OBITUARIES

Larry Eugene Laursen, 88, a beloved father and husband, passed peacefully Saturday, July 20, 2024,with his loving wife of 70 years by his side and surrounded by their children.

Edward Dean Hummel, age 89, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away on July 19, 2024, at Ruthven Care Center in Ruthven, Iowa.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Jo Coffey, age 86, will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mark Tremmel, age 66, of Spirit Lake,will be held at 10:30, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake.

A funeral service for Dennis Stahly, age 64, of Round Lake, Minnesota, will be held Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park, Iowa.

Evelyn R. Lucken passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024.

A funeral service for Marilyn Claussen, age 88, of Spirit Lake, will be Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 10:30am, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake.

Bonnie J. Peekenschneider, age 70, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2024, at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove, Iowa.

A funeral service for Elaine Morphew, 96, of Lake Park, was held Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Lake Park Methodist Church. Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Dave Determan, age 69, of Milford, was held Saturday, June 29, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Luella Potratz, age 87, was held Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Burial was at St. Margaret Cemetery.

yan Nielsen, 22, of Arnolds Park, passed away at his home in Arnolds Park, on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

We are saddened to announce the passing of our sweet dad, Carl Porter Hamilton, on June 10, 2024.

Donald R. Berke passed away on June 9, 2024, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, IA, after a more than 2-year battle with cancer.

Dee Dee Dianne McCoy, 73, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

William “Bill” Cook, 76, of Milford, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at his home in Milford, surrounded by his family.

A funeral service for Beverly Stahly, age 95, of Lake Park, will be Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at 10:30 AM, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park.

Robert “Bob” Henry Boettcher, 100, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake.

Donus (Don) Wayne Larson passed away June 1, 2024, at home, from complications of prostate cancer, at age 76. 

A funeral service for Don VonEhwegen, age 92, of Terril,was held Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril.

On May 31, 2024, William Dean Rauhauser (Bill) of Flower Mound, TX, lost his battle with Parkinson’s and Congestive Heart Failure at the age of 79.

John Arthur Erdman, 79, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa.

A funeral service for Ed Goehring, age 91 of Milford, will be held Friday, June 7, 2024, at 10:30am, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Janet Rae Edmunds, the daughter of Charles and Ruth (Barie) Edmunds, was born on July 13, 1938, in Spencer, Iowa.

A memorial service for Ethel Johnson, age 86, of Milford,and formerly of Terril, was held Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at United Methodist Church in Terril.

We mourn the passing of Elaine Marie Wilcke, 94, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake, on Thursday, May 23, 2024.

“Hank” Don Henry Miguel – artist, athlete, entrepreneur, storyteller, sailor, carpenter, chef, mentor, father, brother, husband, grandfather – died May 22nd at his home.

A memorial service for Lyla A. Evans, age 84, of Spirit Lake, IA, formerly of Fairmont, MN, will be 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairmont.

Charles “Chuck” Joseph Mize, 79, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

Margaret Roach, 95, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Sheila Schmitz, age 58, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10:30 AM,at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake.

A Celebration of Life for Mardi Jo Currier Matthews, age 83, of Spencer will be held privately at a later date