Obituaries
Raymond Wilbur Koehnk
Apr 3, 2010
Raymond Wilbur Koehnk, the son of Otto and Anna Koehnk, was born on October 12, 1920 on a farm near Moneta, Iowa. After graduating from Everly High School in 1939, he attended the University of Iowa, where he was a member of the 1942 Iowa Big Ten championship baseball team. In August of 1943, he was married to Alvena Winterboer...
Ellie Remillard
Apr 2, 2010
Eleanor "Ellie" Evelyn Remillard, was born December 20, 1930 in Knox County, Nebraska to James and Mamie (Foreman) Frank. She attended country school near her home. After graduating from high school in 1949 at Verdigre, Nebraska, she worked a few years in Omaha, Nebraska. Eleanor moved to Iowa, where she met and married Wayne Remillard on May 16, 1954. She...
Earl Stanley Norgaard
Apr 2, 2010
Earl Stanley Norgaard, the son of Hans Peter and Christine Marie Buttker Norgaard, was born February 11, 1927 in Colter, Iowa. When he was a child, his family moved to the Spencer area where he received his early education and graduated from the Spencer High School in 1944. Following his schooling, Earl enlisted with the National Guard and served for...
Ervin Albert Behrens
Apr 1, 2010
Ervin Albert Behrens, was born September 23, 1920, at Johnson, Minnesota to John and Sophia Fuhrman Behrens. Ervin was baptized on October 17, 1920 and confirmed on April 5, 1936 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Johnson, Minnesota. He completed his eighth grade education in Wheaton, Minnesota. After farming in Minnesota, Ervin moved to Everly, Iowa in 1948 and purchased...
Robert C. Wede
Apr 1, 2010
Robert Christian Wede (Bob), age 86 of Peterson, Iowa, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. Bob was born on July 26, 1923, at home near Peterson, Iowa, the eldest son of Chris and Viola (Noethe) Wede. He was baptized as an infant and confirmed as a youth in the Catholic faith. On June...
Mace Allen Hershberger
Mar 31, 2010
Mace Allen Hershberger, the son of James Monroe and Floy Evelyn (Baumgartner) Hershberger, was born March 24, 1962 in Ft. Wachuka, AZ. His childhood years were spent in Normal, Illinois, where he received his early education. Mace moved with his family to Storm Lake, Iowa in 1970, when his father became head coach of Buena Vista College. Mace continued his...
Donald Eugene Sorensen
Mar 31, 2010
Donald Eugene Sorensen, the son of Fred and Frances Sorensen, was born on September 4, 1935 in Superior, Iowa. After graduating from Spirit Lake High School in 1952, he entered the United States Air Force where he honorably served his country until September 1974. In April of 1958, he was married to Jacqueline R. O'Hearn and had four children, Duane...
Bonnie Lucille Quirin
Mar 30, 2010
Bonnie Lucille Quirin, the daughter of Harry and Rachel (Marrington) Baird, was born on December 13, 1927, in Schaller, Iowa. She received her education in Schaller and graduated from Schaller High School in May of 1945. She was employed at State Bank of Schaller until 1948, when she married Earlyn Quirin. They farmed north of Alta until moving to Spencer...
Milton Leroy Conrad
Mar 30, 2010
Milton LeRoy Conrad, the son of Walter and Anna (Speth) Conrad, was born August 25, 1917 in Tulare, SD. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Langdon, Iowa, where he received his education at Meadow Township #7 country school. Following his schooling, Milton helped farmers in the area. Milton entered the United States Army in 1942 serving in...
Gladys Katherine Lydia Fry
Mar 28, 2010
Gladys Katherine Lydia Fry, the daughter of Charles and Louise (Topp) Jurries, was born March 7, 1913 in Frankford, IL. She attended school in Sherburn, MN and Estherville, IA. She was united in marriage to Virgil Fry on February 14, 1933 in Jackson, MN. She and Virgil farmed near Emmetsburg, Curlew and Laurens. In 1970, she moved to Spencer, where...
Eugena Mae Watson
Mar 28, 2010
Eugena Mae Watson, the daughter of Errol and Nellie (Hammond) Dillon was born July 1, 1917 in Lamberton, MN. At a very young age she moved with her family to Union, Iowa where she received her early education, graduating from high school there in 1935. She attended Ellsworth Junior College and Buena Vista College to earn her BA. After several...
Ida Marie Peterson
Mar 23, 2010
Marie Peterson, the daughter of George and Flossie Bell (Faulkner) Franklin, was born September 7, 1909 in LeMars, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. After graduation, she attended the Thompson School of Beauty in Des Moines, IA. Marie married Thornton S. Penn on July 20, 1929 in Adel,...
John Aaron Young
Mar 23, 2010
John Aaron Young, the son of Daymon and Sally (Boydston), was born on February 17, 1974, in Yankton, South Dakota. John grew up in the Fort Dodge area, receiving his early education in Otho and then attending high school in Fort Dodge. After graduation, he attended Iowa Central Community College, where he received his associate degree in law enforcement. Following...
Lisa Ann Falline
Mar 17, 2010
Lisa Ann (Dunn) Falline, the daughter of Robert and Doris (Bruning) Dunn, was born January 16, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa. Lisa's childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education. Lisa had been working at Wild Rose Casino in Emmetsburg, Iowa until August 2009. Lisa thoroughly enjoyed anything that had to do with horses. She loved her cats,...
Gerrit P. 'Bob' Porter
Mar 16, 2010
Gerrit "Bob" Porter of Spencer Iowa was born August 10, 1917, near Brunsville, Iowa, and passed away March 16, 2010, in Spencer, Iowa, at the age of 92. He was the son of Peter and Fredericka Porter. They moved to a farm east of Hospers when he was 10 yrs old. He graduated from Archer High School in 1936 and...
Allen Bell
Mar 14, 2010
Allen Floyd Bell, the son of John and Sally (West) Bell, was born on April 16, 1961, in Cherokee, IA. Al was raised and attended school in Storm Lake where he also met his childhood sweetheart, Holly Adele Boardman. On May 18, 1985, they married and together they had two children: Mary Ellen Joy and A.J. Later, Al was united...
Viola Marie Mcguire
Mar 9, 2010
Viola Marie McGuire, the daughter of Edward Charles and Margaret May (Herring) Ryan, was born January 22, 1913 in Elk Point, South Dakota. Her childhood years were spent in Elk Point, where she received her education. She was married to Thomas Leonard McGuire on September 15, 1948 in Elk Point. They farmed in the Beresford, SD area and later near...
Esther Josephine Radley
Mar 5, 2010
Esther Josephine Radley, the daughter of Henry and Hazel Mendenhall Nicholson, was born August 16, 1915 in Peterson, IA. After graduating from Peterson High School, Esther lived in Battle Creek for five years before settling in Spencer. Esther married Ernest Radley on March 27, 1943 in South Sioux City, NE and was a homemaker. Esther enjoyed attending the First Baptist...
Virginia May Traughber
Mar 2, 2010
Virginia May Johnson, the daughter of Clarence and Frieda Langhoff Johnson, was born November 17, 1921 in Spencer, Iowa. At an early age her parents moved to New Ulm, Minnesota where she was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on April 10, 1922. When she was in the 4th grade her parents moved to Greenville, Iowa where she finished her...
Robert Wakefield
Feb 28, 2010
Robert W. Wakefield, the son of Miranda and Margaret (Kail) Wakefield was born March 18, 1920 in Moline, IL. He attended several grade schools before graduating from High School in Des Moines, IA. He then attended University of Iowa for two years before joining the United States Army during WWII. Robert worked as a registered land surveyor and was an...
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