Obituaries

William "Bill" Scott, 89, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 5, 2019, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Bill, born in Emmetsburg, entered law enforcement as an FBI field agent in the 1950s with duty in Washington D.C., Anchorage, Alaska, and Cleveland. ...

Oct. 19, 1952 — March 14, 2019 A funeral service for Rick Duhn, 66, of Spirit Lake, was held Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Superior Township Cemetery in rural Superior. Rick Duhn was born Oct. 19, 1952, in Estherville, the son of Louie Herman and Abbie Louise (Christensen) Duhn. He was raised and educated in Spirit Lake, graduating from Spirit Lake High School...

Aug. 14, 1938 — March 8, 2019 A funeral service for Janice Wilson, age 80, of Milford was held Monday, March 18, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Burial was at Milford Cemetery. Jan passed away March 8, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota...

Dec. 27, 1954 — Feb. 23, 2019 Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer for Daniel Kinlen of Spirit Lake. The Rev. Paul Frederiksen is officiating. A private interment is planned at a later date. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of the arrangements...

April 7, 1929 — March 6, 2019 A funeral service for Dalbert Holst, 89, was held Saturday, March 16, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Harris. Dalbert passed away March 6, at Accura Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Dalbert Holst  the son of Emil and Lorraine Holst was born April 7, 1929, in Spencer. He graduated from Harris School...

Feb. 16, 1939 — March 2, 2019 On March 2, 2019, the world lost Barry Maxson, whose sharp wit and wisdom made people better for having known him. An intensely private man, if you knew anything about what he was up to, he really liked and trusted you. If he hid anything from you, it happened either for your own good or because he didn’t want to brag. However, we would love to brag about this wonderful man...

June 12, 1944 — March 4, 2019 A Celebration of Life Service for Richard Taylor, 74, of Milford, was held Friday, March 8, 2019 at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Richard (Dick) Gary Taylor, son of Dale and Alice Taylor of rural Milford was born June 12, 1944. ...

Sept. 11, 1936 — Feb. 28, 2019 An 11 a.m. funeral service for Patricia Ann Thomas, aka Big Red, 82, of Albany, Oregon, formerly of Spirit Lake, will be held at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake on Thursday, March 14, 2019, with the visitation beginning at 10 a.m...

May 17,1962 — March 7, 2019 Thursday March 7, 2019, Melody Sublette-Peyton ascended to heaven when she passed away at home. Born May 17, 1962, Melody was an Angel on this earth to anyone that knew her as she spent her life giving love and acceptance to any person that crossed her path...

Sept. 18, 1929 — March 4, 2019 Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Negus, 89, of Milford, was held Friday, March 8, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. A private family interment service will be at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Mary Cecilia Negus, the daughter of Thomas and Cecil (Beacom) Burns, was born Sept. 18, 1929 in Sheldon...

March 17, 1945 — March 4, 2019 Kathleen Marie Kelleher Johnson, 73, of Okoboji, passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

March 3, 2019 Stockdale, Jerome "Jerry" Edward Stockdale of Queenstown, New Zealand, passed away peacefully at Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown, on March 3, 2019, at the age of 88. Jerry was born in Estherville to Aline Martin Stockdale and Lloyd Eseke Stockdale. ...

Feb. 9, 1930 — March 8, 2019 Gerald Devore Cummins, 89, of Arnolds Park, formerly of Sanborn passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. Private family services and internment will be held at a later date in the Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake. The Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

Oct. 17, 1926 — March 6, 2019 A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019, for Ethel J. Pohlen. Rev.. Merlin Schrad is the officiant at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Estherville. Burial is at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Estherville...

Oct. 30, 1939 — March 5, 2019 Deanna Jean Kuiper, 79, of Spirit Lake passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 12, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. The Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

June 26, 1954 — Feb. 26, 2019 Stewart A. Nelson, 64, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Minneapolis, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at his home in Spirit Lake. A celebration of life service was held Tuesday, March 5, at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

Aug. 3, 1941 — Feb. 22, 2019 A funeral service for Sharon Singer, 77, of Carroll and formerly of Spirit Lake, was held Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Sharon Nadine Singer passed away Feb. ...

Aug. 20, 1933 — Feb. 26, 2019 Marilyn J. Wegelin, 85, of Okoboji passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, March 2, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will take place at a later date in the St. Margaret’s Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

Feb. 5, 1928 — Feb. 23, 2019 Grady Parham, 91, a resident of 2702 Sunner Ave. in Spirit Lake passed away Saturday Feb. 23, 2019 at the Accura Nursing Home in Spirit Lake. Born Grady Joseph Parham on Feb. 5, 1928, in Louisville to Henry Grady Parham of Georgia and Adeline Catherine (Snyder) Parham of Kentucky. Grady graduated in 1946 from St. Xavier High School in Louisville and received his degree in marketing from the University of Louisville in 1954...

Aug. 5, 1937 — Feb. 14, 2019 A memorial service for Carol Bakke, 81, of Spirit Lake, was held Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Carol passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, at Sanford Sheldon Health Care. Carol Ann Bakke was born on Aug. 5, 1937. The daughter of Calvin and Grace (Busse) Werkhoven in Spirit Lake. Her parents owned a small cafe and bait shop in Orleans. The family moved to Enderlin, North Dakota, where they opened a cafe...

Nov. 27, 1927 — Feb. 15, 2019 Funeral services for Gloria Smith will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, March 4, 2019, at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 3, with the family present from 3-5 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. Interment will be at Milford Cemetery in Milford...

Feb. 1, 1944 — Feb. 14, 2019 Memorial services for Becky Norman, 75, of Milford, were held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the Downtown Church in Milford. Visitation began at 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Rebecca J. Norman, the daughter of Harry and Olga (Nergaard) Wieme was born Feb. 1, 1944, in LuVerne, Minnesota. She graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota....

July 12, 1958 — Feb. 15, 2019 A funeral service for Rob Louderback, 60, of Spirit Lake, was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home of Spirit Lake.  Visitation began at 1 p.m. until service time at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.  Interment will be at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake...

Nov. 22, 1934 — Feb. 12, 2019 Maxine Eldridge was born on Nov. 22, 1934, in Clay County to Rolla (Bob) and Leta Bradley Cole. She married Wayne Hanson in 1950. Two children, Lynne Anne and Robert Dean, were born to this marriage. When the marriage ended, Lynne lived with Maxine and Bobby Dean with his father...

Feb. 8, 1921 — Feb. 16, 2019 Marjorie "Marj" Roseberry, 98, of Milford passed away on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at her home on West Lake Okoboji. A celebration of life for Marj will be held from 5-7 p.m. June 29, at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

April 26, 1928 — Feb. 14, 2019 Dwane H. Netsch, 90, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Laurens, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. ...

June 24, 1947 — Feb. 13, 2019 Connie Rae Faulkner, 71, of Spencer passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, from a three-year battle with ovarian cancer at St. Luke Lutheran Nursing Home in Spencer. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Burial was at Milford Cemetery in Milford. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

July 28, 1922 — Feb. 8, 2019 A memorial service for Ruth Hass, age 96, of Spirit Lake and formerly of Minneapolis will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Ruth L. Hass, of Spirit Lake formerly of Minneapolis, the daughter of Emil and Carrie Fry Hass was born July 28, 1922, in Lake Park.  She passed away Feb. 8, 2019 at Lakes Regional Healthcare at the age of 96...

Nov. 8, 1935 — Jan. 27, 2019 Keith D. Rick, 83 of Spirit Lake and formerly of Urbana died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at Accura Health Care of Spirit Lake.  Funeral Services were held Friday, Feb. 1, at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 East Sixth Street in Vinton with Rev. Jessica Crane-Munoz officiating. Interment was at the Urbana Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family...

June 4, 1991 — Feb. 5, 2019 Adam Robert Dreeszen, 27, a courageous warrior in his fight against esophageal cancer, lost his battle on Feb. 5, 2019. Visitation was held Monday, Feb. 11 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. A funeral service will was held Tuesday, Feb. ...

Oct. 9, 1976 — Feb. 5, 2019 Jared Carl Christensen, 42, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Spirit Lake passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at his home in Kansas City. Memorial services were held Monday, Feb. 11, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

Feb. 7, 1968 — Feb. 2, 2019 Tim C. Swalve, 50, of Milford passed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Tim's family will be celebrating his life at his benefit on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Milford Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are encouraged to come and pay tribute to Tim. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

March 8, 1921 — Jan. 27, 2019 A funeral service for Stella Rodenberg, 97, of Spirit Lake was held Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park. Stella Marie (Hoffman) Rodenberg died on Jan. 27, 2019, at age 97, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 8, 1921, in May City, daughter of William and Hermina G. (Nee Steinke) Hoffman...

June 21, 1947 — Jan. 21, 2019 Nina Elizabeth Whipple, age 71 of Spirit Lake passed away Jan. 21, 2019, at Avera Mckennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was born on June 21, 1947, to Gustav and Nina (Radtke) Lidman in Ottumwa. She was raised in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School...

Sept. 21, 1941 — Feb. 1, 2019 A Celebration of Life Gathering for Ken Bailey, age 77, of Spirit Lake, was held Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Village West Resort. Kenneth R. Bailey, 77, of Spirit Lake, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake...

Feb. 10, 1937 — Jan 31, 2019 John Iversen passed from this world peacefully at 9:39 a.m. Jan. 31, 2019, at Winsor Manor in Estherville after a long bout with Alzheimer's. John was born to Ruth and Chris Iversen Feb. 10, 1937, in Pierre, South Dakota, and grew up on a ranch near Wendte, South Dakota. ...

April 30, 1955 — Jan. 31, 2019 Chris Alan Kyle, 63, of Milford passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services were Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. The Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

Jan. 1, 1937 — Jan. 15, 2019 A memorial service for Merlin Tritle, age 82, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake...

Dec. 24, 1927 — Jan. 20, 2019 Marietta Elizabeth (Lenox) Kint, the daughter of David Taylor and Mary Louise (Bowles) Lenox, was born Dec. 24, 1927, in Lake Spring, Missouri. She died on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at Accura Care Center in Spirit Lake at the age of 91...

Aug. 18, 1953 — Jan. 25, 2018 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, for Kathryn Nygaard of Spirit Lake and formerly of Esthrville and Terril. The Rev. Clint Lovall officiated. Kathryn Elida Nygaard, the daughter of Maurice and Perl (Weir) Larson, was born Aug. 18, 1953, in Estherville. Kathy passed away Jan. 25, 2018, at the age of  65 years, 5 months and 7 days after a courageous battle with cancer...

July 14, 1995 — Jan. 23, 2019 A celebration of life service was held for Cole Allen Millard at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Spencer. Pastor Jen Henry officiated. Interment was at Milford Cemetery. Cole Allen Millard, the son of John Millard and Dena Wintz was born July 14, 1995, in Spencer. ...

Jan. 20, 1939 — Jan. 14, 2019 Mary Margaret Lainson, 79, passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, at her home in Iowa City after a lengthy illness, six days shy of her 80th birthday. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, Jan. 21, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City. ...

Dec. 21, 1925 — Jan. 7, 2019 Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church of Estherville for Grace C. Soeth of Spirit Lake and formerly of Estherville. Visitation was Sunday at the Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville. Burial was at East Side Cemetery of Estherville...

Feb. 2, 1914 — Jan. 18, 2019 Helen M. Ruebel, died on Jan. 18, 2019 — two weeks before her 105th birthday. Services were held Sunday, Jan. 20 at Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home in Fort Dodge. Survivors include her children, Sally (Rodney) Amlie of Humboldt, Arthur “Tom” (Carol) Ruebel of Gardner, Colorado; Janet (James) Bergman of Norwalk; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren...

Dec. 16, 1920 — Jan. 17, 2019 Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, at Warner Chapel in Spencer for Lowell Watters of Milford. The Rev. Paul Frederiksen officiated. Burial, with military honors by American Legion Glen Pedersen Post #1 and V.F.W. Clay County Post #3159, were at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley...

March 17, 1934 - Jan. 18, 2019 Bernalee "Berna" S. Anderson, 84, of Spirit Lake passed away on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...