Obituaries
Jeanette Dolores Holiday
Feb 3, 2014
Jeanette Dolores (Andersen) Holiday, the daughter of Hartman and Anna (Lundblad) Andersen, was born December 4, 1929 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Jeanette grew up in Gillett Grove and graduated from Gillett Grove Consolidated High School in 1947. After high school, she attended business school and worked as a secretary for Ben Abben in Spencer. Jeanette married Julian Curtis ('Jack') Holiday...
Gordon Erick
Feb 2, 2014
Gordon Erick was born November 10, 1951, son of William & Janice Erick. He lived in the Royal, Everly areas where he attended school in Everly, graduating in 1970. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the Army from 1971 until his honorable discharge in 1973. He was married in Spencer in 1973 and to this marriage,...
Lyle Williams
Jan 31, 2014
Lyle LuVerne Williams, the son of Lloyd and Bessie Nelson Williams was born January 7, 1925 in Royal, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Webb, IA area where he attended school, graduating as Valedictorian from Garfield Webb High School in 1942. Lyle married Betty Andersen at the Lutheran Parsonage in Storm Lake, IA on March 8, 1949. He...
Kenneth Ingman Hoyne
Jan 30, 2014
Kenneth Ingman Hoyne, the son of Kenneth and Ellen (Siebert) Hoyne, was born July 17, 1920 in Hurley, SD. His childhood years were spent in Chicago, and later Kadoka, SD, until moving to Centerville, SD, where he received his education, graduating from Centerville High School in 1938. Following high school, he attended SDSU in Brookings, SD, for one year, Sioux...
Clifford James Durst
Jan 28, 2014
Clifford James Durst, the son of Balthasar and Helen Gutknecht Durst, was born May 23, 1936 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Spencer High School in 1954. Clifford served in the Iowa National Guard from 1954 to 1962 Clifford married Ardell Wiemers on November 18, 1959. They lived near Spencer and in 1966 moved...
Michael Dean Thiel
Jan 28, 2014
On January 28, Dr. Michael Dean Thiel of Spirit Lake, Iowa died at the age of 73. He was born on February 9, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa to Bryce and Ann Thiel. As a child he lived in Aurelia and Ames, Iowa and Kimball, MN. He attended Minnesota Bible College, University of Minnesota, and earned a Doctorate of Ministry from...
Duane 'Buck' Dotson
Jan 28, 2014
Duane Allen Dotson, the son of Everett and Thelma Whaley Dotson, was born August 23, 1929 on a farm in Clay County, Iowa. He attended the rural Lake Center School all twelve years of his education, graduating in 1947. He then went to work for a small grocery store in Langdon and later for a super market in Spencer. Duane...
Lois Irene Schwien
Jan 26, 2014
Lois Irene Schwien, the daughter of Joe and Rose (Jensen) Conner, was born September 2, 1918 in Lamberton, MN. Her family moved to Park Rapids, MN where she attended and graduated from school in 1935. She was united in marriage to Melvin Schwien on June 18, 1939 in Brookings, SD. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Garvin, MN area...
Mavis Genevieve Marxen
Jan 25, 2014
Mavis Genevieve Marxen, the daughter of Arthur E. and Marcia S. (Coddington) Johnson was born December 12, 1926, in Marathon, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Marathon where she attended grade school. Her family moved to Laurens in 1940 where she started high school, later moving to Webb where she graduated from Garfield-Webb High School in 1944. Following graduation,...
Glenn Melvin Durst
Jan 23, 2014
Glenn Melvin Durst, the son of Balthasar and Helen (Gutknecht) Durst, was born August 10, 1929 in rural Langdon, Iowa. He was raised on a farm outside of Langdon, where he received his education at a country school east of Langdon and later graduating from Lake Center High School in 1947. After his schooling, he entered the military and served...
Ruth Small
Jan 22, 2014
Ruth Margelene Small was born on September 16, 1926, in Alta, Iowa, to Squire Albert and Myrtle (Walters) Sweeney. She attended school in Alta and later graduated from Alta High School in 1944. On October 26, 1944, she married Harold (Bud) Small at the Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa. They lived on a farm for nine years until moving...
Kenneth 'Kenny' Kummerfeld
Jan 20, 2014
Kenneth 'Kenny' Michael Kummerfeld, the son of LeRoy and Alice (Novenski) Kummerfeld, was born October 28, 1942 in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1961. Following his schooling, he lived on the family farm for many years. After the death of his father, he moved into...
Katherine Elizabeth Brooks
Jan 18, 2014
Katherine Elizabeth Brooks, the daughter of George and Myrttle Sargent Vincent was born February 1, 1925 in Mansonville, Quebec, Canada. She attended school in North Troy, VT and graduated from High School in Burlington, VT. Katherine married Lincoln Brooks in North Troy, VT on June 19, 1940. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and square dancing. Her greatest joy was being with...
Jaren Raymond Andrew Rook
Jan 17, 2014
Jaren Raymond Andrew Rook, the son of Courtney and Josh Rook was born October 7, 2012, in Spencer, Iowa. Jaren always enjoyed jumping on the couch, climbing on furniture, and exploring. He was happy playing with his brothers and sisters, his toys and especially his monkeys. He liked to make faces and had a very contagious laugh. Jaren passed away...
Marcella Amelia Clark
Jan 8, 2014
Marcella Amelia Clark, the daughter of Peter and Helen (Lukken) Redl, was born January 11, 1928 in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle, where she received her education, graduating in 1945. She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Caf� in Newcastle, where she cooked and...
Michael Fischer
Jan 6, 2014
Michael Robert Fischer, the son of Oscar and Sarah Pauline (Pomerantz) Fischer, was born July 14, 1951, in Danville, IL. His family moved to Coral Gables, FL, when Mike was a child where he received his early education. Mike attended Miami-Dade College for two years and then moved to Iowa City, IA, where he received his BA degree from the...
Earl Samuel Klaessy
Jan 4, 2014
Earl Samuel Klaessy, 87 of Spencer, Iowa went to his eternal home January 4, 2014. He was born August 15,1926 in Renwick, Iowa, the 4th child of Samuel and Signed Marie {Holm} Klaessy. The family moved to Spencer in 1937. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1943. Earl spent one year working on the railroad in Montana. He entered...
Thelma Grace Baysinger
Jan 2, 2014
Thelma Grace Baysinger, the daughter of Charles and McGreta Freeland Breyfogle, was born January 11, 1921 in Primghar, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Primghar where she received her early education. On September 20, 1941, Thelma married Cyral Alphonso Baysinger in South Sioux City, Nebraska. They lived in the Moneta and Royal area for several years following their marriage,...
Helen Louise Oglesby
Dec 31, 2013
Helen Louise Oglesby, the daughter of William and Dorothy (Hesebeck) Hattendorf, was born April 8, 1936 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Harris, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Harris High School. Helen married Leon Carl Oglesby on April 28, 1957 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Following her marriage, they moved to Mankato, MN and later to...
Wilhelmine 'Willie' Taylor
Dec 27, 2013
Wilhelmine "Willie" Taylor, age 83, of Spencer passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Willie was born in Galva, Iowa, on April 20, 1930 to Rasmus P. and Anne S. Rasmussen of Galva, Iowa. The family then moved to rural Everly where Willie attended grade school through high school. She was...
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