Obituaries

Alden Franseen (02/09/10)
Funeral services for Alden Franseen, 88, of Spencer, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the First Baptist Church in Spencer. Pastor Rick Porter will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Renette K. Schoenewe (02/09/10)
Renette K. Schoenewe of Dallas, Texas, and formerly of Everly, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas after a long illness. Renette was born Feb. 21, 1956, to Ronald and Winifred Schoenewe of Everly. She was a graduate of Everly High School and attended the University of South Dakota where she met and married John House. ...

Craig Scott Larson (02/06/10)
Craig Scott Larson was born December 5, 1956, the son of Harvey and Ernestine Larson of Milford. He graduated from Milford High School in 1975 and Iowa Lakes Community College in 1977. Craig married his high school sweetheart Sally Schoning on April 7, 1979, and to this union, three children were born: Angela Rae, David Scott and Chad Matthew...

Ervine Wilson (02/06/10)
Services for Mrs. Ervine Wilson, 92, of Spencer, will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer. The Rev. Mike Huebner will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, with the family present from 2-4 p.m. at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Doris May Pixler (02/05/10)
Funeral services for Doris May Pixler, 91, of Spencer, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Hansen will officiate the service. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Doris May Gardner was born to Harry and Barbara Daisy (Bock) Gardner on March 16, 1918, in Sargent, Neb. ...

Aline Georgiana Roskens (02/05/10)
Services for Aline Georgiana Roskens, 93, of Spencer, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 6, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Pastor Russell Muilenburg will officiate the service. Interment will be in the First Reformed Church Cemetery in Everly...

Orton Hanson (02/04/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Orton Hanson, 92, of Spencer, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Hanson will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Oakland Cemetery in Peterson. Mr. Hanson passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer...

Mary Alice Peterson (02/04/10)
Private family funeral services for Mrs. Mary Alice Peterson, 73, of Spencer, will be held. Rev. Scott Meier will officiate. Mrs. Peterson passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at Spencer Hospital. Mary Alice Krout Peterson, the daughter of Clarence (Bud) and Bessie (North) Krout was born Nov. ...

Ruth (Capener, Miller) Silva (02/04/10)
Funeral Services for Ruth ( Capener, Miller ) Silva of North Highlands, Calif. will be Saturday, Feb. 6, in Fair Oaks, Calif. Ruth went to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Ruth was born in Ruthven to Glen and Lucille ( Aldrich) Capener. She grew up in the Ruthven area and graduated from the Ruthven High School. She married Don Miller and to this union two children were born. Don passed away and she was married to Byron Silva...

Terry Lester Lynn (02/02/10)
Terry Lester Lynn, of Phoenix, Ariz., passed away Jan. 25, 2010, of cancer. He was born Oct. 1, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa. He was confirmed at Albert City Lutheran Church and graduated in 1978. His occupation was that of landscaping and computer bookkeeping. He enjoyed fishing and pottery making...

Vernard S. Stokes (02/02/10)
Funeral services for Vernard S. Stokes, 89, of Aurelia, Iowa, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A private family burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery...

Lucille Mayou (02/02/10)
Funeral services for Lucille Mayou. 92, of Hartley, who passed away at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, were held Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. Burial took place in Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly...

Deane Albert Goodale (02/02/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Deane Goodale, 84, of Spencer, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Scott Meier and Rev. Dan Taylor will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Military services will be conducted by the American Legion - Glen Pedersen Post 1 of Spencer...

Kathryn A. Johnston (01/29/10)
Funeral services for Mrs. Kathryn A. Johnston, 87, of Spencer will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. William Schreiber will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer...

Richard Rasmuson (01/29/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Richard Rasmuson, 74 of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. James Marshall will officiate the service. Visitation will begin after noon on Thursday with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home...

Esther Louise Rasmuson (01/28/10)
Private Graveside Service will be held for Esther Louise Rasmuson at North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer. Esther Louise Rasmuson the daughter of Oren and Edna Skinner, was born March 20, 1926, in Sioux Township, Ia. She received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School...

Frank Huss (01/26/10)
Services for Mr. Frank Huss. 86, of Spencer, formerly of Royal, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. William Schreiber will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. A Knights of Columbus service will be held at 5 p.m., and a vigil service will be held at 5:30 p.m. The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday...

June L. Chaffin (01/23/10)
Services for June L. Chaffin, 87, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Union Memorial Church in Terril. Interment will take place in Milford Cemetery in Milford. June L. Chaffin was born to Harry Glen England and Eva Elva (Adams) England, June 13, 1922, in Spencer. She attended school in Spencer, graduating from high school there in 1941...

Corrine (Johnson) Dorman (01/23/10)
Corrine Dorman, 104, of Ottawa, formerly of Spencer, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in Ottawa. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Arrangements are through Mueller Funeral Home...

Calvin A. Long (01/21/10)
Services for Mr. Calvin A. Long will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ruthven. Rev. Peter Nguyen will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Calvary Cemetery in Ruthven. Calvin died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, at his home in Ruthven, at the age of 68...

Esther Leiting (01/21/10)
Esther Leiting, 67, of Arcadia, Iowa, died Jan. 17, 2010, at Carroll, Iowa. Visitation is 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at Ohde Twit Funeral Home, Carroll, with a rosary at 3 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m. Mass is Friday at 10 a.m. at St. John's in Arcadia...

Darwin Goodchild (01/19/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Darwin Goodchild, 78 of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Michael Sharp will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Silver Lake Cemetery in Ayrshire at 1 p.m. Tuesday following the lunch. A military flag presentation will be held following the services at the church...

Otis Robert 'Bob' Andrews (01/19/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Otis Robert "Bob" Andrews, 88, of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. William Schreiber will officiate the service. Interment will take place in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Christine Beck (01/15/10)
Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Beck, 51, of Spencer, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Spencer High School Fieldhouse. Rev. Jon Pausley will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Thursday, and continue from 2-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. There will be no visitation at the school on Saturday before the service...

Dawain Fear (01/15/10)
Funeral services for Mr. Dawain Fear, 77, of Spencer, took place Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Rev. Chuck Kellogg officiated the service. Interment took place in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Mr. Fear passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at Spencer Hospital...