Obituaries

Dorothy Janice Kassel, 89, of Emmetsburg, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Emmetsburg. Her family will greet friends on Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Ayrshire...

Janet MacLean Schilling, formerly of Spencer and Royal, passed away peacefully on Sept. 14, 2020, shortly before her 91st birthday. Janet was born on Sept. 19, 1929, in Youngstown, Ohio, and died at home in Clovis, California. She attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, where she met her husband, the Rev. Russell Schilling. They married in 1951...

Private family services for Rita Kae Kladstrup, 78, of Spencer, will be conducted at a later date. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Rita, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Tuttle) Emerson was born on Jan. 15, 1942, in Spirit Lake. Her childhood years were spent in the Spirit Lake area, where she attended school...

Marjorie Ann Dudley Cuddy, daughter of Christopher and Virginia Dudley of Ruthven passed away on Sept. 9, 2020, at the age of 71.
Marge grew up on a farm near Terril with her brother, Norm, where she was also an all-state basketball player and graduated from Terril High School in 1967. ...

Private family graveside services will be held at the Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Nebraska, for Barbara J. (Morey) Hypse, 89, of Wayne, Nebraska, formerly of Spencer. No visitation will be held. She passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at the Providence Medical Center in Wayne...

Services for Elaine Ruth (Zinn) Buenger, 94, of Spencer, formerly of Aurelia, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Alta. The Rev. Zachery Viggers will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, following the service...

Graveside services for Dr. Sherry Folsom-Meek, 76, of Mankato, Minnesota, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Rev. Casey vander Bent will officiate the service. Sherry died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Aug. 29, 2020, following a courageous battle with kidney disease. She was a resident of Mankato Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center, where she was happy for the great care given her by caring staff...

Phyllis Joan Parr, 91, passed away in Spencer on Aug. 31, 2020, as a resident of St. Luke Lutheran Home. Phyllis was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Wagner, South Dakota, and grew up in the town of Sioux Rapids. Phyllis was a high school baton twirler in marching band and worked selling popcorn in the Town’s Movie Theater. ...

On Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, James “Jim” D. Zinn passed away after fighting cancer for a year and a half. He was 73 years old. Jim was born on Aug. 9, 1947, in Spencer to Margaret (Gould) and Lester Zinn. He grew up on a farm, going to country school. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1965 where he was active in the Riverton Rowdies 4-H club, played baseball and ran track. ...

Memorial services for Margo S. Wood will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. Beth Preston will officiate the service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Margo died peacefully on April 18, 2020, in her home in Saint George, Utah, following a 19-month struggle with cancer...

Funeral services for Clarence “Bud” Taylor, 96, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. The family requests those attending the visitation and services wear a mask covering...

Pamela Sue Johnson, 76, of Littleton, Colorado, and formerly of Janesville, Iowa, passed away on Aug. 26, 2020, at the Morningstar Assisted Living of Littleton. Public visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, from 1-2 p.m. followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. ...

Funeral services for David Klaas Oltman, 70, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. The Rev. Russell Muilenburg will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be conducted from 5-7 p.m. at Hope Reformed Church services at the church...

Funeral services for Eileen Alma Lanning, 95, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. Paul Frederiksen will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. The family requests that everyone in attendance wear a mask...

Private funeral services for Norman Goodwin Halverson, 93, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 29, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer and will be livestreamed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. Visitation will be open after 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Military services will be conducted by American Legion Graeber-Rowe Post 394 of Sioux Rapids...

JoAnn Emma Gunnarson, 87, of Marathon, died Aug. 23, 2020, at her home in Marathon. Family memorial services will take place at a later date. Burial will be in the Poland Township Cemetery in Marathon. JoAnn, the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Sonksen) Christiansen, was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Danbury. Growing up, JoAnn attended grade school and high school. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1951...

Memorial services for Roland Leigh Sindt, 67, of Everly, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. The Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. A public gathering will be conducted from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday with the family present at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly...

The old ballplayer has thrown his last pitch. Grant Leon Halsne, 83, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Married for 58 years, he leaves behind Janice Joy, his college sweetheart. His children and their families will miss him dearly: His oldest son Eric and Lynelle Halsne of Kenmore, Washington, son Christopher and Michelle Halsne of Reston, Virginia, and daughter Ann and Jodie Halsne of Seattle. ...

Craig Stephen Trinkle passed over unexpectedly from diabetic complications and joined his heavenly Father on July 12, 2020, in Vernal, Utah. Craig was born in Knoxville, Iowa. He and his sister Christine and their parents, enjoyed living on their farm in Bussey. ...

Private family graveside services for Edith Laverne Pitts, 92, will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Rev. Tim Hogan will officiate the service. Inurnment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery Columbarium in Spencer...

Funeral services for John Francis Fogarty, 64, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. The family request that masks be worn. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. The family will be present from 2-5 p.m. Private burial will occur at a later date...

On Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, Bradley B. Fitzloff, of Wilmington, Delaware died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He passed away at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington with his loving wife, Shelly Fitzloff, and several close friends at his side. Brad was born May 27, 1970, in Spencer and was a graduate of Spencer High School. ...

Funeral services for Mark William Kahley, 52, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. The Revs. Jen Henry and Jeff Geiger will officiate the service. The services will be livestreamed on the Warner Funeral Home Facebook page...

Graveside services for Roger Hoberg, 93, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. The Rev. John Syvertson will officiate the service. Visitation with the family was Monday at the Warner Funeral Home...

Amy Ferwerda passed away at her home in West Des Moines on July 26, 2020. She graduated high school in Spencer and had an associates degree from Mankato State University. Amy loved spending time with family and friends at the beaches in Florida, gardening and reading. Memorial services will be private for family members only. Amy is survived by her sister, Julie Ferwerda from The Villages, Florida, and Annette Ferwerda from Cocoa Beach, Florida...

Dennis E. Eaton, 74, passed away July 28, 2020. He was born on Aug. 12, 1945, to the late Louis and Norma (Nixon) Eaton in Sioux Rapids. In addition to his parents, Dennis was preceded in death by his brother, Darwin Eaton. He is survived by his wife, Karen Eaton; sisters: Diane Althaus (David) and Darlene Eaton (Susan); sister-in-law, Debby Eaton; and a host of other relatives and friends...