Records

John Norman, 87, of Weston, Missouri, was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on Saturday, June 22, 2019. John was born on Dec. 24, 1931, in Spencer. He was raised in the Everly area and attended Everly High School, graduating in 1947. John was an excellent athlete, excelling at both baseball and basketball...

Dean Loran Johnson, 96, of Webb, died on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Webb. Burial will be in the Garfield Township Cemetery in Webb. Visitation took place on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the church...

David Leroy Bishop was born on June 23, 1946 to Lonnie and Beulah Bishop in Spencer where he spent his early years. David enlisted into the Navy in 1967 and served until 1970, serving in Vietnam. He reenlisted in October 1975 and was released with a medical discharge in August 1978...

Funeral services for Billy Cox, 63, of Sutherland, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Church of Christ in Sutherland. Rev. John Erickson will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, June 21, at the Church of Christ in Sutherland, with the family present from 5-7 p.m...

Funeral services for Douglas William Vodraska, 56, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2019, at Living Word Church in Spencer. Rev. Alan Dean will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral service at the church...

A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at St. Bridget's Church, 4102 S. 26th St., in Omaha, Nebraska, for Clinton A. Mitchell of Omaha and formerly of the Webb area in northwest Iowa. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Korisko Larkin Staskiewicz Funeral Home, 5108 F St. in Omaha, with a wake service to follow at 7 p.m...

Laurene “Lauri” Diane Werstein Eid, 71, of Spencer, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids...

Jay Weston Donaldson, 93, died Thursday, June 6, 2019. Jay had been living with family over the past year and a half but had recently moved to Northridge Village for assisted care living. His passing was from natural causes and occurred shortly after a nice visit from family members on Thursday. During his brief stay there, Jay found new friendship with someone from his hometown of Milford.
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Funeral services for Alberta Baxter, 82, of Spencer, formerly of the Langdon area, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Russell Muilenburg will officiate the service. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the funeral home...

Celebration of life services for Holly Lynn Tuttle, 40, of Redfield, South Dakota, formerly of Spencer and Sioux Rapids, will be conducted at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids on Monday, June 10, 2019, with visitation at noon, followed by the service at 1 p.m. Rev. Bill Schoonover will officiate the service...

Funeral services for William “Bill” Biedenfeld, 91, of Peterson, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Royal United Methodist Church in Royal. Rev. John Battern will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Peterson...

Funeral services for Ralph Kabrick, 72, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Warner Chapel. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home...

Robert Eugene Bodenhamer was born May 5, 1932, in Everly to Elza G. and Elma Hopfe Bodenhamer. He was baptized in the Evangelical Church west of Fostoria. He served his country from 1952-57 in the United States Air Force. He is a lifetime member of the American Legion and the VFW...

Norman Wilbur, 85, of Clarinda, was called home to be with his Lord on Friday evening, March 29, 2019. Norman was born Jan. 17, 1934, in Clay County to Gilbert and Edythe Wilbur. Norman was the oldest son. His siblings are: Eva, Bernadine, Beverly, Galen (Butch), Leo, Karen and Myrna...

Funeral services for Jack Phillips, 84, of Linn Grove, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2019, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Rev. Mark Wilms will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral service at the church...

Rich and Bel Haldin, of Sioux Rapids, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Marie Haldin, to John Henderson, son of Randy Henderson and Mary Jo Henderson. Michelle is a...

Rick and Ruth Florke, of Spencer, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca Florke, of Memphis, Tennessee, to Clifford Gee, also of Memphis, son of Eugene and Shirley Gee, of San Jose,...