Obituaries
Helen Arlene Conrad
Apr 8, 2006
Helen Arlene Conrad, the daughter of Oliver and Clara Weber Stukey, was born on a farm north of Dickens. Helen attended Meadow Township Country School #7 through the 8th grade, she then attended Spencer High School and graduated in 1941. On February 18, 1947, Helen married Milton Conrad in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, Helen worked as a cook for...
Harold Small
Apr 5, 2006
Harold "Bud" Herbert Small, the son of Ira and Iva Stier Small, was born January 13, 1924 in Cherokee County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the rural Peterson area, where he received his education at Brooke Consolidated School, graduating in 1943. Bud married Ruth Sweeney on October 26, 1944 in Sioux City, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived...
Marvin Delbert Crew
Apr 5, 2006
Marvin Delbert Crew, the son of Jesse and Clara Starkey Crew, was born February 13, 1918 on a farm north of Ayrshire, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in rural Ayrshire, where he received his education from Silver Lake Consolidated School. Marvin married Velma M. Brinkley on May 22, 1940 at the Methodist Church in Ayrshire, Iowa. Marvin farmed for...
James Roling
Apr 1, 2006
A memorial fund has been established for Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. James Patrick Roling, the son of Leo J. and Anna Helen Nelis Roling, was born February 24, 1940, in Denison, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Early, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Sacred Heart Catholic School in Early in 1958. He began his...
'Jean' Bernadine Harves
Mar 29, 2006
Bernadine Harves, the daughter of Lester and Emma (Straub) Hanna, was born on June 22, 1917, on a farm near Gillett Grove, Iowa. During her childhood years, she lived on a farm northeast of Spencer and attended classes in the Meadow Township one-room school nearby. Bernadine graduated from Spencer High School in 1935 and soon after completed Buena Vista College...
Wayne Tibbetts
Mar 21, 2006
Harry "Wayne" Tibbetts, the son of Harry P. and Emma (Klatt) Tibbetts, was born August 12, 1914, in rural Clay County. He spent his childhood years in rural Spencer where he attended school. Wayne married Neva Olhausen on October 22, 1940. Following their marriage, they lived in Hartley. Wayne served in the U.S. Army from December of 1942 until his...
Richard Schott
Mar 18, 2006
Richard "Dick" J. Schott, the son of William and Irene Sampers Schott, was born December 7, 1929 in Early, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Schaller area, where he received his education. Richard entered the military following his schooling and served with the U.S. Army from 1948, until his honorable discharge in 1949. Richard married Phyllis Bailey on...
Kenneth Arthur Woodford
Mar 13, 2006
Kenneth Arthur Woodford, the son of John Arthur and Mae Elizabeth (Anderson) Woodford, was born on February 4, 1916, on a farm near Webb, Iowa. He spent his childhood years in the Webb area where he received his education, graduating from Garfield Consolidated High School in 1934. Following his schooling, Kenneth began farming. Kenneth married Lois Stoermer on November 21,...
Gordon Arthur Wilson
Mar 12, 2006
Gordon Arthur Wilson, the son of Seifert and Vera Tuttle Wilson, was born May 29, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from May 1945, until his honorable discharge in September of 1946. Gordon married...
Olga Irene Fricke
Mar 10, 2006
Olga Irene Fricke, the daughter of Ferdinand and Biena Brummer Fricke, was born November 28, 1909, near Sibley, Iowa. Olga attended rural schools in the Melvin, Sanborn and Ashton areas, attending the Melvin High School. After leaving the farm near Ashton, Iowa, the family moved to Sanborn in 1933, living there until 1938, at which time they moved to Hartley,...
David Lynn Loerts
Mar 8, 2006
David Lynn Loerts, the son of Wayne and Ruth Backer Loerts, was born February 7, 1967 in Sibley, Iowa. He was raised on a farm in rural Ashton, Iowa and received his education in the Sibley School System, graduating in 1985. Following high school, he attended Iowa Lakes Community College, where he graduated in 1987. After his graduation, he moved...
Dean Lavern Barnes
Mar 6, 2006
Dean Lavern Barnes, son of Vern F. and Mabel E. Smith Barnes, was born in Ireton, Iowa, on October 17, 1923. He is with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after he passed away at his home on March 6, 2006 at the age of 82 years and 140 days. His early education was in rural Iowa, at Amherst Township...
John Albert Lawson
Mar 4, 2006
John Albert Lawson, the son of William S. and Carrie E. Grewel Lawson, was born February 26, 1912 in Rossie, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville, Iowa area, where he received his education, graduating from Greenville High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during WWII from February 1943, until...
Ralph E. Nelson
Mar 2, 2006
Ralph E. Nelson, the son of Edward and Selma Grans Nelson, was born August 20, 1925, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Peterson High School. Ralph married Evelyn Hall on May 21, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Peterson area. To this union,...
Caroline Jean Jones
Feb 21, 2006
Caroline Jean Jones, the daughter of Orville and Loreta Bennett Utley, was born April 18, 1941, in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Gillett Grove where she received her education. She was baptized at the Gillett Grove Methodist Church. Caroline married Larry Dean Jones on October 31, 1963, in Spencer, Iowa. Throughout their married life, Caroline and...
Ted Gene Rexroat
Feb 20, 2006
Ted Gene Rexroat, the son of Clyde Rexroat and Darlene (Stockstell) Seid, was born on January 4, 1957, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He attended school in Glenwood and Lytton. On June 30, 1976, he entered the military serving in the United States Army. He was stationed in Ft. Hood, TX, and St. Louis, MO. While in the military he received...
Patricia Ann Baumgarten
Feb 16, 2006
Patricia Ann Baumgarten, the daughter of Leonard and Ruth Boernsen Adams, was born September 18, 1949 in Hartley, Iowa. She was baptized into the Christian Faith and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1967 and was the Iowa State Shorthorn Lassie Queen in 1967. She was united in marriage to Steve Baumgarten on...
Norma Jean Erickson
Feb 15, 2006
Jean Erickson, age 74, of Mankato, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at her home. Jean was born on May 2, 1931 in Spencer, IA to Fred and Minnie (Hovinga) Taylor. She graduated from Webb High School. On May 1, 1948, Jean was united in marriage to John V. Erickson at Webb United Methodist Church. Jean was a waitress for...
Clair Emile Ducommun
Feb 15, 2006
Clair Emile Ducommun, the son of Emile and Mary Springer Ducommun, was born November 3, 1913 in Cleghorn, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cleghorn, where he received his education at Cleghorn schools. Clair married Marjory E. Ware in Cherokee, Iowa. Clair farmed in the Peterson area most of his life, until moving into Peterson in 1977 to work...
Nancy Joelle Maaland
Feb 14, 2006
Nancy Joelle Maaland, the daughter of Ewald "Nick" and Arlene (Noble) Holler, was born on July 12, 1950, in Cherokee, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in the Linn Grove area, where she received her early education and graduated from Sioux Valley High School in 1968. On October 14, 1972, Nancy married Dennis Maaland in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage,...
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