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Clara 'Sis’ Birchard

Funeral services for Clara “Sis” Lorraine Birchard, 96, of Spencer, will be conducted from 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. David Ellenwood will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Birchard passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer.

Loretta Kendall

Funeral services for Loretta Kendall, 88, of Spencer, will be conducted from 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, with the family present, at the church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Terril. Kendall passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Joanne Keyes

Joanne Keyes (Marie Morin), beloved mother, grandmother, and friend to many, sadly passed away at the age of 58 on Jan. 27, 2023.

Funeral Notice: Ronald McMillin

Ronald Allen McMillin, of Everly, passed away in his home Jan. 26, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., at Ruthven United Methodist Church, burial to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery in Ruthven.

Jan Stein

Memorial services for Jan Stein, 83, of Spencer, will be conducted from 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. Paul Kaldahl will officiate the service. Visitation with the family will be conducted from 3-5 p.m. Northlawn Memorial Park at a later dare.

Julie Brandt

Julie Kay Brandt, 63, of Marion, died on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, from complications of leukemia. Her survivors include her husband, Blake Brandt; daughter, Molly Brandt of Minneapolis, Minnesota; brother, Steve Winther, of Midland, Texas; parents, Merlyn and Sonna Winther of Spencer; and niece and nephew, Sierra and Jordan, of Midland, Texas.

Funeral Notice: Marjorie Perren

Funeral services for Marjorie Perren, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted from 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Dale Hodges will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the services. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Perren passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at her home in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral Notice: Jim Eldridge

Memorial services for Jim Eldridge, 65, of Spencer, will be conducted from 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Brad Wallace will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted from 4-7 p.m., Friday at Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. Eldridge passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, at Spencer Hospital. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Kathryn Wede

Kathryn Joann Wede, the daughter of Emert and Kathryn (Schoelerman) Schoenewe was born April 1, 1937, in Spencer. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly area where she attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1955.

Jean Paulsen

Funeral services for Jean Ann Paulsen, 87, of Emmetsburg, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg. Rev. Peter Morlock will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted beginning at 4 p.m., Thursday, at the church, with family present from 4-7 p.m. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Bethany Lutheran Sunday School in Emmetsburg.

Mary Lundt

Per her wishes, there will be no funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Lundt, 94, of Spencer. Memorials may be directed to her niece, Kristin Haviland, at 612 E. 18th St., Spencer, IA 51301 or The Department of the Blind in Des Moines.

Mary, the daughter of Joe A. and Jennie Lou (Stone) Barger, was born Jan. 18, 1929 in Edgewood. Her childhood years were spent in Edgewood, where she received her education, graduating in 1945. She later moved to Spencer.

Joyce Keller

Joyce Keller, 73, passed away at Sanford Health on Jan. 17, 2023, surrounded by her loving family.

Mass of Christian burial took place at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at St. Therese Catholic Church with a burial and luncheon to follow.

Doris Kalvig

Funeral services for Doris Marie Kalvig, 90, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. Rev. Peter Rosenkvest will officiate the service. Visitation will be on hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer.

Funeral Notice: Jean Paulsen

Funeral services for Jean Paulsen, 87, of Emmetsburg, formerly of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg. Rev. Peter Morlock will officiate the service. Visitation will be conducted beginning at 4 p.m., Thursday, at the church, with family present from 4-7 p.m. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery in Everly. Paulsen passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at Emmetsburg Care Center.

Funeral Notice: Mary Lundt

Per her wishes, there will be no funeral services for Mary Lundt, 94, of Spencer, who passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at Longhouse Residence in Spencer. Memorials may be directed to her niece, Kristin Haviland, at 612 E. 18th St., Spencer, IA 51301 or The Department of the Blind in Des Moines. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.

Andrew Kondrath

Andrew Stanislaus Kondrath, 97, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Jan. 15, 2023, at Accura Healthcare of Milford. Services will be 10 a.m., on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel in Fort Dodge. Burial will be in North Lawn Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m., Monday, at the Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Dodge.

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