Obituaries
Paul Francis Mathern
Feb 5, 2020
SERVICES Private Graveside Services OFFICIATING Father Tim Hogan INTERMENT Calvery Cemetery Sutherland, Iowa
Michael Duane Schomaker
Feb 4, 2020
Michael Duane Schomaker, the son of Delbert and Mabel (Miller) Schomaker was born June 15, 1949 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School.
Mike attended brick laying school, before joining the National Guard. He married Margaret Hubbard on October 18, 1969 at...
John Michael Unrau
Feb 1, 2020
John Michael Unrau, the son of John Mervel and Sue Elizabeth Russell Unrau, was born July 27, 1939 in Des Moines, IA. John received his education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1958. He continued his education at Buena Vista College, University of Iowa and Mankato State with a Masters Degree in 1972. John served during the Vietnam War...
Steven Robert Depauw
Jan 30, 2020
Steven Robert DePauw, the son of Norbert and Rosemary (Augustine) DePauw, was born on July 28, 1958 in Slayton, MN. He was raised and received his early education there, graduating from Slayton High School. Following graduation, he entered into the military on June 15, 1977, serving in the U.S. Army. During his time in the military he...
Alvin George Schnider
Jan 29, 2020
Alvin George Schnider, the son of Matt and Daisy (Nelson) Schnider, was born on November 23, 1934 in Lakefield, MN. He was raised and received his education in Everly, graduating in 1953. Following high school, he entered into the US Army. He served active duty for three years and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan as a technician. He...
Frank Steven Sykora
Jan 25, 2020
Frank Steven Sykora, the son of Albert and Katherine (Miller) Sykora was born May 7, 1947 in Iowa City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Des Moines, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from East Des Moines High School. He received his accounting degree from Iowa Lakes Community College.
Frank enlisted in the United...
Betty Louise Rhode
Jan 24, 2020
Betty Louise Rhode, the daughter of Warden and Hazel (Smith) Patrick was born January 30, 1928, in Coon Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from the Little Cedar High School. She furthered her education at Iowa State University for one year and graduated from Iowa State Teachers College with a degree in Home Economics.
Betty taught at the Adair School from...
Virginia Ruth Heikens
Jan 12, 2020
Virginia Ruth Heikens, the youngest daughter of John and Nora (Phipps) Miller, was born July 9, 1928 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Hartley, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Hartley High School as class Valedictorian, following graduation she worked in the Hotel Tangney gift shop in Spencer.
Virginia married Dale Heikens on February 5,...
Esther Jalas
Jan 8, 2020
Esther Jalas, the daughter of Jay and Agnes (Kaiser) Duncan was born March 2, 1927 near Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, IA area, where she attended country school and graduated from Sutherland High School.
Esther married Harry Jalas on January 23, 1947 in Dakota City, NE. She was proud to be a farm...
Allan Hilpert Stinson
Jan 4, 2020
Allan H. Stinson, 56 of Spencer passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls SD, surrounded by family after a long courageous battle with COPD.
Allan was born September 30th, 1963 in Onawa, IA to Harvey and Doris (Mobley) Stinson. He attended school in Sergeant Bluff, Kinsley Pierson and LeMars....
Ruth Lorraine Ness
Dec 29, 2019
Ruth Lorraine Ness, the daughter of Joe and Minnie (Luze) Sweet, was born December 22, 1931 in Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her education in Webb schools.
Ruth married Alfred Ness on May 5, 1951. After their marriage, they lived in Spencer, Iowa, where she raised her family and worked part...
Lavonne "Vonnie" B. Kruse
Dec 28, 2019
LaVonne B. Kruse (Vonnie), the daughter of John and Fannie (Dykstra) Bruns, was born August 29, 1925 in Sioux County, Iowa. She was a tag-along with 2 older sisters, Lois and Joan.
Vonnie attended country school through the 8th grade and moved with her family to Peterson, Iowa, where she graduated high school in 1943.
Vonnie married Ivan P....
Hugh Wayne Johnson
Dec 25, 2019
Hugh Wayne Johnson, the son of Herman and Agnes (Moore) Johnson, was born on January 28, 1939 in Lake Park, Iowa. He was raised and received his early education in Moneta, graduating from Moneta High School in 1957.
On September 10, 1960, Hugh married Marlys Gruhn at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. Following their marriage, Hugh...
Margaret Ann Doyle
Dec 23, 2019
Margaret Ann Doyle the daughter of Robert and Mary Farrell Munn, was born March 9, 1948 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She received her early education in Fort Dodge and later in Emmetsburg, Iowa where she graduated from Emmetsburg Catholic High School in 1966. Margaret continued her education at Anton Community College of Practical Nursing graduating in 1969.
Margaret married...
Jermaine Mae Gadsby
Dec 22, 2019
Jermaine Gadsby, age 83, of Suitland, MD lived a full life. She passed away peacefully on 12/22/19 as her earthly family gathered to celebrate Christmas with her, and is now in her eternal home with her Heavenly Father. She was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin as the oldest of six siblings and spent her early years helping her...
Kenneth (Sam) Heimgartner
Dec 22, 2019
Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Ken (Sam) Heimgartner. While Alzheimer's took Sam from us too early, his memory will live on in those of us he helped, coached, mentored, trained and loved. Donations can also be made online
http://act.alz.org/goto/heimgartner
A scholarship fund, started in memory of Marsha Heimgartner.
Marsha taught in the Spencer community...
Marsha Lynn Heimgartner
Dec 21, 2019
A scholarship fund, started in memory of Marsha Heimgartner. Marsha taught in the Spencer community schools for 20 years, having also taught previously at other locations including West Point. In lieu of flowers, we would like this fund in honor of her life as an educator and benefit a Spencer High School Senior pursuing higher education. 100% of this fund...
Verla Ruby Klaessy
Dec 16, 2019
Verla Ruby Ayres Klaessy, was born to Verla Mildred (Brewer) and Ralph Ayres on March 9, 1929, near Gillett Grove, IA. She grew up on a farm near Spencer and went to Harmony country school. She attended high school in Greenville and Spencer, graduating in 1946. She then went on to William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
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Carol Marine Drake
Dec 16, 2019
Carol Marine Drake , the daughter of John and Clairbel (Bonnichson) Plueger, was born on November 29, 1921 in Craig, IA. Carol married April 9, 1942, in Alexandria, MN. To this union a daughter, Weyvon Charlene Drake was born. Throughout their married life they lived in Kentucky, California and Texas while Weymond was in the U.S. Army from June 1942...
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