Obituaries
Darlene Mae Tuinstra
Jun 4, 2020
Darlene Tuinstra, the daughter of Elmer and Mabel (Menage) Tuinstra, was born December 14, 1942 on a farm near Melvin, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Harris, Iowa, where she received her education.
Darlene attended Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa for her Bachelors Degree. She later received a Masters Degree in Home Economics...
Mary Ann Bobolz
Jun 2, 2020
Mary Ann Bobolz, the daughter of Julius and Hilda (Steffen) Petersen, was born October 13, 1933 in Sutherland, Iowa. Her family lived for 1 ½ years near Sutherland and Moneta, IA and then moved to farm near Hartley, IA. She attended rural school until the 5th grade, when she attended Hartley Public Schools, graduating from Hartley High School...
Ferne Adelaide Schuller
May 29, 2020
Ferne Adelaide Schuller, age 102, passed away on May 29, 2020, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.
Ferne Adelaide Eckert was born on March 25, 1918, in Mallard, Iowa. She was the oldest of six children born to Harvey and Mamie Olson Eckert. Her childhood years were spent in Mallard where she attended country school and graduated...
Bonnie Lee Schoelerman
May 29, 2020
Bonnie Lee Schoelerman (Pfitzenmaier) daughter of Art and Loena (Powell) Pfitzenmaier, was born at home on April 29, 1932, in Primghar IA. She spent her childhood years on a farm South of Hartley, IA. She attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from Hartley High School with the class of 1950.
After graduation she married...
George Skyler-Ellsworth Cole
May 29, 2020
George Skyler-Ellsworth Cole, the son of Jay Cole and Elaine Tasich, was born on February 3, 1996 in Denison, IA. He received his early education in Dunlap and then moved to Spencer where he finished his schooling and graduating from Clay Central in Everly. Following graduation, he worked for Mediacom and Quail Construction in Spencer then Tommy Gate in...
Margery Mae Fraseur
May 27, 2020
Margery Mae Fraseur, daughter of Bertha and Herbert Maurer, was born September 28, 1923 in Tipton, Iowa. She attended grade school, high school, and junior college in Tipton before leaving to study liberal arts at the University of Iowa.
Marge moved to Chicago and worked briefly for United Airlines as a reservationist until December 1947 when she married her...
Lillian Louise Jenkins
May 26, 2020
Lillian Louise Jenkins, age 97, of Spencer, Iowa passed away May 26, 2020 at Northshire Residence in Spencer, Iowa.
Lillian was born October 17, 1922 to Fred and Hazel Mae Tuttle in Worthington, MN.
She was united in marriage to Louis A. Jenkins on November 30, 1940 at Ruthven, Iowa. They lived in many states but...
Judy Ann Johnson
May 25, 2020
Judy Ann Johnson, the daughter of Roy and Margaret (Sorlie) Johnson was born on July 30, 1943 in Humboldt, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Humboldt and Hardy, IA areas, where she graduated from Humboldt High School. She attended both Augustana College and Waldorf College and earned her Master’s in Education.
Judy taught at the Spencer...
Jerry Dean Hillegas
May 19, 2020
Jerry Dean Hillegas, 60, died unexpectedly at his home in Everly, Iowa on May 19, 2020. He was born Jan 12, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa to Harlin and Karen (Jordan) Hillegas. Jerry was an Everly Cattlefeeder K-12, Class of 1978, active in band and choir. Jerry retired from the Navy with 20 years of enlisted service. Genealogy, Comic Books and...
Dennis Bruce Oviatt
May 13, 2020
Dennis Bruce Oviatt, the son of Dwain and Phyllis (Fogarty) Oviatt, was born on November 4, 1958 in the Spencer Municipal Hospital, Spencer, Iowa. He was raised in Dickens and Spencer, Iowa. He attended Spencer High School, where he graduated in the class of 1977. He attended the Culinary Institute Des Moines Area Community College. At 19, Dennis rode his...
Keith Mccarl Mortenson
May 10, 2020
Keith McCarl Mortenson, the son of Engold and Sigrid (Simonsen) Mortenson, was born on February 1, 1938, in Webb, Iowa. He was raised and attended school in Webb. The family moved to Terril when Keith was in his late teens. After his schooling, Keith worked at the Spencer Hospital as an ambulance driver and maintenance worker. He then worked for...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Johnson
May 9, 2020
Patricia Ann “Pat” Johnson, the daughter of Eugene and Marietta (Greene) Reynolds, Sr., was born October 31, 1941 in Milford, Iowa. She was born and raised in Milford, graduating from Milford High School.
Pat married Bruce Johnson on June 7, 1959 at the Union Memorial Church in Milford, IA. After her marriage, they lived in Albert City, IA for...
Maria "Lu" Luise Horning
May 8, 2020
Maria “Lu” Luise Horning, the daughter of Franz and Maria (Pflaum) Heinrichmeyer was born in Eltmann, Germany on November 22, 1952.
Lu married a serviceman, Doug VanEngen and came to the United States in 1970. She had 2 children with him. After her divorce she went to work at Longhouse Nursing Home. She worked there for 32...
Jennifer Sena Keating
May 8, 2020
Daughter of Carol Cadmus of Spencer
Jennifer Sena Cadmus Keating was born on March 19, 1978, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was joined a year later by her sister Melissa.
Jennifer attended schools in St Louis Park, Minnesota, and later attended college, graduating with a degree in anthropology from the University of Minnesota, Morris.
Artistic abilities encouraged Jennifer to create beautiful pieces of jewelry and...
Michelle Renee Kreiss
May 8, 2020
Michelle Renee Kreiss, the daughter of Edward and Betti (Bollman) Dorpinghaus was born June 24, 1959 in Denver, CO. She grew up in Iowa City, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Iowa City West in 1977. She attended college for several years before moving to Fairfield, IA in 1985.
Michelle married Troy Kreiss on September 7,...
Michael Francis Hynes
May 7, 2020
Michael Francis Hynes, the son of James and Patricia (Kirschbaum) Hynes was born April 13, 1960, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised on various farms around northwest Iowa and attended school in Mallard, Clay Central, and Spencer, graduating in 1978. He was bow-legged, pigeon toed, and smoked, but was still one of the fastest guys on the track team.
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Daniel Jay Merten
May 5, 2020
Daniel Jay Merten, the son of Edward Joseph and Donna Jean (Milleman) Merten was born August 13, 1954, in Estherville, Iowa. He was raised and attended Spencer Community Schools, graduating in 1973.
On August 3, 1974, Daniel was united in marriage to Deb Roberts, his childhood sweetheart at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. He...
Richard Donald Hallett Sr.
May 3, 2020
Richard “Dick” Donald Hallett Sr., son of Winnifred Hallett and Lillie (McShane) Hallett was born, April 13, 1925 in Artesian, South Dakota where he spent his early years. Later he moved to Sioux City with his mother, where he graduated from Central High School.
Richard was drafted into the service and was to leave for deployment immediately, but chose...
Loretta Alice Sweet
May 2, 2020
Loretta Alice Sweet, the daughter of Arthur and Katherine Trost was born June 13, 1944 in Chicago, IL. Her childhood years were spent in the Chicago area, where she attended and graduated from Catholic Schools.
Loretta married Sam Cardinale in 1966, they had 4 children, Karen, Samuel, Anthony, and Joseph. They later divorced. She worked as homemaker....
James "Jim" Lawrence Reis
May 1, 2020
James “Jim” Lawrence Reis, the son of Leon and Bernadine (Vodraska) Reis, was born February 19, 1957 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was raised and educated in Pocahontas, IA, where he graduated from Pocahontas High School in 1976.
He met his soul mate and love of his life, Janna Ricklefs, whom he married on April 4, 1981 in Mallard,...
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