Obituaries

On Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, Raymond Allen Zielstra, loving husband and father, passed away at home at the age of 89. Raymond was born July 13, 1930, in Spencer to Abraham and Evelyn (nee Chase) Zielstra. He married Doreen Pamela Joynson on Feb. 9, 1957, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Pam and Raymond raised two children, Julie and Philip, and made a home in San Diego for over 60 years...

On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, our mother, Ruth Ann (Faulkender) King, of Elmore, Minnesota, went to be with the Lord after spending seven weeks at Parker Oaks Senior Living in Winnebago, Minnesota. Ruth was born on the family farm in Spencer on June 11, 1936, the second of five kids of Jesse Merle and Frances Magdalena (Yost) Faulkender. ...

A funeral service for Richard "Dick" Jesse Maranell, 88, of Milford, was held Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Dick, the son of Lois Mildred (Lorensen) and Jesse Franklin Maranell, was born June 22, 1931, in Round Lake, Minnesota. ...

Kendall “Ken” Lynn Carver, 83, died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Dec. 30, 2019, surrounded by his family and friends. A memorial service will be conducted from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at Paradise Valley United Methodist Church, 4455 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ 85283. An additional service will be held later this summer in Iowa. Donations can be made to the International Cruise Victims Association...

A funeral service for Betty Lou Willison, 90, of Milford, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Faith Community Church in Milford. Burial was at Milford Cemetery. Betty was born July 17, 1929, on the farm near Milford to Cecil and Mary (Moritz) Wallace. ...

Graveside services for Ruth Lorraine Ness, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederksen will officiate the service. There will be no visitation. Ruth, the daughter of Joe and Minnie (Luze) Sweet, was born Dec. 22, 1931, in Webb. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her education in Webb schools...

Funeral services for LaVonne “Vonnie” B. Kruse, 94, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jen Henry will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be conducted at a later date at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly...

A funeral service for Wayne Krieger, 91, of Dickens, will be held Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril, Iowa. Burial was at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Terril. Wayne Ivan Krieger, was born the third of six children on March 2, 1928, to Claude and Herma (Leighter) Krieger at home in Milford Township...

Ken Leander, 72, of Sac City, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines. Kenneth Michael Leander was born on April 9, 1947, to parents Kenneth and Phyllis (Nelson) Leander in Chaska, Minnesota. Ken grew up in Chaska, Minnesota, where he attended school. ...

Andrew Sease, 32, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the Johnson Memorial Hospital in Dawson, Minnesota. Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Dawson. Rev. Kendall Stelter officiated and interment was in the church cemetery...

Memorial services for Kenneth and Marsha Heimgartner, 75 and 74, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Chester “Doug” Pullen, 90, of Urbandale, formerly of Le Mars, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. surrounded by his family. Chester married Donna Blane on Nov. 2, 1949, and they lived most of their lives in Le Mars. Chester was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Gloria Edwards; two sister-in-laws: Dorothy Ashmore and Mary Carnine; four brother-in-laws: Vernon Blane, Norman Ashmore, Bill Carnine and Jerry Edwards; two son-in-laws: Richard Dykstra and Steve Lewis; three nephews: Lonny Pullen, Brad Blane and Josh Ashmore; and two nieces: Vicki and Chris.. ...

Funeral services for Verla Ruby Ayres Klaessy, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

Funeral services for Carol Marine Drake, 98, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. JoAnn Thomas will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Following the service at the cemetery, there will be lunch served at the First Christian Church in Spencer...

Jeriann “Annie” Golden-Smith, the daughter of Jerry and Marge (Wilberding) Golden, was born April 1, 1954, in Logan. She lived in the communities of Magnolia, Blencoe, Washta, Marcus, in Iowa and Round Lake, Minnesota, before moving to Spencer, Iowa, in 1965, when her father went to work for Sportsman’s. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1972, and later lived in Ozark, Alabama; Tempe, Arizona; and Primghar, Paullina and Sutherland, Iowa...

Funeral services for Martha Rhodes, 91, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be conducted at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids...

Darlys J. Clark, 83, of Naples, Florida, formerly from Mason City, peacefully passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 at MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City. She was under the care of her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Ken Newton, at their residence in Clear Lake prior to being admitted to the hospital...

Funeral services for Alice Marie Pack, 95, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Greg Jorgenson will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

Funeral services for Carl Eldon Crane, 91, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Tim Voth will officiate the service. Visitation will take place from 4-6 p.m. Friday with family present at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion - Glen Pedersen Post No. 1 and VFW Clay County Post No. 3159. Burial will be conducted at Dickens Cemetery in Dickens...

Funeral services for Phyllis Ann Abel, 82, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Michael McGinley will officiate the service. Visitation took place Thursday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Funeral services for Dorothy Delores Hinton, 95, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Burial will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls following the lunch at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer...

Services for Gordon Clemence Bruns, 82, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Jen Henry will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina following the lunch at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer...

Funeral services for Phyllis L. Schott, 85, of Spencer, formerly of Royal, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Visitation was conducted Sunday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at Willow Creek Cemetery in Royal...

Funeral services for Joanne Koch, 89, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church...