Obituaries
Virgil 'Chip' Ross
Aug 14, 2016
Chip was born on February 25, 1960. He was the son of Virgil and Anna Ross. He is survived by son Cody of Rock Valley, daughter Dallas of Spencer, daughter Stephanie of Alabama, daughter Chastity of Texas, ex-wife Mary of Spencer, sister Sheryl and brother in law Billy of Texas, and best friend Mike Shorey of Everly along with many...
Lois Johnson
Aug 13, 2016
Lois Arlene Johnson, the daughter of Forrest and Opal (White) Forsyth was born May 16, 1933 in rural Fonda, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Newell, IA area where she attended school at Newell Providence High School. Lois married Rolland Johnson and to this union they had 4 children; Lorna, Paul, Teresa, and Deanna. She started work in...
Joyce Wampler
Aug 11, 2016
Joyce Wampler passed away on Thursday Aug 11th in Bellevue, Washington. Joyce was born November 7th, 1930 to Hap and Fran Ketelsen in the small farming town of Everly, Iowa. Raised on the family farm and cattle ranches in Wyoming, Joyce attended a one room school as a child, played basketball in high school and attended Stephens College in a...
Mary Arline Waggoner
Aug 11, 2016
SERVICES There will be no services at this time. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Doris Steele
Aug 10, 2016
Doris Lavonne Steele was born March 28, 1920, to Warren and Laura Bunce Fredenburg in Grant Township north of Sutherland. Her early childhood education occurred in country schools near Calumet, Sutherland, and St. Peter, MN. The family moved back to Sutherland in 1932. Doris graduated from Sutherland High School in 1936 at the age of 16. She married Silas Leroy...
Charity Jo Chapman
Aug 6, 2016
Charity Jo Chapman, was born on May 15, 1980, to Steve and Kay (Wells) Chapman. She grew up in the Laurens-Marathon area where she made lots of friends. She enjoyed doing things with her family and friends. Charity enjoyed doing chuckwagon races whether she was participating or just cheering her family on. Growing up she enjoyed riding horses, playing softball,...
Jacob Allen Mccreary
Aug 6, 2016
Jacob Allen McCreary, the son of Mark McCreary and Tonia Roede, was born December 13, 1990 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Langdon, Iowa, where he received his education in nearby Terril and Spencer schools, graduating from Spencer High School in 2009. After his graduation, he lived in Graettinger for a short time until moving to...
Everett C. Nelson
Aug 6, 2016
Everett C. Nelson, 88, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Stetson Court Living in Stockton. Everett was born August 24, 1927 in Superior, IA to Jens and Lettie Nelson. He was a 57 year resident of Tracy, CA. He served in the US Army and US Air Force in Otsu, Honshu, Japan during WWII. He worked as a Line...
Luella Adeline Huckfelt
Aug 6, 2016
Luella Adeline Huckfelt, the daughter of Milford and Lenora (Miller) Crawford, was born July 25, 1927 in Canton, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Canton, where she received her education, graduating from Canton High School. She was a member of the Lutheran Church while living in Canton. Luella married Donald Francis Huckfelt on September 5, 1948 in Fairview, SD....
Evaline Janet Froehlich
Aug 4, 2016
Evaline Janet Grendler Froehlich was born June 13, 1920, the daughter of Herman and Agnes Lorenz Grendler of Everly, Iowa. She was raised on a farm and attended Everly School, and went on to attend National Business School in Sioux City, Iowa. She was a bookkeeper for Farmers Elevator in Everly, Iowa. On September 3, 1940, she married Clifford Froehlich,...
Ruth Jane Fieselmann
Aug 3, 2016
Ruth Jane (McCutcheon) Fieselmann, 91, formerly of Spencer died August 3, 2016, at Bickford Senior Living in Ames, Iowa. Ruth was born on January 23, 1925, in Traer, Iowa, to Arthur and Louise McCutcheon. She grew up with younger brother, James McCutcheon. In her youth, she enjoyed playing golf and working in the men's clothing store with her father. She...
John 'Gerald' Vermeer
Aug 2, 2016
John Gerald VerMeer, the son of Case and Pauline (Breeman) VerMeer, was born September 11, 1944 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Rock Rapids, where he received his education. Gerald married Sydney Hammer on November 12, 1965 in Hills, MN. They moved to Spencer, Iowa in 1966, where they raised five daughters. Gerald married Nancy Dau...
Lera Jean Johnson
Aug 1, 2016
Lera Jean (Spletter) Johnson, the daughter of Max and Leatha Spletter was born Dec. 1, 1921. She spent her grade school and high school years at Spencer Schools and had perfect attendance the entire time with the exception of one day her senior year when she "Skipped" school and went to a neighboring town to attend school there. On Sept....
John Howe
Aug 1, 2016
John Edward Howe, 70, passed away peacefully on August 1 at Manzano Del Sol, the Good Samaritan Society care center, Albuquerque NM. John was the only child of William and Agnes E. (Fell) Howe (d: 1996); and was a grandson of John (d: 1934) and Mary Fell (d: 1968), early residents of Every, IA. John spent the majority of his...
Cleo Hill
Jul 28, 2016
Cleo Jean (Chesley) Hill, the daughter of Earl and Kathryn Chesley was born June 10, 1933, in Sutherland, IA. Cleo's childhood years were centered in Sutherland until graduation from high school, when she started taking classes at Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. Cleo's goal of a college degree was temporarily sidelined when that pesky Hill boy (Roger) who lived...
Stanley W. Hillmer
Jul 25, 2016
Stanley William Hillmer, age 84, died on July 25, 2016 in Ruthven, IA. Stan was born in Mallard, IA on August 31, 1931. The fifth of six children, Stan spent his childhood in Mallard, eventually graduating from high school there. Stan served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 until his honorable discharge in 1955. Returning to Iowa following his military...
Shirley Maxine Gifford
Jul 16, 2016
Shirley Maxine Gifford, the daughter of Esten Wellington & Bessie Mae (Todd) Inman, was born May 28, 1924 at home in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she attended Spencer schools. Shirley worked at M & JR Hakes, grading eggs; at Glider School at the Fairgrounds; as a waitress at several places; and at F W...
Maurene Rae Ogburn
Jul 13, 2016
Maurene Rae Ogburn, eldest daughter of Ray and Irene (DeBaker) Schneckloth, was born in Moline, Illinois, on June 18, 1944. Maurene's childhood years were spent in Moline where she attended Catholic schools. She graduated from Alleman High School in 1962. While attending Alleman, Sister Rosena was her home economics instructor who introduced her to sewing, which she pursued with a...
Harry 'Dean' Tuttle
Jul 4, 2016
Harry Dean Tuttle, the son of Harry and Josephine (Black) Tuttle was born October 29, 1941 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended school. Dean worked as a bartender, photographer and a wedding disc jockey. He did low budget video production commercials and created his own business, Key Video. He was the...
Ann Marie Hillmer
Jul 2, 2016
Ann Hillmer, age 85, of Spencer, IA, died on July 2, 2016, at N. C. Little Hospice in Edina, MN. Ann was born in Curlew, IA, the third of four children. She graduated from Curlew High School where she was a part of a basketball team that competed at the State Tournament. She attended Iowa Teacher's College (now UNI) in...
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