Obituaries
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
Rosali Ann Amendt
May 23, 2011
Rosali Ann Amendt, the daughter of Herman and Mary (Runge) Ewoldt, was born July 22, 1927 in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Calumet, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Calumet High School in 1945. Rosali married Marvin Amendt on June 8, 1947 and to this union four children were born: Steven, Janine, David and...
Donald Ray Durst
May 22, 2011
Donald Ray Durst was born February 7, 1933 to Balthasar and Helen Gutknecht Durst in Langdon, Iowa. He attended local country elementary schools and graduated from Spencer High School. Donnie joined the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He returned home to start his life long career in agriculture, farming near Langdon. He married Eileen Lentz on October...
Nina Ardith Huffman
May 21, 2011
of Oregon City, Oregon formerly of Spencer, Iowa. Nina was born the daughter of Dale and Edith Clark Brott on Oct. 1, 1917 at Orleans, Iowa. She received early education near Ruthven, Iowa and graduated from high school there in 1935. She married Eugene Huffman at Spencer, Iowa in 1942 and they lived in Spencer while Eugene served in the...
Valerie Stefaniak
May 20, 2011
Valerie Stefaniak, 51 of Neenah, WI, after a long and courageous fight with cancer, was carried home by the arms of her savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 20, 2011. What Valerie cherished deeply in her life was family and in return her family deeply cherished her. She will be greatly missed by her parents; Jim and Harriet Johannsen, devoted...
Harry Richard Adams
May 20, 2011
Harry Richard Adams, son of Russell and Hannah (Siefken) Adams, was born on July 28, 1918 near Rossie, Iowa. He died of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on May 20, 2011 at the age of 92 years 9 months and 22 days. He attended Rossie School, graduating with the class of 1937. He was very active in baseball and basketball in high school...
William Eugene Klatt
May 18, 2011
William Eugene Klatt, the son of Emil and Etta Steffen Klatt, was born May 31, 1929, in Spencer, Iowa. Bill graduated from the Peterson Consolidated School in 1949. In October of 1951, he was drafted into the armed services and served during the Korean Conflict. After an Honorable Discharge, he enrolled at Buena Visa College and received his B.A. degree...
Vera Irene Janssen
May 18, 2011
Vera Irene Janssen, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Rierson) Baedke, was born May 13, 1925 in Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril, where she received her education. Vera married Leo Henry Janssen on January 17, 1945 in Terril, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in rural Estherville and Wallingford and later Ayrshire, before moving to Spencer...
Rita Kay Rogers
May 18, 2011
SERVICES Funeral Services for Rita will be held in LaMesa, California. There will be no services held in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Burial will take place at the Riverside Cemetery on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 11:00 A.M.
Edwin John Galm
May 14, 2011
Edwin John Galm was born April 20, 1927, on the family farm near Moneta, IA, the third of seven children to John and Amalie Schaefer Galm. Graduating from Moneta Community School in 1944, He spent his life farming near Everly, Royal, and Moneta, IA, with his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Dykstra Galm. Ed passed away peacefully on Saturday, May...
Ellen Clare Heine
May 13, 2011
Ellen Claire Heine (nee Johnson) died May 13, 2011, at the age of 85, in St. Paul, MN, as a result of complications from a fall on May 1 at The Seasons, senior apartments where she was living in Maplewood, MN. Ellen was a Spencer, Iowa, resident for nearly 60 years, beginning on June 3, 1949, the day she married...
Gary L. Cuttell
May 7, 2011
Gary Lee Cuttell, the son of Robert McWhirter and Esther June (Groth) Cuttell, was born July 5, 1940 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on the Cuttell farm, where he received his education, earned his Eagle Scout in 1956 and graduated from Royal High School in 1958. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa State University,...
Frances Lea Marshall
May 4, 2011
Frances Lea Marshall, the daughter of John and Norma (Daugherty) Johnson, was born December 30, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa. She was born and raised in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1967. After high school, she lived in California for two years, where her daughter was born and then moved to Omaha, where her...
Elvira Christina Pedersen
May 4, 2011
Elvira Hansen Pedersen, was born August 7, 1918 to Cornelius and Julia Hansen on a farm in Alta, IA. She received her education at Sioux Rapids and the Cornell School. She finished 8th grade at a country school west of Everly. Her mother died when she was 12 years old and she cared for her younger brother, Ken, and worked...
Ernest Wilhelm Back
May 4, 2011
Ernest Wilhelm Back, the son of Otto and Anna (Popp) Back, was born on January 10, 1926, on the Back family farm south of Hartley, IA. He was baptized at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hartley and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Royal, IA. Ernest received his early education attending the Riverton Township country school through the...
Richard Allen Konrady, Sr.
May 1, 2011
Richard Allen Konrady, Sr., the son of Edward and Clara (Petersen) Konrady, was born on March 13, 1938, in Odeboldt, IA. He was raised and received his early education in Odeboldt graduating from high school in 1958. After high school, Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army serving eight years with the National Guard. On July 12, 1959, Richard married Carol...
Lewis Alfred Bradford
Apr 30, 2011
Lewis Bradford, 92, a resident of St. Luke Lutheran Nursing Home, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011. For many years he was an active member of the Spencer business community and a partner in Leuthold Bradford clothiers of Spencer and later in Newton. He was preceded in death by his wife Catherine. He is survived by his son, John...
Dr. Roger Larson
Apr 28, 2011
Roger Lee Larson, the son of Lester Waldo and Virgie B. (Lindgren) Larson, was born September 2, 1933 in Greenville, IA. His childhood years were spent in Greenville, where he received his education, graduating from Greenville/Rossie High School. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa State University, receiving his Veterinarian degree in 1957. After his schooling, he returned...
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