Obituaries
Deloris Hazel Riley
Mar 17, 2019
Deloris Hazel Riley, the daughter of William and Mildred (Vogt) Plagge) was born on July 9, 1933 in Denison, Iowa. She was raised and attended school at Zion Lutheran School.
On December 25, 1951, she was united in marriage to Richard Riley in Chariton, IA. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Spencer for Richard’s job. They lived here...
Vivian E. Geidl
Mar 16, 2019
Vivian E. Geidl, the daughter of Lawrence and Etta Belle (Dawson) Quist, was born April 4, 1928, in Milford, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education at Spencer Schools.
Vivian married Milton “Burdette” Geidl on April 11, 1951. After their marriage, they lived in Spencer where she worked as a clerk for...
Anna Lillian Spiess
Mar 15, 2019
Anna Lillian Spiess, the daughter of John and Emma (Anderson) Gunnarson, was born July 27, 1917, in Alta, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb, Iowa, area where she received her education at the Webb School and spending her senior year at Marathon High School, graduating in 1935. After her schooling, she remained in Webb.
Lillian married...
Jamie Lee Huber
Mar 11, 2019
Jamie Huber, the son of Ronald and Lucille (Laumb) Huber, was born April 17, 1970 in Tioga, ND. Jamie attended elementary school in Westhope, ND. He attended junior high and high school in Minot, ND, where he graduated from Minot in 1990. After high school, Jamie moved to Des Moines, IA, where he worked for Principal Financial in the...
David Joe Arnold
Mar 10, 2019
David Joseph Arnold, the son of Bernard and Jeannette (Maurer) Arnold was born January 14, 1936 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Sioux City, IA and Wakefield, NE, where he attended school.
David married Patricia Eaton, they later divorced. He then married Carol Trenary in the summer of 1981 in Storm Lake, IA. David worked...
Josephine Alice Beving
Mar 10, 2019
Josephine Alice Beving, the daughter of Alfred and Bertha (Speed) Simonsen, was born on April 29, 1940 in Sioux Rapids, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Arnolds Park. She attended school in Arnolds Park and also in Milford. She graduated from Arnolds Park High School. After graduation, she attended Business School in Minnesota for two years.
On July...
David Joe Arnold
Mar 10, 2019
SERVICES Graveside services will be held 3:00 P.M., Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Laurens Cemetery in Laurens, Iowa OFFICIATING Pastor Nick Hanges CASKET BEARERS HONORARY BEARERS:Taylor MosloskiBrendan JohnsonJeff ArnoldBill ArnoldCorey ArnoldJeff WillisChris WillisScott ArnoldAndy ArnoldShawn Holliman VISITATION There will be no visitation INTERMENT Laurens CemeteryLaurens, Iowa
Dyann Delores Getting
Mar 7, 2019
DyAnn Delores Getting, the daughter of H. Wayne and Neva Olhausen Tibbetts, was born January 28, 1941 in Hartley, IA. DyAnn attended school and graduated from Hartley High School in 1959. After high school, DyAnn continued her education at Buena Vista College where she received her Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education in 1964.
On September 9, 1962,...
Brian Keith Rittenhouse
Mar 3, 2019
Brian Keith Rittenhouse, the son of Michael Rittenhouse and Barb Baysinger, was born March 10, 1963 in Heidelberg, Germany. Brian grew up and received his education in Spencer, Iowa.
Brian married Lauri Ostermann in July of 1983. In August of 1987, Brian married Kay Determan. Brian worked for Old Home and for 15 years, he lived with Shelly Wurm.
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Kenneth Edward Selzer
Feb 28, 2019
Kenneth Edward Selzer, 88, died at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on February 28, 2019. Ken was born on June 4, 1930 in Clay County, Iowa. Ken was raised in the Peterson and Spencer, Iowa area by his mother Irma Viola (Blackmer) and father George Conrad Selzer. Ken graduated from Spencer High School.
Ken met Lois...
Melba May Medsker
Feb 27, 2019
Melba May Medsker, the daughter of Dell and Mabel (Fields) Tibbetts, was born on September 14, 1930, in Peterson, Iowa. She was raised and attended school there, graduating from Peterson High School.
She married Daryl “Bud’ Medsker on March 11, 1949, in Jackson, Minnesota. Melba was a homemaker and raised her family. Throughout their married life, they lived...
Jack Michael Slaymaker
Feb 26, 2019
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family.
Jack Slaymaker, the son of Russell and Charlotte (Peacock) Slaymaker, was born April 13, 1947, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his early education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1965.
After graduating High School, Jack spent some time in...
Daniel Joseph Kinlen
Feb 23, 2019
Daniel Joseph Kinlen, the son of James II and Viola (Schweder) Kinlen was born on December 27, 1954 in Milwaukee, WI. He grew up in Naperville, IL and attended high school at Loyola Academy and college at the University in Evansville. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1972 and served as an Army Airborne Ranger Pathfinder until his...
Sue Krebs
Feb 21, 2019
Leah Susan Krebs, “Sue”, left this world on February 21, 2019, but her larger-than-life persona and trademark humor will not be forgotten. She will be missed by many but most of all, Folgers Coffee, who is devastated by the loss of Sue. Born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Sue was raised by a gang of feisty Italians that included her...
Angela Lashbrook
Feb 21, 2019
Angela Ellen Lashbrook, daughter of Connie (Fitzloff) Sams, was born January 5, 1965, in Spencer, Iowa. After graduating from Albert City-Truesdale High School in 1983, she spent some time in Arizona. Angie received her associate of science degree in retail marketing management from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1997. She went on to receive her bachelor's degree in human resource...
Norma Lee Remillard
Feb 19, 2019
Norma Lee Remillard, the daughter of Thomas and Nannie Haney Caskey, was born November 2, 1923 in Jackson, MN. Her early education was received in Spirit Lake where she graduated from the Spirit Lake High School in 1942.
Norma married Cecil Howard Remillard on January 20, 1945, in Lakefield, Minnesota. They spent the early years of their marriage in...
Hope Marie Wilken
Feb 17, 2019
Hope Marie Wilken, the daughter of Hans and Lillian Meelhause Dwinger, was born December 10, 1933 in Hartley, IA. She received her early education in Country Schools and later graduated from Everly High School in 1951.
Hope married John Wilken on March 6, 1970, at the Hope Lutheran Church in Everly, IA. Following their marriage, they moved into...
Jay Everett Prather
Feb 15, 2019
Jay Prather of Spencer, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on February 14, 2019, at his home.
Jay Everett Prather was born April 28, 1959, to Virgil and Darlene (Amis) Prather in Spencer, Iowa. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1977, and from Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1979, with a degree in Agriculture Banking.
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Marilyn Jean Pettit
Feb 15, 2019
Marilyn Jean Pettit, the daughter of Lester and Lucile (Groves) Welch was born on June 18, 1928, in Arnolds Park, Iowa. On December 1, 1952, Marilyn married Clifford Pettit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They lived in Everly until 1966 when they moved to Hartley, Iowa. Years later they moved to Tucson, Arizona, for one year. Deciding they wanted...