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Funeral Notice: Janice Orr

Funeral services for Janice Orr, 86, of Newton, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Bethany Lutheran Church, in Spencer. Rev. Deb Mechler will officiate the service. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Orr passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Park Centre in Newton. Warner Funeral Home, of Spencer, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent to www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Darrell Ver Steeg

Darrell Henry Ver Steeg, 76, of Little Rock, died on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the Sibley Specialty Care in Sibley.

A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church in Little Rock with Rev. Steve Anderson officiating.

Burial followed at the Pleasant View Cemetery of Little Rock, with military honors by the Buss-Johnson American Legion Post No. 316 of Little Rock.

Funeral Notice: William ‘Bill’ Spence

Funeral services for William “Bill” Spence, 76, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Warner Chapel in Everly. Pastor Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the funeral at Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Burial will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer, at a later date. Spence passed away Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home, of Spencer, is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Notice: Roger Meyer

Funeral services for Roger Meyer, 73, of Everly, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at United Methodist Church, in Everly. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m., Monday, at the Warner Funeral Home in Everly. Interment at First Reformed Cemetery in rural Everly. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family to be donated to area hospitals.

Funeral Notice: Barbara Anderson

Funeral services for Barbara Anderson, 93, of Spencer, will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2024, at First Reformed Church in Spencer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Anderson passed away Monday, June 24, 2024, at Longhouse Residence in Spencer. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Iowa Department for the Blind in Des Moines.

James Hill

James “Jim” Craig Hill was born June 23, 1949, in Spencer, to Charles James Hill and Ruth Margaret (Ewers) Hill. Jim spent his youth in Spencer and following graduation from Spencer High School in 1967 he attended Mankato State College where he received a B.S. degree in 1971.

Nichole Metcalfe

Funeral services for Nicole Metcalfe, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2024, at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Spirit Lake. Pastor Martin Lucin will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at St. Albans Episcopal Church Cemetery in Spirit Lake.

Shirley Berberich

Funeral services for Shirley Berberich, 82, of Spencer, formerly of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Kevin Richter will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the church. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Shirley passed away, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at her residence.

Funeral Notice: Nicole Metcalfe

Funeral services for Nicole Metcalfe, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2024, at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Spirit Lake. Pastor Martin Lucin will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at St. Albans Episcopal Church Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Metcalfe passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Audrey Johannsen

Audrey Johannsen, 91, of Storm Lake, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.

Funeral services will take place Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in the Morgan Township Cemetery in Schleswig, Iowa at 2:30 p.m. Visitation will take place Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 3-7 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake with the family present from 5-7 p.m.

Funeral Notice: Don Schoer

Funeral services for Don Schoer, 92, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Pastor Michael Slininker will officiate the service. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be at Liberty Cemetery, in Greenville. Schoer passed away Monday, June 10, 2024, at his home in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Notice: Walter ‘Walt’ Schmidt

Funeral services for Walter “Walt” Schmidt, 91, of Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 19, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer. Pastor Michael Slininker will officiate the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment at First Reformed Cemetery, in Everly. Schmidt passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Funeral Notice: Donna Salton

Funeral services for Donna Salton, 65, of Ayrshire, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Kevin Richter will officiate the service. Visitation will take place Monday, June 10, starting at 5 p.m., with family present from 5-7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m., Logan Township Cemetery in Gillett Grove. Salton passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Ruthven Care Center in Ruthven.

Funeral Notice: Shirley Berberich

Funeral services for Shirley Berberich, 82, of Spencer, formerly of Royal, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. Rev. Kevin Richter will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m., Thursday at the church. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Berberich passed away, Saturday, June 8, 2024, at her residence.

Janet Meyer

Janet Kay (Thurber Norris Graettinger) Meyer, 78, completed her journey with pancreatic cancer on May 30, 2024, at Mary Greeley Medical Center's Israel Family Hospice House surrounded by her family.

Fred Kracht

In loving memory of Fred Don Kracht, fondly referred to as Don, Donnie and Daddy.
Feb. 15, 1934 to May 30, 2024.

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