Obituaries
Stanley Schoelerman
Jul 8, 2012
Stan was born on July 22, 1924 to John F. and Alice B. Schoelerman at their farm home south of Everly. Stan attended school in Everly and graduated from high school in1942. He married Muriel Wynette White on September 30th, 1945. The couple lived and worked on the Everly family farm until 1964. Stan was active in American National Cattlemen's...
Mary Darlene Curry
Jul 7, 2012
Mary Darlene Curry, the daughter of Edward and Marie McNally Kunert was born September 18, 1934 in Emmetsburg, IA. She attended school in Emmetsburg before moving to Spencer. Mary married Donald Curry on November 5, 1952 in Spencer, IA. She enjoyed shopping, long car rides, walks, listening to classical music and especially spending time with family. Mary passed away at...
Clifford L. Pettit
Jul 4, 2012
Clifford Lee Pettit, the son of Thomas W. and Maude (Caskey) Pettit, was born on September 13, 1926, in Everly, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education in Everly. Following graduation, he entered into the military on January 4, 1945 serving in the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged on August 28, 1946. On December 1, 1952, Clifford...
Bennett E. Mugge
Jul 3, 2012
Bennett Ernest Mugge, the son of Arthur and Grace Hessenius Mugge, was born June 6, 1933 in Calumet, IA. His family moved to Spencer, Iowa when he was a child. He received his education in Spencer, where he received his education graduating from Spencer High School in 1951. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S....
Violet Opal Anderson
Jun 29, 2012
Violet Vi Opal Anderson, the daughter of William and Maudie (Passieux) Waechter, was born March 22, 1921 in Monowi, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Lynch, NE, where she attended country school and later graduated from Lynch High School in 1939. Vi married Fred Anderson on December 24, 1940 in Creighton, NE. Following her marriage, they moved to northwest...
Helen Christine Sophia Mossengren
Jun 28, 2012
Helen Christine Sophia Mossengren, the daughter of Carl and Valborg Johnson, was born June 9, 1920, near Rossie, IA. Her family moved to the Webb, IA, community in 1921, where she lived the remainder of her life. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1937. Helen married Carl (Bart) Bartelson on October 12, 1940, in Northwood, IA. They lived their...
Larry Lee Miller
Jun 27, 2012
Larry Lee Miller, the son of Vern and Maurine (Brallier) Miller, was born September 12, 1944, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Ruthven area where he received his education at Ruthven Consolidated Schools. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U. S. Marines from April of 1962, during the Vietnam War, until...
Clarice 'Tex' Raye Hand
Jun 27, 2012
Clarice Raye Hand, the daughter of Clifford and Lillian (Schulke) Carmicheal, was born March 8, 1945, in Red Oak, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Red Oak, where she received her education at Red Oak Schools. She furthered her education by attending cosmetology school. Clarice had many jobs, including hairstylist, food service, waitress, but most of all, wife and...
Joyce Lurene Lundt
Jun 26, 2012
Joyce Lurene Lundt, the daughter of Ernest and Esther (Erickson) Johnson, was born July 23, 1924 in Milford, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Milford, where she received her education, graduating from Milford High School. Joyce later attended Buena Vista College for her teaching certificate and then taught country school for one year. Joyce also worked as a clerk...
Lois M.Thiessen
Jun 23, 2012
Lois M. Thiessen, the daughter of Raymond and Iola (Johnson) Hyde, was born on March 26, 1939, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in the Terril area, graduating from Terril High School. Lois married Larry Thiessen on September 6, 1959, in Terril, IA. Following their marriage, they were engaged in farming. Lois loved living on...
Ernest Dale 'E.D. Junior' Kruse
Jun 21, 2012
Ernest Dale Kruse, the son of Ernest H. and Amanda Schmidt Kruse was born September 6, 1925, in Spencer, Iowa. Junior's childhood was spent on the family farm where he farmed with his father. He received his education in Rossie. On March 24, 1946, Junior was united in marriage to Loretta Sheller of Gillette Grove, Iowa. Following their marriage, they...
Wendell John Chris Nothwehr
Jun 20, 2012
Wendell John Chris Nothwehr, the son of Arthur John and Luella Bertha (Felten) Nothwehr, was born February 18, 1941 in Cherokee, Iowa. He was baptized on March 16, 1941 at St. John's Church near Peterson. His childhood years were spent in Brooke Township in Cherokee County north of Peterson, Iowa. He attended Brooke Consolidated School, where he graduated in 1958....
Glenn Allen Wetherell
Jun 19, 2012
Glenn Allen Wetherell, the son of Ralph and Violet Stanton Wetherell was born December 21, 1948 in Iowa City, IA. He grew up in the Storm Lake, IA area where he attended Storm Lake schools. He served in the U.S. Army from January 4, 1968, until his honorable discharge on January 3, 1974. Glenn married Norene Loveland on October 1,...
Dolores 'Dee' Elaine O'Connor
Jun 18, 2012
Dolores 'Dee' Elaine O'Connor, the daughter of John Elmer and Lillian Degner Disch, was born February 9, 1935 in Sioux City, Iowa. It was there that she received her education and graduated from Central High School. Dee then began working for Bell Telephone Company as a supervisor. On September 8, 1956, Dee married Charles Anthony O'Connor in Sioux City, IA....
Curtis Leroy Jacobson
Jun 13, 2012
Curtis LeRoy Jacobson, the son of Walter Lawrence and Emily Ethel (Nelson) Jacobson, was born on April 26, 1924 in Palmer, IA. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith at the Palmer Methodist Church. He resided in the Palmer area until 1939, when his family moved to a farm in the Marathon-Rembrandt area. He completed his education in...
Pauline Eva Kaus
Jun 11, 2012
Pauline Eva Kaus, the daughter of Henry and Lulu (Sebastian) Kaus, was born September 22, 1913 in Clay County, Iowa. She attended Clay County Rural School and later graduated from Spencer High School. Pauline attended Morningside College in Sioux City, where she received her degree in Elementary Education. She also continued her education at the University of Northern Iowa, Colorado...
Michael M. Rohan
Jun 10, 2012
Michael M. Rohan, 6, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Sanford Childrens Hospital, Sioux Falls. He was born December 26, 2005 in Spencer, IA to Kevin and Susan (Johnson) Rohan. His family moved to Brookings, SD and returned to Spencer in December 2007. Michael attended Johnson Elementary where he had just completed kindergarten. He liked playing ball, soccer, riding his...
Thomas Robert Rebec
Jun 10, 2012
Thomas R. Rebec was born February 3, 1926 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Rufus and Helen (Zivney) Rebec. His childhood years were spent in Cedar Rapids where he hunted the woods and fished the river. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1944 and from Coe College in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II serving with...
Evelyn Clarken
Jun 7, 2012
Evelyn Lucille Clarken, the daughter of Ernest Lynn and Hazel Chrystal Pulley Brown, was born October 22, 1921 in Palmer, Iowa. She attended country school in Gilmore City, then on to Fonda and ending up in junior high in Fort Dodge, Iowa where she graduated in 1940. She was united in marriage to Delmar LeRoy Clarken on May 4, 1940...
Katherine Jo Collins
Jun 7, 2012
Katherine Jo Collins, the daughter of James and Marilyn (Lough) Trunnell, was born on January 10, 1949, in Estherville, IA. She was raised in the northwest Iowa area graduating from Milford High School. After high school she attended Morningside College and then later attended ILCC, where she received a degree in Paralegal and a minor in Criminal Justice. Katherine met...