Obituaries

Evelyn Beatrice Caquelin

Evelyn Beatrice Caquelin

Mar 13, 2009

Evelyn Beatrice Caquelin, the daughter of Leonard & Alice (Thede) Petersen, was born December 13, 1926 in Boone, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, where she received her education at Ft. Dodge Elementary School. Her family later moved to Des Moines, Iowa, where she continued her education, graduating from North High School. Evelyn continued her education...

Margaret Maurer

Margaret Maurer

Mar 10, 2009

Margaret I. Maurer, the daughter of William and Clara (Seibel) Maurer, was born on March 7, 1915 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1928. After high school, she worked at the Spencer Theater as a cashier. On March 12, 1943 she joined the U.S. Navy as a "Wave"...

Rosalie W. Plautz

Rosalie W. Plautz

Mar 8, 2009

Rosalie W. Plautz, the daughter of Herman and Rosie (Smith) Huemoeller was born September 3, 1921, in Jackson, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Jackson where she attended school. Following school she remained in Jackson where she met the love of her life, Carl Plautz. They were united in marriage on September 6, 1939, in Jackson, and blessed with...

Bette Eunice Johnson

Bette Eunice Johnson

Mar 5, 2009

Bette Eunice Johnson nee' Gilmore of Royal introduced her particular brand of enthusiasm and perseverance in life on July 10, 1922, when she arrived early for her parents, Ray George (Jeff) and Amanda Louise Sophia Maria Gilmore nee' Penningroth on a farm near Hartley. As a youngster her parents settled in Arnolds Park where she grew up and eventually met...

Charlotte Morris

Charlotte Morris

Feb 28, 2009

Charlotte A. Morris, the daughter of Frederick and Maude (Gifford) Collenburg was born January 2, 1922, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Des Moines where she attended school and graduated from East Des Moines High School in January of 1939. She attended Waldorf College in 1940 - 1941 and later returned to school and on January...

Howard Thomsen

Howard Thomsen

Feb 25, 2009

Howard Newman Thomsen, the son of Chris and Margaret Newman Thomsen, was born September 6, 1921 on a farm south of Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent near Rossie, where he received his education, graduating from Rossie High School at the age of 16. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. After attending one year...

Marie Ganzevoort

Marie Ganzevoort

Feb 24, 2009

Marie Ganzevoort, the daughter of Dennis and Loella (Atkinson) Mathis, was born on June 7, 1922, in Beech Creek, Kentucky. She was raised and received her early education by attending country schools in Muhlenberg County. Following high school, Marie went to Hopkins, KY where she helped assemble planes during WWII. On July 8, 1944, Marie married Cyril Ganzevoort in Kentucky....

Ethel Marie Binder

Ethel Marie Binder

Feb 23, 2009

Ethel Marie Walker Binder was born on March 8, 1913 near Vienna, South Dakota to Severt and Minnie Froke Seim. Ethel was Baptized and Confirmed at Pleasant Lutheran Church near Vienna. Ethel also attended country schools near Vienna, graduating from Vienna High School in 1931. In 1932 Ethel married Ernest B. Walker at Highmore, South Dakota. To this union were...

Forrest M. Adams

Forrest M. Adams

Feb 22, 2009

Forrest M. Adams, the son of Hubert and Nancie (Mills) Adams, was born August 12, 1918 I Alliance, NE. His childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove area, where he received his education. He entered the military in 1942, and served with the Army Air Corps with the 190 3rd Engineers Aviation Battalion in Okinawa and Iwo Jima, until...

Anita Joyce Hott

Anita Joyce Hott

Feb 15, 2009

Anita Joyce Hott, the daughter of Earl and Joyce Pelley Davidson, was born November 18, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Ruthven and Dickens area, where she received her education graduating from Ruthven High School in 1953. Anita married Richard Hott on March 28, 1956 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the...

Helen Mary Boese

Helen Mary Boese

Feb 14, 2009

Helen Mary Boese, the daughter of John and Rose (Pfeifer) Trainer, was born July 31, 1916, in Melvin, Iowa. Helen moved from the family farm during her high school years to attend school in Sibley, IA. While there, she lived and worked for a local family. After high school, Helen attended a small business college where she earned a secretarial...

Hilda Dorothea Joenks

Hilda Dorothea Joenks

Feb 13, 2009

Hilda Dorothea Joenks, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Bobzien) Plagman, was born September 5, 1916, on a farm south of Peterson, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Peterson, where she received her education at Brooke School. Hilda married Kenneth Clarence Joenks on March 1, 1933 in Sioux Falls, SD. They lived in Peterson for thirteen years before moving...

Bradley Allen Wallace

Bradley Allen Wallace

Feb 12, 2009

Bradley Allen Wallace, the son of Allen and Theresa (Ray) Wallace, was born on March 4, 1972, in Indianapolis, IN. Brad attended school in Clarksville, TN, Ft. Greely, AK, and Laurens-Marathon High School after moving to Marathon when he was 16. In 1991, Brad moved to Spencer where he worked in construction and did some mechanic and machinist work. He...

Sharon Rehan

Sharon Rehan

Feb 12, 2009

Sharon Virginia Rehan, the daughter of Julius Dale and Lola Virginia (Mayou) Long, was born June 3, 1942, in Fort Dodge, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following her schooling, she moved to Gardner, Illinois until 1977, when she moved to Spencer. Throughout her life, she worked...

Lillian Swanson

Lillian Swanson

Feb 12, 2009

Lillian Louise Caroline Swanson died peacefully on February 12, 2009 at University of Iowa Hospitals after a brief illness. At her bedside were members of her family. She had recently moved from Spencer to Legacy Pointe in Iowa City. Lillian was born to Frederick and Mary Steimke in Larrabee, Iowa on July 29, 1917. She was the fourth of four...

Kenneth Clarence Steffens

Kenneth Clarence Steffens

Feb 12, 2009

Kenneth Clarence Steffens, the son of Clarence and Emma Steuck Steffens, was born May 23, 1925, on the family farm in Center Township of O'Brien County, rural Primghar, Iowa. He was baptized in the rural Lutheran Church near his birthplace, which the Church was later moved into Primghar, where he was later confirmed. He received his education in rural schools...

Darrell Ray King

Darrell Ray King

Feb 10, 2009

Darrell Ray King, the son of Silas and Grace Bailey King, was born August 4, 1918, in Dickens, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Dickens High School. In 1942, Darrell married Lurvene Darr from Ayshire, Iowa. Following their marriage, they rented land south of Dickens and then north of Everly before purchasing what remains the family...

Stanley Edward Meyerdirk

Stanley Edward Meyerdirk

Feb 9, 2009

Stanley Edward Meyerdirk, the son of Milo Ray and Linnie (Range) Meyerdirk, was born September 21, 1921 in Milford, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Lake Park, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Lake Park High School in 1940. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy from January of 1945, until...

Donald Franklin Odendahl

Donald Franklin Odendahl

Feb 7, 2009

Donald Franklin Odendahl, the son of Albert and Emma (Weiland) Odendahl, was born January 9, 1922 in Carroll, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Carroll, where he received his education at Carroll Schools. Don married Kathryn Meyers on February 21, 1944 in Willey, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Carroll, where he was a self-employed agent for Sinclair...

William Schwarck

William Schwarck

Feb 6, 2009

William Sherman Schwarck of Spencer, Iowa, was born to Dr. Paul F. and Margaret Keller Schwarck, October 13, 1921, in Spencer, Iowa. Bill attended and graduated from Spencer High School. He served in the 8th Armored Division, of the U.S. Army. He received his basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and remained there as an instructor of motorcycles. He was...

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