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Kathi Sokness (6/21/17)

Kathi Sokness, of Penacook, New Hampshire, passed away on June 16 from complications from myelodysplastic syndrome/leukemia. She was 73 years old. Originally from Royal, Iowa, Kathi was born to Bernard (Brownie) and Evelyn Schuck in 1943. She spent her first years on a farm north of Royal, and the majority of her childhood on a farm south of town with her parents and sister, Shari. ...
Lorraine Sarvold (6/18/17)

Funeral services for Lorraine Sarvold, 98, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Visitation will be conducted one-hour prior to the funeral service at the Warner Chapel in Spencer...
Saint Freeburg (6/18/17)

Today marks the end of our beautiful present. Loving husband, brother, father, and friend Saint Freeburg has gone with his Savior Jesus Christ to live forever in the presence of God. There to greet him are his dear mother and father, Bud and Berniece Freeburg; his sister and brother-in-law, JoAnn Ball and Neil Ball; sister-in-law, Marlene Freeburg, Alice and Earl Waller, Roger Waller, Russell and Velma Waller, and many others who he called family and friend. ...
Robert Hughes (6/14/17)

Funeral services for Robert Roy Hughes, 70, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Burial will be conducted at a later date. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion Glen Pedersen Post No. 1 and Clay County VFW Post 3159...
Perry Henely (6/14/17)

Perry Stephen Henely, 58, was called home by God unexpectedly on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at his home. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, June 16, from 3-6 p.m. at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City with a vigil prayer service at 4 p.m. by Rev. Lynn Bruch. A Celebration of life reception will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lake City...
Myles Kass (6/7/17)

Myles “Bob” Kass, 63, longtime proprietor of Bob’s Drive Inn in Le Mars and Arnolds Park, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home in Le Mars surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 9, at All Saints Parish – St. Joseph Catholic Church in Le Mars. Rev. Paul Eisele will celebrate Mass...
Marabeth Ostwald (6/5/17)

Marabeth Ostwald, 88, of Algona, and formerly of Whittemore, passed away on June 2, 2017, at the Algona Good Samaritan Care Center. Memorial services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First United Congregational Church of Christ in Algona, with Rev. Chris Bartnett officiating...
James Pierson (6/5/17)

James Thomas Pierson, 63, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on the morning of June 3, 2017, from complications of esophageal cancer. He was born Nov. 2, 1953, to Robert and Joan Pierson in Spencer, Iowa. He grew up on farms in Clay County with his sister Cindy and brother John Pierson. ...
Robert Blaue (6/1/17)

Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Herman Blaue, 85, of Pipestone, Minnesota, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. David Dollinger will officiate the service...
James Vollmer (5/31/17)

Funeral services for James “Jim” Arthur Vollmer, 84, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jen Henry will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...