Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

Marcella Huntress

Marcella Huntress

Aug 28, 2025

A funeral service for Marcella Huntress of Milford will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 1:00PM at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Burial is at Dickens Cemetery. A visitation for Marcella will be on Tuesday, September 2nd from 5-7PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

Marcella (Billie) Ann Huntress was born May 4, 1935, on a farm near...

Mary Arnold

Mary Arnold

Aug 27, 2025

A funeral service for Mary Arnold, age 101, of Des Moines and formerly of Lake Park, will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Lake Park Methodist Church. Visitation for Mary will begin at 10:30 AM at the church. Following the burial at Silver Lake Cemetery, there will be lunch and fellowship at the church.

Mary...

John Hamann

John Hamann

Aug 23, 2025

Funeral Service for John Hamann, age 84, of Lake Park will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 10:30am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley, Minnesota. Interment will be at Sioux Valley Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park, Iowa.

John Henry Hamann, of Lake...

Teddy "TJ" Lowry

Teddy "TJ" Lowry

Aug 23, 2025

A memorial visitation will be held 2:00 - 4:00 PM on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Timpe Post 123 at 1:30 PM.

Teddy Jay Lowry was born on March 24, 1955, in Estherville, Iowa, to Ted and Marjianne Lowry. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School...

Thomas Kenison

Thomas Kenison

Aug 22, 2025

A memorial visitation for Thomas Kenison, 74, of Milford, will be held 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Military rites will be conducted at 5 PM by the Milford American Legion Post 0384.

Thomas Fredrick Kenison, son of Fred and Josephine (Hand) Kenison, was born April 3, 1951, in Spencer, Iowa....

Gary Wilson

Gary Wilson

Aug 20, 2025

Gary Glen Wilson, son of Glen and Teleen Wilson, was born January 10, 1940, in Milford, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Little Sioux Lutheran Church in rural Milford. Gary received his education at the Okoboji Consolidated School, playing varsity basketball as a freshman, summer baseball and raising and showing 4-H Club calves.

After graduating in 1957, Gary worked...

Joanne Mickelson

Joanne Mickelson

Aug 14, 2025

A funeral service for Joanne Mickelson, age 94, of Spencer, Iowa, will be held at 11 am, Monday, August 18, 2025, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Interment will be at Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Joanne Roselie Mickelson, daughter of LuVerne and Florence (Cooklin) Erickson, was born...

Thomas Muhlbauer

Thomas Muhlbauer

Aug 13, 2025

A Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Muhlbauer, age 93, of Milford and formerly of Everly, Iowa, will be held on 10:30 am Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment will be at North Lawn Cemetery in Spencer.

A Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 4:30 PM, Monday, August 18, 2025, followed by visitation...

Rodney Stoltenberg

Rodney Stoltenberg

Aug 13, 2025

A celebration of life visitation for Rodney Stoltenberg, age 57, of Lake Park, will be from 2:00-4:00 PM on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park. Interment will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park.

Rodney Lynn Stoltenberg was born September 19, 1967, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the son of Dennis and Donna Belle (Ingebritson)...

Jean Hanon

Jean Hanon

Aug 4, 2025

Jean M. (Goodman) Hanon, 77, passed away on August 4, 2025. She was born February 6, 1948, to Judy (Schwarzenbach) and Edward Goodman, Jr, of Spirit Lake, Iowa. She was a 1966 graduate of Spirit Lake High School. Growing up, she spent her summers on the lake, participating in numerous clubs and intramural sports at school, and developing her lifelong...

Everett "Jeff" Johnson

Everett "Jeff" Johnson

Aug 3, 2025

A funeral service for Everett "Jeff" Johnson, age 94, of Lake Park will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM at the Lake Park Methodist Church. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. A visitation for Jeff will be on Friday, August 8th from 5:00-7:00 PM at the Lake Park Methodist Church.

Everett "Jeff" Junior Johnson, age...

Darrell Sorey

Darrell Sorey

Aug 1, 2025

Darrell Sorey, age 96, of Milford passed away on August 1, 2025, at Accura Healthcare in Milford.

There will be no services at this time. 

Brandee Roberts

Brandee Roberts

Jul 30, 2025

A visitation for Brandee Roberts, 52, will be held 4-6 PM on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. A private family graveside service will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the American Cancer Society in Brandee's memory.

Brandee Lynn Roberts, 52, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, passed...

Matthew Hall

Matthew Hall

Jul 27, 2025

A Celebration of Life visitation for Matthew Hall, age 67, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025, from 9:30 - 11:30 am, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. There will be a Celebration of Life service at 11:30 am followed by interment at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake.  In lieu of flowers, a...

Beverly Anne Buell

Beverly Anne Buell

Jul 21, 2025

A funeral service for Beverly Buell, 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, July 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation for Beverly will be on Thursday, July 24th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Beverly passed away July 21, 2025 at...

Bruce Walker

Bruce Walker

Jul 14, 2025

A funeral service for Bruce Walker, age 73, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Visitation with the family present will be from 5 - 7 pm, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit...

Robert Myers

Robert Myers

Jul 12, 2025

Robert Jospeh “RJ” Myers was born to Robert Milton Myers and Edna Hoffman Myers on December 2, 1942, in Fort Dodge, IA. As a child, Bob lived in Kansas City, MO, and Valentine, NE, while his father served in the military. Bob and his parents eventually returned to Humboldt, IA. While in high school, he played drums for The Silvertones...

June Lockey

June Lockey

Jul 9, 2025

A funeral service for June Lockey, 92, of Milford, will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Faith Community Church in Milford. Burial will follow at Milford Cemetery in Milford. Visitation will take place 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Thursday, July 17, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

June Luella, daughter of Howard and Ione (Hughes)...

Melvin Reimers

Melvin Reimers

Jul 6, 2025

A visitation for Melvin Reimers, age 91, of Lakefield, Minnesota will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park.

Melvin (Mel) Leroy Reimers passed away on July 6, 2025 at Accura Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

He was the oldest born to Harry and Elvera (Bunning) Reimers on December 5th, 1933 in Lake...

Avis Pauling

Avis Pauling

Jul 5, 2025

A funeral service for Avis Pauling, age 95, will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 11, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Harris. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home.

Avis Darlene Pauling, age 95, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2025, at...