Obituaries
Nelda Frances Baker
Feb 5, 2010
Nelda Frances Baker, the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Plagman) Burgeson, was born September 28, 1909 in Oakes, ND. Her childhood years were spent in the Peterson, Iowa area, where she received her early education in country schools, later graduating from Peterson High School. Nelda married Wayne Lowell Baker on July 11, 1928 at her parent's house north of Peterson....
Lowell Vernon Elliott
Feb 4, 2010
Lowell Vernon Elliott, the son of Frank and Clara Ramsey Elliott, was born January 3, 1920 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Greenville/Rossie area, where he received his education. On April 9, 1939, Lowell was united in marriage to Blanche Skinner in Papillion, NE. Following their marriage, they lived in Everly, Spencer, and Royal, before moving...
Alden Ivar Franseen
Feb 4, 2010
Alden Ivar Franseen was born on December 7, 1921, to Anna (Mainquist) Franseen and Axel Ivar Franseen in Stanton, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in Stanton, graduated from Red Oak High School and entered the Navy in WW II. Bible camp was where Alden met Dorothy Gustafson in 1945. They were later married and had four children; Linda,...
Doris May Pixler
Feb 3, 2010
Doris May Gardner was born to Harry and Barbara Daisy (Bock) Gardner on March 16, 1918, in Sargent, Nebraska. She moved at a young age to Erickson, Nebraska, where she attended elementary through high school. She attended Grand Island Business College for 2 years, where she met Ivan G. Pixler of Pierson, Iowa. They married June 9, 1938, and moved...
Ervine M. Wilson
Feb 3, 2010
Ervine Marion Wilson was born June 3, 1917 to Warner and Fina (Hartman) Peelgren of Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her education, graduating from Webb High School. She married Julius S. Chestelson in June 23, 1947. They farmed their river bottom farm in the Webb area until they retired, spending their winters in...
Aline G. Roskens
Feb 2, 2010
Aline G. Roskens, the daughter of George and Anna (Stille) Kaiser, was born September 7, 1916, in Storm Lake, IA. Her early childhood years were spent in the Storm Lake and Schaller area. At the age of 12 her family moved to the Milford area and she graduated from the Okoboji School in rural Milford. On January 1, 1938, Aline...
Orton Marcus Hanson
Feb 1, 2010
Orton Marcus Hanson, the son of Henry and Martha Nelson Hanson, was born December 3, 1917 in Brady, MT and raised in Polson, MT on the south shore of the Flathead Lake. Orton served in the Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946. He was a tail gunner in a B24 aircraft and participated in a Search and Rescue Unit....
Wesley Fred Jespersen
Feb 1, 2010
Wesley Fred Jespersen, son of Lawrence Henry Jespersen and Martha Gertrude (Paulsen) Jespersen, was born May 15, 1927 in Spencer, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Royal. His childhood and school age years were spent in Royal and Rossie, graduating from Rossie High School in 1945. Wesley served in the Marines in 1945. Following...
Mary Alice Peterson
Jan 31, 2010
Mary Alice Krout Peterson, the daughter of Clarence (Bud) and Bessie (North) Krout was born November 30, 1936 in rural Storm Lake, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake and Marathon where she received her education. She married Elwyn Leroy Peterson on April 10, 1954. To this marriage, 3 children were born: Sheri, Lori, and Jerry in Sioux...
Deane Albert Goodale
Jan 30, 2010
Deane Albert Goodale, the son of Franklin Starr and Helen Alberta (McDowell) Goodale, was born June 15, 1925 in La Puente, CA. His childhood years were spent in California, where he received his early education. His family moved to Spencer, Iowa, when Deane was in 11th grade and he later graduated from Spencer High School. He entered the military and...
Helen Haaland
Jan 28, 2010
Margaret Helen Haaland, the daughter of Robert Lee and Lola Albertus (Bigler) Meredith, was born on December 17, 1927, in the original farmhouse on her family's farm in Clay County. She was raised and received her early education in Rossie, where she graduated from Rossie High School in 1946. Helen lived her entire life on the farm with the exception...
Judy Lee Spence
Jan 27, 2010
Judy Lee Spence, the daughter of Jerry and Mabel (Long) Strohman, was born September 11, 1948, in Emmetsburg, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Ayrshire and Emmetsburg, where she received her early education. After her mother's death, she moved to her brother's home in Fenton, IA, where she finished her education, graduating from Fenton High School in 1967. Judy...
Kathryn A Johnston
Jan 26, 2010
Kathryn A. Johnston, the daughter of Andrew and Kate (Burke) Johnson, was born July 26, 1922 on a farm near Anita, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Atlantic, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Atlantic High School in 1939. Following her schooling, she worked as a telephone operator for the telephone company in Atlantic. She later worked...
Richard W. Rasmuson
Jan 25, 2010
Richard Wesley Rasmuson, the son of Russell and Elsie (Woods) Rasmuson, was born April 18, 1935 in Garner, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Garner, where he received his education. He entered the military in 1954 and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, until his honorable discharge in 1956. After returning from the service, he lived...
Frank Leroy Huss
Jan 22, 2010
Frank LeRoy Huss, the son of Edward and Charlotte Deegan Huss, was born in Royal, Iowa on September 19, 1923. Frank was raised on a farm south of Everly and attended country school, Alton Boy's School and later graduated from Everly High School. Frank then attended and graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, IA. Frank entered the U.S. Navy Air...
Esther L. Rasmuson
Jan 21, 2010
Esther Louise Rasmuson the daughter of Oren and Edna Skinner, was born March 20, 1926 in Sioux Township, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Spencer High School. Esther married Russell Rasmuson on March 11, 1946 in Jackson, MN. Esther was a fun loving, hard working wife and enjoyed cooking. Esther has lived in San Mateo, CA...
Kyler Eugene Igou
Jan 21, 2010
Kyler Igou, the infant son of Dana Igou and Jessica McCullah was born November 10, 2009 in Sioux Falls, SD. Kyler passed away at the Sanford Childrens Hospital USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD on January 21, 2010. He was preceded in death by his great great-grandparents Jean Evans, Maurine Peterson, Lester Kathman, Glen and Elva Igou, Alvin Morgan,...
Darwin 'Bud' Neil Goodchild
Jan 16, 2010
Darwin "Bud" Neil Goodchild, the son of Lester and Gladys (Grove) Goodchild, was born July 3, 1931 in Havelock, IA. He attended school in Havelock, Lake Center and Papillion, NE. Bud served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1952 to 1954 and was stationed in Germany. On June 15, 1955, he married Ruth Mohr at Zion Lutheran...
Greg Bina
Jan 16, 2010
Gregory John Bina, the son of William and Amanda M. (Jauert) Bina, was born May 25, 1938 in Marquette, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Northeast Iowa along the Mississippi River in New Albin, IA, where he received his education. Greg married Dolores Hinz on May 18, 1960 in South Dakota. Following their marriage, they lived for a short...
Otis 'Bob' Andrews
Jan 15, 2010
Otis Robert Andrews was born April 13, 1921, to Otis R. and Rosella Shea Andrews at Carroll, IA. He received his early education in Carroll, attending St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Carroll High School. He was employed by the State Conservation Commission before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, December 1941, as an Apprentice Seaman. He received Basic Training...
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