OBITUARIES

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Berg, age 94, of Terril, will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Milford.

Funeral services for Mrs. Vergene Donovan, 101, of Spirit Lake, will be held Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, at 11:00 A.M., at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Spirit Lake, Iowa.

A memorial service for Sally Will, age 90, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A Celebration of Life Visitation for Danny Brumley, age 75, of Harris, will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 4:00-6:00pm with military rites starting at 4:00pm all at the VFW Memorial Hall in Spirit Lake.

Laurian “Lauri” Ruth (Savage) Pederson, 67, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, October 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., surrounded by her family at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

A Funeral Service for Donette Siefkin Clarke, age 63, of Milford, will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 11:00am at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

A funeral service for Beverly Steinberger, 91 years old, of Spirit Lake, was held Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A memorial service for Judy Radtke Hanson, age 88, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was held Monday, October 20, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Mary Kay Rolling, age 64, of Milford, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 13th, 2025, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa, surrounded by family.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Shirley Dickinson, age 73, of the Lakes area, was held Monday, October 20, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Interment was at St. Margaret’s Catholic Cemetery in Spirit Lake.

Larry Albert Olsen, 80, remembered for his work, wit, and loyalty.

Jolene Frances Hansen was born September 12, 1928, on a farm near Emmetsburg, IA, to DeLon and Verna (Harrison) Harvey.

Winifred Jeane Tatman, 95, of Ankeny, formerly of Milford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.

Lynda Sharlene Wielenga Langstraat was born July14, 1946, to Louis H. Wielenga and Anna Kroese Wielenga, in Hull Iowa.

Staci Ann Schmaus, 58, of Estherville, IA passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 in her home surrounded by loved ones.

Susan Jensen Wollesen, 79, of Lawton, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home on September 23rd, 2025.

Elaine was born August 10, 1939, in Estherville, Iowa, to Floyd and Gertrude Gottsche

A graveside service for Jane Louise Joens was held at 3:00PM on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park.

Private family services will be held at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake for John Kent Lago, age 60, of Omaha, Nebraska.

A Memorial Service for Alan Riemenschneider, age 77, of Okoboji, will be held on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 12:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Joan Benz of Arnolds Park, IA; formerly of Melvin, IA; passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

On August 28, 2025, after a short stay in the Milford Care Center, Betty Louise (Belken) Smith passed away with loving children present.

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.

A funeral service for Mary Arnold, age 101, of Des Moines and formerly of Lake Park, was held Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the Lake Park Methodist Church.

Teddy Jay Lowry was born on March 24, 1955, in Estherville, Iowa, to Ted and Marjianne Lowry.

Gary Glen Wilson, son of Glen and Teleen Wilson, was born January 10, 1940, in Milford, Iowa.

Dan Kersbergen, age 73 of Spirit Lake, Iowa, and formerly of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on August 17, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Anna Louise Gibson, born on April 3, 1928, passed away on August 15, 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.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Muhlbauer, age 93, of Milford and formerly of Everly, Iowa, was held Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Gary Shaffer, 69, of Lakewood, Colorado; formerly of Spencer, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly while on vacation at his summer cottage in Okoboji, Iowa.

Richard Kenneth Anderson, born Dec 22, 1944, left his earthly body behind on August 7, 2025, after giving it his all, with congestive heart failure.