Obituaries

Sandra Leigh Jorgensen, 65, originally from Spencer, passed away Oct. 27, 2019, at her home in Spokane, Washington. She was born on Feb. 28, 1954, in Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1972. She was active in track and field and had many close and lifelong friendships with fellow classmates. ...

Jan Jess, social justice advocate, basketball fanatic and devoted grandmother, died Nov. 8, 2019, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, Kansas. She was 81. A true Midwestern progressive and frontier feminist, she petitioned the Rock Rapids, Iowa, school board to start a girls’ basketball team in the early 1950s...

Funeral services for Alice Lucile Wagner, 101, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Larry McCarty will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Warner Funeral Home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Bob Schmid, 85, of Brandon, South Dakota, went home to his Lord on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Bethany Home in Brandon. A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Family will be present before the service at 10 a.m. A memorial service will be held in the Community Room at Bethany Meadows east of Brandon on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m...

Funeral services for Gerald “Roger” Arndt, 74, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Ken Seifried will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Barbara Jane Hall Vetter, 88, passed away peacefully Nov. 8, 2019, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A family celebration of life will be determined at a later date. Barbara was born Dec. 1, 1930, on a farm near Nevada, Iowa, and spent most of her adult life in Spencer, Iowa, and Scottsdale, Arizona...

Rosalie Mae "Mac" MacDonald Kluch was born on Nov. 4, 1950, to Roy and Lottie (Rieck) MacDonald. She was born at the Hand Hospital in Hartley. Mac attended country school at Business Corner and later continued her education in Hartley, graduating from Hartley High School in 1968. She will be remembered as a talented guard on the basketball team...

Funeral services for Irvin Maaland, 75, of Everly, will be conducted t 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Rev. Dan Taylor will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Warner Funeral Home in Everly...

Funeral services for Margaret Bohn, 88, of Spencer, mother of Peg Deffer of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Timothy Hogan will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the church...

Funeral services for Andrew Christian Hermanson will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jennifer Henry will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Interment will be conducted at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post No. 33 of Ruthven...

Funeral services for Minnie Margaret Vance, 103, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at First Congregational Church in Spencer. Rev. Ton Van Tassell will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Milford Cemetery in Milford...

A celebration of life for Paul Stewart Stave, 72, of Spencer, will be conducted from 2-4 p.m. with the family present on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at the Clay County Fair & Events Center Arena in Spencer. Stave passed away Oct. 29, 2019, at his home in Spencer...

Memorial services for Raymond Earl Russell, 69, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Visitation was conducted Thursday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Funeral services for Tyson Ray Zellaha, 31, of Cherokee, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at First Christian Church in Spencer. Visitation will be conducted beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church with the family present from 4-6 p.m...

Funeral services for Marion Howard Posthumus, 87, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion — Glen Pedersen Post No. 1 and the VFW Clay County Post No. 3159. Private burial at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer will be conducted at a later date...

Doris Madlyn “Maddie” Hart, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sept. 14, 2019, with her daughter Lisa by her side and was attended by the loving staff of the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin...

Marcene Gladys (Schultz) Briest died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at her home in Spencer. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer, with visitation beginning at 9:45 a.m. at the church. Born Feb. ...

Funeral services for Torrey Keith Mankle, 48, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park. Rev. Chris St. Clair will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church...

Wilmina “Mina” H. Fear passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, with burial that afternoon in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Visitation takes place Thursday evening from 5-7:30 p.m. at the church...

Shirley Brinkley, 91, of Jamul, California, daughter of Will and Anna (Pohl) Bendlin, passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2019, in San Diego, California. Interment will be at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma, California, where she will join her husband, Leland. A memorial gathering will take place on the grounds on Nov. 22, 2019, at 10:30 a.m...

David Lee Whade, 81, of Milford, passed away on Oct. 17, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. A memorial service for David will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Family will greet friends on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the service time at the funeral home...

Graveside services for Wanda Mae Eninger, 83, were conducted on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen officiated the service. Wanda was born Jan. 27, 1926, in Osceola County near Sibley to Dallas B. ...

Funeral services for Harry Louis “Skip” Ritchart, 71, of Royal, were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl officiated the service. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Frank John Rose, Jan. 20, 1923, to Oct. 14, 2019, passed away peacefully at St. Luke Homes in Spencer. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service...

Funeral services for Harry “Skip” Ritehart, 71, of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Wilma Marie Carlson Letz, 83, from Waukee, formerly of Spencer, entered heaven on Oct. 8, 2019. Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway at 1 p.m. with visitation to follow. Wilma was born July 13, 1936, in Des Moines to Grace (Evans) and Albert Carlson. ...

Heath Hjelmer Huberg, 37, passed away at his home on Sunday evening Oct. 13, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Prayer services will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, with visitation starting at 2 p.m. Private family burial will take place at Willow Creek Cemetery in Royal. A celebration of Heath’s life will take place at a later date in Iowa...

Harold Martin “Buddy” Zubradt Jr., of Spencer, passed away on Aug. 19, 2019, at the age of 55. Born and raised in Spencer, Buddy followed professional opportunities to North Texas in 1982. It was in Texas where Buddy discovered his knack for metalwork, quickly earning a reputation as one of the finest welders in the region. His talents allowed Buddy to work on several historical projects, and his metalwork continues to dot the Dallas skyline to this day...

Michael Allen Darnell, 60, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Oct. 6, 2019, in Spring Hill, Florida. Michael was born in Spencer on Sept. 28, 1959. He has lived in Florida for over 20 years. He retired as a staff sergeant from the United States Air Force where his job included photo intelligence. His last post was at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida...

George Conrad Baumbach, 94, of Iowa City, died June 9, 2019, at Lantern Park Specialty Care in Coralville. A graveside service with military honors performed by the Milford American Legion will be held Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at 10 a.m. at Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Milford First Lutheran Church or Milford American Legion...

Doris Madlyn ‘Maddie’ Hart, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sept. 14, 2019 with her daughter Lisa by her side and was attended by the loving staff of the Pete and Jelaine Horton Skilled Nursing and Hospice Care Center in Sturgeon Bay...

George Conrad Baumbach, 94 of Iowa City died June 9, 2019 at Lantern Park Specialty Care in Coralville, Iowa. A graveside service with military honors performed by the Milford American Legion will be held Saturday, October 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church in Milford or Milford American Legion...

Denise Eileen Theisen, 62, of Spencer, formerly of Marcus, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Rev. Bill McCarthy will officiate...

Alma Ruth Birchard, 96, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer...

A memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, at St. Stephen the Marty Catholic Church for Russell George Mitchell of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of rural Webb. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Braman Southwest Chapel at 6505 S. ...

Services for Curtis Clyde Runkle, 98, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. Rev. Dan Taylor will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly. American Legion Everett Boyles Post No. 414 of Everly will present the military flag...

Harry McAlpine, 84, of Sioux City, formerly of Sheldon, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at MercyOne Regional Medical Center in Sioux City. His funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City with The Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Rev. Brent Lingle and Deacon Dale Tigges concelebrating...

Gary H. Wilson Sr., 72, of Spencer, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at Cobble Creek Assisted Living in Spencer. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in the Northlawn Cemetery in Spencer. Gary was born on May 19, 1947, in Estherville to Loyd and Lillian (Frink) Wilson. ...

Services for Gertrude “Trudy” Marie Wedel, 91, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Timothy Hogan will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer...

On Sept. 20, 2019, Anna Ruth (Lillig) Altenhofen, 96, completed her life’s journey at Garden View Memory Care Household at Park Centre in Newton. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton, where she was a long time member. Final burial will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic cemetery...