Obituaries

Mildred Arlene Staines

Mildred Arlene Staines

Mar 22, 2013

Mildred Staines, the daughter of Christopher and Helen (Mayer) Kruckenberg, was born October 14, 1922 at Ocheyedan, Iowa. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1940. Mildred married Paul Staines at her parent's home in Hartley on October 13, 1940. They lived on the farm east of Hartley until they moved to Arnolds Park in 1989. Millie worked at the...

Michael John Mackay Dole

Michael John Mackay Dole

Mar 21, 2013

Michael "Pineapple" Mackay John Dole, the son of Donald and Patricia (Mitchell) Dole, was born February 10, 1953 in Menomonie, WI. His childhood years were spent in Menomonie, where he received his early education. His family later moved to Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1971. He entered the military and served with...

Glenna Brott

Glenna Brott

Mar 21, 2013

Glenna Dean Brott, the daughter of Freeman and Millie Brasel Tanner was born January 23, 1929 in Mattoon, Illinois. Her childhood years were spent in the Mattoon area where she attended school, graduating from Mattoon High School in 1946. She married William Brott on September 27, 1947 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Glenna graduated with honors from Apostolic Bible Institute in...

Adele Joan Anderson-Homewood

Adele Joan Anderson-Homewood

Mar 21, 2013

Adele Joan Rathgeber Anderson Homewood was born August 5, 1934, to William and Emma (Post) Rathgeber, at Coleridge, NE. Adele was baptized August 26, 1934, and confirmed her faith on June 13, 1948, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge. Adele attended country school for eight years and graduated from Coleridge High School in 1952. Adele married Arlen Anderson on...

Nola Irene Tesch

Nola Irene Tesch

Mar 20, 2013

Nola Irene Tesch, the daughter of H. Emil and Mary (Lohrman) Hansen, was born August 30, 1912 in Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, where she started at Everly country schools without speaking any English. Nola's family moved to a farm near Colgate, ND when she was a young child, and she received her education, graduating from...

Carrie Janette Tuttle

Carrie Janette Tuttle

Mar 17, 2013

Carrie Janette Tuttle, the daughter of Carl and Verta (Prentice) Birchard, was born September 21, 1926 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where she received her education. Carrie married Melvin Tuttle on June 5, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer, where she worked Swift & Company, National Spencer and...

Don Arthur Caquelin

Don Arthur Caquelin

Mar 15, 2013

Don Arthur Caquelin, the son of Raymond and Ethel Shillington Caquelin, was born January 11, 1932 in Lincoln Township, Wright County, Iowa. He grew up in Eagle Grove, IA, where he received his education in Eagle Grove and graduated in 1950. He served the United States Army in Korea from 1951 to 1952. He then attended Eagle Grove Community College...

Thomas 'Tj' Johnstone

Thomas 'Tj' Johnstone

Mar 14, 2013

Thomas Edmund Johnstone, the son of Robert and Shirley (Jensen) Johnstone, was born August 13, 1961, in Detroit Lakes, MN. The family moved to Spencer, IA in 1968 where he attended the Spencer School System for a time and worked at the Sunshine Center until 1981. Tom then moved to Sheldon, IA and became part of the family of God's...

Bernard Turek

Bernard Turek

Mar 13, 2013

Bernard "Bernie" Turek, was born October 19, 1937 in Cleveland, OH. His childhood years were spent in Cleveland, where he received his education, graduating from West Side High School. Following his schooling, he moved to Mt. Morris, IL, where he met Judith Powell. Bernie and Judy were married on February 14, 1979 in Sioux Falls, SD. After their marriage, they...

Mindee L. Wilcox

Mindee L. Wilcox

Mar 12, 2013

Mindee Lee Wilcox, the daughter of Gary G. Michels and Sharon K. Lewis Decker, was born November 18, 1972 in Spencer, Iowa. Mindee was raised in Sioux Rapids where she attended Sioux Rapids School until fall of 1988, her family then moved to Webb, Iowa where she attended and graduated from South Clay in 1991. She then lived in the...

Crystal Erline Klatt

Crystal Erline Klatt

Mar 9, 2013

Crystal Erline Klatt, the daughter of James and Christina (Peterson) Dickeson, was born March 16, 1927 near Rossie, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1945. Crystal married Keith Klatt on July 16, 1949 in Royal, Iowa. Keith and Crystal lived north of Linn Grove, Iowa for...

Richard Terry Hamilton

Richard Terry Hamilton

Mar 6, 2013

Richard Terry Hamilton, son of Alan and Mabel (Koffman) Hamilton, was born September 20, 1949, in Kansas City, KS. His childhood years were spent in Kansas City where he received his early education and later graduated from Wyandotte High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy in Guam, San Diego, CA, and later...

William 'Woody' H. Woodall

William 'Woody' H. Woodall

Mar 5, 2013

William Henry Woodall, the son of Phillip and Lena (Toft) Woodall, was born on November 16, 1923, on a farm near Royal in Clay County. He was raised in the Royal area, where he attended country school and later graduated from Royal High School. After his schooling, he worked for his uncle for several years and later he began farming...

Anna Christine Ott

Anna Christine Ott

Mar 5, 2013

Anna Christine Ott was born February 5th, 1916 to Peter and Ida (Koechert) Nath in rural Everly, Iowa. She graduated from Moneta High School in 1934. Anna married Emmert C. Ott on September 8th, 1937 and there were seven children born to their marriage. Emmert and Anna farmed near Everly until 1960, when they moved to Minnesota to operate a...

James Ralph Shriner

James Ralph Shriner

Mar 3, 2013

James Ralph Shriner, the son of John and Evelyn Satern Shriner, was born May 31, 1941 in Rodman, Iowa. Jim received his early education and graduated from Rodman Consolidated School in 1959. On May 8, 1971, Jim married Harriet "Sam" Raabe in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home together in Spencer. Jim worked as a electrician for...

William Harold Cromer

William Harold Cromer

Mar 2, 2013

William Harold Cromer, Jr., the son of William and Ann Vogel Cromer, was born August 22, 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa. Bill attended school in Muscatine. Bill married Josephine Erickson on March 13, 1959 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bill worked at various jobs in Landscaping, Greenhouses, a foundry and at a Nursing Home. He enjoyed eating, taking walks all over town,...

Clara Marcley

Clara Marcley

Mar 1, 2013

Clara May Marcley left this earth on March 1, 2013. She was born May 24, 1919, in Jackson County, Minnesota to Seifert and Vera Wilson. Clara was preceded in death by her husband; Otis R. Marcley, her mother and father, Seifert and Vera Wilson, and eight brothers and sisters; Edward, Irvin, Ted, Ralph, Gordon, Mildred Wilson, Margaret Briley, and Faye...

Robert Cleland Drake

Robert Cleland Drake

Mar 1, 2013

Robert (Bob) Drake heard the voice of his Heavenly Father calling him home on March 1, 2013. There he joined his parents: Harold and Lulu (Petersen), brothers: Weymond and Harold (Audrey), sister: Marjorie (Eldred) Joines, nieces: Jolene (Joines) Bates and Angela Drake. Bob the youngest of four children was born on March 12, 1927 in Cherokee County, Iowa. He graduated...

Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Stulen

Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Stulen

Feb 25, 2013

Rebecca Ann Stulen, the daughter of William Edward and Iris Rose (Zwiefel) Householder, was born April 4, 1943 in Fenton, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Fenton, where she received her education and graduated from Central Fenton High School in 1960. After high school, she continued her education at La James Cosmetology School in Mason City. Throughout her life,...

Connie Kay Paulsen

Connie Kay Paulsen

Feb 24, 2013

Connie Kay Paulsen, the daughter of Glenn Wayne and Herma Louise Zahren Hensley, was born in Lake Park, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Excelsior Consolidated School. Connie continued her education at Morningside College in Sioux City, and Eau Claire College in Wisconsin. On November 24, 1961, Connie married Curtis Amos Paulsen in Lake Park, Iowa....

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