Obituaries
Kenneth William Spiess
Jun 23, 2011
Kenneth William Spiess was born on December 27, 1914 to Henry and Elizabeth (Patterson) Spiess on a farm west of Knoke, Iowa. He died on June 23, 2011 at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 96 years 6 months 27 days. Kenneth started school at Lincoln Lee County School through the 8th grade. At that time they moved to...
Teri Lyn Stone
Jun 22, 2011
Teri Lyn Stone, the son of Harold and Ruby (Banks) Stone, was born December 9, 1952 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marathon, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Marathon High School. He grew up working on the turkey farm and also worked on the railroad. Teri married Debbie Camp on June 24, 1978 in...
Wayne Reese
Jun 21, 2011
Wayne Robert Reese, the son of Jack and Mabel (Hansen) Reese, was born April 22, 1921 in Plankinton, SD. His family moved to the Alta Iowa area, when Wayne was a young child. In 1938, they moved to Peterson, Iowa, where he graduated from Peterson High School. Wayne married Fern Bruns on January 10, 1945 at the Lutheran Parsonage in...
Kay Galm
Jun 20, 2011
Kay Frances Galm, daughter of Lavon and Norma Oldaker Johnson, was born on October 20, 1952, in Kansas City, MO. Kay passed away unexpectedly at home early in the morning on June 20, 2011. Kay spent most of her childhood and early adult years in Independence, MO. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1970 and Penn Valley Community...
Eileen Maria Durst
Jun 20, 2011
Eileen Maria Durst, the daughter of Larry and Mary Margaret (McIntee) Lentz, was born June 12, 1936 in New Hampton, IA. Her family moved to Cherokee in 1941, where she received her education, graduating from Immaculate Conception Catholic School in 1954. Following her schooling she began working for the mental health facility in Cherokee. She met Donnie Durst at the...
Jeffery Husby
Jun 19, 2011
Jeffery William Husby, the son of William Earl and Betty Peterson Husby, was born April 7, 1953 in Menomonie, WI. He received his early education in Menomonie and in 1968, the family moved to Spencer, Iowa where he finished his education and graduated from the Spencer High School in 1971. Jeff married Karen Bishop in 1972 and to this union...
Bernard Joseph Keninger
Jun 16, 2011
Bernard Joseph Keninger, son of Edward Joseph and Stasia Maude Esser Keninger, was born June 24, 1922, in Ackley, Iowa, where he spent his childhood. After graduating from High School in 1940, he attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. With the outbreak of WWII he entered the U.S. Navy, was commissioned as an officer, and served with the Seabees. Bernie...
Betty Doreen Eeten
Jun 12, 2011
Navy Lieutenant (R) Betty Doreen Randolph Eeten of Hartley, IA went to live with her Lord and Savior on June 12 at the age of 88 years. She was residing at the Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley. Betty was born on July 22, 1922 and was raised and educated in Hartley, graduating in 1939. Following nurses training from St....
Edwin O. Hansen
Jun 12, 2011
Edwin (Eddie) Oliver Hansen, the son of E.J. and Myrtie (Albertson) Hansen, was born August 24, 1918 in Clay County, Dickens, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Dickens community and it was there that he received his education. Edwin married Dora B. King on March 2, 1943. They lived in the Ruthven, Dickens and Terril areas where they...
Duane Klett
Jun 7, 2011
Duane was born September 20, 1927 near Everly, IA. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he married Jeannine Koehnk on December 27, 1948 in Worthington, MN. He then graduated from Buena Vista College and began his career in education. Duane was a teacher and a coach at Thayer and Seymour, IA. He also spent 22 years as an elementary principal...
Delores Jean Mchugh
Jun 7, 2011
Delores Jean McHugh, the daughter of Wesley A. and Genevieve (Plaine) Louter, was born January 21, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. She worked at several businesses in Spencer including: Carroll's Bakery, Super Valu and the Arcade Caf�, before going to work at the Spencer...
Earl Shilling, Jr.
Jun 4, 2011
Of Sutherland, husband of Delores Shilling died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Cherokee Villa in Cherokee, Iowa. SERVICES There will be no visitation or formal services. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Linda P. Menting
May 31, 2011
Linda Pearl Menting 1949~2011 Linda passed away on May 31, 2011, in Zion, Illinois, with her husband and children by her side, after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. Born March 20, 1949, to Esley (Earl) and Charlotte Woolery in Spencer, Iowa. Linda was the second of four children. Linda spent most of her life in the Spencer, Iowa...
Dorothy Hein
May 30, 2011
Dorothy LaVonne Hein, the daughter of John and Lillian (Kallsen) Tapper, was born January 24, 1924 on a farm near Akron, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in Akron, IA. She later graduated from LeMars Central High School in 1942. Following her schooling, she worked at the Blue Printing Office at Boeing Aircraft during WWII....
Rosemary Edge Brown
May 28, 2011
Born in Emmetsburg, IA, in 1931, her family later moved to Spencer, IA, where her father owned and managed The Farmers Trust and Savings Bank. Preceded in death by her parents John W. Edge and Margaret L. Edge and brother Robert H. Edge, of Spencer, IA; and her husband, Capt. Woolson S. Brown, ret. USN. She is survived by her...
Mark Langholz
May 27, 2011
Mark Henry Langholz, the son of Lyle and Marlys Camarigg Langholz, was born August 2, 1952 in Primghar, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Primghar High School. Following his schooling, Mark continued his education at Northwestern Community College in Sheldon. Mark married Susan Schoof on July 2, 1985 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made...
Muriel 'Pud' Wynette Schoelerman
May 27, 2011
Muriel "Pud" Wynette White Schoelerman died on May 27th, 2011, at St. Luke Nursing Home. She was born June 22, 1923, in Rolfe, IA, to Louis Augustine White and Ruth Wilson White. The family lived and worked on several farms in northwest Iowa. Muriel loved being outdoors and was very active in 4-H. After graduating from Spencer High School in...
Bruce Balthasar
May 27, 2011
SERVICES Services are pending at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Jean Ann Bussell
May 25, 2011
SERVICES Services for Jean Ann (Mitchell) Bussell, 81, of Port Angeles, WA formerly of the Gillett Grove and Ruthven area will be held June 4th, 2011 at the Holy Trinity Church in Port Angeles. The Harper View Ridge Funeral Home in Port Angeles is in charge of the services. Local survivors include her husband, Eldon Bussell originally from the Ruthven,...
Mary Bradley Balthasar
May 25, 2011
SERVICES Mary's remains were cremated, there are no public services planned at this time. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
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