Obituaries

Jean  Elbert

Jean Elbert

Apr 4, 2021

Delah “Jean” (Hefti) Elbert, the daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Stoddard) Hefti was born August 10, 1930 at home in rural LuVerne, IA.

     Her childhood years were spent in the LuVerne area where she received her education graduating from Vernon Country School in 1948.  She attended Westmar College in LeMars, IA and taught Kindergarten in Goldfield, IA.

     Jean...

Marianne  Werling

Marianne Werling

Mar 29, 2021

Marianne Baumgartner Werling Daughter of John and Anna {Elmer} Baumgartner was born March 4th 1930 in Renwick Iowa she attended Vernon country school near Renwick graduating in 1948. She was also a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church in Renwick.        

After graduation Marianne was attending AIB College in Des Moines when a friend introduced her to the love of...

Wayne Curtis Winslow

Wayne Curtis Winslow

Mar 28, 2021

Wayne Winslow died March 28, 2021 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan, his home since 2013. Wayne was born February 14, 1922, in Spencer, Iowa, the only child of C.C.N. and Tena Flaskegaard Winslow. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1939. He then attended Northwestern University, but his college career was interrupted by World War II. He was commissioned an...

Maxine "Max" Joyce Davis

Maxine "Max" Joyce Davis

Mar 28, 2021

     Maxine Joyce Davis, the daughter of William and Agnes (Nemmers) Dunt was born November 12, 1931 in Cresco, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Cresco area, where she attended school and graduated from Assumption High School in Cresco in 1950.

     Maxine married Benjamin Davis  on October 25, 1951 in Cresco, IA. They moved to Spencer, IA...

Doc Eugene Manwarren

Doc Eugene Manwarren

Mar 26, 2021

     Kenneth (Doc) Eugene Manwarren, son of  Eugene and Bonnie (Rudolph) Manwarren, was born on September 16, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado.  His childhood years were spent mostly in the Spencer area and he graduated with class of 1968 at Spencer High School.     Doc enjoyed classic cars, Oldies music, and socializing with his family and many friends.  Doc was...

Mary  Janice Erick

Mary Janice Erick

Mar 23, 2021

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    Mary Janice Erick, the daughter of Henry and Mary Evelyn (Huss) Berberich was born January 25, 1930, in Royal, Iowa. She received her early education in Royal, graduating in 1947. Following high school,...

Kristina  Hall

Kristina Hall

Mar 22, 2021

SERVICES Services will be held at a later date.

Lenis Lee Luchtel

Lenis Lee Luchtel

Mar 22, 2021

   Lenis L. (Lucky) Luchtel, the son of Arthur C. and Helen (Campbell) Luchtel, was born on July 3, 1934.  His childhood years were spent in the Wall Lake area where he attended school and graduated from Wall Lake High School in 1952.

   Lenis was united in marriage to Peggy (Smoot) on July 10, 1955, in Royal, Iowa.

Lucky,...

Nicholas Alvin Durst

Nicholas Alvin Durst

Mar 20, 2021

Nicholas Alvin Durst, the son of Alvin and Mildred (Warren) Durst was born July 31, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1968.Nicholas enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1969 and served until his Honorable Discharge in 1972. He worked at National Spencer...

Karen Lynn Olin

Karen Lynn Olin

Mar 19, 2021

     Karen Lynn Olin, daughter of William Scarborough and Clara Jean (Moore) Ostenstad was born September 23, 1951 in Des Moines, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1970.

     Karen married Thomas Olin on August 10, 1979 in Spencer. They then moved to Royal,...

Richard "Dick" Allen Terpstra

Richard "Dick" Allen Terpstra

Mar 19, 2021

Richard “Dick” Allen Terpstra, the son of Rients and Lorian (Peterson) Terpstra was born May 12, 1933, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Hartley area where he attended Lincoln #8 country school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1951.Dick enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict in 1953 and served until his Honorable...

Vernon Dean Banks

Vernon Dean Banks

Mar 17, 2021

     Vernon Dean Banks , the son of Melvin Lloyd Banks and Gladys Marie (North) Banks-Schmeling was born on August 3, 1942 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Vernon’s hearing was lost when he was a toddler after he contracted spinal meningitis. His childhood years were spent at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, IA, where Vernon learned many...

Georgia Delores Soule

Georgia Delores Soule

Mar 16, 2021

Georgia D. Soule 90, of Arnolds Park passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Georgia was born April 24, 1930 to George and Bertha (Halfrich) Astor in Sioux City, Iowa. She received her education in Sioux City attending St. Joseph Catholic, Woodrow Jr High and Central High School. Georgia was united in marriage to Wayne W. Soule on December 25, 1946...

Rosella  Rosacker

Rosella Rosacker

Mar 14, 2021

Rosella Rosacker, the daughter of William and Lorena Neary Fogarty was born September 20, 1931 in West Bend, IA.  She received her education and graduated from Rodman, IA in 1950.  Rosella continued her education at Omaha Business School in Omaha, NE.

     Rosella married Donald Leroy Rosacker on May 28, 1956 in Whittemore, IA.  Following their marriage, they lived and...

Jerry Wayne Gross

Jerry Wayne Gross

Mar 14, 2021

Jerry Wayne Gross was born February 21, 1950, to Lorana (Pat) Brinkley Gross and Raymond Gross. He was joined by siblings Randy, Jane, Tom, and Kathy. Jerry attended South Clay Schools, graduating in 1968. He attended college at Iowa State University.

Jerry served in the Army National Guard from 1968-1975.

After his father died when Jerry was 21, he managed the family...

Vinh  Lovan

Vinh Lovan

Mar 14, 2021

     Vinh Lovan, the son of Lone Lovan and Lothi Yen was born May 2, 1942 in Son La, Vietnam. His childhood years were spent in Son La, where he helped his family farm the fields.

     Vinh married Beng Hoang on August 28, 1966 in Vientiane, Laos, and they moved to Spencer, IA in January of 1980. He started...

Mark William Bruggom

Mark William Bruggom

Mar 11, 2021

  

Mark William Bruggom was born April 5, 1952 in Sheldon, Iowa to William Herman Bruggom and Francis Lavonne (Johnson) Bruggom. His early days were spent on the family farm near Archer, Iowa, where he attended elementary school. He attended Sheldon High School with his only sibling, Laurel Kay (Bruggom) Pruiksma. Upon graduation, Mark attended North Western College, in Orange...

Robert Lewis Krile

Robert Lewis Krile

Mar 6, 2021

Bob Krile was born September 18, 1924 to Walter Krile and Thelma Slay in Truax, IA where his dad worked on the Railroad building bridges.  Bob was the oldest of three sons.  The family then moved to Parkersburg, IA where the boys attended school and graduated.  Bob was active in music, sports and a drum and bugle corp.  The family...

Vernon Ray Mortensen

Vernon Ray Mortensen

Mar 4, 2021

Vernon Ray Mortensen, the son of John and Ella (Michelson) Mortensen, was born March 25, 1926 at rural Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in rural Buena Vista and Clay County where he attended country schools. He attended and graduated from Royal High School in 1944. Upon graduation he immediately entered military service and was in the Army serving...

Ruby King Mckee

Ruby King Mckee

Mar 2, 2021

     Ruby King McKee, was born April 8th,  1918 near Villisca in Montgomery County, IA. The daughter of Charles Jackson and Lena Mattie (Kendrick) King. Passing  peacefully, March 2nd, 2021. at Longhouse-Northshire, in Spencer, IA, one month before her 3rd Centenarian Birthday. She grew up in the Guss area in Taylor County, graduating 1935 from Villisca High School with a...

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