Obituaries

Wilmer H. Lundt

Wilmer H. Lundt

Feb 8, 2008

Wilmer H. Lundt, the son of Waldo and Olga Walstrom Lundt, was born September 15, 1918 in Linn Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Linn Grove, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Linn Grove High School. Following high school, he attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake for 1 year and later Iowa State University in...

John Eeten

John Eeten

Feb 7, 2008

John Eeten, the son of Enno and Anna Wagenaar Eeten, was born May 19, 1911 in Hartsburg, Illinois. When John was three years old, his family moved to a farm west of Fostoria where he attended Summit Township Country School. On November 24, 1939, John married Margaret Dixon at his parent's farm near Fostoria. Following their marriage, they farmed together...

Chrystobel 'Chris' Mclellan

Chrystobel 'Chris' Mclellan

Feb 6, 2008

Chrystobel 'Chris' McLellan, the daughter of George and Martha (Lindeman) Marsh, was born in Cass County, IA, on August 17, 1918. At the age of 6 her family moved to Martin County, MN, where she attended rural schools near Welcome and Ormsby, MN, graduating from Trimont High School in 1936. Chris married Thomas McLellan on March 24, 1938, at Estherville,...

Phyllis Jensen

Phyllis Jensen

Jan 31, 2008

Phyllis LaVonne Jensen, the daughter of Elmer Allen and Cora Myrtle Faulkner Kabrick, was born November 16, 1918 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Spencer, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School on May 28, 1936. Phyllis married Carl Jensen on May 10, 1941 in Ponca, NE. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer,...

Marcella Mae Remillard

Marcella Mae Remillard

Jan 29, 2008

Marcella was born on August 17, 1922 in Moneta, Iowa being the youngest of ten children to John and Anna Kriens. She attended both Moneta and Hartley schools, graduating from the Hartley High School in 1940. Following high school, Marcella received her beautician's license in Sioux City, Iowa. She then moved to Los Angeles, California during World War II and...

Wilbur L. Tigges

Wilbur L. Tigges

Jan 28, 2008

Wilbur Lawrence Tigges, the son of William and Esther (Goodrich) Tigges, was born on July 3, 1907, on a farm in Spring Township in Cherokee County, Iowa. He received his early education by attending country schools and graduating from Brooke Consolidated School in 1926. On September 21, 1932, Wilbur married Marguerite Lindlief at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA....

Alice Birchard

Alice Birchard

Jan 28, 2008

Alice Birchard, the daughter of Benton and Alice Backstrom Birchard, was born April 22, 1943 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where she received her education, graduating from Gillett Grove High School. Following high school, she attended beauty school in Des Moines, Iowa. Following her graduation, she worked as a beautician for John Blair...

John Raymond 'Ray' Freeburg

John Raymond 'Ray' Freeburg

Jan 28, 2008

John Raymond "Ray" Freeburg, the son of Martin and Edna Falline Freeburg, was born June 24, 1923 in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer, Iowa, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Following high school, he began farming. Ray married Virginia Ann Moeller on June 25, 1944 in Royal, Iowa. Following their marriage, they...

Wanda Bell Mills

Wanda Bell Mills

Jan 24, 2008

Wanda Bell Birchard Mills, the daughter of Ben and Alice Baxter Birchard, was born August 20, 1927 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Gillett Grove, where she received her early education. Wanda married Donald Laverne Mills on April 21, 1945 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they lived in Spencer where she stayed at home and...

Martin Charles Wolthuis

Martin Charles Wolthuis

Jan 24, 2008

Martin Wolthuis, the son of Claus and Dena (DeNeui) Wolthuis was born December 9, 1919, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area where he attended country school. Following his schooling, he worked on the family farm. Martin married Cleo Kohn on April 12, 1941 in Jackson, Minnesota. During their married years, they farmed near Everly,...

Dorothy Leone Strautz

Dorothy Leone Strautz

Jan 22, 2008

Dorothy Leone Strautz, the daughter of Roy and Irma Mary Robertson Baustian, was born July 21, 1921 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Onawa, Iowa, where she attended Onawa Public School, graduating from Onawa High School in 1939. Following high school, she attended the Iowa Success Business College in Ottumwa, Iowa. Dorothy married Paul Strautz on...

Jolene (Jody) Ruth Meyer Clark

Jolene (Jody) Ruth Meyer Clark

Jan 20, 2008

Jolene (Jody) Ruth (Meyer) Clark, the daughter of Donald and Ruth (Beatrice) Meyer, was born March 5, 1949, in Spencer, Iowa. She spent her early years growing up near Dickens, graduating in 1967 from South Clay High School in Gillett Grove. Jody was married July 12, 1970, to Dale J. Clark and was a resident of Greenville for the past...

Florence Rozella Mincer

Florence Rozella Mincer

Jan 20, 2008

Florence Rozella Mincer, the daughter of John and Tena Klaassen Abels, was born March 23, 1916 in George, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Sibley, Iowa, where she was raised on a farm east of Sibley and received her education, graduating from Sibley High School. Following high school, she taught school for a short time and then began nursing,...

Patricia Josepine Duffney

Patricia Josepine Duffney

Jan 17, 2008

Patricia Josephine Duffney, the daughter of Lloyd and Winifred (Sain) Peters, was born March 1, 1935, in Lincoln, NE. Her family moved to Mason City, IA, in September 1938, where Patricia received her education, graduating in 1953. She attended a girl's school in Alton, IL, on an art scholarship. During the following summer she attended Mason City Junior College and...

Eloise Clair Shearer

Eloise Clair Shearer

Jan 16, 2008

Eloise Clair Shearer, the daughter of Fred and Minnie Fults Smiley, was born February 14, 1902 in Clarion, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated in Stanwood. Eloise then attended and graduated from the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She taught first grade for four years in the communities of Rockwell City, New Hartford and Grundy...

Keith William Mcgee

Keith William Mcgee

Jan 15, 2008

Keith William McGee, the son of Hiram Edgar and Addie Decker McGee, was born December 22, 1916 in Sargent, Nebraska. His family moved to the Niobrara area when Keith spent his childhood. He was united in marriage to Christine Kreutz on July 6, 1940 in Neligh, Nebraska. They made their home on a farm near Cherokee where they farmed for...

Wilbur J. Hebbel

Wilbur J. Hebbel

Jan 13, 2008

Wilbur J. Hebbel, the son of Harry and Lillian Hennings Hebbel, was born July 22, 1925 on a farm near Hartley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent there were he received his early education. Following his schooling, Willie entered the U.S. Army and served during W.W.II. After his honorable discharge, Willie returned to Iowa. Willie married Joyce Gertsmeier on May...

F. Van Ampting

F. Van Ampting

Jan 13, 2008

F. "Van" Van Ampting, the son of Anton and Theodora (Hendrickson) Van Ampting, was born August 18, 1926, in Bellwood, NE. His childhood years were spent in Bellwood where he attended school and graduated from Bellwood High School. Further education included two years of business school in Omaha, NE. On August 17, 1944 Van entered the military where he served...

Earl Silas Skaar

Earl Silas Skaar

Jan 13, 2008

Earl Silas Skaar, the son of Swen and Myrtle Hagen Skaar, was born October 28, 1914 in Gaza, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Gaza, where he received his early education. His family moved to Primghar, when he was in the 6th grade, where he continued his education, graduating from Primghar High School in 1934. Following graduation, he worked...

Pearl Elizabeth Welle

Pearl Elizabeth Welle

Jan 13, 2008

Pearl Elizabeth Arms Welle, daughter of Roy Elvin and Nora Mabel Garret Arms was born December 29, 1910 in rural Clay County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the Arms homestead near Greenville, Iowa. She attended the Greenville school where she graduated in 1927. On June 29, 1929, she married Lester Davis Welle in Fostoria, Iowa. They farmed south...