Obituaries
James Edward Heller
Oct 6, 2025
James Edward Heller, the son of Harry and Clara (Berning) Heller was born August 15, 1929 on the farm near Ayrshire, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm near Emmetsburg, IA where he also attended school.
James married Lila Pixler, to this union seven children were born. They later divorced. James married Lois Fry on May 6, 1962 in...
Norma Ellen Drake
Oct 3, 2025
Norma Ellen Drake was born to Peter and Nellie (Holmberg) Hansen on September 7, 1929, on the family farm near Dickens, Iowa. As the ninth, and youngest child in the family, she was quite the tomboy climbing trees, playing with cats, riding horses bareback. Norma never did learn to ride a bike – all her older siblings wore out the...
Darlene Prather
Oct 1, 2025
Darlene Lavon (Amis) Prather was born on February 6, 1925, on the farm, near Greenville, Iowa to Farris (F.E.) Amis and Anna Marie (Swanson) Amis. She passed away at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 100 on October 1, 2025, after living a life full of adventure and service.
She graduated from Greenville Schools in 1942 and went on to...
Everette Handy
Oct 1, 2025
Everette Junior Handy, 74, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by loved ones.
Born on July 3, 1951, in Spencer, Iowa, to Junior and Estelle (Smith) Handy, Everette was a man defined by his faith, his resilience, and his unwavering dedication to family and community. He proudly joined the United States...
Michael "Mike" Kaschmitter
Sep 30, 2025
Michael “Mike” Kaschmitter was born December 17, 1939 to Richard and Mildred (Gerst) Kaschmitter. He grew up in LeMars, IA with his eleven siblings. In his youth, he enjoyed sports and played on the first sanctioned little league baseball team west of the Mississippi. He graduated from Gehlen Catholic High School in 1957. After graduation he served in the...
Craig Stephen DeLoss
Sep 29, 2025
Craig Stephen DeLoss, 73, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 29.
Born on November 5, 1951, to R.F. and Lavon (Ingvall) DeLoss in Spencer, Iowa, Craig spent his early years on a farm in Dickinson County before moving to Spencer at age four. A 1970 graduate of Spencer High School, Craig earned a scholarship to Iowa State University, where...
Dennis Blume
Sep 28, 2025
Dennis Blume, 80, passed away on September 28th, 2025 at the Spencer Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center.
Dennis Blume married Juliana Jensen on May 30th, 1965 in Battle Creek, Iowa. They lived in Cushing, Iowa for 30 years while raising fours sons; Kelly, Todd, Jared, and Dustin,
The last 25 years were spent in their home in Spencer. Dennis worked at Gomaco & Bobalee...
Lyle Eugene Cretsinger
Sep 28, 2025
Lyle Eugene Cretsinger, 95 of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 31, 1929, in Guthrie Center, IA, he was the first son of Milo and Beulah (Hutchinson) Cretsinger, followed by four brothers, Gordon, Gary and twins, Dean and Gene. Growing up on the family farm, he helped with related...
Ronald "Ron" Duane Mills Sr.
Sep 26, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Duane Mills Sr., the son of Donald Sr. and Wanda (Birchard) Mills was born June 30, 1947 in Gillett Grove, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1967. After school, Ron worked for H&S Roofing and then Spencer Foods for 10 years before...
Deborah "Deb" Ann Berven
Sep 25, 2025
Our family is heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved mother, Deborah "Deb" Ann Berven.
Deb passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the age of 73.
Deborah was born in Estherville, Iowa on October 26, 1951. She was the daughter of the late Terrence "Terry" Hash and Nancy Jean Moyer. She was a proud graduate of Estherville Lincoln...
Marianne Yancey
Sep 25, 2025
Marianne Yancey, age 93 of Spencer, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025, at St Lukes Nursing Home in Spencer, Iowa.
Marianne, the daughter of Clifford and Evelyn (Dagenais) Gleim, was born December 30, 1931, in Blue Island, Illinois. Marianne is survived by her sister Eileen (David) Baffa and was preceded in death by her brother Clifford Gleim and sister Janet (Rich)...
Mary Ellen Jones
Sep 25, 2025
Mary Ellen (Maurer) Jones was born on August 10, 1947 to Erland and Mary Elizabeth (Gillette) Maurer of Spencer. She had 10 siblings and grew up on a farm outside of Greenville.
She spent her school years at Sacred Heart and Greenville-Rossie, and was in the first Clay Central graduating class in 1965. She attended Iowa State University where she earned...
Robert "Bob" Joseph Smith
Sep 24, 2025
Bob Smith, 69, of Spencer, Iowa, died peacefully at home on Sept 24, 2025
He was born in Estherville Iowa, in 1955 to Frederick and Veronica (Hayostek) Smith and was the third of six children. Bob attended Spencer High School before heading to Alaska at age 18, the day after graduation in 1974, to work on the construction of the Alaska...
Patricia "Pat" Louise Hynes
Sep 15, 2025
Patricia Louise Hynes, daughter of Ambrose and Julia (Daly) Kirschbaum, was born on March 15th, 1939 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ayrshire where she attended Sacred Heart School through 8th grade and graduated from Ayrshire High School in 1957. She then got her AA in Elementary Education from Emmetsburg Junior College.
Pat married her high school sweetheart...
Duane Flack
Sep 13, 2025
MSgt. Duane Oliver Flack, age 89, passed away on September 13, 2025 in Pensacola, Florida. He was born on October 15, 1935 near Dickens Iowa. Internment will be at Dickens Cemetery in Dickens Iowa under the direction of Warner Funeral Home in Spencer Iowa. A Memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church located on Southwest Parkway on Thursday,...
Lisa Scott
Sep 13, 2025
Lisa was truly one of a kind. Simply indescribable, but we will try our best:
Known by her most beloved grandkids as “Cuckoo”. She lived life by her own rules. She cursed like a sailor. Cooked meals fit for kings. An incredibly talented singer and music lover. A giver, even when she had little to give. Free-spirited and strong-willed....
Bonnie Jean Steece
Sep 12, 2025
Bonnie Jean Steece, age 66, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones.
Bonnie was born on August 2, 1959, in Park Rapids, Minnesota, to Frank and Mary Doppler. She lived a life full of warmth, kindness, and unwavering love for her family and friends.
On July 18, 1983, Bonnie married the love of her...
Patricia Ann Lindemann
Sep 9, 2025
Patricia Ann Lindemann, the daughter of Otto Harry and Dorothy Floral (Philips) Johnson, was born August 15, 1930 in Ayrshire, IA. She received her education and graduated from the Spencer High School.
Patricia married Glenn Joseph Lindemann on June 1, 1948, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Following their marriage, they lived for a time in Montevideo, MN until...
Marvin Arnold Menting
Sep 8, 2025
Marvin Arnold Menting, the son of Theodore and Ruth (Kikhafer) Menting was born August 29, 1944 in Marshall, MN. His childhood years were spent in the Marshall, MN area, where he attended Catholic School. He left home as a teenager and started work as a farm hand. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and served in Korea,...
Laura "Lollie" Elsie McDeid
Sep 8, 2025
Lollie passed away unexpectedly on the way to Sioux Falls, September 8th, 2025.
She is the daughter of Jens Larson and Evelyn (Emmert) Larson, was born on March 7th, 1947, in Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up there and graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls. Shortly before she graduated, she met our dad, Mike, on a blind date. They...
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