Obituaries
Ardis Mae Heien
Dec 28, 2008
Ardis Mae Heien, the daughter of George Raymond and Flossie Alice Nelson Gerking, was born September 21, 1929, in Sloan, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sloan where she received her education in country schools. Her family later moved to Onawa, IA, where she continued her education, graduating from Onawa High School. Ardis attended a Beauty School in Sioux...
Kendall Lee Meyer
Dec 28, 2008
Kendall Lee Meyer, the son of Donald and Ruth "Beatrice" Johnson Meyer, was born July 18, 1940, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, Iowa. He graduated from High School in Orange County California. He then joined the United States Navy and served for four years where he completed his training as a Communications Technician, class...
Ferne Irene Thorne
Dec 27, 2008
Ferne Irene Thorne, the daughter of John and Luella Smith Huss, was born September 28, 1910, in Correctionville, Iowa. Ferne received her early education in Correctionville and graduated from the Correctionville High School. Ferne married Frank Stoneking. Following their marriage, they lived in the Primghar. Ferne worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone from 1930 to 1949. On August...
Rona Haberman
Dec 23, 2008
Rona Haberman, the daughter of Palmer and Norma (Weller) Teslow, was born May 18, 1940, in Sioux Falls, SD. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Falls where she attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1959. After graduation, Rona worked in Sioux Falls. It was there that she met Roger Haberman. They were united in marriage on...
Dixie Rae Norgaard
Dec 22, 2008
Dixie Rae Norgaard, the daughter of Todd E. and Tricia (Arndt) Norgaard, was born September 27, 1988, in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Dickens, IA. She attended preschool through 6th grade at South Clay Community School, and continued her schooling in Spencer for three years where she played junior high football. She then attended Ruthven-Ayrshire High School...
Lester William Dykstra
Dec 22, 2008
Lester William Dykstra, son of Dowina Louise Dykstra (Dorothy) and Adrian Michael Dykstra (Ed) was born February 15, 1933 in Canistota, SD and died December 22, 2008 at his daughter's home in Jackson, WY. As an infant, he moved with his family to the rural Everly, IA area in 1934, attending primary school at the Waterford Country School and high...
Floyd Milton Petersen
Dec 20, 2008
Floyd Milton Petersen, the son of Jens Peter Petersen and Florence Maccabee Petersen, was born November 17, 1919, in Royal, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Royal where he received his education. On August 25, 1946, Floyd married Lois Jipson in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the Royal area where they began farming. In the early...
Shirley Ann Newcomb
Dec 19, 2008
Shirley Ann Newcomb, the daughter of Willard and Maxine Craig Hively, was born May 18, 1929 in Dickens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following her schooling, she worked at National Foods and later Spencer Hospital for 12 � years. Shirley married Earl Henaman in 1947 and Earl...
Dorothy Maxine Nielsen
Dec 19, 2008
Dorothy Maxine Nielsen, the daughter of Arthur and Stella (Lawson) Olson was born on November 1, 1923 on the family farm near Kimball, MN. At an early age her family moved to Spencer where she attended Spencer Schools until the 10th grade and completed her G.E.D. later in 1974. She was so proud of graduating from high school the same...
Steven Ward Huckfelt
Dec 17, 2008
Steven Ward Huckfelt, the son of Donald and Luella Crawford Huckfelt, was born October 27, 1950 in Canton, SD. He was baptized at the Canton Lutheran Church in 1951. Steven moved with his family to Vermillion, S.D. and then to Spencer, Iowa in 1963. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1968 and he was confirmed at Bethany Lutheran Church...
James Getting
Dec 15, 2008
James Ray "J.R." Getting was born in Sanborn, Iowa on August 1, 1937 to Leslie and Margret (Pippinger) Getting. He was baptized on November 5, 1937 at the Methodist Church in Sanborn. Jim attended school in Sanborn and graduated from Sanborn High School in 1955. After high school, Jim continued his education for two years at Morningside College in Sioux...
Lowene Belva Gray
Dec 14, 2008
Lowene Belva Gray, the daughter of David and Ilo (Watson) Brallier, was born on June 12, 1923 in Greenville, IA. She received her early education in Greenville and then attended and graduated from high school in Lake Center, south of Terril, IA. On November 28, 1942, Lowene married Richard Gray in Spencer, IA. Following their marriage, the couple lived in...
Lola Belle Taylor
Dec 9, 2008
Lola Belle Taylor, the daughter of George and Florence (Burwell) Essick, was born on July 6, 1924, in Webb, Iowa. She received her early education attending schools in the Webb, Gillett Grove and Dickens area. Lola married Roy Taylor on September 27, 1943 in Dickens, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed east and south of Dickens. Lola was a member...
Shirley Evon Smith
Dec 7, 2008
Shirley Evon Smith, the daughter of Charles L. and Elsie L. Plinske DeWeese, was born September 14, 1936 in Salix, Iowa. Her early years, were spent on the farm in Salix, where she received her early education. Later, she moved to Whiting, Iowa with her sister, Marj, and brother-in-law, Raymond Daniels for one year. She then moved to Spencer to...
Catherine Margaret Peters
Dec 6, 2008
Catharine 'Kate' M. Peters, 95, of Kenyon, Minn., formerly of Sutherland, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at the Kenyon Sunset Home. Kate was born Oct. 3, 1913 in Sutherland the daughter of William and Catharina (Feddersen) Peters. Catharine graduated from Sutherland High School. She worked for the West Iowa Telephone Company as an operator and later as office manager,...
David Wayne Nelson
Dec 6, 2008
David Wayne Nelson, the son of Theodore Martin and Ruth Strelow Nelson, was born September 29, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Royal area, where he attended and graduated from Royal Community School. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. David married Nola Marilyn...
Willard C. Lubbers
Dec 3, 2008
Willard C. Lubbers, the son of Albertus and Helena Doeksen Lubbers, was born March 21, 1919 in Orange City, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Orange City, where he received his education, graduating from Orange City High School. Later, he continued his education at Northwestern College in Orange City. He entered the military in March of 1941 and served...
Chester 'Chet' Eugene Taylor
Dec 1, 2008
Chester "Chet" Eugene Taylor, the son of Jesse W. and Linda Dickens Taylor, was born May 20, 1921 in Springfield, MO. His childhood years were spent in Springfield, where he received his education, graduating from Springfield High School in 1939. Chet married Dorothy McCarty on May 15, 1941 in Ozark, MO. Following their marriage, they lived in Missouri, where he...
Service Of Remembrance - 2008
Dec 1, 2008
Approximately 175 people attended our Service of Remembrance Program held Monday, December 1, 2008 at the Hope Reformed Church in Spencer. We would like to thank all those for their attendance and also would like to thank those who participated in the service including: Hospice of Northwest Iowa, The area ministers, musicians and volunteers from the church who served cookies...
Faye Braunschweig
Nov 30, 2008
Margaret Faye Braunschweig, the daughter of Lawrence and Marie Roberts (Gregory) Phillips, was born March 23, 1924, in Monroe, LA. Her childhood years were spent in Oak Ridge, LA, where she received her education, graduating from Oak Ridge High School. Faye married Gladwin Braunschweig on April 22, 1945. Following their marriage, they lived in the Sutherland and Peterson area, where...
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