Obituaries
Richard W. Rasmuson
Jan 25, 2010
Richard Wesley Rasmuson, the son of Russell and Elsie (Woods) Rasmuson, was born April 18, 1935 in Garner, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Garner, where he received his education. He entered the military in 1954 and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, until his honorable discharge in 1956. After returning from the service, he lived...
Frank Leroy Huss
Jan 22, 2010
Frank LeRoy Huss, the son of Edward and Charlotte Deegan Huss, was born in Royal, Iowa on September 19, 1923. Frank was raised on a farm south of Everly and attended country school, Alton Boy's School and later graduated from Everly High School. Frank then attended and graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. Frank entered the U.S. Navy Air...
Esther L. Rasmuson
Jan 21, 2010
Esther Louise Rasmuson the daughter of Oren and Edna Skinner, was born March 20, 1926 in Sioux Township, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Esther married Russell Rasmuson on March 11, 1946 in Jackson, MN. Esther was a fun loving, hard working wife and enjoyed cooking. Esther has lived in San Mateo, CA...
Kyler Eugene Igou
Jan 21, 2010
Kyler Igou, the infant son of Dana Igou and Jessica McCullah was born November 10, 2009 in Sioux Falls, SD. Kyler passed away at the Sanford Childrens Hospital USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD on January 21, 2010. He was preceded in death by his great great-grandparents Jean Evans, Maurine Peterson, Lester Kathman, Glen and Elva Igou, Alvin Morgan,...
Darwin 'Bud' Neil Goodchild
Jan 16, 2010
Darwin "Bud" Neil Goodchild, the son of Lester and Gladys (Grove) Goodchild, was born July 3, 1931 in Havelock, IA. He attended school in Havelock, Lake Center and Papillion, NE. Bud served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 and was stationed in Germany. On June 15, 1955, he married Ruth Mohr at Zion Lutheran...
Greg Bina
Jan 16, 2010
Gregory John Bina, the son of William and Amanda M. (Jauert) Bina, was born May 25, 1938 in Marquette, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River in New Albin, IA, where he received his education. Greg married Dolores Hinz on May 18, 1960 in South Dakota. Following their marriage, they lived for a short...
Otis 'Bob' Andrews
Jan 15, 2010
Otis Robert Andrews was born April 13, 1921, to Otis R. and Rosella Shea Andrews at Carroll, IA. He received his early education in Carroll, attending St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Carroll High School. He was employed by the State Conservation Commission before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, December 1941, as an Apprentice Seaman. He received Basic Training...
Christine Louise Beck
Jan 12, 2010
Christine Louise Beck, the daughter of Elmer and Mary Jane (Saunders) Parsons, was born February 16, 1958 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove, Iowa area, where she received her education graduating from South Clay High School in 1976. She later attended and graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. Chris married Larry...
Dawain Fear
Jan 8, 2010
Dawain LaVerne Fear, the son of Ray and Eva (Abbott) Fear, was born September 4, 1932, in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in several northwest Iowa communities. He graduated from Primghar High School in 1950 and entered the military in 1953, where he served in the Korean War. Upon returning from his military service, he farmed with...
Virginia Irene Bellows
Jan 8, 2010
Virginia Irene Bellows was born January 30, 1914, near Alta, Iowa, to Ethel Irene Parker and Bert A. Adams. They lived near Alta until her mother's death, December 28, 1918. Virginia lived two years with her aunt and uncle, Dr. and Mrs. Guy Clemons in Storm Lake. After her father's remarriage, the family lived near Alta, and then moved to...
Jocelyn 'Joyce' Dawn Clarke
Jan 4, 2010
Jocelyn (Joyce) Dawn Clarke, daughter of Herbert J. and Fern (Hinch) Walstead, was born on May 28, 1919 in Albert City, IA. On January 4, 2010, following a brief illness, Joyce went to be with the Lord. Joyce was raised on a farm in Buena Vista County along with 2 brothers and 2 sisters. She attended school at Lincoln Lea,...
Sylvia Pearle Holmberg-Van Norman
Jan 4, 2010
Sylvia Pearle Holmberg-Van Norman, the daughter of Daniel Christian and Lola I. (Moore) Van Hoven, was born May 20, 1926 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, where she received her education, graduating from Dickens High School in 1943. Sylvia married Raymond Dean Holmberg on March 20, 1949 at the First Congregational Church in Spencer. Following their...
Robert L. Carlson, Jr.
Jan 4, 2010
Robert Lee "Bob" "Bobby" Carlson the son of Robert Lee Carlson Sr. and Norma Faye Whited Carlson was born June 23, 1969 in Portsmouth, VA. Bob graduated from the Spencer High School, he then attended Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa both in Iowa City, Iowa. Bob married Melissa Elaine Schatz on May 26, 1996, at the Bethany...
Benjamin F. Davis
Jan 3, 2010
Benjamin Francis Davis, the son of Elmer and Sophia Ponach Davis, was born July 30, 1926 in Princeton, MN. His childhood years were spent in Cresco, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Cresco High School in 1943. He later attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, IA for one year. He entered the military in 1945, where...
Helen Langenfeld
Jan 3, 2010
Helen I. Langenfeld, the daughter of William and Clara (Windeshausen) Bruck, was born July 11, 1927 in Portsmouth, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Harlan, where she received her education, graduating from Harlan High School. Helen married Julius (Dewey) Langenfeld on September 24, 1946 in Harlan, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in Earling, Iowa, until 1960, when they...
Anna Hugunin
Jan 3, 2010
Anna Chrisine Beck Hugunin was born to Karoline Olesen Beck and Joseph S. Beck on July 27, 1911, in Greenville, Iowa where she attended school. She was an active member of the Congregational Church in Spencer. She married Victor Hugunin on August 15, 1930 in Spencer. They spent their entire lives on a farm near Spencer. She and Victor had...
Ruby Triggs
Dec 31, 2009
Ruby Alice Nassen Triggs, the daughter of Harvey and Stella (Durby) Nassen, was born on March 18, 1923, near McCallsburg, Iowa. She was the eldest of five children who grew up on a farm east of Roland, Iowa. Ruby attended the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She worked as a clerk typist at the Ankeny Ordnance plant, at...
Ronald James Ricketts
Dec 27, 2009
Ronald James Ricketts, the son of Lyle and Helen Simonsen Ricketts, was born September 14, 1949, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He grew up and received his early education in Sioux Rapids and graduated in 1970. Following his schooling, Ron attended the University of Northern Iowa. On June 27, 1970, Ron married Becky Nielsen at Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage,...
Magnus Johnson
Dec 25, 2009
Magnus Johnson, the son of P.M. and Mina (Moats) Johnson, was born Sept. 6, 1922 in Peterson, IA. The family moved to rural Spencer in March 1923. He attended grade school in Lincoln Township and graduated from Spencer High School in 1939. Following graduation, he worked for Linn Sioux Creamery and then for Frank Parcaut Seed Corn Co., Sutherland. On...
Ralph Taylor
Dec 23, 2009
Ralph Arnold Taylor, the son of Bayard and Alta Fink Taylor, was born April 2, 1935, in Langdon, Iowa. He received his early education in country schools and then graduated from the Spencer High School. In January of 1957, Ralph entered the United States Army and served until his honorable discharge in 1959. Ralph lived in the Langdon and Spencer...