Obituaries
Esther Jean Connell
Aug 30, 2010
Esther Jean (DeLong) Connell, 78, of Spencer, passed away at the Spencer Hospital on August 30, 2010, after a courageous 10 year battle with cancer. Esther was born May 14, 1932 in Jackson County, Minnesota to Russell F. and Dagmar (Bak) DeLong. They moved to Iowa in '38 and she started country school in Dickinson County, Iowa. Esther graduated from...
Donald H. Hansen
Aug 24, 2010
Donald H. Hansen, the son of Carl and Agnes (Koep) Thomas Hansen, was born February 7, 1925 in Royal, IA. His childhood years were spent in Royal, and later Hartley, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1943, until his honorable discharge in 1946....
Corwin 'Cory' Thomas
Aug 23, 2010
Cory "Gompy" Thomas, the son of Ray and Shirley (Cole) Thomas, was born July 13, 1955, in Cherokee, Iowa. Cory and his sister Ginny were raised in Cherokee, and he graduated from Washington High School in 1973. On June 29, 1974, Cory married his high school sweetheart Sandy George. In 1975 they moved to Spencer where Cory was the agent...
Mary Lou Rossiter
Aug 23, 2010
Mary Lou Rossiter, the daughter of William and Ina (Darling) Mehan, was born on May 26, 1929, in Palo Alto County, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Ayrshire High School. After high school, for a short time, she lived and worked in Fort Dodge, IA. Mary Lou then moved to Spencer and started working as a bookkeeper...
Fred Allen Nikoley
Aug 23, 2010
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Dr. James Cheever Ramsey, Jr.
Aug 20, 2010
James Cheever Ramsey, Jr., age 95, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Spencer Hospital, Spencer, IA after enjoying his last of many summers at Lake Okoboji. He was born February 6, 1915 in Burlington, IA to James Cheever Ramsey and Alice Winters Ramsey. He graduated St. Paul's High School (Burlington, IA, 1933) and the University of Iowa College of...
Raymond Amos Hollander
Aug 20, 2010
Raymond Amos Hollander, the son of Amos and Betty (Nelson) Hollander, was born March 16, 1952 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm west of Fostoria, where he received his education at Everly, graduating from Everly High School in 1971. Raymond married Jolene Wittfoth on June 22, 1974. Following their marriage, they have lived in Spencer...
Margaret Voss
Aug 19, 2010
Margaret Evelyn Voss, the daughter of Glenn and Luella (Huffman) Ginger was born May 18, 1931 in Langdon, Iowa. She grew up and attended school in Spencer, graduating in 1950. She then attended Buena Vista College for two years. Margaret married Myron "Popps" Voss on May 21, 1953 in Langdon, Iowa. She taught 5th grade in Ocheyedan, IA before getting...
Alvin Frederick Meyer
Aug 17, 2010
Alvin Frederick Christian Meyer, the son of Charlie Alvin Lawrence and Heneritta Sophia (Ottzen) Meyer, was born June 21, 1916 in O'Brien County, Iowa. He was baptized on August 6, 1916 and confirmed on July 7, 1929 at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Meridan. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee County, where he received his early education in country...
Gloria Leigh Seaman
Aug 17, 2010
Gloria Leigh Seaman, the daughter of Guy and Dorothy Rhodes Mills, was born October 26, 1926 south of Greenville, Iowa. She received her early education in Rossie and graduated from Webb High School. Gloria then continued her education in Omaha at a Business School. Following her education, Gloria moved to Spencer where she worked as a Bookkeeper for area businesses....
Jay Dwight Hermstad
Aug 14, 2010
Jay Dwight Hermstad, the son of Troy and Janet (Olson) Hermstad, was born July 31, 1957 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Cornell, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School in 1976. Jay married Carol Schmidt on April 28, 1979 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, Jay worked...
Dorothy Marie Vodraska
Aug 13, 2010
Dorothy Marie (Thompson) Vodraska was born January 9, 1934 in Buffalo Center, the sixth of 13 children of Lauren and Goldie (Steele) Thompson. She grew up on a farm near Lakota graduating from Lakota High School in 1951. Dorothy married John Wencelav Vodraska on January 22, 1953 at Bancroft, Iowa. They lived for brief periods in Cherokee, Spencer, Sioux City,...
Loral Mitchell
Aug 12, 2010
Loral Francis Mitchell, the son of Ernest "Ernie" Francis Mitchell and Cora Mae (Zubler) Mitchell, was born August 26, 1942 near Curlew, Iowa. He was raised in the Webb area, where he attended school until the 10th grade. Loral married Jennifer Davis on March 23, 1968, at the Church of Christ in Mapleton, Iowa. Often called "Mitch" by customers, co-workers...
Henry Ore James Stinehart
Aug 10, 2010
Henry was born to Ore and Mary Gesena Lambertus Stinehart, July 13, 1912, in Spencer, Iowa. Henry achieved perfect attendance in his childhood education from Summit Township rural School and Spencer Public School through the age of thirteen years. On April 8, 1936, Henry married Myrgel A. Norrell in Mason City, IA. The disabling disease of rheumatoid arthritis soon limited...
Donald Doyle Wolcott
Aug 8, 2010
Donald Doyle Wolcott, the son of Raymond and Belva (Doyle) Wolcott, was born on March 25, 1927, in Gilmore City, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education there and graduating from Gilmore City High. After high school, Donald entered into the military with the U.S. Navy. Following his time in the military, Donald lived in Cedar Rapids, IA...
Lillian Matilda Harjes
Aug 7, 2010
Lillian Matilda Harjes, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Westphalen) Klinker, was born December 22, 1912 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent moving around northwest Iowa, where she received her education. Lillian married Frances Frederick Lorenzen and to this union, three sons were born: Burdette (Bud), Darrel and Donald. Following their marriage, they lived in Moneta, IA, Montgomery,...
Judy Elaine Adams
Aug 5, 2010
Judy Elaine Hallcock was born to Lester and Irene (Duff) Hallcock, west of Griswold, Iowa on February 5, 1945. The family moved to a farm west of Spencer in 1951. She attended elementary school at Riverton #4 through the 6th grade, graduating from Spencer High School in 1963. While attending high school she worked as a checker at Super Valu...
Florence Christofferson
Aug 5, 2010
Florence Virginia Christofferson, the daughter of Robert and Carrie (Thompson) Andersen, was born August 13, 1917 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1935. Florence married Bjerne (Buzz) Christofferson on August 20, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa. Florence worked as a bookkeeper and cashier at Woolworth for 18 years. She also worked at Montgomery...
Donald Gay Black
Aug 2, 2010
Donald Gay Black, the son of Lester Gay and Ora Maude Williams Black, was born April 25, 1920, in Wilder, Idaho. As an infant, his family moved to Rossie, Iowa where he attended grade school and graduated from the Rossie High School. Following his schooling, Don entered the U.S. Navy in 1937 until his honorable discharge in 1941. He then...
Joyce Ann Hebbel
Jul 30, 2010
Joyce Hebbel, the daughter of Louis and Myrtle (Lichtenberg) Gertsmeier, was born July 14, 1939 in Storm Lake, IA. She was raised on a farm in the Storm Lake, Iowa area, where she received her education graduating from Storm Lake High School on May 28, 1957. After high school, she worked for Citizens Bank in Storm Lake. Joyce married Wilbur...
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