Obituaries
Goldie Ruth Miller
Aug 10, 2014
Goldie Ruth Miller, the daughter of Clyde and Eliza Richardson Utley was born February 4, 1929 in Ayrshire, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Ayrshire area, where she was raised by her adoptive parents Tom and Mary Virgil. She graduated from Ayrshire High School in 1946. Goldie married Walter Miller on September 25, 1946, in Ayrshire, IA, where...
Herman 'Kay' Kunath
Aug 9, 2014
Herman 'Kay' Kunath the son of Sumner and Bertha Miller Kunath was born at home in Spencer September 13th 1923. His childhood years were spent there where he had his first job at 11 as a paperboy. From there he went on to graduate from Spencer High School in 1941. While in High School he was part of a vocal...
Jay Todd Hessman
Aug 1, 2014
Jay Todd Hessman was born to David and Arlene (Jackson) Hessman on April 15, 1962 at the Muscatine General Hospital in Muscatine, IA. At age one, he moved to Ida County, Ida Grove, IA where he spent most of his growing up years. The family moved to Spencer in 1979 where he graduated from Spencer High School in 1981 and...
Donna Mae Hrubes
Jul 26, 2014
Donna Mae (Bleich) Hrubes, 74 years old, was born March 8, 1940 in Algona, IA, and was the eldest daughter of Frank and Minnie Bleich. She was baptized at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and grew up in Wesley, IA. No stranger to challenges in her life, she was rescued with her mother and sister from a house fire when she...
Dorothy Eleanor Franseen
Jul 26, 2014
Dorothy Eleanor Franseen, the daughter of Ray and Esther (Wenell) Gustafson, was born April 14, 1925 in Albert City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Laurens, where she received her education, graduating from Laurens High School. Following high school, she continued her education for one year at Four C's Business College in Des Moines. Dorothy married Alden Franseen on...
Willliam Arthur Devos
Jul 26, 2014
William Arthur DeVos, the son of William and Gertrude (Pluim) DeVos, was born on June 2, 1921, in Sioux Center, IA. He grew up in Sioux County and attended and graduated from high school in Ireton. On October 28, 1942, William married Betty Lyle in Lawton IA. Shortly after their marriage, he entered into the military on December 18, 1942,...
Esther Sebby
Jul 26, 2014
SERVICES Memorial services will take place 1:30 P.M., Monday, August 4, at the Warner Chapel in Spencer. OFFICIATING Pastor Sarah Rohret CASKET BEARERS VISITATION Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at Warner Funeral Home MUSIC "Amazing Grace" "Going Down the Valley" Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" "Peace in the Valley" INTERMENT Lone Tree Cemetery - Everly, Iowa
Shirley Mae Marble
Jul 23, 2014
Shirley Mae Marble, the daughter of Ralph and Mildred (Duhn) Masters, was born May 21, 1924, in Graettinger, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Graettinger where she received her education, graduating from Graettinger High School in 1942. Shirley married Charles Marble on August 5, 1945. After their marriage, they moved to Spencer, IA where they raised their family. Following...
Richard Dale Berger
Jul 23, 2014
Richard Dale Berger, the son of Charles and Helen (Dyer) Berger, was born December 13, 1945 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Ayrshire, where he received his early education. His family later moved to LeRoy, MN where he completed his education. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the Army during the Vietnam Conflict...
Shirley Kramer
Jul 20, 2014
Shirley Joan Kramer, the daughter of Harlen and Darlene (Merchant) Steburg, was born December 18, 1941 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Fort Dodge, where she received her education. She spent one year in West Virginia with her aunt when she was a young girl. Her family moved to Peterson, IA where she was 13 years...
Susanne Lee Weaver
Jul 19, 2014
Susanne Lee Weaver, the daughter of Silas and Doris (Fredenburg) Steele was born February 16, 1941 in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, IA area where she attended country school, before graduating from Sutherland Consolidated High School. Susanne married Douglas Weaver at the Church Of Christ in Sutherland, IA, on August 2, 1959. She was a...
Betty Ruth Beal
Jul 12, 2014
Betty Ruth Beal, the daughter of Ersel and Myrtle (Waters) Curry, was born February 25, 1935, in Aurora, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Aurora where she received her education. Betty married David Beal on December 8, 1951, at the Aurora Free Methodist Church. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer, IA, where she spent her early years as...
Lavonne E. Taylor
Jul 12, 2014
SERVICES At LaVonne's request, there will be no visitation or services. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Judy Ann Frerichs
Jul 8, 2014
Judy Ann Lorenz Frerichs, 72, of Lost Island Lake, Iowa died at 3:57 AM, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones. Judy was born July 23, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa to George and Lillian (Voogd) Lorenz and spent her happy childhood on a farm west of Dickens, Iowa enjoying the country...
Steven Lee Lutes
Jul 2, 2014
The brother of Becky Campbell of Spencer. Steven Lee Lutes, the son of Arthur 'Bill' and Margaret 'Rusty' (Cobbs) Lutes, was born June 29, 1949 in Decatur, Illinois. His childhood years were spent in several communities, graduating from Spirit Lake Community School. Steve married Rhonda Geerdes and to this union two daughters were born, Stephanie and Pepper. He lived in...
Howard Raymond Porter
Jul 2, 2014
Howard Raymond Porter, the son of Bert and Bessie (Merrell) Porter, was born June 26, 1923 in Albion, NE. His childhood years were spent in Boone County, Nebraska, where he received his early education in country schools. His family later moved to Marathon, Iowa, where he continued his high school education, graduating from Marathon High School in 1940. After his...
Richard Trevor Kirksey, Sr.
Jul 1, 2014
Richard T. Kirksey, the son of James and Bernie (Anderson) Kirksey, was born October 11, 1918 in Illmo, Missouri. At an early age, the family moved to Dupo, Illinois. Richard completed his high school education at Dupo Community High School in Illinois. Richard married Lillian M. Berry on August 10, 1940 at Jefferson City, Missouri. Richard was employed by Phillips...
Marjorie Becket
Jun 23, 2014
Marjorie Elizabeth Becket, age 98, passed away on June 23, 2014 in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was a life-long resident of Spencer, and had moved recently to be near her daughter and family in Louisiana. Marge was born on March 27, 1916 in Carroll, Iowa to Charles Blaine Hobbs and Anna Messenger Hobbs. The family moved to Spencer shortly after and...
Richard (Rick) David Gray
Jun 22, 2014
Richard (Rick) Gray, the son of Richard and Lowene Belva (Brallier) Gray, was born January 15, 1951 in Salem, Oregon. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1969. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from 1971 until his honorable discharge in 1973. Rick married Monika...
Caroline Christina Kressin
Jun 21, 2014
Caroline Kressin, 87, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2014. She was born Caroline Christina Hannah Friedrich, on September 27, 1926, to Rev. Walter and Alma (Thraum) Friedrich, in Willow Township, Greene County, Iowa. She was baptized in infancy, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Coon Rapids, Iowa, by her...
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