Obituaries

John Bert Groote

John Bert Groote

Apr 24, 2007

John Bert Groote the son of Lubertus and Lena Groote, was born in 1944 in Ashton, IA. He received his early education in Sibley and graduated from High School in 1962. Following graduation John attended Mankato State where he received a degree in Accounting. On April 6, 1969, John entered the military serving in the U. S. Army. While in...

Betty Louise Bang

Betty Louise Bang

Apr 23, 2007

Betty Louise Flack Bang, was born on March 2, 1939 in Palo Alto County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Elsie Jones Flack. She received her early education and graduated from Lake Center High School in May of 1957. After graduation, she started working for the Spencer Telephone Company in October of 1957. She worked for 35 years before retiring....

Joan Noel

Joan Noel

Apr 20, 2007

Joan Noel, the daughter of George and Flaurette Todd Resseguie was born April 11, 1924 in Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril on the farm with her parents, sisters and beloved animals. She graduated from Spencer High School. Joan married Harry Noel, Jr. and from this union, four children were born. Her life was spent taking care...

Eva Vena Schoorman

Eva Vena Schoorman

Apr 20, 2007

Eva Vena Schoorman, the daughter of Eitie and Bielda Meyer Winterboer, was born March 13, 1911 near Everly, Iowa. She was raised in Clay County and attended rural school in Waterford Township. Later she attended Everly High School and graduated from Spencer High School in 1929. Following her schooling, Eva taught Country Schools until 1932 when she married John Carl...

Clara Jean Oestenstad

Clara Jean Oestenstad

Apr 18, 2007

Memorials can be made to the Abben Cancer Center in Clara Jean Oestenstad's name. Jean Oestenstad, the daughter of Arthur Roland and Ruth Elaine Kiester Moore, was born December 25, 1929, in Bagley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Des Moines, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Des Moines Valley High School in 1947. Following her schooling,...

Ernest Laverne Larson

Ernest Laverne Larson

Apr 17, 2007

Ernest Laverne Larson, the son of Otto J. and Manda Johnson Larson, was born August 28, 1918 in Wallingford, Iowa. He received his early education in the Wallingford school system. Ernest continued his education at the Kennedy School of Hairstyling in Des Moines and the Sioux City Barber College. He also attended the American Studio of Hair Fashion in Chicago....

Thomas Krout

Thomas Krout

Apr 16, 2007

Thomas "Tom" Edward Krout, the son of Clarence "Bud" and Bessie North Krout, was born November 21, 1949, in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marathon, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Marathon High School in 1968. Following high school he continued to live in Marathon and worked at HyGrade in Storm Lake for 13...

Merle James Campbell

Merle James Campbell

Apr 14, 2007

Merle J. Campbell, the son of Ren and Darlene Campbell, was born on November 23, 1945 in Hartley, Iowa. After growing up in Royal, Merle served in the military. When he returned home, he attended college to become a teacher. He later moved to Phoenix, Arizona and taught 27 years in the Roosevelt School District. Merle passed away on April...

Ivan D. Cushing

Ivan D. Cushing

Apr 14, 2007

Ivan D. Cushing, the son of Clinton and Laura Meier Cushing, was born June 15, 1918 in Lone Rock, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from High School in Swea City. Ivan married Annetta Victoria Larson on December 7, 1949 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Ruthven and Emmetsburg before...

Ann Marie Langfitt

Ann Marie Langfitt

Apr 14, 2007

Ann Marie Langfitt, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Murphy) Wogstad was born May 8, 1971, in Mason City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Mason City and Manly, Iowa. Ann graduated from Mason City High School. Following graduation, Ann worked at various jobs in the Mason City area. On March 17, 2000, Ann was united in marriage to...

Dale Morris Belken

Dale Morris Belken

Apr 12, 2007

Dale Morris Belken was born to Charles Dewey Belken and Geneva Merinda Woods on March 18, 1940 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He lived in that area until moving to Spencer in 1961. In 1961, he married Eula Marie Utley on April 7, 1961. They lived in Spirit Lake, Iowa for three months where he worked at Berkleys Fly until he...

Catherine Roberta Bradford

Catherine Roberta Bradford

Apr 11, 2007

Catherine Roberta Bradford, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Pitzer) Anderson was born April 3, 1920 in Spencer, Iowa. She was a longtime resident of Spencer, also living in Newton, Iowa and Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Catherine married Lewis Alfred Bradford on October 25, 1962 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. For many years, she was employed by the Farmer's Trust and Savings Bank...

Allen Harry Ott

Allen Harry Ott

Apr 10, 2007

Allen Harry Ott, son of Harry and Lulu Scharnberg Ott, was born July 8, 1913 in Everly, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly. Allen married Arleen Schroeder on April 3, 1937 in Davenport, Iowa. They lived in Davenport, where he worked at the Rock Island Arsenal as a tool and die maker during WWII. In 1946, they moved...

Mable Isabelle Larson

Mable Isabelle Larson

Apr 5, 2007

Mable Isabelle Larson, the daughter of Charlie and Susie Ritter Ganger, was born March 6, 1919 in Lake View, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where she received her education at Peterson High School. Following high school, she received her nurses training in Kansas City, Missouri in 1940. She worked as a nurse in Kansas City, until...

Marlene Joyce Taylor

Marlene Joyce Taylor

Mar 31, 2007

Marlene Joyce Taylor, the daughter of LuVerne and Florence (Cooklin) Erickson, was born on September 19, 1934, in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1953. On January 15, 1971, Marlene married Ralph Taylor in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, Marlene worked in retail sales at Poole's clothing store and then Younkers...

Kenneth Victor Chamberlain

Kenneth Victor Chamberlain

Mar 27, 2007

Kenneth Victor Chamberlain, the son of Ralph and Alice Runion Chamberlain was born April 7, 1907 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm north of Spencer, where he received his education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. Ken married Cecelia Jones on August 22, 1934 in Sioux Falls, SD. Following their marriage,...

Colleen Collette Lage

Colleen Collette Lage

Mar 27, 2007

Colleen Collette Lage, the daughter of William R. and Opal A. Eisenmann Collins, was born February 9, 1929, in Dysart, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Arnolds Park High School in Arnolds Park, Iowa. Colleen married Robert Keith Lage on June 1, 1947, in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Arizona, Colorado, Gillett...

Rodney John Haburn

Rodney John Haburn

Mar 26, 2007

Rodney John Haburn, the son of Mervin "John" and Betty Ann Hanson Haburn, was born August 6, 1952, in Cherokee, Iowa. He received his early education in Washta schools. His family moved to Spencer, Iowa, in 1961, where he continued his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Rodney entered the military in 1970 and served his country with the U.S....

Mabel Pauline Rose

Mabel Pauline Rose

Mar 26, 2007

Mabel Pauline Rose, the daughter of Harry and Clara (Bruhn) Prince, was born on April 11, 1911, on a farm in Poweshiek County near Grinnell, Iowa. Her family moved to Pipestone, MN when she was 5, where she received her early education and graduated from High School. Following graduation, she moved with her family to Sioux City, IA, where she...

George L. Mallory

George L. Mallory

Mar 20, 2007

George L. Mallory, the son of Robert Holloway Mallory and Elizabeth Heafer Mallory, was born Aug. 14, 1919, in Henderson, Ky. His childhood years were spent in the Henderson area, where he received his early education. He graduated from Weaverton High School in Henderson in 1937. In 1943 he entered the United States Army and attained the rank of Staff...

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