OBITUARIES

Barbara Jean (Belken) Haagenson, daughter of Charles Dewey and Geneva Merenda (Wood) Belken, was born February 19, 1948, in Spirit Lake, Iowa

Coleen McClanahan, Ames, Iowa, passed away on April 26, 2025, at Northcrest Community, Ames.

Edna Anne Miller Janssen (née Snyder), age 83, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025, in Carroll, Iowa.

Vicki Lynn Reynolds passed away May 13, 2025, in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Norman “Norm” Lee Johnson, 81, of Spirit Lake, formerly of rural Dickens and Terril, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Accura HealthCare of Spirit Lake, after his long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia.

JoAnn Conley, 93, of the Lakes Area passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Nancy Meinen, age 80, of Okoboji, will be held at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Mr. Darrel Madagan, age 75, of Scottsboro, Alabama, went to his heavenly home on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Paul B. Currans, 90, of Spencer passed away on Monday, April 28th at the Spencer Hospital.

A memorial service for Frank Leupold, 78 years old, of Cottonwood, Arizona, and formerly of the Lakes area, will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A graveside service for Linda Robbins, age 72, of Spirit Lake, was held Monday, April 28, 2025, at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Okoboji.

Sheila Alice (Jenson) Klein was born July 16, 1927, on the family farm in Providence Township in Buena Vista County, two and a half miles northwest of Newell, Iowa.

Shirley Ann Rowe Fredericksen was born October 13,1939,, to George and Anna Rowe in Arnolds Park, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life for Bart James Bonnstetter, age 57, of Milford, Iowa, will be held at 1:00pm, Friday, April 25, 2025, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford.

Ronald E. Resch, 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake.

A Funeral Mass for Mike Greiner, age 57 of Milford, will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Larry Steven Ziegler (63) passed away on April 13, 2025.

A Memorial Service for Mildred Anderson, age 100, of Spirit Lake will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1:00pm at Grace Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake.

A Visitation for Michael Lamer, age 73, of Spencer, formerly of Spirit Lake, was held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

A funeral service for Sharlene Engel, age 88, of Lake Park, Iowa, was held Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park.

Ruth Ann Kelly, 76, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died on April 5, 2025, at Accura HealthCare of Spirit Lake.

Ione Shirley (Tonderum) Johnson, the daughter of Margen and Isabella (Clemitson) Tonderum, was born December 30, 1931, at home in Ruthven, Iowa.

Darwin Van Maasdam, age 74, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Sharon Rose “Kinniston” Caskey, 85, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, March 31, 2025, surrounded by family and friends.

Donald “Don” Rodawig, III, 75, of Okoboji, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake.

Shirley Louise Carlson, 90, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on March 25, 2025, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City.

Shirley Louise Carlson, 90, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on March 25, 2025, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Charles D. Wingert (Chuck), a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on Friday, March 21, 2025.

A private family service was held for Jordan Bullock, age 46, of West Okoboji.

A Celebration of Life for John Beekman will be held Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., at the Fillenwarth Beach Lobby.

Jean Freed, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025, at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee, Iowa.

A memorial service for Mary Krieger, age 92, of Dickens was held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril.