Obituaries
Helen Gertrude Mohni
Jan 9, 2008
SERVICES Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 12, 2009, at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly. OFFICIATING Rev. Lauren Ley CASKET BEARERS VISITATION There will be no visitation MUSIC Organist - Marilyn Winterboer INTERMENT Lone Tree Cemetery Everly, Iowa
Billie Lee Myers
Jan 8, 2008
Billie Lee Myers, the son of Charles and Dorothy Strohman Myers, was born June 30, 1957 in Spencer, Iowa. He received his education from South Clay High in Gillette Grove, Iowa. Following his schooling, Billie entered into the U.S. Army and served during Viet Nam. On November 25, 1978, Billie married Lisa Fischer at the Little Brown Church in Nashua,...
Irene E. Woolston
Jan 7, 2008
Irene Etheridge Woolston, the daughter of Paul and Eunice (Williams) Weeks was born November 8, 1926, in the Newland Township in Elizabeth City, NC. Her childhood years were spent in Elizabeth City where she attended and graduated from Newland High School. On June 3, 1974, Irene was united in marriage to Ronald Woolston in Sioux Falls, SD. Irene was a...
Iris Marie Erickson
Jan 6, 2008
Iris Marie Erickson, the daughter of William and Clara (Hovinga) Taylor, was born on a farm near Webb, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Webb area and she graduated from Webb High School with the class of 1938. After graduation, she took a post-graduate course in business. Music was always a great part of her life, especially the...
George A. Lanz
Jan 4, 2008
SERVICES Private Services will be held at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Mn. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Yen Lovan
Jan 3, 2008
Yen Lovan the son of Doi and Hau Lothi Lovan, was born on October 5, 1917 in Son La Chieng Pac, North Vietnam. In 1945, he walked 3 days barefoot without food and water to escape from North Vietnam. On May 1979, Yen Lovan's family left Laos to Nong Khai, Thailand refugee camp for one year and moved to Phillipine...
Donna L. Pierson
Jan 2, 2008
Donna Lea Pierson, the daughter of Rexford and Erma Carpenter Hansen, was born May 28, 1935 in Spencer, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ruthven, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Ruthven High School in 1953. Following high school, she attended Iowa State Teacher's College for a short period of time. Donna married Dick Pierson on April...
Ralph Henry Jalas
Jan 1, 2008
Ralph Henry Jalas, the son of Rudolph and Margaret (Nissen) Jalas, was born on December 16, 1918 on a farm in O'Brien County. He was raised in the Sutherland area where he attended school. After school Ralph helped his parents on the family farm. Ralph married Marian Fife on December 19, 1939 in Sioux City, IA. Following their marriage, he...
James 'Jim' Edward Carlson
Dec 31, 2007
James Edward Carlson, the son of Edward and Henrietta (Rinken) Carlson, was born on April 13, 1943 in Hastings, NE. He received his early education attending school in rural Spencer, Maple Hill, Iowa and Glenwood, MN where he graduated high school. One of Jim's accomplishments while in high school, he was the Minnesota State wrestling champion his junior year. Following...
Mildred S. Lundstrom
Dec 30, 2007
Mildred S. Lundstrom, the daughter of Louis and Ida Margaret Dumdei Hausmann, was born July 3, 1921 in Carroll County, Iowa. When she was a child, her family moved to Milford, where she received her education, graduating from Okoboji High School. Following graduation, she remained in the Okoboji area for a period of time. She worked as a first wardclerk...
Carl Edward Birchard
Dec 24, 2007
Carl Edward Birchard, the son of William and Gretchen (Parks) Birchard, was born September 6, 1960, in Spencer, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Spencer where he attended and graduated from Spencer High School. Following graduation, Carl graduated from Sheldon Community College as an auto body repairman. Following his schooling Carl worked in Spencer and opened Carl's Mediastripping and...
Dale E. Kabrick
Dec 24, 2007
Dale Eugene Kabrick was born on a farm near Spencer on July 1, 1917, to Edgar and Annie Volk Kabrick. He spent his years growing up on the farm and was involved in 4-H, showing calves at the Clay County Fair and the Iowa State Fair. Dale was united in marriage to Gertrude Ginger at the Little Brown Church in...
Tami Jo Pullen
Dec 23, 2007
Tamara Jo Pullen, the daughter of Merrill and Shirley (Boyle) Schoer, was born on October 16, 1957, in Des Moines, Iowa. At the age of nine her family moved to Spencer where she attended and graduated from Spencer High School. On February 19, 1977, Tami married William "Bill" Pullen in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, she cooked at the White...
Carol Kae Lake
Dec 22, 2007
Carol Kae Lake, the daughter of Leslie and Sadie Waters Jones, was born April 22, 1921 in Everly, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where she received her education, graduating from Spencer High School. Carol married Gerald LeRoy Lake on April 2, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Following their marriage, they continued to live in the Spencer...
Ruth Ella Allen
Dec 19, 2007
Ruth Ella Allen, the daughter of Arthur and Georgia Logan Hamrick, was born August 10, 1928 in Gillett Grove, Iowa. She received her early education in Gillett Grove. Ruth married Milo "Mike" Allen on December 31, 1945 in Jackson, MN. Following their marriage, they made there home in Spencer. Ruth worked at Stub's Ranch Kitchen for 16 years. She was...
Donald C. Mcqueen
Dec 18, 2007
Donald was born May 8, 1927 to Opal (Pixler) and Delbert McQueen on a farm near Kingsley. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School near Washta in 1945. In that same year he joined Pixler Electric with his uncles Ivan, Howard and Lester for a lifetime in electrical contracting, retiring in 1993. Don joined the Iowa National Guard in 1947,...
Kenneth Clarence Maurer
Dec 18, 2007
Kenneth Clarence Maurer, the son of Albert and Emma Gross Maurer, was born October 25, 1923 in Rossie, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer, Iowa area, where he received his education, graduating from Spencer High School. Later, he attended a trade school. Ken entered the military and served during WWII with the U.S. Navy from 1941 until...
Roger Merle Lundt
Dec 17, 2007
Roger Merle Lundt, the son of Arthur Merle and Helen Gerner Lundt, was born May 1, 1941 in Spencer, Iowa. Roger grew up in the Sioux Rapids, Iowa community, where he received his education, graduating from Cornell High School in 1959. Following graduation, he farmed and drove truck for Skov and Sundblad. In later years, he worked for Shine Brothers...
Phyllis Fae Wilken
Dec 13, 2007
Phyllis Fae Wilken, the daughter of Elmer and Edith Loveless Wilson, was born January 1, 1924 in Paton, Iowa. She received her early education and graduated from the Paton High School. She attended and graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. Phyllis married Herman "Sonny" Wilken on October 1, 1944, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Following their marriage, she...
Luella Margaret Rickers
Dec 12, 2007
Luella Margaret Rickers, the daughter of Henry and Tina (Urban) Meyer, was born March 25, 1918, in Calumet, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent around Calumet where she received her education attending country schools. On December 18, 1940, Luella was united in marriage to Ernest A. Rickers in Calumet, Iowa. Following their marriage they remained in Calumet where she stayed...