Obituaries
June Cleon Johann
Jan 10, 2007
June Cleon Johann, the daughter of A.W. and Mae Belle Kellum Stahly, was born June 6, 1917 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Hartley, where she received her education, graduating from Hartley High School in 1934. Following her schooling, she worked in Hartley. June married Clayton K. Johann on September 15, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska. After their...
Charles Shewmaker
Jan 10, 2007
Charles Clifford Shewmaker, the son of Edd and Rosa (Brake) Shewmaker, was born on March 11, 1913, in Newton, IA. His early years were spent in Webb, IA, where he received his early education and graduated from Webb High School. Charles married Marjorie Schwarck on September 26, 1943 in Spencer, IA. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Webb area....
Gloria Jean Nielsen
Jan 8, 2007
Gloria Jean Nielsen, the daughter of Henry Ellis and Clara (Larson) Breneman, was born on November 14, 1927, in Sherburn, MN. She received her early education in Trimont and graduated from High School in Sherburn. Following high school, she attended Gustavus Aldolphus College for one year. On December 14, 1946, Jean married Floyd Kenneth Nielsen in Mankato, MN. Following their...
Paul William Grothe
Jan 8, 2007
Paul William Grothe, the son of Joe and Rose Hettenbach Grothe, was born July 2, 1939 in Creighton, Nebraska. His early childhood years were spent in Creighton and at age 9, his family moved to Forest City, Iowa, where he continued his education, graduating from Forest City High School in 1957. He moved to Sutherland, Iowa in 1957 and worked...
Hollan Joshua Scott
Jan 8, 2007
SERVICES Funeral Services were held by the family on Tuesday, January 9, 2007. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Warner Funeral Home of Spencer is in charge of arrangements.
Ofelia A. Sennert
Jan 8, 2007
Ofelia A. Sandajan Sennert, the daughter of Tismome and Teefista Arceo Sandajan, was born October 16, 1957 in Taney Rizal, Phillipines. Her childhood years were spent in the Phillipines. Ofelia married James Sennert on July 20, 1985 in Taney Rizal, Phillipines. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer in 1987. She became an American citizen in 1992. Ofelia worked for...
Maynard Lee Ott
Jan 6, 2007
Maynard Lee Ott, the son of Emmert and Anna Nath Ott, was born November 7, 1938 in Everly, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Everly, where he attended country school and later graduated from Everly High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1959. After...
Violet Johanna Wittfoth
Jan 5, 2007
Violet Johanna Wittfoth was born to Jack & Johanna Behrends on August 28, 1928 in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and completed her schooling in Everly, Iowa. On July 2, 1950, she married Louis John Wittfoth in Pipestone, MN. They had two children: a daughter, Jolene and a son, John. They lived and raised their family for five years around...
Jeannette C. Gordon
Jan 3, 2007
Jeanette C. Gordon, the daughter of E. L and Amy Hopkins Coffman, was born June 26, 1917 in Laurens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Laurens, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating in 1935. Following her graduation from high school, she attended and graduated from Buena Vista College with a degree in Elementary Education. Following college, she taught...
Thurma E. Farris
Jan 2, 2007
Thurma Esther Farris, the daughter of Ben and Anna Jochims Decker, was born December 18, 1918 in Pocahontas County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, where she received her education. Thurma married Leon Larson in 1936. Following their marriage, they lived in Linn Grove. Leon passed away in 1947. Thurma married Harvey Farris in 1948 and they...
Helen M. Mills
Jan 2, 2007
Helen Mildred Mills, the daughter of Russell and Hannah Siefken Adams, was born October 1, 1914 in Clay County, Rossie, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Rossie, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating in 1932. Following her schooling, she lived on a farm near Rossie and did housework for several families in the Rossie area. Helen married Clarence...
Cora Jane Lockey
Dec 30, 2006
Cora Jane Lockey, the daughter of Sylvester and Alta Diggs Handy, was born July 4, 1912 in Winterset, Iowa. Cora was raised in Winterset where she received her early education. On July 3, 1929, Cora married Orlo Ray Lockey in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Cora worked with her husband on the farm along...
Marcia Britt Haffner
Dec 29, 2006
Marcia Britt Haffner, the daughter of Ralph Cary and Lois Emily Britt Kiblinger, was born March 4, 1937 in Muncie, Indiana. Her childhood years were spent in Muncie, where she received her education, graduating from Muncie Central High School. Marcia married Bobby Gene Haffner on February 21, 1953 in Muncie, IN. Following their marriage, they lived in Indiana until July...
Virginia Mae Church
Dec 29, 2006
Virginia Mae Hackler Tomford Church, the daughter of Cebert and Nellie (Chase) Hackler was born August 12, 1928, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake where she graduated from Storm Lake High School. Following graduation she attended one year at Buena Vista College. Following her graduation, Virginia moved to Washington D.C. where she worked for...
Kenneth Lee Walker
Dec 27, 2006
Kenneth Lee Walker, the son of Ivan "Bud" and Hazel Knutson Walker, was born March 29, 1939 in Emmetsburg, IA. His childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg, where he received his education in Emmetsburg schools. Most of his adult life was spent in Spencer, where he worked at Aalf's Manufacturing for many years and later Hardee's. Ken married Helen K....
Cecelia Stukey
Dec 27, 2006
Celia Stukey, 92, of Spencer died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. Celia, the daughter of Carl and Mary Kropf Zimmerman, was born October 17, 1914, in Crofton, Nebraska. She moved to Spencer in 1939 and married Frank Stukey on October 18, 1940. With the exception of four years taking care of her...
Bruce Carl Gledhill
Dec 27, 2006
SERVICES Services will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Dorothea (Babe) Reinke
Dec 24, 2006
Dorothea Y. "Babe" Reinke, the daughter of Ubbo and Grace Pulliam Albertson, was born May 2, 1915 in Carroll, Iowa. When she was nine, her parents moved to Manning, Iowa, where her father was engine dispatcher on the Great Western Railroad. At 16, she moved to Hartley, Iowa, where she graduated from high school in 1933. On July 10, 1933,...
E. Louise Gowen
Dec 24, 2006
E. Louise Gowen, the daughter of Allison G. and Laura M. Stover Pinney, was born May 7, 1911 in Iowa City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Webb High School. Following her schooling, she worked for Spencer Dry Cleaners. Louise married Rush A. Gowen on July 25, 1939 in Omaha,...
Clara Marie Christensen
Dec 24, 2006
Clara Marie Christensen, the daughter of Andrew Peter and Dagmar Larson Nelson was born August 29, 1912, in Spencer, Iowa. She spent her childhood in Spencer graduating from Spencer High School. Clara attended the University of Commerce in Des Moines graduating in 1932. On February 18, 1933, she married Jack Phillips in Spencer. They operated the Graettinger Hotel until 1939...
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