Obituaries
Virginia Gayle Koenen
Sep 18, 2017
Virginia Gayle Koenen, the daughter of Fred and Matie (Gipple) Richter, was born on August 5, 1920 in Anita, Iowa. At an early age, her family moved to Sac City, IA, where she graduated from high school in 1938.
Virginia married Donald Lester Koenen on May 22, 1940 in Sac City. After Donald’s discharge from the Navy...
Edith Mary Hansen
Sep 18, 2017
Edith Hansen, the daughter of Edward Francis and Frances Lucille Barnette Washington, was born November 29, 1914 in Ruthven, IA. She received her early education at a country school in Ruthven and graduated from Spencer High School.
Edith married Ervin Hansen on August 3, 1932, in Ruthven, IA. Following their marriage they lived in Dickens, IA, and farmed near...
Raymond "Glenn" Hart
Sep 13, 2017
Raymond Glenn Hart, the son of Raymond and Ethel (Mason) Hart was born on September 21, 1924, in Langdon, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Langdon area where he attended school and graduated from Webb High School. He then furthered his education at the Omaha Nebraska School of Business.
Glenn was drafted into...
Melinda "Mindy" Jane Petersen
Sep 13, 2017
Melinda (55) passed away September 13, 2017 in Bloomington, MN. Melinda – or Mindy as she was known – was born October 10, 1961 in Spencer, Iowa. In recent years, Mindy resided at a REM group home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She attended a daycare workshop, RISE Creative Partnership in Bloomington, Minnesota. Previously she lived at Hammer Residences in Wayzata, MN. ...
Stuart Kruse
Sep 12, 2017
Stuart Frank Kruse, the son of Frank and Marilyn (Hughes) Kruse, was born October 24, 1962 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal, where he received his education from Clay Central Community Schools.
After his schooling he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Following his discharge, he moved back to Royal he worked at IBP in...
Helen "Connie" Jane Peters
Sep 6, 2017
Helen 'Connie' Jane Peters, the daughter of Walter and Annie Speth Conrad, was born November 27, 1925 in Bingham Lake, MN. Connie received her early education at Meadow Township School in Lake Center and graduated from Spencer High School in 1943.
Connie married Orlin Duane Peters on June 9, 1946 in Langdon, IA. Following their marriage, they lived near...
Velma Mae Crew
Sep 5, 2017
Velma Mae Crew (Brinkley) was the daughter of Cleve and Florence Brinkley. Her childhood was spent in rural Ayrshire where she graduated from Silver Lake Consolidated School.
Velma married Marvin on May 22, 1940 at the Methodist Church in Ayrshire. She and Marv took up farming for many years to follow.
Velma and Marv moved to...
Delores May Meier
Sep 3, 2017
Delores May Meier, the daughter of Herbert and Margaret (Leonard) Graham, was born December 22, 1933 in Logan, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Logan, where she received her education, graduating from Logan High School. While in high school, she was a cheerleader, was a member of the school band, basketball, choir, was a drum majorette and was homecoming...
Donna Rae Schwarz
Sep 2, 2017
Donna Rae Schwarz, the daughter of Fred and Hilda (Ringler) Winter, was born March 10, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux City, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Sioux City East High School.
Donna married Fred Schwarz on October 12, 1957 in Sioux City. They moved to Spencer,...
Bonnie Albertson
Sep 1, 2017
Bonnie Albertson celebrated life, and it showed. And when she talked of death she made it known that she wanted a celebration after she died. Little did she, or any of us, know that she would be present for a celebration in her last days of life.
Bonnie (Sanderson) Albertson, 74, of Spirit Lake, Iowa died Friday evening, September 1st, at...
Bryan Jay Granstra
Aug 31, 2017
Bryan Jay Granstra was born on May 13, 1958 in Sioux Falls, SD. He went home to meet his Savior on August 31, 2017 at the age of 59. He was the beloved son of Barney J. and Shirley (Ruehle) Granstra both living in Spencer.
He was baptized in Pierre SD Lutheran Memorial Church and confirmed at Hope Lutheran...
June Myers
Aug 30, 2017
(Mona) June Myers, the daughter of Carl Andrew and Audrey Juliel (Griffin) Holmberg, was born July 3, 1932 on a farm north of Dickens. She received her early education at a country school near Dickens. Her family later moved to a farm south of Rossie, where she continued her education, graduating from Greenville-Rossie Consolidated School in 1950 as Salutatorian. June...
Charles Clayborn Clifton
Aug 29, 2017
On August 29th, 2017 at the age of 97, Charles Clayborn Clifton of Knoxville Iowa, formerly of Spencer, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Homestead Assisted Living in Knoxville, Iowa. Charles Clifton, the son of Cloyd and Cordelia Clifton, was born on January 27, 1920 in Peterson, Iowa. He grew up in Peterson with his brother, Glen and sister, Ruby and...
Janine Cecelia Cook
Aug 25, 2017
Janine Cook passed away at McKeenen Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on Friday August 25th, 2017 at the age of 77 with her husband and children present. Janine, the daughter of Clifford and Bernice Wilmot, was born in Spencer, Iowa on June 27th, 1940. Janine's childhood was spent in Terril, Iowa where she later graduated from Terril High School in...
Eleanor Ruth Essick
Aug 25, 2017
Eleanor Ruth Essick, the daughter of Arthur and Mae Anderson Woodford, was born January 7, 1926 on a farm in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education from the Garfield School and graduated from Garfield Webb High School in 1943. Eleanor married Robert "Bob" Essick on December 3, 1943 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they lived in rural Pocahontas....
Sylvia Kindlespire
Aug 20, 2017
Sylvia Ann Kindlespire, the daughter of Thomas Nelson and Ivah May (Day) Wright was born November 13, 1933 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where she attended school. Sylvia married Howard Kindlespire in Jackson, MN on September 16, 1950. She moved to Brigham City, UT, where she graduated from Brigham City High School. They...
Junior Ray 'Chester' Cook
Aug 18, 2017
Junior Ray 'Chester' Cook, the son of Chester Ray, Sr. and Geraldine Cleone (Moe) Cook, was born on December 29, 1938, in Algona, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Algona area where he received his early education and graduated from Algona High School. Following high school, he attended Eagle Grove Community College for two years, and completed his...
Gladys Mae Stoever
Aug 17, 2017
Gladys Mae Stoever, the daughter of Russell and Ruth (Moffitt) McConnell, was born May 7, 1931, in Marcus, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Marcus where she received her education, graduating from Marcus High School in 1949. After her schooling, she worked for a clothing store in Marcus. Gladys married Leonard Stoever on October 5, 1952, in Marcus, Iowa....
Mark Steven Heddinger
Aug 17, 2017
Mark Steven Heddinger, the son of Shirley Mae Heddinger, was born March 4, 1952 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and later graduated from Spencer High School in 1971. Mark attended a community college in Estherville. Throughout his life, Mark was devoted to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, his family...
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