Obituaries
Diana Lea Lauck
Aug 5, 2017
Diana Lea Lauck, the daughter of James and Ada (Dagfinson) Lauck was born March 22, 1946 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where she attended school and graduated from Spencer High School. After graduation she attended Business School in Des Moines, IA, University of South Dakota, and Spencer School of Business. Diana worked in...
Anna Marie Hamrick
Aug 4, 2017
Anna Marie Hamrick, the daughter of Josh and Krista (Harkema) Hamrick, was born on October 2, 2008, in Spencer, Iowa. Anna loved school and was excited to start 3rd grade this year at Fairview Elementary. She loved playing with her brothers and her two dogs. She loved to sing, do cartwheels, play softball and soccer, and just being outside. She...
Lester Allen Hicks
Aug 3, 2017
Lester Hicks, the son of Harold and Myrtle (Schlichting) Hicks, was born March 28, 2017 in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he received his education, graduating from Cherokee Washington High School. After high school, he attended Iowa State University and became a lifelong Cyclone fan. After his schooling, he moved to Houston, TX and worked...
David Harms Klooster
Jul 22, 2017
David Harms Klooster was born at rural Magnolia, MN on May 6, 1933 to John (Jack) Klooster & Ann Buus. He spent his early years in Southwestern, MN. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955 and was stationed in Korea. Dave married Elaine Dirks in 1956 and they had three children together. On November 10, 1974 Dave married Sylvia...
Marjorie Jean Scharnberg
Jul 16, 2017
Marjorie Jean Scharnberg, the daughter of John "Bob" and Dollie (Lorenzon) Thorne, was born January 7, 1928 in Moneta, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Moneta, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Moneta High School. Marge married Darrel Scharnberg on February 2, 1947 at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Following their marriage, they continued to...
Rose Marie Kast
Jul 16, 2017
Rose Marie Kast, the daughter of Donald and Fay (Pike) Armstrong, was born February 14, 1921 in Kellerton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Kellerton, where she attended school. On June 24, 1971, Rose married Robert Kast in Blair, NE. Rose lived in several communities Omaha, Tucson, San Antonio throughout her life. Rose liked to go to garage sales,...
Delores 'Dee' Lorraine Salzkorn
Jul 12, 2017
Delores Lorraine Salzkorn, the daughter of Arnold and Verda (Hoover) McClurg, was born on November 5, 1940 in Olivia MN. Her family moved to Iowa when she was six years old. Her childhood years were spent in rural Pocahontas, IA area. Delores received her education in Pocahontas Public School. After finishing her education, Delores had various jobs in the Fonda...
Joyce Darlene Gacke
Jul 10, 2017
Joyce Darlene Gacke, the daughter of Edward and Marguerite (Henning) Gacke, was born October 4, 1928 in Royal, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Royal, Iowa where she received her education, later attending Everly High School and graduating from Milford High School. Joyce lived in Fostoria, Iowa for many years, where she worked as a Home Health nurse, taking...
Joyce Leckband
Jul 10, 2017
SERVICES Private family services are planned for a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Delores 'Delci' Bressman
Jul 10, 2017
On Monday, July 10th her spirit was released from her worn out shell of a body and now is exploring the universe. On July 24th, 1940, Delci was born on East 12th Street in a small house in Spencer to Harvey and Gladys Rose Davis. Dr. King delivered Delci and told her mom it was twins. Delci, a baby girl,...
Reginald 'Redge' Berg
Jul 9, 2017
Redge Olander Berg was born at Waterville, Iowa, June 8, 1939, to Charles O. and Jean M. Berg. He attended Waukon schools and graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1957. He then attended the University of Iowa obtaining his BA degree in 1961 and his JD degree from the College of Law in 1964. He married Linda McDermott of...
John 'Jack' Nalley
Jul 9, 2017
John Patrick Nalley-'Jack' to nearly all who knew him-died at home on July 9, 2017, surrounded by family. He was 91. The longtime Spencer resident was born in Royal, Iowa, on May 2, 1926, the youngest child of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Nalley. (Mrs. Nalley was the former Esther Ales.) In 1944, the then 17-year-old enlisted in the U.S....
Gloria Ann Dykstra
Jul 5, 2017
Gloria Ann Snyder Dykstra, youngest daughter of Harold and Clara (Meyer) Snyder, was born in Stanhope, Iowa on February 28, 1932. Her family relocated to Hartley when she was in grade school, graduating from Hartley High School on 1949, where she was a member of the band, the newspaper and yearbook staffs, and the pep club. She immediately enrolled at...
Irene Elaine Triplett
Jul 4, 2017
Irene Elaine Triplett, the daughter of Beach and Edith (Thompson) Nelson, was born in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland community, and it was there that she received her early education and graduated from high school. On October 28, 1946, Irene married Harold Burdell Triplett in Spencer, Iowa. Throughout their marriage they have made their home...
Ivor 'Van' George Reuter Iii
Jul 3, 2017
Ivor George Reuter III was born on June 18, 1963 in Spencer, IA to Norma (Hanse) and Ivor Reuter. He passed from this life at the age of 54 on July 3, 2017 after a long and brave struggle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, while waiting on a lung transplant at the University of Iowa Hospital. In the family, and with...
Sylvester 'Robert' Fahnlander
Jul 3, 2017
Sylvester Robert Fahnlander, the son of Sylvester and Lucille (Gustafson) Fahnlander was born in Fargo, North Dakota on November 16th, 1934, the oldest of three children. Bob began school in Fargo until his family relocated to Sioux City. Bob attended Catholic grade school and was confirmed in Sioux City. While in high school he was an altar server for many...
James 'Jim' Morony
Jul 2, 2017
James Rutherford Morony, the son of Paul and Margaret (Rutherford) Morony, was born on February 24, 1928, in Burlington, IA. His family moved to Spencer when he was a child. He received his education here and graduated from high school in 1946. He then attended Iowa State for two years and then the University of Iowa for two years, graduating...
Harold Gross
Jul 1, 2017
Harold Joseph 'DUTCH' Gross was born August 14, 1921 in Greenville, Iowa to John and Katherine (Berberich) Gross. His childhood was spent on his parent's farm near Greenville. He attended primary and High School in Gillette Grove where he graduated in 1939. Harold was an outstanding athlete and great baseball pitcher. His battery mate was his brother Raymond. After High...
Margaret Lundquist
Jul 1, 2017
Margaret Maxine Lundquist, the daughter of George and Flossie (Faulkner) Franklin, was born April 12, 1917 in Spencer, Iowa where she received her early education. She passed away on July 1, 2017 at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 100. On August 11, 1935, she married the love of her life, Gerald Lundquist. Gerald and Margaret were married for...
Helen Hart
Jun 28, 2017
Helen Lorraine Hart, the daughter of Clarence and Marie (Colfack) Donaldson was born May 26, 1925 in Greenville, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb, IA area, where she went to Garfield Country School and graduated from Webb High School in 1942. Helen worked for the Webb Bank as a teller. She married Raymond Hart on January 14,...
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