Obituaries

Obituaries for Turner Jenness Funeral Home

Wilma Snell

Wilma Snell

Jan 27, 2013

Wilma Grace (Lenz) Snell, daughter of Nicholas and Verna (Horton) Lenz was born on August 26, 1923 on a farm in Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa. Wilma grew up on a farm that was originally her Great-Grandparents' farm. Wilma attended grade school in Westport #9 and high school in Excelsior and Lake Park. On June 29, 1941 Wilma married Dale...

Merle Simpson

Merle Simpson

Jan 24, 2013

Merle Lloyd Simpson, the son of Elmer and Hazel (Milton) Simpson, was born October 25, 1922 on a farm near 12 Mile Lake in Emmet County. He graduated from high school in 1940. On January 26, 1944, Merle was united in marriage to Leona Goodman at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Merle moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa in...

Marvin Larson

Marvin Larson

Jan 21, 2013

Funeral: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:30am at Good News Community Church in Okoboji Burial: Franklin Township Cemetery, Cooper, Iowa Visitation: Thursday, January 24, 2013 after 3:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Marvin Richard Larson was born July 1, 1933, on the farm near Stratford, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and...

Shirley Caviness

Shirley Caviness

Jan 21, 2013

A funeral service will be held Friday, January 25, 2013 at 10:30am at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 24th after 4:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at the Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Burial at Milford Cemetery. Shirley Marie Caviness was born July 27, 1956, in Milford, Iowa, the daughter of...

Val Roelofsen

Val Roelofsen

Jan 16, 2013

Services will be held at a later date for Val Roelofsen, 80, of Milford. Mrs. Roelofsen passed away January 16, 2013 in Sioux Falls, SD.

Mardella Roth

Mardella Roth

Jan 16, 2013

A funeral service will be held Monday, January 21, 2013 at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Milford. Visitation will be on Sunday, January 20th after 4:00pm with the family present from 4:00-7:00pm. There will be a Rosary at 6:00pm followed by a Scripture Service. Mardella T. Roth was born August...

Avis Hachmeister

Avis Hachmeister

Jan 12, 2013

A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 11:00am at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Memorials may be directed to the family in lieu of flowers. Avis Hachmeister the daughter of Fred and Bessie Dowden, was born on January 19, 1912 in Gruver, Iowa. The family moved to Spirit Lake and Avis completed her education and...

Byron Whittlesey

Byron Whittlesey

Jan 10, 2013

A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, February 1, 2013 at United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Byron E. Whittlesey was born June 27, 1929 in Gilmore City, Iowa, the son of Charles and Inez (Carmer) Whittlesey. Byron was enlisted in the United States Navy in 1948 and was...

Veree Lane

Veree Lane

Jan 5, 2013

Veree Lane was born August 25, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Ella Mae (Eldridge) Rustan. She was united in marriage to Arnold (Tony) Fred Lane on February 5, 1955 in Fairmont, Minnesota. The couple lived in Spencer, Iowa and Arnolds Park, Iowa until they moved to Milford, Iowa in 1959. She was a member of the...

Dennis Edwards

Dennis Edwards

Jan 5, 2013

Dennis James Edwards was born August 28, 1942, the son of Mickey and Dorothy (Evans) Edwards. He graduated from Spirit Lake High School. Dennis was a lifelong Lakes Area resident. He worked with the highway commission for the Iowa Department of Transportation for 36 years. Dennis enjoyed motorcycle riding, working on motorcycles and automobiles, everything from engine building to painting...

Walter Prescher

Walter Prescher

Dec 31, 2012

A funeral service for Walter Prescher, age 92, of Spirit Lake, will be held Friday, January 4, 2013 at 2:30pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be on Friday starting at 12:30pm at the church. Burial is at Memory Gardens in Spirit Lake. Walter E. Prescher passed away December 31, 2012 at the Community Memorial Health Center...

Evelyn Surcouf

Evelyn Surcouf

Dec 31, 2012

Evelyn Surcouf, age 81, passed away December 31, 2012 at Longhouse Residence in Spencer, Iowa.

Betty Voss

Betty Voss

Dec 30, 2012

Betty Lou Voss, daughter of Ben Roy Smith and Olive Fern Harbach, was born July 4, 1929 in Clay County, Iowa. She graduated from high school in Gillett Grove. On February 25, 1966, Betty was united in marriage to Harlan Hartwig Voss. She was a devoted farmers wife for many years while they lived on the farm in Sioux Valley....

Betty Walker

Betty Walker

Dec 28, 2012

A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:30am at Concordia Lutheran Church in Lake Park. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 2, 2013 after 4:00pm with the family present from 4:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Lake Park. Betty June Walker, daughter of Rudolph and Bertha (Lubben)...

Marvin Hyatt

Marvin Hyatt

Dec 26, 2012

A private family service was held for Marvin Hyatt at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. Mr. Hyatt passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Marvin Duane Hyatt was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 18, 1933 to Edgar H. Hyatt and Icie E. Hyatt. He had one sister, Marjorie Jean,...

David Bridges

David Bridges

Dec 19, 2012

Funeral Services: 10:30 am, Saturday, December 29, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Spencer, Iowa. Visitation: Friday, December 28, 2012 after 3 pm with the family present from 5-7 pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. David Charles Bridges was born October 14, 1933, near Everly, Iowa, the son of Charles and Margaret (Roper) Bridges. He was raised and...

Arlene Elizabeth Berning

Arlene Elizabeth Berning

Dec 18, 2012

A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 10:30am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford. Visitation will be Friday, December 21st after 3:00pm with the family present from 5:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. There will be a Rosary Service at 6:30pm followed by a Scripture Service at the funeral home. Arlene Elizabeth Berning,...

Edith Marks Widstrom

Edith Marks Widstrom

Dec 17, 2012

Edith Marks Widstrom, 91, formerly of Lake Park, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at the Wealshire of Bloomington in Bloomington, Minnesota Edith was born August 9, 1921 at Sunnyside farm near Lake Park, Iowa to Dr. Wilford H. Marks and Julia (Rusch) Marks. She graduated from Iowa State University and became a registered dietician. Her early career in dietetics...

Marilyn Hoffman-Hjelmeland

Marilyn Hoffman-Hjelmeland

Dec 17, 2012

Marilyn Hoffman-Hjelmeland, age 71 of Milford, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at her home in Milford. Marilyn Dorene Hoffman-Hjelmeland was born March 14, 1941 in Milford, Iowa to Clifford and Grace (Marsh) Kinkade. She lived in Milford her entire life and attended Milford High School. Marilyn married Gerhard (Whitey) Hjelmeland on October 3, 1998 in West Okoboji. She was...

Archie Wartnaby

Archie Wartnaby

Dec 15, 2012

Archie Wartnaby, 67, of Terril passed away December 15, 2012 at his home in Terril, Iowa. Archie L. Wartnaby was born Archie Leroy Wartnaby on September 21, 1945 to Carroll Lester Wartnaby and Beatrice (Polly) Lamb Wartnaby. In his younger years he grew up at Sheffield, Iowa and later lived in Rockford, Iowa and Nora Springs, Iowa. Archie graduated from...