A funeral service for Norma Prichard Oppedal, 95, of Spencer, formerly of Ruthven, was conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at the Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Burial was at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven. Oppedal passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at the Spencer Hospital.

A funeral service for Ruth Ferguson, 91, of Spirit Lake, will be conducted at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Pastor Cindy Finn will officiate the service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be at Laurens Cemetery in Laurens. Ferguson passed away Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, at Accura Healthcare, of Milford.

Funeral services for LaVon Groth, 91, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Fostoria, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at Warner Funeral Chapel in Everly. Pastor Tim Smith will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Groth passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, at Park Ridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Jeanne Blink, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2025, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. The Rev. Kevin Richter will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour before the service at the church. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Luncheon will be conducted at Spencer Golf & Club. Blink passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, at Spencer Post Acute Rehab Center.

A celebration of life for Jenny Baier, 60, of Royal, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2025, at The Great Hall of Royal. Baier passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Robert “Bob” Neal Ver Heul, 90, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. A memorial gathering celebrating Bob’s life will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Burial will take place at a later date. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements.

Kenneth G. Kahley, 87, of Spencer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Born on Dec. 28, 1936, in Spencer. Ken was a lifelong resident of the community. He graduated from Spencer High School and Drake University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. After Drake, he went to Arizona where he worked on the Salt River Project and enlisted in the Arizona National Guard.

Ellen Louise Watkins Hales, 91, of Arnolds Park, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, just two weeks shy of her 92nd birthday. She will be dearly missed by her family.

Louise (as we all knew her by) was born Dec. 8, 1932, to Ida (Henderson) and Oscar Watkins in a log cabin near Goodnight, Oklahoma. She had three siblings; older brother Louis, younger sister Dorothy, and younger brother James (Bud). They settled in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where she spent her childhood years.

Allan Percy Hansen, 86, of Spencer, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.

Ellen “Louise” Hales, 91, of Arnolds Park, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Accura Health in Milford. Graveside services and burial are at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Funeral services for Linda Lee Fries are at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at the St. Luke Lutheran Home Chapel. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to service. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Peterson. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up in her name and the donations will be given to causes that were important to her. Warner Funeral Home, of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Kenneth “Ken” Kahley, 87, of Spencer, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley. Funeral services are Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Burial is in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Shane Ray Zellaha, 62, of Cherokee, formerly of Spencer, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Spencer.

Jacqueline (Newcom) Miller, 89, formerly of Spencer, died on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held on Nov. 27 in Slinger, Wisconsin, with urn burial at a later date in Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Condolences may be sent at www.schmidtfuneralhome.com.

Memorial services for Douglas McMullen, 72, of Spencer, will be conducted at Bethany Lutheran Church, in Spencer, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Pastor Deb Mechler will officiate the service. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church. A private funeral will be conducted at a later date. McMullen passed away Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Spencer Hospital, in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.