Obituaries
Dr. Jerry X Tamisiea
Jan 7, 2015
Dr. Jerry X Tamisiea (88) of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at the Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Spirit Lake. Born on June 18, 1926, in Craig, Nebraska, Jerry leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Alpha Mae (Fear) Tamisiea, and their three children: Leslie (Tamisiea) Krecklow of Omaha, Nebraska; Bruce Tamisiea of Spirit Lake,...
Dorothy Joan Strawn
Jan 6, 2015
Dorothy Joan Strawn, the daughter of John and Dorothea Jensen Erbs, was born June 15, 1925 in Dickens, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Lake Center Township Consolidated School in 1942. Dorothy continued her education at Hamilton's in Mason City, IA. Dorothy married Ralph 'Red' Max Strawn on April 4, 1947 in Jackson, MN. Dorothy spent 20...
Eugene 'Gene' Franklin Merrill
Jan 6, 2015
Eugene Franklin Merrill, the son of Adelbert and Beda (Anderson) Merrill, was born November 29, 1927 in Marathon, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire, Iowa, where he received his education. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 until his honorable discharge in 1952. Gene married Darlene...
Frances Vivian 'Peters' Slinger
Jan 5, 2015
Frances Vivian 'Peters' Slinger, was born at Sibley, Iowa on October 5, 1926. She grew up in the Hartley area where she attended country school. She married Robert (Bob) Peters on January 29, 1942. To this union three daughters were born. They farmed for a while, later moving into Hartley, where her husband worked for Lars Bersheim. She worked at...
Charles Earnest 'Spider' Woods
Jan 5, 2015
Charles Earnest 'Spider' Woods, the son of Dale and Esther (Angle) Woods, was born on March 14, 1945, in Garner, IA. As a young child Charles's family lived in various communities, including Germany, before settling in Spencer in 1962. He finished his schooling here and graduated from Spencer High School. Charles married Joanne Anderson on June 28, 1965, and to...
Vivian Heikens Herbster
Jan 5, 2015
Vivian Heikens Herbster, 96, died in Milford, Iowa, on Monday, January 5, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 9, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Milford with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in rural Spencer. The family will greet friends Thursday evening at St. Joseph's from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Vivian...
William 'Bill' Lowe
Jan 4, 2015
William 'Bill' Theodore Lowe, the son of Leonard and Martha (Prentice) Lowe, was born November 7, 1934 in Mallard, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Ayrshire High School. After his schooling, he entered the military and served as a corporal in the U.S. Army from 1954 until his honorable discharge...
Betty Lou Osterson
Jan 4, 2015
Betty Lou Osterson, the daughter of Harvey and Marion (Lambertus) Walstrom, was born on September 17, 1943 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in the Greenville and Rossie Schools. On May 21, 1965, Betty married Donald Osterson in St. Paul, MN. Following their marriage, the couple resided in Greenville. Betty enjoyed living in Greenville and...
Father John Francis Cain
Jan 3, 2015
Father John Francis Cain, the son of James and Maria Murphy Cain, was born February 3, 1923 in Oyens, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Moneta High School. Following his high school education, John stayed on the farm for eight years to help his father farm. He continued his education at Loras College with a B.A....
Merle Graff Jr.
Jan 1, 2015
SERVICES Private family services will take place at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
John Lewis Smith
Dec 30, 2014
John Lewis Smith, the son of Jacob and Lena (Schultz) Smith was born February 25, 1922 in Havelock, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Havelock area, where he attended school. John enlisted in the U.S. Navy after high school, serving in both World War II and the Korean War, until his Honorable Discharge. He married Leona Hanson on...
Bernice Wolthuis Bowers
Dec 30, 2014
Bernice Wolthuis Bowers was the first born to William & Anna (Pohl) Bendlin on September 30, 1916. She was baptized on November 5, 1916 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Manson and confirmed at First Evangelical Church in Spencer. She attended school in Summit Township, graduating from Spencer High School. Bernice was married to Gerhard Wolthuis on January 19, 1938....
Margaret Jeanne Gould
Dec 30, 2014
Margaret Jeanne Gould, the daughter of Theron Franklin Peel and Ona Belle Marsh Peel, was born August 31, 1926 in Sibley, Iowa. She received her early education in Sibley and graduated in 1944. Following high school, Margaret attended Northwest Bible School for 3 years and then Northwestern College in Orange City graduating in 1963. Margaret married Jay Gould on May...
Dawn Seeley
Dec 30, 2014
Dawn, the daughter of Edgar and Phyllis DeVries, was born on October 31, 1959 in Monterey, California. Her childhood years were spent in Texas, Rhode Island, and Florida while her father served in the United States Navy. As a young teenager, she moved to Sheldon, Iowa, where she graduated from Sheldon High School in 1977. She then attended South Dakota...
Earl Curry, Jr
Dec 29, 2014
Earl Curry Jr., age 89, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 29, 2014. Earl was born October 24, 1925 to Earl Sr. and Doris (Williams) Curry. He grew up in Spencer with short stints in Texas and Seattle Washington. He moved back to Spencer where he married Effie Taylor on June 22, 1947. They...
Mavis Helen Olin
Dec 29, 2014
Mavis Helen Olin, the daughter of Julius and Olga Matilda (Larson) Jenson, was born January 27, 1918, in Britt, Iowa. She graduated from Crystal Lake High School in 1935, and later attended UNI as an Education Major as well as a Basketball and Field Hockey athlete. After graduating from UNI, she accepted a teaching position in Royal. During her 5...
Leroy Nellis
Dec 27, 2014
Leroy Nellis, the son of Merrill and Helen (Baumeister) Nellis, was born June 15, 1925 in O'Brien County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley area, where he received his education in country schools. Leroy married Doris Mangham on August 8, 1948 in Greenville, IA. After their marriage, they lived in Royal, IA before moving to May City...
Helene Wegner
Dec 25, 2014
Helene Evelyn Wegner, the daughter of Art and Veronica (Mischak) Weber, was born December 17, 1941, in Waterloo, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Gilbertville, Iowa where she received her education, graduating from Don Bosco High School. Following high school, she worked at a locker for one year. Helene married Larry Wegner on February 6, 1960, in Gilbertville. After...
Wayne Allen Ginger
Dec 23, 2014
Wayne Allen Ginger, the son of David and Kate Ginger, was born August 27, 1928, in Gaza, O'Brien County, Iowa. His early childhood years were spent in Sutherland, and in 1938 his family moved to Everly, Iowa, where he continued his education, graduating from Brooks School near Peterson, Iowa. Wayne married June Craddock on October 21, 1950, at the Naval...
Daniel John Toft
Dec 23, 2014
Daniel John Toft, 79, died at his home in Peterson, Iowa on December 22nd, 2014, of natural causes. Born on October 5th, 1935, Dan was shaped by small town life in the fairly new immigrant town of Royal, Iowa, set squarely in the verdant prairie. His family was integral in the establishment of the German Lutheran church. His grandfather had...
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