OBITUARIES

William “Bill” Landegent, 95, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Virginia “Ginny” Yore, age 93, of Milford, Iowa, was held Friday, January 5, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mike Willison, age 72, of Milford will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 1:00pm at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Inurnment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Milford.

Paul Andrew Neppel, age 94 years, died peacefully at his home in Spirit Lake, Iowa, on Friday, December 29, 2023.

On December 18, 2023, Jesus welcomed Janet Cecelia Gonder with open arms into her heavenly home saying, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

Edward “Ed” Purdy, 83, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mike Willison, age 72, of Milford, was held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Inurnment was at Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Visitation took place on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Majestic Pavilion in Arnolds Park.

Lois Newman (Long, Ross) of Alta, Iowa, formerly of Spirit Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard and Ruth Long (Robbins, Dailey) passed away Saturday morning, December 23rd, 2023, at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, at the age of 73.

A funeral service for Wayne Northey, age 90, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, December 22, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake.

A Funeral Service for Marilyn Reno, age 79, of Spirit Lake, will be held on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 11:00am, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake.

Joseph Bruce Bosworth, known as Bruce, was born March 22, 1933, to Joseph and Gladys Bosworth

Thomas (Tommy) Eugene Reuland passed away December 17, 2023, at Lakes Regional Hospital surrounded by family.

Naomi Bueltel, 96, of Superior, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Accura Healthcare of Milford

Forrest “Frosty” Newell Cobb, age 92, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 16, 2023, at Holy Spirit Nursing Home in Sioux City, Iowa.

A funeral service for Jerry Turner will be held Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 10:30 AM, at First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake,with burial at Okoboji Cemetery.

Janice Bonds, the eldest of 13 Children set an example that all of them could look up to.

A Memorial Service for Rosalind Christ, age 93, of Lake Park, was held on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Lake Park.

Marvin Curtis Jans, the only child of Harry and Erma (Schmillen) Jans, was born August 10, 1934, in Remsen, Iowa.

A funeral service for Jan Wiese, 74, of Lake Park, was held Monday, December 4, 2023, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Burial was at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park. Memorials in memory of Jan can be given to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Funeral services are planned for Robert Allen Gunderson, 86, of Lake Park, at 10:30am, Tuesday, November 21, at Lake Park Methodist Church. Visitation with family members were present on Monday, November 20, at the church.

Terrilyn Kay (Williams) McDonnell, 64, daughter of Sharlene L. (Boernsen) Leith and Donald J. Leith, of Afton, Iowa, and the late J. Thomas Williams and Delores (Olson) (Peters) Williams, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away, peacefully, on, Saturday, October 21, 2023, at her home, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Paul, and daughter, Elena, by her side

Elayne Stoller, 98, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at her residence at Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake.

Dean John Ricker, son of Earl Kenneth and Pearl Margaret (Broadbent) Ricker, was born February 6, 1927, in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

Christopher Kim Petrick, 36, of Shoreline, Washington, formerly of Spirit Lake, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes in Shoreline, WA, on Monday, November 13, 2023.

Bob Gunderson died on Nov. 13, at Aspire of Lake Park Care Center, surrounded by his family.

A Memorial Service for Keith Abens, age 72, of Arnolds Park, formerly of Webster City, will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 4:00pm, at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji.

Mardel Theresa (Hassel) Heywood was born on a farm seven miles east of Graettinger on December 19, 1932, in the midst of the “Great Depression.”

Ron G. Heller, 52, of Brandon, SD passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023 after a short, courageous battle with cancer at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

Susan MacMillan, 72, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Aspire Nursing Home in Estherville, Iowa.

Mary Lou Korwes, of Spirit Lake, passed away peacefully at the Accura Nursing Home in Spirit Lake on October 30, 2023, at the age of 87.

A funeral service for James H Burgeson was held on Monday, October 23, 2023, at Calvary United Methodist Church, Arnolds Park