Obituaries

Gary Keith Zahrt

Gary Keith Zahrt

Feb 13, 2007

Gary Keith Zahrt, the son of Fred and Rachel Roberts Zahrt, was born on May 22, 1938 in Rossie, IA. He received his education in Rossie graduating from Greenville-Rossie High School in 1955. He then attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, IA. Gary entered into the military on December 27, 1956 serving in the United States Marine Corps, including...

Robert Meyn

Robert Meyn

Feb 13, 2007

Robert Meyn, the son of Emil and Minnie (Heidt) Meyn was born July 13, 1927, in Manhatten, New York. His childhood years were spent in Ridgewood and Queens, NY, where he attended grade school and high school. On February 2, 1954, Robert was united in marriage to Catherine McDonnell in Mt. Vernon, New York. Robert resided in New York, New...

Rachel Adelaide Forbes

Rachel Adelaide Forbes

Feb 9, 2007

Rachel Adelaide Forbes, the daughter of Nels P. and Annie C. Nelson Sorenson, was born June 24, 1910 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Meadow Township near Spencer, where she received her early education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. She later attended and graduated from the University of Iowa with a BS...

Richard Warren Heddinger

Richard Warren Heddinger

Feb 5, 2007

Richard Warren Heddinger, the son of Warren and Leona (Cunningham) Heddinger, was born April 2, 1936, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his education at Sacred Heart Catholic and Spencer Public Schools. Following high school, Richard attended one year of business school in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Following school, Richard worked in sales. He...

Chester Austin Russell

Chester Austin Russell

Feb 5, 2007

Chester Austin Russell, the son of Charles and Pearl Aleshire Russell, was born November 15, 1914 in Toledo, Illinois. His childhood years were spent in Toledo, where he received his education, graduating from Toledo High School in 1934. Chester married Hazel Nell Boswell on May 4, 1940. Chester served the United States Army during World War II on the SS...

Helen Betty Curtis

Helen Betty Curtis

Feb 4, 2007

Helen Betty Hunt, the daughter of Albert Herman and Anna Augusta Klatt Hunt, was born November 25, 1923, in Mason City, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Mason City High School in 1941. She received her nurse's training at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, where she graduated in 1945. She married William E....

Clara E. Mattson

Clara E. Mattson

Feb 2, 2007

Clara Elaine (Hallett) Mattson, the daughter of Will and Lizzie Robertson was born on January 21, 1919, in Wallace, NE. Clara grew up on a farm north of Grainton, NE. She attended country school and High School in Grainton, NE. Clara was married to Robert Hallett on May 14, 1935. They farmed near Elsie, NE until Bobs's death in 1966,...

Vernon Lee Harmon

Vernon Lee Harmon

Feb 2, 2007

Vernon Lee Harmon, the son of Lee and Ida Smith Harmon, was born June 9, 1917 in Rolfe, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Rolfe, where he received his education, graduating from Rolfe High School. Later, he attended one year of college at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the...

Arlo Otis Gritten

Arlo Otis Gritten

Jan 29, 2007

Arlo Otis Gritten, son of Otis Calvin and Cora Josephine (Snyder) Gritten was born on a farm near Greenville, IA on March 3, 1921. He attended school in Gillett Grove. Arlo married Lois Evelyn King on May 25, 1942 in Platte City, MO. They farmed in Greenville from 1942 to 1955, then moved to Rossie, where the farm house is...

Joyce Elizabeth Mills

Joyce Elizabeth Mills

Jan 27, 2007

Joyce Elizabeth Mills, the daughter of Nels Richard and Julia Evelyn Anderson Holmberg, was born April 10, 1934 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove and Royal areas where she received her early education. Joyce married Oliver Ball on June 28, 1952, in Jackson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in the Royal and Spencer...

Daryl 'Bud' Alfred Feaster

Daryl 'Bud' Alfred Feaster

Jan 26, 2007

Daryl 'Bud' Alfred Feaster, son of Albert and Maye (Brown) Feaster, was born March 22, 1922, in Rolfe, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Rolfe where he received his early education. The family then moved to Arnolds Park, Iowa, where he helped his dad operate the Dreamland Roller Rink. After moving to Spencer, IA, he was drafted into the...

Dwight 'Dick' Richard Barnard

Dwight 'Dick' Richard Barnard

Jan 23, 2007

Dwight "Dick" Richard Barnard, the son of Charles D. and Helen (Kunath) Barnard, was born December 11, 1927, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on the family farm east of Gillett Grove. Dick was confirmed at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. He graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1945. On November 20, 1949, Dick was united in marriage...

Carol Bailey

Carol Bailey

Jan 22, 2007

Carol Jeannette Bailey, the daughter of Edward L. and Alice E. Dunn Ware, was born on August 14, 1926, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where she received her education and was graduated from Peterson High School in 1944. She then attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, where she received a teaching degree...

Oscar John  Adams

Oscar John Adams

Jan 21, 2007

Oscar John Adams, the son of Arthur and Maloney Schroeder Adams, was born September 2, 1926 in Sutherland, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from July of 1945, until his honorable discharge in November of...

Lori L. Nielsen

Lori L. Nielsen

Jan 18, 2007

Lori Lynn was born July 1, 1971 at Iowa City hospitals. She came to live with the Nielsen's in 1982. She completed her elementary grades at Spirit Lake, moving on to Spencer Jr. High and High School through her junior year. During this time she played starting forward for the Okoboji Jr. High basketball team under coach, Marvin Anderson. While...

Robert Wayne Peterson

Robert Wayne Peterson

Jan 14, 2007

Robert W. (Bob) Peterson was born April 20, 1927 in Algona, Iowa to Herbert and Minnie Bowers Peterson. He was raised in the Minneapolis, Minnesota and Algona, Iowa areas. In 1944, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater as a Machinist Mate until 1946. Robert worked as a carpenter in the area before retiring in...

Opal Lucille Sanderson

Opal Lucille Sanderson

Jan 13, 2007

Opal Lucille Sanderson, the daughter of Elmer and Mabel Anderson Floren, was born September 12, 1908 in Centerville, SD. When she was a child the family moved to the Webb, Marathon area. She received her education in this area. On May 25, 1925, Opal and Lloyd Sanderson were united in marriage and from then on they lived in the community...

E. Bibiana Schallau

E. Bibiana Schallau

Jan 12, 2007

E. Bibiana Schallau, the daughter of Henry and Rosa Brecht Schallau, was born on July 19, 1908 in Sutherland, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Calumet High School and from University of Iowa School of Nursing. After Graduation, she worked at University of Iowa Hospital for nine years. She then attended UCLA and Los Angeles Children's Hospital...

David William Dykstra

David William Dykstra

Jan 11, 2007

of Rockford, Illinois formerly of Everly, Iowa. Dr. David William Dykstra, son of Lester and Barbara Dykstra of Everly, Iowa was born March 30, 1953 in Spencer, IA and died January 11, 2007 in Rockford, Illinois. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church in May City, Iowa and attended grade school and high school at Everly Community...

Don Momsen

Don Momsen

Jan 11, 2007

Don Dean Momsen, the son of Chris and Lucille (Swanson) Momsen was born March 22, 1936, in Lake View, Iowa. He graduated from Lake View High School in 1954. On April 14, 1957, Don was united in marriage to Eileen Fisher in Lake View. Following their marriage, Don served in the United States Army from 1959-1960 where he was stationed...

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