Obituaries
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...
Maurine Agnes Peterson
Nov 11, 2008
Maurine Agnes Peterson, the daughter of Adolf Hans and Laura Ellen Dyer Gravlund, was born April 25, 1925 in Emmetsburg, IA. She received her early education in country schools. Maurine married Lester Raymond Kathman in 1939 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in the communities of Estherville and Emmetsburg. In 1953, Maurine married Leslie Peterson at the Methodist...
Bob Labrant
Nov 9, 2008
Bob LaBrant, the son of Roy Seeber and Audrey (Livingston) LaBrant, was born November 29, 1909, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following high school, he worked at Bjornstad Drug Store during the depression and later organized a feed company, worked at Standard Oil Company, sold...
Oscar Altamirano-Pavon
Nov 8, 2008
Oscar Altamirano Pavon, the son of Aurora Altamirano, was born on August 6, 1971 in Tierra Blanca, Veracruz. He received his early education in Tierra Blanca and was brought up by his mother and his grandfather, Genaro Altamirano. Oscar and Virginia Flores Peńa were united in Holy Matrimony. The couple was blessed with a son, Oscar Altamirano Flores. Oscar brought...
Vera Violet Hanrahan
Nov 8, 2008
Vera Violet Hanrahan, 92, of Hartley, Iowa, formerly of West Burlington, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at the Hartley Community Care Center in Hartley. Born March 12, 1916, in Sanborn, Iowa, she was the daughter of George Leemkuil and Ida Bertha Storm. On February 28, 1948 she married Edmund Paul Hanrahan in Rock Island, Il. He died on October 20,...
Marylin F. Sievers-Tronson
Nov 8, 2008
Marylin Frances Tronson, the daughter of Harold and Thelma (Peterson) Fink, was born on November 10, 1933, in Peterson, Iowa. At a young age, Marylin's family moved to the Melvin area where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1951. After graduation, she worked as a nurse's aide at the Spencer Hospital and then as a telephone operator...
Bradley Haburn
Nov 8, 2008
Bradley Haburn, the son of Mervin and Betty Ann Hanson Haburn, was born December 21, 1954, in Cherokee, Iowa. He received his early education in Washta schools. His family moved to Spencer, Iowa, in 1961, where he continued his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following his schooling, Brad worked for area contractors. He then started working for Toft Electric...
Larry Lynn Barnes
Nov 3, 2008
Larry Lynn Barnes was born in Algona, Iowa August 10, 1955 to his parents Dean and Lu Barnes. His early education was in Algona then later in Spencer. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1973. Larry worked for Rolin Construction and Sully Trucking as a driver and a repairman. He enjoyed living in Iowa City and attending classes at...
Harrison Cleve Fisch
Nov 2, 2008
Harrison Cleve Fisch, 84, Sutherland, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. Services were Wednesday, Nov. 5th, at United Methodist Church in Sutherland. Harrison was born on Sept. 23, 1924, at the home of his parents, Cleve and Irene (Webster) Fisch at the Fisch farm southeast of Gaza, Iowa. He attended Gaza Consolidated School through the 10th grade, transferring to Sutherland for...
Douglas Lloyd Mills
Nov 1, 2008
Douglas Lloyd Mills, the son of Guy and Dorothy Rhodes Mills, was born March 2, 1945, in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Sioux Rapids High School. Following his schooling, Doug farmed his parent's farm. On June 12, 1966, Doug married Sherry Seeley in Galva, Iowa. Following their marriage, Doug continued farming for a...
Shirley Mae Steffen
Oct 31, 2008
Shirley Mae Steffen, the daughter of Frank and Hilda (Matthiesen) Jessen, was born on March 3, 1925, in Hartley, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Everly graduating from Everly High School. After graduation, she worked at the Post Office for a short time. Shirley married Kenneth Steffen on February 5, 1944, in Royal, Iowa. Following their...
Anabel Tielbur
Oct 25, 2008
Anabel Tielbur, the daughter of James Floyd Jones and Bessie Myrtle McDanel was born December 29, 1912 in a farmhouse near Peterson, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Peterson, Rembrandt, Moneta and Dickens, Iowa area. She graduated from Spencer High School on May 29, 1930, then attended the University of Commerce Business School in Des Moines, IA. Anabel...
Shirley Mae Smith
Oct 25, 2008
Shirley Mae Smith, the daughter of Roger and Edith (Gurney) Richards, was born on February 3, 1929, in Yankton, SD. She moved to Spencer at a young age, where she received most of her education and then returned to Yankton to finish and graduate from high school. Shirley married William Smith shortly after high school on December 31, 1947, in...
Wayne Salton
Oct 25, 2008
Wayne Everett Salton, the son of Clair and Grace Hersom Salton, was born August 23, 1932 on the family farm, Dickens, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Gillett Grove High School in 1950. He entered the United States Army in 1953 and was stationed in Germany, while there he drove the mail truck until his honorable...
Miles Peter Norgaard
Oct 25, 2008
Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Zech and Tina Norgaard, of Spencer, IA; one brother, Storm Norgaard of Spencer, IA; maternal grandmother, Diane Mozena of Spencer, IA; maternal grandfather, Mike Mozena of Dickens, IA; paternal grandparents, Pete and Rose Norgaard of Dickens, IA; aunts and uncles: Laurie (Brian) Brueggeman of Harris, IA, Angie Norgaard of Dickens, IA, Jason...
Everett Raymond Hintz
Oct 24, 2008
Everett Raymond Hintz, the son of Clarence and Viola Schott Hintz, was born August 2, 1933, in Everly, IA. His childhood years were spent in Everly where he received his education, graduating from Everly High School in 1952. He entered the military on May 6, 1953, serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged on...
Colleen Ann Speed
Oct 21, 2008
Colleen Ann Speed, the daughter of Phillip and Helen Sweeney Fogarty, was born December 26, 1936 in Lake Park, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in West Bend and Lake Park, Iowa, where she received her early education. Her family later moved to Gillett Grove, Iowa, where she graduated from high school. After high school, she began work at the...
Lena Verbena Adams
Oct 19, 2008
Lena Verbena Olmstead Adams, the daughter of Wilbur Asa Olmstead and Flora Mae Werts Olmstead, was born May 7, 1907 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where she received her education. On March 9, 1925, Lena and Merle Adams were married in a quiet ceremony, having ridden the train from Gillett Grove to Arnold's...
Byron Joy Reed
Oct 15, 2008
Byron Joy Reed, the son of Charles Bernard and Dagmar Helen Heick Reed, was born March 2, 1920 on a farm five miles north of Peterson, Iowa. He lived in this general area all of his life. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, where he received his education in a country school and later graduating from Peterson High School...
Donald Louis Dempsey
Oct 10, 2008
Donald Louis Dempsey, the son of Louis and Grace Schofield Dempsey, was born October 3, 1923 in San Diego, California. Don received his education in San Diego and lived there all of his life. Following his schooling, he and his business partner founded the company, Tool Research, which they owned and operated and prospered into a large company. They sold...
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