OBITUARIES

Private family services will be held at a later date for Joan Miner, age 79, of Spirit Lake.

Becky Frederick, 76, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake.

M. Maralee Langholz, 90, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, at the Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Judith Ann “Judy” Schoon, 81, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Glenda Kay (Morfitt) Durst, beloved daughter of Millard and Gladys (Schroder) Morfitt, was born on May 11, 1936, on a farm near Sanborn, Iowa.

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:35

Bonnie Gilbertson, 81, of Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly of Milford, Iowa, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024, surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer.

Donald E. Bierstedt, 95, of Milford, formerly of Fonda, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Milford.

Darrell D. Frerichs, 84, of Lake Park, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake.

Kathryn “Katie” (Holzhauer) McClurg, 60, died on December 12th, 2024, while at the family farm with loved ones.

Wayne Groff, 73, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024, at The Views in Marion, Iowa from complications of frontal temporal lobe dementia (FTD).

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A memorial service for Rev. Ray Miller, age 88, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 11 am on Friday, December 13, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake.

Mary Jane (Linn) Hecht, daughter of Wilhelm and Ruth Linn, was born on February 25, 1942.

Roxianne “Roxi” Gayle Downing, 73, of Okoboji and Ankeny, Iowa, passed away on December 4, 2024, at her home in West Okoboji, surrounded by family.

Kent Pavelko, 74, of Hartley, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024, at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa.

A Memorial Service for Rob “Tweeter” Tvedte, age 52, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 11:00am, at the Lakeside Lutheran Camp Event Center in Spirit Lake.

Douglas “Doug” Kness, 67, of Spirit Lake passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

Mass of Christian Burial for Marjorie Ruml, age 83, of Lake Park was held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 10:30am, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Ellen Louise Watkins Hales, age 91, of Arnolds Park, passed away on Tuesday, November 26th, just 2 weeks shy of her 92nd birthday.

Bertha Marietta (Fliss) Wahlman, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 26th, her 95th birthday.

Ann passed away November 26, 2024, at Accura Healthcare in Milford.

A funeral service for R. Smith Schuneman, 88, of Okoboji, will be held at 2:00pm, on Monday, December 9, 2024, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, followed by a burial at Lakeview Cemetery.

Mrs. Christa (Evink) Kelp, age 49, of Terril, formerly of Hospers, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at her home.

Larry Metge, age 88, of Marshalltown, passed away on Saturday night, November 23rd, at the Iowa River Hospice Home with his family at his side.

Russell (Russ) Allen Hecht, son of Wilfred and Sara Mildred (Headley) Hecht, was born into this world on the family farm in rural Welcome, Minnesota, on August 29, 1938.

David Lynn Thompson, 76, of Round Lake, Minnesota, passed away on November 22, 2024, in Spirit Lake, surrounded by family and friends.

James (Jim) Dorgan Jensen, 74, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, died November 14, 2024, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

A funeral service for Norlan Top, age 81, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, was held Monday, November 18, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Delores “Dee” Fredricks, 90, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Marathon, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2024, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

A memorial service for LeRoy Koep, age 89, of Milford, was held November 2, 2024, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

Bruce Edward Will passed away on October 27th, 2024, at home under Hospice care, after a hospital stay in Sioux City.