Esther Jalas, the daughter of Jay and Agnes (Kaiser) Duncan was born March 2, 1927 near Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, IA area, where she attended country school and graduated from Sutherland High School.

     Esther…

     Ruth Lorraine Ness, the daughter of Joe and Minnie (Luze) Sweet, was born December 22, 1931 in Webb, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her education in Webb schools.

     Ruth married Alfred Ness on May 5,…

LaVonne B. Kruse (Vonnie), the daughter of John and Fannie (Dykstra) Bruns, was born August 29, 1925 in Sioux County, Iowa. She was a tag-along with 2 older sisters, Lois and Joan. 

Vonnie attended country school through the 8th grade and moved with her family to Peterson, Iowa, where she…

Hugh Wayne Johnson, the son of Herman and Agnes (Moore) Johnson, was born on January 28, 1939 in Lake Park, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education in Moneta, graduating from Moneta High School in 1957.

     On September 10, 1960, Hugh married Marlys Gruhn at the…

Margaret Ann Doyle the daughter of Robert and Mary Farrell Munn, was born March 9, 1948 in Fort Dodge, Iowa.  She received her early education in Fort Dodge and later in Emmetsburg, Iowa where she graduated from Emmetsburg Catholic High School in 1966.  Margaret continued her education at…

     Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Ken (Sam) Heimgartner.  While Alzheimer's took Sam from us too early, his memory will live on in those of us he helped, coached, mentored, trained and loved.  Donations can also be made online

A scholarship fund, started in memory of Marsha Heimgartner. Marsha taught in the Spencer community schools for 20 years, having also taught previously at other locations including West Point. In lieu of flowers, we would like this fund in honor of her life as an educator and benefit a Spencer High…

Carol Marine Drake , the daughter of John and Clairbel (Bonnichson) Plueger, was born on November 29, 1921 in Craig, IA.  Carol married April 9, 1942, in Alexandria, MN. To this union a daughter, Weyvon Charlene Drake was born. Throughout their married life they lived in Kentucky, California…

     Verla Ruby Ayres Klaessy, was born to Verla Mildred (Brewer) and Ralph Ayres on March 9, 1929, near Gillett Grove, IA. She grew up on a farm near Spencer and went to Harmony country school. She attended high school in Greenville and Spencer, graduating in 1946. She then went on…

Steve Thomas Podrovitz, son of Stefan Podrovitz and Ola (Slaton) Podrovitz, was born September 12, 1943, in Quanah, Texas.  He attended Quanah High School met the girl next door, Jan, of 53 years. Steve served in the US Navy from 1961-1965, serving aboard the USS Mt Baker AE-4 in a fleet in…

Martha Ione Harrington Rhodes was born March 3,1928 to Euless and Celia Anderson Harrington in Truesdale, Iowa.    After the passing of her mother at the age of 9, the siblings were separated, Martha and her sister went to live with Charles and Margaret Shewell of Storm…

     Julia Marie Lineweaver, the daughter of Roy and Patricia (Beemer) Johansen was born September 18, 1955 in Hampton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Hampton, Independence, and Spencer, IA areas. She attended Spencer schools and graduated from Spencer High School in…

   Dale Victor Wacker, the eldest son of Carl and Helen (Philliph) Wacker, was born on the 4th of July 1929, near Hartley, Iowa. Dale attended country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1948.   
   After graduation, Dale's first job was as a mud…

Dorothy Delores Hinton, the daughter of Clarence and Vera (Blankenship) Waddell, was born June 25, 1924 in Woolstock, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Hampton, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Hampton High School.

     Dorothy married Robert…

 Phyllis Ann Abel 

Born: June 30, 1937   Died: December 2, 2019

Baptized:  July 25, 1937   Confirmed:  May 20, 1951

Christ The King Lutheran Church

Spencer, Iowa

December 6, 2019   2:00 p.m.

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Gordon Clemence Bruns, the son of Clemence and Margaret (Westphal) Bruns, was born September 21, 1937 in Baker Township near Paullina, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Baker Township near Paullina, where he received his education at Baker Twsp. Country School, graduating from Paullina…

     Floyd Kenneth Nielsen, 93, of Holmen,WI, formerly of Cedar Falls and Spencer, IA, passed away at the Riverside Transitional Care Center in La Crosse, WI, on Friday, November 29th, 2019. 

     Floyd Kenneth Nielsen, the son of Axel Walter and Anna…

     Alice Marie Pack, the daughter of Theodore and Mary (Elliott) Johannsen was born September 11, 1924, in Brewster, Minnesota. Her childhood years were spent on a farm in the Paullina, Iowa, area where she attended school and graduated from Gaza High School.

   …

Joanne Evelyn Koch, the daughter of Melvin and Irma Ketelsen Humphrey was born September 29, 1930 in Spencer, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she graduated from Spencer High School in 1948.  She went on to attend the University of Iowa.

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     Phyllis L. Schott, the daughter of Morris and Elsie (Syndergaard) Bailey, was born August 17, 1934 in Hartley, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in Royal, where she received her education, graduating from Royal High School.  She continued her education at Cedar Falls…

Carl Eldon Crane, the son of Harry and Rebecca (Henderson) Crane, was born September 29, 1928 in Dickens, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Dickens. Carl graduated from Gillett Grove in 1947.  After high school, he worked at H&N Chevrolet.

     Carl married…

Elaine Florence Crew, the daughter of Raymond Jerry “Ray” Root and Florence Genevieve Olson, was born near Ruthven, Iowa on September 20, 1939. The family also lived for a couple of years in Minnesota and Oregon. They settled in the Los Angeles area in 1952, where Elaine graduated from…

     Harold Leslie Eninger, the son of Keith and Rose (Svec) Eninger, was born March 14, 1927 in Middle Inlet, Wisconsin.  His childhood years were spent on a farm southwest of Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1945. …

Ruth Mary Moermond, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Dalhoff) Kohn, was born November 7, 1931, in Cherokee County, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Mary Hill and in Alta, Iowa, later moving to Hartley, Iowa, where she completed her education at Hartley High…

     Myrtle Louise Lorenzen passed away early Sunday morning, November 17, at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa. Myrtle was born on December 11, 1913. She was 105 years old.

     She was born in Moneta, Iowa to Roy and Louise Pheteplace…

Daniel Purl Johnson, the son of Jack and Lois (Rauhauser) Johnson, was born on January 29, 1952 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the communities of Ruthven and Joliet, IL where he was baptized at the Hope Lutheran Church. The family then moved back to Ayrshire and eventually…

       Warner Carl Walrath, the son of Carl and Velma (Tillinghast) Walrath was born July 14, 1921 in Linn Grove, Iowa.  When Warner was an infant, his family moved to the family farm north of Peterson. He attended a one-room country schoolhouse for 8 years and…

Donald Eugene Cowell was born January 17, 1938 to Harley and Thelma (Powell) Cowell in Volney, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed into the Methodist faith. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1957.

Donald was united in marriage to Patricia Gass on January 10, 1958 in Decorah, Iowa. To this…

 David Walter Lawrence was born June 1, 1945, to Walter and Janine Lawrence, in South Buffalo, New York.  Educated there, in Holy Family Grammar School and Bishop Timon High School, he graduated in 1963.  He then went on to play two seasons of Junior “B” and Junior…

G. Roger Arndt of Spencer, IA passed away at the age of 74 on November 9, 2019 in Spencer.  Roger was born in Sioux City, IA on January 6, 1945, the only son of Vanita M. and Gerald F. Arndt. 

     After spending his early years in Sioux City, the family moved to…

Alice Lucille Wagner was born March 23, 1918 on her family’s farm south of Larchwood, Iowa in Lyon county. She was the youngest child of John and Emma McCarty. Alice attended a nearby country school and then St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Larchwood…

     Lawrence “Larry” Donald Bendlin, the son of Clarence and Mary (Freeburg) Bendlin, was born on February 24, 1946, in  Spencer, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education here graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, he worked at…

     Margaret Ann Shea Bohn, the daughter of Walter and Maude (Viehmann) Shea, was born February 27, 1931 in Washington DC.  Her childhood years were spent in Washington DC, where she attended Nativity Catholic Academy.  Her family later moved to Chillicothe, Ohio,…

Irvin George Maaland, the son of George and Irene Simington Maaland was born February 5, 1944 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ruthven, IA where he was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. After his sophomore year in Ruthven, Irvin moved to Sutherland, IA where he…

Paul Stewart Stave was born, March 16,1947 at his grandma Anna and grandpa Louis Stave’s home in Sisseton, SD to Helen Pauline (Vollmer) Stave and Bennie Milton Stave. He spent his first years in Sisseton, and Kindred, SD and later lived in Circle, MT and Everette, WA where he graduated from…

     Raymond Earl Russell was born in Ida Grove, IA on January 19, 1950 to Edward and Ruth Janes Russell. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1969 and later took classes at ILCC. Raymond worked at Superior/Witco Manufacturing for many years. He also worked at Spencer…

     Wilmina H. (Mina) Fear passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 at Accura Healthcare of Spirit Lake. Funeral services will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park on Friday, Oct. 25 with burial that afternoon in Lone Tree Cemetery at Everly. Visitation takes…

    Marion Howard Posthumus, the son of Gerrit and Bena (Holtrop) Posthumus, was born on May 1, 1932, in Sanborn, Iowa. He received his early education attending schools in Sanborn and Sheldon, graduating from Sheldon High School in 1949. After graduation he entered into the military on…

Minnie Margaret Vance was born March 2, 1916 in Bronaugh. Mo to Asa and Pearl Smith Hair. She received her early education in Dickenson and Clay County Iowa rural schools,and attended high school at Okoboji Consolidated School. On August 17,1932 she married Charley Vance in Spirit Lake, IA

They…

     Tyson Ray Zellaha was born May 3^, 1988 to parents Shane and Diana Zellaha in Alliance, NE. Tyson was raised in Spencer, IA with his sister Shayna. He graduated from Spencer High School with the class of 2006. Before graduation, Tyson enlisted into the United States Marine…

Rebecca Joan Bedsaul, the daughter of John and Darlene Short, was born on  December 11th, 1965 in Denison, IA. At a young age her family picked up and moved their lives to the beautiful town of Hope, Arkansas, after several years they returned to reside back in Denison, IA. Rebecca gave birth…

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be directed to Grace United Methodist Church of Spencer, or Shriners Hospitals for Children.

     Frank John Rose, the son of Marion and Nellie  (Barber) Rose, was born January 20, 1923 in Gillett Grove, Iowa.  At a young…

     Harry Louis “Skip” Ritchart, the son of Harry and Jimmie Ritchart was born November 7, 1947 in Orlando FL. Skip’s childhood was spent in Mallard, IA, until moving to Spencer, IA his junior year. He was baptized and confirmed member of Trinity Lutheran Church in…

      Wanda (Taylor) Eninger was born January 27, 1926, in Osceola County near Sibley, Iowa, to Dallas B. and Alice M. Winkel Taylor.  As a child she contracted polio which caused her to start grade school at the age of seven.  She attended her first year of high school in…

  Frances May (Powell) Florine breathed her last on October 10, 2019 in Cherokee, Iowa. She was born May 30, 1923 in Sutherland, Iowa to Theodore and Julia (Sweeney) Powell, and lived almost all of her life in and around the community. She was baptized, had her first communion and was…

Zerena Frances Dardis, was born on June 7, 1920 to Leslie Harlow and Lillie Mae Wirtz Simington in Dickens, Iowa. She spent her school years at Lake Center and Ayrshire graduating from Ayrshire High School in 1937.

     On January 15, 1940, Zerena married Gilbert William Dardis…

Marcene Gladys (Schultz) Briest died Sunday October 6, 2019 at her home in Spencer, Iowa.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday October 28, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church, Spencer, with visitation beginning at 9:45 at the church.

Born February 13, 1936 in Glencoe, MN, Marcene…

     Iva Lea Faulkner, the daughter of Lee and Alice (Lawler) Johnson, was born May 23, 1929, in Dickens, IA. She was raised and received her early education in the Dickens, Gillett Grove, Greenville and Rossie areas, graduating from Greenville-Rossie High…

     Jay Dean Prange, the son of Gerrit and Esther (Vander Schaaf) Prange, was born on June 15, 1945 in Nebraska.  He attended school in Sheldon and Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1963.  As a child, Jay spent summers with Dick and Marie Minen working on the…

Larry was born on August 16^th 1951 in Spencer, Iowa to Duane and Norma (Nelsen) Dotson.  He spent his childhood in Spencer, IA with his three younger siblings, Rod, Sharon, and Janet. Larry graduated from the Spencer High School in 1969. 

On July 6, 1974, Larry married Joan Uhe and to…

Dave Duane Nissen, the son of Harold C. and Gladys J. Johnson Nissen, was born November 16, 1955, in Spencer, Iowa.  Dave graduated from the Spencer High School in 1974.  He furthered his education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Dave worked as a meat cutter for 43 years at The…

Theodore "Ted" Marvin Mincer, age 84 of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, October 2^nd at Northwest Medical Center surrounded by family.  Ted was born November 26, 1934 to Orlo and Winnie Mincer in Spencer, Iowa.

He graduated from Spencer High School in May of 1952.  On…

       Steven Henry Brons, fourth child of Betty (Schmidt) and Henry Brons, was born in Sheldon, Iowa on August 13, 1955.  He grew up in northwest Iowa and graduated from Terril High School in 1973. 

       Steven served his country with…

     Shirley JoAnn Morrow, the daughter of Harlan M. and Verna E. (Nelson) Syndergaard, was born on September 23, 1931 in Cedar Falls, IA. She lived on a farm southeast of Royal, IA and attended country school through the 8^th grade. She spent her first year of high school in…

THE FAMILY REQUESTS NO FLOWERS!
Memorials may be directed  to the Abben Cancer Center in Spencer, Iowa

     

Wendell Louis Keir, the son of Robert and Lana (Peeso) Keir, was born March 25, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer.  He received…

     Curtis Clyde Runkle, son of Clyde and Effie Mae Crawford, was born June 21, 1921 in Clay County, Iowa.  Curtis grew up in the Moneta area, graduating from Moneta High School in 1939.

     Curtis farmed until joining the Navy in 1942.  Curtis was a…

    Gertrude “Trudy” Marie Wedel was born April 5, 1928 in Milford, IA to John and Josephine (Uhlenkamp) Reiman. Trudy was the youngest in a family of four girls and two boys. She grew up on a farm south east of Milford, where she helped her dad with the chores including…

     Klaas Dick Groen, the son of Benhard and Jennie (Nagel) Groen was born on February 26, 1936, near Rock Rapids, IA. He received his early education attending country school in Lyon County. After school, he worked for many area farmers.

     Klaas married…

    Ronald Wayne Potter, the son of Dwight and Edith (Batt) Potter, was born November 13, 1934 in Algona, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Algona, IA and later Burt, IA until 1944. They moved to Fenton, IA in 1949, where he received his education, graduating from Fenton High…

Steven John Fox, son of Stanley and Darlene (Reilly) Fox, was born on the 11th of February in 1968 in Sheldon, IA. His childhood years were spent as a Sheldon Orab where he excelled in swimming, track and field, wrestling and football. He went on to play college football and threw the shot put and…

     Carlene Marie Nothwehr, the daughter of Carl and Shirley (Bruner) Struve, was born February 7, 1946…

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.

Arden Bernard Raveling, the son of Ben and Lena (Knox) Raveling, was born December 16, 1927 in Clay County, Iowa.  He was raised on a farm near Peterson, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High…

Merla “Jean” Halverson, the daughter of Forrest and Margaret (Duis) Fink, was born April 14, 1940 in Rural Sibley, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on a farm between Sibley and Little Rock, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Little Rock High…

It is my privilege to tell you of the life of my husband, Digger! Digger was a giant of a man, that loved the Lord, his family, and kids, everybody’s kids! Yes, at Foundation he was known as kid whisperer! 

Douglas Jon Cheevers was born on April 21, 1949, to Howard Cheevers and Pearl…

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Spencer Sacred Heart Church, or the National Diabetes Association.  Since it was important to him, his children request that you recycle an old greeting card, add a cute note to it, and use the money you saved on a new card for a donation to…

Norma Jean Raveling, the daughter of John and Serena (Norland) Plagman, was born January 1, 1932, in Clay County, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Peterson and later Linn Grove, Iowa, where she received her…

Barbara Joan Dean, the daughter of Gerald “Jerry” and Helen (Stanton) Dean, was born February 22, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer.  Barb was a member of the VFW Spencerettes Drill Team during her school years and graduated from Spencer High…

   Richard Lee Jackson, the son of Marion and Virginia (Bing) Jackson, was born on March 26, 1944 in  Storm Lake, IA. He was raised in the Newell, Jolley and then Albert City areas and attended high school in Rembrandt, graduating in 1963. Following high school, he farmed near…

           Violet Mae Larm-Mumford was born April 25, 1952. She was born in Royal, Iowa  to Arthur Willam Larm and Stella Mae Willis. Violet passed away suddenly on August 24, 2019.  Violet  has 3 sisters:  Nancy…

Krystal Rose Marie Decker, age 56 of Rembrandt, Iowa passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa.

     Krystal was united in marriage to Bernard William “Bill” Decker on February 2, 1994 in Newell, Iowa.  They were blessed by…

     Jack Dean Krusenstjerna the son of Russell and Bertha (Clampitt) Krusenstjerna, was born on March 16, 1920 in Battle Creek, Iowa. Jack grew up in Odebolt and attended school there until 1936 when the family moved to Sioux City, IA, where he attended Central High School.…

     Eula Marie Belken, the daughter of Orville and Loretta (Bennett) Utley was born November 11, 1944 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended Spencer schools.

     Eula married Dale Belken on April 7, 1961 in…

     Scott Leroy Moding, the son of Leslie and Irene (Grawet) Moding, was born on February 5, 1964, in Sioux City, Iowa. He grew up attending and graduating from Spencer High School in Spencer, Iowa in 1983. He was baptized and confirmed at First English Lutheran. After high…

Ardyce Colleen (Tuschoff) Stevenson 91, of Spencer, Iowa passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday August 10^th, 2019. She had resided for the past 2 years at Northshire Nursing Home in Spencer.

     Ardyce was born July 10^th, 1928 near Moneta, Iowa to Jens…

     Roger Henry Kruse, the son of Alvin and Clara (Berg) Kruse was born August 11, 1932, in rural Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Royal area where he attended school and graduated from Royal High School in 1951.  He attended Dana College in Blair, NE…

Cleone Faye (Klett) Farquhar, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Hakeman) Klett, was born September 20, 1922 on a farm near Lake Park, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on the farm, where she attended country school and later graduated from Everly High School in 1940.  After high…

     Donald Duane Paulsen, the son of John Carl and Matilda Alvina (Wede) was born on July 26, 1928, in Lone Tree Township, Clay County, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Moneta, IA. He attended school in Moneta and graduated from Moneta High…

     Virgil Eugene Schmeling, the son of Arthur and Rosa (Rambath) Schmeling was born May 30, 1931 near Cylinder, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Terril, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1947.

    …

      Beverly Carol Kenobbie, the daughter of Wesley and Margaret (Porter) Bryan, was born January 7, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa.  She received her (1st - 12th grade) education at Greenville-Rossie Consolidated School.

 In her younger years, Bev was involved in 4-H,…

Thomas J. Triplett, the son of James Eugene and Inez Burdeen (Haye) Triplett, was born June 16, 1934 in Primghar, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in rural Sutherland, where he attended Waterman #1 Country School and finished his education at Sutherland Consolidated High School. After his…

     Thomas Charles Steinkamp, the son of Edward and Marjorie (Wittrock) Steinkamp, was born May 24, 1955, in Carroll, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Wall Lake, Iowa. He received his education, graduating from Wall Lake High School.…

The family has set up a memorial fund in his name and would appreciate

 donating to the fund instead of flowers.

Emmet Eugene Doyle, the son of Joseph and Ann (Mahan) Doyle, was born June 23, 1945, in Ayrshire, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire where he received his…

Darrell Eugene Woods, the son of Dale and Esther (Angle) Woods, was born May 8, 1941, in Britt, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Britt, France, and Germany where he received his education.  His family moved to America and settled in Spencer, Iowa, in…

     Elyjah James Nehman, the infant son of Rhys Nehman and Rebecca Updike passed away on Thursday, July 25 at the Spencer Hospital. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandmother, Glenda Updike, and great-grandfather, Robert Tesch; paternal great-grandfather, Dennis…

      Leola “Lee” Eleanor Tucker, the daughter of Delor and Mable (DeMars) Franker was born July 4, 1922, in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Moneta, Iowa, area where she attended school.

      Lee lived in Los…

    Julie Marie Benson, the beloved daughter of Jerry and Gina (Bates) Huber, was born November 11, 1981 in Spencer, IA. Julie had a joyous personality, infectious laugh, and a perpetual inner light that shone forth for all to see. Her love of learning and science was her motivation to…

     Known to many and loved by most also known as Daddy to me and Papa to my Babes will be missed more than words will ever describe.

     Christopher was born in Mason City Iowa to Jan and Aug Gehler on March 24 1961 where he attended school until his early…

    Craig Irvin Woodall, the son of Chris and Wanda (Snow) Woodall, was born on January 27, 1956, in Spencer, Iowa. He grew up attending and graduating from Clay Central in Royal, Iowa. He was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church where he was baptized and confirmed. After…

     Timothy Scott NIchols born March 21, 1953 in Fort Dodge, Iowa died peacefully with family by his side in his home on July 21, 2019 after a short battle with cancer.  Left to cherish his memory, loving wife of 47 years, Claudia (Pfeiffer) Nichols, Brother David (Holly)…

  Blair Bailey, the son of Frank and Blanche (Franker) Bailey was born September 14, 1951 in Cherokee, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Peterson where he received his education graduating from Sioux Valley High School in 1971.

     He “studied…

Formerly of Peterson 

    Mary Alice Plagman, the daughter of Peter and Etta (Thomas) Raveling, was born on March 7, 1926 on the family farm in Clay County, Iowa. She was raised and attended country schools near Peterson. She then went to Peterson High School graduating in 1943.…

 The family would like to ask those attending the service to wear colorful, casual clothing instead of black.

    Gary Lee Jungjohan, the son of Clarence and Ida (Hass) Jungjohan was born February 15, 1941, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, Iowa, area where he attended country schools and graduated from Sutherland High School.

    Gary started…

Dale William Adolf, the son of Walter and Celestia Mesch Adolf, was born June 1, 1931 in Rural Hartley, IA.  He received his early education in country schools in Osceola County, IA.  Following his schooling, Dale entered the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War, he was honorably…

Frank C. Parks, the son of Guy and Mildred Flipsey Parks was born September 10, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa.  Frank received his early education at the Rossie School.

     Frank married Bernice Marsh on December 27, 1949 in Spencer, Iowa.  They have celebrated 69½…

Marjorie Ann Lorenzen, the daughter of Herman and Lillie (Spiegel) Helmers, was born in Sibley, Iowa, on March 20, 1934. She was raised and received her early education in Sibley, and then moved to Spencer in 1946 where she finished her education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1946.
On…

Larry LeRoy Larson, the son of LeRoy Myles and Barbara Josephine (Fank) Larson, was born August 14, 1942, in Estherville, Iowa. He received his early education in Dolliver, and his graduating class was the last one to graduate from there. He loved sports and was a good basketball player. After…

      Bertha “Betty” Thomas, the daughter of Albert Guy and Lela Agnes (Ross) Lindley, was born November 10, 1924, in Orin, Wyoming.  Her childhood years were spent in Conway, Iowa, and she received her early education…

     Brady Jo Hare was born in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, to Helen (Radtke) and Don Anderson on June 27, 1950. Brady attended school in Walnut Grove early in her childhood until graduating from Walnut Grove high school in 1968. As a child, she was given the honor of owning the small…

Larry was born to Elmer and Rowena Eckard on January 10th, 1937.  His childhood years were spent in Milford, Iowa, where he received his education from Milford High School.  While at Milford he was involved in every athletic activity possible and dabbled in school plays (who knew). …

      James LeRoy Olson, the son of Donald and Winifred Olson was born June 29, 1932, in Jackson County, Minnesota.

      He graduated from the Royal High School in 1951. During his high school years, he worked for area farmers, drove school bus,…

Colleen Ann Hermstad, age 85 of Spencer, Iowa formerly of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died on Tuesday June 25, 2019 at her home.

Private family burial services will be held at a later date in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.

Colleen Ann Hermstad, the daughter of Leland and Thelma (Banks)…

     Dawn Marie Tripp, the daughter of Albert and Pamela (Taylor) Tripp was born May 10, 1963 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended school.

     Dawn enjoyed playing card games, watching soap operas, and being…

     Merlyn John Fell, the son of John and Viola (Schoelerman) Fell was born September 21, 1933 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1951.

     Merlyn…

     Lori Lee Cam, the daughter of Larry and Ardis (Volkert) Buck, was born July 3, 1960 in Storm Lake, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake, where she received her education.  Her family later moved to Spencer, where she continued her education,…

                Kenneth Gale Richardson, the youngest son of Eldon and Beulah (Fish) Richardson began his journey in life on October, 6, 1942, in Ames, Iowa.  His younger years were…

John Louis Wittfoth, the son of Louis and Violet (Behrends) Wittfoth, was born on October 10, 1952, in Pipestone, Minnesota. He was raised in Beaver Bay and received his early education in nearby Silver Bay, graduating from Silver Bay High School in 1972. He moved to Spencer in…

 Mardella Kathryn Durst (Mardy), born May 20, 1927 in Palmer, Iowa to Reamer and Nelly (Reiter) Aden.  She passed away at NewAldaya in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at the age of 92.  She was baptized June 18, 1927 and confirmed in her Christian faith on March 29, 1942,…

     Billy Allen Cox, the son of John and Doris (Wetherell) Cox was born November 19, 1955 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson and Sutherland, IA areas, where he attended school and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1974.

    …

Douglas William Vodraska was born March 19, 1963. Doug was born in Storm Lake, Iowa the son of Francis and Rita (Schreier) Vodraska.  Doug attended high school in Spencer, IA. On May 11, 2019 he married the love of his life Sherry Vodraska at Living Word Outreach in Spencer. They reside at his…

   Curtis Lee Dodge, the son of Arnold and Marlene (Brawner) Dodge, was born September 6, 1960 in Spencer, Iowa. He enjoyed playing baseball and did not let his small size keep him from competing with the big boys.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he…

     In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.

    William Biedenfeld was born March 31, 1928 to Carl and Josephine (Novak) Biedenfeld at Faulkton, SD.  They moved to Iowa when he was 2 years old to what was known as group 21…

   Betty Ann Sindt, the daughter of Alvin and Marie (Berberich) Norman was born September 2, 1925 in Royal, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Royal, where she received her early education.  She later continued her education in Everly and graduated from Everly High…

Windel 'Jack' Phillips, the son of Lewis and Marie (Thueson) Phillips was born October 28, 1934, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  His childhood years were spent in the Greenville and Rossie areas where he received his education and graduated in 1952.  Following graduation, he continued his…

Dorothy Eileen Redenbaugh, the daughter of Howard and Nora Sutherland Steele, was born August 17, 1920 in Knoxville, Iowa.  She received her early education at the Highland Country School through 8^th grade and then graduated from Knoxville High School.  Dorothy continued her education in…

Carl “Swede” Norman Erickson was born on Parson Homestead Farm between Webb and Gillett Grove, IA on Jan 7, 1923.  He was born with pneumonia and almost died in infancy. He attended school in Webb and Sioux Rapids, IA.  After school, he married Ruth Essick before joining the…

Elvinah (Thurston) Davis, was born March 23, 1921 in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of Charles E. and Neenah (Bertelson) Thurston.  Elvinah grew up in Spencer, Iowa and graduated from Spencer High School in 1938.  After high school, she lived in Spencer and worked at the City Clerk’s…

     Arlene Marie Roemmich, the daughter of Jake and Janet (Van Wyne) Sneller, was born August 20, 1937 in rural O’Brien County near Sheldon, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Carmel, Iowa, where she received her early education at Platte #6 Country…

   Kenneth “Kenny” Johannsen, 71, of Spencer, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at his home surrounded by his wife Vicki of 47 years, daughter Toshia and son Ryan.  Kenny was born September 16, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa to Burdette “Friday” and Thelma Johannsen.

Michael James Brander was born in Storm Lake, Iowa, on September 15, 1952, and passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019.   After high school, he lived in Denver, Colorado.  He was a U.S. Postal Service employee until the onset of cancer. 

Michael often…

     Ralph Allen Kabrick was born May 5, 1947, in Spencer, Iowa, and passed away at his home in Spencer on May 22, 2019, at age 72. Ralph grew up playing with his sister Judy, his cousins, and the neighborhood children, riding bikes and playing ball. He attended Jefferson…

Earl Vincent Peterson, long time resident of Peterson, IA, passed away and went to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday, May 19, 2019.

     Earl was active, along with his wife, Jean of 63 years, with a number of organizations in the local area. These included the Maple Grove and…

     Timothy “Tim” Neil Thomsen, 71, originally of Spencer, Iowa, passed away May 18, 2019, in Omaha. He was born on April 12, 1948, in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1966. After graduating, Tim joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Vietnam War…

     Nikolas Ryan Harken was born in Spencer, Iowa to Kimberly and Bryan Harken on May 3rd, 1988.

     Growing up, Nikolas attended Spencer Public Schools. In his childhood years he enjoyed sports, creating amazing artwork, and spending time with family and…

     Gary John Rogers was born in Estherville, Iowa on December 17, 1933 to Otto Rogers and Lucile Trullinger Rogers. Gary graduated from Spencer High School in 1953 and served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1957.

     He married his high school…

Dawn Renee Kladstrup, the daughter of Dennis and Rita Kladstrup was born September 4th, 1961 in Spirit lake, Iowa.  Dawn received her education in Spencer graduating from Spencer High School in 1981.

On July 2nd of 1987  she married the love of her life Joseph Vodraska.

They lived in…

   Theresa “Terri” was born in Spencer to Ralph and Eva Ginger on March 8, 1938.  She went to grade school in Langdon and High School at Spencer High.  She graduated from Iowa State Teachers College in 1957 with a teaching certification, married Robert Engel of Lake…

     Winifred Louise Cooper Schoenewe was born in Spencer, Iowa to Lynn and Loretta Harris Cooper on January 2, 1933. 

     Winnie attended public schools in Everly and Spencer and graduated from Everly High School in 1950.  She married Ron…

Be Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction and Faithful in Prayer… Romans 12:12

Charin Marie Brockshus, age 80 of Spencer, Iowa passed away on Thursday May 9, 2019, at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa.  Charin Marie Woodrich was born on December 8, 1938, in West…

     Ronald Junior “Shorty” Roghair, the son of Jacob and Mary (Rozeboom) Roghair was born October 5, 1937 in Sanborn, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from Hartley High School in…

Lois Arlene Carlson, the daughter of Oscar and Elvira Lundquist Peterson, was born April 20, 1929 in Aurelia, IA.  In 1936, her family moved to a farm near Moneta where she attended school and graduated from Moneta High School.  She continued her education at NBT in Sioux City,…

     Marlene Phyllis Siedschlag, daughter of William and Doris (Nenow) Siedschlag, was born on November 29, 1938 in Norfolk, NE. She departed this life on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

     Marlene was baptized on January 1, 1939 by Pastor Albert Knoll and was…

Peggy Marie Brock, the daughter of Clarence and Esther Woods Heller, was born February 23, 1946 in Salmon, AR.  Her family moved to Fonda, Iowa where she received her early education and graduated from high school.

     On October 26, 1974, Peggy married the love of her…

Helen Laura (Anderson) Sheely, the daughter of Elmer “GE” and Laura Jane (Stauffacher) Starr, was born July 12, 1920 in Iowa City, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in the LuVerne, IA area, where she received her early education.  When she was 8 years old her family moved to…

  Helen June Carrington, the daughter of Louis and Mary (Heick) Schultz, was born on June 30, 1917 in Peterson, Iowa. She was raised and attended Brooke School, where she graduated. She then attended Iowa State University where she obtained a BS Degree in teaching. Following college, she…

     Sharon Ann Knudtson, the daughter of Leonard and Betty (Hanson) Beckmann, was born on April 1, 1955 in Pender, NE.  Her parents raised her in Bancroft, NE where she attended elementary, middle and high school.  During the summers as a child, and carrying…

           Sharon Lynn (Maranell) Small, the daughter of Marlin and Amy (Block) Maranell, was born on June 13, 1947 in rural Archer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sanborn, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from…

Dorothy Evelyn (Zieman) Huberg, the daughter of William and Clara (Crowl) Zieman, was born May 5, 1915, on a rural Linn Grove farm, homesteaded by the family in 1872, six miles south of Royal.  Dorothy grew up with two brothers, Robert and Wendell.  She attended Willow Lawn Country School…

      Dale LeRoy Funk, the son of James and Joanne (Solberg) Funk, was born November 20, 1959, in New Ulm, Minnesota. His childhood years were spent in the St. James, Minnesota area where he attended school.

     Dale moved to Texas where he met and married Gayle…

Dr. Thomas Jacob Milleman 78 of Glen Ellyn, Illinois passed away April 15, 2019 at Sunrise Assisted Living of Schaumburg, Illinois of complications of Lewy body disease.  

     Thomas was born January 5, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa the son of Anthony (Tony) and Helen…

Beverly Kohn was born January 17, 1925 to Wesley and Estella Kohn. She was raised on the family farm north of Spencer and attended the nearby one room school house, and then graduated from Spencer High School in 1942. She attended Hamline University in St Paul, Minnesota where she received a…

Pat was born on March 18, 1925 in Clay County. She was the second oldest of six children born to Omer and Marguerite (Parks) O’Hearn: Eugene O’Hearn, Pat, Joan Koenig, Janet Koenig, Janice Schultz, and Jacqueline Sorensen. Pat attended…

     Regina Christina Harleman, the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Peters) Henkel, was born January 14, 1927, in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was raised and attended school in Spencer, Iowa, graduating in 1945.
      Following high school, she worked at various places…

     Wayne Everett Carlson, the son of Clifton and Mildred (Shirbroun) Carlson, was born January 9, 1936 in Coon Rapids, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Webb, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Webb High School in 1953. After high school, he…

Ilene Marie Sidles, the daughter of Thomas and Imogene (Nissen) Fries, was born November 25, 1947 in Estherville, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Graettinger, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Graettinger High School. 

     Ilene married…

Robert Ray Franker, the son of Everette and Genevieve (Clift) Franker, was born March 24, 1929 in Royal, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent on a farm NE of Royal, where he attended country schools for 8 years.  He later graduated from Royal High School in…

     Donna Eujean Johnson, was born on October 8, 1935, in Diamond Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa, to Harold and Beatrice (Krumm) Wieneke.  Donna was an immensely kind and loving person who found the most joy in this world in caring for others, including her children, her…

Glenda Faye Rahbusch, the daughter of William and Alvie (Dau) Frerk, was born June 25, 1940 in O’Brien County, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where she received her education graduating from Sutherland High School in 1958.  After her schooling, she worked for…

     Thora Louise Johnson Grover was born April 19, 1919 to Harry and Lulu (Scharnberg) Ott at their rural home. She was the youngest of 5 siblings including four brothers, Emmert, Allen, Ervin and Waldo (Wally). In 1923 Thora started school at Center School in Waterford…

     Al was born on a farm outside of Webb, Iowa on June 4, 1927 to John and Vera (Hurley) Tielbur. He was the second of five children and was raised to be a hard worker (with a dash of prankster to keep his sisters on their toes). At age 18, he was drafted into the US Army during…

Steven Vern Wright, the son of Vern and Vivian (Carlson) Wright, was born August 17, 1952 in Storm Lake, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in the Sioux Rapids, Dickens and Spencer areas, where he received his education, graduating from South Clay High…

     Darrel Dean Madson, the son of Carl and Pearl (Fitsimmons) Madson was born on June 30, 1938, in Spencer, Iowa. He went to school at Cornell Consolidated and graduated in 1956. He attended college at Iowa State University part of one year. Darrel enlisted in the Armed Forces…

     William J. Myers was born in Gillett Grove, Iowa, to Roy and Olivia Myers on March 6, 1935.  He received his early education and graduated from Gillett Grove Hill Toppers.  At graduation, Bill was offered several full ride basketball scholarships but he chose to…

     Alene Denise Steelman, the daughter of Lymon and Wilma (Jones) Eaton was born September 1, 1954 in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Marathon, IA area, where she attended school and was the last class to graduate from Marathon High School. She attended Buena…

Mavis Helen (Olson) Stoner was born May 7, 1928 at Marathon, Iowa to Clifford and Helen (Chindlund) Olson.  She was baptized as an infant and confirmed in her hometown church.  Mavis was reared in the home of her fraternal grandparents, John and Helen Olson, for whatever reason, to her…

     Harper is survived by:  Her mother, Jennifer Huisenga and her father, Levi Gilmore. Her maternal grandfather, Charles Huisenga. Maternal great grandmother, Marlene Gerdes, and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. Paternal grandparents, Renee and Paul Freeman and John and…

     Iris Carpenter Hanson, the daughter of C. Paul and Ruth (Foster) Carpenter, was born December 14, 1927, on a farm southwest of Dickens.  She received her early education in rural schools in Clay County and attended high schools at Dickens, Gillett Grove, and Lake Township,…

Deloris Hazel Riley, the daughter of William and Mildred (Vogt) Plagge) was born on July 9, 1933 in Denison, Iowa. She was raised and attended school at Zion Lutheran School.

     On December 25, 1951, she was united in marriage to Richard Riley in Chariton, IA. Following…

Vivian E. Geidl, the daughter of Lawrence and Etta Belle (Dawson) Quist, was born April 4, 1928, in Milford, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education at Spencer Schools. 

     Vivian married Milton “Burdette”…

Anna Lillian Spiess, the daughter of John and Emma (Anderson) Gunnarson, was born July 27, 1917, in Alta, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in the Webb, Iowa, area where she received her education at the Webb School and spending her senior year at Marathon High School, graduating in…

     Jamie Huber, the son of Ronald and Lucille (Laumb) Huber, was born April 17, 1970 in Tioga, ND. Jamie attended elementary school in Westhope, ND. He attended junior high and high school in Minot, ND, where he graduated from Minot in 1990. After high school, Jamie moved to…

    David Joseph Arnold, the son of Bernard and Jeannette (Maurer) Arnold was born January 14, 1936 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Sioux City, IA and Wakefield, NE, where he attended school.

     David married Patricia Eaton, they later…

 Josephine Alice Beving, the daughter of Alfred and Bertha (Speed) Simonsen, was born on April 29, 1940 in Sioux Rapids, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Arnolds Park.  She attended school in Arnolds Park and also in Milford. She graduated from Arnolds Park High School. After…

     DyAnn Delores Getting, the daughter of H. Wayne and Neva Olhausen Tibbetts, was born January 28, 1941 in Hartley, IA.  DyAnn attended school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1959.  After high school, DyAnn continued her education at Buena Vista College where…

Brian Keith Rittenhouse, the son of Michael Rittenhouse and Barb Baysinger, was born March 10, 1963 in Heidelberg, Germany.  Brian grew up and received his education in Spencer, Iowa.

     Brian married Lauri Ostermann in July of 1983.  In August of 1987, Brian…

Kenneth Edward Selzer, 88, died at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on February 28, 2019. Ken was born on June 4, 1930 in Clay County, Iowa. Ken was raised in the Peterson and Spencer, Iowa area by his mother Irma Viola (Blackmer) and father George Conrad Selzer. Ken…

     Melba May Medsker, the daughter of Dell and Mabel (Fields) Tibbetts, was born on September 14, 1930, in Peterson, Iowa. She was raised and attended school there, graduating from Peterson High School.

      She married Daryl “Bud’…

     Daniel Joseph Kinlen, the son of James II and Viola (Schweder) Kinlen was born on December 27, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI.  He grew up in Naperville, IL and attended high school at Loyola Academy and college at the University in Evansville. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in…

  Leah Susan Krebs, “Sue”, left this world on February 21, 2019, but her larger-than-life persona and trademark humor will not be forgotten.  She will be missed by many but most of all, Folgers Coffee, who is devastated by the loss of Sue.

     Born…

Angela Ellen Lashbrook, daughter of Connie (Fitzloff) Sams, was born January 5, 1965, in Spencer, Iowa. After graduating from Albert City-Truesdale High School in 1983, she spent some time in Arizona. Angie received her associate of science degree in retail marketing management from Iowa Lakes…

Norma Lee Remillard, the daughter of Thomas and Nannie Haney Caskey, was born November 2, 1923 in Jackson, MN.  Her early education was received in Spirit Lake where she graduated from the Spirit Lake High School in 1942.

     Norma married Cecil Howard Remillard on…

  Hope Marie Wilken, the daughter of Hans and Lillian Meelhause Dwinger, was born December 10, 1933 in Hartley, IA.  She received her early education in Country Schools and later graduated from Everly High School in 1951.

     Hope married John Wilken on March 6,…

      Marilyn Jean Pettit, the daughter of Lester and Lucile (Groves) Welch was born on June 18, 1928, in Arnolds Park, Iowa.  On December 1, 1952, Marilyn married Clifford Pettit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  They lived in Everly until 1966 when they moved to…

Jay Prather of Spencer, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on February 14, 2019, at his home.

   Jay Everett Prather was born April 28, 1959, to Virgil and Darlene (Amis) Prather in Spencer, Iowa.  He graduated from Spencer High School in 1977, and from Iowa Central Community College in…

      James Franklin Kerns, Sr., the son of Elery and Sylvia (Parker) Kerns, was born February 5, 1943, in Cushing, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in the Washta and Quimby, Iowa, area where he received his education,…

   Larry Craig VanWesten, the son of Lawrence and Harmina (Risius) VanWesten was born April 25, 1953 in Sibley, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sibley area, where he attended school and graduated from Sibley High School.

     Larry has worked for Auto Glass…

Richard Arlin Culver, the son of Arlin and Mildred Davis Culver, was born July 9, 1964 in Spencer, Iowa.  He received his early education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1983.  Rich continued his education at Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

    Dixie Jean Rigby, the daughter of Paul and Elsie (Koenen) Zierke was born December 9, 1945 in Worthington, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Worthington, where she attended school. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthews Lutheran Church. Dixie had polio at a young age…

Jacquelyn Ruth Peterson, the daughter of Leonard and Clara (Pettit) LeClair, was born March 12, 1937 in Everly,…

    Terry Lee Falline, the son of Kenneth W. and Ella Mae (Peppmeier) Falline, was born May 14, 1949, in Spencer, IA. He was raised and attended school here, graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, he entered the military on October 8, 1968, serving in the U.S.…

Lillian Mae Meyer, the daughter of Wesley and Genevieve (Plaine) Louter, was born January 8, 1930 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she received her education, graduating from…

     Eileen Rachel Krambeck, the daughter, of Earl and Amanda (Nelson) Howard, was born January 26, 1922 in Ola, South Dakota.  Her childhood years were spent in Chamberlain, SD, where she grew up on a farm, and received her education, graduating from Chamberlain High…

Betty Lou Warren, the daughter of Lyle and Lorene (Crouch) King, was born near Royal, IA, where she was raised and attended country school before the family moved to Everly where she finished her schooling, graduating in 1957.

     On October 31, 1958, Betty married Clifford…

Ralph Norman Selzer was born on September 1^st 1932 in Peterson Iowa. He was the 6^th of 9 children born to George and Irma (Blackmer) Selzer.
He spent his youth on the family farm near Spencer Iowa where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. After graduation he entered the…

Carol Lucille Albers was born February 8, 1923 on a farm near Fostoria, Iowa to Luther and Orpha (Allen) Shatto. Carol attended country school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1942. Following graduation, Carol was the assistant manager of F.W. Woolworth, a five-and-dime in Spencer, a…

     Cole Allen Millard, the son of John Millard and Dena Wintz was born July 14, 1995, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Milford, Iowa area. He attended Okoboji Schools, graduating…

A memorial fund has been established by the family with the Spencer Family YMCA.  More information can be found at www.spencerymca.org.  To make a donation, check or money order may be mailed to:
Spencer Family YMCA
P.O. Box 212
Spencer, IA  51301

Tyrus Raymond Fideler was born April…

     Wayne Elbert Calhoon, the son of Ross and Nellie (Reed) Calhoon, was born August 29, 1936 in Page County, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent near Shambaugh, Iowa in Page County, where he received his early education at Linn Point Grade School and later graduated…

Virginia (Ginny) Ione (Gosch) Brinkley was born on September 3, 1923 in Omaha, NE.  Virginia was called to her heavenly home on January 20, 2019 at the Spencer Hospital. Virginia was the third child born to Henry Peter and Josephine Emma (Greve) Gosch.  At three days of age,…

     Mary Jane Parsons was born September 1, 1931 at the home of her parents, Thomas F. and Esther (Gunnarson) Saunders on College St. in Peterson, IA, where she spent the first 21 years of her life. Upon graduating from Peterson High School in 1949, she enrolled at Iowa State…

     Lowell Elvis Watters son of Helma Katherine Kruse and Daniel Elvis Watters was born on December 16th, 1920 in Hartley, IA. He spent his youth there graduating in 1939 from the Hartley Community School. Lowell went on to serve his country in WWII in the Army from 1942 to…

     Karen was born on January 20, 1951 to Donald and Jean Denny of Hartley, Iowa.  Growing up, Karen helped on the farm and tormented her younger brother Bruce.  She began her education in a one room school house near the family farm and later completed her education…

       Rick Allen Dietrich, the son of Alvin Dietrich and Mary Grover, was born on March 5, 1959, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. The family moved to Everly during his middle school years, where he attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1977. While in high…

Alma Jean “Jeanie” Berends, the daughter of George and Lillian Voogd Lorenz, was born in Sheridan, Wyoming, where she grew up.  Her family moved to Iowa when she was 15. Jeanie graduated from the Spencer High School in 1955.

     Jeanie married Eugen Pooler in…

     Susan Lee Decker, the daughter of Alvena and Ray Koehnk, was born on April 8, 1960 in Hartley, IA. She grew up in Everly, IA and graduated from Everly Community High School in 1978. After graduation she attended the University of Iowa and later lived in Houston, TX, Ft.…

      Edwin Theodore Geerdes passed away on December 28, 2018, at the age of 94.

      He was the second son of John B. and Jennie (Reents) Geerdes and was born January 29, 1924, on the farm south of Everly, Iowa.  He attended Everly Community…

Russell Eugene Christensen was born November 29, 1927 on a farm near Royal, Iowa to Elizabeth (Jensen) Christensen and John "Edward" Christensen. Russ graduated from Royal High School, began farming with his father, and met a…

Elenore Mae VanBerkum Lawrence, daughter of James and  Magdeline (VanderBerg) VanBerkum, was born March 21, 1930, in  West Branch Township near Sioux Center, Iowa (She always said she was born at the fork of the river near Caramel.) 

Her childhood years were spent in Rock Valley,…

     Shirley Mae Granstra, the daughter of Walter and Edna (Johnson) Ruehle was born May 11, 1927 in Ruthven, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Ruthven and Ayrshire, IA areas where she attended school. She graduated from Ayrshire High School in 1945. She received her teaching…

     Mae Charlotte Koch, the daughter of Theodore and Maude (Duval) Hansen, was born January 10, 1929 in Webster County, NE.  Her childhood years were spent in Nebraska, where she received her early education, graduating from high school.  She continued her education…

     William Francis Geary, was born on December 22, 1930, on the family farm between Fonda and Varina, Iowa. He entered Into Eternal Life December 19, 2018 at Spencer Hospital, Spencer, Iowa.

Known by friends and family as Bill, he was the middle son of parents Okley Edmund…

     Donald Dennis Linnan was born September 19, 1929 in Fort Dodge, IA to William and Berniece (Cavanaugh) Linnan.  He grew up in Pocahontas, graduating from Sacred Heart Catholic School and received his Civil Engineering degree from Iowa State…

Doris Vivian Malm, the daughter of Leslie and Gladys (Walker) Baxter was born on September 14, 1931, in Ayrshire, Iowa.  She grew up on a farm near Graettinger, Iowa, and received her education in Ruthven, Iowa, and graduated from Graettinger High School in 1950. 

   On…

William Charles Maurer, the son of Joseph Homer and Zelda (Anderson) Maurer, was born July 6, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer and Greenville, where he received his education.  After his schooling, he entered the military in January of 1953, where he…

     Richard Dean Edleman, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at the age of 87.

     Richard was born in Webb Iowa on October 8, 1931 to George Keith and Gertrude Catherine (Brown) Edleman. The family later moved…

     Eugene “Gene” Erwin Cullen was born in Rockwell City, Iowa to James W. and Agnus (Schossow) Cullen on May 30, 1937.  He often joked that his birthday was a national holiday because it fell on the traditional Memorial Day.  His early education was in…

Bryan Jay Adams, son of Donald F ‘Pete’ and Madalyn (Bendlin) Adams, was born July 14, 1955, in Spencer, Iowa. He received his education in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1973 and attended…

     Joseph Frederick Thompson, the son of Clifford and Margaret (Beschorner) Thompson, was born October 4, 1938 in Palo Alto County, IA.  He grew up on a farm near Lake Center, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Lake Center High School.  After his…

Stanley Tripp, Sr. was born July 23, 1925 to Herman K. and Fae Tripp.  He received his education in Excelsior, Iowa schools and attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake.

     Stanley was married to Jean Bunch on November 11, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa.  Following their…

     Theresa Lynn Kilts, the daughter of Susan Deloris Kilts and Colin Kelly Kilts was born September 11th 1964 in Iowa City, Iowa.  She grew up in Livermore, Rutland, Cedar Rapids, Spirit Lake and finally Spencer, Iowa.

     She enjoyed as much…

Born to Norwegian immigrants Olaf and Margit Helland on February 22, 1927, in Blue Earth, Minnesota, Ethel Marion Helland was destined to become a teacher and the voice of the oppressed. After starting school at a one-room country school, Marion brought English home to her parents and eventually…

     Janice Marie Powers, 79, of Spencer, IA, passed away quietly in her sleep Friday, November 16, 2018.  She was born November 10, 1939 in Spencer, IA and graduated from Spencer High School in 1957.  She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and…

Anna Mae Polson was born May 6, 1938 to William and Dorothy Wilson.  She grew up in Cherokee, Iowa.

     Anna married Doug Polson and to this union were born three children: Connie, Terri and Michael.  After their divorce, she remained in Spencer until moving to…

     Wayne Roy Bishop was born in Ware, IA on April 3, 1946 to William and Ella (Triggs) Bishop. He was the youngest of eleven children. He could often be heard saying, “They saved the best for last!” Wayne grew up in the Mallard, Laurens, and Webb, IA areas. He was…

     Larry James Struve, the son of Delmar and Shirley (Mortenson) Struve, was born November 10, 1948 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent on a farm between Royal and Moneta, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Everly High School in…

Alberta the daughter of Albert and Hazel (Grover) Hockett was born on January 25^th, 1936 in Gillett Grove Ia.  She passed away November 6, 2018 in Cheyenne, Wy.

     The family moved to Graettinger where she went to school and graduated in 1953. Alberta was united in…

     Donna (Deaner) Jean Frans, daughter of Virginia (Richter) Koenen and Donald Koenen, was born January 18^th, 1945 in Storm Lake, IA.  Donna lived in Spencer, attending and graduating from Spencer High School, in 1963. After graduation, Donna attended business school, and…

 Doris Armstrong, daughter of Mary and Henry Sussenguth, grew up in Breckenridge, MN., died on Nov. 4 at the Mt. Olivet Home in Minneapolis. She was 91 years old.

     One of nine children who grew up during the Depression in a small family home with a big garden, Doris…

     Myrle Mildred Roberts, the daughter of John and Bessie (Jelinek) Kotrba, was born January 22, 1922 in Verdigre, NE.  Her childhood years were spent in the Verdigre area, where she received her early education.  The family later moved to the Rossie area, where she…

     Kami Lynn Hoeppner, wife of Ted Hoeppner and daughter of Fred and Shirley Sorensen passed away on Monday, October 29, 2018.

     Kami loved being and laughing with family and friends, gardening, all cats, sunny days, NASCAR and target…

      Mary Maxine Killmar, the daughter of Edward and Grace (Lilly) Rubis, was born on November 8, 1919, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Spencer graduating from high school in 1936. Following her graduation, she worked in Cherokee for a short…

Carlton Oliver Quee, the son of Selmer and Mary (Zishka) Quee, was born August 6, 1923 in Fostoria, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Fostoria, Iowa, where he received his education, later graduating from Okoboji High School.

     After his schooling, he entered the…

Gerald Ray Moeller, the son of Jeffrey Moeller and Ellen Bohnenkamp, was born on August 21, 1983, in Orange City, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education in Sioux Center, Iowa, and then moved to Spencer, Iowa, when he was 11, finishing his education and graduating in Spencer. Following…

Ronald Clair Woolston, the son of Jesse and Florence (Burgeson) Woolston was born June 19, 1936, in Sutherland, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area where he attended school and graduated from Sutherland…

    Francis "Frank" Joseph Petska was born April 10, 1940 to Lumir and Nellie Petska in Omaha, NE.  Frank passed away at his home in Spencer, IA on Wednesday, October 17, 2018.
     Frank was raised in Nebraska and graduated from Central High in Omaha.  Needless…

     Nancy Joan (Dau) VerMeer, the daughter of Elvin and Mabel (Meyers) Dau was born September 7, 1946 in Primghar, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, IA area, where she attended country school and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1964. After graduation she…

     Elsie Ellen (Gordey) Anderson, daughter of John & Mary (Popowich) Gordey was born on July 29, 1929 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. She received her early education there and after graduating from high school she attended Alberta College in Edmonton. A highlight of her…

     Kim Christensen, AKA – “Kim The Great”, the son of Phillip Lee and Joyce (Dennett) Christensen, was born March 17, 1956 in Cedar City, Utah where he spent his childhood years. Growing up, he lived in several small towns, including Kanab, Utah, Mesquite,…

 Marjorie Ann Endorf, 88, of Sloan, Iowa died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa.

     Marjorie Ann was born December 29, 1929 in Dixon County, Nebraska the daughter of Walter and Ella (Coughtry) Harvey. She grew up in Sloan, Iowa where…

 Helen Lorrene Leith, 97, passed away October 6, 2018. Helen was born September 4th, 1921 to Fay and Edna (Hammen) Galbraith of Albert City, Iowa. She was the second of three daughters. Helen graduated from Albert City High School in 1940. Helen married James Leith September 16th, 1944. They…

     Randy Lee Weiland, son of Frank and Lola (Brummer) Weiland, was born December 16th, 1953, in Storm Lake, Iowa. He received his education in Peterson and Linn Grove, graduating from Sioux Valley High School in 1972. He was a lifelong member of the Lutheran…

 Lorraine Mary Kenney, the daughter of Leo and Florence (Peiffer) Hammen, was born August 21, 1926 in Jolley, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in the Varina area, where she received early education at St. Columbkille Catholic School in Varina, graduating in 1944.  She continued…

     Joe E Syndergaard, the son of Edward and Margaret (Huberg) Syndergaard was born March 6, 1942, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Alta, Iowa, area where he attended Fairview Country School. He graduated from Alta High School in…

Lois Ellen (Johnson) Brown, the daughter of Gordon and Elizabeth Johnson was born November 16^th, 1932 in Pomeroy, Iowa.   She was the youngest of three children. Lois graduated Pomeroy High School, May 1951.  On February 21^st, 1953, Lois was united in marriage to Carl Brown. They…

     Victoria Marie Stradel was born July 26, 1922 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her childhood years were spent in Copenhagen where she attended school. After graduation Victoria met Ellsworth Stoffel while he was in the military. They married on May 4, 1954 in…

     What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God.  This is how Gretchen tried to live.  She was born to Ellis Thayer Morgan and Pearl Margaret Eggers on March 27, 1930 in Persia, Iowa.  Gretchen graduated from…

  Karl Eugene Baish, the son of Ernest and Emily (Kachele) Baish, was born on May 12, 1928, on the family farm in the rural Spencer area.  He attended country schools in Clay County and graduated from Greenville High School.  After his schooling, he worked for several area farmers…

Carolyn Rose Blaue, the daughter of Dale and Ruth Doer Toland, was born January 31, 1933 in Ruthven, IA.  She received her education and graduated from Peterson High School in 1950.  She married Sheridan Hollman Blaue in 1951.  Carolyn attended the Barbizon School of Modeling in New…

Margie Ada Rouse was born August 22, 1916, on the family farm north of Ayrshire.  She was the 5^th child of a family of 12. Her parents were Ada Eaton Rouse and John Fremont Rouse.  When in 8^th grade she won the Palo Alto County spelling contest.  She graduated from Ayrshire High…

Charles Duane Plautz, the son of Virgil and Betty (Birchard) Plautz was born on July 22, 1952 in Spencer, IA. He was raised and received his early education here, graduating from Spencer, High School in 1971. Following graduation, he worked at H&N Chevrolet as an autobody repairman. He also…

     Lois Pauline Larsen, the daughter of Leslie and Della (Miller) Rossiter, was born November 4, 1926 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School.

     Lois…

      Marian Helen Crane, the daughter of Peter and Myrtle (Johnson) Hagedorn, was born December 9, 1931, at home at Royal, Iowa.  She received her early education at a country school and graduated from Royal in 1949.  After her schooling, she worked at Fishing…

     Alice Eugenia Weale, the daughter of Edson and Rosa Mae (King) Bertram, was born on February 5, 1924, in Redwood, NY. She was raised and attended school in Redwood, graduating in 1941. She then attended House of Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Watertown, N.Y, graduating…

Vernice Eileen (De Weese) Feldhacker, was born on May 1, 1922 at her maternal grandparents’ farm homestead of William and Pauline Hauschulz (Howschulz) Plinske, in Franklin Township, south of Onawa, Monona County, IA. She was the second child of eight children, born to Charles Leon (Lon) De…

Ivan Glenn Kleve, the son of William and Lucille Egmann Kleve, was born December 2, 1956 in Woodbury, Iowa.   He was raised in Sioux City, Iowa where he received his early education and graduated from high school.

     Ivan worked at Sioux City Foundry and Airmart…

     Lawrence Wayne Smith, the son of Arlie R. and Grace (Huggard) Smith, was born October 18, 1920 in Plainfield, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Plainfield, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Plainfield High School.    After his…

   Kathryn "Kay" Ann Zieman, the daughter of Verne and Dorothy (Rolfes) Goyette, was born March 18, 1948, in Spencer, Iowa.  She attended Spencer Community Schools through the 8^th grade and graduated from the Royal High School.  She continued her education at the CE School of…

     William Edward Webster, the son of Dale and Carolyn (Kinnetz) Webster was born January 21, 1957 in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Emmetsburg area where he attended school and graduated from Emmetsburg High School in 1975.

     William…

Anna Marie Pingel, the daughter of Chester and Stella (Tomaszewski) Michalak, was born June 26, 1946 in Wieden, Germany.  Her family moved to New Jersey in 1951, where she received her education, graduating from Collier High School in Trenton, NJ. Two children were born from her 1^st marriage:…

Jeannine Beryl (Bibler) Hansen was born on February 19, 1932, to Floyd and Gladys (Doyle) Johnson.  She was the eldest sister of Arlo (Darlene) Johnson, Jocile (Sheldon, deceased) Peterson, and Eldon (Sharon) Johnson.

     Jeannine graduated in 1949 from Cornell High…

  Sarah Kay (Larson) Ralph was born on September 1, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa to Winton and Maxine (Cook) Larson.  Sarah was raised on a farm southwest of Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1970.  Following graduation, she attended Iowa Lakes Community College and…

Morris (“Moe”) Bernard Weiner, the son of Harry Louis Weiner and Ida Vishniskie Weiner, was born May 19, 1929 in Kankakee, IL.  He was orphaned as a young child and was raised at the Marks Nathan Jewish Children’s Home in Illinois.

     After graduating…

   Joyce Ann (Kruse) Sabel, age 56 was born on November 24, 1961.
   
   She passed away on August 23, 2018, at Kavanagh Hospice House due to ovarian cancer after fighting it for nearly seven years. Her funeral will be at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Royal, Iowa, on…

     Lorraine Agnes Pullen, the daughter of William and Anna (Pohl) Bendlin, was born October 31, 1922 in Clay County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Okoboji, IA area, where she received her education, graduating from Okoboji High…

Marceliene Mae Eckhart, the daughter of William and Marie Marcks Garnjobst, was born April 2, 1922, in Crofton, Nebraska.  Her early education started in a country school three miles from her home.   The first couple of years she got to and from school by riding a horse behind her…

One of the area’s prominent woman’s bowlers has rolled her last frame.  Dorothy passed from this life on August 16, 2018.  She was the daughter of Ray and Claire Broadie Lawrence, who farmed in rural Clay County.  She is survived by her son Larry and daughter-in-law Kay…

Margaret Ann Seaman passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, August 15, 2018, at Spencer Municipal Hospital. She was born in Milford, Iowa, on April 20, 1927, and she graduated from Milford HS in 1945. Her parents, Ed and Nina Chaffin, had three other children, Joan, Sarah Jane, and Truman, with…

Janelle Gaye Saunders, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2018 at the Avera McKennan Hospital, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  

Jan was born in Lake Park, Iowa, on June 22, 1935 to Lonnie (Tar) and Clarene Weaver (Evans).  She…

Sharon Gail Helgeson, was born on August 27, 1945 in Falls City, NE to Burl and Jessie (Hackworth) Dykes, the youngest of five children. Her siblings were Virginia, Shirley, Jim and Mary. She grew up in Percival, IA and graduated from the Sidney Consolidated High School in 1963. She worked after…

    Alice Louise Eldridge, the daughter of Oatha and Eva (Deese) Long, was born December 16, 1929 in Quinter, KS.  Her childhood years were spent in Kansas, where she received her education graduating from Quinter High School.  After high school, she continued her education at…

James (Jim) Alvin Pitts was born on May 1, 1930, in Cherokee Iowa.  He was the son of Alvin and Mary (Linnemann) Pitts. Soon after graduating from Highview High School, Jim joined the Air Force and served during the Korean conflict until 1954 when he returned home to the family farm.

On…

David P. Mills died peacefully on Aug. 3, 2018, in Bradenton, Florida, at the age of 64.

Dave was born on Dec. 7, 1953 to Jean and James Mills. He graduated from Everly High School in 1972 and attended Worthington Community College. He farmed for 20 years outside Spencer, Iowa, before owning and…

     George Kennon Norris, loving husband and father, age 89, passed away on August 2, 2018 in the Hartley Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa.  Ken passed after a struggle with Alzheimer’s.

     Ken was born in Kearney, Nebraska, on…

    Everett Dale Amis, the son of Farris and Anna (Swanson) Amis, was born September 26, 1929 on a farm near Greenville, IA.  Everett attended Greenville School and graduated from Greenville/Rossie in 1947. He spent his entire life on the family farm with the exception of 2…

Violet Evangeline Schmidt, the daughter of Arthur and Anna (Brenne) Anderson, was born March 19, 1922 in Lakefield, MN.  Her childhood years were spent in Lakefield, where she received her education, graduating from Lakefield High School in 1941.  After her schooling, she worked at…

     Scott Clarke Mackey, the son of Robert and Anna (Julif) Mackey was born May 24, 1964 in Storm Lake, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Webb and Gillett Grove, IA area where he attended school, and graduated from South Clay High School in 1982.

     Scott…

Clarian was born March 5, 1924 to Clarence W. and Lottie Starkey Bittinger in their home in Spencer.  She died July 23, 2018 at Northshire Nursing Home.  Clarian was educated in Spencer schools, graduating from Spencer High in 1942.   That fall she entered Chillicothe (MO)…

 Merrill Arthur Sebastian, the son of Arthur and Kate Sebastian, was born August 29, 1933 in Spencer, Iowa.  Merrill went to his eternal home early in the morning of Saturday, July 21, 2018.  …

     Richard Lee Schallau, age 82, passed away on July 19, 2018 at Longhouse Residence.  The son of Irvin and Joye (Tripplet) Schallau, Richard was born the sixth of ten children on February 6, 1936 at the family home west of Sutherland, Iowa.  He attended Quimby…

      Jack Lowell Easter, the son of Elza and Inez (Galloway) Easter, was born August 3, 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Norwalk, Iowa until 1937 when…

   Velma Vesta Wiese, the daughter of Rudolph and Lillie (Ott) Peters, was born September 17, 1915, near Everly, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in the Everly area where she attended a rural school and graduated from Everly High School.  Following graduation, she pursued a…

Stella King Wilson, 100, a longtime resident of rural Dickens, passed away on July 16, 2018.

She was born on May 21, 1918, on a farm in Logan Township in Clay County, Iowa, the daughter of John Chester and Bessie King.

     Stella began her education at a rural country school…

     Donald Heiter, Jr., the son of Donald and Maxine (Wilcox) Heiter, was born September 26, 1944 in Humboldt, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1963.  He attended CE School of…

     Wilhelmina Bick Yun Dailey, the daughter of Henry and Sarah (Len) Chong was born July 29, 1931 in Honolulu, HI. Her childhood years were spent in Honolulu where she attended school. After graduating high school, she worked at the Dole Pineapple…

      Joseph Walter Morris suddenly passed on July 11, 2018 doing what he loved.  Joseph Walter Morris was born on March 28, 1941 to Melvin and Emma (Hayes) Morris in Monterey, MN. In 2012 Joseph remarried to Alauna Telbot. They resided in Spencer, IA, where Joseph…

     Robert “Bob” Verner, age 73, of Spencer, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD after a brief illness.

     Bob, the son of Robert and Dorothy Verner was…

Loved and respected by all, Betty LaVan (Kirkpatrick) Clayton who was born June 25, 1923, in Marengo, Iowa, to David Leo and Marjorie Althea (Brown) Kirkpatrick, joined her husband in heaven on July 10, 2018.  She exited this world quietly and peacefully, in her sleep as her mother before her,…

     Audrey Rose Fairchild, the daughter of Herbert and Mildred (Stemple) Fransen was born October 2, 1930 in Bancroft, SD. Her childhood years were spent near Huron, SD before moving to Estherville, IA in 2^nd grade. She graduated from Estherville High School in 1948 and…

Mary Ann Perkins 86 passed away Sunday July 8, 2018 of heart failure in Altoona Iowa. The family will hold a memorial service July 20, 2018 at 1:30 P.M. at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer Iowa

Mary Ann Perkins was born July 26, 1931 in Everly, Iowa to Richard Winterboer and Viola Ines…