Obituaries
Murray Sylvester Underwood
Nov 5, 2009
Murray Sylvester Underwood was born on September 25, 1921, in Clay County, to Alford Underwood and Henriette Beck Underwood. He attended high school in Peterson, Iowa, and attended college at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. His service in the ROTC program led him to serve in the US Navy beginning in 1942. He served on the destroyer, the...
Lois Louise Selzer
Nov 5, 2009
Lois Louise (Schoenewe) Selzer, 78, died at the North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, CO, on November 5, 2009. Lois was born March 6, 1931 in Clay County, Iowa. Lois was raised in the Peterson and Everly, Iowa area by her mother, Katherine (Schoelerman) Schoenewe. Lois graduated in Everly High School's class of 1948. Lois met Kenneth Selzer while she...
Joyce Ann Cain
Nov 5, 2009
Joyce Ann Cain, the daughter of Amos and Vinetta Brown Lloyd, was born January 29, 1933, in Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Hartley where she received her education, graduating from Hartley High School. Joyce married Ronald John Cain on December 10, 1950, in Hartley, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in Mapleton, MN, for one year. Ron...
Ray Kenneth Brown
Nov 2, 2009
Ray Kenneth Brown, 84, died at Longhouse on November 2, 2009. Ray was born August 26, 1925 in Monroe County, IA, to William and Phebie Newman Brown. After graduating from Moravia High School he joined the Army on November 10, 1945 during WWII. After an Honorable Discharge on January 20, 1947 Ray began working for the telephone Company. While working...
Connie Kay Noble
Nov 2, 2009
Connie Kay Noble, the daughter of Claude William and Betty Caren (Nielsen) Klarstrom, was born May 23, 1941 in Hartley, Iowa. She received her education at Iowa School For The Deaf, where she graduated in 1960. Connie was a member of the Girl Scouts and the Pep Club during her years in school. Connie married Richard Noble on July 8,...
Ruby Cuthbert
Nov 1, 2009
Ruby May Cuthbert, the daughter of Fred and Mable (Fabert) Dickason, was born on October 29, 1919, in Philo, IL. Ruby was raised in Arcola, IL, where she attended country school. Ruby married Ted Andrew Cuthbert on February 26, 1941, in Arcola, IL. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Texas and California, while Ted was serving in the military....
Arnold F. Sindt
Oct 31, 2009
Arnold F. Sindt, the son of Fredrick Datelif Christian and Emma Marie Hansen Sindt, was born October 16, 1923, in Everly, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Everly High School in 1941. Arnold married Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Norman on August 29, 1945, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Everly, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed the...
Helen A. Petersen
Oct 30, 2009
Helen A. Petersen, the daughter of Charlie and Ida Miller Hagedorn, was born April 5, 1931, in Sioux City, Iowa. As a young girl, Helen's family moved to Ruthven, Iowa and she received her early education in Gillett Grove, Iowa. On September 5, 1969, Helen married Marvin Petersen in Spencer, Iowa. Helen worked as a waitress at Charlie's, the North...
Caleb Short
Oct 28, 2009
Caleb John Short, son of Rich and Becky Bedsaul, was born July 13, 1982 in Denison, Iowa. Caleb and his family moved to the Sutherland area in 1991, where he spent the majority of his life. Caleb attended South O'Brien High School, graduating in 2000. Caleb lived in Sutherland and worked at Freudenburg in Spencer. In 2002, Caleb met the...
Velma Anna Dau
Oct 21, 2009
Velma Anna Dau, daughter of Walter & Clara (Hoppe) Ebel was born February 2, 1922, near Iona, MN. Her childhood days were spent partly in this area and later moving with her parents to a farm near Granville, IA, in 1934. Her schooling was in country schools in Murray County, MN and O'Brien County, IA. On February 2, 1941, she...
Roger Wayne Miller
Oct 19, 2009
Roger Wayne Miller was born December 2, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. He was the son of Marvon C. Miller and Elsie J. Eaton Miller. Roger attended school in Spencer, Iowa until his senior year and then graduated in 1954 from Ruthven, Iowa. Roger was united in marriage to Caroline Fales of Webb on October 17th, 1954. After graduation, he worked...
Lucille Angeline Rogers
Oct 14, 2009
Lucille Angeline Rogers was born October 16, 1911 in May City, Iowa. She was the second of seven children. She was raised on a farm near May City and graduated from Hartley High School. In her early adulthood she lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Los Angeles, California, Caracas, Venezuela, Houston, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Sibley, Iowa. In 1954 she and her...
Ray D. Pullen
Oct 13, 2009
Raymond Dean Pullen, the youngest son of Roy T. and Ella Moon Pullen, was born July 17, 1925 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm north of Spencer. He attended Spencer schools, and graduated from Spencer High School. After graduation, he joined Hunter Flying Service, which was stationed in Spencer. He later went with them to...
Jane Schumann
Oct 11, 2009
Jane Marie Schumann, the daughter of Ralph and Hannah (Erpelding) Schacherer, was born February 15, 1940 in Estherville, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Estherville, where she received her education, graduating from Estherville High School. She continued her education at Stewart's College of Cosmetology in Sioux City, Iowa. Jane married John Elsenbast on December 1, 1962 at St. Patrick...
Deb Orthmann
Oct 8, 2009
Deborah Jean Orthmann, the daughter of Arnold and Dorothy (Koch) Carlson, was born April 15, 1957, in Primghar, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Paullina where she received her education, graduating from Paullina High School in 1975. She continued her education at Lakeland Medical Academy where she graduated in 1976. Deb married David Orthmann on July...
Zelma Mae Mohror
Oct 4, 2009
Zelma Mae Mohror, the daughter of H.C. and Ina (Harris) Duke, was born December 2, 1906 in Clay County rural Peterson, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Royal, Iowa area, where she received her education, graduating from Royal High School in 1925. She attended Iowa State Teachers College Branch School in Sheldon, Iowa, where she attained a teacher's...
John Arnold Hatten
Oct 2, 2009
John (Jack) Hatten was born September 21, 1934 in Bancroft, IA to Frank and Gertrude Hatten. He received his education at St. John's Catholic School in Bancroft, IA. On July 12, 1961, John was united in marriage to JoAnn Lensing of Bancroft. To this union, they were blessed with 5 daughters, Lisa, Lori, Julie, Angie and Mari Beth. Their early...
Dorothy Magdalena Sorenson
Sep 28, 2009
Dorothy Heick Sorenson was born on April 6, 1911 to J. Fred and Magdalena Heick on their farm northwest of Peterson. She was the youngest of five brothers and four sisters. She attended a one room schoolhouse north of Peterson through 8th grade and then Peterson High School for 6 months before moving to Spencer with her parents where she...
Zipora Lily Elizabeth Nagel
Sep 27, 2009
Zipora Lily Elizabeth Nagel, the daughter of Paul and Bertha Geiser Braunschweig, was born June 23, 1924 in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where she received her education. She was united in marriage to Herman Nagel at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland on January 6, 1947. They made their home on a farm near Hartley,...
Berl V. Goff
Sep 24, 2009
Berl Vincent Goff, the son of Paul and Mabel Goff, was born May 11, 1919 on Mother's Day on one of the original "homestead farms" of Iowa, just north of Ruthven. He received his education in Ruthven and left at age 18 to join the United States Air Force. While residing in Albuquerque, he met and on August 25, 1962,...
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