Obituaries
Lois Irene Schwien
Jan 26, 2014
Lois Irene Schwien, the daughter of Joe and Rose (Jensen) Conner, was born September 2, 1918 in Lamberton, MN. Her family moved to Park Rapids, MN where she attended and graduated from school in 1935. She was united in marriage to Melvin Schwien on June 18, 1939 in Brookings, SD. Following their marriage, they farmed in the Garvin, MN area...
Mavis Genevieve Marxen
Jan 25, 2014
Mavis Genevieve Marxen, the daughter of Arthur E. and Marcia S. (Coddington) Johnson was born December 12, 1926, in Marathon, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Marathon where she attended grade school. Her family moved to Laurens in 1940 where she started high school, later moving to Webb where she graduated from Garfield-Webb High School in 1944. Following graduation,...
Glenn Melvin Durst
Jan 23, 2014
Glenn Melvin Durst, the son of Balthasar and Helen (Gutknecht) Durst, was born August 10, 1929 in rural Langdon, Iowa. He was raised on a farm outside of Langdon, where he received his education at a country school east of Langdon and later graduating from Lake Center High School in 1947. After his schooling, he entered the military and served...
Ruth Small
Jan 22, 2014
Ruth Margelene Small was born on September 16, 1926, in Alta, Iowa, to Squire Albert and Myrtle (Walters) Sweeney. She attended school in Alta and later graduated from Alta High School in 1944. On October 26, 1944, she married Harold (Bud) Small at the Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa. They lived on a farm for nine years until moving...
Kenneth 'Kenny' Kummerfeld
Jan 20, 2014
Kenneth 'Kenny' Michael Kummerfeld, the son of LeRoy and Alice (Novenski) Kummerfeld, was born October 28, 1942 in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he received his education, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1961. Following his schooling, he lived on the family farm for many years. After the death of his father, he moved into...
Katherine Elizabeth Brooks
Jan 18, 2014
Katherine Elizabeth Brooks, the daughter of George and Myrttle Sargent Vincent was born February 1, 1925 in Mansonville, Quebec, Canada. She attended school in North Troy, VT and graduated from High School in Burlington, VT. Katherine married Lincoln Brooks in North Troy, VT on June 19, 1940. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and square dancing. Her greatest joy was being with...
Jaren Raymond Andrew Rook
Jan 17, 2014
Jaren Raymond Andrew Rook, the son of Courtney and Josh Rook was born October 7, 2012, in Spencer, Iowa. Jaren always enjoyed jumping on the couch, climbing on furniture, and exploring. He was happy playing with his brothers and sisters, his toys and especially his monkeys. He liked to make faces and had a very contagious laugh. Jaren passed away...
Marcella Amelia Clark
Jan 8, 2014
Marcella Amelia Clark, the daughter of Peter and Helen (Lukken) Redl, was born January 11, 1928 in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle, where she received her education, graduating in 1945. She married Ralph Clark on September 22, 1948, in Newcastle, NE. After their marriage, they owned and operated Clark's Caf� in Newcastle, where she cooked and...
Michael Fischer
Jan 6, 2014
Michael Robert Fischer, the son of Oscar and Sarah Pauline (Pomerantz) Fischer, was born July 14, 1951, in Danville, IL. His family moved to Coral Gables, FL, when Mike was a child where he received his early education. Mike attended Miami-Dade College for two years and then moved to Iowa City, IA, where he received his BA degree from the...
Earl Samuel Klaessy
Jan 4, 2014
Earl Samuel Klaessy, 87 of Spencer, Iowa went to his eternal home January 4, 2014. He was born August 15,1926 in Renwick, Iowa, the 4th child of Samuel and Signed Marie {Holm} Klaessy. The family moved to Spencer in 1937. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1943. Earl spent one year working on the railroad in Montana. He entered...
Thelma Grace Baysinger
Jan 2, 2014
Thelma Grace Baysinger, the daughter of Charles and McGreta Freeland Breyfogle, was born January 11, 1921 in Primghar, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Primghar where she received her early education. On September 20, 1941, Thelma married Cyral Alphonso Baysinger in South Sioux City, Nebraska. They lived in the Moneta and Royal area for several years following their marriage,...
Helen Louise Oglesby
Dec 31, 2013
Helen Louise Oglesby, the daughter of William and Dorothy (Hesebeck) Hattendorf, was born April 8, 1936 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Harris, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Harris High School. Helen married Leon Carl Oglesby on April 28, 1957 in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Following her marriage, they moved to Mankato, MN and later to...
Wilhelmine 'Willie' Taylor
Dec 27, 2013
Wilhelmine "Willie" Taylor, age 83, of Spencer passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Willie was born in Galva, Iowa, on April 20, 1930 to Rasmus P. and Anne S. Rasmussen of Galva, Iowa. The family then moved to rural Everly where Willie attended grade school through high school. She was...
Edna Emma Lundquist
Dec 27, 2013
Edna Emma Lundquist, the daughter of Roy and Meta (Massmann) Meyer, Sr., was born on August 18, 1936 in Paullina, IA. The family moved to Hartley where she received her early education and graduated from Hartley High School. Following high school, she moved to Spencer where she worked at Super Valu. Edna married Gary Lundquist on June 8, 1957, in...
Thomas Elsworth Phillips
Dec 24, 2013
Thomas Elsworth Phillips, the son of Elsworth and Barbara (Bauer) Phillips, was born May 19, 1941, on the family homestead near Linn Grove, Iowa. He received his education at Rossie Community School, graduating in 1959 as class valedictorian. Tom entered the U. S. Army in 1962, and was stationed in South Korea as a military policeman until his honorable discharge...
Douglas W. Pingel
Dec 20, 2013
Douglas William Pingel, the son of William and Carrie (Ware) Pingel, was born July 1, 1942, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Primghar, Iowa, where he received his early education and attended Primghar High School. He then attended a mechanic school in Kansas City. Doug spent his entire life living in the Everly and Spencer areas. On...
Meta Joss
Dec 18, 2013
Meta E. Joss passed away Wednesday December 18,2013 at Sioux Care Center. Death was of natural causes. Meta [Pensel] Joss was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on February 1,1922. She was united in marriage to Charles C. Joss of Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 10,1944. From this union were born three children: David, Barbara and Susan. She was preceded in...
May Violet Josephine Barry
Dec 16, 2013
May Violet Josephine Barry, the daughter of Karl and Betty Truellson Raymond, was born January 8, 1915 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. As a young child she moved to Holdrege, NE where she received her early education and graduated from High School. May married Roger Carlos Barry on January 25, 1937, in Elk Point, South Dakota. They made their home near...
Donna Lee Hansen
Dec 16, 2013
Donna Lee Hansen, the daughter of Thomas and Mildred (Simpson) Beedle, was born May 26, 1944, in Sioux Rapids, IA. Her childhood years were spent on farms near Sioux Rapids, Marathon and Laurens, Iowa, where she attended Cornell Elementary School and later attended and graduated from Marathon High School. She later graduated from a beauty school. After her schooling, she...
Glenn Neve
Dec 14, 2013
Glenn Eldon Neve, the son of George and Christina (Hansen) Neve, was born June 12, 1923 in Ringsted, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ringsted, where he received his education, graduating from Ringsted High School. He attended Ohio University and Dana College where he received his BA degree. He also did graduate work at the University of Minnesota. His...
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