Obituaries

Burdette 'Bud' Lorenzen

Burdette 'Bud' Lorenzen

May 3, 2010

Burdette "Bud" Francis Lorenzen, the son of Francis and Lillian Klinker Lorenzen was born October 13, 1934. His early years were spent in the Moneta, Everly and Montgomery areas. Bud graduated from the Spirit Lake High School in 1953. On March 7, 1954, Bud married Marjorie Helmers at the Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer, Iowa. To this union, four...

Nadene Rozan Gerke

Nadene Rozan Gerke

May 2, 2010

Nadene Rozan Kracht Gerke, the daughter of Richard and Iris Goettsche Kracht was born October 14, 1949 in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson where she received her education, graduating from Sioux Valley High School in Peterson and Linn Grove, in 1967. She then went on to business school in Mankato, MN. Nadene married Willard Gerke on...

Harold Edward Brigham

Harold Edward Brigham

May 1, 2010

Harold Edward Brigham, the son of Henry A. and Minnie Anderson Brigham, was born on April 15, 1920, in Spencer, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Milford High School in Milford, Iowa. He then attended and graduated from the Hamilton Business College in Mason City, Iowa where he also taught classes. He entered the Army in...

Glenn Meredith Jacobson

Glenn Meredith Jacobson

May 1, 2010

Glenn Meredith Jacobson, the son of John and Isabel Jacobson, was born May 20, 1915 in Havelock, Iowa. Glenn was educated in the Havelock School District. Glenn and his father operated the Standard Service Station in Peterson from 1935 to 1947. On April 7, 1936, he married Jean Gilleas in Cherokee, Iowa. The had one daughter, Penee. In 1947, the...

Arthur Leroy Olsen, Jr.

Arthur Leroy Olsen, Jr.

Apr 28, 2010

SERVICES There will be no services planned in Spencer. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT

Phyllis Sylvia Norgaard

Phyllis Sylvia Norgaard

Apr 27, 2010

Phyllis Sylvia Norgaard, the daughter of Philo and Katherine (Hanna) Chapman, was born March 15, 1929 in Clairmont, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Rochester, MN, where she received her education, graduating from high school in 1947. On November 14, 1948, Phyllis married Earl Norgaard in Rochester, MN. Following their marriage, they farmed in Rochester for 6 years, they...

Ramona 'Mona' Vae Beck

Ramona 'Mona' Vae Beck

Apr 24, 2010

Ramona (Mona) Vae Beck, 77, of Peterson, Iowa, died Saturday, April 24, 2010, a rainy, Iowa spring day, her favorite kind, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer after several years of respiratory illness. She was born Mona Vae Hokanson August 22, 1932, in St. Peter, Minnesota, to Ione (Johnson) Hokanson and Henry Hokanson and moved to Peterson in 1943...

Orpha Maxine Binder

Orpha Maxine Binder

Apr 21, 2010

Orpha Maxine Binder was born, November 29, 1920 in Ida County, Holstein, Iowa to John and Lillie (Wiese) Rohlk. Orpha attended country school in Galva Township and graduated from Quimby High School in 1938. On March 24, 1944, she married Norval Binder at Elk Baptist Church. They were blessed with four sons: David, Stephen, Randy and Brenton. They farmed west...

Thomas Paul Selzer

Thomas Paul Selzer

Apr 18, 2010

Thomas Paul Selzer, 55, of Honolulu, died April 18, 2010, in a scuba diving accident in Honolulu. Tom was born July 28, 1954, in Spencer to George and Donna Selzer. After high school, he joined the Marines and was stationed in Hawaii, serving in the drum and bugle corps. He loved the state and remained there working in the painting...

Leona Amanda Plautz

Leona Amanda Plautz

Apr 16, 2010

Leona Plautz, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Jebsen) Litka, was born March 22, 1917, in Grant Township, IA. She was raised and attended country schools in the Sutherland area. After graduating high school, Leona became a dental assistant. Leona married Arnold Plautz on December 6, 1964 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland. Leona was a member of Bethel...

Heather Strandberg

Heather Strandberg

Apr 14, 2010

Heather Strandberg, the daughter of Bruce and Bonnie Vrana Rahn, was born October 22, 1971, in Sac City, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from Sac Community High School where she was active in sports and music. Heather continued her education at Wayne State, while there she was involved in Choir and traveled with them to Europe twice...

Stanley William Lanning

Stanley William Lanning

Apr 14, 2010

Stanley William Lanning, the son of William and Mildred (Cran) Lanning, was born December 14, 1915 in Pioneer, IA. His childhood years were spent in Bradgate, Iowa, where he received his early education in country schools. Stan married Eileen Davis on May 1, 1942. Stan entered the military in November 1942 and served with the U.S. Army during WWII until...

Ella 'Sally' Louise Barman

Ella 'Sally' Louise Barman

Apr 14, 2010

Ella Louise Barman, the daughter of Bernhardt and Bertha (Centner) Philiph, was born December 2, 1911 on the family farm in Westport Township, Dickinson County, Iowa. She received her early education at the Center Country School and continued her schooling at Everly High school, graduating with the class of 1930. Following her schooling, she taught school for one year at...

Vernon John Schoorman

Vernon John Schoorman

Apr 14, 2010

Vernon John Schoorman, the son of Kenneth and Helen June (Brigham) Schoorman, was born December 23, 1943 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm west of Fostoria, where he received his education at Summit #2 country school through 7th grade. He continued his education at Milford High School, where he graduated from in 1962. Vernon joined...

Ann Parsons Tuttle

Ann Parsons Tuttle

Apr 14, 2010

Ann Parsons Tuttle, 93, quietly passed away in Hartley on April 14 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer 's disease. The daughter of Carl and Adelia Parsons, Ann grew up in Spirit Lake, along with her brothers Carl Jr., John, Rod and Carlisle. After high school she moved to Spencer, where she married Frank Tuttle in 1942. Ann was a...

Harry 'Red' Lawayne Baxter

Harry 'Red' Lawayne Baxter

Apr 12, 2010

Harry LaWayne "Red" Baxter, the son of Ernest and Elnora Long Baxter, was born October 11, 1934 in Ayrshire, Iowa. He received his early education in Ayrshire and finished his schooling from the Silver Lake Consolidated School in Ayrshire. Following his schooling, Red worked as a farm hand. On November 13, 1954, Red married Alberta Hockett. Red worked for Spencer...

Marian Jean Monthei

Marian Jean Monthei

Apr 10, 2010

Marian Jean Monthei daughter of Frank and Hazel (Hasty) Scheuermann was born April 18, 1935 on her mothers' birthday. She attended country school and in 1953 graduated from Cooper High School, Cooper, IA. On August 22, 1954 she joined in marriage to Daniel Roy Monthei to this union was born Carla and Kelly. Marian worked at the Spencer Municipal Hospital...

Keith Mugge

Keith Mugge

Apr 9, 2010

Keith George Mugge, the son of Arthur and Grace (Hessenius) Mugge, was born March 26, 1927, in O'Brien County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. During his younger years, he farmed with his father on the family farm. He later worked as a salesman with his brother-in-law,...

Dick George Beving

Dick George Beving

Apr 8, 2010

Dick George Beving, the son of George Antone and Alta (Winterboer) Beving, was born November 11, 1919. He attended rural schools and graduated from Okoboji Consolidated High School. In January of 1942 he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific until September of 1945. In the summer of 1948, he met Beverly Kohn at a dance at the...

Jack Jordan

Jack Jordan

Apr 6, 2010

Elmer Adolph Jordan, the son of Herman and Hannah (Lohrman) Jordan, was born on August 25, 1910 in Summit Twsp., Iowa. When he was 4 years old the family moved to a farm southwest of Spencer. He went to country school and graduated from Spencer High School in 1927.After graduation he farmed southwest of Spencer. On May 28, 1939, Jack...