Obituaries

Services for Stephen Craig Zitterich will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. before the service at the church. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Funeral services for Michael “Mike” Gerald Hughes, 48, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Spencer. Rev. Steve Britton will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer with family present from 5-7 p.m. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Hughes passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer...

Funeral services for Larry Lynn Anderson, 86, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Jeff Geiger will officiate the service. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer with family present from 5-7 p.m. Burial will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Anderson passed away Monday, Jan. 17, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota...

Funeral services for Eileen Maree Gengler, 68, of Spencer, at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Jeff Geiger will officiate the service. Interment will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday following the lunch at the church, at Swan Lake Cemetery in rural Gruver. ...

Joan Klingsheim, 89, of Kalispell, Montana, passed away Jan. 8, 2022. Born Sept. 19, 1932, in Spencer to Donald Mincer and Mary Barbara Barnett, Joan enjoyed a long life of adventure living in many spectacular locations across the United States, including Iowa, Minnesota, California, Colorado, Idaho and Montana, and in France. ...

Funeral services for Wayne L. Westphalen Sr., 89, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Hartley Funeral Home Chapel in Hartley. Military graveside rites and interment will be conducted Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Omaha National Veteran Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska...

Laura Quevy Toebes, of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, passed away on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2021, after a courageous battle against brain cancer. Laura was born Laura Anne Quevy on April 22, 1963, to Kenneth and Annette (nee Jaeck) Quevy of Cedarburg, Wisconsin...

Carol M. Morrow, 82, passed away on Dec. 3, 2021, in Fishers, Indiana, following a brief illness. Carol was born on Sept. 11, 1939, in Ruthven to John D. and Venita A. (Hansen) Westergard and was the youngest of 11 children. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Carol loved her parents, siblings, and living life on a farm, even if it meant a lot of hard work...

Graveside funeral services for Sheryl Smock, 74, of Spencer, will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Smock passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Spencer Hospital. A time of lunch and fellowship will be conducted at the Royal Community Center in Royal at 11 a.m. Friday...

A celebration of life for Anita Kay Plucker, 1950-2022, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at First Lutheran Church in Milford. Rev. Brian Jack will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m., Friday, at the church...

Funeral services for Joan Marie Johnson, 56, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Rev. Jay VanGelder will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Friday in the church with family present from 5-7 p.m. Interment will take place at a later date...

A celebration of life for Roger Lahm, 81, of Spirit Lake, will be held at a later date. Roger James Lahm, the son of Harry and Hazel (Knox) Lahm, was born March 12, 1940, in Lexington, Nebraska. After high school, Roger received his Bachelor of Science degree from Kearney State College and his master's at the University of Colorado Boulder...

Virgle Hatfield Virgle Hatfield, 80, of Lakefield, Minnesota, formerly of Atwood, Kansas, passed away, with his wife by his side, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at the Osterberg Funeral Home in Lakefield. Funeral service will take place on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Methodist Church in Atwood, Kansas, with burial to follow at Fairview Cemetery in Atwood, Kansas...

Austin Taylor Sim was born on Feb. 11, 1997, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to parents Jae Ho and Cristy Sim. She spent most of her childhood years in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was a black belt in tae kwon do and excelled in gymnastics. In high school she enjoyed golf on good days (depending on her score), competition cheer, football cheer and wrestling cheer. ...

Betty Rose Anderson, 89, of Norwalk, formerly of Stratford, Laurens, Pocahontas, Spencer and Humboldt, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at her home. A celebration of life for Betty will be held this summer in Stratford. Betty, the daughter of Floyd and Eva (Griffith, Caruth) Martin, was born on May 10, 1932, in Lamoni. ...

Larry James Hediger was born on Aug. 4, 1945, in Cherokee, to George and Marion Hediger. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove where he graduated high school in 1963. He studied at Nettleton Business School in Sioux City and started working as chief clerk for Burlington Northern Railroad in 1964.

A Funeral Mass of Christian burial for Sharon A. “Sherry” Juelfs, 78, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Danbury. Rev. William McCarthy will officiate the service. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the services at the church. ...

Funeral services for Ferne Toft, 94, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at Bethlehem Lutheran Home in Royal. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer, with family present from 2-4 p.m. Burial will be at Willow Creek Cemetery in rural Iowa...

Funeral services for Ruth Raola Zelinsky, 102, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril. Rev. Thomas Marth will officiate the service. Visitation at the church will begin at 10 a.m, one hour before the service. Zelinsky will be laid to rest at Fairview Cemetery in Terril...

Kelley Marie Monson, 55, of Gowrie, passed away Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Brian Feller officiating. Burial will be at Gowrie Township Cemetery. A visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church and Laufersweiler Funeral Home is serving the family...

A funeral service for Ronald Kindwall was held Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery. Ronald Dean Kindwall, 86, of Spirit Lake, went to be with his heavenly Father on Dec. 15, 2021. He passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia...

William “Bill” Duncil Sr., 71, of Connersville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born on Dec. 23, 1949, in Connersville to the late George Duncil Jr. and Helen Maggard Duncil. Bill was enlisted in the United States Army for 2 years. ...

Services for Lillian Charlene Whalen, 89, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Donna Gray will officiate the service. Interment will be at Dickens Cemetery. Following the graveside service, there will be refreshments and a time of fellowship with the family...

Susan Olson, 80, of Jacksonville, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2021, at Walker Nursing Home in Virginia, Illinois. She was born in Cherokee, Iowa, on Nov. 27, 1941, to Wilbur and Velma (Mueller) Mangold. She grew up on a farm north of Alta and graduated from Alta High School in 1959. ...

Mary Louise Mishler, the daughter of Frederick Martin and Loretta Barbara (Hillery) Voels, was born Nov. 25, 1951, in Dubuque. Mary was raised in Dubuque and graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1970. Her childhood years were spent in a home with abundant love, delicious home-cooked meals and festive holiday celebrations. ...

Funeral services for Ardis Mae Taylor, 84, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Rev. Perry DeGroot will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

A memorial service for Nancy Lathrop, 88, of Milford, will be held on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church. A luncheon will be served following the service...

Elliott Walter Larsen, son of Walter and Mabel (Keldgord) Larsen, was born Nov. 17, 1921, in Palo Alto County, near Emmetsburg. He received his education in country school in Palo Alto County. On Nov. 22, 1944, Elliott was inducted into the United States Army and served his country during World War II. ...

Mass of Christian burial for Roger A. Krieg, 81, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Holy Family Catholic Parish in Ruthven. Rev. Bill Schreiber will officiate the service. Parish vigil service will be at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, with visitation following from 4-7 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Ruthven...

Funeral services for Cheryl Hurst, 72, of Arnolds Park, formerly of Spencer, were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Burial will take place at a later date. Cheryl “Squirrelly” Ann Hurst, the daughter of Rudolph and Lois (Reese) Beck was born Dec. ...

Sandra Dee Burnett, 79, of Spirit Lake, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at the Accura Health Care Center in Spirit Lake. She was dearly loved and will be missed by many. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Burial will be at the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids...

Services for Margaret Ann Beatty, 82, were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Rev. Kris Hackbart, from United Methodist Church in Ruthven, officiated the service. Inurnment took place at Dickens Cemetery...

Funeral services for Irvin Lee Stevenson, 84, of Spencer, were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Irvin Lee Stevenson, the son of James and Mary (Cenek) Stevenson, was born on Oct. 11, 1937, in Cresco, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cresco until the family moved to Spencer when he was 7 years old. Irvin attended Spencer Schools...

Keith S. Noll, 87, of Linn Grove, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at Cherokee Specialty Care. It was Keith’s wish to be cremated. Memorial services will be held on the ranch in the spring. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Dorothy Seibold, 85, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake. Her services were conducted Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon with Rev. Kevin Gingerich officiating. Burial was in the East Lawn Cemetery in Sheldon...

Services for Donna Belle Elgene Seavert, 96, of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. Rev. Mark Wilms will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Willow Creek Cemetery in Royal. A time of fellowship will be conducted at the church following the graveside services...

Funeral services for Richard “Dick” James Betz, 92, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Visitation will start at 5 p.m. Tuesday with family present from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer...

Funeral services for Janice Kay Swanson, 84, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday with the family present from 4-6 p.m. ...

Services for Ronald Allen Struthers, 88, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home in Ruthven. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven...

Memorial services for George Richard Krueger, 85, of Milford, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Jeff Geiger will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will start at 12:30 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will be conducted at a later date...

Memorial services for Israel Arcos-Flores, 41, of Spencer, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kelly will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at a later date...

Funeral services for Sharon Julia Woodford, 83, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be at Garfield Cemetery in Webb. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be used to create a college scholarship in her name for a local student to pursue a field of music or the medical profession...

Carl Martin, 58, of Connersville, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 18, 2021. He was born on Sept. 5, 1963, in Spencer to his parents Edward Martin and Bessie (Evans) Martin. Carl was a faithful member of Richmond New Life Tabernacle, and his priorities in life were his family and the Lord...

Carol Leslie, a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, at the age of 90. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Katy Magnolia Cemetery, in Katy, Texas, with Chaplain Daniel Schramm officiating...

Funeral services for William Clayton Birchard, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. A time of lunch and fellowship will be conducted at Sacred Heart Church after the graveside service...