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Avis Hachmeister
Jan 12, 2013
A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 11:00am at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Memorials may be directed to the family in lieu of flowers. Avis Hachmeister the daughter of Fred and Bessie Dowden, was born on January 19, 1912 in Gruver, Iowa. The family moved to Spirit Lake and Avis completed her education and...
Byron Whittlesey
Jan 10, 2013
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 1, 2013 at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Byron E. Whittlesey was born June 27, 1929 in Gilmore City, Iowa, the son of Charles and Inez (Carmer) Whittlesey. Byron was enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 and was...
Dennis Edwards
Jan 5, 2013
Dennis James Edwards was born August 28, 1942, the son of Mickey and Dorothy (Evans) Edwards. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School. Dennis was a lifelong Lakes Area resident. He worked with the highway commission for the Iowa Department of Transportation for 36 years. Dennis enjoyed motorcycle riding, working on motorcycles and automobiles, everything from engine building to painting...
Veree Lane
Jan 5, 2013
Veree Lane was born August 25, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Ella Mae (Eldridge) Rustan. She was united in marriage to Arnold (Tony) Fred Lane on February 5, 1955 in Fairmont, Minnesota. The couple lived in Spencer, Iowa and Arnolds Park, Iowa until they moved to Milford, Iowa in 1959. She was a member of the...
Walter Prescher
Dec 31, 2012
A funeral service for Walter Prescher, age 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:30pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be on Friday starting at 12:30pm at the church. Burial is at Memory Gardens in Spirit Lake. Walter E. Prescher passed away December 31, 2012 at the Community Memorial Health Center...
Evelyn Surcouf
Dec 31, 2012
Evelyn Surcouf, age 81, passed away December 31, 2012 at Longhouse Residence in Spencer, Iowa.
Betty Voss
Dec 30, 2012
Betty Lou Voss, daughter of Ben Roy Smith and Olive Fern Harbach, was born July 4, 1929 in Clay County, Iowa. She graduated from high school in Gillett Grove. On February 25, 1966, Betty was united in marriage to Harlan Hartwig Voss. She was a devoted farmers wife for many years while they lived on the farm in Sioux Valley....
Betty Walker
Dec 28, 2012
A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:30am at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 2, 2013 after 4:00pm with the family present from 4:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park. Betty June Walker, daughter of Rudolph and Bertha (Lubben)...
Marvin Hyatt
Dec 26, 2012
A private family service was held for Marvin Hyatt at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Mr. Hyatt passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Marvin Duane Hyatt was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 18, 1933 to Edgar H. Hyatt and Icie E. Hyatt. He had one sister, Marjorie Jean,...
David Bridges
Dec 19, 2012
Funeral Services: 10:30 am, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Spencer, Iowa. Visitation: Friday, December 28, 2012 after 3 pm with the family present from 5-7 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. David Charles Bridges was born October 14, 1933, near Everly, Iowa, the son of Charles and Margaret (Roper) Bridges. He was raised and...
Arlene Elizabeth Berning
Dec 18, 2012
A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will be Friday, December 21st after 3:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. There will be a Rosary Service at 6:30pm followed by a Scripture Service at the funeral home. Arlene Elizabeth Berning,...
Marilyn Hoffman-Hjelmeland
Dec 17, 2012
Marilyn Hoffman-Hjelmeland, age 71 of Milford, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at her home in Milford. Marilyn Dorene Hoffman-Hjelmeland was born March 14, 1941 in Milford, Iowa to Clifford and Grace (Marsh) Kinkade. She lived in Milford her entire life and attended Milford High School. Marilyn married Gerhard (Whitey) Hjelmeland on October 3, 1998 in West Okoboji. She was...
Edith Marks Widstrom
Dec 17, 2012
Edith Marks Widstrom, 91, formerly of Lake Park, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Wealshire of Bloomington in Bloomington, Minnesota Edith was born August 9, 1921 at Sunnyside farm near Lake Park, Iowa to Dr. Wilford H. Marks and Julia (Rusch) Marks. She graduated from Iowa State University and became a registered dietician. Her early career in dietetics...
Archie Wartnaby
Dec 15, 2012
Archie Wartnaby, 67, of Terril passed away December 15, 2012 at his home in Terril, Iowa. Archie L. Wartnaby was born Archie Leroy Wartnaby on September 21, 1945 to Carroll Lester Wartnaby and Beatrice (Polly) Lamb Wartnaby. In his younger years he grew up at Sheffield, Iowa and later lived in Rockford, Iowa and Nora Springs, Iowa. Archie graduated from...
Sara Jane Rolfes
Dec 10, 2012
Sara Jane Rolfes was born silently December 10, 2012, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Jeff and Pat (Bailey) Rolfes. Sara is mourned by her parents, Jeff and Pat Rolfes; sister, Laura Rolfes and fiancé, Eric Naragon; nephew, Hunter Naragon; great-grandmothers, Agnes Paskert and Mildred Wolf; maternal grandparents, Dave and Jane Bailey; several aunts, uncles and cousins. She...
Irene McDonald
Dec 8, 2012
Irene McDonald was born to Peter and Elizabeth Thelen on April 20, 1916 east of Milford Iowa. She attended St. Joseph's School and graduated from Milford High School in 1934 On February 16, 1938 she was married to Lester McDonald at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. They farmed in Westport Township until 1949, and then for another 10...
Stella McFarland
Dec 3, 2012
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:30am at the First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery. Mrs. McFarland passed away at her residence in Lake Park on December 3, 2012 at ninety two years of age....
Marvin Lauver
Dec 3, 2012
Marvin Edward Lauver was born November 24, 1931 to Clarence and Edna (Bellows) Lauver. Marv had just celebrated his 81st birthday when he passed away December 3, 2012 with his family by his side. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa and retired from Northern Natural Gas. Since retirement, Marv has enjoyed family, friends and living...
Lorraine Bush
Nov 30, 2012
Funeral: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:00am at United Methodist Church in Lake Park. A private interment will be held at a later date. V. Lorraine Woodrum Bush was born April 25, 1922, the fourth of six children, in Sioux Valley, Minnesota the daughter of Raymond K and Wilma (Untiedt) Woodrum.. Lorraine was raised and educated near Lake Park, Iowa,...
Brad Simpson
Nov 26, 2012
A funeral service will be held Friday, November 30, 2012, at 10:30 am at the First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji, Iowa. Burial will be at Milford Cemetery in Milford, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday, November 29, 2012, after 3 pm with the family present from 5 to 7 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Mr. Simpson passed...
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