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Funeral Notice: Wayne Burnham

Funeral services for Wayne Burnham, 91, of Spencer, will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Luncheon will follow the memorial church at the service. Visitation will begin 9 a.m. prior to the funeral at the church. Luncheon will follow the memorial service at the church. Interment be at Riverside Cemetery. Wayne passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Wayne Trigger

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

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 4 p.m. at Emerald Hills Golf Course in Okoboji. Military funeral honors will be conducted by the American Legion Timpe Post 23 of Spirit Lake. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.

Ethel Schmidt

Funeral services for Ethel Schmidt, 92, of Spencer, at 10 a.m., on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date. Ethel passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Luke Lutheran Home of Spencer. Following the funeral services at the funeral home, there will be lunch served at St. Lukes.

Funeral Notice: Dale Langner

Funeral services for Dale Langner, 66, of Dickens, will be conducted from 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, of Terril. Rev. Thomas Marth will officiate the service. Visitation wth the family will be at the church from 5-8 p.m., Wednesday. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Terril. Dale passed away Friday, April 23, 2022, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Craig Cretsinger

Funeral services for Craig Eugene Cretsinger, 70, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Grace United Methodist Churchin Spencer. Rev. Barrie Trittle will officiate the service. Interment will be at a later date at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer.

Sharon Verner

Funeral services for Sharon Verner, 77, of Spencer, will be conducted at a later date. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Sharon passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

LaVonne Rebhuhn

Funeral services for LaVonne Lois Rebhuhn, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 24, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church, of Spencer. Rev. Renae Behrends will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour before the services at the church. Interment will be conducted at Summit Hill Cemetery in Pochontas. LaVonne passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Bickford of Marion Assisted Living.

William 'Bill' Griggs

On Friday, April 7, 2023, we lost a good one! William “Bill” Harold Griggs passed away of congested heart failure. He was 87. Bill is now reunited with the love of his life and one of the sweetest gals around, his wife Shirley, as well as his father Harold and his mother Geneva.

Funeral Notice: Roger Faulkender

Graveside services will be held for Roger Faulkender, will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Langdon cemetery in Fairview, rural Spencer. Lunch and fellowship will be to immediately follow at the Langdon United Methodist Church.

Evelyn Winterboer

Funeral services for Evelyn Winterboer, 99, of Spencer, will be conducted from 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Kent Schmidt will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral at Warner Funeral Home. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. A time of lunch and fellowship will be conducted at the church immediately following the services. Evelyn passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at St.

Joel Schoning

Joel E. Schoning, 70, of Bemidji, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 9, 2023, at his home. A visitation and celebration of life will be held from noon to 1 p.m., Friday, April 14, 2023, at Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji. Interment will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Bemidji, Minnesota. A celebration luncheon will be held after the service at a location to be announced.

Dennis ‘Denny’ Johanson

Services for Dennis "Denny" Dean Johanson, 72, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2023, at Grace United Methodist Church, in Spencer. Rev. Barrie Tritle will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., Monday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Park in Spencer.

Joy ‘Janelle’ Fredin

Private family services will be held for Joy "Janelle" Fredin, 93, of Milford.

Joy passed away April 10, 2023, at Accura Healthcare in Milford.

Janelle was born July 4, 1929, near Kirkman, to Nels C. Jacobsen and Faye L. (Gaer) Jacobsen. She graduated from Kirkman High School in 1946 and attended Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls. She was united in marriage to William Bruce Fredin on Dec. 28, 1949, at Kirkman.

Funeral Notice: Evelyn Winterboer

Funeral services for Evelyn Winterboer, 99, of Spencer, will be conducted from 11 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Kent Schmidt will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the funeral at Warner Funeral Home. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer.

Marlene Bruce

Funeral services for Marlene Orris Bruce, 89, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., April 15, 2023, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Bruce passed away Dec. 31, 2022, at home in Spencer.

Patricia Thuringer

Funeral services for Patricia Ann Thuringer, 89, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Brian Feller will officiate the mass. Interment will be conducted. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer.

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