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Dorothy Kassel (9/24/20)

Dorothy Janice Kassel, 89, of Emmetsburg, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Emmetsburg. Her family will greet friends on Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Ayrshire...
Janet Schilling (9/17/20)

Janet MacLean Schilling, formerly of Spencer and Royal, passed away peacefully on Sept. 14, 2020, shortly before her 91st birthday. Janet was born on Sept. 19, 1929, in Youngstown, Ohio, and died at home in Clovis, California. She attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where she met her husband, the Rev. Russell Schilling. They married in 1951...
Rita Kladstrup (9/17/20)

Private family services for Rita Kae Kladstrup, 78, of Spencer, will be conducted at a later date. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Rita, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Tuttle) Emerson was born on Jan. 15, 1942, in Spirit Lake. Her childhood years were spent in the Spirit Lake area, where she attended school...
Marjorie Cuddy (9/14/20)

Marjorie Ann Dudley Cuddy, daughter of Christopher and Virginia Dudley of Ruthven passed away on Sept. 9, 2020, at the age of 71. Marge grew up on a farm near Terril with her brother, Norm, where she was also an all-state basketball player and graduated from Terril High School in 1967. ...
Barbara Hypse (9/14/20)

Private family graveside services will be held at the Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Nebraska, for Barbara J. (Morey) Hypse, 89, of Wayne, Nebraska, formerly of Spencer. No visitation will be held. She passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at the Providence Medical Center in Wayne...
Elaine Buenger (9/14/20)

Services for Elaine Ruth (Zinn) Buenger, 94, of Spencer, formerly of Aurelia, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Alta. The Rev. Zachery Viggers will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, following the service...
Sherry Folsom-Meek (9/10/20)

Graveside services for Dr. Sherry Folsom-Meek, 76, of Mankato, Minnesota, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Casey vander Bent will officiate the service. Sherry died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Aug. 29, 2020, following a courageous battle with kidney disease. She was a resident of Mankato Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center, where she was happy for the great care given her by caring staff...
Phyllis Parr (9/7/20)

Phyllis Joan Parr, 91, passed away in Spencer on Aug. 31, 2020, as a resident of St. Luke Lutheran Home. Phyllis was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Wagner, South Dakota, and grew up in the town of Sioux Rapids. Phyllis was a high school baton twirler in marching band and worked selling popcorn in the Town’s Movie Theater. ...
James Zinn (8/31/20)

On Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, James “Jim” D. Zinn passed away after fighting cancer for a year and a half. He was 73 years old. Jim was born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Spencer to Margaret (Gould) and Lester Zinn. He grew up on a farm, going to country school. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1965 where he was active in the Riverton Rowdies 4-H club, played baseball and ran track. ...
Margo Wood (8/31/20)

Memorial services for Margo S. Wood will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. Beth Preston will officiate the service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Margo died peacefully on April 18, 2020, in her home in Saint George, Utah, following a 19-month struggle with cancer...
Clarence Taylor (8/31/20)

Funeral services for Clarence “Bud” Taylor, 96, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. The family requests those attending the visitation and services wear a mask covering...
Pamela Johnson (8/31/20)

Pamela Sue Johnson, 76, of Littleton, Colorado, and formerly of Janesville, Iowa, passed away on Aug. 26, 2020, at the Morningstar Assisted Living of Littleton. Public visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, from 1-2 p.m. followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. ...
David Oltman (8/27/20)

Funeral services for David Klaas Oltman, 70, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. The Rev. Russell Muilenburg will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be conducted from 5-7 p.m. at Hope Reformed Church services at the church...
Eileen Lanning (8/27/20)

Funeral services for Eileen Alma Lanning, 95, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. The family requests that everyone in attendance wear a mask...
Norman Halverson (8/27/20)

Private funeral services for Norman Goodwin Halverson, 93, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 29, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer and will be livestreamed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. Visitation will be open after 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Military services will be conducted by American Legion Graeber-Rowe Post 394 of Sioux Rapids...