Obituaries
Dean Eldon Kalvig
May 1, 2018
Dean Eldon Kalvig, the son of Wilbur and Ruth (Johnson) Kalvig was born April 24, 1929 in Arlington, SD. His childhood years were spent in the Lake Preston, SD area, where he attended school and graduated from Lake Preston High School. He attended college in Mankato, MN and South Dakota State College in Brookings, SD.
Dean married Doris...
Peggy "Pat" Ann Johnson
Apr 30, 2018
Peggy “Pat” Johnson, daughter of Harvey C. and Eva Zenor Miller, was born in Dickens on March 27, 1931. She was the fourth of nine children born to the Miller family. She spent her childhood on the family farms tagging along with older brothers Bob and Jim and caring for her younger siblings. Pat also enjoyed time spent with aunts,...
Irene Sue Stoll
Apr 30, 2018
Irene was born on August 26, 1944, in Hospers, Iowa, to her parents, Simon and Anastasia Schiller Stoll. Irene received her early education at St. Anthony's School in Hospers, Iowa. Her family moved to Sheldon, Iowa, and Irene then graduated from Sheldon High School in 1962. Irene worked as a Secretary for Northwest Aging Association in Spencer for 28 years. Prior to that...
Eugene Nicholas Martini
Apr 22, 2018
Eugene Nicholas Martini, the son of Eugene and Cecelia (Finnegan) Martini, was born February 22, 1947 in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Whittemore, Ames, and Emmetsburg, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Emmetsburg Catholic High School in 1965. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. After his...
Tammy Marie Grothe
Apr 20, 2018
Tammy (Woodford) Grothe was born on September 3, 1975 to Dale and Karen Woodford of Webb, Iowa. She was raised on a farm northeast of Webb. She attended Lincoln Elementary School in Spencer, Iowa. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1994. She attended Iowa Lakes Community College.
She worked various jobs in the Spencer area, including...
David Duane Crew
Apr 19, 2018
Dave was born July 5, 1938 in Spencer, IA. He was the fourth of seven children of Norval and Emma Crew. Dave spent his childhood on a farm near Webb, IA and worked diligently in his families farming and hog operations. He graduated from Gillette Grove High School. While in high school he met and married the love of his...
Beng Lovan
Apr 16, 2018
Beng Lovan, the daughter of Hau Hoang and Mone Lothi Hoang was born June 10, 1947 in Son La, Vietnam. Her childhood years were spent enjoying quality time with her sisters & brothers. In her early years, she worked as a Midwife.
Beng married Vinh Lovan on August 28, 1966 in Vientiane, Laos. They immigrated to Spencer, IA...
Beverly Charmain (Tercey) Stinehart
Apr 10, 2018
Beverly Charmain (Tercey) Stinehart, the daughter of Carrol and Juanita (Guthrie) Dunn, was born December 31, 1934 in Newton, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School.
Bev married Vern Stinehart on September 27, 1982 in Kansas City, MO. After their marriage, they continued to live in...
Tommy Gene Burrow
Apr 7, 2018
Tommy Gene Burrow was born on May 18, 1952 in Clovis, New Mexico to Rondall and Patricia (Settlemyre) Burrow. Tom passed away at his home in Spencer, Iowa on April 7, 2018. Tom grew up in Dalhart Texas. After graduating from high school Tom joined the Army after which he returned to Texas and worked...
Robert "Bob" Edwin Doran
Apr 6, 2018
Bob Doran passed away Friday April 6, 2018 at Spencer Hospital. He was born in Estherville on October 16, 1959 to Duane and Julia Doran (dec 1966). He has a brother Jeff (Brenda). In 1969 Bob joyously welcomed Allan, Pat (Terry), and new mom Betty into the family.
Bob grew up in Everly where he received his high school...
Maxine Mae Salmon
Apr 5, 2018
Maxine Mae Salmon, the daughter of Carlisle and Grace Mitchell Smith, was born June 9, 1932 in Clear Lake, SD. As a young child, her family moved to Sherburn, MN. She received her early education and graduated from Sherburn High School in 1950. Maxine continued her education at Mankato Commercial School where she studied Accounting. Following her schooling, Maxine worked...
Fern Catherine Reese
Apr 5, 2018
Fern Catherine Reese, the daughter of Horace and Edith (Stroman) Bruns, was born March 11, 1925 in Granville, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Granville, Iowa, where she received her education at Paullina Schools and later moved to Everly, where she graduated from Everly High School.
Fern married Wayne Reese on January 10, 1945...
Nellie Lucile Alderman
Apr 4, 2018
Nellie Lucille Hull Alderman was born June 26, 1927 to Rev. George & Nellie (Wellman) Hull in Harvey, ND. Nellie was the youngest of their four children. Her older brothers were Andrew, Roswell and Wellington (Jack). Growing up, Nell lived in different areas where her father’s pastoral care took them.
Nellie graduated from Casselton High School. She...
Dorothy Langel Cranston
Apr 4, 2018
Dorothy Cranston, the daughter of John and Matilda (Weiskircher) Langel was born March 7th, 1939. She was raised and educated in Milford, graduating in 1957. Dorothy attended and graduated from Mankato College in Minnesota. She went to work at Buchanan Law Office in Algona, IA. Dorothy moved to Des Moines, IA to work for an Attorney representing Scully Oil. Dorothy...
Randel "Buddy" William Sweet
Apr 3, 2018
Randel William Sweet, the son of William Joe and Betty Lou (Riemer) Sweet, was born June 1, 1965, in Spencer, Iowa. His entire life was spent in Spencer where he attended Spencer Schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 1984.
Randy’s adult life was spent working carpentry jobs, roofing, and landscaping for Sweet Landscaping. Randy was a member...
Barbara Jean Mehren
Apr 3, 2018
Barbara Jean (Armstrong) Mehren, the daughter of James and Louise (Donaldson) Armstrong was born April 7, 1935 in Des Moines, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Arnold John Mehren on June 13, 1972, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and lived in the Spencer area her entire life until she entered the nursing home in 2003. She was employed...
Marie Hess
Apr 1, 2018
In lieu of flowers, the famiy requests that memorials may be directed to either the Terril Library or the United Methodist Church in Terril. Marie Gladys Hess, the daughter of Harvey and Gladys (Kickland) Lanpher, was born October 5, 1923 in Sioux Falls, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Falls, where she received her education graduating from Washington...
Leland Carl Franke Jr.
Mar 31, 2018
Leland Carl Franke Jr., the son of Leland and Agnes (Anderson) Franke was born on May 25, 1948 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Sioux City area where he attended school and graduated from South Sioux City High School.
Leland was a true American Patriot and voluntarily enlisted in the United States...
Myrtle Martha Hyde
Mar 27, 2018
Myrtle Martha Hyde the daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Higley) Pinneke, was born on December 31, 1925, in Mason City, Iowa. She grew up in Mason City, where she attended school.
On March 11, 1945, Myrtle married Jack Dewayne Hyde at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ventura, Iowa. The couple lived in the communities of Ventura, Bloomington, MN,...
Shirley Ann Woodford
Mar 26, 2018
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established by the family. Shirley Woodford was born November 17, 1925 to Jesse and Iva Miller. Shirley was the oldest of five children. She and her family lived around Sac City and Lake View and later on a farm near Sioux Rapids. Shirley graduated from Cornell High School and later...
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