Robert Henry Walters was born on Oct. 15, 1934, to Henry and Helen Walters in Chicago, Illinois, and died on March 28, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He grew up in Tipton, where he graduated from high school in 1952. He went on to graduate with honors from Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri.
Claudia Rapp, age 73, of Terril, passed away July 10, 2023, at her home in Terril.
A celebration of life service will be held for Claudia at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be left at www.spiritlakefuneralhome.com.
Randy Loerch, age 62, of Spirit Lake passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
A memorial service for Duane Marlen Heerdt will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 29 at Calvary Methodist Church in Arnolds Park, with a visitation starting at 1 p.m. Duane Marlen Heerdt passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the age of 90 in Apache Junction, Arizona, and grew up on a farm in Ringsted. A headstone is also in place at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Ringsted, for those who wish to pay tribute.
Gerald “Jerry” Irlbeck, age 79, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Carroll, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Lakes Regional Health Care in Spirit Lake.
A celebration of life service for Carl Wohlenberg was held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 13, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Carl passed away Oct. 23, 2023, at his home in Florida.
Carl Lipton Wohlenberg was born July 30, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Carl Christoph and Mary Cecelia Lipton Wohlenberg. His family lived in Holstein, the town which his paternal grandfather helped to found in 1882.
Jackie Lee was born to L.R. (Babe) and Vera June Norman on the snowy afternoon of Nov. 21, 1938, joining Morris, Stan, Jim and Bill, known thereafter as “The Norman Brothers.” As the youngest, Jack tried to measure up to the high standards and ethics he admired in his brothers. When he fell short, Vera June was quick to come to his defense — “Oh, no, not my Jackie Lee!”
Austin “Mac” MacMillan, age 71, of Spirit Lake passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his home in Spirit Lake.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be left at www.spiritlakefuneralhome.com
A funeral service for Dr. Roger Heimensen, age 81, of Largo, Florida, and formerly of Spirit Lake, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 17, 2023, at the United Methodist Church in Spirit Lake. Interment will be at Lakeview Gardens in Okoboji. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m., Sunday, July 16, 2023, with the family present from 4-7 p.m. at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake.
A funeral service for Gwendolyn Dressel, age 80, of Spirit Lake was held on Monday, July 10, 2023, at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Interment was at Round Lake Cemetery in Round Lake, Minnesota.
Gwendolyn Faye Dressel, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, passed away on July 2, 2023, at the age of 80. Gwen was born on June 11, 1943, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Marvin and Gladys Bakken.
Mary Jean Baker, age 96, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023, in Des Moines. She was born in Casper, Wyoming, to Calvin Brown & Alice (Stevens) Brown on Sept. 24, 1926.
Following the death of her father, her mother raised her and a sister in Nebraska.