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William ‘Bill’ Ira Harris

Funeral services for William “Bill” Ira Harris, 94, Milford, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Pastor Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. He passed away peacefully at Spencer Hospital on Feb. 6, 2025.

Bill was born on Dec. 23, 1930, in Spencer, to Emory and Violet (Craddock) Harris.

Funeral Notice: Rosemary ‘Rosie’ Schoning

Memorial services for Rosemary “Rosie” Schoning, 76, of Spencer, formerly of Dickins, are at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in Langdon United Methodist Church in Langdon. Visitation is 4-7 p.m., Friday at Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Burial will be at Meadow Township Cemetery in Langdon. Schoning passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at SPARC in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Notice: Randy Dykstra

Memorial services for Randy Dykstra, 70, of Everly, will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Bethany Lutheran Church, in Spencer. Visitation will take place 2-4 p.m., Sunday, with the family present, at Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Burial will be at First Reformed Cemetery in Everly. Dykstra passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Everly is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Notice:​​​​​​​ Barbara Fey

Funeral services for Barbara Fey, 72, of Spencer, will be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at 11 a.m., at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Barbara passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Leota Jochims

Leota Jochims, 90, died Jan. 25, 2025. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Sunset Memorial Chapel, 7601 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321. Family will greet friends and family one hour prior to the service. There will be a second service in the spring of 2025 prior to interment in Northlawn Cemetery located in Spencer. Details to be announced at a later date.

Gary Fitzloff

Funeral services for Gary Ralph Fitzloff, 85, of Spencer, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at Warner Chapel at Everly. Pastor Brad Wallace will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral at the funeral home.

He passed away on Jan. 28, 2025, at home under Hospice Care in Spencer.

James ‘Jim’ Dalen

James “Jim” Dalen, 78, passed away on Jan. 12, 2025. Jim was raised on a farm near Wallingford and graduated from Graettinger High School in 1964. He met and married his soulmate, Jane, in 1967.

In 1967, Jim enlisted in the Iowa National Guard where he served a long active duty career until his retirement in 1995.

Wayne McMeekin

Funeral services for Wayne MorrisMcMeekin, 71, of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Royal. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Internment will be at Willow Creek Cemetery in Royal. He passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at his residence surrounded by loved ones after a hard-fought battle against an aggressive cancer.

Arlene Meyer

Memorial services for Arlene Esta Meyer, 87, of Hartley, formerly of Everly, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Hope Lutheran Church, of Everly. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m., Friday, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Interment will be at Lonetree Cemetery in Everly. Arlene died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Hartley Memorial Assisted Living of Hartley.

Sara Schmidt

Funeral services for Sara Ann (Hurst) Schmidt, 44, of Spencer, will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. Pastor James Runcorn will officiate the service. Visitation will be held on Sunday, with the family present from 2-6 p.m. at the church. Sara passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Spencer Hospital. In lieu of flowers, memorials are designated to the family in memory of Sara.

Elizabeth Robinson

Elizabeth Merle Robinson, lovingly known as “Betty,” passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, at the age of 98, at the Longhouse Nursing Home in Spencer.

Funeral services will take place Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Community Center in Marathon. Burial will be in the Poland Township Cemetery in Marathon. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the Community Center.

Steve Nissen

A memorial gathering for Steve Eugene Nissen, 73, of Spencer, will be conducted from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Warner Chapel in Everly. Burial will be North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Steve’s name. The family would like to encourage everyone to wear Minnesota Vikings attire to the gathering. Missen passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan.

Funeral Notice: Alesia Anderson

A memorial service for Alesia Anderson, 59, of Spencer, will be held at a later date. Anderson passed Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, of Avera McKennan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Warner Funeral Home of Everly is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Louella Williamson

Services for Louella “Lou” Mae Williamson will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven. Rev. Eric Patten will officiate. Interment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven.

Bennie Hollesen Sr.

Bennie "Ben" Lew Hollesen Sr., 76, of Spencer, and formerly of Sioux Rapids, died Jan. 7, 2025 at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 14, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home in Sioux Rapids.

Roger Clark

Memorial services for Roger Kay Clark, 84, of Greenville, will take place at 2 p.n., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Royal. Visitation with the family will be from 12:30 p.m., until the time of the service, at church. Burial will be at Willow Creek Cemetery in Royal. He passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Spencer Hospital in Spencer.

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