born in Albert City on Nov. ...

Dennis Bruce Oviatt, the son of Dwain and Phyllis (Fogarty) Oviatt, was born on Nov. 4, 1958, in the Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer. He was raised in Dickens and Spencer. He attended Spencer High School, where he graduated in the class of 1977. He attended the Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College...

Graveside service for Keith Kail Walker was conducted Monday, May 18, 2020, at Garfield Cemetery in Webb. Rev. Curtis DeFord, of Grace Baptist Church in Emmetsburg, officiated. Inurnment was conducted at the cemetery. Keith, son of J. Harley and Alice (Woodford) Walker, was born March 27, 1926, on the family farm, near Webb. ...

Susan June Noel, the daughter of Harry Noel Jr. and Joan (Ressequie) Noel, was born on Dec. 3, 1944, in Spencer. Her childhood years were spent between Spencer and Scottsdale, Arizona. She was active in the Spencer drill team, barrel racing her horses Ribbons and Hank, hanging out at the Lake’s family cottage sunbathing, and enjoying time with friends...

Memorial sevices for Keith McCarl Mortenson, 82, of Dickens, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the family farm, 335 280th Ave. in Dickens. Darcy Sonius will officiate the service. Keith, the son of Engold and Sigrid (Simonsen) Mortenson, was born on Feb. ...

A private family memorial service for Larry Kilts will be conducted before he is laid to rest at Superior Township Cemetery. Larry, the son of Otis and Opal (Grobe) Kilts, was born on March 7, 1941, in Spirit Lake. He passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020, in Spirit Lake at the age of 79...

Due to the regulations set by the Governor's Public Health Disaster Declaration, no public visitation or service will be held at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Clare Ray Swanson, son of Ray E. Swanson and Helen Claire (Calhoun) Swanson, was born on April 1, 1943, in Estherville. ...

Patricia Murdock Rahn, 87, passed away peacefully at Glendale Gardens in Springfield, Missouri, on May 6, 2020. Patricia was born July 13, 1932, the daughter of Carl Rahn and Ruth Murdock Rahn in Ocheyedan. After spending her early childhood in Ocheyedan, the family moved to Hartley in 1943. ...

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...