Joyce Alyce Flaharty, the daughter of Clarence Paul and Ruth Lillian (Foster) Carpenter, was born Aug. 29, 1933, in rural Clay County. She graduated from Lake Center High School in 1951, and attended Hamilton School of Business in Mason City. Joyce was baptized in the Langdon Methodist Church on Jan. 22, 1950, and joined the church April 9, 1950.

Funeral services for Marvin Somers, 97, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 17, 2023, at Warner Chapel, in Spencer. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service. Rev. Grant Mangold will officiate the service. Interment will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Somers passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, at home. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Services are pending for Brad Lynch, 60, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Spencer. Lynch passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation for Tom Joynt, 71, of Gillett Grove, will be conducted from 6-8 p.m., Friday at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Joynt passed away Monday, May 29, 2023, at his residence. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Services for Kayla Mae Sterler, 25, will be conducted at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Martin-Mattice Funeral Home, in Ruthven. Dylan Sterler will be the featured speaker. Inurnment will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Ayrshire.

Memorial services for Joy Mortensen, 97, of Mesa, Arizona, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, in Royal. Rev. Mark Wilms will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Park in Spencer.

She passed away Thursday, May 18, 2023, at Prairie View Assisted Living in Sanborn.

Funeral services for Delores “Lorrie” Mae Huffman, 91, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Warner Funeral Chapel, in Spencer. Rev. Barrie Tritle will officiate the service. Interment will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery, in Spencer.

Funeral services for John Jerry Anderson, 80, of Milford, will be conducted from 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Warner Chapel, in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Anderson passed away Saturday, May 20, 2022, at Spencer Hospital.

A celebration of life service for Earl Paul Baish, 91, of Milford, and formerly of Lake Park, will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, May 26, 2023, at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will begin Thursday, May 25, 2023, starting at 5 p.m., with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Interment will be at Harrison Township Cemetery near May City.

Judy Mae (Church) Gilman, 82, of Spencer, passed away peacefully with family by her side on May 15, 2023. Judy was born on April 8, 1941, to Harvey and Ruth (Anundson) Church in Volga, South Dakota. She married Robert “Bob” Franklin Gilman on May 1, 1960. They were together for 24 years before Bob’s death in 1984.

Funeral services for Marcella Strang, 65, of Spencer, will be conducted Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly. Rev. Nicholas Hanges will officiate the service. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly. Strang passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Memorial services for Arthur “Vern” Ross, 91, of Spencer, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, May 26, 2023, at Grace United Methodist Church, in Spencer. Rev. Barrie Trittle will officiate the service. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Ross passed away Friday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Prairie View Assisted Living in Sanborn. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Alyce Wade, 92, of Spencer, were conducted Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at the First English Lutheran Church, of Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl officiated the service. Burial occurred at North Lawn Park Cemetery in Spencer. Wade passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

A celebration of life for Sandra “Sandi” Sue Wilmot, 81, from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the Majestic Pavilion at Historic Arnolds Park.

Funeral services for Mildred “Millie” Scharnberg, 99, of Spencer, will be conducted at Warner Chapel, in Everly. Visitation with the family will be from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 27. Burial will be at Lonetree Cemetery in Everly. Scharnberg passed away Sunday, March 3, 2022, at St. Luke’s in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.