Obituaries
Patrick J. Mason
Feb 2, 2017
Patrick Jay Mason the son of James and Frances (Johnson) Mason, was born on August 11, 1962, in Estherville, Iowa. He grew up and received his early education there and graduated from Estherville High School in 1980. In August of 1980 he entered into the Army Reserves. He received his training at Fort Dix in New Jersey. He was discharged...
Lavon Mildred Hagedorn
Feb 1, 2017
LaVon Mildred Hagedorn was born June 26, 1926 in Linn Grove, Iowa to Arnold and Kathryn Runneberg. She graduated from Rossie High School. She married Wesley Hagedorn on February 9, 1944 in Royal. Following their marriage, the couple farmed in the Royal area for 15 years. In 1959, the couple moved to Scottsdale, AZ. The couple lived in Scottsdale until...
Roger Joseph Fude
Jan 31, 2017
Roger Joseph Fude was born on November 28, 1953 and went to be with Jesus on January 31, 2017. He resided in Spencer, Iowa where he lived with his best friend, Shane. Roger grew up in the Webb area and graduated from South Clay. He attended college for Radio Broadcasting where he met Denice Olson. They were married and from...
Betty Ann Krile
Jan 31, 2017
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS A MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FAMILY. Betty Ann Hurt Krile, daughter of Arthur Allen and Harriet "Hattie" Hurt, was born January 3, 1936 in Spencer. She lived in the Dickens and Spencer areas, graduating from Spencer High School in 1953. She married Harold Blaine Krile on January 1, 1955. The Kriles purchased property...
Sam Mccormack
Jan 30, 2017
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS MAY BE DESIGNATED TO THE HERITAGE CENTER, THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN SUTHERLAND OR THE ALZEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. Roswell 'Sam' Samuel McCormack, was born May 21, 1930 in Sutherland, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education at country schools in Waterman Township in O'Brien County. He continued his education at...
Norman Earl Boonstra
Jan 29, 2017
Norman Earl Boonstra the son of Dick and Ann (Extra) Boonstra, was born February 15, 1925 in Sioux Center, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Maurice, Iowa, where he received his early education graduating from high school in 1942. Norman entered the military in 1943 and served as an Army signal Corps electronics technician and repairman during the Battle...
Blanche Lavelle Benson
Jan 29, 2017
Blanche LaVelle Johnson Benson, 96, of Hartley, Iowa, passed away on January 29, 2017. Blanche was born on November 20, 1920, in Lake Park, Iowa to Lola (Marco) and Raleigh Graham. She had one brother, Ronald, who was her playmate and confidant. Blanche attended country school and graduated from Excelsior High School, Lake Park, Iowa, in 1938. On April 16,...
Steven Leroy Birchard
Jan 26, 2017
Steven LeRoy Birchard, the son of Ralph LeRoy and Clara Lorraine Tuttle Birchard, was born February 11, 1949 in Spencer, Iowa. Steve received his early education and graduated from the Spencer High School in 1968. Following his schooling, Steve entered the United States Air Force on July 18, 1968 serving during Vietnam until his Honorable Discharge on May 22, 1970....
Helen Louise Damstrom
Jan 26, 2017
Our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, Helen Louise (Overeen) Damstrom, passed peacefully away at her home with son, Dave, by her side on Thursday January 26, 2017. Born in her maternal grandmother's farmhouse in Decatur County, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day November 25th 1915. Helen was the first of seven children of the farming family of John J. and Grace (Stafford)...
Phyllis Kunzman
Jan 23, 2017
Phyllis Mae Kunzman, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Zaiser Scharnberg, was born January 18, 1927 near Everly, Iowa. She has spent most of her entire life within a ten mile radius of Everly. She graduated from the Everly High School in 1944 and attended American Institute of Business in Des Moines, Iowa for one year. She worked in Spencer at...
Mark Layne Haroldson
Jan 22, 2017
The family requests no flowers for the Celebration of Life. Mark Layne Haroldson was born April 19, 1954 in Iowa City, Iowa. He celebrated his second birthday on June 17, 1954 when he was adopted by Paul and Lois Haroldson. He spent his childhood years on the family farm near Rembrandt, graduating from Rembrandt High School in 1972. He married...
Courtney Tene Leonard
Jan 21, 2017
Courtney Tene Leonard, the daughter of Randall and Lisa (Smith) Leonard, was born on January 22, 1990, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Spencer, and then attended Okoboji High School in Milford. Following high school, she attended Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa and Iowa State University. Following college, she returned to...
James Allen Anderson
Jan 20, 2017
James Allen Anderson, the son of James and Carrie (Larsen) Anderson was born October 23, 1942, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he was raised by Carrie and his stepfather, Henry Everhart. Jim attended school at Cornell, Aurelia, and Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School in 1961. Following high school Jim enlisted in...
Evabelle Janet Muilenburg
Jan 17, 2017
Evabelle Janet Muilenburg, the daughter of Loren and Evabelle (Ketelsen) Phelps, was born on August 6, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her early education in Royal and spent her early years there and was raised by her grandmothers' Phelps and Ketelsen. In the February of 1962, Jan married John Serr in Royal. Jan worked at various jobs, as a...
Howard 'Sonny' Lee Cross, Jr.
Jan 13, 2017
Howard 'Sonny' Lee Cross Jr., the son of Howard and Karell (Grizzle) Cross was born April 24, 1958 in Fort Knox, KY. Because his dad was in the military, he moved around a lot as a child. He was a child model while living in Texas. After graduating in 1976 he attended a telephone repair college in Rodgers, AR. Sonny...
Earl Charles Henaman Ii
Jan 12, 2017
Earl Charles Henaman II, the son of Earl and Shirley Henaman, was born January 12, 1960 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Job Corp. Following his schooling, he was a laborer of many trades, but was most known for his carpentry skills. Though Earl lived in many places, Spencer...
Greta Fisk
Jan 12, 2017
Edith Greta Fisk, the daughter of Sophus and Maren (Jensen) Kanstrup was born January 5, 1931 in Denmark. She moved to America with her family in 1947, at the age of 16, coming through Ellis Island. She lived in Terrill, IA, before she moved to work in Spencer, IA. Greta married Duane Fisk on August 24, 1952 as the first...
Roger Crew
Jan 10, 2017
Roger Dean Crew, the son of Eldon and Ilene (Jones) Crew was born June 29, 1938 in rural Webb, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove, IA area where he attended school, and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1956. Roger served in the National Guard until his Honorable Discharge. He married Elaine Root on November...
Evelyn Larson
Jan 8, 2017
Evelyn Alvera Larson, the daughter of Ted and Clara Knudtson was born on June 16, 1918 on the family farm in Graettinger, IA. Her childhood years and early adult years were spent in Graettinger. During World War 2, she worked in Des Moines, in the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant. Evelyn married Ernest Larson on November 28, 1949 in Jackson, MN....
Jayne Ann Poulsen
Jan 7, 2017
Jayne Ann Poulsen, the daughter of Ervin 'Dutch' and Dorothy (Steiner) Kruse, was born February 17, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Royal, Iowa, where she received her education at Clay Central High School. Following her graduation, she continued her education at South Dakota State University, where she was an English major. She...
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