Obituaries
James 'Jim' Michael Lestrange
Oct 30, 2014
James "Jim" Michael LeStrange, the son of James William and Clara (Stratman) LeStrange, was born May 31, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA. Jim was raised in Terril, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Terril High School in 1961. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Air Force from 1961 until his honorable discharge...
Allen Lee Weier
Oct 29, 2014
Allen Lee Weier, the son of Lloy and Jennie (Kruse) Weier, was born July 16, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, IA, where he received his education. He entered the military in 1962, where he served with the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge in 1966. While in the Navy, he was stationed...
Inez Marcelle Peters
Oct 29, 2014
Inez Marcelle Peters, the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Meyer) Friedrichsen, was born on July 19, 1922, in Fort Crook, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Earl Lawrence Peters on December 28, 1939, Hartley, Iowa. They had lived in the Hartley area all their married life. Inez supported her husband on the family farm for nearly 60 years. She...
Ruth Arlene Boyd
Oct 28, 2014
Ruth Arlene Boyd, the daughter of Fred and Alta (Huffman) was born on March 11, 1924 in Ruthven, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm near Ruthven and graduated from Ruthven High School in 1941. She was a lifelong member of the Ruthven American Legion Auxiliary. Ruth took a part-time job in the 1950's as a waitress at Stub's...
Hazel Freeman
Oct 25, 2014
Hazel Irene Freeman, the daughter of Lloyd and Alta (Larsen) McCannon was born July 30, 1924 in Royal, Iowa. She received her education at the Linn Grove School, graduating in 1942. Hazel married Harry Freeman on January 24, 1946, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed in the Webb area until 1981 when they moved into...
Renee Quist Lyman
Oct 21, 2014
Renee Lynette Quist Lyman, the daughter of Robert and Marjorie (Faulkner) Quist was born November 11, 1969 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where she attended school, graduating from Spencer High School in 1987. Renee attended ABI in Minneapolis, MN and worked as a nanny before returning to Spencer. She liked camping, reading, writing...
Vivian Edna Smith
Oct 20, 2014
Vivian Edna Smith, the daughter of Eric and Esther (Anderson) Carlson, was born on June 17, 1930 in Marathon, IA. She spent her early years there where she attended school and graduated from Marathon High School. Following high school she married Vern Wright. They lived in Sioux Rapids where she was a homemaker. To this union two sons were born:...
Barbara Pierson
Oct 18, 2014
Barbara Pierson, daughter of Howard and Florence Smith Mason, was born on February 14, 1933 in Ruthven, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Ruthven. She attended Ruthven High School where she played post guard and her sister Margaret played post forward on the Ram-ette basketball team. KICD called the passes "Mason to Mason". She graduated in 1951. Donald Pierson...
Beverly Zahrt Jeppeson
Oct 13, 2014
Beverly Mae (Zahrt) Jeppeson was born February 25, 1931 to Fred William and Rachel (Roberts) Zahrt in Rossie, Iowa. Beverly graduated from Greenville-Rossie High School in 1948, where she was actively involved in all sports and musical activities during her high school years. Beverly showed a love for dance and music early in her life. She sang and tap-danced professionally...
Betty Louise Rienfeld
Oct 12, 2014
Betty Louise Rienfeld, the daughter of Wilhelm and Catherine (Hansen) Rahbusch, was born on December 2, 1932, in Sutherland, IA. She attended Sutherland High School until her sophomore year, when she became a nanny. She also worked at the Hub Hotel in Primghar. On July 9, 1950, she married Myrl Rienfeld. Following their marriage, she started working Mental Health Institute...
Jane Brown
Oct 11, 2014
Jane Kay Brown, the daughter of Harold & Mary (Kruse) Dean, was born August 29, 1937 in Arnolds Park, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, IA, where she received her early education and later graduated from Peterson High School. Jane later attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, IA. After her schooling, she returned to Peterson and...
Gary Blair
Oct 10, 2014
Gary Dean Blair, the son of John and Maggie (Morris) Blair was born on December 29, 1932, near Gillett Grove, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville and Rossie, IA area where he attended school. Gary worked for various farmers growing up, until moving to Spencer, IA in 1950. He married Lorraine Boettcher on July 20, 1956 at...
Elliana Faith Galbraith
Oct 9, 2014
Left to cherish Elliana's memory, her parents: Edward Galbraith and Allison Bendlin; paternal half-brother, Brayden Meyer; her maternal grandmother, Paula Bendlin; maternal great grandmother, Geraldine Rabel; paternal grandparents, Kim and Jan Galbraith; paternal great grandmothers: Arlene Galbraith and Dorothy Simonsen; aunts and uncles: Jimmy & Julie Bendlin, Jeff & Melissa Bendlin, Amanda & Chris Woodall, John & Stephanie Bendlin and...
Evelyn Joyce Roberts
Oct 8, 2014
Evelyn Joyce Roberts, the daughter of John and Ella Wiese Trojahn, was born near Moneta, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Moneta High School in 1941. She then attended Buena Vista College and Iowa Teachers College.Evelyn taught school, throughout the years, in Cornell, Sioux Rapids and Rembrandt. On October 6, 1946, Evelyn married Raymond Dale Roberts in...
Mark Campney
Oct 5, 2014
Mark Eugene Campney, the son of James Elmer and Ethel (Corle) Campney was born September 30, 1924 near Curlew, IA. His childhood years were in the Palo Alto County, IA area, where he attended school, graduating from Emmetsburg High School in 1945. He farmed four years before being drafted in 1946 into the U.S. Army and served in the Occupation...
Eileen June Drzycimski-Shellum
Oct 4, 2014
Eileen June Drzycimski Shellum, the daughter of John Edward (Jack) Drzycimski and Ona Grace Theeler Drzycimski, was born March 1, 1923 in Linn Grove, Iowa. She, with her brothers Kenneth (Bud) and Jerry grew up on farms in the Linn Grove and Peterson areas. She graduated from Linn Grove High School in 1940 and continued her education at The American...
Loren Wilmer Reed
Sep 30, 2014
Loren Wilmer Reed, son of C.B. and Dagmar (Heick) Reed was born January 22, 1919 on a farm in Clay County north of Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson area where he graduated from Peterson High School in 1937. He attended Iowa State University. He married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Zwick, on June 12, 1940...
Alice Patrick
Sep 28, 2014
Alice Marie Patrick, the daughter of Nels and Julia (Anderson) Holmberg, was born February 16, 1932 in rural Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, where she received her education. Alice worked on a farm after her schooling and enjoyed raising horses. She married Burris Patrick on March 13, 1954 at Maple Grove Church in rural Sutherland, Iowa....
Arlan Keith Clausen
Sep 26, 2014
Arlan Keith Clausen, the son of Peter and Myrtle (Runkle) Clausen, was born May 5, 1919, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in rural Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1936. Arlan married Irma Garms on February 14, 1946, in Royal, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Spencer area. Arlan...
Elizabeth Ries
Sep 25, 2014
Elizabeth June Ries, the daughter of William and Louise (Heinzman) Hill was born July 20, 1922 in Omaha, NE. Her childhood years were spent in the Omaha area, where she attended school and graduated in 1940. After school Elizabeth worked assembling Bombers during WWII. Elizabeth married Leonard Ries on June 1, 1946 in Omaha, NE. They moved to Waterloo, IA...
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