Obituaries
Charles 'Charlie' Ray Nelson
Nov 3, 2012
Charles "Charlie" Ray Nelson, the son of Carl and Nora (Anderson) Nelson, was born September 4, 1932 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm outside of Webb, where he received his education, graduating from Garfield/Webb High School in 1950. Following his schooling, he farmed on the family farm until entering the military in 1953. He served his...
Irma Adeline Runkle
Nov 1, 2012
Irma Adeline Runkle, the daughter of Edward and Oma (Street) Rorah, was born December 23, 1908 in Menlo, Iowa on a farm, where she loved horses. Her childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, Iowa, where she received her education. In 1916, the family moved to Spencer, IA. Irma was the second of four children. As a teenager, she worked...
John Erwin Jones
Oct 28, 2012
SERVICES Per the family's wishes, no services are planned. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Maxine Alice Burdette
Oct 25, 2012
Maxine Alice (Prentice) Burdette, the daughter of Lawrence and Kate (Whalen) Prentice was born June 4th, 1922 on a farm in Logan Township in Clay County, Iowa. After attending 8 years in the country school in that township, she continued her education and graduated from Gillett Grove Consolidated School in 1940. On December 25th, 1940, Maxine was united in marriage...
Louie Remillard
Oct 25, 2012
Louie was born on May 26, 1927 in Hartley, IA, the youngest of four children, to Napoleon and Mabel ReMillard. He attended school in Hartley and graduated in 1945. Louie served in the Merchant Marines and U.S. Army. He was united in marriage to Marcella Kriens in 1951 and raised four children. Louie and Marcella owned and operated dry cleaning...
Carolyn L. Mett
Oct 24, 2012
Carolyn Lois Mett (Tootsie) was born to Fern and Lyla (Heikens) Mett on January 21st, 1930 on a farm in Clay County. She attended a little one room school house in Summit township, and graduated from Spencer High School in 1947. After graduation, she worked at Bell Telephone Company. She attended Macalester College in Minneapolis, earning a teaching degree in...
Gladys Etta Blass
Oct 23, 2012
Gladys Etta Blass was born in Everly, IA, on March 18, 1917 to Thomas and Dena Boyenga Roskens. She graduated from Everly High School in 1933 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She taught in rural schools for six years. Gladys married Weldon (Bob) Blass April 18, 1941, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Their...
William Douglas Magnussen
Oct 21, 2012
William Douglas Magnussen, son of Ethan Vilhelm and Alma Rasmussen Magnussen, was born June 13, 1933 in Audubon, Iowa. He passed from life through death to life eternal on October 21, 2012 at the age of 79 years after a long illness. Doug was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He attended school in...
Nathaniel Robert Murray
Oct 21, 2012
Beloved son of Jeff and Joanne Murray; brother of Dave Murray; grandson of Jacqueline Murray; nephew of Don Murray (Barb), Mike Murray (Angie), Laura Huffman, Jim Mingus (Diana) and Gayla Johnson (Jim). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to KKI for Bennett Blazers Sports Program, care of Gwenna Herman, 3835 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21211 or Spina...
Harold H. Dau
Oct 20, 2012
Harold Henry George Dau, the son of George and Dora (Horstmann) Dau was born on August 3, 1919 in Sutherland, IA (O'Brien County). He was baptized August 19, 1919 and confirmed in Evangelical Lutheran Church at Calumet in 1933. His childhood days were spent near Calumet, where he attended a country school and graduated from Calumet High School in 1937....
Merlin 'Bubby' Jay Bertness
Oct 18, 2012
Merlin "Bubby" Jay Bertness, the son of Herman and Elizabeth (Smith) Bertness, was born on October 19, 1931, on a farm in Buena Vista County, IA. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Sioux Rapids and attended school in Sioux Rapids and graduated in 1950. On October 1, 1950, Bubby married Genevieve Van Houten at the First Lutheran...
Lowell William Lewis
Oct 18, 2012
Lowell William Lewis, eldest child of William Arthur and Mary McBeath, was born July 6, 1927 on the Lewis farm south of Rossie, Iowa. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1945 where he enjoyed playing baseball, basketball and the trumpet. He farmed the Lewis home farm until he entered the Army in 1950 during the Korean War. He was...
Margaret Ann Nelson
Oct 16, 2012
SERVICES Margaret's wish was to be cremated and there will be no formal services in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Lavon Nettie Black
Oct 14, 2012
of Spencer formerly of Rossie. LaVon Nettie Black, the daughter of George and Agnes (Fahleen) Brownell, was born September 17, 1922, on a farm near Greenville, IA. She attended school in Greenville, graduating from Rossie High School in 1940. LaVon married Talmadge (Tam) Black on August 28, 1940, in Luverne, MN. To this union eight children were born: Jack, Tamra,...
Delma Mae Mueller
Oct 13, 2012
Delma Mae Mueller, the daughter of Raymond and Viola Moeller Schoening, was born July 24, 1925 in Moneta, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area where she graduated from Sutherland High School in 1943. After graduating she attended AIB College in Des Moines, IA. Delma married Allen "Pete" Mueller on September 15, 1946 in Sutherland. She was...
Joe Thomas Carter
Oct 12, 2012
Joe Thomas Carter, the son of John Henry and Verla Johnson Carter, was born November 29, 1953 in Wren, OR. He received his early education in Oregon where he lived until the age of 15. He then moved to Tucson, AZ at the age of 19. Joe moved to Idaho and then Oregon where he worked for 10 years as...
Norma Jean Johnson
Oct 11, 2012
Norma Jean Johnson, the daughter of Raymond and Bertha Mildred (Hamrick) Daugherty, was born on May 13, 1929 in Greenville, Iowa. The family later moved to Gillette Grove, Iowa, where Norma attended school until the age of 10. She later returned to Greenville where she graduated high school. Norma married John W. Johnson on October 23, 1947. They then moved...
Sheridan H. Blaue
Oct 11, 2012
Sheridan Hollman Blaue was born on February 13, 1930 to Harry and Kathie (Hollman) Blaue. He entered eternal life on October 11, 2012 at the age of 82 after a long illness. Sheridan was raised on a farm near Sutherland, IA and graduated from Royal High School in 1949. He worked for Iowa Public Light and Power Company and farmed...
Class Of 1983 - We Remember - Kyle, Steve & Pete
Oct 9, 2012
A Public Assembly was held at the Spencer High School on Friday, October 5. Paul Morony talked about his experiences of dealing with the decisions and, ultimately, the tragic accident on Homecoming night, October 9, 1982, that led to the death of his three good friends: Pete Anson, Steve Rehnstrom and Kyle Vandeberg and his life since that time as...
Gerald John Thortsen
Oct 3, 2012
Gerald John Thortsen, the son of Hans and Ella (Zinn) Thortsen, was born March 15, 1931 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Hartley, where he received his early education. Following his schooling, he helped his dad on the farm. After leaving Hartley, he farmed in the Superior, Iowa area. In 1957, he started working for HyLine Hatchery...
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