Records

The Spirit Lake Police Department executed a pair of search warrants Friday, June 21. The first search occurred at 2:30 p.m. at 602 16th St. in Spirit Lake. The search resulted in multiple drug charges for 63-year-old Jerold Duhn and 46-year-old Tanya Helmick both of Spirit Lake. ...

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...

Anna Lynnette Callaway and Joseph Fitzgerald Wegelin would like to announce their engagement to be married. Anna is from Warren, Arkansas. She is a graduate of Arkansas State University and holds a masters degree in higher education from the University of Arkansas. She is employed at Iowa State University Foundation as a fundraiser for the College of Engineering in Ames...

Mallory Bradley of Estherville and Jeremy Galvin of Lake Park announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Mallory is the daughter of Dale and Susie Bradley of Estherville and is a 2010 graduate of Estherville Lincoln Central. She received her associate's degree in 2012, bachelor's degree in emergency in 2014 and a registered nurse degree in 2018. She is employed at Spencer Hospital...