Obituaries
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...
Lanny Gene Bevers
Jul 30, 2010
Lanny Gene Bevers, the son of Ira and Cleon (Hoover) Bevers, was born on August 9, 1939, in the panhandle of Texas in the town of Sunray. Later the family moved to Fort Worth, TX where Lanny attended school. After high school, he entered into the U.S. Air Force. Lanny married Estlee Townley in Phoenix, AZ. To this union one...
Lorna Mae Johnson
Jul 29, 2010
SERVICES Lorna's wishes were to be cremated. Services will be at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Patricia Ann Krengel
Jul 26, 2010
Patricia Ann Krengel, the daughter of Glen Charles and Lillian Irene Burgin Goodwin, was born July 14, 1939 in Terrill, Iowa. Patricia received her early education and graduated from Spencer High School. Pat married LaVerne Lawrence Krengel on July 2, 1961 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Pat was employed with the Spencer Hospital....
Lealma T. Thompson
Jul 25, 2010
LeAlma T. Thompson, 84, Hartley, Iowa, formerly of Willow Lake, SD, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Community Memorial Health Center, Hartley, IA. Services are set for 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 29, 2010, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vienna, SD, with Reverend Dave Larson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Lutheran Cemetery, rural Vienna, SD. Visitation is 5:00 to 7:00...
James 'Jim' Lee Brown
Jul 21, 2010
James Lee Brown, the son of Lee and Winifred (Gibbons) Brown, was born December 4, 1927 in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High School in 1945. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from January of 1946 until his honorable...
Thomas Henry Garrod
Jul 21, 2010
Thomas Garrod was born February 10, 1920 in Washta, Iowa to Tim and Martha (Small) Garrod. Tom grew up in that small community surrounded by family and friends. Tom married Cleo Ihry on September 23, 1939. They made their home in Cherokee and shortly after Tom left to serve his country as a part of the army during W.W.II. He...
Colleen Kay Leclair
Jul 21, 2010
Colleen Kay LeClair, the daughter of Wilbur and Ruth (Stukey) Anderson, was born December 16, 1952 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Terril, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Terril High School. Colleen worked at the Spencer Veneer Plant after high school, where she worked for 5 years. Colleen married Thomas W....
Julie Moriarty
Jul 20, 2010
Julie Ann Moriarty, the daughter of George and the late Mary (Pritchard) Moriarty, was born November 3, 1962 in Sheldon, IA. She attended school in Spencer, IA, graduating in 1981. Not long after graduation, Julie married Gaylen Sindt on August 22, 1981, in Royal, IA. Julie and Gaylen had two daughters, Jennifer and RoseMary. They later divorced. While still in...
Nancy Carol Jungjohan
Jul 18, 2010
Nancy Carol Jungjohan, the daughter of Leroy and Dorothy (Phillips) Pingel, was born March 24, 1944 in Cherokee, IA. Her life was spent in Sutherland, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Sutherland High School. Nancy married Gary Jungjohan on September 1, 1961 in Sutherland, IA. They have been farming north of Sutherland for the entire 48 years. In...
Jane Marie Blanchard
Jul 18, 2010
Jane Marie Blanchard, the daughter of Clifford and Lillian (Godfredsen) Ringsdorf, was born on November 9, 1933 on their family farm in Kossuth County, Iowa. She received her early education in the Titonka area and graduated from Titonka High School. After high school, Jane married Glenn (Bud) Hildebrand on September 6, 1952. On May 25, 1968, Jane married Harold "Gene"...
Shirley June Lorenzen
Jul 17, 2010
SERVICES Private burial will be held Monday at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be no visitation. MUSIC INTERMENT North Lawn Memorial Park Spencer, Iowa
George Elliott Marks
Jul 16, 2010
George Elliott Marks the son of Robert and Dixie (Elliott) Marks, was born on July 5, 1935 in Manistique, MI. His early childhood years were spent in Michigan where he also received his early education.After graduation , George moved to Spencer where he attended the Spencer School of Business, studying accounting. George married Shirley Werts on September 25, 1958 in...
Florence Sybel Johnson
Jul 15, 2010
Florence Sybel (Doyle) Johnson, the daughter of Thomas Warren Doyle and Bessie M. (Mitchell) Doyle, was born on August 10, 1908 in Rossie, IA. She spent her childhood years in Cornell and Sioux Rapids, IA. After graduating from Sioux Rapids High School, she then took two years business training at the University of Commerce in Des Moines, IA. Florence married...
Marilyn Kay Wilson
Jul 14, 2010
Marilyn Kay Wilson, the daughter of Leo and Mabel Maxine (Koppelman) Rutledge, was born November 18, 1950 in Lake City, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm between Rockwell City and Lake City, IA, before her family moved to Dayton, IA. Her family later moved to Lake Mills, IA, where she attended country schools. Her family moved to...
Doris Rae Stamper
Jul 13, 2010
Doris Rae Stamper, the daughter of Ray Landing and Louise Burns (Stone) Cahal, was born on November 16, 1925, in Paris, Kentucky. She was raised and received her early education in Loveland, Ohio, graduating from high school there. Doris married Eugene Edward Stamper on June 1, 1946 in Ohio. Following their marriage, the couple made their home in Huntington, IN....
Nina Genson
Jul 8, 2010
Nina Genson, the daughter of Shadrick and Bessie (Russler) Gillespie was born November 29, 1912 in Highland Township near Sutherland, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area where she received her early education. During the war Nina lived and worked in San Francisco, CA before returning to Spencer where she worked at A&M Laundry and the Lamplighter...
Ruth Ketcham
Jul 5, 2010
Ruth L. Ketcham, the daughter of Charles H. and Olive (Millay) Anderson, was born August 5, 1912 in Hutchinson, KS. Her childhood years were spent in Hutchinson and Los Angeles, graduating from high school in Whittier, CA. Ruth was fondly known by family and friends as "Beep". Ruth married Maurice Ketcham on November 9, 1929 at her parents' home in...