Obituaries
Carl Louis Brown
Apr 11, 2013
Carl Louis Brown, the son of Allan and Della Brown was born July 9, 1931, in Carroll, Iowa. He was the second oldest of 12 children. He attended Jasper #9 country school through eighth grade, and then attended Lohrville High School, graduating in 1949. Following graduation, Carl attended Iowa State University for two years. Carl married Lois Ellen Johnson on...
Evelyn Lea Ketcham
Apr 11, 2013
Evelyn is loved and remembered by her parents, Nicholas Arthur and Heather Lea Ketcham; her grandparents: Arthur Lee and Nancy Leah Ketcham and Robert William and Lorie Lea Peters; three uncles: Lucas Allen Ketcham, Douglas Lee Ketcham and Marcus John Ketcham; her great grandmothers: Connie Peters, Betty Dougherty and Marla Bruce. SERVICES Private Funeral Services will be held for the...
Larry Albert Drefke
Apr 10, 2013
Larry Albert Drefke, the son of Loren and Helene (Lerch) Drefke, was born November 30, 1936 in Sutherland, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland, where he was Baptized on December 27, 1936 and Confirmed on March 22, 1951 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland. He received his education in Sutherland, graduating from Sutherland High School in 1955....
Helen Frances Louthan
Apr 9, 2013
Helen Frances Louthan, the daughter of G.A. and Frances Winsor Cady was born June 21, 1919 in Sioux Rapids, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Rapids where she graduated from high school in 1937. Helen married T. Bruce Louthan on November 25, 1939 in Sioux Rapids. Helen was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, sewing, antiquing, playing bridge, gardening...
Nathan Andrew Beck
Apr 5, 2013
Nathan Andrew Beck, the son of Norman and Janice (Harmonson) Beck, was born November 16, 1980 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he received his early education in Clay Central Everly School. He spent his freshman year of high school at Sisseton, SD, until moving back to Spencer to graduate from Spencer High...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Holderman
Apr 5, 2013
In lieu of flowers memorials may be designated to the Guillain Barre Foundation or American Diabetes Foundation. Elizabeth 'Betty' Johnaphine Holderman, the daughter of Loran P. and Gilma J. (Morean) Huggins, was born October 10, 1921, in Dixon, Illinois. Her childhood years were spent in Dixon where she received her education. Betty married Donald Holderman on January 20, 1938, in...
Patricia Graff
Apr 3, 2013
Patricia Graff, the daughter of Carl and Madeline (Koewler) Lenz, was born July 25, 1931 in Early, IA. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Early, where she received her education, graduating from Early Consolidated School. Pat met Joseph Graff in 1949 and they were married on July 19, 1954 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux Rapids....
Duane Fonley
Apr 2, 2013
Duane Herman Fonley, the son of Herman and Marie (Grapenthin) Fonley, was born January 7, 1931 in Linn Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, receiving his early education at Highview Consolidated School graduating in 1948. He continued his education at Buena Vista College, where he received his teaching degree in 1952. Duane served in the National...
Luana Kading
Mar 31, 2013
Luana Kay Kading, the daughter of Arthur and Dorothy Faulstich Leek was born May 10, 1949 in Algona IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Algona area where she attended Bryant Elementary School and graduated from LuVerne Community School in LuVurne, IA. Luana married Doug Kading on August 8, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, IA. After their...
James Reed Schmeling
Mar 29, 2013
James Reed Schmeling, the son of Clarence and Kathleen (Reed) Schmeling, was born October 19, 1947, in Dexter, Iowa. He received his early education attending school in Guthrie Center and then Spencer where he graduated from Spencer High School. James entered the military on February 3, 1969, serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was honorably...
Larry Everett Hagedorn
Mar 29, 2013
Larry Everett Hagedorn, the son of Everett and Kathryn Carlson Hagedorn, was born August 5, 1943 in Hartley, Iowa. Larry was raised south of Royal on the family farm and graduated from the Royal High School in 1961. Following his schooling, Larry farmed with his father. Larry married Mary Pitzen and to this union four children were born. Larry farmed...
Sandra Jean Igou
Mar 27, 2013
Sandra Jean Igou, the daughter of Gerrit and Betty (Senn) Roelofsen, was born March 24, 1946 in Lake Park, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Harris, Iowa and later Milford, Iowa, where she received her early education. Sandra married Gale Igou on August 11, 1965 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Following their marriage, they were stationed in Cheyenne, Wyoming while...
James Edward Burdick
Mar 27, 2013
Jim passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his home in rural Spencer, IA following a two year battle with cancer. James Edward Burdick, the son of Clifford F. and Della Mae (McNett) Burdick was born March 23, 1943 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on a farm just west of Ruthven, IA where he attended school, graduating...
Marvin Lyle Erichsen
Mar 25, 2013
Marvin Lyle Erichsen, the son of Henry and Erma (Braasch) Erichsen, was born July 28, 1921 in Rembrandt, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Rembrandt, where he received his education, graduating from Rembrandt High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military in 1943 and served with the U.S. Air Force where he was a pilot...
Agnes Alvena Krager
Mar 25, 2013
Agnes Alvena Krager, the daughter of John and Elsie (Schuster) Brandt, was born November 23, 1918, in Osceola County near Melvin, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Melvin school district where she received her early education. Agnes married Edwin Krager on October 15, 1940, in Sibley, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the Hartley area where she...
Mildred Arlene Staines
Mar 22, 2013
Mildred Staines, the daughter of Christopher and Helen (Mayer) Kruckenberg, was born October 14, 1922 at Ocheyedan, Iowa. She graduated from Hartley High School in 1940. Mildred married Paul Staines at her parent's home in Hartley on October 13, 1940. They lived on the farm east of Hartley until they moved to Arnolds Park in 1989. Millie worked at the...
Michael John Mackay Dole
Mar 21, 2013
Michael "Pineapple" Mackay John Dole, the son of Donald and Patricia (Mitchell) Dole, was born February 10, 1953 in Menomonie, WI. His childhood years were spent in Menomonie, where he received his early education. His family later moved to Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1971. He entered the military and served with...
Glenna Brott
Mar 21, 2013
Glenna Dean Brott, the daughter of Freeman and Millie Brasel Tanner was born January 23, 1929 in Mattoon, Illinois. Her childhood years were spent in the Mattoon area where she attended school, graduating from Mattoon High School in 1946. She married William Brott on September 27, 1947 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Glenna graduated with honors from Apostolic Bible Institute in...
Adele Joan Anderson-Homewood
Mar 21, 2013
Adele Joan Rathgeber Anderson Homewood was born August 5, 1934, to William and Emma (Post) Rathgeber, at Coleridge, NE. Adele was baptized August 26, 1934, and confirmed her faith on June 13, 1948, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Coleridge. Adele attended country school for eight years and graduated from Coleridge High School in 1952. Adele married Arlen Anderson on...
Nola Irene Tesch
Mar 20, 2013
Nola Irene Tesch, the daughter of H. Emil and Mary (Lohrman) Hansen, was born August 30, 1912 in Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, where she started at Everly country schools without speaking any English. Nola's family moved to a farm near Colgate, ND when she was a young child, and she received her education, graduating from...
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