Obituaries

Mabel Mae Nellis

Mabel Mae Nellis

Nov 25, 2013

SERVICES Memorial Graveside Services will be for 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Northlawn Memorial Park in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Northlawn Memorial Park Spencer, Iowa

Jereamy Buettner

Jereamy Buettner

Nov 24, 2013

SERVICES Graveside Memorial Services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Poland Township Marathon, Iowa

Duane Ray Gustin

Duane Ray Gustin

Nov 23, 2013

Duane Ray Gustin, the son of Archie and Mildred (Somers) Gustin, was born May 7, 1933 in Dickens, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Logan Township, where he received his early education in Rosebud country school near Gillett Grove. He completed his early education, graduating from Gillett Grove High School in 1951. Duane later attended Buena Vista College in...

Gladys 'Babe' Irene Mills

Gladys 'Babe' Irene Mills

Nov 19, 2013

Gladys 'Babe' Irene Mills, the daughter of Raymond and Maude (Riednour) Bliss, was born July 22, 1922 in Battle Creek, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Battle Creek, where she received her education, graduating from Battle Creek High School in 1940. Babe married Burton Warntjes in Sioux City, Iowa and to this union was born one son, Thomas. During...

Tom K Hickerson

Tom K Hickerson

Nov 19, 2013

Tom K Hickerson, 73, passed away peacefully at Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake, IA, on November 19, 2013. Tom was born in Des Moines, IA on September 22, 1940 to Wilson and Roberta Reynolds Hickerson. Tom graduated in1958 from Theodore Roosevelt High School, Des Moines. He was a high school All-American swimmer in the individual 200 free style event and...

Mary Angela Dezeeuw

Mary Angela Dezeeuw

Nov 16, 2013

Mary Angela DeZeeuw, the daughter of Harold and Florence (Bultena) Hammerstrom, was born February 10, 1956 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Orange City, where she received her education, graduating from Maurice-Orange City High School in 1974. After high school, she continued her education at Northwestern College in Orange City and later at Western Iowa Tech...

Arnold Ray Sebby

Arnold Ray Sebby

Nov 14, 2013

Arnold Ray Sebby, the son of Reuben and Goldie (Louderback) Sebby, was born April 9, 1926, in Lakefield, MN. His childhood years were spent in Lakefield where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military on April 17, 1943, serving in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre on the USS Detroit during WW II. He was...

Duane Reynolds Lawrence

Duane Reynolds Lawrence

Nov 13, 2013

Duane "Dewey" Reynolds Lawrence, the son of Cleon Wesley and Rachel Olive (Reynolds) Lawrence, was born March 22, 1924 in Montevideo, MN. His childhood years were spent near Doon, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Doon High School. After his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1948, until...

Denise Michelle Knerr

Denise Michelle Knerr

Nov 10, 2013

SERVICES Memorial services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT

Bruce Alan Fick

Bruce Alan Fick

Nov 10, 2013

Bruce Alan Fick, the son of Norman and Ruth (Ficken) Fick, was born December 6, 1960 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1979. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Air Force until his discharge. Bruce was proud of his...

Lawrence Floyd Osborn

Lawrence Floyd Osborn

Nov 8, 2013

Lawrence Floyd Osborn, the son of William Floyd and Rose (Sangl) Osborn, was born on September 30, 1919 in Jackson County, MN. He was raised and attended country school in Jackson County. After his schooling, he was drafted into the military on May 27, 1942, serving in the U.S. Army. He served during WWII, where he was stationed in Italy,...

Frederick 'Fritz' Wagner Sr.

Frederick 'Fritz' Wagner Sr.

Nov 8, 2013

Frederick "Fritz" Aaron Wagner, Sr., the son of Wesley and Gladys (Salton) Wagner was born May 17, 1933 in Laurens, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Ruthven, IA area where he attended country school and graduated from Ruthven High School. Fritz enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served until his medical discharge. He married Mitzi Anderson on...

Colleen Marie Hart

Colleen Marie Hart

Nov 5, 2013

Colleen Marie Hart, the daughter of Joseph and Elsie (Gummo) Erickson, was born February 10, 1928 in Galva, Iowa. Colleen grew up in Schaller. At the age of 8, following the death of her parents, she moved to Sioux Rapids to live with her Aunt Ellen and Uncle Al Turnquist and she received her education and graduated from the Sioux...

Norman Clarence Johnson

Norman Clarence Johnson

Nov 5, 2013

Norman Clarence Johnson, the son of Clarence and Edith Rankin Johnson, was born October 14, 1941 in Slayton, MN. His childhood years were spent in the Slayton area. He attended school in Tracy, MN. Norman married Joyce Holl on April 20, 1963 in Currie, MN. They moved to Milford, IA in 1976 where they continued farming. Norman's greatest joy was...

Janice 'Jan' Mae Kirkwood

Janice 'Jan' Mae Kirkwood

Nov 5, 2013

Jan was born to Martin and Alma (Myhre) Ostrem at home in rural Vernon County, Wisconsin on March 14th, 1932. She attended country grade school, after completion she attended high school in Viroqua for her Freshman year and then graduated from Westby High School in 1949. After completing high school, Jan worked at several jobs in LaCrosse. The most memorable...

Judy Kay Hanna

Judy Kay Hanna

Nov 4, 2013

Judy Kay Hanna, the daughter of Vernie and Helma (Schager) Hofsommer, was born July 26, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa. Her early childhood years were spent in Spencer, IA, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Judy married Harlan Hanna on October 28, 1967 and to this union, two children were born: Brian and Christina. They later...

Neoma Elsie Lange

Neoma Elsie Lange

Nov 1, 2013

Neoma Elsie Lange, the daughter of Frederick and Claudia (Dannatt) Buck, was born August 1, 1916, in Milford, IA. She received her early education in Milford, later graduating from Milford High School. Neoma married Herbert William Lange on August 23, 1933, in Sisseton, SD. They made their home in the Everly area for 18 years where Herbert continued farming and...

Suzanne Zahrt Edington

Suzanne Zahrt Edington

Oct 27, 2013

Suzanne Zahrt Edington, the daughter of Fred and Rachel Roberts Zahrt was born April 23, 1940 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Rossie, IA area, where she graduated from Greenville-Rossie High School. After graduating she studied lab-tech at Northwestern Institute of Technology in Minneapolis, MN. She started work at Spencer Hospital and then at St. Josephs...

Carl Harold Carlson

Carl Harold Carlson

Oct 27, 2013

Harold Carlson, the son of Oscar and Marie Gomer Carlson, was born February 20, 1929, on a farm near Truesdale, Iowa. Harold received his education and graduated from Albert City High School where he enjoyed playing basketball and football. Following his schooling, Harold entered the United States Army serving in Italy during W.W. II. After his honorable discharge, Harold continued...

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Sorensen

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Sorensen

Oct 27, 2013

Jackie Rachael Sorensen, the daughter of Omer and Marguerite Parks O'Hearn was born March 7, 1937 in Spencer, IA. She grew up in the Spencer area graduating from Spencer High School in 1954. She married Donald Sorensen on April 7, 1958 in Riverside, CA. They later divorced. Jackie worked for J.C. Penny's, Casey's General Store and Hy-Vee. She enjoyed playing...