Obituaries

June 29, 1967 – July 11, 2019 Keith W. Luft, age 52, of Emmetsburg, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Kathleen's Care of Emmetsburg. A private family service will be held with Rev. Donohue Sarff officiating. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at christensenvanhouten.com...

The family of Grady Edward and Joyce Marie Parham warmly invite all their friends and fellow parishioners to a celebration of life at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. A mass will be followed by a graveside service and luncheon with music at St. Mary's. Please join us to say farewell and enjoy good food, music, and fun stories in appreciation for their love, contributions, friendships, and lives well lived...

June 18, 1935 — July 1, 2019 A funeral service for Louise Ballah, 84, Terril was held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril. Louise Victorean Ballah, the daughter of Victor and Marie (Jensen) Hanson was born on June 18, 1935 in Ruthven. Louise graduated high school there and as a sophomore was voted Ruthven High School's first homecoming queen in 1951...

Feb. 23, 1971 — July 6, 2019 Lisa M. Reid Harriman, 48 of Spirit Lake, formerly of Sergeant Bluff, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held 10:30 am Thursday, July 11, at Mater Dei Parish, Nativity Catholic Church, 4242 Natalia Way. ...

Sept. 23, 1929 - June 26, 2019 A memorial service for Virgil Kahl, 89, of Milford, was held Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Memorials will be given to Lakes Regional Hospice. Mr. Kahl passed away on June 26, 2019, at Accura Healthcare in Milford...

March 25, 1945 — June 27, 2019 Rae Jean Tungland, 74, of Spirit Lake passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A visitation will be held at a later date 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...

Feb. 20, 1930 —June 24, 2019 A memorial service for Mary Ann Byers, age 89 of Lake Park, was held Monday, July 1, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park.  Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery. Mary Ann Byers was born Feb. 20, 1930, the daughter of Arthur and Christine (Wiebener) Robinson. ...

July 8, 1952 — June 13, 2019 Richard "Kirk" Ewen, 66, of Arnolds Park passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at his home. Family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Burial will take place in the Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park. The Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

April 1, 1921 — June 15, 2019 A funeral service for Madge Voss, age 98, of Spirit Lake, was held Friday, June 21, 2019, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Cemetery. Madge Ilene Voss, the daughter of Earl and Zella Bentley, was born April 1, 1921, in Superior. She graduated from Spirit Lake High School...

Sept. 21, 1923 — June 15, 2019 Jean Bridson, age 95, of Storm Lake died Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Terril. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

July 8, 1941 — June 16, 2019 A funeral service for Arnie Ihnen, age 77, of Lakefield, Minnesota, was held Thursday, June 20, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley, Minnesota. Burial was at Sioux Valley Cemetery. Arnie Gene Ihnen, the son of Ben and Minnie (Fries) Ihnen, was born July 8, 1941, in Dickinson County. ...

Nov. 6, 1941 — June 8, 2019 A funeral service for Karleen Slater, 77, of Okoboji and formerly of Arnolds Park, was held Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake...

Sept. 8, 1954 — June 4, 2019 A memorial service for Jon Kent Gontjes will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at Jon and Mary Lynne's home (6961 505th St. in rural Peterson). The Rev. Grant D. Mangold will officiate. Jon Kent Gontjes was born Sept. 8, 1954, in Sibley. He was the son of John and Kathleen (King) Gontjes. He lived his youth in Sibley where he graduated from Sibley High School in 1972...

Aug. 7, 1940 — June 15, 2019 A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 20, at St. Bridget's Church (4102 S. 26th St.) in Omaha, Nebraska, for Clinton A. Mitchell of Omaha and formerly of the Webb area in northwest Iowa. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Korisko Larkin Staskiewicz Funeral Home (5108 F St. in Omaha) with a Wake service to follow at 7 p.m. A private interment will take place at a later time...

Oct. 31, 1933 — May 15, 2019 A memorial service for Wesley Lynn, 85, of Lake Park, will be held at 1:30 a.m. Monday, June 17, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Lake Park. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Wesley passed away Wednesday, May 15, in Glendale, Arizona...

Aug. 23, 1923 — June 5, 2019 A funeral service for Mary Cornell, age 95, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake...

June 15, 1925 — June 6, 2019 Jay Weston Donaldson, 93, died Thursday, June 6, 2019. Jay had been living with family over the past year and a half but had recently moved to Northridge Village for assisted care living. His passing was from natural causes and occurred shortly after a nice visit from family members on Thursday. During his brief stay there, Jay found new friendship with someone from his hometown of Milford...

Oct. 28, 1956 — June 2, 2019 A memorial service for Debra Wells-Kyle, age 62, of Milford, was held Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Debra passed away June 2, 2019 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. In her husband's words:...

Oct. 18, 1959 — June 9, 2019 Bobby "Bob" Currell, 59, of Sioux City, formerly of Spirit Lake passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019, at his home in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at the Spirit Lake United Methodist Church. ...

April 25, 1940 — June 6, 2019 A funeral service for Bill Ruml, 79, of Lake Park, will be held at 10:3 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery...

June 26, 1930 — June 2, 2019 A funeral service for Bert Shultz, age 88, of Spirit Lake, was held Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery. Bert W. Shultz, the son of Bert and Mable (Anderson) Shultz, was born June 26, 1930, in Estherville. Bert was enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 and served as an airman in the Navy aboard Rendova the CVE-114, being honorably discharged in 1952...

Dec. 5, 1931 — May 25, 2019 Patricia Ann (Welch) Selander passed away on Saturday, May 25, in Lakeville, Minnesota, at the age of 87. She was born Dec. 5, 1931, in Logan to William and Verna Welch. She was raised in Logan with her sister and two brothers. She was the youngest in her family. She graduated from Duchesne College in Omaha with a degree in education. ...

May 16, 1951 – May 26, 2019 A memorial service for David "Burt" Simpson, age 68, of Milford was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. David "Burt" Allan Simpson was born May 16, 1951, in Spirit Lake to Donald and Mildred (Spoo) Simpson. ...

March 20, 1958 — May 18, 2019 Tamara "Tammy" Denise (Tungland) Cook, 61, of Spirit Lake passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake. A visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, at the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. ...

June 12, 1932 —May 19, 2019 A memorial service for Mavis Richard, age 86, of Spirit Lake and formerly of Lake Park, was held Thursday, May 23, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Lake Park. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park. Mavis June Richard, the daughter of Joseph and Leverna (Bucholz) Muilenburg born on June 12, 1932 in Melvin...

July 20, 1930 — May 21, 2019 On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, Mary Ellen Morgan, age 88, of Lodi, Wisconsin, joined her beloved twin sister, Polly, and younger brother Bob, in heaven. She was born on July 20, 1930, in Arnolds Park. Her parents were Clifford White and Marie (Kreutzkampf) White. ...

Jan. 9, 1938 — May 22, 2019 A funeral service for Mary Ann Schlichte, age 81, of Spirit Lake, was held Saturday, May 25, 2019, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Mary Ann (Brincks) Schlichte was born Jan. 9, 1938 in Carroll, the daughter of Anton and Clara (Huelsing) Brincks. She grew up on the family farm outside Carroll with her seven siblings...

June 4, 1933 — Jan. 15, 2019 Lavonne Perrott, 85, of Sheldon passed away on Jan. 15, 2019, in Surprise, Arizona following a short and courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon with Rev. Craig Nissen officiating...

July 27, 1952 — May 24, 2019 James “Jim” Golden, 66, of Okoboji passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 24, 2019, at Gull Point State Park. Arrangements are under the direction of the Schuchert-Lentz Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be sent to spiritlakefuneralhome.com...

May 11, 1958 — May 17, 2019 A funeral service for Cindy Hintz Rush, 61, of Milford was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Cindy was born in Spencer, to Paul and Phyllis Hintz on May 11, 1958, on the family farm in Milford. ...

June 14, 1944 — April 24, 2019 Frank William Leu was born June 14, 1944, to Oliver and WillaJean (Williams) Leu. He spent his early years on a farm in southwest Minnesota. His family moved to Sibley, where Frank finished high school and met his wife, Susan Stachour. They were married on Aug. 2, 1963...

Sept, 9, 1951 — May 14, 2019 Edward Ray Gade, the son of Raymond and Dorothy Gade was born on Sept. 9, 1951, in Heron Lake, Minnesota. He earned a bachelor's degree for mechanical engineering from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. He worked as a Mechanical Engineer until his retirement...

Jan. 17, 1929 — May 18, 2019 Dorothy M. Schultz, 90, of Milford passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Accura Healthcare of Milford. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 23, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will be held one hour prior the service on Thursday at the church. ...

Dec. 2, 1929 — May 16, 2019 Betty Goodell Buchman was born Dec. 2, 1929. She was the daughter of Glenn O. and Bessie Snow Goodell. She was born at Lake Park and attended the Excelsior School, graduating with the class of 1947. She was married to Charles E. ...