Obituaries

Dorothy Grace Alger

Dorothy Grace Alger

Mar 6, 2012

Dorothy Grace Alger, the daughter of Clair and Grace (Hersom) Salton, was born April 3, 1927 in Logan Township, Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm in Logan Township, where she received her early education at Rosevale country school and later graduated from Gillett Grove Consolidated High School in 1944. Dorothy married George Lewis Alger on...

Dr. Franklin Jay Carver

Dr. Franklin Jay Carver

Mar 6, 2012

Franklin Jay Carver, age 67, passed at home in Benicia, CA, on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 after his courageous battle with a rare type of soft tissue sarcoma cancer. Born June 19, 1944, in Spencer, Iowa, he lived in Florida- Tallahassee, Miami, Marco Island before settling with his wife in Benicia, CA and winter home in Bonita Springs, FL. Frank...

Delbert 'Dub' Lloyd Boyles

Delbert 'Dub' Lloyd Boyles

Feb 29, 2012

Delbert "Dub" Lloyd Boyles, the son of Everett and Maude Twogood Boyles was born November 16, 1918 in Hartley, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Everly, IA area, where he graduated from Everly High School in 1938. Delbert joined the U.S. Army in 1941 and was with the Army Artillery until his honorable discharge in 1945. He married...

Dorothy Elaine Reed

Dorothy Elaine Reed

Feb 28, 2012

Dorothy Elaine Reed, 90, of Spencer Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, at Northshire Nursing Home in Spencer. Dorothy, only child of Fred and Ethel (McFarlane) Zwick, was born on August 25, 1921 on a farm east of Sutherland, Iowa. During her childhood she stayed with her grandparents, Henry and Sara McFarlane, in Peterson while she attended first through...

Wanda Jennie Stoermer

Wanda Jennie Stoermer

Feb 27, 2012

Wanda Jennie Stoermer the daugter of Lawrence and Katherine 'Kate' (Whalen) Prentice, was born in Nemaha, Iowa. She grew up in the Gillett Grove area where she attended Logan Country School and then graduated from the Gillett Grove Consolidated High School. Wanda married Leo Stoermer on July 18, 1934, in Elk Point, SD. To this union three children were born:...

Patricia Rider

Patricia Rider

Feb 27, 2012

Patricia Susan Cornelius was born to Earl and Esther (Behrends) Cornelius on October 15, 1958 in Armstrong, Iowa. She graduated from high school in Emmetsburg, Iowa and then attended Iowa Lakes Community College. She married John H. Rider in 1982 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Their only child, Nicole Ann Rider was born February 3, 1983. While John was a member of...

Marion Ellen Gove Taylor

Marion Ellen Gove Taylor

Feb 27, 2012

Marion Ellen (Gove)Cutting, Whitney, Taylor The daughter of Earl Willis Gove and Deborah Jane Bowie. Marion was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont on 15 Feb. 1937. Living in the New England States most of her life, Marion has 4 siblings. Joyce who passed in 2010, Neil who passed in 1986, Robert and Willis Gove. She married Edmund Earl Cutting II...

Robert  Morrison Dillard

Robert Morrison Dillard

Feb 26, 2012

Robert Morrison Dillard, the son of Asher and Edna Dillard, was born August 15, 1921 in Walthill, Nebraska. His childhood years were spent in Walthill, where he received his education, graduating from Walthill High School. Bob continued his education at the University of Nebraska for one year. After receiving his draft notice, Bob started working at Glen L. Martin Field,...

Irene Mallett

Irene Mallett

Feb 20, 2012

V. Irene Mallett, the daughter of Marvin and Orvilla (Prather) Schenatzki, was born November 27, 1920 in Ayrshire, Iowa. She was baptized in the Methodist faith. Her childhood years were spent in the Ayrshire, Iowa area. She attended school in Curlew and Truesdale. She was united in marriage to Francis Kaufman in Storm Lake. To this union were born 4...

Betty Jean White

Betty Jean White

Feb 20, 2012

Betty Jean White, the daughter of William and Nellie (Price) Cook, was born September 16, 1921 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Betty married Louis (L.A.) White on February 7, 1943 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Following their marriage, they farmed in...

Alice Jane Levisay

Alice Jane Levisay

Feb 18, 2012

Alice Jane Levisay, the daughter of Chauncey and Alice Eyestone Merwin, was born July 16, 1920 in Temple, Texas. As a young girl, Jane moved to Clear Lake, Iowa. She graduated in 1939. In 1941, Jane married her high school sweetheart, Jim Levisay. They were married for 58 years. Jane was devoted to her children, grandchildren, and church. She was...

Mildred Mae Trullinger

Mildred Mae Trullinger

Feb 16, 2012

SERVICES Mildred's wishes were to be cremated and private family graveside services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Summit Township Cemetery Rural Spencer, Iowa

Gloria Valois Alger

Gloria Valois Alger

Feb 16, 2012

Gloria VaLois Alger, the daughter of Emlet and Lillian (Albertson) Twito, was born August 28, 1932 in Estherville, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Estherville, where she received her education, graduating from Estherville High School. She continued her education at a Lutheran College in Minneapolis. Gloria then served as the Deputy Recorder for Emmet County for several years. Gloria...

Hilda Monica Kuehler

Hilda Monica Kuehler

Feb 15, 2012

Hildagard Monica Kuehler, the daughter of Edward and Rose Tramp Feldhacker was born April 16, 1916 in Crofton, NE. Her childhood years were spent near Crofton where she attended Beaver Creek country school. Hilda married Henry Kuehler on November 21, 1939 in Menominee, NE. They moved to Spencer in 1950, where she worked at the Lamplighter and South T Motels,...

Patricia Kay Kinnetz

Patricia Kay Kinnetz

Feb 14, 2012

Patricia Kay Kinnetz, the daughter of William and June (Ellis) Namanny, was born on May 13, 1956 in Sac City, Iowa. Patricia was raised and attended grade school in Rockwell City and then moved to Emmetsburg where she graduated from high school in 1975. Following high school, Patricia worked various jobs around the Emmetsburg community. Patricia married Steve Kinnetz on...

Florence Maye Freeburg

Florence Maye Freeburg

Feb 11, 2012

Florence Maye Freeburg, the daughter of Earnest and Edna Myers Tuttle was born August 1, 1923 in Greenville, IA. After her mother passed away, Florence moved to Spencer, IA where she grew up and attended school. Florence married Gus Jr. Freeburg on January 31, 1942. They lived in Colorado for many years before moving to Omaha, NE for 3 years,...

Peggy Ellen Petersen

Peggy Ellen Petersen

Feb 11, 2012

PEGGY E. PETERSEN, age 76 of Jefferson, passed away Saturday February 11, 2012 at Fort Atkinson Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 25, 1935 in Hartley, Iowa, daughter of he late Herman E. and Lila M. (Martin) Petersen. Peggy was a member of the St. Coletta of Wisconsin family for over 65 years. She enjoyed knitting, collecting magazines,participating in...

Bradley B. Howe

Bradley B. Howe

Feb 11, 2012

Bradley Bernhardt Howe, the son of Robert and Helen (Bjornstad) Howe, was born March 23, 1949, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he graduated from Spencer High School in 1967. Brad earned his BA Degree from The University of Iowa and then attended The University of Kansas where he earned his Law Degree. Brad clerked...

Ruth Odetta Rupert

Ruth Odetta Rupert

Feb 10, 2012

Ruth Odetta Rupert, the daughter of Carl LeRoy and Virta Isabell (Prentice) Birchard, was born January 5, 1918 in Truesdale, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove, Iowa area, where she received her education at the Lake Center School. Ruth married Amos Rupert on October 11, 1949. Throughout their marriage, they lived in Spencer, Iowa, where she...

Lillian Marie Porter

Lillian Marie Porter

Feb 9, 2012

Lillian Marie Porter, the daughter of Peter and Edna (Woltz) Godfredsen, was born April 1, 1914, in Bancroft, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Bancroft where she received her education, graduating from Bancroft High School. She continued her education at Iowa Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and returned home to teach for one year in Bancroft. Lillian married Clifford...