Obituaries
Marvena Bauerly
Sep 21, 2010
Marvena Carol Bauerly the daughter of Marvin and Mable (Johnson) Stofferan, was born March 24, 1948, in Slayton, Minnesota. She attended Ocheyedan Community Schools in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She married Lonnie Bauerly on June 28, 1968, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Marvena lived in several places, including Sergeant Bluff, IA, Lakin, KS, and Ocheyedan, IA, before settling in Spencer, IA. She...
Ernest William Hoelterhoff
Sep 21, 2010
Ernest William Hoelterhoff, the son of Frank and Clara (Fremal) Hoelterhoff, was born on May 8, 1928, in Chicago, IL. Ernest spent his early years on a farm in Wisconsin. The family later moved to the suburbs of Chicago where he attended school and helped his father at their butcher shop and poultry and egg business. Ernest entered into the...
Charles R. Toelle
Sep 20, 2010
Charles Ray Toelle was born in Estherville, Iowa, on March 15, 1920, to David & Bess Toelle. When Charles was 3 years of age, his parents moved their family to their farm southwest of Spencer. It was on that farm where Charles was raised and spent most of his life. Charles attended the rural country school close to the farm...
Connie Severson
Sep 20, 2010
Connie Kay (Williamson) Severson, the daughter of Gene and Peanuts Williamson, was born on November 29, 1945 in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Ruthven and Spencer area, where she received her early education and graduated from Ruthven High School in 1964. On October 24, 1964, she married Dave Severson in Ruthven, IA. Once married, they moved...
Rex Conrad Martin
Sep 15, 2010
Rex Conrad Martin, the son of Andrew Clyde and Ida Jane (Sitz) Martin, was born September 6, 1921 in Sutherland, IA. His childhood years were spent in Sutherland where he received his education. At the age of 17, he and his brother, Joe, went to Washington State to work picking apples and he later returned to Sutherland to farm. He...
Russell Bertrand Baumeister
Sep 12, 2010
Russell Bertrand Baumeister passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010 while enjoying the beach at his vacation home in St. Maarten. He was born on August 22, 1949, at the hospital in Hartley, IA to Don and Helen (Thorne) Baumeister. He was baptized and confirmed in the Methodist Church. Russ graduated from high school in Everly, IA, in 1967 where he...
Rosie Getting
Sep 9, 2010
Rosie Getting, the daughter of Joe and Nellie (Berger) Redenius, was born September 2, 1930 in Harrold, SD. She spent most of her young life with her Aunt and Uncle. Later she spent her time on a farm and the family moved to Humboldt, SD in the 40's, where she received her early education. Rosie moved to Iowa in 1953...
Bonita Lavon Speight
Sep 7, 2010
Bonita Lavon (Hagedorn) Speight, the daughter of Arthur and Etta (Miller) Johnson, was born May 20, 1923 in Dickens, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Ruthven area, where she received her education, graduating from Lake Center High School. Bonnie married Harold Hagedorn on December 24, 1940 in Hartley, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Ruthven and later...
Jeffrey Steven Henaman
Sep 5, 2010
Jeffrey Steven Henaman, the son of Earl Charles and Shirley (Hively) Henaman, was born on August 7, 1947, in Spencer. His childhood and early education years were spent by attending many different schools in the communities he lived in. On November 3, 1970, Jeffrey married Sandra Funk in Sioux Falls, SD. Following their marriage, they moved to Liberal, KS and...
Charles Willis Six
Sep 4, 2010
Charles Willis Six, the son of John and Ruby (Campbell) Six was born July 4, 1942 in Holbrook, Pennsylvania. He attended school and graduated from Rogersville High School in 1959. Charles joined the Army March 26, 1964 and was honorably discharged in February of 1970. He also worked as a security guard at the Pennsylvania state fair. Charles married Mary...
Darwin Gunnerson
Sep 4, 2010
Darwin Elmer Gunnerson, the son of Elmer and Esther (Mueller) Gunnerson was born July 17, 1939, in Sioux Rapids, IA. He was baptized and confirmed in the St. John Church of Christ of rural Peterson. He received his early education and graduated from Peterson High School in Peterson. After graduating, Darwin enlisted in the Navy in 1957 until his honorable...
Richard Alan Harmon
Sep 3, 2010
Richard Alan Harmon, the son of Richard and Estella (McMannus), was born on September 28, 1949, in Estherville, Iowa. His childhood years were mostly spent in Spirit Lake until the family moved to Sioux City where he completed his education and graduated from Central High School. After high school, he entered into the military, serving in the U.S. Air Force....
Dorothea P. Edleman
Sep 3, 2010
Dorothea Edleman, the daughter of Walter and Minnie Squires Mileham, was born December 14, 1914, on a farm near Curlew, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Garfield High School in Webb in 1932. Dorothea married Milton Dale Edleman on January 24, 1934, in Curlew, Iowa and following their marriage, they farmed in the Webb and Spencer...
Dale Richard Manning
Sep 2, 2010
SERVICES Services are pending at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Kenneth Warren Andersen
Sep 2, 2010
Kenneth Andersen the son of Russell and Gertrude Ball Andersen was born on October 31, 1920 in Denison, Iowa. He grew up on a farm near Deloit, Iowa, as well as farms near Alta and Ringstead. In 1939 he moved to a farm near Webb. Kenneth married Shirley Johnson on September 5, 1945 in Wilmar, Minnesota. He enjoyed gardening, fishing,...
Duane Floyd Fisk
Aug 30, 2010
Duane Floyd Fisk, the son of Floyd and Frieda Ilten Fisk, was born December 14, 1923 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his early education in country school and later from Spencer High School where he graduated. Following his schooling, Duane entered the United States Army on December 2, 1950 and served during the Korean War until his Honorable Discharge on...
Esther Jean Connell
Aug 30, 2010
Esther Jean (DeLong) Connell, 78, of Spencer, passed away at the Spencer Hospital on August 30, 2010, after a courageous 10 year battle with cancer. Esther was born May 14, 1932 in Jackson County, Minnesota to Russell F. and Dagmar (Bak) DeLong. They moved to Iowa in '38 and she started country school in Dickinson County, Iowa. Esther graduated from...
Donald H. Hansen
Aug 24, 2010
Donald H. Hansen, the son of Carl and Agnes (Koep) Thomas Hansen, was born February 7, 1925 in Royal, IA. His childhood years were spent in Royal, and later Hartley, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1943, until his honorable discharge in 1946....
Corwin 'Cory' Thomas
Aug 23, 2010
Cory "Gompy" Thomas, the son of Ray and Shirley (Cole) Thomas, was born July 13, 1955, in Cherokee, Iowa. Cory and his sister Ginny were raised in Cherokee, and he graduated from Washington High School in 1973. On June 29, 1974, Cory married his high school sweetheart Sandy George. In 1975 they moved to Spencer where Cory was the agent...
Mary Lou Rossiter
Aug 23, 2010
Mary Lou Rossiter, the daughter of William and Ina (Darling) Mehan, was born on May 26, 1929, in Palo Alto County, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Ayrshire High School. After high school, for a short time, she lived and worked in Fort Dodge, IA. Mary Lou then moved to Spencer and started working as a bookkeeper...