Obituaries
William "Bill" Welle
Nov 3, 2023
William “Bill” Welle, 80, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023.
A visitation service will begin at 12:30 PM on Friday, November 10 at Faith Lutheran in Spencer followed by a funeral service at 1:30 PM with Pastor Ben Unseth officiating. The graveside service will be at Northlawn Memorial Cemetery in Spencer on Friday afternoon.
Bill was...
Shannon Lee Manwarren
Nov 3, 2023
Shannon Lee Manwarren, 51, of Spencer passed away November 3, 2023, in Waterloo, IA from a cardiac event.
Shannon was born February 4, 1972, in Spencer to Kenneth “Doc” and Val (Tripp) Manwarren. He attended Spencer High School and graduated in 1991 where he met Krista Parks and they married later that year. They welcomed two boys, Tanner and Blake...
Karen Louise Jackson
Oct 30, 2023
Karen Louise Jackson, the daughter of Carl and Madelene (Gibbs) Johnson, was born on October 5, 1938, in Spirit Lake, IA. She was raised on a farm and received her early education in Terril, graduating from Terril Community High School.
On March 10, 1957, she married Gary Jackson in Terril. Following their marriage, they lived near...
Kevin Ray Black
Oct 29, 2023
Kevin Ray Black, the son of William and Alice (Mehan) Black, was born on April 16, 1962, in Spencer, Iowa. He was raised on a farm outside of Spencer and graduated from Clay Central High School in 1980. Upon graduation he embarked on a career as an Auctioneer serving Spencer and the Great Lakes Area for many years.
In 2001, he moved to Vermillion, SD, where...
Donald Dean Tillis
Oct 29, 2023
Donald Dean Tillis, 92 of Spencer passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Donald was born on September 26, 1931, to Richard and Mabel (Krout) Tillis in Ashton, IA.
Donald’s family moved to California in Pursuit of his father’s occupation. He met Donna in 1959 during a brief trip to Iowa and they wed in 1959 and never...
Dean Ricker
Oct 29, 2023
Dean John Ricker, son of Earl Kenneth and Pearl Margaret (Broadbent) Ricker was born February 6, 1927 in Park Rapids MN. He spent his childhood years growing up on a farm and attended school at Park Rapids School. He enlisted in the Army/Airforce. After his military service he moved to Spirit Lake IA and was employed by Iowa...
Robert Pena
Oct 23, 2023
Robert Pena passed away on October 23, 2023, at the Providence Holy Cross Hospital in Missions Hills, California.
Robert was born December 15, 1932, in Jerome, Arizona. He moved to San Fernando, California with his parents.
After High School, Robert worked various jobs for Lockheed Martin in California.
He married Donna Selzer, the love of his...
Lucile "Lucy" May Steffen
Oct 18, 2023
Lucile May “Lucy” Steffen, daughter of Gilbert Levi and May Rowena (Schlosser) Olson, was born August 15, 1929 in Ruthven, Iowa. She spent her early childhood years in the Lost Island Lake area and attended Lake Center School. She and her parents moved to Spencer where Lucy continued her schooling and worked part-time for a Spencer family starting at age...
Linda Susan Madison
Oct 16, 2023
Linda Susan (Smith) Madison , 73 of Spencer, Iowa is with her Heavenly Father. She died Monday, October 16, 2023 surrounded by her family at the Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness. Linda will be missed by her family, friends and her beloved cat, SmokyJo. She graduated from Iowa State University and was a social worker for...
Nancy Dee Garrett
Oct 14, 2023
Nancy Dee Garrett, of Baltimore, MD, most recently residing with her daughter in Spencer, IA, died October, 14, 2023. She was 62 years old.Nancy was born May 4, 1961, to William and Helen Garrett. She is survived by her siblings: Carolyn & Donald Chambers, Judith and Barry Scheitlin, and Angela Burns. She is also survived by her children, Jennifer and...
Judith Nibbelink
Oct 12, 2023
Judith (Brees) Nibbelink, 77, of Aurelia, Iowa passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, at Careage Hills Nursing Home on October 12th after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Judy was born on June 26th, 1946 in Cherokee, Iowa to Loma (Robinson) and Wilbur Brees. She graduated from Sioux Valley High School in Linn Grove,...
Barbara Jean Cuttell
Oct 9, 2023
Barbara Jean Means Cuttell was born May 9, 1942, to Myrtle Mynhier Means and Richard Means in Oklahoma City. She was called Bobbie by family and friends in Oklahoma and known as Barb to everyone else. She attended Harding High School in Oklahoma City and attended the University of Missouri where she studied mathematics.
Barbara...
Teresa "Terri" Magdalena Kopel
Oct 9, 2023
Teresa M. “Terri” Kopel, 91, of Spencer, IA, died at St. Luke Lutheran Home just after midnight on October 9, 2023 after a brief illness. She was the best daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother one could ever hope to have.
Teresa Magdalena Rohner was born November 21, 1931 in Iowa City IA, the youngest of the seven children of...
Jeffrey James Triplett
Oct 5, 2023
Jeffrey James Triplett, the son of Tom and Arlene (Giese) Triplett, was born on March 22, 1957 in Cherokee, IA. He was raised in Sutherland on the family farm which was established in the late 1800’s. He attended school in Sutherland, graduating from Sutherland High School and then graduating from NICC with an Associates degree as an electrician.
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Edwin LeRoy Bayne
Sep 29, 2023
Edwin L. Bayne, age 95 died September 27, 2023 at the Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa. Born October 5, 1927, in Detroit, MI, Ed was the son of William Leroy and Grace Bayne. On July 23, 1970, he married Mary Louise Morrison Wilkerson in Washington, Iowa.
A 1945 graduate of Oakville, Iowa High School, Ed graduated...
Scott Lee Brown
Sep 28, 2023
Scott Lee Brown, 70, of Peterson, Iowa, died in the comfort of his own home on September 28th, 2023 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Scott was born September 9th, 1953, second of five children to Jim and Mary (Mason) Brown. He graduated from Sioux Valley High School, 1971. He went on to marry Debra Syndergaard, July 7th, 1972....
Estel Glen Fairchild
Sep 27, 2023
Estel Glen Fairchild was born on a farm near Terril, Iowa on October 6, 1929. He was the son of Enos and Bess (Shaffer) Fairchild. He attended Terril schools and graduated in 1947. He attended Estherville Junior College before he started farming in the Terril area in 1949. Estel married Audrey Fransen on February 13, 1953. Estel was a member...
Barbara Jean Phillips
Sep 22, 2023
Barbara Jean (Bill) Phillips, 72, of Spencer, Iowa died in Sioux Falls, SD on September 22, 2023. She was the second of four children to Robert and Doris (Ulrich) Bill. She was married to her husband Al Phillips for nearly 40 years.
Barb was an energetic, independent, strong-willed woman who at age 55, obtained her Registered Nursing (RN) degree. Barb...
Elvera Matilda Eckert
Sep 22, 2023
Elvera “Vera” Matilda (Gade) Eckert, 95, passed away at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, IA on September 22, 2023.
Vera, the daughter of Ernest and Alma (Wichtendahl) Gade, was born in West Bend, IA on September 16, 1928. She had six siblings: Leonard, Hulda, Armin, Elaine, Alice, and Donald. According to Vera, her parents were strict about “our religious...
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