Obituaries
William Eugene Klatt
May 18, 2011
William Eugene Klatt, the son of Emil and Etta Steffen Klatt, was born May 31, 1929, in Spencer, Iowa. Bill graduated from the Peterson Consolidated School in 1949. In October of 1951, he was drafted into the armed services and served during the Korean Conflict. After an Honorable Discharge, he enrolled at Buena Visa College and received his B.A. degree...
Vera Irene Janssen
May 18, 2011
Vera Irene Janssen, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Rierson) Baedke, was born May 13, 1925 in Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril, where she received her education. Vera married Leo Henry Janssen on January 17, 1945 in Terril, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in rural Estherville and Wallingford and later Ayrshire, before moving to Spencer...
Rita Kay Rogers
May 18, 2011
SERVICES Funeral Services for Rita will be held in LaMesa, California. There will be no services held in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Burial will take place at the Riverside Cemetery on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 11:00 A.M.
Edwin John Galm
May 14, 2011
Edwin John Galm was born April 20, 1927, on the family farm near Moneta, IA, the third of seven children to John and Amalie Schaefer Galm. Graduating from Moneta Community School in 1944, He spent his life farming near Everly, Royal, and Moneta, IA, with his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Dykstra Galm. Ed passed away peacefully on Saturday, May...
Ellen Clare Heine
May 13, 2011
Ellen Claire Heine (nee Johnson) died May 13, 2011, at the age of 85, in St. Paul, MN, as a result of complications from a fall on May 1 at The Seasons, senior apartments where she was living in Maplewood, MN. Ellen was a Spencer, Iowa, resident for nearly 60 years, beginning on June 3, 1949, the day she married...
Gary L. Cuttell
May 7, 2011
Gary Lee Cuttell, the son of Robert McWhirter and Esther June (Groth) Cuttell, was born July 5, 1940 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent on the Cuttell farm, where he received his education, earned his Eagle Scout in 1956 and graduated from Royal High School in 1958. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa State University,...
Frances Lea Marshall
May 4, 2011
Frances Lea Marshall, the daughter of John and Norma (Daugherty) Johnson, was born December 30, 1948 in Spencer, Iowa. She was born and raised in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1967. After high school, she lived in California for two years, where her daughter was born and then moved to Omaha, where her...
Elvira Christina Pedersen
May 4, 2011
Elvira Hansen Pedersen, was born August 7, 1918 to Cornelius and Julia Hansen on a farm in Alta, IA. She received her education at Sioux Rapids and the Cornell School. She finished 8th grade at a country school west of Everly. Her mother died when she was 12 years old and she cared for her younger brother, Ken, and worked...
Ernest Wilhelm Back
May 4, 2011
Ernest Wilhelm Back, the son of Otto and Anna (Popp) Back, was born on January 10, 1926, on the Back family farm south of Hartley, IA. He was baptized at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hartley and confirmed at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Royal, IA. Ernest received his early education attending the Riverton Township country school through the...
Richard Allen Konrady, Sr.
May 1, 2011
Richard Allen Konrady, Sr., the son of Edward and Clara (Petersen) Konrady, was born on March 13, 1938, in Odeboldt, IA. He was raised and received his early education in Odeboldt graduating from high school in 1958. After high school, Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army serving eight years with the National Guard. On July 12, 1959, Richard married Carol...
Lewis Alfred Bradford
Apr 30, 2011
Lewis Bradford, 92, a resident of St. Luke Lutheran Nursing Home, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011. For many years he was an active member of the Spencer business community and a partner in Leuthold Bradford clothiers of Spencer and later in Newton. He was preceded in death by his wife Catherine. He is survived by his son, John...
Dr. Roger Larson
Apr 28, 2011
Roger Lee Larson, the son of Lester Waldo and Virgie B. (Lindgren) Larson, was born September 2, 1933 in Greenville, IA. His childhood years were spent in Greenville, where he received his education, graduating from Greenville/Rossie High School. Following high school, he continued his education at Iowa State University, receiving his Veterinarian degree in 1957. After his schooling, he returned...
Florence Margaret Brock
Apr 27, 2011
Florence Margaret Brock, the daughter of Henry Peter Andrew and Anchen (Anna) Mohlenbrock Heldt, was born January 14, 1922 in Terril, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Terril, where she received her education, graduating from Terril High School in 1939. Following high school, she worked in the Terril Drug Store, which is where she met her future husband. Florence...
Dorothy J. Climer
Apr 25, 2011
Dorothy Josephine Climer, 89, of Spencer, formerly of Mason City and Nora Springs, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at the St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer. A funeral service for Dorothy will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, April 28, 2011, at the St. Luke Lutheran Church, 101 North Hawkeye, Nora Springs, with Reverend Jack Gannett officiating. Burial will be in...
Walter Schroeder
Apr 24, 2011
Walter Erick Schroeder, the son of Johann and Gerhardina (Heeren) Schroeder, was born on August 28, 1916, in Chatsworth, Iowa. He grew up there and attended school, graduating from the eighth grade. He then stayed home to help his father farm. On March 23, 1944, he entered into the military, serving in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was honorably...
Albert Leon Arndt
Apr 23, 2011
SERVICES Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 27 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Spencer, Iowa. OFFICIATING Pastor Mike Huebner CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Poland Township Cemetery Marathon, Iowa
Mildred Mae Phelps
Apr 22, 2011
Mildred "Millie" Mae Phelps, the daughter of Henry and Miriam (Davis) Hennigar, was born November 21, 1930 in Sheffield, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Clarion, Iowa, where she received her education in the Clarion School System. Millie married Robert Ray Phelps on February 2, 1952 in Jackson, MN. They made their home in Royal, where she spent her...
Arlene Hessman
Apr 20, 2011
Arlene Verlee Hessman, the daughter of Ralph and Letha (Dodson) Jackson, was born October 28, 1936 in Millersburg, IL. Her childhood years were spent in Joy, Illinois, where she received her education in Joy Public Schools. The many highlights of her high school years being elected homecoming queen and being given the DAR award. Arlene later attended Western Illinois University...
Opal Swanson
Apr 17, 2011
Opal Goldie Swanson, the daughter of Charles and Clemenstina Smith Simington, was born November 29, 1938 at the family home in Ruthven, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Ruthven where she received her early education and graduated from High School. While in school, Opal was a 4 year letter winner in basketball playing for the Ruthven Ramettes. She was...
Clifford James Dehrkoop
Apr 12, 2011
Clifford James Dehrkoop, the son of Louis and Viola Mayou Dehrkoop, was born October 4, 1928 in Everly. He received his education and graduated from the Everly High School. Following his schooling, Cliff entered the United States Air Force in 1950 and served until his honorable discharge in 1951. Cliff married Bonnie Mann on December 27, 1952. To this union...
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