Obituaries
William Bailey 'Bill' Boyd
Feb 12, 2011
Bill was born on October 14, 1932 in Newton, Iowa. He spent most of his childhood in Mansfield, Ohio and Waterloo, Iowa. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1950. He attended Iowa State College and graduated in 1956 with a degree in Geology and four minors (Zoology, Botany, Forestry and Physics). In college, while on a mapping internship...
Wayne Fred Peters
Feb 10, 2011
Wayne Fred Peters, the son of Otto and Alberta (Baumeister) Peters, was born September 6, 1928 in Everly, Iowa. He graduated valedictorian of his class from Everly High School in 1946. He married his true love, Shirley Pfitzenmaier on July 30, 1950, and they farmed for many years northeast of Everly. To this union were born two children, a son,...
Leola "Lee" Mae Steffen
Feb 9, 2011
Leola "Lee" Steffen, the daughter of Lambert and Jeanette (Groenewoud) Petersma, was born April 8, 1920 in Lynnville, IA. Her early years were spent in Lynnville, where she received her elementary and high school education. In 1938, she played basketball with the Lynnville, Iowa basketball team in the state tournament in Des Moines. After high school, she worked in the...
Dorothy Edith Mileham
Feb 7, 2011
Dorothy Edith Cross Mileham, a life-long resident of the Webb area, passed away Feb. 7, 2011. She was born July 14, 1917, in the family home, the youngest child of Henry and Alida (Freeman) Cross. She was raised on the Cross family farm, southeast of Webb and graduated from Garfield School in 1934. She remained at home until her mother...
Donald Edward Pearson
Feb 7, 2011
Donald Edward Pearson, the son of Earnest and Martina Petersen Pearson, was born March 8, 1927 at home near Meriden, Iowa. He received his early education in Larrabee. Don entered the U.S. Army on September 8, 1950 and served during the Korean Conflict until his honorable discharge on August 29, 1952. Don married Marleen Lorraine Gries on February 20, 1955...
Leora Winn
Feb 7, 2011
Leora Genevieve Winn, the daughter of Peter and Amelia Christensen Hansen, was born March 25, 1909. She was raised on the family farm near Dickens, IA, where she attended country schools. After graduating from Ruthven High School in 1927, she attended Iowa State Teachers College, now UNI, in Cedar Falls, IA. Leora married Dale Winn on June 9, 1939, at...
Earl Fredrick Kooker
Feb 6, 2011
Earl Fredrick Kooker was born on November 27th, 1933 to Kenneth and Lenora Kooker. His childhood years were spent in Des Moines, Iowa with his younger brothers, Jack and John. In 1946, the family moved to Moville, Iowa. Earl met the love of his life in Moville. He married Shirley Ann Raby on May 21st, 1955. Together they moved to...
Irene Luella Anliker
Feb 4, 2011
Irene Luella Anliker, the daughter of John and Kathryn Bonnstetter Bleuer, was born November 15, 1922 in West Bend, IA. Her childhood years were spent in West Bend where she received her education, graduating from West Bend High School. Irene continued her education at Hamilton Business School. Irene married Delbert Anliker on May 9, 1943, in Denver, CO. Following their...
Olivia Rose Shaughnessy
Feb 2, 2011
Olivia Rose Shaughnessy, the infant daughter of Aaron and Katherine (Michels) Shaughnessy is survived by her parants; maternal grandparents, Justin and Kim Duhn and Rob and Traci Verdoorn; paternal grandparents, Daniel and Annette Shaughnessy; Maternal great grandparents, Rick and Terri Duhn, Jodi and Mike Spoorer, Paul and Sharon Decker, and Gary Michels; paternal great grandparents, Mary Shaughnessy; many loving aunts,...
Dr. George Frederick Fieselmann
Feb 1, 2011
Dr. George Frederick Fieselmann, 91, of Spencer, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. with family present on Friday, February 4, at the Warner Funeral Home, Spencer. Reverends Thomas and Wendy Van Tassell will lead a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. A private burial will be held at Riverside Cemetery. A Memorial...
Tom Wendell Cornwall
Jan 29, 2011
Tom Wendell Cornwall, passed away on January 29, 2011 at Deerfield Lifespace Community Care Center after a short battle with cancer. He was born February 13, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa to Wilson and Ruth Cornwall. Tom attended public schools in Spencer and graduated from Kemper Military High School. After graduating from high school, he served in the army for 18...
Raymond Virgil Wilson
Jan 29, 2011
Raymond Virgil Wilson, the son of Claude and Blanche (Rusk) Wilson, was born July 23, 1912 in Dickens, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in rural Spencer, where he received his education at a country school. His family later moved to the Gillett Grove area, where he graduated from Gillett Grove High School. Following his schooling, he began farming with...
Russell Crawford Runkle
Jan 25, 2011
Russell Crawford Runkle, the son of Clyde and Effie Mae Crawford Runkle, was born October 21, 1917 in Dickinson County, IA. He grew up in the Moneta area graduating from Moneta Community High School in 1935. Russell married Fay Steuben on March 10, 1941. He lived and worked on the farm where he was raised, until retiring in 1978, when...
Victoria Ann Axtell
Jan 25, 2011
Victoria "Vicki" Ann Axtell, the daughter of Alfred John and Arlene (Thompson) Tielbur, was born December 7, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1967. Following high school, she worked as a nurses' aide and a pharmacy technician at Spencer Municipal Hospital. After moving to...
Lambert Mastbergen
Jan 17, 2011
Lambert Mastbergen, the son of Arie and Carrie (Buysman) Mastbergen, was born January 3, 1915 in Archer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Archer where he received his education in Archer schools. Following his schooling, his family moved to a farm near Sheldon where he farmed. Instead of taking the winter off of work, he would travel to California...
Shirley Jane (Machael) Hill
Jan 16, 2011
Shirley Jane Machael Hill, the daughter of Edward and Alice Hansen Ketelsen, was born April 20, 1922 in Clinton, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Clinton High School. Shirley married Robert Machael on January 2, 1944 in Clinton. To this union, two children were born, Pam and Steve. Following their marriage, they made their home in Fort...
James C. O'Meara
Jan 16, 2011
James Clare O'Meara, the son of William Clare and Viola (Schulke) O'Meara, was born April 22, 1930 in Galva, Iowa. He was raised in Galva, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Galva High School in 1947. Following his schooling, he worked at the Galva lumberyard for a short time before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served...
Archie Manford Berends
Jan 16, 2011
Archie Manford Berends, the son of Chris and Jennie (Noble) Berends, was born June 12, 1921 in Harris, IA. His childhood years were spent in the May City, Iowa area, where he received his education. Archie married Darlene Woltersdorf in June of 1945. Following their marriage, they farmed near Ocheyedan, IA for 14 years, until moving to Everly, IA, where...
Helen Elizabeth Lewis
Jan 15, 2011
Helen Gleason Lewis, age 90 of Liberty Community died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at her home. Helen was born in Bushnell, South Dakota on November 16, 1920 to the late J. Gleason and Mabel Hulser Gleason and raised in Iowa where she graduated from Peterson High School. She married John H. Lewis, whom she met in San Diego while he...
Barbara Raye Tuttle
Jan 10, 2011
Barbara Raye Tuttle, the daughter of Melvin and Carrie (Birchard) Tuttle, was born on October 25, 1955, in Spencer, Iowa. Following high school, Barbara attended the School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, IA, for two years. Barbara graduated with honors and went on to become a sign language instructor. After college, she taught sign language in Sedalia, MO, for...
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