Obituaries
Ruby Hughes
May 20, 2015
Ruby Darlene Hughes, the daughter of Charles and Minnie Moller Henaman, was born May 17, 1922 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the family farm and she received her education in country school. Ruby married George Vernon Hughes on January 24, 1942 in Reno, Nevada. Throughout their married life, they lived in Spencer, Iowa. She was a...
Robert B. Gould
May 18, 2015
Robert Bryson 'Bob' Gould, son of George Byron Gould and Mary Elder was born February 18, 1922 on a farm east of Spencer, and then moved to the family farm north of Spencer in 1936. Bob earned his early education from country school and then went on to Spencer High School where he broke the 100-yard dash record and held...
Lori Ann Buckley
May 17, 2015
Lori Ann Hatten-Buckley, the daughter of John and JoAnn Hatten, was born on April 10, 1963, in Algona, IA. Most of her childhood years were spent in Spencer, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1981. Lori was united in marriage to Brad Buckley on July 3, 2014. With this union, Lori became the mother...
Thomas Dean Fitzloff
May 13, 2015
Thomas Dean Fitzloff, the son of Gary and Sharon (Wieneke) Fitzloff, was born December 9, 1961, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1980. Tom was married in 1993. Throughout the years, Tom worked at Northwest Printing (the family business), Carlson Craft and Eatons, before continuing...
Robert Knudtson Samuelson
May 11, 2015
Robert Knudtson Samuelson, the son of Oliver and Joran (Knudtson) Samuelson, was born May 3, 1927 in Royal, IA. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, IA, where he received his education. Bob married Lois Johnson on November 19, 1944 in Rembrandt, IA. After his marriage, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from July of...
Gary Brigham
May 11, 2015
Gary Lee Brigham, the son of Arthur and Helen (Banks) Brigham, was born in Spencer, IA, on October 1, 1941. Gary was raised and attended school in Everly, where he graduated from Everly High School in 1960. Following graduation, he farmed with his father west of Milford for a couple of years. On November 25, 1962, Gary married Arliss Elkin...
Edward 'Buster' Phipps
May 9, 2015
Edward was born May 25, 1930 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa to Ernest F. and Ruth H. (Weaver) Phipps. He was raised on a farm close to Sioux Rapids, receiving his education from the Sioux Rapids Community School District where he graduated from high school in 1950. After graduation Edward enlisted in the United States Navy serving from 1950 to 1954,...
Wendell Hugh Jones
May 8, 2015
Wendell Hugh Jones, the son of Hugh Richard and Susie Marie Brooks Jones, was born September 9, 1925, in Douglas Township on the family farm. Wendell received his early education and graduated from Rossie High School. Following his schooling, he entered the United States Army in 1950, serving during the Korean War. He was stationed in Germany for 14 months;...
Maurice Dean Coover
May 6, 2015
Maurice Dean Coover, the son of Morrell and Florence (Arms) Coover was born April 5, 1936, in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Gillette Grove area where he attended school, graduating from Gillette Grove High School in 1953. Maurice married Myra Spears on May 18, 1957, in Greenville, IA. He enlisted in the Army National Guard in...
Lorn Martin Cook
May 6, 2015
Lorn Martin Cook, the son of Lawrence and Berniece Wieneke Cook, was born October 16, 1933 in Adrian, MN. His childhood years were spent in Adrian, where he received his education. Lorn enlisted with the United States Army in June of 1954 and served until his Honorable Discharge in June of 1956. Lorn married Darlene Wilma Roemeling on July 12,...
Richard Irving Thiessen
May 1, 2015
Richard Irving 'Dick' Thiessen, the son of Albert and Clara (Fell) Thiessen, was born July 27, 1927 on a farm north of Everly. His childhood years were spent north of Everly in Westport Township, where he attended country schools. When he was in 6th grade, his family moved to a farm south of Everly, where he completed his education, graduating...
Clinton Lee Stough
Apr 30, 2015
Clinton Lee Stough, the son of James and Ethel (Greenwood) Stough, was born on October 30, 1931 in Jackson, MN. He was raised and grew up on a farm near Petersburg, MN, where he received his early education. Clinton graduated from high school in Jackson, MN in 1950. Following high school, he was an apprentice, doing masonry work before going...
Margaret Lavonne Hanson
Apr 28, 2015
Margaret LaVonne Hanson, the daughter of George and Irma (Blackmer) Selzer, was born August 10, 1923 in Peterson, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in rural Clay County, where she received her education in country schools, later graduating from Spencer High. Margaret met Orton Hanson while she was living in California and they married on July 14, 1946 in Inglewood,...
Harvey Vanderveen
Apr 28, 2015
Harvey Dean VanderVeen, son of Henry and Nell VanderVeen, was born November 9th, 1942 in Orange City Iowa. He spent his childhood years in Orange City and received his education there. Harv married Karen Hollander February 21st, 1962 in Sheldon, IA. Following their union, they made their home in Orange City and surrounding areas in NW Iowa. They located to...
Darlane L. Campbell
Apr 25, 2015
Darlane L. Campbell, the daughter of Clifford and Tena (Meyer) Wright, was born September 11, 1917, in Carnarvon, Iowa. Dar attended school in Sac County. On May 10, 1933, Dar married Lorenzo Campbell in Lake City, Iowa. In December of 1943, Dar and Ren moved to Royal where they raised their family. Ren passed away on September 29, 1986. Dar...
Lucille Fear
Apr 23, 2015
Lucille I. Fear, the daughter of Edward and Sophia (Kromminga) Bleeker, was born October 27, 1925 on the family farm near Spencer, Iowa. It was in that community she was raised and in the country schools that she received her early education. Lucy married Clifford W. Fear on February 7, 1942 in South Sioux City, NE. They lived in the...
Arlyn 'Butch' Jay Bergendahl
Apr 22, 2015
Arlyn 'Butch' Jay Bergendahl, the son of Eddie and Maxine (Elliott) was born November 19, 1942, in Harris, IA. He received his education in Harris, Sibley, and graduated from Ocheyedan Community High School in 1961. He joined the Army National Guard in April 1964, was activated in May 1968, and sent to Ft. Carson, CO. He was stationed there until...
Michael James Houchins
Apr 19, 2015
Michael James Houchins, the son of Jim and Nancy Peterson Houchins, was born December 9, 1959 in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended grade school in Stratford, Iowa. He graduated from Ogden Community Schools in Ogden, Iowa in 1978. He received his under graduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1984 and his law degree from Drake University in...
Carol Lynn Shoemaker
Apr 19, 2015
Carol Lynn Shoemaker, the daughter of Kenneth and Florence (Compher) Shoemaker was born December 25, 1947 in San Diego, CA. Her childhood years were spent in the Cedar Lake, IN area where she went to school, graduating in 1965. Carol attained her Bachelor's Degree at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly, MO, where she was also Valedictorian of...
Lynn Salton
Apr 13, 2015
Lynn Diane Salton, the daughter of Richard and Tillie (Noble) Olson, was born December 29, 1952, in Estherville, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm outside of Terril, IA, where she received her education at Lake Center School south of Terril. She graduated from Terril High School in 1971. Lynn continued her education at Buena Vista College in...
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