Marvel Verna Dockwell

Marvel Verna Dockwell, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Prairie Senior Cottages, New Richland, Minn. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 29, at Grace Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn.

Barbara “Barb” Kay Stille Nickson

Barbara “Barb” Kay (Stille) Nickson, 65, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024 peacefully at her home in rural Lake Mills. Memorial visitation will be held Sunday, April 14, from 4-7 p.m.

Kathleen Ann Colby

Kathleen Ann Colby, mother and friend, passed in peace Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at the Summit House, Britt. Kathleen honorably donated her body for medical research to the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Duane R. Thompson

Duane R. Thompson, 81, Northwood passed away surrounded by family Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Rev.

Carroll “Red” Reines

Carroll “Red” Reines, 86, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024 at his home in rural Lake Mills, surrounded by his loving family.

Robert D. “Bob” Johnson

Robert D. “Bob” Johnson, 92, Lake Mills, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Lake Mills. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 7, at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minn., with Pastor Ryan M.

Obituaries

Kari Singelstad

Kari Singelstad, 89, rural Northwood, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at the Lutheran Retirement Home, Northwood. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 4, at Silver Lake Lutheran Church, 705 Silver Lake Road, Northwood, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Burial will...

WAYNE NORVAL HUNTLEY

Wayne N. Huntley, 89, Emmons, Minn., passed away peacefully on February 23, 2019 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Emmons Lutheran Church, Friday, March 1st at 11 a.m. Pastor David Schafer will officiate. Burial will be at Oaklawn...

Esther Lerud Gilbertson

Esther L. Gilbertson (nee Lerud), 92, passed away, Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Fargo, N.D., peacefully and confident of her place in heaven. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Monticello. Burial took place Feb. 22, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery,...

Eleanor L. Ness

Eleanor L. Ness, 98, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 at the Lake Mills Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 22, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake. Mills with Pastor Melinda McCluskey officiating. Burial will take place in the Winnebago Lutheran Church Cemetery,...

LaVonne Sime Okleasik

LaVonne (Sime) Okleasik 82, passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at the Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. Services were held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Nome, Alaska Friday, Feb 8. LaVonne was born July 4, 1936 in rural Rake, to Russell and Lucille Sime. She was baptized and confirmed...

Donald L. Severson

Donald L. Severson, 86, Joice, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at the IOOF Home, Mason City, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Joice, with Pastor Bill Peters officiating. Burial will be held in Brush Point Cemetery...

Arlen Dean Pals

Arlen Dean Pals, 84, Lake Mills, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with Pastor Joel Guttormson officiating. A memorial visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m., Friday...

Raymond J. Hagen

Raymond J. Hagen, 94, Forest City, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center–North Iowa, Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, at First Baptist Church, Forest City, with Rev. Eric Weaver officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township...

Erma Gettis

Erma Gettis, 84, Lake Mills, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. She passed away at the Lutheran Retirement Center, Northwood, after bravely battling Parkinson’s disease/Lewy Body Dementia. A funeral service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church, Saturday,...

Lenore M. Westman

Lenore M. Westman, 81, passed away Dec. 2, 2018, at the Village at Legacy Pointe skilled nursing facility, Waukee. Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Des Moines, burial was held in Glendale Cemetery. Lenore was born July 19, 1937, to H. Jewel and Clara (...