Obituaries

Louie Remillard

Louie Remillard

Oct 25, 2012

Louie was born on May 26, 1927 in Hartley, IA, the youngest of four children, to Napoleon and Mabel ReMillard. He attended school in Hartley and graduated in 1945. Louie served in the Merchant Marines and U.S. Army. He was united in marriage to Marcella Kriens in 1951 and raised four children. Louie and Marcella owned and operated dry cleaning...

Carolyn L. Mett

Carolyn L. Mett

Oct 24, 2012

Carolyn Lois Mett (Tootsie) was born to Fern and Lyla (Heikens) Mett on January 21st, 1930 on a farm in Clay County. She attended a little one room school house in Summit township, and graduated from Spencer High School in 1947. After graduation, she worked at Bell Telephone Company. She attended Macalester College in Minneapolis, earning a teaching degree in...

Gladys Etta Blass

Gladys Etta Blass

Oct 23, 2012

Gladys Etta Blass was born in Everly, IA, on March 18, 1917 to Thomas and Dena Boyenga Roskens. She graduated from Everly High School in 1933 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She taught in rural schools for six years. Gladys married Weldon (Bob) Blass April 18, 1941, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer. Their...

William Douglas Magnussen

William Douglas Magnussen

Oct 21, 2012

William Douglas Magnussen, son of Ethan Vilhelm and Alma Rasmussen Magnussen, was born June 13, 1933 in Audubon, Iowa. He passed from life through death to life eternal on October 21, 2012 at the age of 79 years after a long illness. Doug was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He attended school in...

Nathaniel Robert Murray

Nathaniel Robert Murray

Oct 21, 2012

Beloved son of Jeff and Joanne Murray; brother of Dave Murray; grandson of Jacqueline Murray; nephew of Don Murray (Barb), Mike Murray (Angie), Laura Huffman, Jim Mingus (Diana) and Gayla Johnson (Jim). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to KKI for Bennett Blazers Sports Program, care of Gwenna Herman, 3835 Greenspring Ave. Baltimore, MD 21211 or Spina...

Harold H. Dau

Harold H. Dau

Oct 20, 2012

Harold Henry George Dau, the son of George and Dora (Horstmann) Dau was born on August 3, 1919 in Sutherland, IA (O'Brien County). He was baptized August 19, 1919 and confirmed in Evangelical Lutheran Church at Calumet in 1933. His childhood days were spent near Calumet, where he attended a country school and graduated from Calumet High School in 1937....

Merlin 'Bubby' Jay Bertness

Merlin 'Bubby' Jay Bertness

Oct 18, 2012

Merlin "Bubby" Jay Bertness, the son of Herman and Elizabeth (Smith) Bertness, was born on October 19, 1931, on a farm in Buena Vista County, IA. He was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Sioux Rapids and attended school in Sioux Rapids and graduated in 1950. On October 1, 1950, Bubby married Genevieve Van Houten at the First Lutheran...

Lowell William Lewis

Lowell William Lewis

Oct 18, 2012

Lowell William Lewis, eldest child of William Arthur and Mary McBeath, was born July 6, 1927 on the Lewis farm south of Rossie, Iowa. He graduated from Greenville High School in 1945 where he enjoyed playing baseball, basketball and the trumpet. He farmed the Lewis home farm until he entered the Army in 1950 during the Korean War. He was...

Margaret Ann Nelson

Margaret Ann Nelson

Oct 16, 2012

SERVICES Margaret's wish was to be cremated and there will be no formal services in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT

Lavon Nettie Black

Lavon Nettie Black

Oct 14, 2012

of Spencer formerly of Rossie. LaVon Nettie Black, the daughter of George and Agnes (Fahleen) Brownell, was born September 17, 1922, on a farm near Greenville, IA. She attended school in Greenville, graduating from Rossie High School in 1940. LaVon married Talmadge (Tam) Black on August 28, 1940, in Luverne, MN. To this union eight children were born: Jack, Tamra,...

Delma Mae Mueller

Delma Mae Mueller

Oct 13, 2012

Delma Mae Mueller, the daughter of Raymond and Viola Moeller Schoening, was born July 24, 1925 in Moneta, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland area where she graduated from Sutherland High School in 1943. After graduating she attended AIB College in Des Moines, IA. Delma married Allen "Pete" Mueller on September 15, 1946 in Sutherland. She was...

Joe Thomas Carter

Joe Thomas Carter

Oct 12, 2012

Joe Thomas Carter, the son of John Henry and Verla Johnson Carter, was born November 29, 1953 in Wren, OR. He received his early education in Oregon where he lived until the age of 15. He then moved to Tucson, AZ at the age of 19. Joe moved to Idaho and then Oregon where he worked for 10 years as...

Norma Jean Johnson

Norma Jean Johnson

Oct 11, 2012

Norma Jean Johnson, the daughter of Raymond and Bertha Mildred (Hamrick) Daugherty, was born on May 13, 1929 in Greenville, Iowa. The family later moved to Gillette Grove, Iowa, where Norma attended school until the age of 10. She later returned to Greenville where she graduated high school. Norma married John W. Johnson on October 23, 1947. They then moved...

Sheridan H. Blaue

Sheridan H. Blaue

Oct 11, 2012

Sheridan Hollman Blaue was born on February 13, 1930 to Harry and Kathie (Hollman) Blaue. He entered eternal life on October 11, 2012 at the age of 82 after a long illness. Sheridan was raised on a farm near Sutherland, IA and graduated from Royal High School in 1949. He worked for Iowa Public Light and Power Company and farmed...

Class Of 1983 - We Remember - Kyle, Steve & Pete

Class Of 1983 - We Remember - Kyle, Steve & Pete

Oct 9, 2012

A Public Assembly was held at the Spencer High School on Friday, October 5. Paul Morony talked about his experiences of dealing with the decisions and, ultimately, the tragic accident on Homecoming night, October 9, 1982, that led to the death of his three good friends: Pete Anson, Steve Rehnstrom and Kyle Vandeberg and his life since that time as...

Gerald John Thortsen

Gerald John Thortsen

Oct 3, 2012

Gerald John Thortsen, the son of Hans and Ella (Zinn) Thortsen, was born March 15, 1931 in Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Hartley, where he received his early education. Following his schooling, he helped his dad on the farm. After leaving Hartley, he farmed in the Superior, Iowa area. In 1957, he started working for HyLine Hatchery...

Robert Emanuel Peterson

Robert Emanuel Peterson

Sep 27, 2012

Robert Emanuel Peterson, son of Gustav and Christine (Soderquist) Peterson, was raised on the family farm by Albert City. There he attended country school through the eighth grade. He then helped on the family farm until going into the service. He entered into the military, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from February 28, 1944 until his honorable discharge on...

Edna Mae Knudtson

Edna Mae Knudtson

Sep 26, 2012

Edna Mae Knudtson, the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Fena) Goedicke, was born on January 30, 1920, in Spencer, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in Spencer. Following schooling, she worked in the area doing housekeeping duties. Edna married Freeman Knudtson on February 18, 1941, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Following their marriage, they lived on a...

Loretta June Kruse

Loretta June Kruse

Sep 26, 2012

Loretta June Kruse, the daughter of Frank & Alvina Sheller was born on May 19,1928, in Algona, IA. On March 24,1946, Loretta was united in marriage to E.D. Kruse Jr. of Royal, IA. Following their marriage they farmed the family place along with their two sons, Ernest (Lynn), and Lance. Loretta and Jr. had celebrated 66 years of marriage. Loretta...

Amanda Caroline Steffen

Amanda Caroline Steffen

Sep 25, 2012

Amanda Caroline Steffen, daughter of William and Elizabeth Kolbeck Seivert, was born in Ashton, Iowa, on October 7, 1921. She received her education at St. Joseph's School in Ashton Amanda married Everett Steffen on October 3, 1942 in Dakota City, Nebraska. Following their marriage, they resided in Royal, Iowa, for 18 years where she was employed by the school system....