Obituaries
Merle 'Tate' William Adams
Mar 21, 2015
Merle "Tate" William Adams, the son of Merle William and Lena (Olmstead) Adams, was born April 16, 1928 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where he received his education, graduating from Gillett Grove High School. After his schooling, Merle entered the military and served with the U.S. Marines from August of 1946 until his...
Eleanor Mae King
Mar 21, 2015
Eleanor Mae King, the daughter of Elmer and Stella (Norland) Frink, was born November 13, 1916 in Armstrong, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg, where she received her education, graduating from Emmetsburg High School. Eleanor married Russell Braley and to this union was born one son, Craig. The couple later divorced. She married Harold Stoddard on October 15,...
Mark Alan Cooper
Mar 19, 2015
Mark Alan Cooper, the son of Jack and Karen (Tesch) Cooper, was born February 3, 1962, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marcus and later Sutherland, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1980. After graduation, he worked for Schoon Construction in Cherokee. In 1983, Mark enlisted in the military and served...
Leonard John Wersinger
Mar 18, 2015
of Spencer formerly of Remsen, Iowa and the Iowa Great Lakes area. Leonard John Wersinger, the son of Joseph and Minnie (Unkrur) Wersinger, was born January 2, 1926 in Remsen, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Remsen, where he received his education. After high school, he farmed in the Remsen area. Leonard married Shirley Gunderson on August 24, 1960...
Dean Stuhr Anderson
Mar 15, 2015
Dean Stuhr Anderson, the son of Kenneth Lloyd Anderson and Althea Stuhr Anderson, was born December 1, 1954 in Waukegan, IL. His family moved to Spencer, IA when he was 9 years old. Dean graduated from Spencer High School and then continued his education at Buena Vista College where he graduated with degrees in Psychology and Communications. While he was...
Lin Montgomery
Mar 12, 2015
Lin Montgomery, the daughter of V. Donald and Marianne (Rahbusch) Lenhart was born on June 29, 1960, in Hartley, Iowa. She grew up in the Sutherland area on a dairy farm. She attended school in Sutherland and graduated from high school in 1978. Following high school, Lin's love of children was shared with those at Faith Hope and Charity in...
Lee Schmidt
Mar 12, 2015
Lee Allen Schmidt, the son of Donald and Barbara (Wieben) Schmidt, was born on June 4, 1953 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on the farm in Royal and Everly. Lee attended school in Everly, IA and graduated from Every High School in 1971. After graduation, Lee spent many years working on the farm and the farm implement...
Harry Jalas
Mar 11, 2015
Harry Theodore Jalas, the son of Henry and Mollie Maria Dorthea (Back) Jalas, was born on April 8, 1925, in Sutherland, Iowa. He was raised and went to school in Sutherland. Following his schooling he entered into military on January 10, 1946, serving in the U.S. Army. Harry was a Construction Machine Operator during his time in the service. He...
Lura Mae Johnson
Mar 10, 2015
Lura Mae Johnson, 86 of Spencer and Okoboji, IA, passed away on March 10, 2015 in Tempe, AZ. Funeral services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer, IA on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., with a graveside service to follow at Riverside Cemetery. Lura Mae Whitfield was born in Des Moines, IA on June 7,...
Clara Anna Sickelka
Mar 10, 2015
Clara Anna Sickelka, the daughter of Walter and Clara (Hoppe) Ebel, was born August 16, 1931 in Iona, MN. Her childhood years were spent on a farm outside of Granville, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Paullina High School. She was baptized on August 30, 1931 at Zion Lutheran Church in Iona, Minnesota and confirmed on June 10,...
Steven Beaton
Mar 9, 2015
Steven Charles Beaton, the son of Charles and Eleanor (McIntire) Beaton was born on December 19, 1957 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Marcus, IA area, where he attended school, graduating from Marcus High School in 1976. After high school he graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon, IA. Steven moved to Phoenix, AZ for...
Charles G. Mills
Mar 8, 2015
Charles George Mills was born on November 24, 1925, to Pearl (Barglof) Mills and Ross Mills on a farm near Greenville, Iowa. He had one older brother, Raymond, and twin younger siblings Fay and Kay. He attended school in Greenville, where he graduated in 1943. Growing up, he was a member of the Friends Church in Greenville. Helping his father...
Dorris Brooks
Mar 3, 2015
Dorris Mulford Brooks, the daughter of Alfred Clark Mulford and Anna Caroline Vorwerck, was born September 7, 1924 in West Orange, New Jersey. Dorris married Frank A. Brooks, Jr. on August 11, 1951 in West Orange, NJ. Following their marriage, they lived for a short time in Washington, D.C. until becoming longtime residents of Morris Plains, NJ. Dorris was active...
William Joseph Pope
Mar 1, 2015
William Joseph Pope, the son of Arthur and Alberta (Bates) Pope, was born March 8, 1956 in Washington, DC. His childhood years were spent in Virginia, where he received his education and graduated from high school in 1974. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy for 8 years. While serving his country, he met and married Nancy...
Vivolyn Keninger
Feb 28, 2015
Vivolyn Katherine Keninger was born on January 19, 1923, in German Township, Grundy County, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Ella Toomsen. She grew up on a farm near Wellsburg, Iowa, attended a country school and was a member of St. Peter's Reformed church. She graduated from Ackley High School and enrolled in Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls....
Michael Wayne Craig
Feb 27, 2015
SERVICES Private graveside services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Lone Tree Cemetery Everly, Iowa
Lois Maxine Michelson
Feb 26, 2015
Lois Maxine Michelson, the daughter of A.L. and Lorraine Faulkner Santage, was born January 8, 1918 in Royal, Iowa. She received her education from the Spencer High School. On November 25, 1936, Lois married Elmer Michelson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Following their marriage, they farmed near Fostoria until retiring and moving to Spencer in 1982. Lois was an active...
Imelda 'Millie' Roth
Feb 25, 2015
Imelda "Millie" Roth, the daughter of Nick and Mary (Heller) Kramer, was born January 14, 1920 in Carroll, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Carroll, where she received her education, graduating from Carroll High School. Millie married Earl Roth on January 12, 1944 in Carroll. Following their marriage, they moved to Spencer, Iowa in 1946, where she worked at...
Barbara Jane Mckay
Feb 24, 2015
In the words of Pastor Kay Hooper, Jim and Barb McKay are together again in peace and in the loving arms of God. Jim departing this life on December 8, 2014 and Barb on February 24, 2015. A memorial service celebrating their lives will be held at a later date in Spencer at Grace United Methodist Church. Jim spent his...
Gaylen Ray Wolthuis
Feb 23, 2015
Gaylen Ray Wolthuis, the son of George and Erma (Simpson) Wolthuis was born on July 6, 1953 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he attended Everly schools, graduating from Everly High School in 1971. Gaylen went to work helping several farmers, he also worked construction for C.F. Paulsen. He worked for the...
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