Obituaries
Doloras Florence Harrington
Sep 23, 2009
Doloras Florence Harrington, the daughter of Arthur and Louise Lutz was born on April 20, 1925. Her childhood years were spent in Terril, Iowa where she received her education, graduating from Terril High School. She continued her studies at St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Ottumwa, graduating in 1946. Doloras married Robert "Digger" Harrington at the Sacred Heart Catholic...
Nancy Arrena Ebert
Sep 19, 2009
Nancy Arrena Ebert, the daughter of James and Mattie (Stephenson) Brannan, was born February 22, 1921 in Benson, North Carolina. Her childhood years were spent in North Carolina, where she received her education. Following her schooling, she worked for Western Electric in Baltimore. Nancy married Frederick Ebert on August 25, 1945 in Baltimore, MD. Following their marriage, they moved to...
William 'Bill' Gruhn
Sep 19, 2009
William "Bill" Gruhn, the son of Ernest August and Anna Marie Trojohn Gruhn, was born March 29, 1913, on a farm south of Hartley, Iowa. He received his education in Moneta Consolidated School. Bill married Velma Margaretha Witt on January 1, 1937, at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. Following their marriage, they farmed near Primghar from 1937...
John Alfonso Pansullo
Sep 17, 2009
SERVICES A Celebration of John's Life and a Public Gathering will be held Sunday, September 27, 2009 from 1 to 5:00 P.M., at Stolley's Park northwest of Spencer, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated to People for Pets in Spencer, Iowa. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Curtis Dale Bobolz
Sep 17, 2009
Curtis Dale Bobolz, the son of Ernest and Lucy Ehlers Bobolz, was born January 27, 1927, in Meriden, IA. Curt was baptized on March 20, 1927, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland, Iowa and confirmed on May 12, 1940. He received his early education at the Liberty Township School in Calumet and graduated valedictorian from Sutherland High School. Curt...
Joann Cleo Lawson
Sep 15, 2009
JoAnn Cleo Lawson, the daughter of Earl and Frances (Stowe) Rogers, was born October 4, 1935, in Worthington, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Denison, IA, where she received her early education. Her family later moved to Spencer, IA, where she graduated from Spencer High School. She continued her education at Iowa Lakes Community College and later graduated from...
Eleanor Barry
Sep 7, 2009
Eleanor Irene Barry, the youngest daughter of Henry and Ina Duke, was born on the family farm near Peterson, Iowa on November 20, 1920. Her childhood was spent living and working on the farm with siblings, Zelma and Edna, and cousin, Francis. She attended country school through eighth grade and then Peterson High School, where she graduated in 1938. Eleanor...
Ethel Louise Dean
Sep 5, 2009
The mother of Curtis Dean of Spencer. Ethel Dean, 83, of Spencer, Iowa and formerly of Wheatland and Grand Mound, Iowa, passed away on September 5, 2009 at her home. Services are Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 4:00pm at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland with Pastor Wendy Van Tassell officiating. Ethel was born Ethel Davis on June...
Alvin A. Johnson
Sep 4, 2009
Alvin Arthur Johnson, was born on November 5, 1927, to Art and Etta Miller Johnson. Al was baptized into the Catholic faith at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He attended Lake Center School participating in sports and vocal music, graduating in 1946 at the age of 18. After graduating he worked for various businesses until opening his own business in 1963,...
Bobbie Rae Menke, Sr.
Sep 3, 2009
Bobbie Rae Menke Sr., the son of William and Marie Kammerer Menke, was born September 26, 1931, in Gaza, IA and later moved to Primghar, IA where his parents owned a farm. He received his education and graduated from the Primghar High School in 1950. Bobbie enjoyed sports and played high school football. He joined the Army in January of...
Francis Richard Anderson
Sep 2, 2009
Francis Richard Anderson, the son of H.P. Alfred and Ida Esther Rasmussen Anderson, was born March 5, 1923 in Royal, Iowa. He received his education and graduated from the Royal High School in 1940. In 1943, he entered the Navy Air Corp and received his basic training at Farragut, ID. He then transferred to the U.S. Navel Air School in...
Lloyd Earl Triggs
Sep 1, 2009
Lloyd Earl Triggs, the son of George and Ruth Larson Triggs, was born December 8, 1925 in Laurens, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Laurens before moving to Gillett Grove, where he received his high school diploma in 1943. Following his schooling, he farmed with his dad until entering the military, serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Donna Rae Norgaard
Aug 31, 2009
Donna Rae Norgaard, the daughter of Charles Blakesly and Lucille May Heddinger Underwood, was born March 17, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her early education and attended Spencer schools. In her teen years, Donna did babysitting and worked for the Spencer Theatre as an usher and popcorn maker. Donna married Alvin Virgil Norgaard on July 2, 1950 at the...
Patrick Gibson
Aug 30, 2009
Patrick "Pat" James Gibson, the son of Albert and Mary Brown Gibson, was born December 28, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove/Dickens area, where he received his education, graduating from Gillett Grove High School in 1954. Following his schooling, he worked for Spencer Foods and raised hogs and cattle while farming in the...
Ruby Mildred Fitzloff
Aug 29, 2009
Ruby Mildred Fitzloff, the daughter of Ebb and Eva Brown Brinkley, was born August 13, 1918 in Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Clay County, where she received her education in country schools. Ruby married Donald Dale Fitzloff on October 2, 1937 in Jackson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they farmed for many years near Spencer. She was...
Marjorie June Abel
Aug 28, 2009
Marjorie June Abel, the daughter of Harry and Emma Christensen Shook, was born June 29, 1924, in Gruver, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in rural Gruver and Spencer Iowa, where she received her education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. After high school, she performed office work for several different places and lived on her...
Alma Lois Stienstra
Aug 28, 2009
Lois Stienstra was born July 31, 1924 in Orange City, Iowa to Ed and Minnie (Jansma) DeJager. Her childhood years were spent in Orange City, IA, where she received her education, graduating from the Orange City High School in 1941. She then graduated from Northwestern Junior College in Orange City in 1943. After graduation from Northwestern, she worked at an...
Betty Quirk Cone Wrede
Aug 26, 2009
Betty Cone Wrede, 90, of Brandon, SD (formerly Alta, IA) passed at 8 p.m. on August 26, 2009, at St. Luke's Lutheran Home, Spencer. IA, after being comforted by many of her family and friends during the days leading up to her passing. Services will be at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Storm Lake, IA, on Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2009,...
Dennis Ray 'Shorty' Steffens
Aug 26, 2009
Dennis Ray "Shorty" Steffens, the son of Raymond and Pearl (Sass) Steffens, was born June 11, 1944 in Hartley, Iowa. He lived with his family in Hartley for one year, before moving to a farm northeast of Primghar. Shorty received his education at Primghar, graduating from Primghar High School in 1962. After his schooling, Shorty worked for the Highway Patrol...
Mariel Royer Cole
Aug 24, 2009
Mariel Royer Cole, the daughter of Dr. Herman C. and Minnie Royer Struck, was born August 9, 1928 in Kanawha, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Kahawha, where she received her education, graduating from Kanawha High School. She later attended Upper Iowa College for two years. Mariel married James O. Berhow and following their divorce, she married Lewis Cole...
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