Obituaries
Joann Cleo Lawson
Sep 15, 2009
JoAnn Cleo Lawson, the daughter of Earl and Frances (Stowe) Rogers, was born October 4, 1935, in Worthington, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Denison, IA, where she received her early education. Her family later moved to Spencer, IA, where she graduated from Spencer High School. She continued her education at Iowa Lakes Community College and later graduated from...
Eleanor Barry
Sep 7, 2009
Eleanor Irene Barry, the youngest daughter of Henry and Ina Duke, was born on the family farm near Peterson, Iowa on November 20, 1920. Her childhood was spent living and working on the farm with siblings, Zelma and Edna, and cousin, Francis. She attended country school through eighth grade and then Peterson High School, where she graduated in 1938. Eleanor...
Ethel Louise Dean
Sep 5, 2009
The mother of Curtis Dean of Spencer. Ethel Dean, 83, of Spencer, Iowa and formerly of Wheatland and Grand Mound, Iowa, passed away on September 5, 2009 at her home. Services are Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 4:00pm at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland with Pastor Wendy Van Tassell officiating. Ethel was born Ethel Davis on June...
Alvin A. Johnson
Sep 4, 2009
Alvin Arthur Johnson, was born on November 5, 1927, to Art and Etta Miller Johnson. Al was baptized into the Catholic faith at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He attended Lake Center School participating in sports and vocal music, graduating in 1946 at the age of 18. After graduating he worked for various businesses until opening his own business in 1963,...
Bobbie Rae Menke, Sr.
Sep 3, 2009
Bobbie Rae Menke Sr., the son of William and Marie Kammerer Menke, was born September 26, 1931, in Gaza, IA and later moved to Primghar, IA where his parents owned a farm. He received his education and graduated from the Primghar High School in 1950. Bobbie enjoyed sports and played high school football. He joined the Army in January of...
Francis Richard Anderson
Sep 2, 2009
Francis Richard Anderson, the son of H.P. Alfred and Ida Esther Rasmussen Anderson, was born March 5, 1923 in Royal, Iowa. He received his education and graduated from the Royal High School in 1940. In 1943, he entered the Navy Air Corp and received his basic training at Farragut, ID. He then transferred to the U.S. Navel Air School in...
Lloyd Earl Triggs
Sep 1, 2009
Lloyd Earl Triggs, the son of George and Ruth Larson Triggs, was born December 8, 1925 in Laurens, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Laurens before moving to Gillett Grove, where he received his high school diploma in 1943. Following his schooling, he farmed with his dad until entering the military, serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Donna Rae Norgaard
Aug 31, 2009
Donna Rae Norgaard, the daughter of Charles Blakesly and Lucille May Heddinger Underwood, was born March 17, 1932 in Spencer, Iowa. She received her early education and attended Spencer schools. In her teen years, Donna did babysitting and worked for the Spencer Theatre as an usher and popcorn maker. Donna married Alvin Virgil Norgaard on July 2, 1950 at the...
Patrick Gibson
Aug 30, 2009
Patrick "Pat" James Gibson, the son of Albert and Mary Brown Gibson, was born December 28, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Gillett Grove/Dickens area, where he received his education, graduating from Gillett Grove High School in 1954. Following his schooling, he worked for Spencer Foods and raised hogs and cattle while farming in the...
Ruby Mildred Fitzloff
Aug 29, 2009
Ruby Mildred Fitzloff, the daughter of Ebb and Eva Brown Brinkley, was born August 13, 1918 in Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Clay County, where she received her education in country schools. Ruby married Donald Dale Fitzloff on October 2, 1937 in Jackson, Minnesota. Following their marriage, they farmed for many years near Spencer. She was...
Marjorie June Abel
Aug 28, 2009
Marjorie June Abel, the daughter of Harry and Emma Christensen Shook, was born June 29, 1924, in Gruver, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in rural Gruver and Spencer Iowa, where she received her education in country schools and later graduated from Spencer High School. After high school, she performed office work for several different places and lived on her...
Alma Lois Stienstra
Aug 28, 2009
Lois Stienstra was born July 31, 1924 in Orange City, Iowa to Ed and Minnie (Jansma) DeJager. Her childhood years were spent in Orange City, IA, where she received her education, graduating from the Orange City High School in 1941. She then graduated from Northwestern Junior College in Orange City in 1943. After graduation from Northwestern, she worked at an...
Betty Quirk Cone Wrede
Aug 26, 2009
Betty Cone Wrede, 90, of Brandon, SD (formerly Alta, IA) passed at 8 p.m. on August 26, 2009, at St. Luke's Lutheran Home, Spencer. IA, after being comforted by many of her family and friends during the days leading up to her passing. Services will be at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Storm Lake, IA, on Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2009,...
Dennis Ray 'Shorty' Steffens
Aug 26, 2009
Dennis Ray "Shorty" Steffens, the son of Raymond and Pearl (Sass) Steffens, was born June 11, 1944 in Hartley, Iowa. He lived with his family in Hartley for one year, before moving to a farm northeast of Primghar. Shorty received his education at Primghar, graduating from Primghar High School in 1962. After his schooling, Shorty worked for the Highway Patrol...
Mariel Royer Cole
Aug 24, 2009
Mariel Royer Cole, the daughter of Dr. Herman C. and Minnie Royer Struck, was born August 9, 1928 in Kanawha, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Kahawha, where she received her education, graduating from Kanawha High School. She later attended Upper Iowa College for two years. Mariel married James O. Berhow and following their divorce, she married Lewis Cole...
Mary Ellen Smith
Aug 24, 2009
Mary Ellen Smith, the daughter of Giles and Mildred (Ditmer) Ripperger, was born on February 18, 1954, in Afton, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Afton where she graduated from East Union High School. After graduation, she moved to Des Moines where she worked at the Big M Caf� and then at the Airport Holiday Inn...
James 'Mike' Powell
Aug 22, 2009
James Michael (Mike) Powell was born on January 24, 1921 to Theodore Dot and Julia (Sweeney) Powell at their home in Sutherland, Iowa. Mike was baptized into the Catholic faith at Sacred Heart Church, where he was a life long member. He attended Sutherland Community Schools, participating in sports, drama, band and vocal music, graduating in 1938 at age 17....
Carroll 'Stub' Luverne Veitch
Aug 22, 2009
Carroll "Stub" Luverne Veitch, the son of George Leslie and Vennetta Eldora Mitchell Veitch, was born July 12, 1920 in Greenville, IA. His childhood years were spent in Greenville where he received his early education and graduated from the Greenville High School in 1937. In 1940, Carroll moved to San Diego where he worked at an aircraft factory. He married...
Edna May Hein
Aug 20, 2009
EdnaMay Hein, the daughter of Balthasar and Helen (Gutknecht) Durst, was born on June 1, 1925, in rural Spencer, IA. She received her early education at a country school in rural Spencer and graduated from Lake Center High School in 1942. On December 23, 1943, she was united in marriage to Darrel Hein in Dickens, IA. To this union two...
Elizabeth Ann 'Betty' Fischer
Aug 18, 2009
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Fischer, the daughter of John J. and Edna Riessen Kupper, was born July 7, 1921 in Hartley, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Everly, where she received her education, graduating from Everly High School in 1939. She worked at the Drug Store in Everly from 1939 until 1941. Betty married Ted Fischer on January 5, 1943...
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