Obituaries
Lorraine Mae Yager
Nov 15, 2014
Lorraine Mae Yager, the daughter of Adelbert and Helen (Anderson) Merrill, was born December 30, 1925 in Harris, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Northwest Iowa, where she spent she received her education, graduating from Ayrshire High School. Lorraine married F. Merle Yager on October 13, 1957 in Spencer, IA. After their marriage, they lived in Spencer, where she...
Pauline Elizabeth Walker
Nov 14, 2014
Pauline Elizabeth (Baker) Walker was born April 23, 1944 and died November 14, 2014. Pauline attended Marathon Community Schools for 12 years and attended the Methodist and Evangelical Churches throughout the years. She married Al Tripp in 1963 and had five children: Teresa, John, Paula, Michelle and Brent. In 1990, she married Charles Walker and together they made their home...
Alan Ray Mengelsen
Nov 14, 2014
Alan Ray Mengelsen, the son of Oscar and Lavonia Anderson Mengelsen, was born February 11, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Alan received his early education in country schools and later Spencer. Following his schooling, Alan entered the United States Army and served for 2 years. In 1972, Alan married Marlene Monroe. He worked for Sieh Farm Drainage, Spencer Foods, Hyman Freight...
Richard Orraile Siewert
Nov 11, 2014
Richard Orraile Siewert, the son of Charles Orraile and Helen Mary (Livingston) Siewert, was born June 3, 1926 in Glendale, CA. His childhood years were spent in Rochester, MN, where he received his education, graduating from high school in 1943. He later attended the University of Minnesota. After his schooling, Dick entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy...
Ivan Thiessen
Nov 9, 2014
Ivan Albert Thiessen, the son of Albert and Matilda (Duerksen) Thiessen was born September 5, 1954 in Mt. Lake, MN. His childhood years were spent in the Butterfield area, where he attended school, graduating from Butterfield-Odin High School, before attending Mankato Vocational School. Ivan married Sherill Howe on May 10, 1980 at the First Mennonite Church in Mt. Lake, MN....
Alice F.Tuttle
Nov 8, 2014
Alice Tuttle, the daughter of Fred and Hazel Wilson Tuttle, was born June 29, 1919 in rural Jackson County, Minnesota. Alice grew up in Spencer, Iowa where she received her early education. Alice loved learning and enjoyed school. In 1942, she attended and graduated from Apostolic Bible College in Tulsa, OK. Following her schooling, Alice returned to Spencer and worked...
Ruth Jeanette Wischmeyer
Nov 3, 2014
Ruth Jeanette Wischmeyer, daughter of Tennis and Amy (Hanson) Mickelson, was born September 13, 1920 in Linn Grove Iowa. She grew up in the Linn Grove area, moving frequently and attended several area country schools. She was confirmed in the First Lutheran Church, Linn Grove. As a young woman raised in the era of the Great Depression, she worked wherever...
Kathryn 'Kay' Holst
Oct 31, 2014
Kathryn "Kay" Helen Holst, the daughter of Herman and Hattie (Krebs) Schmidt, was born July 21, 1938 on a farm near Hartley, Iowa. She received her early education at a country school near Hartley and later graduated from Hartley High School in 1956. After her schooling, she worked as a secretary for Wilbur Sackett Law Office for one year. Kay...
Terri R. Mccarroll
Oct 31, 2014
Terri Renee McCarroll was born on August 22, 1951 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Joe and Alice (Peltz) Hergenreter. After graduating from Fort Dodge Senior High School, Terri married her high school sweetheart William (Bill) McCarroll in September of 1972. Terri and Bill have two children, Jennifer and Sara. Terri enjoyed giving to those she cared for. She received the...
Charles 'Butch' V. Cherry
Oct 30, 2014
Charles "Butch" Vernon Cherry, the son of Vernon Roscoe and Charlotte (Simington) Cherry, was born August 1, 1945 in Ruthven, IA. His childhood were spent in Silver Lake when his family moved there when he was 5 and then moved back to Spencer when he was 12, where he finished his education. Throughout his life, Butch lived in Spencer, where...
James 'Jim' Michael Lestrange
Oct 30, 2014
James "Jim" Michael LeStrange, the son of James William and Clara (Stratman) LeStrange, was born May 31, 1941 in Spirit Lake, IA. Jim was raised in Terril, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Terril High School in 1961. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Air Force from 1961 until his honorable discharge...
Allen Lee Weier
Oct 29, 2014
Allen Lee Weier, the son of Lloy and Jennie (Kruse) Weier, was born July 16, 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, IA, where he received his education. He entered the military in 1962, where he served with the U.S. Navy until his honorable discharge in 1966. While in the Navy, he was stationed...
Inez Marcelle Peters
Oct 29, 2014
Inez Marcelle Peters, the daughter of Henry and Caroline (Meyer) Friedrichsen, was born on July 19, 1922, in Fort Crook, Nebraska. She was united in marriage to Earl Lawrence Peters on December 28, 1939, Hartley, Iowa. They had lived in the Hartley area all their married life. Inez supported her husband on the family farm for nearly 60 years. She...
Ruth Arlene Boyd
Oct 28, 2014
Ruth Arlene Boyd, the daughter of Fred and Alta (Huffman) was born on March 11, 1924 in Ruthven, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm near Ruthven and graduated from Ruthven High School in 1941. She was a lifelong member of the Ruthven American Legion Auxiliary. Ruth took a part-time job in the 1950's as a waitress at Stub's...
Hazel Freeman
Oct 25, 2014
Hazel Irene Freeman, the daughter of Lloyd and Alta (Larsen) McCannon was born July 30, 1924 in Royal, Iowa. She received her education at the Linn Grove School, graduating in 1942. Hazel married Harry Freeman on January 24, 1946, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived and farmed in the Webb area until 1981 when they moved into...
Renee Quist Lyman
Oct 21, 2014
Renee Lynette Quist Lyman, the daughter of Robert and Marjorie (Faulkner) Quist was born November 11, 1969 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where she attended school, graduating from Spencer High School in 1987. Renee attended ABI in Minneapolis, MN and worked as a nanny before returning to Spencer. She liked camping, reading, writing...
Vivian Edna Smith
Oct 20, 2014
Vivian Edna Smith, the daughter of Eric and Esther (Anderson) Carlson, was born on June 17, 1930 in Marathon, IA. She spent her early years there where she attended school and graduated from Marathon High School. Following high school she married Vern Wright. They lived in Sioux Rapids where she was a homemaker. To this union two sons were born:...
Barbara Pierson
Oct 18, 2014
Barbara Pierson, daughter of Howard and Florence Smith Mason, was born on February 14, 1933 in Ruthven, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Ruthven. She attended Ruthven High School where she played post guard and her sister Margaret played post forward on the Ram-ette basketball team. KICD called the passes "Mason to Mason". She graduated in 1951. Donald Pierson...
Beverly Zahrt Jeppeson
Oct 13, 2014
Beverly Mae (Zahrt) Jeppeson was born February 25, 1931 to Fred William and Rachel (Roberts) Zahrt in Rossie, Iowa. Beverly graduated from Greenville-Rossie High School in 1948, where she was actively involved in all sports and musical activities during her high school years. Beverly showed a love for dance and music early in her life. She sang and tap-danced professionally...
Betty Louise Rienfeld
Oct 12, 2014
Betty Louise Rienfeld, the daughter of Wilhelm and Catherine (Hansen) Rahbusch, was born on December 2, 1932, in Sutherland, IA. She attended Sutherland High School until her sophomore year, when she became a nanny. She also worked at the Hub Hotel in Primghar. On July 9, 1950, she married Myrl Rienfeld. Following their marriage, she started working Mental Health Institute...
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