Obituaries

Dale Arthur Anderson

Dale Arthur Anderson

Mar 14, 2016

Dale Arthur Anderson, the son of Joe and Ruth (Johnson) Anderson was born on August 6, 1942, in Cherokee, IA. He was the ninth child of nine children. He received his early education in Meriden and graduated from Larrabee High School. After graduation, he entered into the military on June 9, 1960, serving in the U.S. Navy. He served on...

Joyce Schnider

Joyce Schnider

Mar 12, 2016

Joyce Ann Schnider, the daughter of Carl and Gwendolyn Anderson Van Hooser, was born November 2, 1935 in Peterson, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Alta High School in Alta, Iowa in 1954. On July 31, 1960, Joyce married Alvin Schnider in Spencer. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Joyce was employed at...

Robert Sumner Miller

Robert Sumner Miller

Mar 9, 2016

Robert S. Miller, the son of Clinton and Edith (Yeager) Miller was born July 13, 1925 in Primghar, IA. The family moved to State Center, IA where he graduated from high school. Following high school Bob served as a fighter pilot during World War II in the Army Air Force until his Honorable Discharge in 1945. Bob married Darlene Ann...

Penny Lou Goedicke

Penny Lou Goedicke

Mar 7, 2016

Penny Lou Berry Goedicke was born August 29, 1950 in Richland Center, Wisconsin to her parents Patrick Andrew Berry and Madeline Louise Herlitz Berry. At the age of 6 months, she moved with her family to Spencer, Iowa. Penny received her education through the Spencer School System. In 1966, Penny found the love of her life and life companion, David...

Darrell Richard Brugman

Darrell Richard Brugman

Mar 6, 2016

Darrell Richard Brugman was born, the first of ten children to Karl John and Eva Fern Olhausen Brugman on February 22, 1927 near Moneta, Iowa at the farm home where they lived. He moved to the Cornell area in 1935 and attended Burr Oak Country School and Cornell School. Darrell was drafted into the Army in 1945 at the age...

Evelyn Rose Miller

Evelyn Rose Miller

Mar 6, 2016

Evelyn Rose Miller was the first born of eight children to George Henry and Clara Belle (Grans) Raveling. She grew up in the Peterson area. She helped on the farm with her family who owned and operated Midway Dairy which sold bottled milk. Evelyn was united in marriage to Freeman August Miller on January 6, 1934 at the age of...

Arvilla Susanna Sassman

Arvilla Susanna Sassman

Mar 6, 2016

Arvilla Susanna Sassman, the daughter of Oscar and Anna Erickson Cleveland, was born April 8, 1933 in Linn Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Rembrandt, where she received her education and graduated from Rembrandt High School in 1950. Arvilla married Harold Wayne Sassman on November 11, 1951, in Rembrandt, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the communities...

Carol Gretchen Pearson

Carol Gretchen Pearson

Mar 3, 2016

Carol S. Pearson, the daughter of Ernest and Louise (Brunais) Straub, was born August 22, 1926, in Spencer, Iowa, where she was raised and received her early education, graduating from Spencer High School. After high school she attended Iowa State University where she received a degree in Botany and a minor in English, graduating in 1948. She then moved back...

Lois Marion Eilers

Lois Marion Eilers

Mar 3, 2016

Lois Marion Eilers, the daughter of Floyd and Wava (Jenison) Thayer, was born June 24, 1934 in Ft. Dodge, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Ft. Dodge High School. On November 9, 1957, Lois married Harry Eilers in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer....

Donald William Terpstra

Donald William Terpstra

Feb 29, 2016

Donald William Terpstra, the only son of Sidney and Arlene Terpstra, was born December 1, 1946 in Hartley, Iowa. He spent his early childhood years in Hartley, Iowa before moving west to California with his parents in 1957. Donald was an exceptional high school athlete, who played baseball and basketball. He went on to be a college basketball star at...

Glenn Everett Storm

Glenn Everett Storm

Feb 27, 2016

Glenn Everett Storm, the son of Albert and Blanche (Balliet) Storm, was born August 27, 1931 in Sheldon, Iowa. Glenn spent most of his younger years in the Sanborn, Iowa area. He received his education in Sanborn. In 1952, Glenn enlisted into the United States Army. He received an Honorable Discharge in May of 1954 as a Sergeant. He worked...

Jane Claire Hanson

Jane Claire Hanson

Feb 25, 2016

Jane Claire Hanson, the daughter of Leroy and Mabel (McKim) Varnum was born on September 28, 1925 in Marshalltown, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the LaMoille, IA area where she attended school. She graduated from Oak Park Academy in Nevada, IA in 1943. Jane worked for one year as a bookkeeper before she married Wayne Hanson on June...

Beverly J. Scoles

Beverly J. Scoles

Feb 24, 2016

Beverly Jean (Metcalf) Scoles was born November 2, 1922, to John and Bertie (Boles) Metcalf, on a farm in Lake Township north of Dickens. After graduating as valedictorian from Lake Center High School in 1940, Beverly enrolled at Iowa State University in the fall of 1940, majoring in Home Economics. Bev met Neil Scoles, her future husband, at ISU in...

Dana Hubbard

Dana Hubbard

Feb 22, 2016

Dana Hubbard, the son of James and Marsena Stanley Hubbard, was born October 14, 1985 in Storm Lake, Iowa. After graduating from high school in 2004, Dana worked with his father at Hubbard's Cupboards for eight years. He was an excellent trim carpenter. He was in a bicycle accident in July of 2012 which left him with a paralyzed dominant...

Ralph Denver Brausey

Ralph Denver Brausey

Feb 21, 2016

Ralph Denver Brausey, the son of Ralph August Brausey and Ruby Ann Stotts Brausey, was born September 16, 1924 in Boone, IA. His childhood years were spent in Boone where he received his education. He stopped attending school at the age of 16, and went to work at the railroad and as a pin setter at the Boone Bowling alley...

James Joseph Bock

James Joseph Bock

Feb 21, 2016

James Joseph Bock, the son Henry and Evelyn Weighner Bock, was born December 28, 1927 in Prairie du Chien, WI. Jim received his early education in La Crosse, WI. After graduating from Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, class of 1946, Jim enlisted in the US Army. He served two years in Korea, and received his Honorable Discharge in...

Alvin 'Carl' Brechler

Alvin 'Carl' Brechler

Feb 21, 2016

Alvin "Carl" Brechler, the son of Alvin and Evelyn (Davis) Brechler was born on April 10, 1939 in Curlew, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Webb, IA area where he attended school and graduated from Gillett Grove High School in 1957. Carl married Donna Schafer in 1960 and to this union 2 daughters were born, Angela and Kris....

Patricia Ann Scott

Patricia Ann Scott

Feb 19, 2016

Patricia Ann Scott, the daughter of Herman and Almira (Lauderback) Block was born on December 5, 1938, in Sanborn, Iowa. She was raised in Sanborn where she received her early education. On October 23, 1959, Pat married Donald Scott in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, the couple lived in the communities of Pratt, Kansas, and Spencer, Iowa, before moving to...

Annette Arleen Larsen

Annette Arleen Larsen

Feb 19, 2016

Annette Arleen Larsen was born in Albert Lea, MN. She was raised and received her early education there. Following her schooling she work in Albert Lea as a nursing assistant. On July 27, 1992, Annette married Jim Larsen in Albert Lea. Following their marriage, they lived in several communities before moving and settling in Spencer in 1999. She worked at...

Erma Elizabeth Anna Schmid

Erma Elizabeth Anna Schmid

Feb 19, 2016

Erma Elizabeth Anna Schmid, the daughter of Ferdinand and Bessie (Butterfield) Schultze, was born May 14, 1917 in Plainview, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Nebraska, where she received her early education. She moved to Albert City, Iowa in 1936 and later to Spencer, Iowa in 1940, where she has since made her home. Erma married John C. Schmid...

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