OBITUARIES

Austin “Mac” MacMillan, 71, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his home in Spirit Lake

Local artist, jeweler, and landscaper, Celeste Frances Chalfonte (Frances Elaine Thompson), 76, of Lake Park, Iowa passed away January 26, 2023, in Spirit Lake, surrounded by family.

A graveside service for Edwin “Ed” Spieker, 72, of Milford, Iowa, was held Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Milford Cemetery in Milford, Iowa.

Funeral Services for Clayton Henry Schuett were held Friday, June 30, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

Funeral Services for Jerry Joel Kramer will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Warner Chapel – Spencer, Iowa. Officiating will be Pastor Dan Taylor. Interment at Lone Tree Cemetery – Everly, Iowa.

Ryan “Bubba” Rogers, age 45, passed away in the early morning hours of June 18, 2023, in Mesa, Arizona.

A memorial service for Lois Silvey will be held at the Henry Olson Funeral Chapel in Armstrong, Iowa, at 1:00pm, on Monday, August 28, 2023, Vicar Kim Kacmarynski officiant

Donna Jean Henrich, 83, passed away June 16, 2023, at Accura HealthCare in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Jackie Lee was born to L.R. (Babe) and Vera June Norman on the snowy afternoon of November 21st, 1938, joining Morris, Stan, Jim and Bill, known thereafter as “The Norman Brothers.”

Wheeler “Jake” Hinshaw, 73, of Arnolds Park, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake.

Funeral Services for Raymond and Arlene Jaycox will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:30am, at the United Methodist Church in Lake Park.

oyce Colvin Grim, age 97, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Northshire in Spencer, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life for Joyce will be held on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, at the Dickinson County Nature Center. Come & Go from 10am-2pm.

A visitation and celebration of life for Mary Margaret Reed, 83, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, will be on Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 1:00-4:00pm, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Gordon “Gordy” Benit, 88, of Okoboji, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Accura Healthcare of Milford.

Duane Marlen Heerdt passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the age of 90 in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Robert Jon Dickinson passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at his home in Daleville, AL, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Hope Rimmer, 95, of Milford passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Lakes Regional Health Care surrounded by family.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Barbara Tagami at the Maser Monarch Lodge, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2 pm.

Pat Baumgarn, wife of Lowell Baumgarn, of rural Round Lake, Minnesota, passed away on May 8, 2023, at the age of 75.
Private family services were held.

Cleone Rose Ellingson, “Tootie”, was born September 9, 1934, in May City, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Rose (Bock) Newkirk.

A Memorial Service for Max Sheley, age 75, of Milford ,will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 2:30pm,Visitation will take place prior to the service from 1:30-2:30pm at the church.

A Funeral Service for Russell “Russ” Thomson, age 77, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Everly and Harris, will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, at 10:30am, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake

Michael “Mike” Fisher, 73, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake,surrounded by family & friends,after a lengthy battle with melanoma.

Joel E. Schoning, 70, of Bemidji, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 9, 2023, at his home.

James “Jim” William Higgins, 71, of Milford, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in his home surrounded by loved ones and supported by Hospice, after almost two years of battling lung cancer. 

Wayne R. Trigger, 89, of Spencer, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at St. Lukes Lutheran Home in Spencer.

A Funeral Mass for Dennis Giles was held on January 25, 2023, in Los Gatos, California. Per Dennis’ wishes, he will be laid to rest at St. Margaret’s Catholic Cemetery in Spirit Lake on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 2:00pm.

Shelby Lee Jones was born December 18, 1936, in his family’s farmhouse in rural Dickinson County, Iowa, the fourth of five children born to Glen and Flora (Kindlespire) Jones.

Vonice McDougall, 86, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, two days prior to her 87th birthday.

Duane Serck, 77, of Spirit Lake, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Spencer, Iowa.

Carolyn Sue Mitchell, age 78, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home on April 6, 2023. Carolyn was born April 15, 1944, in Martinez, California, to William Krueger and Loretta (Schiferl) Krueger.

Ben J. Gerdes, Jr., 83, of Milford, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023, at Lakes Regional Healthcare, in Spirit Lake, surrounded by his family after a brief battle with esophageal cancer.