Obituaries
Mallory Jane Amis
Oct 13, 2020
Mallory Amis March 27, 1985 - October 13, 2020 St. Louis, Missouri - Mallory Jane Amis, daughter of Jeff and Teresa Amis was born March 27, 1985 in Des Moines, Iowa. Growing up she was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church. She graduated in 2003 from Park Hill South High School in Riverside, MO. She participated in Deca, Cross Country and...
Neil Clifford Swanson
Oct 13, 2020
Neil Swanson, 67, passed away quietly at home after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s on October 13, 2020, with his loving wife Starla, daughter Kyle, brother Glenn, and Darlene by his side. Neil was born March 19, 1953 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. He spent his early years in Northern Minnesota, until his family moved to Minneapolis. Neil, notably, spent...
Lavonne June Weisbrod
Oct 12, 2020
LaVonne June Weisbrod, the daughter of Leo and Cecelia (Henning) Lenhart was born July 12, 1929 in Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Greenville and Rossie, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in 1947.
LaVonne married Victor Weisbrod on February 22, 1948 on Victor’s family farm near...
Billy Dale Bangs
Oct 12, 2020
Billy Bangs, 85, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2020. He was born on April 27, 1935 in Fremont County, Iowa. His parents were Hope and Leo Bangs. He is proceeded in death by his parents, a sister Mary Jean in infancy, an older sister and her husband, Jackie and Kenneth Butt of College Springs, Iowa, an older...
Ruth Ann Fick
Oct 11, 2020
Ruth Ann Ficken the daughter of Oliver and Lois (Calkins) was born May 15th, 1941 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Everly IA where she attended Everly Community Schools. She graduated in 1958.
Ruth married Norman Ray Fick February 1, 1959. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer, IA. During her time in Spencer...
Dale Chester Tigges
Oct 10, 2020
Dale Chester Tigges, the son of Chester and Evelyn (Koch) Tigges was born August 4, 1947 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Peterson, IA area, where he attended school, graduating from Sioux Valley in 1965. Dale then went on to Buena Vista University, graduating in 1969.
Dale enlisted in the United States Army in...
Candace Joy Clark
Oct 2, 2020
Candace Joy Clark, the daughter of Gale and Gwen (Lane) Howe, was born September 21, 1951 in Storm Lake, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Marathon, IA area, where she attended school and graduated from Marathon High School. She also attended Spencer School of Business, studying law.
Candace married Daniel Clark on September 24,...
Bernice J. Erickson
Sep 29, 2020
Bernice J. (Ellerbroek) Erickson passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Independence Village of Grand Ledge, MI. Bernice was born to Beatrix and John Ellerbroek October 5, 1925 in Spencer, Iowa.
She graduated in 1943 from Spencer High School where she was a member of the cheerleading squad.
In 1944 she met her first husband Wallace Jeffcoat. ...
Helen Mary Geddes
Sep 29, 2020
Helen Mary Geddes, the daughter of Eugene and Emma (Smith) Penning was born July 30, 1936 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer, IA and Faribault, MN area, where she attended St. Mary’s school and graduated in 1954. She then attended Oberlin College, University of Minnesota, and graduated with a degree in accounting from...
Charles William Peters
Sep 26, 2020
Charles William Peters, was born into a large family on July 26, 1940 in Hartley, IA. When Charles was 10 years old, his mother died and he went to live with his relatives for a while before going into an orphanage. He was adopted when he was 11 by Lester and Marie Peters of Lytton, IA. He attended and...
Jean Ione Jacobson
Sep 25, 2020
Jean Ione Jacobson, the daughter of Mabel and Thomas Kleis, was born on February 8, 1924.
She was baptized and confirmed in the Grove City, Minnesota area.
She married Vernon Dornsbach on September 19, 1942. To this union, five children were born: Veronica Jean Fowler, Linda Ardell Clercx, Vernon Richard Dornsbach, Jr., Bette Kae Henderson, and Michael...
Melba Fuller
Sep 24, 2020
Melba (Pauling) Fuller, the daughter of Carl and Elizabeth (Gaudian) Pauling, was born January 7, 1923 near Primghar, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Germantown, where she received her early education through the 6th grade at St. John Lutheran Church School. Melba was baptized on January 28, 1923 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Germantown and confirmed on...
Dwight Maxon Gadsby
Sep 20, 2020
Dwight Maxon Gadsby of Suitland, Maryland, age 87, died on September 20th, 2020 in Oakton, VA.
He was born on October 2, 1932 in Dickens, Iowa to parents William and Esther (Holmberg) Gadsby. He grew up on their family farm with his siblings, Marilyn and Gary. Dwight loved raising animals, and was very involved in the local...
Ryan Lee Carpenter
Sep 19, 2020
The family requests friends and family attending the visitation wear masks and practice social distancing.
Ryan Lee Carpenter, the son of Roger and Sandra (Wieneke) Carpenter, was born August 10, 1977 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education in Spencer Schools and later received his GED.
Ryan married Andrea Kruse...
Linda Lavonne Essick
Sep 19, 2020
Linda L. Essick, the daughter of Helen Petersen and step father, Marvin Petersen, and Lindsey Essick was born in Spencer, Iowa, on June 21, 1952.
After a long illness, Linda passed away on September 19, 2020, at the Pearl Valley Rehabilitation and Nursing in Lake Park, Iowa, at the age of 68.
She was preceded in death by her daughter,...
Doris Elizabeth Nagel
Sep 15, 2020
Doris Elizabeth Gonnerman and her twin brother, Moris were born February 12, 1921 to William and Anna (Nelson) Gonnerman on a farm northwest of Hartley, Iowa. They were welcomed by their sister, Leona and brothers, Vaun, Donald and Gerald. She attended elementary school at Lincoln #6 Country School and graduated from Hartley High School in 1938.
Doris was...
Alvena Susan Koehnk
Sep 15, 2020
Alvena Susan Koehnk, the daughter of Johannes and Fannie (Engelkes) Winterboer was born December 27, 1922 in Everly, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Grundy County and Everly areas. She graduated from Everly High School in 1940 and received a BA in Art Education from Buena Vista College.
Alvena married Raymond Koehnk on August 14, 1943....
Rita Kae Kladstrup
Sep 14, 2020
Rita Kae Kladstrup, the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Tuttle) Emerson was born on January 15, 1942 in Spirit Lake, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spirit Lake area, where she attended school.
Rita married Dennis Kladstrup and to this union had 4 children. They later divorced. She moved to Spencer, IA, where she worked as...
Raymond Allen Johnson
Sep 14, 2020
Raymond Allen Johnson, the son of Raymond and Virginia (Tackett) Johnson was born July 5, 1948 in Estherville, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Estherville and Spirit Lake, IA area where he attended school. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1965 and served until his Honorable Discharge in 1984. He lived in Bakersfield, CA until moving...
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