Obituaries
Betty Mundus
Mar 11, 2024
Betty Mundus, the daughter of Frank Louis and Etta Minnie Hansen Hargens, was born December 4, 1939 in Spencer, Iowa. She grew up in rural Spencer where she attended country school through the 7th grade and graduated from Greenville Rossie High School in 1958.
Following her schooling, Betty worked at Clay County Bank for 10 years and then as...
Darold Lee Dirks
Mar 5, 2024
Darold Lee Dirks born January 8, 1943 in Pocahontas the son of Harold and Florence (Nitch) Dirks. His childhood years were spent living and working on the farm in Pocahontas with his parents. He graduated from Pocahontas school in 1962. He remained living at the farm helping his parents after graduation.
Darold had numerous jobs throughout his life such as; farming,...
Scott Rettey
Mar 5, 2024
Scott Rettey was born on August 28, 1954, to Ernest and Dorothy Rettey in Huntington Beach, CA. He spent much of his childhood moving between California, Arizona, and North Dakota. His family settled in Minnesota. He graduated from Apollo High School and pursued his passion for football and wrestling at Saint Cloud State University. He obtained his Masters...
Chuck Willard Coldren
Mar 5, 2024
Charles was born on October 25th, 1933 on a farm northwest of Laurens. He was the son of George and Anna Laura (Ferguson) Coldren. He attended Booth Township County school for seven years (including kindergarten) and then to Laurens Public School. Graduating in 1952. He attended one year at Emmetsburg Junior College, playing basketball and baseball.
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John Christian Heuck
Mar 3, 2024
John C. Heuck passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, finally free to experience all the joy Heaven brings. Born on August 30, 1938 to Ruth and Art Heuck in Spencer, Iowa, John was brought home from the hospital to the family farm, where he proudly lived for the next 62 years, with the exception of two years...
Nelva Jane Petersen
Mar 3, 2024
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
Nelva came across this quote and said,...
Fred "Fritz" Arthur Baedke
Mar 2, 2024
Fred (Fritz) Arthur Baedke was born in the Spencer Hospital on August 7, 1937 to Arthur and Julia (Noram) Baedke. He was baptized and confirmed in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Terril.
Fred began working at a young age doing an egg route before school and candled eggs after school. He also worked in a hardware store...
Janice Gayle Cox
Mar 1, 2024
Janice Gayle Gentry Cox was born June 5, 1938 to Howard Gentry and Francis Robinson Gentry in Trenton, MO. Jan attended school in Chariton, IA and graduated in 1956.
Jan married Raymond Dean Kent on June 3, 1956. From the marriage were born two children, James Dean and Theresa Louise. After the passing of Raymond in 1961,...
Joan Rae Fear
Feb 29, 2024
Joan Rae (Fick) Fear was born February 9, 1934 to Herman and Alma (Hirt) Fick in Hartley, Iowa. She attended school in Hartley. She loved music and playing the piano. In high school she was the bass drummer in the marching band. She graduated from Hartley High School Valedictorian in 1952.
She married Dawain Fear on...
Betty Jean Kruse
Feb 25, 2024
Betty Jean Kruse, daughter of Chris and Bertha Jorgensen Petersen, was born May 22, 1934, in Underwood, Iowa. She began working at a restaurant in junior high and later in a local grocery store as no sports were offered for girls. She graduated from Underwood High School in 1952 and attended Dana College pursuing a degree in Business. It is...
Carolyn Ann Anderson
Feb 23, 2024
Carolyn Ann (Larson) Anderson, the daughter of Anton and Florence (Magnuson) was born on August 22, 1943, in Alta, Iowa, the 5th of five children. She received her education in Alta, Iowa.
On July 10, 1965, Carolyn was united in marriage to Dale Anderson in Jackson, Minnesota. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa, until they moved to...
Gerald "Jerry" Stevenson
Feb 22, 2024
Gerald “Jerry” Stevenson, the son of James and Mary (Cenek) Stevenson, was born on April 23, 1940 in New Hampton, Iowa, one of ten siblings. At a young age his family moved to Spencer, Iowa where he resided until his death in 2024. Jerry loved Arizona from the time of his first visit and soon became a Winter...
Arlie Scott Palmer
Feb 21, 2024
Arlie Scott Palmer, the son of William and Nona (Nelson) Palmer, was born on June 1, 1949, in Atlantic, IA. He was raised in Wiota, IA and the family moved to Spencer in 1961. He finished his schooling in Spencer, graduating in 1967. Following graduation, he started on the job training for auto-mechanics with Asher Motor...
Marlly Gerritsen
Feb 20, 2024
Marlly Gerritsen, 93, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Spencer, passed away peacefully in the Hiawatha Care Center in Cedar Rapids.
Marlly was born on August 6th, 1930 in their farm house near Orange City. She was the daughter of Jake and Hattie DeHaan. She grew up on the farm and attended country school. Her mother...
Terry Dean Muckey
Feb 14, 2024
Terry Dean Muckey, son of Glenn and Lenora Muckey, was born January 21, 1955 in Spencer, Iowa. He attended school in Moneta and Everly until joining the Army. After serving, he returned to the area where he held various occupations and positions. He married Opal Shaffer on December 16, 1981 in Oklahoma where they were living while working in the...
Marilyn Jane Jones
Feb 12, 2024
Marilyn Jane Jones, the daughter of Alfred and Leah (Krohn) Nielsen, was born on January 28, 1932, on a farm west of Webb, IA. She attended school at Cornell, Curlew and Sioux Rapids where she graduated in 1951. She was an outstanding athlete excelling at softball and basketball. After high school she graduated from the Commercial Extension School...
Daniel Warren Reed
Feb 5, 2024
Daniel Warren Reed, 63, was born on October 2, 1960 to Robert and Sandra (Kelley) Reed in Spencer, Iowa and raised in Milford, IA.
Daniel graduated from Milford High School in 1979. After high school, Dan attended The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Boone on a golf scholarship. Dan continued his schooling at the University of Iowa with a...
Jonathan J. Waldner
Feb 3, 2024
Jonathan J. Waldner, the son of Jacob and Sarah (Gross) Waldner, was born on February 1, 1938, in Tabor, SD. He was raised and attended school in the Bon Homme Hutterite Colony. Jon left the colony at age 17 and worked for the Hansen family farm for 2 years. He then went to work for the Nelson...
Ruth Ann Whittenburg
Feb 3, 2024
Ruth Ann Whittenburg was born July 6, 1929, to Elma (Seaton) Ziegler and Lee Ziegler at home on her parents’ farm near Varina, Iowa. She began her education at age 5, attending country school. Her early high school years were in Laurens, Iowa, where she played the saxophone in the school band seeding a lifelong love of music. Following a...
Bonnie Jean Allison
Feb 1, 2024
Bonnie Jean Allison (nee Wickenhagen), age 72 of Spencer, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024 peacefully at home.
Bonnie was born on June 13, 1951, and grew up on her family farm near Meriden, Iowa. She graduated in the class of 1969 from Meriden-Cleghorn High School, and then graduated in the class of 1973 from Northwestern...
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