Obituaries
Bernard Turek
Mar 13, 2013
Bernard "Bernie" Turek, was born October 19, 1937 in Cleveland, OH. His childhood years were spent in Cleveland, where he received his education, graduating from West Side High School. Following his schooling, he moved to Mt. Morris, IL, where he met Judith Powell. Bernie and Judy were married on February 14, 1979 in Sioux Falls, SD. After their marriage, they...
Mindee L. Wilcox
Mar 12, 2013
Mindee Lee Wilcox, the daughter of Gary G. Michels and Sharon K. Lewis Decker, was born November 18, 1972 in Spencer, Iowa. Mindee was raised in Sioux Rapids where she attended Sioux Rapids School until fall of 1988, her family then moved to Webb, Iowa where she attended and graduated from South Clay in 1991. She then lived in the...
Crystal Erline Klatt
Mar 9, 2013
Crystal Erline Klatt, the daughter of James and Christina (Peterson) Dickeson, was born March 16, 1927 near Rossie, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1945. Crystal married Keith Klatt on July 16, 1949 in Royal, Iowa. Keith and Crystal lived north of Linn Grove, Iowa for...
Richard Terry Hamilton
Mar 6, 2013
Richard Terry Hamilton, son of Alan and Mabel (Koffman) Hamilton, was born September 20, 1949, in Kansas City, KS. His childhood years were spent in Kansas City where he received his early education and later graduated from Wyandotte High School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy in Guam, San Diego, CA, and later...
William 'Woody' H. Woodall
Mar 5, 2013
William Henry Woodall, the son of Phillip and Lena (Toft) Woodall, was born on November 16, 1923, on a farm near Royal in Clay County. He was raised in the Royal area, where he attended country school and later graduated from Royal High School. After his schooling, he worked for his uncle for several years and later he began farming...
Anna Christine Ott
Mar 5, 2013
Anna Christine Ott was born February 5th, 1916 to Peter and Ida (Koechert) Nath in rural Everly, Iowa. She graduated from Moneta High School in 1934. Anna married Emmert C. Ott on September 8th, 1937 and there were seven children born to their marriage. Emmert and Anna farmed near Everly until 1960, when they moved to Minnesota to operate a...
James Ralph Shriner
Mar 3, 2013
James Ralph Shriner, the son of John and Evelyn Satern Shriner, was born May 31, 1941 in Rodman, Iowa. Jim received his early education and graduated from Rodman Consolidated School in 1959. On May 8, 1971, Jim married Harriet "Sam" Raabe in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home together in Spencer. Jim worked as a electrician for...
William Harold Cromer
Mar 2, 2013
William Harold Cromer, Jr., the son of William and Ann Vogel Cromer, was born August 22, 1930 in Muscatine, Iowa. Bill attended school in Muscatine. Bill married Josephine Erickson on March 13, 1959 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bill worked at various jobs in Landscaping, Greenhouses, a foundry and at a Nursing Home. He enjoyed eating, taking walks all over town,...
Clara Marcley
Mar 1, 2013
Clara May Marcley left this earth on March 1, 2013. She was born May 24, 1919, in Jackson County, Minnesota to Seifert and Vera Wilson. Clara was preceded in death by her husband; Otis R. Marcley, her mother and father, Seifert and Vera Wilson, and eight brothers and sisters; Edward, Irvin, Ted, Ralph, Gordon, Mildred Wilson, Margaret Briley, and Faye...
Robert Cleland Drake
Mar 1, 2013
Robert (Bob) Drake heard the voice of his Heavenly Father calling him home on March 1, 2013. There he joined his parents: Harold and Lulu (Petersen), brothers: Weymond and Harold (Audrey), sister: Marjorie (Eldred) Joines, nieces: Jolene (Joines) Bates and Angela Drake. Bob the youngest of four children was born on March 12, 1927 in Cherokee County, Iowa. He graduated...
Rebecca 'Becky' Ann Stulen
Feb 25, 2013
Rebecca Ann Stulen, the daughter of William Edward and Iris Rose (Zwiefel) Householder, was born April 4, 1943 in Fenton, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Fenton, where she received her education and graduated from Central Fenton High School in 1960. After high school, she continued her education at La James Cosmetology School in Mason City. Throughout her life,...
Connie Kay Paulsen
Feb 24, 2013
Connie Kay Paulsen, the daughter of Glenn Wayne and Herma Louise Zahren Hensley, was born in Lake Park, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Excelsior Consolidated School. Connie continued her education at Morningside College in Sioux City, and Eau Claire College in Wisconsin. On November 24, 1961, Connie married Curtis Amos Paulsen in Lake Park, Iowa....
Ilene Faith Crew
Feb 24, 2013
Ilene Crew, the daughter of Lizzie and Caleb Jones, was born December 29, 1913 in Ayrshire, Iowa. She received her early education in a country school and graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1931. In October of 1934, Ilene was married to Eldon Crew. To this union, two children were born. Ilene enjoyed life on the farm and loved...
Pat Gross
Feb 23, 2013
B. Lorana ("Pat") Gross, youngest child of Claud and Hattie Ziller Brinkley, was born October 19, 1926, in Logan Township, Clay county, Iowa. She passed away at the Spencer Hospital Hospice Care facility on February 23, 2013. Pat was educated in Logan Township, graduating from Gillette Grove High School in 1942. Pat married her beloved Raymond Gross on April 20,...
Marie Charlotte Freitag
Feb 22, 2013
Marie Charlotte Freitag, the daughter of Frank and June Randall Horck, was born June 6, 1935 in Waubun, MN. She received her early education and graduated from Waubun High School. Marie married Gerald Freitag on January 21, 1956 in New Port, MN. Following their marriage, they lived in the St. Paul area for 53 years until moving to Spencer in...
James Burr Kitterman
Feb 21, 2013
James Burr Kitterman, the son of Burr Kenneth and Dorothy (Deaton) Kitterman, was born May 30, 1950 in St. Paul, MN. His childhood years were spent in East Bethel, MN, where he received his education, graduating from St. Francis High School in St. Francis, MN. He later attended and graduated from Alexandria Technical College in Alexandria, MN with a degree...
Judy Anne Swiden
Feb 20, 2013
Judy Hansen was born on August 3, 1964 in Dubuque, Iowa. She graduated high school from Sanborn, Iowa. She then attended the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, graduating with a degree in Social Work. She also became a certified travel counselor. She worked as a travel agent for several years and also as an office manager for mental health clinics....
Diane Marie Heller
Feb 18, 2013
Diane Marie Heller, the daughter of Jack and Lois Rauhauser Johnson, was born on Dec. 3, 1955, in Joliet, IL. She spent her childhood days in Everly, Iowa where she graduated high school. On May 14, 1976, she married Eugene Heller. They made Spencer, Iowa home before moving to Texas in 1981. In Aug. of 1990, Diane moved back to...
Leland Paul Van Houten
Feb 17, 2013
Leland "Lee" Paul Van Houten, died Sunday morning, February 17th, 2013, at the Averra Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after a brief, unexpected attack of spinal meningitis. Lee was born on May 26th, 1940, and was 72 years old. Lee is survived by his daughter, Paula, granddaughters, Jessica and Ashley, great-granddaughters, Mikayla and DaNayjah, great grandsons, Riley and Parker,...
Shelley Gaunt
Feb 17, 2013
Shelley Rae Gaunt, the daughter of Dennis and Ann (Couser) Gaunt, was born September 15, 1962 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was raised in Zearing and Spencer, Iowa. Shelley attended schools at North East Story County School and graduated from Spencer High School in 1980. She had just recently graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College in Spencer with a degree as...



