Obituaries
Howard 'Burrel' Matthews
Feb 21, 2010
Howard Burrel Matthews was born February 2, 1913, to Howard and Martha Alice (McClay) Matthews on a farm northeast of Webb, IA, and died on February 21, 2010, at the Spencer Municipal Hospital at the age of 97 years. Burrel was the second of three children including his older sister, Irma (Woodford) and his younger brother, Darrel. Burrel attended rural...
Thelma Weiland Wiese
Feb 20, 2010
Thelma Weiland Wiese, the daughter of Christopher and Ruth (Vandemark) Weiland, was born October 26, 1928 in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm near Spencer, where she received her education. Thelma married Amos Wiese on November 17, 1946 in Spencer. Throughout their marriage they lived in Spencer, before moving to Golden, Colorado, where she has resided for...
Luther 'Lu' Lafayette Heller
Feb 18, 2010
Luther Heller, 88, of Worthington, Minnesota, formerly of Royal, Iowa died February 18, 2010 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, MN. Born April 8, 1921 in Council Bluffs, IA he was the son of Luther and Belle Heller. He married Bonnie Bruce on September 5, 1948 in Fremont, NE. She died on November 2, 2000. He was raised through...
Ione Marie Mathison
Feb 15, 2010
Ione Marie Mathison, the daughter of Joe and Mabel Stitz, was born September 17, 1921 in Sioux Rapids, IA. Her family moved to Spencer, IA when Ione was four years old, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School in 1939. Ione married Edward Kenneth Mathison on January 31, 1940 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they continued...
Clarence Elvin Birchard
Feb 14, 2010
Clarence Elvin Birchard, the son of Clayton and Myrtle Irene (Prentice) Birchard, was born on June 19, 1921, in Gillett Grove, IA. He was raised, and received his early education by attending country schools, in the Gillett Grove area. Clarence married Alma Roskens on February 23, 1949 in Fostoria, IA. Following their marriage, they lived in the rural Fostoria area....
Theodore H. Fischer
Feb 13, 2010
Theodore "Ted" Fischer, the son of William and Ida Miller Fischer, was born October 17, 1917, in Hartley, Iowa. He received his early education in country schools and graduated in 1936. Ted married Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Kupper on January 5, 1943, in Royal. Following their marriage, they lived in Lake Park for one year, moved to Hartley for 3 years,...
Leona Margaret Skaar
Feb 11, 2010
Leona Margaret Skaar, the daughter of E.W. and Freda (Langholz) Kraft, was born February 19, 1918, in Brewster, MN. Her childhood years were spent in Paullina, where she received her early education at Zion Lutheran School. She later continued her education at Meridan High School where she graduated in 1935. Following her schooling, she worked at different homes and at...
Opal Dubois
Feb 11, 2010
Opal LaVonne DuBois, the daughter of Freddie LeRoy and Mary Helen (Hubbard) Thompson was born on October 3, 1919, in Moorhead, IA. She received her early education there until her senior year when her family moved to Sioux Rapids, IA, where she graduated. After high school, Opal attended Buena Vista and Cedar Falls College where she obtained her teaching certificate....
Jadin Diane Vega
Feb 10, 2010
Survivors Her parents: Josh and Courtney (Vega) Rook of Sutherland, Iowa; one sister, Mea J. Vega at home; his grandparents: Angela and Virgil Powell of Sutherland, Iowa; great grandparents: Pearl Powell of Sutherland, Iowa and Susan and Clayton Muller of Marble Hill, Missouri; many other relatives and acquaintances whose lives she touched. LITTLE ANGELS When God calls little children to...
Larry Joe Miller
Feb 9, 2010
Larry Joe Miller, the son of Leland and Gwendolyn (Bundy) Miller, was born at home on January 27, 1952 in Milford, IA. His childhood years were spent in Milford where he received his education, graduating from Milford High School in 1970. Larry married Pamela Johnson on July 12, 1975, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly, IA. Following their marriage, they...
Brian Rustan Hoover
Feb 9, 2010
Brian Rustan Hoover, the son of Don (Rusty) and Jan Randeris Hoover was born in Spencer, IA on March 30th, 1977. Brian grew up in the Webb area and attended South Clay Community Schools during his elementary and junior high years. Brian graduated from Sioux Central Community Schools and continued his education at Iowa Lakes Community College where he graduated...
Harold Henry Phelps
Feb 9, 2010
Harold Henry "Blackie" Phelps, the son of Ernest and Goldie (Stanton) Phelps, was born September 19, 1922 in Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal, where he received his education. Following his schooling, he entered the military, where he served with the U.S. Air Corps during WWII from 1942 until his honorable discharge in 1945. Harold married Eleanor...
Raymond Fuller
Feb 7, 2010
SERVICES Private Family Services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
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....
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