Obituaries

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…

Anna May Schoeneman, the daughter of LeRoy and Gladys (Ferguson) Warren, was born April 30, 1938, near Benson, Minnesota.  Her family moved to the Dickens, Iowa, area when she was four years old.  She attended Spencer High School and later received her GED. 

   On February…

Odelo “Woody” Schlichte, the son of Joseph and Susan “Cora” (Penning) Schlichte, was born October 23, 1934 on a farm near Granville, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Granville, where he received his education at Granville St. Joseph School.  After his…

 Theodore “Ted” Woodall, the son of Phillip and Lena (Toft) Woodall, was born September 9, 1927, on the family farm southwest of Royal, Iowa.  He was raised in the Royal area where he attended country school and later graduated from Royal High School.

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David Lee Crawford (age 79) a resident of Spencer, Iowa, formerly Golden Valley, Minnesota, passed away peacefully July 1, 2018, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital after a long battle with cancer. David was surrounded by friends and family.

David was born in Holly Springs,…

Paul Douglas Verner, the son of Paul and Elizabeth (Williams) Verner, was born on March 30, 1958.  He graduated from Spencer High School.

     His father taught him all about hard work and he began working with his father at the age of 15 at the local lumberyard, Spencer…

Darleen Loraine Feddersen, the daughter of Walter and Irene (Devine) Schreiber, was born September 21, 1947 in Algona, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Armstrong, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Armstrong High School in 1965. 

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   Carol Ernest Fries, the son of Ernest and Mae (Lauderbaugh) Fries was born September 30, 1931, in Carthage, MO.  His parents passed away when he was young, and good friends of the family, Alva and Ella Trimble,…

Patricia “Pat” Jean Eaton, was born March 22, 1950 to Lyman and Wilma Eaton in Laurens, IA.  She spent her childhood in Marathon, IA.  As a child she loved anything her Grandpa Jones liked.  She graduated in 1968 and then spent a year in Minneapolis, MN where she studied…

     Madeleine Dee Reuter, the daughter of Joseph and Carrie (Linscott) Hawksley, was born April 11, 1922 in Clinton, MA.  Her childhood years were spent in Massachusetts, where she received her education graduating from Lancaster, MA.

     Madeleine…

   Sharon Kay Clausen, the daughter of William and Alava Dorsey, was born November 29, 1939, in Estherville, IA.  Sharon received her teaching degree at Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA; she then received her Master’s and graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm…

     Ronald Hadenfeldt, the son of Leonard and Vera Hadenfeldt was born March 21, 1936 in Audubon, IA. He grew up in the Sioux Rapids, IA area where he attended school, graduating from Cornell High School in 1954.

     Ronald married Katherine Pannell in…

     Thomas James Slawson the son of William McGrath and Evelyn Elsie (Hagedorn) Slawson, was born on May 23, 1946 in Long Beach, CA. He was raised in Everly, where he attended school and graduated from Everly High School, in 1964. Tom entered into the military on April 12,…

Patricia E. Irby, the daughter of Enemzo and Esther (Buckland) Cool, was born May 12, 1937 in Escanaba, MI.  Her childhood years were spent in Escanaba, where she received her education, graduating from Escanaba High School in 1956.  After high school, she worked as a secretary for Triple…

     Daniel Ray Wetherell, the son of Billy and Mary (Streufert) Wetherell, was born on July 7, 1976, in Primghar, IA. He received his early education at South O’Brien Schools and graduated from there. He attended Wayne State and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in…

     Jacob “Jake” Michael Edwards, the son of R.D.  “Jack” and Edris (Grant) Edwards was born on August 18, 1954 in Storm Lake, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Marathon, IA area where he attended school. He graduated from Storm Lake High…

Barbara (Landgraf) Faber, the daughter of Pearl (Dinges) and Albert Landgraf, was born on March 11, 1924 in Odebolt, Iowa.  She attended Catholic Elementary Schools in Odebolt and Early, Iowa.  She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1941 and earned a teaching certificate.  She…

Janet Faye Giese Bringle, the daughter of Harold and Marvel (Davis) Elsbury, was born May 9, 1936 in Sutherland, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland Consolidated Schools.  She later continued her education at…

     Joan Dolores Jones, the daughter of Louis and Dolores (Mohr) Seidensticker was born June 3, 1951 in New York City, NY. At the age of 4 she moved to Agoura, CA where she grew up and graduated from high school. She moved to Linn Grove, IA and started work at Spencer…

Larry Dean Fuller, the son of William and Melba (Pauling) Fuller, was born on April 10, 1956, in Spencer, IA. He was raised and received his early education here, graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, he entered into the military on March 20, 1975, serving in the U.S. Navy. He…

Dorothy “Jeane” Scott, the daughter of Carter Myron and Violet Belle Haley Davis, was born February 20, 1928 in Linn Grove, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on a farm north east of Greenville, IA.  She attended school in Linn Grove for 2 years and then Greenville where…

    Joan Louise Bailey, the daughter of Walter and Margaret (Daniels) Simonsen, was born July 14, 1937 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Rapids, where she received her education, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School.

     Joan…

     Dennis Dean Davis, the son of Dale and June (Heinis) Davis, was born on September 21, 1945 in Cherokee, IA. He was raised in the Peterson. He attended Brooke rural school and then Aurelia High School, graduating in 1963. After high school Dennis entered into the military on…

Dolores “Dede” Elaine Shuck was born on June 7, 1963 in Sioux City, Iowa to Jeanne (Thorson) Shuck and Joe Shuck.  She was the youngest of the six kids and was born on the day the oldest child, John, graduated from high school.  Dede received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on…

 Lavonne (Story) Kleaveland, the daughter of John and Ethel (Phillips) Ginger, was born February 6, 1930 in Primghar, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1948.  She was baptized and…

  Dr. Harold Adrian Van Hofwegen, 81, was called home to his Heavenly Father on May 5, 2018.  His devotion and strong faith supported him in his struggle and finally gave him peace.

     Dr. Van Hofwegen was born June 1, 1936 in Hawarden, Iowa to Adrian and Ethel Van…

     Dorothy Casperson was born August 4, 1921 in Ayrshire, Iowa to Austin and Nellie Chatfield. She received her education in the Ayrshire school system. Her younger years were spent in Terril, Iowa. At nearly 40 years old she returned to school and became a registered nurse.…

     Dean Eldon Kalvig, the son of Wilbur and Ruth (Johnson) Kalvig was born April 24, 1929 in Arlington, SD. His childhood years were spent in the Lake Preston, SD area, where he attended school and graduated from Lake Preston High School. He attended college in Mankato, MN and…

     Irene was born on August 26, 1944, in Hospers, Iowa, to her parents, Simon and Anastasia Schiller Stoll.  Irene received her early education at St. Anthony's School in Hospers, Iowa.  Her family moved to Sheldon, Iowa, and Irene then graduated from…

Peggy “Pat” Johnson, daughter of Harvey C. and Eva Zenor Miller, was born in Dickens on March 27, 1931.  She was the fourth of nine children born to the Miller family.  She spent her childhood on the family farms tagging along with older brothers Bob and Jim and caring for her…

     Eugene Nicholas Martini, the son of Eugene and Cecelia (Finnegan) Martini, was born February 22, 1947 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Whittemore, Ames, and Emmetsburg, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from…

     Tammy (Woodford) Grothe was born on September 3, 1975 to Dale and Karen Woodford of Webb, Iowa.  She was raised on a farm northeast of Webb. She attended Lincoln Elementary School in Spencer, Iowa.  She graduated from Spencer High School in 1994.   She…

Dave was born July 5, 1938 in Spencer, IA.  He was the fourth of seven children of Norval and Emma Crew.  Dave spent his childhood on a farm near Webb, IA and worked diligently in his families farming and hog operations.  He graduated from Gillette Grove High School.  While in…

     Beng Lovan, the daughter of Hau Hoang and Mone Lothi Hoang was born June 10, 1947 in Son La, Vietnam. Her childhood years were spent enjoying quality time with her sisters & brothers. In her early years, she worked as a Midwife.

     Beng married…

     Beverly Charmain (Tercey) Stinehart, the daughter of Carrol and Juanita (Guthrie) Dunn, was born December 31, 1934 in Newton, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High…

Bob Doran passed away Friday April 6, 2018 at Spencer Hospital.  He was born in Estherville on October 16, 1959 to Duane and Julia Doran (dec 1966).  He has a brother Jeff (Brenda).  In 1969 Bob joyously welcomed Allan, Pat (Terry), and new mom Betty into the…

     Fern Catherine Reese, the daughter of Horace and Edith (Stroman) Bruns, was born March 11, 1925 in Granville, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Granville, Iowa, where she received her education at Paullina Schools and later moved to Everly, where she…

Maxine Mae Salmon, the daughter of Carlisle and Grace Mitchell Smith, was born June 9, 1932 in Clear Lake, SD.  As a young child, her family moved to Sherburn, MN.  She received her early education and graduated from Sherburn High School in 1950.  Maxine continued her education at…

     Nellie Lucille Hull Alderman was born June 26, 1927 to Rev. George & Nellie (Wellman) Hull in Harvey, ND. Nellie was the youngest of their four children. Her older brothers were Andrew, Roswell and Wellington (Jack). Growing up, Nell lived in different areas where her…

Dorothy Cranston, the daughter of John and Matilda (Weiskircher) Langel was born March 7th, 1939.  She was raised and educated in Milford, graduating in 1957. Dorothy attended and graduated from Mankato College in Minnesota.  She went to work at Buchanan Law Office in Algona, IA. Dorothy…

     Randel William Sweet, the son of William Joe and Betty Lou (Riemer) Sweet, was born June 1, 1965, in Spencer, Iowa.  His entire life was spent in Spencer where he attended Spencer Schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 1984. 

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      Barbara Jean (Armstrong) Mehren, the daughter of James and Louise (Donaldson) Armstrong was born April 7, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa.  She was united in marriage to Arnold John Mehren on June 13, 1972, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lived in the Spencer area her…

Marie Gladys Hess, the daughter of Harvey and Gladys (Kickland) Lanpher, was born October 5, 1923 in Sioux Falls, SD.  Her childhood years were spent in…

    Leland Carl Franke Jr., the son of Leland and Agnes (Anderson) Franke was born on May 25, 1948 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sioux City area where he attended school and graduated from South Sioux City High School.

     Leland was a true…

     Myrtle Martha Hyde the daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Higley) Pinneke, was born on December 31, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa. She grew up in Mason City, where she attended school.

     On March 11, 1945, Myrtle married Jack Dewayne Hyde at the Trinity…

     Shirley Woodford was born November 17, 1925 to Jesse and Iva Miller.  Shirley was the oldest of five children.  She and her family lived around Sac City and Lake View and later on a farm near…

     Edna Lydia Florke, daughter of Charles and Eva (Brause) Petersen was born September 29, 1920, in Barren County, Wisconsin.  She attended school in Pierson, Iowa, through the 8^th grade. 

      On September 25, 1937, Edna was united in…

Andrew Michael Huffman, the son of Michael and Lynn (Zahrt) Huffman, was born September 11, 1976 in Spencer, IA.  He was the oldest of six children.  He graduated from Spencer High School in 1995 and spent his adult…

     Robert “Robbie” William Erick, the son of Larry Erick and Linda and Curt Foltz, was born May 5, 1974 in Spencer, Iowa.  He graduated from Spencer High School. …

  Mary Elizabeth Gillette, the daughter of Lester and Cecilia Gillette, was born January 25, 1923. She was raised on a dairy farm east of Fostoria, across the road from her grandparents. Mary attended country school, passing her exams early, and then graduated from Spencer High School at age…

     Wayne Howard Hanson, the son of Elmer and Annie (Erickson) Hanson was born on October 18, 1925 in Sioux Rapids, IA. His childhood years were spent in the small town of Sioux Rapids, where he attended elementary school with his four sisters and one brother. He was a good…

     Hattie LaVonne Winterboer, the daughter of Clayton and Esther (Falline) Cobb, was born May 18, 1925.  They lived on a farm southwest of Webb, Iowa for many years, moving to the Sioux Rapids area in 1941.  LaVonne attended Garfield-Webb school for eleven years,…

Maxine Ida Rossiter, the daughter of LaVerne and Anne (Knipper) Wright, was born on February 3, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa. Maxine graduated from Spencer High School in 1940. After high school she worked at Scott’s Dime Store as a store manager. Maxine met Roger in 1941. They…

Johnathon Darrell Fox the son of Darrell and Judy Fox was born Dec 23, 1987 in Sioux City Iowa.  He was the oldest of three boys in the Fox Family.  John graduated from Spencer High School where he spoke at his high school graduation; He attended Kirkwood community college for a period of…

     June Gladys (Johnson) Gellhaus, was born June 26, 1923 to Hjalmar and Elsie Streufert Johnson in Paullina, Iowa.  June was the oldest of five daughters.  She attended and graduated from Paullina High School. 

     June married Verlin L.…

Bruce Neil Prentice, the son of John and Bernice Brinkley Prentice, was born January 5, 1936 in Clay County, Iowa.  He received his early education and graduated from Gillett Grove High School.

     On January 8, 1956, Bruce married Shirley Carlson at the Grace United…

     Our Brother and Cousin, Richard (Rich) Marousek, 70 years, passed peacefully on March 3, 2018, after a one-year battle against lung cancer.  Rich was born June 13, 1947 in Sioux City, IA to parents Leslie and Margaret (Van Houten) Marousek. Rich attended grade school in…

ohn Franklyn Laird, Jr., the son of John Franklin and Martha Elizabeth (Landis) Laird, was born on January 25, 1932, in Cleveland, OH. He was raised and received his early education there, graduating from high school. After high school, John entered into the U.S. Military on September 15,…

     Deborah Ann Jenkins, was born on May 21, 1935, in Vicksburg, MI, to Cecil and Virginia (Forsythe) Southworth. Deb graduated from high school in Vicksburg and attended Western Michigan University with a major in business and a minor in music.

     Deb…

Mai Lovan, 70 years old of Spencer, IA, passed away on February 27, 2018 at his son’s home after battling an illness in the hospital.  He was born on January 1, 1948, in Vientiane, Laos.

Mai was a free-spirited person who enjoyed spending time with his children, grandchildren, family…

Marjorie Ann (Faulkner) Quist, the daughter of Gerald and Golda (Hupp) Faulkner was born on February 19, 1936 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education.  Following her schooling, she worked at Stubs House of Plenty for several years and…

     Darla Rae Bailey, the daughter of Harold and Norma (Silberstein) Gottsch was born May 13, 1941, in Sutherland, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland High School.  Following high school, she attended a trade school in Omaha, Nebraska, to learn…

The United States geothermal industry has lost another of its founders.

Robert L. “Bob” Wright, age 90, passed away due to cancer on February 22, 2018.  Bob was a classical “old time” landman who could charm almost any landowner into signing a fair agreement.  He…

     John “Jack” Girard Peasley was born to William and Anna Kendergan Peasley on January 31, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa. He attended St. Boniface School. Later, he worked for Goodwill Industries. Jack was proud of making rugs at home with his mother on his own loom. A…

 Rita Mae (Theisen) McCarty, the daughter of John and Anna (Ruden) Theisen, was born on August 20th, 1928 in Le Mars, IA.   She was raised in the Oyens and Remsen area and received her education at St. Catherine's school in Oyens. On February 18th, 2018, Rita passed away…

     Richard Henry Riedemann was born at home on the family farm east of Primghar, IA, to Ernest and Mayme (Horstmann) Riedemann on February 5, 1930. He attended rural schools and graduated in 1948 from Primghar High School. He was called into military service in the fall of 1951. He…

     Pearl Louise (Huston) Lyman, the daughter of Phil and Edna (Elliott) Huston, was born on June 18, 1920 in Hartley, IA. She attended school there and graduating from Hartley High School. After high school, she obtained her Teacher’s Training.

     On…

Carolyn Sue Walton was born on October 7, 1941 in Mountain Home, Arkansas to Mervin “Jim” and Hazel Morris Walton. Her family moved to Everly, Iowa where she graduated from Everly High School in 1959.

 On December 6, 1969, Carolyn married Bob O’Hara. They made their home in…

Edna Louise Rigby, the daughter of Lillian and Martin Schutt, was born on September 17th 1948 in Hampton, Iowa.  She spent most of her young life in Hampton and later moved to Spencer.  

     She met Garold McGuire while living in Spencer.  They became…

     Maurine Mary Spangler, the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Benz) Hauber, was born February 8, 1918 in LeMars, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School.

     Maurine married Willard…

    Virgil John “Corkey” Heinrichs was born April 21, 1928, on a farm near Bridgewater, South Dakota.  His parents were Alphonse Heinrichs and Christina Wernimont.  Corkey spent his childhood in Carroll County, Iowa, where he graduated from 8^th grade at St. Peter and…

      Reva Mae Tomlinson, the daughter of Ralph and Iva (Nafe) Allen, was born on August 22, 1924, in Washta, IA. She grew up on a farm near Washta, where she attended country school and then attended Quimby High School, graduating in 1941. She attended York College…

     Bill Leroy Quist, A.K.A Big Red to some of his childhood cohorts, was born June 27, 1951.  Bill grew up in Spencer Iowa with his brother Roger, sister Nancy, and cousins Tammy (Faulkner) Nighswonger and Jerry Faulkner.  Growing up, Bill ensured Carrol’s…

Cleo was born January 5, 1919, the only child of Nels and Christine (Petersen) Hjelm.  They lived on a farm south of Royal.  Cleo attended Willow Creek country school for the first eight years of her schooling. She then attended high school in Royal, graduating in 1936. Cleo and her close…

  Franklyn Dean Mortensen was born September 20, 1938 to Dean Howard Mortensen and Ireane Mae Guy Mortensen.  He attended the Royal Community School.  He passed away on January 11, 2018 at the Pocahontas Hospital.

     He was married to Linda Ann Wilken on…

James Marvin Hofmeyer, the son of Helen (Espey) Walker and Terrence Hofmeyer, was born on January 17, 1971 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

     He was raised in Spencer, IA and graduated May of 1989 from Spencer High School.  Went to school to get an Associate Degree from Iowa…

     Robert “Bob” Martin Larsen, the son of John and Irene (Christensen) Larsen was born on January 2, 1945 on the farm near Anita, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Anita area, where he attended country school and later attended Anita High School. He later…

Clare Lucille Olsen, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on January 1, 2018, at her residence at the loving and caring Northshire Nursing Home in Spencer.

She was born June 9, 1921 in Virgil, South Dakota to Archie and Mabel (Saville) Hebron.  Her family moved to Cherokee, Iowa,…

     James F. Laddusaw (Jim) was born March 11, 1935, in LeMars, Iowa, to Lawrence Laddusaw and Leona Ruba Laddusaw Smith. Jim grew up in Everly, Lake Park, and Sioux City. He graduated from Sioux City Heelan High School. From high school, Jim enlisted in the…

Oliver Oscar Vogt, the son of Oscar and Eleanor Blaue Vogt, was born March 13, 1924 in Gerald, MO.  At the age of 5, his family moved to Iowa where Ollie received his early education in country schools and later graduated from Calumet High School.  He continued his education at Buena…

Dale Martin Tesch, the son of Harry and Nora Holtgrewe Tesch was born July 17, 1946 in Paullina, Iowa.  Dale received his early education from Primghar Country School and graduated from the Primghar High School. 

     On August 6, 1965, Dale married Rita Van Heuvelen…

     Lynda Gail Nagel, the daughter of Henry and Sadena Nagel, was born on November 1, 1946, in Adrian, Minnesota.  For most of her youth, she lived on a farm where she attended country school in Allendorf, Iowa, and later graduated from Little Rock High School.  Following…

Janis (Jan) Sieh was born in Omaha on November 5^th, 1922 to the parents of Lester and Mildred Shoemaker. She attended North High School in Omaha, Nebraska and Omaha University prior to her employment in the Vice President’s office of the Union Pacific Railroad during the war…

     Paul Conrad Haaland, the son of Thorvald and Margaret (Meredith) Haaland was born December 28, 1950 in Spencer, IA. He grew up in the Royal, IA area, attending Clay Central schools and graduating from Clay Central High School in (1968?) He furthered his education at Iowa State…

      Robert Case Guerttman, the son of William and Luella (Case) Guerttman, was born on November 10, 1921, in Humboldt, Iowa.  Robert received his early education at Humboldt Schools.  The family moved to Spencer when Robert was 14.  He graduated from Spencer…

     Thomas John Hegel, the son of John and Clementine (Scheetz) Hegel, was born October 12, 1941 in New Salem, ND.  His childhood years were spent on a ranch outside of Elmont, ND, where he received his early education at country schools, later graduating from Elmont High…

Betty Louise Koehnk Runkle, the daughter of Otto and Anna Bielfeldt Koehnk was born November 24, 1926 in Clay County, Iowa.  She was raised on a farm southwest of Everly, graduating from Everly as valedictorian of the class of 1944.

     She attended Iowa State Teachers…

     Shawn Lee Smith, the son of Dennis “Patrick” and Nancy (Mengelsen) Smith, was born May 30, 1967 in Spencer, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Fostoria, where he received his education, graduating from Milford High School. After his schooling, he learned…

     Floyd Forrest Faulkner, the son of Gerald and Golda (Hupp) Faulkner, was born December 14, 1941, in Spencer, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education.  Following his schooling, he worked as a truck driver for several…

            Frank Ewing Tuttle, 100, passed away quietly at the Spencer Hospital on December 7, 2017.  The son of Randall Marcus Tuttle and Ruth Ewing Tuttle grew up on a farm on the edge of NW Spencer with his 2 brothers, Peter and Thomas, and they spent their…

    Margaret June Mueller, the daughter of Martin and Ellen (Emanuelson) Jones, was born June 5, 1928 in Linn Grove, IA.  Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, where she received her education, graduating from Peterson High School in 1946.  She worked as a waitress…

    Rex Sunday Travis, the son of Roy and Beatrice Lucille (Sunday) Travis, was born November 5, 1919 in Manson, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Pocahontas, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Pocahontas High School.  After his schooling, he…

Samuel Crosser, beloved husband, father, grandfather,  great-grandfather and dear friend to all, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2017, at Northshire Care Facility in Spencer, Iowa. Sam was born on July 30, 1932, to Milton and Hilda (Jepson) Crosser in Primghar, Iowa.  After…

     William (Bill) Schindler, the son of Gertrude and Everett Schindler, was born November 15, 1947 in Cedar Rapids, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Cedar Rapids area, where he received his education and graduated from George Washington High School in Cedar…

     Dale Marvin Brower, WWII Navy flight instructor officially went “off duty” at 2:10 P.M., Saturday, November 25, 2017.  Dale was born to Marie and Gerritt Brower on March 16, 1922 in Plessis, Iowa. He was 95 ½ y/o soul.  Dale’s heart simply…

     Wayne Gibbons Brown, the son of Lee and Winifred (Gibbons) Brown was born February 19, 1925 in Peterson, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson area where he attended school,…

      Tracy Jay Vestweber, the son of Jack and Gala (Kruger) Vestweber, was born in Clarion, Iowa on May 10, 1960. He received his early education in Dows.

     On September 30, 1978, Tracy married Eva LaRue in Eagle Grove, Iowa. Following their marriage, they…

     Jim Harold Hass, the son of Harold and Beulah (Purcell) Hass, was born on February 8, 1941, in Sutherland, IA. He was raised and received his early education there, graduating from Sutherland High School. After graduation he ran the Champlain gas station for a few years. In 1965…

JoAnn (Rusk) Merrill, the daughter of Clayton James Rusk and Lucille Harriet (Adams) Rusk was born on August 2, 1954, in Spencer, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent on the family farm near…

     Pane Lovan, 48 of Spencer, Iowa, passed away on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017. He was born on February 24, 1969, in Vientiane, Laos, the son of Phin Lovan and Luong thi An, and Vinh and Beng Lovan.

     Pane was a social person, free spirited and…

     Harriet Jean Johannsen, the daughter of Harry and Emma (Kaiser) Hill, was born January 12, 1929, in Sutherland, Iowa.  She received her early education through the 5^th grade in rural Waterman #4…

Terry Donald Steffen, second son of Donald Clarence and Lucile May (Olson) Steffen was born on February 23, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized, confirmed, and learned to make homemade ice cream at the Rossie United Church of Christ. Terry attended Greenville-Rossie and Clay Central schools in…

Clifford Edward Froehlich, the son of Walter and Mary (Thiel) Froehlich was born August 9, 1919 in Cherokee, IA.  His childhood years were spent near Mary Hill, west of Cherokee.  He attended Mary Hill Catholic School until he was 13, when his family moved to Everly, IA.  He…

Florence Mae (Winterboer) Selzer, age 85, formerly of Everly, IA, established her angel wings at Hillcrest Shadow Lake nursing home in Papillion, NE, on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Just 10 days short of her 86^th birthday.     

Florence was born November 22, 1931, to Harm &…

     Mildred Elizabeth Bruns, the daughter of William and Cora (Crouch) Douglass was born January 16, 1916 in Hampton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Hampton area where she attended school, graduating from Hampton High School. She then attended Iowa State…

     Milton Burdette Geidl, the son of Case Corwin and Eva (Kirkpatrick) Geidl, was born May 10, 1928, in Miami, Florida.  His childhood years were spent in Miami and Sioux City, IA, where he received his education.  Burdette entered the military in 1946 and served with the…

Sue Ann Wee, the daughter of Henry and Elise (Mueller) Tewald, was born May 25, 1945 in MeKenyes, Hungary.  Her childhood years were spent in Hungary and Germany.  Sue moved to the United States in 1956 and later became a U.S. Citizen in 1966.   She received her education in…

     Maerene Mason, the daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth (Heien) Curry was born October 23, 1929 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1947. She then attended Ft. Dodge Beauty Academy in…

Kenneth Marvin Pick, 69 years old, passed away at his home in Spencer, IA on Thursday, November 2, 2017 surrounded by his family after a courageous 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

     Kenneth Marvin Pick, son of Andrew Joseph and Mary Bertha Poeckes Pick, was born…

     Dorothy Marie Glade Schmid, daughter of Albert and Matie Riebesehl Glade was born September 10, 1912 on a farm near Ocheyedan, IA. She was called home by her Lord on October 31, 2017 at the age of 105.

     Dorothy attended parochial and public high school…

Robert Dale Carpenter, the son of George Nicholas and Dorothy Helen Morris Carpenter, was born October 19, 1931 in Redfield, Iowa. 

     Robert worked many years for Echo Plus in Spirit Lake, Iowa and eventually retired.  He lived most of his life in Lake Park, Iowa.…

     Donald Francis Hrubes, 77 years old, was born January 1, 1940 in Britt, IA, and was the eldest son of Frank and Alice (Rokos) Hrubes. He was baptized at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan and grew up…

James Franklin Lorenzen, the son of Frank and Clara Radgey Lorenzen was born February 10, 1953 in Spencer, Iowa.  He received his education from Spencer High School.  Following his schooling, Jim worked for the Railroad for 6 years and then for Don O’Hara for two years along with…

    William “Bill” Howard Brennan, the son of William Michael and Beulah (Lueken) Brennan, was born August 22, 1929 in Rural Ruthven, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in the Ruthven area, graduating from Ruthven High School.  After his schooling, he entered…

Richard G. Harris, the son of Leon and Viola (Twigg) Harris, was born May 16, 1929 in Rolfe, IA.  His early childhood years were spent in Rolfe until his family moved to Everly, IA in 1935.  In Everly, he attended a country grade school. He went on to graduate from Everly High School in…

Jessie Lee Brustares was born December 3, 1987, in Spencer, IA, and passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Sioux Falls, SD, following a sudden illness. He was 29 years old. 

     He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Peter Brustares, Jr.; his grandmother, Gwen…

Jerred Lee Loudermilk, the son of John and Jennifer Larson Loudermilk, was born July 23, 1976 at the Spencer Hospital.  He loved growing up and helping on the farm and graduated from Spencer High School.  He attended SW Technical School in Jackson, MN.  He then became a carpenter in…

     Jerry Ganzevoort, the son of Cyril and Marie (Mathis) Ganzevoort was born on April 26, 1945, in Greenville, KY. Jerry graduated from Sioux Valley Community Schools, lettering in basketball and track. (He broke the track record for the mile) Jerry entered the U.S. Army in…

     Arvin George Schmidt, the son of John and Lena (Frick) Schmidt, was born September 2, 1932 in Spencer, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Moneta, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Moneta High School.  He later attended and graduated from Des…

Roger Lee Hayenga was a scholar. He was quick to teach, and sometimes quick to teach you to educate yourself. Many remember asking him a question and receiving the answer, “Look it up.” Not because he didn’t know, but because Roger wanted you to own your knowledge. He believed…

     Carol Janet Lowe, the daughter of Melvin and Vivian (Johnson) Aakhus, was born December 25, 1946 in Hartley, Iowa.  She grew up in Everly, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School in 1965.  She was confirmed at the Hope Lutheran Church…

Barbara Jean McDonough-Umbrell, the daughter of Marguerite Loehr and Raymond Winthers, was born April 9, 1947, in Webb, Iowa.    She received her early education in Webb and later at South Clay High School.

     Barbara married Marvin Umbrell in 1965 at the…

Connie Jean Baker was born on January 23, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa.  Her early childhood years in Everly.  She graduated from Spencer High School in 1973.  On June 16, 1973, she married her husband, Kent.  They welcomed her first child, Lisa, that same year.  Three years…

Alida “Jo” Josephine Tuttle, the daughter of Ray Porter Black and Mable (Cross) Black, was born August 26, 1920, in Webb, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1938.  She lived in Clay County…

     Joy Marie Austad, the daughter of William and Alice (Zick) Walterman was born October 19, 1946, in Madison, SD. Her childhood years were spent in the Madison area where she attended school and graduated from Madison High School. After graduation Joy moved to Aberdeen, SD, where…

     Carly Anne Kreibaum, the daughter of Roger and Gail (Noethe) Buchholtz, was born on December 9, 1983 in Sheldon, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley in 1984 and later confirmed in 1998. She was raised and attended school in Sibley, graduating in…

Darrel Rae Walton, the son of Boyd and Edna (Allen) Walton, was born January 21, 1945 in Everly, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Everly, where he received his education, graduating from Everly High School in 1962.  After his schooling, he worked in Spencer, Iowa at Globe…

     Don B. Phipps, the son of David and Donna (Yeager) Phipps was born April 6, 1958, in Eagle Grove, Iowa. As a child, Don and his family moved around a lot. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 18 and served until his Honorable Discharge.

     Don worked…

Ruth Lavonne Batschelet, the daughter of Gabe and Bessie (Fallon) Bolyard, was born on October 22, 1930, in Spencer, Iowa.  She grew up on a farm near Greenville and attended school in Gillett Grove, Iowa, until she was in 4^th grade.  In the fall of 1940, her family moved to a farm north…

Phyllis Mae Dahnke Eifert was born February 13, 1931, in Hartley, Iowa, to Irvin Fred and Lizzie (Wittrock) Dahnke. 

    Phyllis grew up on a farm near Hartley, Iowa.  She moved with her family to Sutherland, Iowa, where she attended grade school, and later attended and…

     Thomas Lloyd Pearson, the son of Richard Nells and Louisa (Olson) Pearson, was born October 21, 1928 in Fostoria, IA.  His childhood years were spent in Milford, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Milford High School.  After his schooling, he enlisted…

Colton Mitchell Baschke, the son of Mitch & Missy Baschke was born on June 23, 1991 in Spencer IA. Colton grew up in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 2009. He then attended college at ICCC in Fort Dodge and then ILCC in Spencer. Colton was employed at Polaris Industries in…

Edith Hansen, the daughter of Edward Francis and Frances Lucille Barnette Washington, was born November 29, 1914 in Ruthven, IA.  She received her early education at a country school in Ruthven and graduated from Spencer High School.

     Edith married Ervin Hansen on…

     Virginia Gayle Koenen, the daughter of Fred and Matie (Gipple) Richter, was born on August 5, 1920 in Anita, Iowa. At an early age, her family moved to Sac City, IA, where she graduated from high school in 1938.

     Virginia married Donald Lester Koenen on…

Melinda (55) passed away September 13, 2017 in Bloomington, MN.  Melinda – or Mindy as she was known – was born October 10, 1961 in Spencer, Iowa.  In recent years, Mindy resided at a REM group home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  She attended a daycare workshop, RISE…

     Raymond Glenn Hart, the son of Raymond and Ethel (Mason) Hart was born on September 21, 1924, in Langdon, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Langdon area where he attended school and graduated from Webb High School. He then furthered his education at the…

  Stuart Frank Kruse, the son of Frank and Marilyn (Hughes) Kruse, was born October 24, 1962 in Spencer, Iowa.  His childhood years were spent in Royal, where he received his education from Clay Central Community Schools.

    After his schooling he enlisted in the U.S.…

Helen 'Connie' Jane Peters, the daughter of Walter and Annie Speth Conrad, was born November 27, 1925 in Bingham Lake, MN.  Connie received her early education at Meadow Township School in Lake Center and graduated from Spencer High School in 1943.

     Connie married…

     Velma Mae Crew (Brinkley) was the daughter of Cleve and Florence Brinkley.  Her childhood was spent in rural Ayrshire where she graduated from Silver Lake Consolidated School.

     Velma married Marvin on May 22, 1940 at the Methodist Church in…

      Donna Rae Schwarz, the daughter of Fred and Hilda (Ringler) Winter, was born March 10, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Sioux City, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Sioux City East High School.

    …

Bonnie Albertson celebrated life, and it showed. And when she talked of death she made it known that she wanted a celebration after she died. Little did she, or any of us, know that she would be present for a celebration in her last days of life.

Bonnie (Sanderson) Albertson, 74, of Spirit Lake,…

Bryan Jay Granstra was born on May 13, 1958 in Sioux Falls, SD. He went home to meet his Savior on August 31, 2017 at the age of 59. He was the beloved son of Barney J. and Shirley (Ruehle) Granstra both living in Spencer.

     He was baptized in Pierre SD Lutheran Memorial…