Obituaries
Joseph Alan Nieman
Nov 30, 2008
Joseph Alan Nieman, the son of James and Gloria (Buechler) Nieman, was born on April 14, 1987 in Hartley, Iowa. He received his early education in Hartley and graduated from Spencer High School in 2005. Joe continued his education in Estherville and Cedar Rapids where he met Emily Queck. Joe and Emily gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Natalee Ann....
Robert Dittman
Nov 29, 2008
SERVICES Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spencer. OFFICIATING Father Brent Lingle Father Harry McAlpine CASKET BEARERS Burlin Matthews - Eldon Kopel Sid Durham - Chuck White Chuck Schmidt - J.P. Greer VISITATION No Visitation MUSIC Organist - Marianne Fuchsen Soloist - Alissa Schipper INTERMENT St. Patrick's...
Bill O'Hearn
Nov 28, 2008
Bill E. O'Hearn, 61, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD on November 28, 2008. A memorial service is being planned for a later date in the Spring of 2009. Bill Eugene O'Hearn, the son of Eugene and Bernice Bierman O'Hearn, was born October 29, 1947 in Spencer, Iowa. He was the only child...
Lena (Lee) V. Steely Wright
Nov 28, 2008
Lena "Lee" V. Steely-Wright, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Gordy) Ulin, was born February 14, 1913 in Ottumwa, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she received her education, graduating from Washington High School. Lee married Guy Nelson Steely on August 4, 1936 and to this union three children were born, Jacklynn, Roger and...
Cecelia Anna Franker
Nov 25, 2008
Cecelia Anna Franker, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Westphal) Klinker, was born June 14, 1918, in O'Brien County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent moving around northwest Iowa. She received her education in Moneta schools. Cecelia married Earl Franker on September 16, 1935, in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed near Royal for 43 years until their retirement...
Donald Munger, Jr.
Nov 25, 2008
Donald Burdette Munger Jr., the son of Donald and Doris (Nielson-Dalby) Munger Sr., was born April 1, 1950, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Peterson, IA. He attended and graduated from Sioux Valley Community School in 1968. Following graduation, Don joined the Army until his honorable discharge. He then worked in construction as well...
Bonnie Gail Pingel Reed
Nov 24, 2008
Bonnie Gail (Cobb, Pingel) Reed, the daughter of George and Berneice (Moody) Cobb, was born January 26, 1925 on a farm two miles north of Rossie, Iowa where she lived the first twenty years of her life. She received her education in Rossie Consolidated School, where she graduated in 1942. She attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake for two...
Patricia Lou Jones
Nov 24, 2008
Patricia Lou Jones, the daughter of Roy Kenneth and Margaret Genevieve Sorlie Johnson, was born January 27, 1940 in Hardy, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Renwick High School in 1957. Pat continued her education at Waldorf College and graduated with an A.A. in 1960, she then attended Augustana College and graduated with a B.S. in...
Carlo Johanne Andersen
Nov 21, 2008
Carlo Johanne Andersen, the son of Hartman and Anna (Lundblad) Andersen, was born July 15, 1918 in Webb, Iowa. Carlo grew up in Gillett Grove, Iowa. He attended the Gillett Grove school and graduated from high school in 1936. He helped his father with the family grocery store and later attended business school in Omaha, Nebraska. Carlo entered the Army...
Victoria Lynn Bell
Nov 20, 2008
Victoria Lynn (Lutes) Bell, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Margaret Glenn Lutes, was born December 12, 1953 in Decatur, Illinois. As a young child, her family traveled a lot, settling in Spirit Lake, Iowa. After high school graduation, she traveled around the United States, singing at various venues. Victoria married Jerry Bell on July 22, 1982 in Colorado Springs,...
Lois Mae Jensen
Nov 20, 2008
Lois Mae Jensen, the daughter of Ed and Amelia Nissen Jensen, was born November 5, 1930, near Rossie, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Rossie Community, where she received her early education, graduating from Rossie Consolidated School in 1948. Following graduation, she received business training in Des Moines, Iowa, returning to Rossie to be with her parents and...
Wayne L. Weier, Sr.
Nov 20, 2008
Wayne Lynn Weier, Sr., the son of Lloy and Jenny (Kruse) Weier, was born on September 15, 1949, in Cherokee, IA. When he was a young child, his family moved to the Linn Grove - Sioux Rapids area where he attended school. On May 22, 1967, Wayne married Diana Collins in Sioux Rapids, IA. Following their marriage, the couple lived...
John Victor Erickson
Nov 17, 2008
John Victor Erickson, the son of George and Goldie Erickson, was born November 12, 1929 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His childhood years were spent in Cornell, where he received his education, graduating with a class of 4 students from Cornell High School. On May 1, 1948, John was united in marriage to Norma Jean Taylor at the Webb United Methodist Church...
Florence Woolston
Nov 16, 2008
Florence A. Woolston, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Burgeson, was born on January 21, 1916, in Peterson, Iowa. She graduated from the Peterson schools. She was united in marriage to J. Clair Woolston on February 21, 1935, at the Methodist Church in Peterson. They were blessed with two sons, Ronald and Kenneth. The made their home on the family farm...
Robert L. Scharnberg
Nov 16, 2008
Robert Lee Scharnberg was born February 6, 1920, in Everly to Conrad and Viola (Matthiesen) Scharnberg. He was baptized and confirmed in the Hope Lutheran Church of Everly and was a long-time member. Bob grew up on a farm northeast of Everly and attended country school in Waterford Twp. and graduated from Everly High School in 1937. He attended Buena...
Darrell Eugene Hart
Nov 15, 2008
Darrell Eugene Hart, the son of Ray Jacob and Ethel Winona Mason Hart, was born November 6, 1926, in Webb, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Webb High School in 1944. Following his schooling, Darrell farmed with his dad until 1951 when his dad passed away. He then continued farming with his brother, Glenn, for over...
Leone Shelmidine Lamb
Nov 14, 2008
Leone (Shelmidine) Lamb, the daughter of David and Mae (Galusha) Shelmidine was born June 2, 1908, in Cresco, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Milford and Spencer. She graduated from Spencer High School in 1927. After she graduated she attended the University of Southern California for two years where she earned a teaching certificate. She moved back to Clay...
Rosalie Mary Huber
Nov 12, 2008
Rosalie Mary Huber, the daughter of Edward and Delia Ragoum Smith, was born December 1, 1923 in St. Genevieve, MO. Her childhood years were spent in Missouri, where she received her education. Rosalie married Edmund Huber on April 28, 1947 in Festus, Missouri. Following their marriage, they moved to Everly, where they farmed until their retirement. She was a member...
Kathryn Mary Williams
Nov 11, 2008
Kathryn Mary Williams, daughter of Arthur Henry Reetz and Nellie Mae (Davis) Reetz, was born April 28, 1913, in Centerville, South Dakota. She graduated from High School in Hampton, Iowa. On June 10, 1930, Kathryn was united in marriage to Estell Arthur Williams in Emmetsburg, Iowa at the Methodist Parish. To this union one child was born. Kathryn was a...
Roger Dean Beck
Nov 11, 2008
Roger Dean "Tuffy" Beck, the son of Robert E. and Dorothy Taylor Beck, was born May 7, 1944 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education. He was united in marriage to Doris Nissen in 1976 and has since resided in Spencer. Roger worked for Spencer Foods for several years, but was more...
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