Obituaries

Ruby Evelyn Meyer

Ruby Evelyn Meyer

Jun 6, 2008

SERVICES Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer, Iowa. OFFICIATING Pastor Paul Kaldahl Pastor Michael Sharp CASKET BEARERS Michael Eivans Craig VanThournout Chris Warner Scott Hetzel Chris Loftwich Steve Coffman VISITATION Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 9, with the family present from 6:30-8:00...

Edward Zenkovich

Edward Zenkovich

Jun 4, 2008

Edward William Zenkovich, the son of Vincent and Marie (Nanek) Zenkovich, was born on May 15, 1926 in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent In Sioux City where he received his education and graduated from East High School. Edward entered into the military on August 21, 1944, serving in the U.S. Army. While in the military he served...

Fern Louise Lavin

Fern Louise Lavin

May 31, 2008

Fern Louise (Naas) Lavin, the daughter of Elliott Oliver and Ruth Louise Brown Naas, was born March 4, 1939 in Williston, North Dakota. Her childhood years were spent in Williston, North Dakota, where she received her early education and graduated from Williston High School. Fern married Robert Baker in Williston, in 1957. Following their marriage, they moved to California, until...

M. Duane Current

M. Duane Current

May 31, 2008

M. Duane Current, the son of Leigh Martin and Emma Lillian (Schultz) Current, was born on July 16, 1924 in Rural Webb, IA. He received his early education there graduating from High School. Duane entered into the military on December 1, 1943, serving in the United States Navy during WWII. While in the Navy he obtained the rank of Seaman...

Leah F. Nielsen

Leah F. Nielsen

May 30, 2008

Leah F. Nielsen, the daughter of Knute and Ruby Warriner Krohn, was born March 31, 1910 in Clay County. Leah received her early education at the Garfield School in Webb, Iowa. Leah married Alfred Nielsen on October 31, 1925 in Webb, Iowa. Following their marriage they lived in Webb, they then moved to Curlew in 1937 and Sioux Rapids in...

Jo Ella Mack

Jo Ella Mack

May 28, 2008

SERVICES Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at the Aspen Grove Cemetery, in Burlington, Iowa. OFFICIATING Pastor Marshall Jackman CASKET BEARERS VISITATION The is no visitation planned. MUSIC INTERMENT

Paul Duane Wittrock

Paul Duane Wittrock

May 28, 2008

Paul Duane Wittrock, a resident of Sutherland, Iowa, a Christian man with a kind and generous soul, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at the age of 73. He was the only son born to George & Merle Wittrock on November 26, 1934. Paul's youthful years were spent on the family operated farm in...

Dale 'Killer' Arthur Killmer

Dale 'Killer' Arthur Killmer

May 28, 2008

Dale "Killer" Arthur Killmer, the son of Freddie John and Helen Louise Butler Killmer, was born June 24, 1941, in Hartley, Iowa. He received his early education and graduated from the Hartley High School in 1959. Following his schooling, Dale entered the U.S. Navy in 1959 and served on the USS Newport News, CA-148, until his honorable discharge in 1963....

Robert Elmo Langfeldt

Robert Elmo Langfeldt

May 27, 2008

Robert Elmo (Bob) Langfeldt, 58, of Fountain, Colorado, died suddenly Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at his home. Bob was born November 12, 1949, in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Elmo and Elvera (Haberman) Langfeldt. He was raised in the Estherville and Webb, Iowa, areas. He attended elementary school in Webb and graduated from South Clay Community School in Gillett Grove,...

Jack Carol Johnson

Jack Carol Johnson

May 27, 2008

Jack Carol Johnson, the son of Gerald Sumner and Nina Ima Rohm Johnson, was born February 26, 1927 in Winner, SD. He grew up in Winner, SD and then moved to Minnesota and later to Spencer. Jack entered the U.S. Army in 1946, serving during W.W.II until his honorable discharge in 1947. On March 7, 1948, Jack married Lois Rauhauser...

Ray Lohof

Ray Lohof

May 25, 2008

Ray Frederick Lohof, the son of Fred and Anna Tielbur Lohof, was born August 24, 1924 near Cornell, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Webb, where he received his education in country schools and later graduated from Cornell High School. Following his schooling, he farmed for a short period of time. On March of 1943, Ray...

Bertha Magdeline Abele

Bertha Magdeline Abele

May 24, 2008

Bertha Magdeline Abele, the daughter of John and Augusta Thiessen Schacht, was born September 24, 1922 in Germany. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating in 1942. Bertha married Robert Lewis Abele in Spencer, Iowa. To this union, one son was born, John. Bertha moved to Spencer, Iowa in 1948. She did housecleaning,...

William 'Bill' H. Carrington

William 'Bill' H. Carrington

May 22, 2008

William "Bill" H. Carrington, the son of Ceryl and Emily Brighthop Carrington, was born December 19, 1918, in Washta, IA, where he received his education. He entered the military and served with the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945 during WW II. Bill married Helen Schultz on October 26, 1947. Following their marriage, they lived in Kingsley before moving to...

David Carroll Bailey

David Carroll Bailey

May 21, 2008

David Carroll Bailey, the son of Edvin Dell and Greta Mae Nunn Bailey, was born November 1, 1936 in Peterson, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa. He later moved to Missouri, where he graduated from high school in Labell, MO. Following his schooling, he entered the military and served with the U.S. Navy from December of 1954,...

Mildred Mary Nelson

Mildred Mary Nelson

May 19, 2008

Mildred Mary Nelson, the daughter of Beach and Edith Thompson Nelson, was born June 13, 1911 in Sutherland, Iowa. As a youth she was baptized and became a member of the United Methodist Church in Sutherland. She graduated from Sutherland High School with the class of 1929. Her joy in life was her family and making personal sacrifices to bring...

Dora Mae 'Dodee' Pedersen

Dora Mae 'Dodee' Pedersen

May 18, 2008

Dora Mae Pedersen, the daughter of Peter and Dora (Nielsen) Asmussen, was born on August 11, 1933 in Hartley, Iowa. Dora was raised by George and Minnie Dumkrieger in Royal, where she received her education graduating from Royal High School. Dora married Ivan Harold Pedersen on September 11, 1950 in Sioux City, Iowa. Following their marriage, Ivan entered the military,...

Pearl Madson

Pearl Madson

May 18, 2008

Pearl Grace Madson, the daughter of Charles and Otelia Fitsimmons, was born on May 17, 1920 at Earlville, IA. She moved with her parents to Webb, IA at the age of 10. She graduated from Garfield School near Webb in 1937. She married Carl L. Madson on May 31, 1937 and they farmed west of Webb until they retired and...

Stewart Albert Mackie

Stewart Albert Mackie

May 13, 2008

Stewart A. Mackie, the son of Hugh and Nina Mackie, was born December 7, 1923, on a farm east of Laurens, Iowa. He graduated from Laurens High School and following graduation, he entered the Army and was stationed at Walker Air Force Base in Kansas during WWII. Following his honorable discharge in 1946, he signed with the Brooklyn Dodger Organization...

Delores 'Dee' Elaine Sprague

Delores 'Dee' Elaine Sprague

May 13, 2008

Delores "Dee" Sprague, the daughter of Dale Gordon and Florence Henrietta Perley Thompson, was born December 17, 1923 in Sioux City, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sloan, where she received her education. Dee continued her education at Wayne State Teacher's College, majoring in music and later attended Buena Vista College, where she received her bachelor's degree in education....

Marie Ellen Galbraith

Marie Ellen Galbraith

May 12, 2008

Marie Ellen Galbraith, the daughter of Marques Alexander and Florence Amanda (Barglof) Miller was born on January 11, 1927 in Greenville, Iowa. She received her early education in Spencer. On January 13, 1945, Marie married Frank Galbraith in Spencer, IA and following their marriage, they lived in Spencer. Marie was a homemaker. She loved her family and enjoyed the simple...