Stories from Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Oct. 2, 1954 -- Feb. 25, 2014 A funeral service was held for Dianna "Sis" Jones of Milford on Feb. 28, 2014, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial was at Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Dianna "Sis" Katherine Jones, the daughter of Betty (Miller) and Cyril Baschke, was born Oct. 2, 1954 in Milford. She graduated from Milford High School...

Oct. 1, 1926 -- Feb. 25, 2014 A funeral service for Helen Nielsen was held Friday, Feb. 28, at Turner Jenness Family Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Burial was at East Side Cemetery in Estherville. Helen Louise Nielsen, the daughter of Maude Luella (Hudson) and Solomon Jackson Schaffer, was born Oct. 1, 1926, in Kenney, Ill. Helen grew up in Graettinger until her marriage to Leonard Pierce in Emmetsburg...

Jan. 25, 1927 -- Feb. 23, 2014 Keith Spencer Minard of Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Spirit Lake, and Cedar Falls, died peacefully Sunday morning, Feb. 23, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was 87 years old. Keith was born in Alta, to Leland and Ethelyn Minard. ...

June 12, 1922 -- Feb. 26, 2014 Lloyd "Shorty" Christensen, age 91, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Lohrville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at the Milford Nursing Center. He was born on June 12, 1922, in Ellsworth to Carl and Gladis (Grimes) Christensen...

It really doesn't matter where you live, what you do for a living, or how you spend your free time, you most likely have experienced, are experiencing, or will at some point experience the rubble of a broken relationship. A broken relationship is not just caused by one single thing. ...

Addiction is defined as the irresistible compulsion to use alcohol and other drugs despite adverse consequences. It is characterized by repeated failures to control use, increased tolerance and increased disruption in the family. It affects everyone differently, but some of the consequences across time are the same. As the disease progresses there are identifiable signs and symptoms that become apparent, even to the untrained eye...

Frank Staydohar, 40, Spirit Lake, was charged with driving while suspended and no insurance at 9:32 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at U.S. 71 and Erie Avenue. Ryan Rohfeld, 33, Spirit Lake, was charged with aiding and abetting at 12:23 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at 1502 Memphis Avenue in Spirit Lake...