Obituaries
Percy Howard Toft
May 26, 2013
Percy H. Toft was born January 23, 1926 at Royal, Iowa. He received his education from the Royal Schools enlisting in the Navy just before graduation. He proudly served his country aboard the USS Whitney in WW II as an anti-aircraft gunner. On November 15, 1951 he was united in marriage to Norma Karstens. To this union two daughters were...
Gordon 'Bud' Russell Hill
May 26, 2013
Gordon 'Bud' Russell Hill, the son of Roy and Lillie (Gotschall) Hill, was born March 31, 1929 in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland Consolidated School. He played semi-pro football with the Sutherland Bulldogs after high school. Bud married Verna Benner on February 14, 1950 in Primghar, Iowa. Following...
Lowell Eugene Dykshoorn
May 25, 2013
Lowell Eugene Dykshoorn, the son of Abe and Alice Dykshoorn was born February 8, 1928 in Corsica, SD. His childhood years were spent in the Corsica area where he attended school. Lowell married Nell Dekker and to this marriage 3 children were born. He owned and operated Lindsay Water Softner Company. Lowell enjoyed talking to people, fixing things, and especially...
Helen Maxine Fitzloff-Vaa
May 24, 2013
Maxine, the daughter of Edd and Edith (Reardon) Olson, was born on her parent's farm south of Dickens, IA December 31, 1919. Her childhood years were spent on that farm and in Dickens with here grandparents, graduating from Dickens High School. After graduation she enjoyed working, having fun times with her close friends then married Lawrence Fitzloff in 1942. From...
David Lee Randle
May 24, 2013
David Lee Randle, the son of Omer Randle and Margaret Sutton Randle, was born January 1, 1959, in Mt. Ayr, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sheridan, MO, area where he attended high school. David enjoyed camping, going to farm auctions, and especially spending time with his grandchildren. He ran a convenient/repair store in Blairsburg, IA, and a...
Robert Lee Culbertson
May 23, 2013
Robert Lee Culbertson, the son of H. Lyal and Florence (Weist) Culbertson, was born May 5, 1930 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following high school, he attended Morningside College in Sioux City. Robert entered the military in 1951 and served with the U.S. Navy during...
Ione Johnson
May 23, 2013
Ione Edna Johnson, the daughter of John and Alma (Petersen) Zaiser, was born in Harrison Township, Osceola County on a farm July 1, 1919. She grew up on the family farm with her sister and brother, attended country school and went on to further her education graduating from Hartley High School with the class of 1936. She attended Iowa State...
Raymond Lester Johannsen
May 15, 2013
Raymond Lester Johannsen, the son of Herman and Ella Lahann Johannsen, was born September 4, 1913 on the family farm two miles north of Sutherland, Iowa. Raymond attended Grant #8 rural school and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1930. After graduation, he began farming and in 1936, along with his brother, Delbert, was an owner-operator of a custom farming...
William Pierson
May 14, 2013
William Clarence Pierson, the son of Clarence William and Maxine (Lindahl) Pierson was born on September 13, 1931 in Minneapolis, MN. His childhood years were spent there, where he received his early education graduating from high school. He then attended the University of Minnesota for a short time. He entered into the military on October 9, 1951 serving in the...
Allen Albert Coughenour
May 13, 2013
Allen Albert Coughenour, the son of Freeman and Marie (Gloetzel) Coughenour, was born April 22, 1920 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education graduating from Spencer High School in 1938. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1941 until his honorable discharge in...
Betty Louise Janssen
May 13, 2013
Betty Louise Janssen, the daughter of Eugene and Henrietta (Bickford) Seymour, was born on July 11, 1928 in Snohomish, WA. She received her early education there where she graduated from high school in 1947. Betty married Everett Janssen in Everett, WA. She spent most of her adult life in Snohomish, before moving to Iowa in 1987 and then to Spencer...
Rozanne Yvette Berry Polson
May 10, 2013
Rozanne Yvette Loux, daughter of Richard Loux and Patricia Boyle, was born on September 2, 1955 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm outside of Clarion where she went to school and graduated in 1973. Rozanne married Mark Willard in 1973 and together they had a daughter, Wendy Yvette, in 1974 they divorced. Rozanne married Dennis...
Earl Junior Taylor
May 10, 2013
Earl Junior Taylor the son of Bayard and Alta Fink Taylor, was born March 13, 1931 in Langdon, IA. Earl received his early education at a country school in the Langdon area. Earl married Ruth Arlene Pettit on July 2, 1950, in Jackson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in the Spencer, Langdon and Dickens, Iowa area where he worked...
Donald Wayne Zieman
May 9, 2013
Donald Wayne Zieman, the son of Harold and Arthadale Santage Zieman, was born June 18, 1939, at Hartley, IA. He was baptized into the Christian faith at an early age and renewed his faith by rite of confirmation. Before leaving home, he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Royal, IA, where he was an active member and held...
Leann Carol Arthur
May 6, 2013
LeAnn Carol Arthur, the daughter of William Henry and JoAnn (Schaper) Arthur, was born April 30, 1956 in Estherville, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Greenville, where she received her early education in Spencer schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 1975. Following her graduation, she worked at Sunshine Center for 30 years and lived in Sunshine Group Home...
Raymond Frederick Schau
May 6, 2013
Raymond F. Schau, the son of Jacob and Meta Berndt Schau, was born January 8, 1926 in Battle Creek, Iowa. He received his early education in Battle Creek. Raymond enlisted with the United States Army and served during W.W. II. He received the Purple Heart and many other Medals of Honor. He was a Life Member of Disabled American Veterans....
Ernest Raymond Norlin
May 5, 2013
Ernest Raymond "Ray" Norlin, a man of great faith, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the age of 93. He was the son of Ernest Wilhelm Jonasson Johnson and Augusta Alice Jansson, immigrants from Sweden, born August 13, 1919 in Odebolt, IA. Ray attended country schools and finished 8th grade at Hayes...
Clark Wallace Chickering
May 3, 2013
Clark Wallace Chickering, the son of George and Ida Belle (Finley) Chickering, was born May 13, 1916 in Webb, Iowa. He was born and raised on a farm near Webb, where he received his education for 2 years in Greenville and later graduated from Webb High School. While in high school, he played baseball and basketball. After his schooling, he...
Edna Ruth 'Tiny' Jensen
May 2, 2013
Edna Ruth 'Tiny' Jensen, the daughter of Harry W. and Edna (Miller) Henderson, was born December 12, 1939 on the family farm near Emmetsburg, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg, where she received her education at Emmetsburg High School. Years later, 'Tiny' went back and earned her G.E.D. Tiny married Russell Jensen on December 31, 1965 in Fairmont,...
Leroy Eugene Booth
May 1, 2013
LeRoy Eugene Booth, the son of James and Charlotte McFadden Booth was born on April 11, 1942, in Cherokee, IA. He received his early education there and then moving to Spencer, where he finished and graduated from high school. On May 31, 1962, LeRoy entered into the military, serving in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged on April 29,...
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