Obituaries
Ester Marion Reese
Aug 26, 2024
Ester Marion Reese, the daughter of William and Pearl (Yates) Fear was born February 7, 1927 near Everly, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Everly area, where she attended school.
Ester married Dean Reese on February 8, 1944 in Jackson, MN. After their marriage, they moved to a farm near Peterson, IA. Ester lived and worked on the farm...
Claudia Kay Nichols
Aug 21, 2024
Claudia Kay Nichols (Pfeiffer), born January 13, 1952 in Marshalltown, Iowa died peacefully in her home on August 21, 2024.
Left to cherish her memory are her three children: Andy (Haley) Nichols, their children, Asher, Lily, and Greta. Katy Carey (Joe), their children, Olivia, Jackson, and Janey. Molly Fitch (Phil), their children, Tommy and Ben. Her siblings, Amy (Todd) Doyle, and...
Dolores Marie Schmidt
Aug 15, 2024
Dolores Marie Schmidt, the daughter of Peter and Alvina Meyer Herges, was born in Glencoe, MN. Her childhood days were spent in Melrose, MN where she attended St Boniface Grade School and Melrose High School. After High School, she went to work as a secretary for a larger local factory, her husband’s Farm & Home Stores (Shoppers Supply) and was...
Jannis Faye Liekweg
Aug 14, 2024
Jannis Faye (Fekkers) Liekweg was born on the farm near Alexander, Iowa on January 6, 1940. She was born to Henry and Esther (Suntken) Fekkers and was the first area baby born in 1940. Her parents received gifts from the local businesses, including a day crib that was used by 4 generations of babies and sported nearly ¼” of white...
Dennis Lee Johnson
Aug 14, 2024
Dennis Lee Johnson, the son of Denton and Crystal (Bakke) Johnson was born November 19, 1949 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Sioux Rapids, IA, where he attended school and graduated from Sioux Rapids High School. He attended college for 2 years before enlisting in the U.S. Navy where he served from 1971...
Marlene Bruns
Aug 8, 2024
Mrs. Marlene Bruns, age 85, of Spencer, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at St. Luke Lutheran Home after a battle with Alzheimer’s.
Marlene Carole (Hulstein) Bruns, daughter of Steve G. and Pauline (Vande Hoef) Hulstein, was born on January 14, 1939, on a farm near Sioux Center. She grew up on her parents’ farm,...
Marilyn May Hoffrichter
Aug 5, 2024
Marilyn May Hoffrichter, the daughter of Marion and Evelyn (Frutchey) Daugherty, was born on March 30, 1940, at her parent’s home in Gillett Grove, IA. She was raised in Clay and Dickinson Counties where she also attended country schools. She finished her schooling by attending Spencer High School graduating in 1958. Upon graduation, she worked at a grocery store in...
Jeannie Seely
Aug 4, 2024
The family of Jeannie Seely of Spencer, Iowa is saddened to announce her passing on August 4, 2024, age 79.
Jeannie was born January 20, 1945 in Fresno, California to Johnnie and Margaret Kleinheksel, where her father was serving in World War II. She grew up in Archer, Iowa along with her two sisters, Margo and Joni; graduated from Sheldon High...
Susanne Marie Bicknese
Aug 3, 2024
Susanne Marie Bicknese, 74, of Spencer, IA passed away at home on August 3, 2024 after battling a lengthy illness. Many knew her as Chef “Susanne”.
Susanne was born on February 5, 1950 in Cherokee, Iowa to Robert (Bob) and Monica (Fuller) Jensen. Her family moved from Cherokee to Storm Lake where Susanne attended Storm Lake - St. Mary’s School and...
Ardyce Rae Ruehle Dodge
Jul 30, 2024
Ardyce Rae Smith (Ruehle/Dodge) was born March 20, 1933 to Orville and Elizabeth (Friedrich) Smith in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She was oldest of three daughters. They grew up on a farm near Terril, Iowa. Ardie received her education at Lake Center, Iowa and graduated in 1951. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith.
On October 28, 1951, Ardyce married Donald...
Ruth Ann Chapman
Jul 25, 2024
Ruth Ann Chapman was born on July 14, 1931, on a family farm south of Spencer to Vernon C and Hulda Ruth (Linstrom) Wade. She attended a one room country school, K through 8th grade and graduated from Spencer High School in 1949.
Ruth married Earl D. “Squeeg” Chapman, on October 30, 1949, in Spencer. They made their home in...
Kathryn Ann Sebby
Jul 25, 2024
Kathryn Ann Sebby was born on February 3, 1960, in Spencer, IA, to Hans and Rae (Halling) Krogh. She was raised in Spencer and attended school in Milford where she graduated from Milford High School in 1978.
She met the love of her life, Dwayne Sebby, “scooping the loop” on Grand Avenue in Spencer. They were married on July 25, 1981...
Eva "Lou" Auberg
Jul 23, 2024
Eva Lou (Roghair) Auberg was born in Sioux County in Orange City, Iowa June 2nd, 1931. She was born to Albert and Mable (Shannon) Roghair and was the oldest of 9 children. She attended school in Orange City and graduated in 1948. Upon graduation, she worked at VanWitchel bakery-grocery store. It was there that she met Henry.
Henry Goodwin Auberg...
Ray H Cranston
Jul 21, 2024
Ray Harley Cranston, the son of Harley and Gladys (Flint) Cranston was born on January 19, 1933. He had three siblings, Cleone, Coleen, and Merlyn and grew up on the family farm located in Everly. He attended his early school years in a one-room schoolhouse, which was located about a mile from the family’s farm. He frequently would ride his...
Larry Eugene Laursen
Jul 20, 2024
Larry Eugene Laursen, 88, a beloved father and husband, passed peacefully Saturday, July 20, 2024 with his loving wife of 70 years by his side and surrounded by their children.
Larry, of proud Danish heritage was born the second youngest of nine children to Gerda and Marius Laursen in Brooke, IA. Larry and his wife were farmers for over 70 years,...
Gary "Tumbleweed" Alan Goettsch
Jul 17, 2024
Gary “Tumbleweed” Alan Goettsch, the son of Arlen and Gerane (Camarigg) Goettsch was born October 20, 1954 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Holstein, IA, where he attended school and graduated from Holstein High School in 1972. Gary married Kim Hoops, they later divorced. He moved to Hartley, IA in 2001 and married Karen, they later...
James "Jim" Wendel Hartmann
Jul 14, 2024
James “Jim” Wendel Hartmann, the son of Clifford and Luella (Schmidt) was born April 5, 1949 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he attended school and graduated from Everly High School in 1967. He then graduated from Northwest Iowa Technical College in Sheldon, IA as the first Carpentry class in 1969.
Jim married...
Winifred Irene Ravenscroft
Jul 13, 2024
Winifred Irene (Gilson) Ravenscroft, 97, died on July 13th, 2024 at Accura Healthcare in Spirit Lake Iowa. She was born on August 10, 1926 at the Welsh Presbyterian Mission Hospital in Shillong, Assam India to the Reverend Frederick Leroy and Hazel May (Minott) Gilson. Nowgong, Assam was their home through 1929. From 1930 to 1936 the family, now...
Raymond Gene Thompson
Jul 12, 2024
Raymond Gene Thompson, the son of Lee and Arlene "Pete" (Winterboer) Thompson. was born on July 8, 1940, in Spencer, Iowa.
He received his early education in Spencer and later graduated from Everly in 1958. Drawn by the opportunity to pursue his interest in electronics and nuclear technology, Ray enlisted in the United States Navy in 1961, leading to a...
Stanley Dale Eidahl
Jul 9, 2024
Stanley Dale Eidahl, the son of Stanley M. Eidahl and Helen (Schroeder) Eidahl was born March 10, 1955 in Aberdeen, SD.
His childhood years were spent in Huron, SD, where he received his education, graduating in 1973. He married Susan Frank on July 14, 1974. They were blessed with two children.
He worked for Tradehome Shoes in Huron, SD transferring to Spencer,...
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