Obituaries
Ben Anthony Decker
Aug 14, 2008
Benner "Ben" Anthony Decker Memorial services will be held at 1:30 PM Thursday, August 21, 2008 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer, IA for Benner Anthony Decker, age 85, of Spencer, Iowa who died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the Spencer Municipal Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Warner...
Charles Eugene Runkle
Aug 14, 2008
Warner Funeral Home has set up a personal website for Charles' family at: http://www.lifetributes.com/CharlesEugeneRunkle Charles Eugene Runkle, the son of George Bruce "Judd" and Irma Rorah Runkle, was born April 25, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. He attended country schools in Clay County and later attended Everly High School, graduating in 1964. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served...
Lee Ostrom Lorenz
Aug 9, 2008
Lee Ostrom Lorenz, the son of John Joseph and Lillie Elizabeth Ostrom, was born September 26, 1914, in Clay County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Langdon and Dickens area where he received his education in country schools. Lee married Gertrude Sorenson on February 21, 1939, at his parent's home farm north of Langdon. Throughout their married life,...
H. Kenneth Nurse
Aug 8, 2008
You may view Ken's Webpage at http://www.lifetributes.com/HKennethNurse H. Kenneth Nurse, the son of Howard and Greta Green Nurse, was born December 13, 1918 in Crawford County. Ken received his education and graduated from the Dunlap High School. From 1939 to 1941, Ken worked for an aircraft company in New York, Ohio, Missouri & Nebraska. He returned to Iowa and was...
Rita Prechel
Aug 7, 2008
SERVICES Graveside services will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 14, 2008 at North Lawn Memorial Park in Spencer. OFFICIATING Father Brent Lingle CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be no visitation. MUSIC INTERMENT North Lawn Memorial Park Spencer, Iowa
William Vernon Erick
Aug 7, 2008
William Vernon Erick, the son of William H. Erick and Helen Campbell Erick, was born November 7, 1928 in Letcher, SD. He received his early education in South Dakota before moving to Spencer, where he finished Jr. High and High School, graduating from Spencer High School. Following his schooling, Bill entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy from...
Richard Wheeler Huntress
Aug 7, 2008
Richard Wheeler Huntress, the son of Henry and Clara Elizabeth Wheeler Huntress, was born October 12, 1929, in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High School in 1947. Following high school, he entered the military and served his country in Alaska during the Korean War. For most of his...
Alta Anderson
Aug 6, 2008
Alta Anderson, the daughter of Claus and Dena Denei Wolthuis, was born June 24, 1912 in Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, where she received her education. Alta married Dwight Holly Anderson on January 4, 1939 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they helped with farm work on several farms near Royal, Iowa. She was a member...
Myron 'Popps' Samuel Voss
Aug 6, 2008
Myron "Popps" Samuel Voss, the son of Samuel and Wanda (Steffenhagen) Voss, was born February 8, 1932, in Sibley, IA. As a child, he lived in Rapid City, SD, before moving to Ocheydan, IA with his family when he was 11 years old. It was there that he received his education, graduating from Ocheyedan High School. After graduation Myron entered...
Erik Donn Anderson
Aug 6, 2008
Erik Donn Anderson, the son of Don and Helen Anderson, was born November 22, 1965. His childhood years were spent in Walnut Grove and Windom, MN as well as Emmetsburg and Spencer, Iowa where he received his education. He attended Iowa Lakes Community College for Law Enforcement. He was a reserve police officer and last worked in Barncroft, Iowa. He...
Larry Warren Lowe
Aug 6, 2008
Larry was born on October 3, 1943. He is the son of Warren and Eva Lowe. Larry grew up in and around the Hiawatha / Robinson, Kansas area. He resided there until he graduated from high school. He then attended Highland, Kansas for a period of time followed by Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri for a semester. Larry then joined...
Brian Charles Beck
Aug 6, 2008
Brian Charles Beck, the son of Charles and Nancy Blom Beck, was born July 14, 1978 in Fairmont, MN. His childhood years were spent in Milford and Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education and graduated in 1997. After his schooling, he worked at Godfather's, Perry Judd's and Standard Printers. While taking Welding Classes at Iowa Great Lakes, he worked...
Ralph Beck
Aug 3, 2008
Ralph Ernest Beck, the son of Henry and Mary Schoning Beck, was born December 26, 1926, in Clay County, Iowa. He received his early education in country schools. As a ninth grader, Ralph entered Spencer High School where he graduated in 1944. Ralph married Dorothy Ida Scott on August 25, 1946, at the First Baptist Church in Spencer, Iowa. Following...
Edwin James Monnahan
Aug 1, 2008
Edwin James Monnahan, the son of John (Jay) and Neva Manning Monnahan, was born on March 1, 1925 in Austin, MN. He grew up on a farm south of Austin and graduated from Austin Central High School in 1942. After graduating, Ed began his career with Geo. A. Hormel Co. in Austin, MN. He took a leave of absence from...
Michael David Patrick
Jul 30, 2008
Michael David Patrick, the son of Roy David and Loretta Glowczewsky Patrick, was born August 5, 1946 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education graduating from Spencer High School in 1964. Following high school, he attended Estherville Junior College for a short period of time and met his future wife. Mike married...
Leona Marie Zaiser
Jul 28, 2008
Leona Maria (Brinkert) Zaiser, was born October 24, 1917, in Sheldon, Iowa, the daughter and fifth child of Herman and Alvina (Zinn) Brinkert. When she was two years old, they moved to Hartley where she attended school. On September 10, 1932 she married Harolyn Zaiser. Their early married life was spent on the Henry Zaiser farm north east of Hartley....
Elva Larue Barglof
Jul 27, 2008
Elva LaRue Barglof, the daughter of Lloyd and Margorie (Lowe) Zesiger, was born July 31, 1936, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Moneta, Alta, and Everly, Iowa. She graduated from Everly High School. On June 25, 1960, Elva was united in marriage to Duane Barglof, in Omaha, NE. Following their marriage they lived in Spencer, Iowa...
Evelyn B. Tuel
Jul 25, 2008
Evelyn Berneice Tuel, age 94, of Spencer, Iowa, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed peacefully in her sleep on July 25, 2008 at her son's home in Spirit Lake. Born in Terril, Iowa on October 27, 1913 to the late Michael and Della Cruse, Evelyn graduated from Terril High School in the class of 1930 and was the last...
Shirley Ann Thortsen
Jul 24, 2008
Shirley Ann Thortsen, the daughter of George and Elsie Schlaak Gerlach, was born December 17, 1944 in Hanley Falls, MN. She received her early education and graduated from the Hanley Falls High School. Following her schooling, she worked at a Swift Plant in Marshall, MN. Shirley then moved to Spencer in 1969 and worked at the Tangney Hotel for a...
Kent Douglas Smith
Jul 23, 2008
Kent Douglas Smith, the son of Raymond and Flossie Wright Smith, was born July 17, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Kent entered the U.S. Air Force in 1963 and he was stationed in Weisbaden, Germany. Following his honorable discharge in 1967, Kent returned to Spencer. Kent was united in...
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