Obituaries

Memorial graveside services for Franklin Charles Zech, 73, formerly of Spencer, were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Jon Pausley officiated. Military services were conducted by the Clay County American Legion and Spencer VFW...

Services for Eric Michael Peterson will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Eric was born on June 25, 1976, in Spencer. ...

Memorial services for Helene Quillin, 76, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Helene passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Sun City West, Arizona...

Funeral services for Margaret Mackie, 93, of Peoria, Arizona, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, May 14, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday, with family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery...

Lynn M. Erwin, 61, of Morton, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at UnityPoint Health Methodist in Peoria. She was born on Feb. 11, 1960, in Fort Dodge to Bill and Kay (Ford) Filloon. She married her high school sweetheart, Todd Erwin, on March 10, 1979, in Spencer...

Services for Iva “Bernadine” Cushman, 106, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at Warner Chapel. Rev. Mike Cooper will officiate the service. Interment will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Iva Dunaway Milton Cushman was born on June 18, 1914, the youngest daughter of Samuel and Ida (Liechty) Dunaway. ...

Private family graveside services for Dale Oppedal will be held Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven. Visitation was held Monday, May 3, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Dale Edward Oppedal was born in rural Walnut Township, Palo Alto County, on August 24, 1926, to Iver and Zelda (Prichard) Oppedal. ...

Funeral services for Philip Oviatt, 38, of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. The Rev. Ken Seifried will officiate. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Charlotte Thorne, 86, of Hartley, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Sunday, April 25, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Everly. Visitation will also be held at the church on Saturday, May 1, from 10-11 a.m.; family will be present at that time. Burial will take place at Lone Tree Cemetery near Everly...

Funeral services for Arthur “Art” Lester Evans Jr., 96, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Dickens Cemetery in Dickens...

Funeral services for Margaret May Anderson, 87, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 29, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

A private prayer service for Steven Craig Cook, 67, was conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, April 26, 2021, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Emmetsburg. Steven, the son of Jack J. and Flora June Cook, was born on June 15, 1953, in Emmetsburg. Steve graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1971. ...

Funeral services for Wanda Emma Keen, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral service at Warner Chapel. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

Burthel “Keith” Dannatt was born on Oct. 12, 1946, in Dickinson County, to Burthel “Ernest” Dannatt and Greta Knudtson Dannatt. He was proud to say he was born and raised in Milford. In 1967 he married Janice Feldhacker and two daughters were born to this union — neither was named Burthel. In 1984 he married Mary Haugse. Although they had no children, they welcomed seven grandchildren, who were the light of his life...

Bonnie Jane Pletke, daughter of Ora and Alice Jones, was born on Nov. 12, 1937, in Centerville. Bonnie was the youngest of three. Fourteen years older than Bonnie was Betty. Seven years older was Mary. Bonnie received her early education at the country school down the road from where she lived. During her middle school years, her daddy passed away and she and her mother, Alice, moved into Centerville where she attended and graduated from high school...

Funeral services for Lavon Kephart, 96, of Spencer, were conducted Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl officiated the service. Internment was conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Lavon Arlee Kephart, the daughter of Oscar and Esther (Kruse) Walstrom, was born on Sept. ...

Graveside services for Eric Michael Foxhoven, 47, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2021, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Eric, the son of Ronald and Kathy (Muller) Foxhoven, was born Aug. 14, 1973, in Mapleton. His childhood years were spent Mapleton where he attended school before moving to Spencer in 1987. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1992...

Funeral services for Gloria Harris, 89, of Spencer, formerly of Everly, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, at United Methodist Church in Everly. Mike Keith and Bishop David Keith will officiate the service. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Masks are optional but appreciated. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Spencer...

Elsie Marie (Youngberg) Lake, 86, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Nixa, Missouri, Spencer, Iowa, and Red Oak, died in Phoenix, Arizona, Sept. 15, 2020.
 Elsie, daughter of Ralph and Leta Mae (Shires) Youngberg, was born July 26, 1934, on the family farm north of Red Oak. She was the beloved wife of 45 years to Carl James "Jim" Lake.
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Samuel Lee Woolery, son of Randy and Cheri (Dammann) Woolery, was born on May 5, 1995 in Omaha, Nebraska. He passed away on April 8, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital at the age of 25. Funeral services for Sam will be on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 11 a.m. ...

Elaine Ann Albrecht Parliman, 94, passed away on April 8, 2021, at Prince of Peace Retirement Community in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Elaine was born in Redfield, South Dakota, to Joe and Elizabeth (Wright) Albrecht on Dec. 30, 1926. Elaine attended Redfield public schools and graduated from Redfield High School in 1944. ...

Private family services will be held for Craig Kolb, 70, of Spencer. Craig Martin Kolb, the son of Thomas and Joyce (Wiard) Kolb was born Dec. 12, 1950, in Berkley, California. He was the second of eight boys. They lived in several states and found a family home in Woodland Hills, California, where Craig graduated from Taft High School in 1969. ...

Timothy Berton Menke, 69, son of Lester and Kathlyn Menke, passed away on April 8, 2021, in Spencer in hospice care following a short illness. Tim was born on Nov. 21, 1951, in Cherokee and grew up on a farm near Calumet. He was an energetic and fun-loving child who was active in 4-H, showing livestock at the O'Brien County Fair. ...

Funeral services for Lavon Kephart, 96, of Spencer, was conducted Friday, April 9, 2021, at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan officiated the service. Lavon Arlee Kephart, the daughter of Oscar and Esther (Kruse) Walstrom, was born on Sept. ...

Patricia Ann Grubbs-Catanach passed away March 12, 2021, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born Aug. 26, 1943, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Patricia, known as Pat to family and friends, grew up in Spencer and often talked about how much she loved to ice skate in the winter and training hunting dogs with her dad. ...

A memorial service for Michael Henry Higgins, 72, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Visitation will be conducted from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. He will be laid to rest at Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter at a later date...

Celebration of life memorial services for Kenneth “Doc” Eugene Manwarren, 71, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Spencer, are planned for Saturday, May 22, 2021. A come-and-go event is planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manwarren Garage Car Showroom at 16445 255th Ave. in Spirit Lake. Lunch will follow the service for family and friends. At 4 p.m., a classic car tour will begin around the Lakes area...

Graveside memorial services for Charles Thomas Waddell, 67, of Alta, formerly of Aurelia and Spencer, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, with Rev. Bruce Rapp officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with military honors by the Grashoff-McManus American Legion Post No. 390 of Aurelia...

Graveside services for Lens “Lucky” Luchtel Sr., 86, of Fonda, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2021, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Deb Mechler will officiate the service. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion — Glen Pedersen Post No. 1 and the VFW Clay County Post No. 3159...

Funeral services for Maxine Joyce Davis, 89, of Spencer, were conducted Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Bill Shreiber officiated the service. Burial was conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. A future celebration of life will take place for everyone to join later this summer...

Wayne Curtis Winslow died March 28, 2021, in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, his home since 2013. Wayne was born Feb. 14, 1922, in Spencer the only child of C.C.N. and Tena Flaskegaard Winslow. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1939. He then attended Northwestern University, but his college career was interrupted by World War II. ...

Virginia (Ginny) Jourdan, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Spencer, passed away March 2, 2021, at home surrounded by family. She was born Dec. 25, 1932 in Morrow County, Ohio. Virginia worked at The Spencer Municipal Hospital for many years prior to her retirement in 1996. She loved animals, the KC Royals, the KC Chiefs and most importantly, the Ohio State Buckeyes...

John Vance, 77, passed away in Des Moines on March 29, 2021. John, the son of Charlie Vance and Minnie (Harr) Vance was born on March 5, 1945, in Spencer. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1964, studied at Capital Institute of Technology in Washington, D.C., and graduated from American Institute of Business in Des Moines. He worked in the finance department for an auto dealership until his retirement approximately 15 years ago...

Debbie Bristow, 65, of Belle Plaine, Minnesota, passed away on March 21, 2021, at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis. Memorial service will be private due to COVID-19 concerns. Rev. Mark Johnson will officiate. Cards and other condolences can be sent to: Richard “Dick” Bristow, 944 S. Walnut St., Belle Plaine, MN 56011...

Robert “Bob” Lee Zinn, 72, of Ankeny, passed away peacefully at Mercy Hospice on Sunday, March 14, 2021, after battling through several compounding health issues. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Monday, March 29, 2021, from 3-6 p.m. ...

Services for Karen Lynn Olin, 69, of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. Revs. John Jensen and Mark Wilms will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with family present from 5-8 p.m, at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Funeral services for Richard “Dick” Allen Terpstra, 87, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Dick, the son of Rients and Lorian (Peterson) Terpstra, was born May 12, 1933, in Hartley. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley area where he attended Lincoln No. 8 country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1951...

Gary L. Johnson, originally from Spencer, passed away March 13, 2021. Gary, the son of Leslie and Helen Johnson, was born Aug. 16, 1941. He was No. 13 in our Johnson family. He passed away on March 13. Gary graduated from Spencer High School. Off to California, he worked at a steel mill, then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He earned the distinction of warrant officer; then, aviation school and, became a helicopter pilot, which, he flew during the Vietnam War, recovering the wounded...

A funeral service for Gene Dalager, 79, of Spencer, was held on Monday, March 15, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Burial will be held at a later date at Fairview Cemetery in Langdon. Eugene Clifford Dalager, the son of Ober Herbert and Esther Jane (Swanson) Dalager, was born Dec. ...

Funeral services for Vinh Lovan, 78, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday with family present from 5-7 p.m. Masks are recommended per family wishes. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...