Obituaries

Funeral services for Vivian Geidl, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2019, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer...

Services are pending for Iris Hanson, 91, of Spencer, who passed away Monday, March 18, 2019, at Spencer Hospital. Iris Carpenter Hanson, daughter of C. Paul and Ruth (Foster) Carpenter, was born Dec. 14, 1927, on a farm southwest of Dickens. She received her early education in rural schools in Clay County and attended high schools at Dickens, Gillett Grove, and Lake Township, graduating in 1945. ...

Funeral services for Linda Ann Sampson, 71, of Ruthven, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven. Rev. Tom Summerfield and Rev. Jeff Cookinham will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted at 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 22, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven and from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven...

Funeral services for Lillian Spiess, 101, of Spencer, formerly of Webb, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. C. Peter Maisenbach. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warners Funeral Home in Spencer...

Memorial services for Daniel Joseph Kinlen, 64, of Spirit Lake, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral...

Lucille Emma Kinyon, 96, passed away peacefully, on March 11, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement in Sioux City. A celebration of life service will be held at United Methodist Church in Everly on March 23, 2019, beginning at 11 a.m., officiated by Rev. Mike Eeten. A luncheon will follow immediately after he service at the church...

Funeral services for DyAnn Getting, 78, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2019, at First Congregational Church in Spencer. Rev. Tonna Parsons will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday with the family present from 4-7 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Services for Josephine Beving, 78, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jennifer Henry will officiate the service. Burial will be prior to the service at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the First Reformed Cemetery in rural Everly...

Mary Ellen Dolvin Van Ness, 91, a remarkable mom, wife, and friend, passed away during the early morning of Feb. 26, 2019 after a short illness. She experienced many wonderful people and places during her decades on this earth, and each of us is grateful for her presence in our lives...

Betty Iverson Mann passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2019. Betty was born and raised on a farm in Spencer. She was passionate about youth and education, graduating from Iowa State Teachers’ College in Cedar Falls. She married Richard “Dick” Mann, also from Spencer, in 1953 and they spent their first few years together on the East Coast while Richard served in the Navy...

Funeral services for Melba Medsker, 88, of Spencer, formerly of Peterson, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Peterson. Rev. Bud Watts will officiate the service. Visitation with the family present will be conducted from 2-5 p.m. ...

Funeral services for Jack Slaymaker, 71, of Spencer, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Charlie Gilmore will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, March 1, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. ...

James “Slim” M. Farnes passed away in San Tan Valley, Arizona, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at age 60 after a long illness. Slim lived in Spencer most of his life. He is survived by his sister, Markalynn “Mickey” (Kyle) Dotson, of Topeka, Kansas; and his brother, Mark (Jody) Farnes, of San Tan Valley, Arizona...

Funeral services for Hope Wilken, 85, of Everly, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Rev. Dan Taylor will officiate the service. Visitation was Wednesday with the family present from 4-6 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Everly...

Sharon Vanderhoff, 71, of Ruthven, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital. Services will be held at a later date. Survivors include her husband, Keith of Ruthven; children: Shane (Ann) Vanderhoff of Ruthven, Don (Angie) Vanderhoff of Radcliff, and Brian (Patty) Vanderhoff of Marathon; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a sister, Rhonda (Kevin) Hiem of Des Moines...

A celebration of life for Natalie Lynn Rubel, 40, will be conducted from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Natalie Lynn Rubel, daughter of Ken Rubel Jr and Jane (Christoffer) Rubel, began her rookie season here on earth May 8, 1978, in Emmetsburg. She was delivered a fast ball that she was not able to hit or foul off on Feb. 2, 2019, in Mankato, Minnesota...

Patricia Jo Carter, 88, of Sioux Rapids, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the St. Luke's Lutheran Home in Spencer. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements...

Services for Maxine M. Eldridge, 84, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Ruthven. Rev. Kris Hackbart will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted from 5-8 p.m Friday at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven...

Funeral services for Larry VanWesten, 65, of Spencer, will be conducted at a later date. Visitation was conducted Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. A second visitation will be conducted beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, with the family present from 5-8 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home in Sibley...

Funeral services for Lillian Meyer, 89, of Winterset, formerly of Spencer, werheld at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Russell Muilenburg officiated the service. Visitation was held from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, with the family present at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Memorial services for Terry Falline, 69, of Spencer, were conducted Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen officiated the service. Burial will be conducted at a later date. Terry Lee Falline, the son of Kenneth W. ...

A celebration of life gathering for Kenneth R. Bailey, 77, of Spirit Lake, was held Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Village West Resort. Ken passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Ken was born Sept. 21, 1941, the son of Frank Bailey and Blanche Franker Bailey. ...

Paul S. Zielstra, 62, of Council Bluffs, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at CHI Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Paul was born in Spencer to the late Vernon E. and Jean (Joynson) Zielstra. He graduated from Ruthven High School in 1974 and from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1977. ...

Services for Ronnie Eugene Joenks, 78, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at First Congregational Church in Spencer. Rev. Wendy Van Tassell will officiate. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. at the church. Interment will take place at Oakland Cemetery in Peterson...

Janet Boyd, 84, passed away Jan. 19, 2019, at Central Parke Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Mason, Ohio, under the professional loving care of Queen City Hospice and Central Parke staff. Visitation was held at Adams Funeral Home, 502 Douglas Ave. in Ames on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. followed by a memorial service at noon. Following the service there will be a luncheon at Dublin Bay Irish Pub and Grill...

Funeral services for Ty Fideler, 89, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Fideler passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...

Arla Gould, 91, of Spencer, passed away on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at St. Luke’s Home in Spencer. Arla was born on July 10, 1927, to parents Hugh and Susan (Brooks) Jones. She grew up on a farm north of Linn Grove and attended grade school at Rossie Schools. She graduated from Peterson High School where she starred on the girls basketball team...

Services for Cole Allen Millard, 23, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jen Henry will officiate the service. Burial will be conducted at Milford Cemetery in Milford. Cole Allen Millard was born in Spencer on July 14, 1995, to John Millard and Dena Wintz. ...

Memorial services for Mary Jane Parsons will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, at Greenville Congregational Church in Greenville. Rev. Trish Underberg will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

Marjorie Van Vickle (Seemann), 85, passed away Sunday Jan. 20, 2019. The daughter of Lee and Irene Seemann, Marjorie was born at home on a farm near Greenville on Dec. 15, 1933. Following her graduation from Webb High School in 1952 she married Duane Van Vickle. After pursuing career opportunities in Omaha and Lexington, Nebraska, the couple settled in Spencer where Marjorie lovingly cared for her family and worked at the Clay County National Bank...

Douglas Bailey, 61, of Spencer, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Rochester, Minnesota. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 1- 3 p.m. at the Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home...