Obituaries
Sue Ann Schaefer
Mar 27, 2024
Sue Ann Schaefer, 84, of Spencer, IA, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at St. Luke Lutheran Home.
Sue Ann Schaefer was born on August 20, 1939, in Pleasantville, IA to parents Francis and Frances (Galvin) Mason. She graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1957 and attended Simpson College, earning her B.A. in Education in 1961. She was united...
Lawrence "Larry" James Stanislav
Mar 27, 2024
Lawrence “Larry” James Stanislav, the son of Joseph and Emma (Divis) Stanislav was born April 13, 1933, the second youngest of 5 children, near Blencoe, IA, where he attended school and graduated from Blencoe High School in 1951.
Larry was raised an Iowa farm boy, his parents having moved from their Czech community in Nebraska to start...
Marlys Marlene Pemble
Mar 24, 2024
Marlys Pemble, the daughter of Robert L. and Luella F. (Kennedy) Marshall was born on August 21, 1938, in Belmond, IA. Her younger years were spent on various farms in the Klemme /Britt area. She loved life on the farm, except chicken chores! She loved her horse, Dolly.
Marlys graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1956. While in high school,...
Robert "Bob" Dean Fiddelke
Mar 16, 2024
Robert “Bob” Dean Fiddelke, 85, of Sutherland passed away on Saturday March 16 at the Palo Alto County Hospital with his family by his side. Bob was born on December 15, 1938 to Herman and Sylvia (Holck) Fiddelke.
Bob spent most of his early life in the Calumet area and graduated from Liberty Township in Calumet in 1957. He also...
Phyllis Lorraine Haroldson
Mar 16, 2024
Phyllis Lorraine, the daughter of Andrew and Sena Sinning Scott, was born near Davis, South Dakota on November 10, 1926, where she grew up on a farm. She began her education in a country school, graduated from Davis High School and continued her education at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was here that she met...
Elvin Leslie Koenck
Mar 14, 2024
Private Graveside Services will be held at the Evergreen Cemetery in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Les Alan Alsman
Mar 11, 2024
Les Alan Alsman, the son of Cecil and Bernice (Mayfield) Alsman was born February 21, 1955 in Sullivan, IN, peacefully passed away on March 11, 2024. He was one of five children raised in a farming family, where he cultivated a deep appreciation for agriculture. Les never met a stranger; his warm personality touched the lives of many....
Betty Mundus
Mar 11, 2024
Betty Mundus, the daughter of Frank Louis and Etta Minnie Hansen Hargens, was born December 4, 1939 in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up in rural Spencer where she attended country school through the 7th grade and graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in 1958.
Following her schooling, Betty worked at Clay County Bank for 10 years and then as...
Darold Lee Dirks
Mar 5, 2024
Darold Lee Dirks born January 8, 1943 in Pocahontas the son of Harold and Florence (Nitch) Dirks. His childhood years were spent living and working on the farm in Pocahontas with his parents. He graduated from Pocahontas school in 1962. He remained living at the farm helping his parents after graduation.
Darold had numerous jobs throughout his life such as; farming,...
Scott Rettey
Mar 5, 2024
Scott Rettey was born on August 28, 1954, to Ernest and Dorothy Rettey in Huntington Beach, CA. He spent much of his childhood moving between California, Arizona, and North Dakota. His family settled in Minnesota. He graduated from Apollo High School and pursued his passion for football and wrestling at Saint Cloud State University. He obtained his Masters...
Chuck Willard Coldren
Mar 5, 2024
Charles was born on October 25th, 1933 on a farm northwest of Laurens. He was the son of George and Anna Laura (Ferguson) Coldren. He attended Booth Township County school for seven years (including kindergarten) and then to Laurens Public School. Graduating in 1952. He attended one year at Emmetsburg Junior College, playing basketball and baseball.
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John Christian Heuck
Mar 3, 2024
John C. Heuck passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, finally free to experience all the joy Heaven brings. Born on August 30, 1938 to Ruth and Art Heuck in Spencer, Iowa, John was brought home from the hospital to the family farm, where he proudly lived for the next 62 years, with the exception of two years...
Nelva Jane Petersen
Mar 3, 2024
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
Nelva came across this quote and said,...
Fred "Fritz" Arthur Baedke
Mar 2, 2024
Fred (Fritz) Arthur Baedke was born in the Spencer Hospital on August 7, 1937 to Arthur and Julia (Noram) Baedke. He was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril.
Fred began working at a young age doing an egg route before school and candled eggs after school. He also worked in a hardware store...
Janice Gayle Cox
Mar 1, 2024
Janice Gayle Gentry Cox was born June 5, 1938 to Howard Gentry and Francis Robinson Gentry in Trenton, MO. Jan attended school in Chariton, IA and graduated in 1956.
Jan married Raymond Dean Kent on June 3, 1956. From the marriage were born two children, James Dean and Theresa Louise. After the passing of Raymond in 1961,...
Joan Rae Fear
Feb 29, 2024
Joan Rae (Fick) Fear was born February 9, 1934 to Herman and Alma (Hirt) Fick in Hartley, Iowa. She attended school in Hartley. She loved music and playing the piano. In high school she was the bass drummer in the marching band. She graduated from Hartley High School Valedictorian in 1952.
She married Dawain Fear on...
Betty Jean Kruse
Feb 25, 2024
Betty Jean Kruse, daughter of Chris and Bertha Jorgensen Petersen, was born May 22, 1934, in Underwood, Iowa. She began working at a restaurant in junior high and later in a local grocery store as no sports were offered for girls. She graduated from Underwood High School in 1952 and attended Dana College pursuing a degree in Business. It is...
Carolyn Ann Anderson
Feb 23, 2024
Carolyn Ann (Larson) Anderson, the daughter of Anton and Florence (Magnuson) was born on August 22, 1943, in Alta, Iowa, the 5th of five children. She received her education in Alta, Iowa.
On July 10, 1965, Carolyn was united in marriage to Dale Anderson in Jackson, Minnesota. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa, until they moved to...
Gerald "Jerry" Stevenson
Feb 22, 2024
Gerald “Jerry” Stevenson, the son of James and Mary (Cenek) Stevenson, was born on April 23, 1940 in New Hampton, Iowa, one of ten siblings. At a young age his family moved to Spencer, Iowa where he resided until his death in 2024. Jerry loved Arizona from the time of his first visit and soon became a Winter...
Arlie Scott Palmer
Feb 21, 2024
Arlie Scott Palmer, the son of William and Nona (Nelson) Palmer, was born on June 1, 1949, in Atlantic, IA. He was raised in Wiota, IA and the family moved to Spencer in 1961. He finished his schooling in Spencer, graduating in 1967. Following graduation, he started on the job training for auto-mechanics with Asher Motor...
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