Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...



