Obituaries

     Mary  Evelyn Grover, the daughter of George and Mary (Schultz) Laubenthal, was born December 8, 1940 in Emmetsburg, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Graettinger, Iowa, where she received her education.  Mary moved to Nebraska, where she worked for 12…

        Iva “Bernadine” Dunaway Milton Cushman, was born on June 18, 1914, the youngest daughter of Samuel and Ida (Liechty) Dunaway along with an older sister, Mildred she was raised on a farm west of Milford, IA and attended country school. After…

     Margaret May (Bale) Mackie, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Dewey) Bale, was born October 23, 1927, on a farm northwest of Ruthven, Iowa. She graduated from Ruthven High School and Hamilton Business College in Mason City, Iowa.

     She married…

     Karen Kay Lynn, the daughter of Maynard and Marjorie (Thygersen) Buse, was born on June 30, 1938, in Albert City, Iowa. She attended 1^st grade at a country school in Newell. She then was raised and went on to complete her education in Marathon, graduating from Marathon High…

       Glenn was born June 12, 1922, near Hartley, Iowa, the only child of Louis Stoterau and Alma Wills Stoterau.  He graduated from Hartley High School, then served from 1942-1945 as company clerk in the U.S. Army in the European conflict of WW II. …

     Kenneth (Doc) Eugene Manwarren, son of  Eugene and Bonnie (Rudolph) Manwarren, was born on September 16, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado.  His childhood years were spent mostly in the Spencer area and he graduated with class of 1968 at Spencer High…

    Philip John Oviatt, the son of Kevin Oviatt and Lori (Sweet) Oviatt was born on April 8, 1983, in Spencer, Iowa.  He attended Spencer High School where he graduated in the class of 2001. 
    He excelled in bowling at the national level and tried out to make the USA…

   Arthur Lester Evans Jr. was born July 11, 1924, in the Gillett Grove area to Arthur and Orpha (Warwick) Evans. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove where he attended school and graduated from Gillett Grove Consolidated School in 1944.  Art was active in High School…

Marvin Guy Kephart was born June 20, 1937, in Langdon, Missouri, to Ernest and Ida May (Davis) Kephart. He was the 9th child of 12. He held a variety of jobs throughout his years, but the one he loved best was working for farmers.

     Marvin served in the U.S. Army from 1954…

   Margaret May Anderson, the daughter of Marshall and Frances (Olmsted) Elkin, was born February 14, 1934 in Estherville, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1953.  After her schooling she…

Wanda Emma Keen, the daughter of Earl and Belle (Hindt) Whitmore, was  born July 10, 1932 in Sheldon, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in the Sheldon area, where she graduated from high school in 1950.  She attended Sheldon Junior College for one year, receiving a 2^nd semester…

    Eric Michael Foxhoven, the son of Ronald and Kathy (Muller) Foxhoven was born August 14, 1973, in Mapleton, Iowa. His childhood years were spent Mapleton where he attended school before moving to Spencer, Iowa, in 1987. He graduated from Spencer High School in…

Ernest George Bruns, son of Peter E. and Marie (Schmidt) Bruns, was born on the family farm north of George, Iowa on May 16, 1935.  He received Christ as his only Lord and Savior at the age of 5.  He received his education in George, Iowa.  He served in the U.S. Army from November…

    Lavon Arlee Kephart, the daughter of Oscar and Esther (Kruse) Walstrom, was born on September 22, 1924, in the Royal area. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran in Royal and later  confirmed at First English. She  received her early education at Lincoln Twp. School #2…

Timothy Berton Menke, DDS, FAGD, age 69, son of Lester and Kathlyn Menke, passed away on April 8, 2021, in Spencer, Iowa, in hospice care following a short illness.

Tim was born on November 21, 1951, in Cherokee, Iowa, and grew up on a farm near Calumet. He was an energetic and…

     Gloria JoAnn (Mohr) Harris of Spencer, Iowa passed away Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa, three weeks shy of her 90th birthday. She was born April 28, 1931, at Lutheran Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa to Walter and Eunice (Wiese) Mohr.

Maddisen Celeste Hall, the daughter of Angie York and Micah Hall, was born August 11, 1997 in Spirit Lake, IA.  Maddisen received her early education in Spencer and later graduated from Graettinger-Terril School on May 15, 2016. 
   
Maddisen loved to dance in High School and was…

    Craig Martin Kolb, the son of Thomas and Joyce (Wiard) Kolb was born December 12, 1950, in Berkley, California.  He was the second of eight boys.  They lived in several states and found a family home in Woodland Hills, California, where Craig graduated from Taft High…

Donald Dean Manley was born November 9^th, 1928 in Calumet Iowa to Thomas T. and Frances W. (Lorenzen) Manley. He was a twin to Dorothy Jean (Manley) Cooper. Don grew up on a farm south of Primghar and attended grade school and high school in nearby Gaza. He was active in 4-H and High School sports,…

Delah “Jean” (Hefti) Elbert, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Stoddard) Hefti was born August 10, 1930 at home in rural LuVerne, IA.

     Her childhood years were spent in the LuVerne area where she received her education graduating from Vernon Country School in…

Marianne Baumgartner Werling Daughter of John and Anna {Elmer} Baumgartner was born March 4^th 1930 in Renwick Iowa she attended Vernon country school near Renwick graduating in 1948. She was also a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in…

     Maxine Joyce Davis, the daughter of William and Agnes (Nemmers) Dunt was born November 12, 1931 in Cresco, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Cresco area, where she attended school and graduated from Assumption High School in Cresco in…

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    Mary Janice Erick, the daughter of Henry and Mary Evelyn (Huss) Berberich was born January 25, 1930, in…

   Lenis L. (Lucky) Luchtel, the son of Arthur C. and Helen (Campbell) Luchtel, was born on July 3, 1934.  His childhood years were spent in the Wall Lake area where he attended school and graduated from Wall Lake High School in 1952.

   Lenis was united in marriage to…

Nicholas Alvin Durst, the son of Alvin and Mildred (Warren) Durst was born July 31, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1968.

Nicholas enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and served until his…

Richard “Dick” Allen Terpstra, the son of Rients and Lorian (Peterson) Terpstra was born May 12, 1933, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley area where he attended Lincoln #8 country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1951.
Dick enlisted in the…

     Karen Lynn Olin, daughter of William Scarborough and Clara Jean (Moore) Ostenstad was born September 23, 1951 in Des Moines, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in…

     Vernon Dean Banks , the son of Melvin Lloyd Banks and Gladys Marie (North) Banks-Schmeling was born on August 3, 1942 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Vernon’s hearing was lost when he was a toddler after he contracted spinal meningitis. His childhood years were spent at the Iowa…

Georgia D. Soule 90, of Arnolds Park passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Georgia was born April 24, 1930 to George and Bertha (Halfrich) Astor in Sioux City, Iowa. She received her education in Sioux City attending St. Joseph Catholic, Woodrow Jr High and Central High School. Georgia was united in…

Rosella Rosacker, the daughter of William and Lorena Neary Fogarty was born September 20, 1931 in West Bend, IA.  She received her education and graduated from Rodman, IA in 1950.  Rosella continued her education at Omaha Business School in Omaha, NE.

     Rosella…

Jerry Wayne Gross was born February 21, 1950, to Lorana (Pat) Brinkley Gross and Raymond Gross. He was joined by siblings Randy, Jane, Tom, and Kathy.
Jerry attended South Clay Schools, graduating in 1968. He attended college at Iowa State University.

Jerry served in the Army National…

     Vinh Lovan, the son of Lone Lovan and Lothi Yen was born May 2, 1942 in Son La, Vietnam. His childhood years were spent in Son La, where he helped his family farm the fields.

     Vinh married Beng Hoang on August 28, 1966 in Vientiane, Laos, and they…

Mark William Bruggom was born April 5, 1952 in Sheldon, Iowa to William Herman Bruggom and Francis Lavonne (Johnson) Bruggom. His early days were spent on the family farm near Archer, Iowa, where he attended elementary school. He attended Sheldon High School with his only sibling,…

Bob Krile was born September 18, 1924 to Walter Krile and Thelma Slay in Truax, IA where his dad worked on the Railroad building bridges.  Bob was the oldest of three sons.  The family then moved to Parkersburg, IA where the boys attended school and graduated.  Bob was active in…