Obituaries

Faye Lanz

Faye Lanz

Sep 25, 2013

SERVICES Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September, 26, 2013 at Northlawn Memorial Park. OFFICIATING Pastor Kay Hooper CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Northlawn Memorial Park

Robert Arthur Eninger

Robert Arthur Eninger

Sep 23, 2013

Robert 'Doc' Arthur Eninger, the son of Keith and Rose (Svec) Eninger, was born August 19, 1922, in Middle Inlet, Wisconsin. When he was young his family moved to a farm outside Spencer, Iowa. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1939 and from Iowa State University with a Veterinary of Medicine degree in 1943. He was a member of...

Thomas Joe Lachner

Thomas Joe Lachner

Sep 23, 2013

Thomas Joe Lachner, the son of Charles and Maida Sanders Lachner was born November 25, 1955 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended school, graduating from Spencer High School in 1974. Tom joined the U.S. Navy and served for 4 years before his Honorable Discharge. On January 1, 1981, Tom married Ramona...

Karle 'Kay' H.Breidinger

Karle 'Kay' H.Breidinger

Sep 22, 2013

Karle 'Kay' H. Breidinger, the daughter of Calvert James and Julia Caroline (Shaw) Mitchell, was born November 5, 1916 on a farm near Cornell, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from high school in Sioux Rapids, IA. After graduation she worked in Spencer as a nanny for the Tangney family followed by a dental assistant position for Dr. Lippold...

Elmer Adrian Dykstra

Elmer Adrian Dykstra

Sep 20, 2013

Elmer Adrian Dykstra, the son of Adrian 'Ed' and Dorothy Dykstra, was born March 12, 1929 in Dalton, SD. They moved to a farm northwest of Everly in 1934, where he received his education at Waterford Country School and graduated from Everly High School in 1946. His devotion to the Everly Cattlefeeder sports teams spanned several decades; he was a...

Danny Paul 'Chipper' Ables

Danny Paul 'Chipper' Ables

Sep 16, 2013

Danny Paul "Chipper" Ables, the son of Paul and Josephine (Morris) Ables, was born December 21, 1951 in Elyria, Ohio. His childhood years were spent in the Elyria, Ohio area, where he received his education, graduating in 1971. Chipper was a trucker all of his adult life and lived in Ohio, Oregon, Arkansas and moved to Spencer in 1991. He...

Darrell Boger

Darrell Boger

Sep 15, 2013

Darrell James Boger, was born August 12, 1943, in Denison, Iowa, to the late Loretta Boger. He attended school at Westside and later in Denison. At the age of 54, he completed his GED. He worked for Marvin Jeschke, later went to work at Farmbest, which later became Farmland Meatpack, for about 18 years. He and his wife, Janice Boger...

Darrel Dean Malm

Darrel Dean Malm

Sep 15, 2013

Darrel Dean Malm, the son of Victor and Jenny (Crone) Malm, was born on September 28, 1929, in Ruthven, Iowa. He was raised by Elk Lake and received his early education attending country school in Wild Rose Township and then high school in Gillett Grove, graduating in 1947. Following school, he entered into the military on October 16, 1950, serving...

Wanda Fernn Steward

Wanda Fernn Steward

Sep 13, 2013

Wanda Fernn Steward, the daughter of Warn and Susie Hayes Goodin was born June 16, 1924 near Elkader, IA in Clayton County. She graduated from Marathon High School, and then attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette, IA. Wanda married Johnnie Steward on July 17, 1943 in Elk Point, SD. She worked for Woolworths, The Beehive, J.C. Penny, Sears, and taught...

Marjorie Evelyn Guerttman

Marjorie Evelyn Guerttman

Sep 12, 2013

Marjorie Evelyn Guerttman, the daughter of Wesley and Genevieve Plaine Louter, was born February 7, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa. Marjorie received her early education at the Riverton Township Country School and later graduated from the Spencer High School in 1939. Marjorie married Richard Holiday in September of 1943, in California; he passed away in January of 1945 serving his country...

John Metcalfe

John Metcalfe

Sep 10, 2013

John Metcalfe, son of James and Dorice Whatmuff Metcalfe was born November 21, 1928 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He spent his childhood in Canada before getting his GED. He attended the University of Missouri and graduated with honors from Park College in Kansas. John served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years where he worked as a weather forecaster...

Robert 'Bob' George Speed

Robert 'Bob' George Speed

Sep 8, 2013

Robert 'Bob' George Speed, the son of Bert George and Ethel May (Parsons) Speed, was born May 30, 1934 on a farm near Gillett Grove, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm near Webb, IA, where he received his education graduating from Webb High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the Army Air...

James Burdette Wittrock

James Burdette Wittrock

Sep 3, 2013

James Burdette Wittrock, the son of Edward and Annetta (Troxel) Wittrock, was born April 5, 1927 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area, until moving to the family farm south of Hartley on March 2, 1942. He finished his education in Hartley, graduating from Hartley High School. Jim remained on the family farm throughout his...

Richard 'Ric' Ralph Poulsen

Richard 'Ric' Ralph Poulsen

Sep 1, 2013

Richard 'Ric' Ralph Poulsen was born March 27, 1949 in Sioux City, IA. His early years were spent on a farm near Hubbard, NE. Ric attended a one-room country school in the Emerson-Hubbard school district. The family moved to Spencer, IA in 1964, where he graduated from high school in 1967. He then attended Iowa State University before enlisting in...

Jack Francis Crabtree

Jack Francis Crabtree

Sep 1, 2013

Jack Francis Crabtree, the son of Floyd Harold and Helena (Fessenden) Crabtree, was born July 10, 1923 in Mason City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Mason City, where he received his education, graduating from Mason City High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served his country during WWII. Jack married Shirley Nicholi on August 4,...

Clifford Edwin Warren

Clifford Edwin Warren

Aug 30, 2013

Clifford Edwin Warren, the son of LeRoy Chester and Gladys May Ferguson Warren, was born June 10, 1933 on a farm in Spencer. Cliff received his early education from country schools around Ruthven and Dickens. He entered the United States Army in 1951 serving during the Korean War until his honorable discharge in 1955. On October 30, 1958, Cliff married...

William George Flint

William George Flint

Aug 30, 2013

William George Flint, the son of George Henry and Elizabeth Marie Bertha (Stanz) Flint, was born January 3, 1934, on a farm near Langdon, Iowa. He received his early education attending a country school, later graduating from Spencer High School. Bill married Jeanette Anderson and to this union three children were born: Jodi, Steven and Kelly. Bill loved the farming...

Peggy Leslie

Peggy Leslie

Aug 28, 2013

Peggy Ann Leslie was born March 2, 1931 to Adolph Mangels and Ella Hirt Mangels. Her childhood was spent in Hartley, IA where she worked at Reds Cafe and the theatre After graduation she traveled to California where she stayed with her sisters for several months. Upon returning home she married Lawrence (Pete) Leslie on June 8, 1950 at the...

Grace Handy

Grace Handy

Aug 27, 2013

Grace Evelyn Handy, the daughter of Joseph and Della Cook Cottrell, was born January 26, 1938 in Palm Springs, CA. She received her early education and graduated from high school in California. On February 20, 1954, Grace married Darrell Handy in Tiajuana, Mexico. Following their marriage, they moved to Bellflower, California. They then moved to Balch Springs, Texas for two...

Wilson John Henriquez

Wilson John Henriquez

Aug 26, 2013

infant son of Wilson "Alex" and Katrina (Heller) Henriquez SURVIVING FAMILY PARENTS: Wilson Alexander Henriquez and Katrina Cherie Heller/Long of Spencer, IA SIBLINGS: Blake Allen Heller (16), Isaiah Victor Henriquez (4) and Jacob Alexander Henriquez (2) all of Spencer, IA MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS Kathy & John Christopherson of Arnolds Park, IA PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS Victor & Maria Henriquez of Lynwood, CA AUNT/UNCLES...