Obituaries
Lillian Charlene Whalen
Dec 13, 2021
Lillian Charlene Whalen, the daughter of Fred and Elsie (Jones) Flack, was born April 4, 1932, in Dickens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the rural Dickens area, where she received her education, graduating from Lake Center High School in 1950.
Lillian married Melvin Whalen on May 14, 1950, in Dickens. After their marriage, they remained in...
Berl Vincent Goff Ii
Dec 11, 2021
Berl Vincent (BV) Goff II, the son of Berl Vincent, Sr. and M. Virginia (Lonberger) Goff, was born October 4, 1965, in Emmetsburg, IA. BV began his education at Ruthven Consolidated High School, graduating Class of 1984, and continued on to attained his Associate of Arts degree at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. During his professional career,...
Ardis Mae Taylor
Dec 10, 2021
Ardis Mae Taylor, the daughter of Chris and Bertha Petersen, was born September 5, 1937 on a farm near Underwood, Iowa. Her childhood was spent in Underwood and the surrounding area, and she graduated from Underwood High School in 1955. She attended Dana College in Blair, NE.
Ardis worked for Bell Telephone in Council Bluffs, but left that position to...
Cheryl "Squirrelly" Ann Hurst
Dec 8, 2021
Cheryl “Squirrelly” Ann Hurst, the daughter of Rudolph and Lois (Reese) Beck was born December 1, 1949 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Royal, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Clay Central High School in 1968. Cheryl continued her education at Mankato State where she received her BA in Education.
Cheryl...
Irvin Lee Stevenson
Dec 5, 2021
Irvin Lee Stevenson, the son of James and Mary (Cenek) Stevenson, was born on October 11, 1937, in Cresco, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cresco until the family moved to Spencer when he was 7 years old. Irvin attended Spencer Schools.
Irvin married Marilyn Campbell on December 28, 1955, in Jackson, MN and to this...
Carol Elizabeth Meyer
Dec 2, 2021
Carol Elizabeth Meyer, the daughter of Earl and Norma (Newby) Kraft, was born March 27, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Greeville-Rossie, Iowa area, where she received her early education, then attending the last graduating class from Cornell High School in 1959.
Carol moved to Spencer, Iowa in 1959, where she made her home...
James "Jim" Edward Johannsen
Nov 28, 2021
James Edward Johannsen, the son of Otto Leo and Monica (Panther) Johannsen, was born December 25, 1929, in Primghar, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Calumet, Iowa, where he received his education. Jim entered the military in 1952 and served with the U.S. Marine Corp until his honorable discharge in 1954.
Jim married Harriet Hill on July...
Diana Walvoord
Nov 27, 2021
Diana Faye Walvoord was born April 25, 1948 in Primghar, IA., to T. Lee and Leone (Iblings) Manley. Diana graduated from Hartley High School in 1966 and then attended cosmetology school in Cedar Rapids. She took great pride in looking nice. Diana won the “Miss Hartley” competition while in high school. In 1966 Diana married Jon B. Walvoord. When they...
Cheryl Lee Riley
Nov 26, 2021
The family would like to request memorials instead of flowers. Cheryl Lee Riley was born February 9, 1956, the daughter of Darrell and Elizabeth Blume Swanson. She spent some of her childhood in Fonda, IA where she attended Catholic School before moving to Denison, IA where she was confirmed at St. Rose of Lima and graduated from Denison...
Donnabelle Elgene Seavert
Nov 25, 2021
DonnaBelle Elgene Seavert, the daughter of Daney Edward and Eva Francis Thornton Stark, was born June 23, 1925, in Darfur, MN. Donna received her education and graduated from Comfrey High School in Comfrey, MN in 1943.
On December 7, 1947, Donna married James Alfred Seavert in Darfur, MN. Following their marriage, they moved to Royal, where Donna raised her...
Richard "Dick" James Betz
Nov 25, 2021
Richard “Dick” James Betz, the son of Nicolis and Valetta (Weis) Betz was born February 5, 1929, near Primghar, Iowa. He lived in Primghar during his childhood and early adult years and worked for Ford Motor Company.
Dick met Marjie Endrulat in November 1952 and they married November 14, 1954, and moved to Spencer, Iowa, where he worked...
Service Of Remembrance 2021
Nov 24, 2021
We Light a Candle of Love...
In Celebration of the People...
And the Times...
That were Important in our Lives
Approximately 150 people attended our Candlelight Service of Remembrance held on Monday, November 29th at Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those who attended. For those who could not attend, the service...
George Richard Kruger
Nov 23, 2021
George Richard Kruger, the son of George and Dorothy (Visker) Kruger, was born on May 28, 1936 in Slayton, MN. He was raised near Sibley and attended a one room school in Allendorf, graduated from Sibley High School. He attended Northwest Missouri State and majored in education and coaching. He went on to get his master’s degree from Truman...
Israel Arcos-Flores
Nov 22, 2021
Israel Arcos-Flores, the son of Felix Flores and Maria Arcos was born June 1, 1980 in Vera Cruz, Mexico. His childhood years were spent in the Vera Cruz area, where he attended school.
Israel moved to Spencer, IA in 2000. He worked for GNC Poultry in Sioux Rapids, IA and later started painting for various business. Israel enjoyed...
Lillian Ruth Johnson
Nov 22, 2021
Lillian Ruth Johnson, the daughter of Ralph and Mable (Purvis) Severson, was born December 1, 1932, in Cambridge, IA. She received her early education and graduated from Nevada High School in Nevada, IA where she met Melvin Johnson. They were united in marriage on May 4, 1952, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA.
Following...
Janice Kay Swanson
Nov 21, 2021
Janice Kay Swanson, the daughter of Leon Chris Swanson and Lela Brinkley, was born June 16, 1937, in Spencer, Iowa. Janice received her early education and graduated from the Greenville High School. She continued her education at Buena Vista University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Janice taught school for 37 years at Webb, Spencer, Ruthven-Ayrshire and...
William "Bill" Wesley Faust
Nov 21, 2021
William “Bill” Wesley Faust, the son of Frederick and Caroline (Ritter) Faust was born November 21, 1939 in Brady Township, PA. His childhood years were spent in the Williamsport, PA area, where he attended school. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 11, 1956 and served until his Honorable Discharge on September 2, 1960.
Bill married Barbara...
Sharon Julia Woodford
Nov 20, 2021
Sharon Julia Woodford was born on February 7, 1938, to Raymond & Marget Olson in Sioux Rapids, Iowa and baptized at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids on June 26, 1938. She was the oldest of 3 children and raised on a farm near Webb. Sharon graduated from Cornell High School in 1956. After high school she attended...
Bertha Besaw
Nov 20, 2021
Bertha Besaw, the daughter of David and Esther (Todd) Averill, was born June 19, 1938, in Des Moines, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer and Okoboji, Iowa, areas where she received her education, graduating from Okoboji Schools in 1957.
Bertha married Alvin “Jack” Besaw on August 5, 1963, Worthington, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they lived in the...
Delores Mae Raveling
Nov 20, 2021
Delores Raveling, age 89, of Peterson Iowa died on November 20, 2021 at Newaldaya Lifescapes Nursing Home in Cedar Falls Iowa.
Delores Mae Dumkrieger was born on June 14, 1932 to Homer and Bessie (Sas) Dumkrieger of Douglas Township in Clay County Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Royal Iowa. She was confirmed in 1945...
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