Obituaries
Elizabeth Brown
Jan 8, 2016
Elizabeth Brown, the daughter of Dick and Nellie (Kroeze) Van Gelder, was born August 23, 1929 in Orange City, Iowa. She enjoyed her childhood years with her parents and five siblings in Orange City. She graduated from high school at 16, and continued her education at Northwestern College in Orange City where she sang in the choir and received a...
Mildred Rosa Ebel
Jan 7, 2016
Mildred Rosa Ebel, the daughter of Jesse and Pearl (Linder) Lyman, was born September 11, 1925, on a farm near Melvin, IA. Her family moved into town when she was four years old. She graduated from Melvin High School in 1943. She was employed as a clerk in the Melvin Post Office until her marriage to Melvin Ebel of Primghar,...
Leonard Carrol Amendt
Jan 7, 2016
Leonard Carrol Amendt, the son of Alfred and Minnie (Kracht) Amendt, was born August 21, 1930, in Sutherland, Iowa. He was baptized at home and confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1948. After his schooling, he entered the...
Dick A. Mcclaren
Dec 27, 2015
Dick A. McClaren, the son of Basil and Maxine (Billings) McClaren was born in Cherokee, IA on July 11, 1964. His childhood years were spent in the Cherokee area where he attended Cherokee High School. Dick enlisted in the U.S. Army until his Honorable Discharge. Afterwards he moved to Des Moines, IA where he had a daughter Alex. He then...
James L. 'Jim' Baschke
Dec 26, 2015
James (Jim) Leland Baschke was born on November 8, 1942 to Edward and Genevieve Baschke of Milford, Iowa. He was raised on a farm east of Milford and attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Milford thru 8th grade. He graduated from Milford High School in 1961. Three surviving children; Cindy, Roger and Judy from his first marriage. On July 11,...
Ada Alith Lauck
Dec 26, 2015
Ada Alith Lauck, the daughter of Alfred and Nora (Brown) Dagfinson, was born December 16, 1925, in Milford, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Milford where she received her early education. Ada married James Louis Lauck, after dating for five years, on September 2, 1944, in Dakota City, NE. Ada and Jim farmed for many years...
Dwight Dean Schumann
Dec 25, 2015
Dwight Dean Schumann, the son of Emery and Viola (Zaiser) Schumann, was born November 19, 1934, in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his early education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1953. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa Lakes Community College and Iowa State University. He entered the military in...
Dennis 'Pat' Smith
Dec 25, 2015
Dennis Patrick Smith, the son of Vernon Kenneth and Evelyn May (Miller) Smith was born on January 1, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa. He was raised near Fostoria where he attended Summit #1 country school and then finished at Milford High School where he graduated. Pat married Nancy Mengelsen on July 23, 1965, at the United Methodist Church in Fostoria. Pat...
Lorraine Blair
Dec 21, 2015
Lorraine Anna Blair, the daughter of Emil and Rose (Sievers) Boettcher, was born September 29, 1930, in Dickinson County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spirit Lake where she received her education, graduating from high school in 1948. After her schooling, she continued to live in Spirit Lake. Lorraine married Gary Dean Blair on July 20, 1956, at the...
Austin Michael Alan Roberts
Dec 19, 2015
Austin Michael Alan Roberts, the son of Travis and Lori Schomaker Roberts, was born June 23, 1997, in Spencer, Iowa. Austin received his early education in Spencer and was currently a senior at Spencer High School. Austin was a good kid. Born and raised in Spencer, Iowa, he loved what many boys and young men love - hot rods, sports,...
Theodore Hoyt Cate
Dec 18, 2015
SERVICES Theodore H. Cate passed away December 18, 2015, at Spencer Hospital. His body has been donated to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN for Medical Research. In lieu of a funeral service a "Celebration Of His Life" will be held at a future date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Pearl Katherine Steinke
Dec 17, 2015
Pearl Kathryn Steinke, the daughter of Walter and Celestia (Mesch) Adolf was born April 24, 1923 in rural May City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Osceola County, where she attended country school. Pearl married Arthur Steinke in Ocheyedan, IA on September 8, 1940. They lived in Hartley, IA until moving to a farm near May City, IA and...
Denise Salton
Dec 15, 2015
Denise Ann Salton, the daughter of Wayne Everett and Doris Elkin Salton, was born February 14, 1962, in Spencer, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from South Clay in 1980. During her high school years, Denise enjoyed showing calves in 4-H. She continued her education at Westmar College in LeMars, Iowa, Spencer School of Business and then Iowa Lakes...
Edith Paul
Dec 14, 2015
Edith Mae Paul, the daughter of Clement and Elnora (Wiltse) Granger was born on September 6, 1927 in Sioux City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Crofton, NE area where she graduated from Crofton High School in 1947. Edith married Alex Paul on June 1, 1947 in Sioux City, IA. They lived in several areas Spirit Lake, IA,...
Dennis 'Denny' L. Nissen
Dec 14, 2015
Dennis 'Denny' Nissen, the son of Harold and Gladys Johnson Nissen, was born March 29, 1942, in Dickens, Iowa. His family moved from Gillett Grove to Spencer when he was a young child. Denny attended school in Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School in 1960. On September 23, 1961, he married Mary 'Mollie' Thompson in Ruthven, Iowa. Following their...
Stuart A. Seely
Dec 13, 2015
Stuart (Stu) A. Seely, 78, passed away on December 13th, 2015 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Stu was born October 7th, 1937 to Edith Iseminger and Sidney (Stu) Seely. During his early years, he lived on a dairy farm near Manson, Iowa. After graduating from Manson High School in 1955, he joined the United States Air Force....
Dana Joyce Davis
Dec 10, 2015
Dana J. Davis, the daughter of Donald and Mary Davis, was born September 6, 1962 in San Pedro, CA. Her childhood years were spent in San Pedro, where she received her education, graduating from San Pedro High School. Dana married Richard Rosado and to this union three children were born: Daryl, Richy and Alex. Dana later moved to Florida where...
Myra Rose Currans-Partridge
Dec 10, 2015
Myra Currans-Partridge was born April 27, 1968, to Paul and Sheila (Blum) Currans, in Spencer, Iowa. Myra attended Sacred Heart School, and Spencer High School, graduating in 1986. Myra married Roger Partridge on May 20,1989, at the Clay County Courthouse, attended by Donald Duck. Myra was an artistic soul, expressing herself through jewelry making, stamping, music, and theatre. A truly...
Terry Dean Dandy
Dec 9, 2015
Terry Dean Dandy, the son of Morris and Maureen (Gruell) Dandy, was born December 23, 1944, in Spencer, IA, where he received his education, and was a member of First English Lutheran Church. Terry entered the Navy on December 19, 1962, where he served on the USS Bon Homme Richard until his honorable discharge on April 22, 1966. Terry's terminal...
Freida A. Garms
Dec 9, 2015
Freida Ann Garms, was born on December 13, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri to Grover T. and Sarah Ruth (Graham) Dietzen. Her childhood years were spent in the Chattanooga, TN area where she attended Central High School. Freida was received into God's Kingdom of Grace through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on July 17, 1949. Following high school Freida was...
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