Obituaries from May 2010

Milton "Bob" Day (05/26/10)
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Wednesday at Henry-Olson Funeral Chapel in Estherville for Milton M. "Bob" Day.

Ruth Boers Thompson (05/26/10)
Services were held May 3, 2010, for a former Milford resident, Ruth Boers Thompson. Ruth, the daughter of Jack and Ethel Boers was born Jan. 25, 1928, in the family home in Milford.

Margot Grace Wahl (05/26/10)
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 26 at the United Methodist Church in Sibley for Margot Grace Wahl. Everyone is invited to stay for a luncheon following the service.

Gwen Miller (05/26/10)
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. at the Friends Church in Arnolds Park with visitation held Monday, April 19, 2010 at the Turner Geness Family Funeral Home in Milford for Gwendolyn Ruth Miller.

Della Arthur (05/26/10)
A memorial service was held Tuesday at Schuchert Funeral Home for 91-year-old Della Arthur who passed away May 19, 2010 at her home in Spirit Lake with her husband and family by her side. Visitation was held Monday evening at the funeral home with burial at a later date.

Claude Ernest Miller (05/26/10)
Claude Ernest Miller, 88, of Cedar Falls, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home in Cedar Falls.

Raymond L. Krieger (05/19/10)
Services were held Wednesday May 12 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake for Raymond Leslie Krieger. Raymond was born August 2, 1923 in Terril to Claude and Herma (Leighter) Krieger.

Stanley McCann (05/19/10)
Stanley A. McCann, 69 of Sprague, Washington, son of Forrest and Ethyl McCann, passed away Thursday, May 6 at St. Joseph's Care Center in Spokane, Wash.

Maxine Joan Donovan (05/19/10)
Maxine Joan Donovan (Hooper) passed away at the Skyline Retirement Community in Omaha, Neb., on April 14, 2010.

William Ellis Rodawig (05/12/10)
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 14, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sioux City for William Ellis Rodawig. The Rev. Torey Lightcap will officiate.

LaVerna Switzer Lee (05/12/10)
Services were held Tuesday, May 11, at the Turner Jenness Family Funeral Home for LaVerna Switzer Lee, 94, of Spirit Lake.

Thomas D. Porteous (05/12/10)
Services following cremation will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Manson for Thomas D. Porteous O.D. He passed away Saturday, May 8, 2010, at his home in Manson.

Kent "Red" Van Ampting (05/12/10)
Kent "Red" Van Ampting, age 58, of Milford, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at his home in Milford. He was born on August 6, 1951, in Omaha, Neb., to Van and Marie (Walstrom) Van Ampting.

Wilbert "Bud" Thee (05/12/10)
Services for Wilbert H. "Bud" Thee, who passed away May 1, 2010, were held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake on Thursday, May 6. Wilbert was born October 22, 1922 in May City, Iowa, the son of John, Sr. and Mathilda (Bieldfelt) The

Myrtle I. Ulman (05/12/10)
Services were held at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Spirit Lake on Wednesday, May 5, for Myrtle I. Ullman, who passed away April 29, 2010.

Virgil Deardorff, Margaret "Peggy" Deardorff (05/12/10)
Virgil Deardorff passed away February 20, 2010 and his lifelong partner of 63 years, Peggy Deardorff, passed away April 22, 2010. Since it was close in time to each other, a double Celebration of Life Mass will be held Friday, May 14, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church in Royal.

Bambi Dean Sheley (05/12/10)
Services were held Thursday, May 6, at Turner Jenness Family Funeral Home in Milford for Bambi Dean Sheley, who passed away May 3, 2010

Derek Thomas Frederick (05/05/10)
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at the Schuchert Funeral Home in Spirit Lake for Derek Thomas Frederick, age 39, of Estherville.

Edward L. Fitzpatrick, Jr. (05/05/10)
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Edward L. "Bud" Fitzpatrick, Jr., 81, St. Joseph, Mo., who died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Heartland Regional Medical Cente

Donald "Red" Janssen (05/05/10)
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Lanesboro for Donald "Red" Janssen, 68, of Carroll and formerly of Lanesboro.

Dr. William A. Boies (05/05/10)
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 4 at St. Mary's Catholic Church for Dr. William A. Boies, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Estherville, who passed away May 1, 2010 at Hilltop Care Center, Spirit Lake.

Agnes Sybesma (05/05/10)
Mrs. Agnes Sybesma, age 97, of Orange City, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Lakes Regional Health Care Hospital in Spirit Lake

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