OBITUARIES
Richard Jesse Maranell
Dick passed away January 9, 2020, at the Spencer Hospital at eighty-eight years of age.
Betty Lou Willison
A funeral service for Betty Lou Willison of Milford was held Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Faith Community Church in Milford. Burial was at Milford Cemetery.
Nick Timmins Nordstrom
Nick Timmins Nordstrom died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was 39.
Kathryn Marie Hansen
A funeral service for Kathryn Hansen, age 95, mother of Nancy, Gary and Kenneth, was held Monday, December 30, 2019, at Harbor of Joy Lutheran Church in Milford. Burial was at Milford Cemetery.
Robert Raymond Esser
Robert Raymond Esser – After a long and happy life filled with friends and family, Bob died peacefully on December 14, 2019. He was born to Henry and Eunice Esser in Whittemore, Iowa, on October 5, 1928, and raised on a farm in Milford, Iowa. He was raised in the Catholic Church and was educated in Catholic school. He married Rose Norton in 1950. They spent their first years of marriage in the U. S. Army in Virginia. After his service, they returned to Milford and Bob’s goal was to work for the Post Office. He began as a mail carrier, later became a clerk and finished his 30 year career as Postmaster.
Donald Bonstead
Donald Bonstead, 65, of Milford, passed away suddenly at his home in Milford, Iowa, on December 11, 2019. His family and friends are deeply saddened by his loss but are also grateful to have had him in their lives.