Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

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 passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Longhouse Residence...

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

Services are pending for Rodney Stoltenberg, age 57, of Lake Park.

Rodney passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Lakes Regional Healthcare.

Jean Hanon

Jean Hanon

Aug 4, 2025

Funeral services are pending for Jean Hanon, age 77, of Spirit Lake.  Jean passed away Monday, August 4, 2025 at her home in Spirit Lake.

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...

Laura Egan

Laura Egan

Jul 4, 2025

A Mass of Christian Burial for Laura Egan, age 65, of Spirit Lake will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at St. Margaret's Cemetery in Spirit Lake.

Visitation will begin at 5 pm, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake with...

Deborah "Deb" Johnson

Deborah "Deb" Johnson

Jul 4, 2025

A Memorial Service for Deborah "Deb" Johnson, age 75, of Okoboji will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 2:00pm at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 12:00-2:00pm at the church. Private family burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Jackson, MN.

On July 4, 2025, heaven welcomed Deborah (Deb)...

Neil Connolly

Neil Connolly

Jul 3, 2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Neil Connolly of Okoboji, Iowa, USA and formerly of Dublin, Ireland. Neil has left many hearts broken by his sudden departure from our lives.

The youngest of four siblings, Neil grew up in Ireland and spent his adult life in the United States. He enjoyed working as a barman who...

Mollie McClure

Mollie McClure

Jun 29, 2025

Mollie Rae McClure, 33, of Saint Joseph, MN, died on Sunday, June 29, 2025, on Waubay Lake in South Dakota.

She was born, June 10, 1992, in Worthington, MN to Scott & Terri (Rasche) McClure and joined brother Lee on the family farm in Sioux Valley, MN. She received the sacrament of baptism on September 6, 1992, at the First Presbyterian...

Phillip Dycus

Phillip Dycus

Jun 24, 2025

A Celebration of Life for Phillip Dycus, 59, of Terril will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 12:00-3:00pm at the Terril Library Memorial Hall Community Room. 

Phillip passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

Ronald Zelinsky

Ronald Zelinsky

Jun 23, 2025

A Funeral Service for Ronald Zelinsky, age 83, of Terril will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025, at 10:30am at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril. Visitation will take place on Sunday, June 29, 2025, from 5:00-7:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in Terril.

Ronald Dean Zelinsky, the son of Wilbur and...