Obituaries
Lois Edna Klimke
Jan 1, 2009
Lois Edna Klimke, the daughter of Herman G. and Mary Runge Ewoldt, was born October 15, 1925 in Cherokee County, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Hartley where she attended grade school and later she and her family moved to Calumet where she graduated from high school. Lois married Peter J. Klimke on September 10, 1950,...
Charles 'Chuck' Dean Meyer
Dec 31, 2008
Charles Dean Meyer, the son of Donald and Ruth Beatrice Johnson Meyer, was born August 19, 1942, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in rural Gillett Grove, IA, where he graduated from South Clay High School. Following graduation, he became a self- employed carpenter and contractor in Des Moines for a short time. He then moved to Spencer,...
Franklin Dale Scott Iii
Dec 30, 2008
Franklin Dale Scott, III was born to Franklin and Jerry (Halliwill) Scott on June 2, 1957 in New Britain, CT. He attended elementary school up to 3rd grade in Connecticut until his family moved to Van Wert, Ohio. He completed the rest of his elementary and secondary education in Van Wert and graduated from Van Wert High School in 1976....
Larene Mae Selk
Dec 29, 2008
Larene Mae Selk, the daughter of Emiel and Helena (Urban) Dau, was born on May 20, 1924, in Sutherland, Iowa. She was baptized on January 21, 1925, in Calumet, Iowa. Larene grew up in Sutherland where she received her education and graduating from Sutherland High School in 1941. On November 25, 1943, Larene married Howard Selk in Sutherland at the...
Charlene Holcomb
Dec 29, 2008
Charlene Vivian Holcomb, the daughter of John W. and Ethel Frances Dowd Holcomb, was born February 19, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. Charlene was handicapped from birth and faced many difficulties on her life's journey. She was educated in the Spencer schools through 8th grade. As an adult, she was able to live independently with family support. She was a member...
Ardis Mae Heien
Dec 28, 2008
Ardis Mae Heien, the daughter of George Raymond and Flossie Alice Nelson Gerking, was born September 21, 1929, in Sloan, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sloan where she received her education in country schools. Her family later moved to Onawa, IA, where she continued her education, graduating from Onawa High School. Ardis attended a Beauty School in Sioux...
Kendall Lee Meyer
Dec 28, 2008
Kendall Lee Meyer, the son of Donald and Ruth "Beatrice" Johnson Meyer, was born July 18, 1940, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, Iowa. He graduated from High School in Orange County California. He then joined the United States Navy and served for four years where he completed his training as a Communications Technician, class...
Ferne Irene Thorne
Dec 27, 2008
Ferne Irene Thorne, the daughter of John and Luella Smith Huss, was born September 28, 1910, in Correctionville, Iowa. Ferne received her early education in Correctionville and graduated from the Correctionville High School. Ferne married Frank Stoneking. Following their marriage, they lived in the Primghar. Ferne worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone from 1930 to 1949. On August...
Rona Haberman
Dec 23, 2008
Rona Haberman, the daughter of Palmer and Norma (Weller) Teslow, was born May 18, 1940, in Sioux Falls, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Falls where she attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1959. After graduation, Rona worked in Sioux Falls. It was there that she met Roger Haberman. They were united in marriage on...
Dixie Rae Norgaard
Dec 22, 2008
Dixie Rae Norgaard, the daughter of Todd E. and Tricia (Arndt) Norgaard, was born September 27, 1988, in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, IA. She attended preschool through 6th grade at South Clay Community School, and continued her schooling in Spencer for three years where she played junior high football. She then attended Ruthven-Ayrshire High School...
Lester William Dykstra
Dec 22, 2008
Lester William Dykstra, son of Dowina Louise Dykstra (Dorothy) and Adrian Michael Dykstra (Ed) was born February 15, 1933 in Canistota, SD and died December 22, 2008 at his daughter's home in Jackson, WY. As an infant, he moved with his family to the rural Everly, IA area in 1934, attending primary school at the Waterford Country School and high...
Floyd Milton Petersen
Dec 20, 2008
Floyd Milton Petersen, the son of Jens Peter Petersen and Florence Maccabee Petersen, was born November 17, 1919, in Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal where he received his education. On August 25, 1946, Floyd married Lois Jipson in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the Royal area where they began farming. In the early...
Shirley Ann Newcomb
Dec 19, 2008
Shirley Ann Newcomb, the daughter of Willard and Maxine Craig Hively, was born May 18, 1929 in Dickens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following her schooling, she worked at National Foods and later Spencer Hospital for 12 � years. Shirley married Earl Henaman in 1947 and Earl...
Dorothy Maxine Nielsen
Dec 19, 2008
Dorothy Maxine Nielsen, the daughter of Arthur and Stella (Lawson) Olson was born on November 1, 1923 on the family farm near Kimball, MN. At an early age her family moved to Spencer where she attended Spencer Schools until the 10th grade and completed her G.E.D. later in 1974. She was so proud of graduating from high school the same...
Steven Ward Huckfelt
Dec 17, 2008
Steven Ward Huckfelt, the son of Donald and Luella Crawford Huckfelt, was born October 27, 1950 in Canton, SD. He was baptized at the Canton Lutheran Church in 1951. Steven moved with his family to Vermillion, S.D. and then to Spencer, Iowa in 1963. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1968 and he was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church...
James Getting
Dec 15, 2008
James Ray "J.R." Getting was born in Sanborn, Iowa on August 1, 1937 to Leslie and Margret (Pippinger) Getting. He was baptized on November 5, 1937 at the Methodist Church in Sanborn. Jim attended school in Sanborn and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1955. After high school, Jim continued his education for two years at Morningside College in Sioux...
Lowene Belva Gray
Dec 14, 2008
Lowene Belva Gray, the daughter of David and Ilo (Watson) Brallier, was born on June 12, 1923 in Greenville, IA. She received her early education in Greenville and then attended and graduated from high school in Lake Center, south of Terril, IA. On November 28, 1942, Lowene married Richard Gray in Spencer, IA. Following their marriage, the couple lived in...
Lola Belle Taylor
Dec 9, 2008
Lola Belle Taylor, the daughter of George and Florence (Burwell) Essick, was born on July 6, 1924, in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education attending schools in the Webb, Gillett Grove and Dickens area. Lola married Roy Taylor on September 27, 1943 in Dickens, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed east and south of Dickens. Lola was a member...
Shirley Evon Smith
Dec 7, 2008
Shirley Evon Smith, the daughter of Charles L. and Elsie L. Plinske DeWeese, was born September 14, 1936 in Salix, Iowa. Her early years, were spent on the farm in Salix, where she received her early education. Later, she moved to Whiting, Iowa with her sister, Marj, and brother-in-law, Raymond Daniels for one year. She then moved to Spencer to...
Catherine Margaret Peters
Dec 6, 2008
Catharine 'Kate' M. Peters, 95, of Kenyon, Minn., formerly of Sutherland, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. Kate was born Oct. 3, 1913 in Sutherland the daughter of William and Catharina (Feddersen) Peters. Catharine graduated from Sutherland High School. She worked for the West Iowa Telephone Company as an operator and later as office manager,...
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