Obituaries
Vera R. French
Dec 14, 2011
Vera Ray French, the daughter of William L. and Lucy (Schroeder) Ray, was born on April 12, 1923, in Elk, WA. She received her early education in Elk, but graduated from Noxon High School in Montana. Following graduation, she worked as a timekeeper at Fairchild Air Force Base before attending the Kinman Business University in Spokane, WA, where she received...
Kenneth Wayne Syndergaard
Dec 12, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Syndergaard, the son of Pete and Beatrice (Brees) Syndergaard, was born December 15, 1928 in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson area, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High School. Ken married Evelyn Lavonne Triplett on December 28, 1949 in Sutherland, Iowa. Throughout their marriage, he farmed in the rural Sutherland and...
Kenneth Allen Stewart
Dec 11, 2011
Kenneth Allen Stewart, the son of Thomas and Maxine Heuer Stewart was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He spent his childhood years in the Fostoria and Milford, Iowa area with his mother and step-dad Walter Campbell. Ken moved to Marathon, Iowa, where he worked at First Co-op Elevator. He enjoyed gambling at the casino, fishing and especially hanging out with...
Gerald Frederick Freitag
Dec 10, 2011
Gerald Frederick Freitag, the son of Lester and Geneva Anderson Freitag, was born July 4, 1931 in St. Paul, MN. His childhood years were spent in the St. Paul area where he received his education. Gerald married Marie Horck on January 21, 1956 in New Port, MN. Following their marriage, they lived in the St. Paul area where Gerald worked...
Viola Minnie Larson
Dec 7, 2011
Viola Minnie "Vi" Larson, the daughter of August and Matilda (Schultz) Holterf, was born March 15, 1927 in Pomeroy, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Pomeroy, where she received her education. "Vi" married Lowell Larson on January 4, 1946 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Carroll, Iowa, for a year before moving to Spencer,...
John Francis Weilacker
Dec 5, 2011
SERVICES There will be no formal Services for John. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Larry Kramer
Dec 5, 2011
Larry D. Kramer, the son of Albert and Vena (Hopfe) Kramer, was born June 16, 1940 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he received his education at Riverton #4 Country School near Spencer and then later attended Spencer High School. Larry married Shirley Joan Steburg on January 26, 1958 at the First Congregational...
Shirley Lorraine Crabtree
Dec 4, 2011
Shirley Lorraine Crabtree, the daughter of Fred and Grace Patricia (Eldridge) Nicholi, was born September 27, 1924 in Aurora, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Cedar Rapids, where she received her education attending Roosevelt High School. Shirley married Jack Crabtree on August 4, 1946 in Mason City, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the communities of Iowa City,...
Mrs. Willmer Louise Clark
Nov 29, 2011
Willmer Louise Clark, the daughter of Everett and Leah (Walls) McCoy was born March 22, 1923, on a farm outside of Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril where she received her education, graduating from Lake Center High School. Willmer married George Wardell Clark on November 21, 1943, in Terril. Throughout her life, she and her husband lived...
Mary Clifton
Nov 29, 2011
Mary Clifton, 85, of Knoxville Iowa, formerly of Spencer, Iowa passed away Tuesday Nov 29, 2011 at the Westridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Knoxville, Iowa. Mary Clifton, the daughter of Walter and Dora (Johnson) Wolfe, was born on February 5, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up in Philadelphia where she met her husband, Charles. Mary married Charles Clifton...
Maurine Logan
Nov 28, 2011
Maurine Holden Logan, the daughter of Charles and Florence (Talbot) Holden, was born on April 11, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY. Maurine was raised and attended school in Brooklyn until graduation. Maurine entered the military on January 13, 1944, serving in the U.S. Navy as a W.A.V.E. She was honorably discharged on February 16, 1946. Maurine married Robert Logan on May...
Service Of Remembrance - 2011
Nov 28, 2011
Approximately 155 people attended our Candlelight Service of Remembrance Program held Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those for their attendance and also would like to thank those who participated in the service including: Hospice of Spencer Hospital, area ministers, musicians and volunteers from Hospice and the church who...
James Ray Scharnberg
Nov 25, 2011
James Ray Scharnberg, the son of Sherman and Connie (Connor) Scharnberg, was born November 20, 1972 in Spencer, Iowa. James grew up on a farm near Everly, where he worked on his dad's farm and also for other area farmer's as a farm hand. He was also active in 4--H and the FFA during school. Following his graduation from Everly...
Maurine Edith Willard
Nov 23, 2011
SERVICES No funeral services are planed at this time OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Robert 'Slats' Snyder
Nov 23, 2011
Robert B. 'Slats' Snyder, the son of Dewey and Francis (Johnson) Snyder, was born October 22, 1921 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII, until his honorable discharge. After his...
Marla Jean Rindsig
Nov 22, 2011
Marla Jean Rindsig was born November 14, 1929 in rural Schaller, Iowa to Marshall and Griselda (Schmidt) Robinson. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, Iowa. She attended country school in rural Schaller and, later, Schaller public school, graduating from Schaller High School in 1947. Marla Jean continued her education at Iowa State College in...
Duane John Becker
Nov 22, 2011
Duane John Becker, the son of Ray and Louise Berger Becker, was born January 27, 1943 in Algona, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Wesley, IA. Duane moved to Dickens, IA while working for the Dickens Elevator. He later worked construction and farmed, before working for Nolin Milling as a welder. He didn't take a...
Vennetta Marie Fiedler
Nov 21, 2011
Vennetta Fiedler was born in Greenville, IA to William (Van) & Dora VanSickle. She graduated from Greenville High School. She married Floyd (Jack) Fiedler on October14, 1933 and moved to their farm, which is still in the family today. Vennetta's motto was "JUST DO IT". In 1950, Vennetta graduated from the Chicago School of Nursing. She attended The University of...
Earnest 'Gus' Freeburg
Nov 20, 2011
Gus Freeburg, the son of Gus Junior and Florence (Tuttle) Freeburg, was born May 10, 1943 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his early education. His family moved to Colorado Springs, CO when he was 14 years old, where he received his G.E.D. Gus entered the military and served his country with the...
Thomas 'Tom' Thomas
Nov 18, 2011
Thomas 'Tom' Thomas, the son of Walter H. and Hilda Thomas, was born on July 10, 1918, in Spencer, Iowa. He graduated from the Spencer school system in 1936, and enrolled at Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota, and graduated with a B.A. Degree in Business Administration. Following his graduation, Tom worked briefly at Northwest Federal during WW II, and then...