Obituaries

Janice Laureen Gustin

Janice Laureen Gustin

Sep 18, 2008

Janice Laureen Gustin, the daughter of Leonard and Pearl(Middagh) Beck, was born on August 5, 1936 in Greenville, Iowa. Janice moved to Dickens when she was 5, where she attended elementary school and then graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1954. Following graduation, she worked in Storm Lake at the extension service. Janice married Duane Gustin in March of...

Annette Pearson

Annette Pearson

Sep 17, 2008

Annette Charlotte Pearson, the only child of Fritz and Mamie Quee Schwidder, was born January 31, 1939 in Milford, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Milford, where she received her education, graduating from Milford High School in 1957 as Salutatorian of her class. Upon graduation, she took Laboratory Technician training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Following her schooling, she worked in...

Viola K. Rolfs

Viola K. Rolfs

Sep 17, 2008

Viola K. Rolfs was born on June 9, 1911 to John C. and Lulu (Steuben) Rolfs in Everly, Iowa. She was raised and attended school, graduating from Everly High School in 1929. She was baptized and raised in the Lutheran faith. Viola worked in Minneapolis for a creamery as a bookkeeper and then in Chicago she worked for John Hancock...

Esther June Cuttell

Esther June Cuttell

Sep 15, 2008

Esther June Cuttell, the daughter of August and Ada (Fulton) Groth, was born June 30, 1917 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. She later attended and graduated with a teaching degree from Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. June taught school for one year in Hospers....

Gladys Stamer

Gladys Stamer

Sep 12, 2008

Gladys Mae Stamer, the daughter of Orvel and Clara Hagedorn Wede, was born January 10, 1928 on a farm northeast of Sutherland, Iowa. She received her education at Grant #8 country school northeast of Sutherland and later graduated from Larrabee High School. On February 14, 1948, Gladys married Clarence Stamer in Sutherland. Most of their life was spent on farms...

Harvey "Bob" Eckert

Harvey "Bob" Eckert

Sep 11, 2008

Harvey Robert Eckert the son of Harvey and Mamie Larson Eckert was born on July 20, 1926 in Mallard, IA. He was baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Mallard, IA. He went to school at Mallard and graduated in May of 1944. He was a pitcher at school and continued and advanced involvement...

James William Carey

James William Carey

Sep 10, 2008

James William "Colonel" Carey, the son of Joseph and Hazel Carey, was born December 21, 1924, in Varina, IA. His childhood years were spent in Varina. He received his education at St. Columbkille Catholic School where he later graduated. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U. S. Navy from 1943 until his honorable discharge in...

Margaret Mary (Marousek) Fitzloff

Margaret Mary (Marousek) Fitzloff

Sep 8, 2008

Margaret Mary Fitzloff, the daughter of George Van Houton and Agnes Grace was born on May 26, 1917 in Winnebago, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Winnebago where she attended country school, she then moved to Jackson, NE where she attended St. Catharine's Academy graduating in 1936. Following graduation, she moved to Sioux City. On November 19, 1938, Margaret...

Edith Christine Donaldson

Edith Christine Donaldson

Sep 7, 2008

Edith Christine Donaldson, the daughter of Harry and Clara Bruhn Prince, was born February 10, 1909, in Poweshiek County near Grinnell, IA. She received her early education in a country school in Jasper County, IA. Her family later moved to Pipestone, MN, when she was seven years old where she continued her education in a country school and later in...

Charles C. Joss

Charles C. Joss

Sep 7, 2008

Dr. Charles Joss of Sioux Rapids, Iowa died at 10:08 A.M. on Sunday, September 14, 2008. Death was of natural causes. Dr. Joss was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 13, 1921. He attended McKinley High School and graduated from Coe College in March 1943. Following college graduation he attended the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia and was...

Stanley Dean Carr

Stanley Dean Carr

Sep 4, 2008

SERVICES Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 20, 2008 at Riverside Cemetery in Spencer. OFFICIATING Pastor Bart DeBoer CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be no scheduled visitation. MUSIC INTERMENT Riverside Cemetery Spencer, Iowa

Michael Thomas Pullen

Michael Thomas Pullen

Sep 4, 2008

Michael Thomas Pullen Born July 28, 1981 in the Naval Hospital, Submarine Base Groton, Connecticut, after detouring his mother away from driving friends to the Grand Opening of the new Navy Exchange on the Submarine Base while his father was deployed on a submarine. Survived by his parents Nancy and James Pullen, brother Mark Cameron Pullen, grandfather Cameron Dickerson (100...

Florence Brown

Florence Brown

Aug 30, 2008

On August 30, 2008, our beloved mother, Florence Brown passed away. During her 83 years, she was many things to many people. She was the love that lasted a lifetime for Burton, her husband of 57 years, who passed away in September 2003. She was "mom" to Lonnie, Rick, Dan, Julie, Jan and Nancy whom she adored every moment of...

James Edward Bendlin

James Edward Bendlin

Aug 30, 2008

James Edward Bendlin, the son of Clarence and Mary Jane Freeburg Bendlin, was born July 2, 1959 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1977. Jim married Paula Rabel on October 1, 1977 in Spencer. Following their marriage, they continued to live in Sioux Rapids. He...

Eva Helen Chard

Eva Helen Chard

Aug 28, 2008

Eva Helen Chard, the daughter of E.R. and Hulda Anderson Walstrom, was born May 23, 1923 in Marathon, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Gillett Grove High School. Following her schooling, Eva continued her education at A.I.B. Community College in Des Moines. Eva married Kenneth Edward Chard on March 5, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their...

Betty J. Nystrom

Betty J. Nystrom

Aug 27, 2008

Betty Jane Nystrom, the daughter of Charles and Nellie (Davis) Turner was born on February 4, 1931, in Iowa City, IA. Betty was raised and received her early education in Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1949. Following graduation, she attended Business School in Minneapolis, MN, for one year. She then moved to California and worked for Alcoa. On...

Norma Newell

Norma Newell

Aug 26, 2008

Norma Marjorie Newell, the daughter of Norman and Susan Smith Behl, was born March 19, 1921 in Hettinger, ND. Her childhood years were spent in Hettinger, where she received her education. Following her schooling, she worked at her family produce and shoe repair business. Norma married William George Newell on August 5, 1940 in Baker, Montana. Following their marriage, they...

Connie Eileene Butler

Connie Eileene Butler

Aug 26, 2008

Connie Eileene Butler, the daughter of Herbert Butler, Sr. and Shirley Marble was born on April 24, 1951 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Spencer graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation she worked at the processing plant in Hartley for about a year before attending Midwest Coast Transfer, a truck driving school. Connie...

Michael Conley

Michael Conley

Aug 23, 2008

Michael Kent Conley, the son of Ernest "Bud" and Thelma (Eubank) Conley was born September 21, 1947, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland where he graduated from Sutherland High School. Following school Michael enlisted in the Army. Michael worked for Sam's Club in the sales department in West Des Moines, Iowa. On August 23, 2008, Michael...

Carol Grover

Carol Grover

Aug 23, 2008

Carol V. Grover, the daughter of Carl and Minnie (Hyllested) Anderson, was born March 3, 1919, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Rapids where she attended school and graduated from Sioux Rapids High School in 1937. Following high school Carol remained in Sioux Rapids where she worked for a minister taking care of his children...