Obituaries
Helen Margaret Neve
Jun 21, 2009
Helen Margaret Neve, the daughter of Martin and Susan (Hansen) Tange, was born July 18, 1926 in Hutchinson, MN. She attended grade school and high school in Hutchinson where she graduated. Helen later attended Dana College in Blair, NE, where she received her teaching degree. Helen married Glen Neve on June 13, 1949 in Hutchinson, MN. Following their marriage, she...
Anna Schmid
Jun 19, 2009
Anna Helen Schmid, the daughter of Jacob Frederick and Pauline Mayer Schmid, was born March 19, 1914 on a farm north of Spencer. She attended rural school east of Fostoria and graduated from Spencer High School. While growing up, she was very active in her 4-H group. She later attended and graduated from Cedar Rapids Business College. Upon graduation, Anna...
David Lee Bringle
Jun 19, 2009
David Lee Bringle, the son of Louby and Cora Marie Hutton Bringle, was born March 25, 1937 in Estherville, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Estherville, where he received his education, graduating from Estherville High School. After his schooling he entered the military and served with the U.S. Army until his honorable discharge. He moved to Fort Dodge and...
Sally Westling
Jun 12, 2009
Sally A. Peck-Westling, the daughter of Thomas and Agnes Malloy King, was born October 23, 1934 in Lawler, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Lawler where she received her early education and graduated from the Lawler High School. Sally married Jack Peck on March 5, 1955, in Lawler, Iowa. Throughout most of their married life they made their home...
Lucas Allen Krieg
Jun 9, 2009
Lucas Allen Krieg, the son of Terry and Vickie (Nielsen) Krieg, was born February 16, 1986 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, where he received his education. Lucas married Shaina Jackson on April 7, 2008 in Spencer. Following their marriage, he worked in various businesses in Spencer, most recently, Standard Distributing. Lucas enjoyed playing "Guitar Hero"...
Anna H. Quist
Jun 9, 2009
Anna Hensena Quist, the daughter of Carl H. and Agnes (Byggere) Johnson, was born on February 18, 1920 in Royal, Iowa. She was raised and received her early education in Spencer, graduating from Spencer High School. Following graduation, Anna served six months in the military with the WAC's during WWII. On March 20, 1953, Anna married Lawrence Quist in Spencer,...
Lois Thelma O'Clair
Jun 8, 2009
Lois Thelma O'Clair, the daughter of John Freeman and Emma Alice (Damstrom) Eaton, was born June 6, 1912 in Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the communities of Cornell, Marathon and Webb, where she received her education. Lois married Claude Tipton O'Clair on July 7, 1929 in Spencer. Following their marriage, Lois worked as a midwife, hung wallpaper...
Hesper Mae Selk
Jun 6, 2009
Hesper Mae Selk, the daughter of James M. and Cecile Meacham Libolt, was born December 22, 1915 in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in rural Peterson, where she received her education, graduating from Brooke Consolidated School south of Peterson. Following high school, she attended Creighton Business School in Omaha. Mae married Elmer Herman Selk on April 19,...
Ruth Lavonne Roskens
Jun 5, 2009
Ruth Lavonne Roskens, the daughter of Arthur and Stella (Lawson) Olson, was born October 30, 1926 in Mountain Lake, MN. She grew up in the Jackson, Minnesota area and later Spencer, Iowa, where she received her education. Ruth married Evert Ed Roskens on February 10, 1949 in Everly, Iowa. Following their marriage, they made their home in Spencer, where Evert...
Edith Backstrom
Jun 2, 2009
Edith "Edie" Katherine Backstrom, the daughter of Glenn and Mary Joan Randall Dillivan, was born November 25, 1951, in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer where she received her education. Following High School, Edie attended Beauty School in New Orleans. She lived in New Orleans for 20 years. Edie moved back to Spencer in 2001 and began...
Christopher S. Smith
Jun 1, 2009
Christopher Sheen Smith, the son of Vince Ray and Rose Ann (Millea) Smith, was born on January 23, 1958 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was raised and received his education there, graduating from high school in 1976. Following graduation, Chris entered into the military on December 27, 1978, serving with the U.S. Air Force. While in the military, Chris married...
Thomas J. Griffin
May 31, 2009
Thomas J. Griffin, the son of Thomas W. and Arlene (VandeMark) Griffin, was born May 5, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in rural Everly, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Everly High School in 1972. Following his schooling, he married Linda Anderson and to this union, two children were born, Thomas, Jr. and Nicole....
Francis Joseph John Wekony
May 29, 2009
Francis "Frank" Joseph John Wekony, the son of Michael Joseph and Marie Burke Wekony, was born February 3, 1935 in Chicago, IL. His childhood years were spent in Chicago where he received his early education. Frank enlisted in the United States Army in September of 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1959. He then re-enlisted in 1962 and served until...
Dr. Clyde Thalen Johnson
May 29, 2009
Dr. Clyde Thalen Johnson, the son of John and Victoria (Thalen) Johnson, was born October 27, 1926, in LeMars, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in LeMars where he attended school and graduated from LeMars High School. Following graduation, he attended Westmar College for two years and then Logan School of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. Following graduation, Clyde moved...
Leanne Marie Rahbusch
May 27, 2009
Leanne Marie (Maass) Rahbusch, the daughter of Wayne and Faye (Mugge) Maass, was born January 4, 1961, at LeMars, Iowa. The family moved to the farm west of Calumet in 1962. Leanne was very active in both girls and boys 4-H and many of her projects were presented at the Iowa State Fair. She loved beating her brothers in showmanship....
Colleen Frances Smith
May 25, 2009
Colleen Frances Smith, the daughter of Gerald Hiram and Golda Pearl Hupp Faulkner, was born July 11, 1931 in Spencer, Iowa just two weeks after the great Spencer Fire. She was raised and attended school in Spencer, Colleen quit school but worked and earned her GED in the early 80's. On December 1, 1949, Colleen married Earl Leroy Quist in...
Sally Muilenburg
May 25, 2009
Sally Virginia Muilenburg, the daughter of Ray and Iris (Summerbell) Herrig, was born August 27, 1928 in Dickens, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Gillett Grove High School and later attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls and also Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, IA. Following her schooling, Sally taught school for eight years at Hull Public, Pocahontas,...
Barbara Jeanne Wilson
May 21, 2009
Barbara Jeanne Wilson, the daughter of Elgin and Marie (Kraeger) Lemon, was born December 1, 1918, in Sibley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sibley where she attended school. On December 28, 1935, Barbara was united in marriage to Gilbert Wilson in Sioux Falls, SD. To this union was born a daughter, Patricia. During their marriage they made their...
Ruth Alene Giese
May 20, 2009
Ruth Alene Giese, the daughter of LeRoy Martin and Pauline Augusta (Timmerman) Dobricka, was born August 24, 1927 in Sutherland, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sutherland, Iowa, where she received her education graduating from Sutherland High School in 1945. In 1945, she was married to Bill Gillespie, who passed away during World War II. On December 14, 1947,...
Shirley Jean Whitworth
May 20, 2009
Shirley Jean Whitworth, the daughter of Theodore R. and Nola (Lovely) Speed, was born October 16, 1929 in Greenfield, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Calumet, where she attended grade school and later Rippey & then Greenfield, where her family moved. She graduated from Greenfield High School and later Drake University. Shirley married George Whitworth on May 25, 1952...
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