Obituaries

Area Funerals

Barbara Jo LaCour

Barbara Jo LaCour age 77 of Spencer, formerly of Sibley, died Sunday, May 11th, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. The family will be receiving friends on Friday, May

Loren Dengler

Loren Dengler, age 89, of Rock Rapids, passed away on Monday, May 12th, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids.   A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m.,

Heath E. Jeltema

Mr. Heath Jeltema, age 44, of Orange City, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. A visitation with the family present

Charles and Linda Metzger

Charles (age 77) and Linda (age 78) Metzger, of Lester, IA, both died Friday evening, May 9, 2025, in a tragic auto accident in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will

Gail Vander Zwaag

Mrs. Gail Vander Zwaag, age 88, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Hull, passed away on Tuesday, May 6th, at Accura Healthcare of Milford. A visitation with the family present will

Walter “Frank” Hammond

Walter “Frank” Hammond, age 94, of Matlock passed away at his home in Matlock on Tuesday May 6th.  His graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 9th, at

Nelvina Kroese

Mrs. Nelvina Kroese, age 90, of Hull, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Aspen Heights Senior Living in Hull. A visitation with the family present will be held

Terry E. Arends

Mr. Terry Arends, age 79, of Orange City, passed away on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Orange City Area Health System after a courageous fight with cancer. A visitation with

Brenda K. Kelley

Mrs. Brenda (Te Grotenhuis) Kelley, age 53, of Orange City, passed away on Friday, May 2nd at the Orange City Area Health System. A visitation with the family will be

Kenneth Russell Karr

Kenneth Russell Karr, son of Kenneth Scarborough Karr & Gere Dell (Sale) Karr, was born in Washington D.C. on October 11, 1946. “Russ” and his family moved to Council Bluffs,