The world became a little dimmer on April 26, 2026, when Mable Smidt of Milford, Iowa, left us.

A Military graveside service for Tom “Frank” DeMuth, age 76, of Milford, will be held Friday, May 8th, at 2:30PM at Calvary Cemetery in Milford.

A funeral service will be held for Richard Rodney Ringel at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Estherville, Iowa, with Pastor Lori Westfall officiating.

Alan Koep, age 54, passed away at his home in Milford on April 9, 2026. A gathering was held on Monday, April 13, 2026, at Oak Hill Outdoor in Milford, followed by a visitation.

Patricia Jean Thomsen, age 69, passed from this earth at her home on April 7, 2026. Pat was born on November 28, 1956, in Hartley, Iowa.

Donations are not needed but if you’d like, a donation to People for Pets in Spencer would be appropriate.
George Henry Veitch died of natural causes at his Ruthven home the morning of March 30, 2026.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Jeanne Boley on July 18th, 2026, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Gilbert Park in Spirit Lake, Iowa. 

Lynne Hendry Moeller (Mary Ethellyn Hendry) was born September 24, 1942, in Minneapolis, to Allen J. and Monica Schissel Hendry (both now deceased) and died at home in Okoboji on March 21, 2026.

Phyllis (Seegebarth) Hanna was born on July 13, 1927, in Graettinger, Iowa, to Cecil (Pettit) and Bernard Seegebarth.

Duane Dale Frahm passed away March 18th, 2026, with his loving wife of 54 years by his side.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Tom Clary, age 70, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, will be held at 1 PM, Friday, March 27, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment will be at Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park

Betty M. Brant, 94, of Terril, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Accura Healthcare of Milford.

A funeral service for Mary Ann Willemssen, age 82, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Downtown Church in Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Stephanie Waddell will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at St. Margaret’s Cemetery.

A Funeral Service for Janice Nissen, age 86, of Lake Park, was held Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Lake Park Methodist Church in Lake Park. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery in Peterson.

A Celebration of Life Service for Ardith Westergard, age 88, of Lakefield, was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield on Sunday, March 8, at 2:00 PM, with a time of visitation and gathering for one hour prior to the service

Winifred (Teddy) Shuttleworth, 96, took her last breath in her room at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids on February 28, surrounded by her children Jeffrey, Jane, and Amy Shuttleworth and by friends, artist Peter Xiao and his wife Guoli.

A Memorial Service for Shari Nordlund, age 76, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 1:00–2:00 pm at the church.

Karen Kay Kardell, age 88, passed away on Feb. 26, 2026.

A funeral service for Norma Martens, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be on Thursday at 2:30 PM at Westfork Township Cemetery in Climbing Hill, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life for John E. Omundson (1938–2026) will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Henry Olson Funeral Home in Estherville, Iowa.

Conrad John Sorensen (Connie) was born to Earhard and Esther Sorensen in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 24, 1931, and was welcomed into his heavenly home on February 22, 2026.

A Memorial Service for Mitch Watters, age 68, of Milford was held on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji.

Doris Leona Ashland, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Spirit Lake on February 18, 2026.

Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. Maurice Kirlin, MD, age 97, of Okoboji, was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake.

A Mass of Christian Burial for John Long, age 74, of Milford, was held Saturday, February 21, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Okoboji.

A Memorial Service for Bruce Johnson, age 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 11:00am at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A funeral service for Byron Sampson, age 91, of Sioux Center, formerly of Primghar and the Lakes Area, was held Monday, February 9, 2026, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Joan Marie Baird-Sik, 81, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Vernon Hammerstrom was born on April 21, 1945, to Vernon and Nellie (Conly) Hammerstrom.

A visitation for Kirby Clark, age 79, of Spirit Lake, will be held Sunday, February 8, from 2:00-4:00 PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. There will be a Scripture Service at the funeral home at 4:00 PM.

A Celebration of Life for Judy Eisenbacher was held Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Lakes Area Senior Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

The world became a little dimmer on April 26, 2026, when Mable Smidt of Milford, Iowa, left us.

A Military graveside service for Tom “Frank” DeMuth, age 76, of Milford, will be held Friday, May 8th, at 2:30PM at Calvary Cemetery in Milford.

A funeral service will be held for Richard Rodney Ringel at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Estherville, Iowa, with Pastor Lori Westfall officiating.

Alan Koep, age 54, passed away at his home in Milford on April 9, 2026. A gathering was held on Monday, April 13, 2026, at Oak Hill Outdoor in Milford, followed by a visitation.

Patricia Jean Thomsen, age 69, passed from this earth at her home on April 7, 2026. Pat was born on November 28, 1956, in Hartley, Iowa.

Donations are not needed but if you’d like, a donation to People for Pets in Spencer would be appropriate.
George Henry Veitch died of natural causes at his Ruthven home the morning of March 30, 2026.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Jeanne Boley on July 18th, 2026, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Gilbert Park in Spirit Lake, Iowa. 

Lynne Hendry Moeller (Mary Ethellyn Hendry) was born September 24, 1942, in Minneapolis, to Allen J. and Monica Schissel Hendry (both now deceased) and died at home in Okoboji on March 21, 2026.

Phyllis (Seegebarth) Hanna was born on July 13, 1927, in Graettinger, Iowa, to Cecil (Pettit) and Bernard Seegebarth.

Duane Dale Frahm passed away March 18th, 2026, with his loving wife of 54 years by his side.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Tom Clary, age 70, of Arnolds Park, Iowa, will be held at 1 PM, Friday, March 27, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment will be at Okoboji Cemetery in Arnolds Park

Betty M. Brant, 94, of Terril, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Accura Healthcare of Milford.

A funeral service for Mary Ann Willemssen, age 82, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was held at 2:00 PM on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Downtown Church in Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Stephanie Waddell will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at St. Margaret’s Cemetery.

A Funeral Service for Janice Nissen, age 86, of Lake Park, was held Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Lake Park Methodist Church in Lake Park. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery in Peterson.

A Celebration of Life Service for Ardith Westergard, age 88, of Lakefield, was held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lakefield on Sunday, March 8, at 2:00 PM, with a time of visitation and gathering for one hour prior to the service

Winifred (Teddy) Shuttleworth, 96, took her last breath in her room at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids on February 28, surrounded by her children Jeffrey, Jane, and Amy Shuttleworth and by friends, artist Peter Xiao and his wife Guoli.

A Memorial Service for Shari Nordlund, age 76, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will take place prior to the service from 1:00–2:00 pm at the church.

Karen Kay Kardell, age 88, passed away on Feb. 26, 2026.

A funeral service for Norma Martens, of Spirit Lake, will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be on Thursday at 2:30 PM at Westfork Township Cemetery in Climbing Hill, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life for John E. Omundson (1938–2026) will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the Henry Olson Funeral Home in Estherville, Iowa.

Conrad John Sorensen (Connie) was born to Earhard and Esther Sorensen in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 24, 1931, and was welcomed into his heavenly home on February 22, 2026.

A Memorial Service for Mitch Watters, age 68, of Milford was held on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji.

Doris Leona Ashland, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Spirit Lake on February 18, 2026.

Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. Maurice Kirlin, MD, age 97, of Okoboji, was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Spirit Lake.

A Mass of Christian Burial for John Long, age 74, of Milford, was held Saturday, February 21, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Interment was at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Okoboji.

A Memorial Service for Bruce Johnson, age 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 11:00am at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A funeral service for Byron Sampson, age 91, of Sioux Center, formerly of Primghar and the Lakes Area, was held Monday, February 9, 2026, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Joan Marie Baird-Sik, 81, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Vernon Hammerstrom was born on April 21, 1945, to Vernon and Nellie (Conly) Hammerstrom.

A visitation for Kirby Clark, age 79, of Spirit Lake, will be held Sunday, February 8, from 2:00-4:00 PM at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. There will be a Scripture Service at the funeral home at 4:00 PM.

A Celebration of Life for Judy Eisenbacher was held Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Lakes Area Senior Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa.