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David L. Frerichs

Service’s for David Lyle Frerichs, 78, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Church in Spencer. Visitation will be 1 1/2 hours before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: SYC (Special Youth Challenge), PO Box 386, Sioux Rapids, IA 50585 or online at syciowa.com.

Pamela Sue Meier

Graveside services for Pamela Meier, 68, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2025, at Riverside Cemetery, in Spencer. Pastor Perry DeGroot will conducted the service. Meier passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at her home.

Pam was a beloved daughter, sister, friend and faithful servant of Christ. A lifelong follower of Jesus Christ, she lived a life filled with unshakable faith.

Mary Lou Larsen

Mary Lou Mett Larsen was born on Sept. 9, 1928, in Spencer, to Fern and Lyla Heikens Mett. She was raised on the family farm in Summit Township alongside her sister, Carolyn. She attended Summit Center country school, graduated from Spencer High School, went on to teachers' college, and later taught at country school and in Gillette Grove Elementary for a short while.

Funeral Notice: David Feldhacker

A celebration of life and luncheon for David Feldhacker, 68, of Spencer, will be held on at noon on Saturday, May 24, at Foundation Church in Spencer. No formal service will be held. Burial will be at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. Feldhacker passed away at St. Luke Lutheran Home on Friday, May 9, 2025. Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of the arrangements.

Michael W. Leonard

Michael W. Leonard, 76, of Spencer, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2025, at his home near Spencer. Mass of Christian burial will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 16, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. Inurnment will be at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Emmetsburg.

Eldon Charles Goff

Funeral services for Eldon Charles Goff, 74, of Spencer, will be conducted at 11 a.m., Friday, May 16, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ruthven. Pastor Eric Patton will officiate the service. Interment will be in North Lawn Memorial Park, in Spencer, at 2 p.m. He passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Spencer Hospital.

Dr. Sylvester Michael Fideler

Dr. Sylvester Michael Fideler died peacefully on May 7, 2025. He was 91 years old.

Born to Sylvester and Clo Fideler in Remsen on Oct. 7, 1933, “Mike” loved playing baseball and growing up in their small rural town with older sisters, Edna Mae (Wiedenfeld) and Darlene (Morony), and brother, Ty Fideler.

Gilbert ‘Tom’ Leroy Dotson

Graveside services for Gilbert “Tom” Leroy Dotson, 91, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2025, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Pastor Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Military services will be conducted by American Legion Glenn Pedersen Post 1 and VFW Clay County Post 3159.

Funeral Notice: Kelley Reed

Kelley Reed, 57, of Milford, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at her home. Private graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery at a later date.

Barbara Raveling

Funeral services for Barbara Jane Raveling, 79, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Hope Reformed Church, of Spencer. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Mrs. Raveling passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Spencer Post Acute Rehab Center.

Delores Rubie Klatt

Graveside services for Delores Rubie Klatt, 90, will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday, May 9, 2025, at Oakland Cemetery, in Peterson. Pastor Tim Smith, of First Baptist Church in Spencer.

Funeral Notices

Ivan Guy Pixler Jr., 79, of Custer, South Dakota, died at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota. Written condolences can be made at www.chamberlainmccolleys.com.

Funeral Notice: Gilbert ‘Tom’ Dotson

Graveside services for Gilbert “Tom” Dotson, 91, of Spencer, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2025, at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. Pastor Ben Unseth will officiate the service. Dotson passed away Monday, May 5, 2025, at St. Luke’s Nursing Home, in Spencer. Warner Funeral Home, of Spencer, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be sent at www.warnerfuneralhome.com.

Lloyd Andrew Duffney

It is with both sorrow and gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of Lloyd Andrew Duffney, 93. Lloyd passed away on April 28, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, service, and dedication to family and community. A loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Lloyd will be deeply missed.

Dean Lenz

A Mass of Christian Burial for Dean H Lenz, 85, of Ames, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 10, at St. Cecelia’s Catholic Church in Ames, with lunch and time for fellowship following. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. graveside service will be at Calvary Cemetery in Milford on Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m.

Dean passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, in Story City after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.

Donnie Halverson

Donald Lee Halverson, 66, of Sioux Rapids, passed away on Nov. 22, 2024. Donnie was born in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, on June 17, 1958, to parents Don Sr. and Alice Halverson.

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