Obituaries
George Louis Muller
Mar 31, 2014
George Louis Muller was born on August 25, 1920 on the farm near Whittemore, Iowa. He was the youngest of 5 children born to Peter and Anna (Mergan) Muller. He graduated from Presentation Academy in Whittemore in 1938. George went on to complete his education at Hamilton Business College in Mason City, Iowa before enlisting in the United States Navy....
Elmer Leroy Steven
Mar 31, 2014
Elmer LeRoy Steven, the son of LeRoy and Lottie (Church) Steven, was born June 17, 1918 in Algona, IA. His childhood years were spent in Kossuth, Hancock & Winnebago counties in Iowa, where he received his education. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Air Force from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1945. Elmer...
Cleo Garrod
Mar 28, 2014
Cleo Frances Ihry was born August 120, 1919 on a farm west of Royal, Iowa, to Jean Baptist and Nellie (Huss) Ihry. She attended elementary school and received her high school diploma from Royal, Iowa. Soon after, she graduated from Sioux City Academy of Cosmetology. She started her first beauty shop in Washta, Iowa and there she met Thomas Garrod....
Edna Catherine "Ted" Couch
Mar 28, 2014
Edna Catherine 'Ted' Couch, 98, of Marshalltown, passed away March 28, 2014 at the Villa del Sol, in the care of the Villa, Hospice and her family. A celebration of her life will be 2 p.m., Saturday, May 24 at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Marshalltown. Burial will be in Marathon, near Spencer at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 28,...
Roger Eugene Falline
Mar 28, 2014
SERVICES No Formal Services are planned. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be a visitation at Doreen's home which is 1114 9th Ave E. in Spencer. Memorials and flowers may also be sent to her home. MUSIC INTERMENT
Arlene Boettcher
Mar 27, 2014
Arlene Meta Boettcher, the daughter of Ernest and Lilly (Grote) Boettcher was born July 6, 1920, in Grant Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Grant Township area where she attended Zion Lutheran School in rural Storm Lake, Iowa, and later graduated from Storm Lake High School, in Storm Lake. Arlene enjoyed embroidery and traveling...
Donald Robert Carlson
Mar 27, 2014
Donald Robert Carlson, the son of B. Victor and Ellen (Swanson) Carlson, was born April 4, 1926 in Aurelia, IA. His childhood years were spent in Galva, IA, where he received his education, graduating from Galva High School. He continued his schooling at the University of Iowa, where he completed two years of college before being drafted into the U.S....
Maurice Thilges
Mar 26, 2014
Maurice Thilges, the son of Arthur and Agnes Besch Thilges, was born March 12, 1952 in Algona, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from Algona Garrigan High School in 1970. Maurice married Donna Baxter on February 23, 1990 in Spencer. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer. Maurice was employed with Snap On, Eaton Corporation, Spencer...
Carolyn Jean Prange
Mar 24, 2014
Carolyn Jean Prange, the daughter of George and Elsie (Appledorn) Westphal was born October 20, 1946 on a farm outside of Paullina, Iowa. She attended school in the Paullina area and graduated from Sutherland High School in 1964. She met Jay Prange in Spencer, Iowa and they were married on February 18, 1967 at the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer....
Cheryl Lee Stanley
Mar 23, 2014
Cheryl Lee Stanley, the daughter of Ralph and Francis (Mauer) Hepworth, was born on March 23, 1944 in Spencer, Iowa. She spent her youth on the family farm just west of Royal and graduated from Royal Consolidated High School. She was active in 4-H, MYF, girls basketball and in her spare time she could always be found with her beloved...
Johnnie Anthony Steward
Mar 23, 2014
Johnnie Anthony Steward, the son of Archie and Florence Newman Steward was born September 27, 1919 in Memphis, TN. His childhood years were spent in the Memphis and Mason, TN area, before moving to the Webb, IA area. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 and served until his Honorable Discharge in 1943. Johnnie married Wanda Goodin on...
Darwin 'Scooter' Zahrt
Mar 20, 2014
Darwin C. "Scooter" Zahrt, the son of Fred and Rachel (Roberts) Zahrt, was born August 24, 1932 in Rossie, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Rossie area where he received his education, graduating from Rossie High School. Following high school, he served with the National Guard. He later attended Buena Vista College where he received his teaching certificate...
Vera Lillie Rose Saxby
Mar 17, 2014
Vera Lillie Rose Saxby, the daughter of Melvin and Rose (Piehl) Saxby, was born March 31, 1919 in Arlington, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Arlington, SD, where she received her early education. Her family later moved to Peterson, Iowa, where she continued her education, graduating from Peterson High School in 1937. After her schooling, she began working in...
Alma Jeane Spears
Mar 16, 2014
Alma Jeane Beck Spears was born to Karoline Olesen Beck and Joseph S. Beck on May 18, 1915 in Greenville, Iowa. She graduated from the Greenville Community School in 1932 and worked in various homes until her marriage to Leonard Spears on March 5, 1933 in Northwood, Iowa. Alma devoted her life to being a homemaker, mother and grandmother. Through...
James Robert Coffey
Mar 16, 2014
James 'Jim' Robert Coffey, the son of Paul and Emma Stukey Pullen, was born in Madison, South Dakota on September 19, 1934. He received his early education in Spencer, Iowa. Jim served in the United States Army- Combat Engineers 2nd Division. On August 31st, 1957, Jim married Alberta 'Bert' Floryancic at the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Denver, Colorado. Shortly...
Marjorie Krogh
Mar 16, 2014
Marjorie Emma Krogh, the daughter of Albert and Annie Lewis Willard was born September 23, 1924, in Woodbury, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Woodbury area where she attended Willow Township schools. Marjorie married Nels Willie Krogh on January 16, 1955, in Spirit Lake, IA. They made their home in Dickens, IA, until moving to Spencer in 1982,...
Lee Luverne Shatto
Mar 16, 2014
Lee Luverne Shatto, the son of Luther and Orpha Shatto, was born October 8, 1930 in Spencer, IA. He attended school in Spencer and graduated in 1950. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952. During his service, he was stationed in Germany for 17 months. After returning from the military, he met Alice Schmeling who was a...
Alice Mae Black
Mar 10, 2014
Alice Mae Black, the daughter of William and Ina (Darling) Mehan, was born January 11, 1933 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ayrshire, where she received her education, graduating from Ayrshire High School. Following her schooling, she moved to Spencer, Iowa, where she worked for Securities Acceptance Finance Company for five years. Alice married William E. Black...
Roger Dean Ingledue
Mar 4, 2014
Roger Ingledue, age 82, of Ames, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. In accordance with his wishes, Roger was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Born April 17, 1931, in Johnson County, Iowa, Roger Dean Ingledue was the son of Tom C. and Pearl E. (Griffith) Ingledue....
Myrtle Rausch
Mar 3, 2014
Mrs. Rausch was born February 15, 1923, at Center Grove, the daughter of Walter and Olive Swanson Banning. She received her education in Royal. She married Wilbur (Bill) Rausch on June 21, 1943, at Spencer. She and her husband were cafe' owners in Arnolds Park and Spencer. She enjoyed dancing at the Eagles with her husband and singing. Myrt never...